Art Herring has the lowest ERA by a 40-year-old starting pitcher in a season, with an ERA of 1.80 in 1946.
| NAME | ERA | Age | SEASON | TM | G | W | L | W% | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | A. Herring | 1.80 | 40 | 1946 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.70 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 13.5 | 8.1 | 0.70 | .138 | 1.80 | 3.60 | ||
| 2 | | J. Heving | 1.99 | 40 | 1941 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22.2 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 3.18 | 2.38 | 1.33 | 0.40 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 1.24 | .269 | 1.99 | 8.74 | ||
| 3 | | A. McColl | 2.25 | 40 | 1934 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.00 | 0.56 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 0.94 | .193 | 2.81 | 6.75 | ||
| 4 | | J. Niggeling | 2.32 | 40 | 1944 | 24 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 24 | 121 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 206.0 | 164 | 53 | 65 | 5 | 88 | 4 | 0 | 848 | 5 | 5.29 | 3.84 | 1.38 | 0.22 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 1.22 | .252 | 2.84 | 7.17 | ||
| 5 | | E. Plank | 2.36 | 40 | 1916 | 26 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 26 | 73 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 202.1 | 174 | 53 | 68 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 815 | 1 | 3.25 | 2.45 | 1.33 | 0.09 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 1.13 | .253 | 3.02 | 7.74 | ||
| 6 | | M. Batista | 2.42 | 40 | 2011 | TOT | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.0 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 1 | 4.15 | 4.50 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 1.19 | .225 | 2.42 | 6.23 |
| 7 | | G. Alexander | 2.45 | 40 | 1927 | 30 | 19 | 9 | .679 | 30 | 45 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 253.2 | 245 | 69 | 85 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1,019 | 0 | 1.60 | 1.17 | 1.36 | 0.35 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.10 | .253 | 3.02 | 8.69 | ||
| 8 |  | R. Johnson | 2.60 | 40 | 2004 | 35 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 35 | 290 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 245.2 | 177 | 71 | 88 | 18 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 964 | 3 | 10.62 | 1.61 | 6.59 | 0.66 | 30.1 | 4.6 | 0.90 | .264 | 3.22 | 6.48 | |
| 9 |  | B. Colon | 2.65 | 40 | 2013 | 30 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 30 | 117 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 190.1 | 193 | 56 | 60 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 769 | 1 | 5.53 | 1.37 | 4.03 | 0.66 | 15.2 | 3.8 | 1.17 | .294 | 2.84 | 9.13 | |
| 10 |  | N. Ryan | 2.76 | 40 | 1987 | 34 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 34 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211.2 | 154 | 65 | 75 | 14 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 873 | 10 | 11.48 | 3.70 | 3.10 | 0.60 | 30.9 | 10.0 | 1.14 | .281 | 3.19 | 6.55 | |
| 11 | | S. Maglie | 2.82 | 40 | 1957 | TOT | 20 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 20 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 121.1 | 111 | 38 | 48 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 503 | 1 | 3.93 | 2.23 | 1.77 | 0.96 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 1.16 | .244 | 3.56 | 8.23 |
| 12 | | A. Pettitte | 2.87 | 40 | 2012 | 12 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 12 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.1 | 65 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 1 | 8.24 | 2.51 | 3.29 | 0.96 | 22.8 | 6.9 | 1.14 | .278 | 3.11 | 7.77 | |
| 13 | | R. Ruffing | 2.89 | 40 | 1945 | 11 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.1 | 85 | 28 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 364 | 0 | 2.47 | 2.06 | 1.20 | 0.21 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 1.20 | .262 | 3.30 | 8.76 | ||
| 14 | | W. Spahn | 2.89 | 40 | 1961 | 34 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 34 | 113 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 258.1 | 230 | 83 | 89 | 23 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,041 | 3 | 3.94 | 2.16 | 1.82 | 0.80 | 10.9 | 6.0 | 1.13 | .246 | 3.10 | 8.01 | |
| 15 | | V. Trucks | 2.93 | 40 | 1957 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 39 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 199 | 2 | 3.72 | 5.09 | 0.73 | 0.98 | 9.5 | 13.1 | 1.41 | .231 | 3.91 | 7.63 | |
| 16 | | R. Reuschel | 2.94 | 40 | 1989 | 32 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 32 | 111 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 208.1 | 195 | 68 | 75 | 18 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 860 | 1 | 4.80 | 2.33 | 2.06 | 0.78 | 12.9 | 6.3 | 1.20 | .262 | 3.24 | 8.42 | |
| 17 | | B. Beck | 3.01 | 40 | 1945 | TOT | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.2 | 74 | 28 | 35 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 340 | 0 | 2.26 | 2.26 | 1.00 | 0.22 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .244 | 3.76 | 7.96 | |
| 18 | | R. Hill | 3.03 | 40 | 2020 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 1 | 7.22 | 3.96 | 1.82 | 0.70 | 19.9 | 10.9 | 1.16 | .240 | 3.03 | 6.52 | |
| 19 | | G. Perry | 3.06 | 40 | 1979 | 32 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 32 | 140 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 232.2 | 225 | 79 | 90 | 12 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 963 | 6 | 5.42 | 2.59 | 2.09 | 0.46 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 1.26 | .288 | 3.48 | 8.70 | |
| 20 | | D. Martinez | 3.08 | 40 | 1995 | 28 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 28 | 99 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 187.0 | 174 | 64 | 71 | 17 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 771 | 3 | 4.76 | 2.21 | 2.15 | 0.82 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 1.18 | .263 | 3.42 | 8.37 | |
| 21 |  | J. Smoltz | 3.11 | 40 | 2007 | 32 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 32 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205.2 | 196 | 71 | 78 | 18 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 853 | 8 | 8.62 | 2.06 | 4.19 | 0.79 | 23.1 | 5.5 | 1.18 | .303 | 3.41 | 8.58 | |
| 22 |  | T. Seaver | 3.15 | 40 | 1985 | 33 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 33 | 132 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 237.0 | 221 | 83 | 102 | 21 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 986 | 9 | 5.01 | 2.62 | 1.91 | 0.80 | 13.4 | 7.0 | 1.22 | .265 | 3.87 | 8.39 | |
| 23 |  | J. Verlander | 3.22 | 40 | 2023 | TOT | 27 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 27 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.1 | 139 | 58 | 63 | 18 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 669 | 5 | 7.98 | 2.49 | 3.20 | 1.00 | 21.5 | 6.7 | 1.13 | .265 | 3.49 | 7.71 |
| 24 | | J. Moyer | 3.27 | 40 | 2003 | 33 | 21 | 7 | .750 | 33 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 215.0 | 199 | 78 | 83 | 19 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 897 | 0 | 5.40 | 2.76 | 1.95 | 0.80 | 14.4 | 7.4 | 1.23 | .267 | 3.47 | 8.33 | |
| 25 | | C. Hough | 3.32 | 40 | 1988 | 34 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 34 | 174 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 252.0 | 202 | 93 | 111 | 20 | 126 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1,067 | 10 | 6.21 | 4.50 | 1.38 | 0.71 | 16.3 | 11.8 | 1.30 | .248 | 3.96 | 7.21 | |
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