lowest era in a season since 1945 with at least 20 starts

Since 1945, Bob Gibson has the lowest ERA with 20+ starts in a season, with an ERA of 1.12 in 1968.

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lowest era by a player in a season since 1945 with at least 20 starts
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1Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
1.12
34
1968
STL STL
34
22
9
.710
268
28
13
0
304.2
198
38
49
11
62
7
0
6
1,161
4
7.92
1.83
4.32
0.32
23.1
5.3
0.85
.230
1.45
38
1.77
63
5.85
34.8
2Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1.53
35
1985
NYM NYM
35
24
4
.857
268
16
8
0
276.2
198
47
51
13
69
2
0
4
1,065
6
8.72
2.24
3.88
0.42
25.2
6.5
0.97
.259
1.66
44
2.12
59
6.44
45.6
3Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.56
25
1994
ATL ATL
25
16
6
.727
156
10
3
0
202.0
150
35
44
4
31
6
0
3
774
3
6.95
1.38
5.03
0.18
20.2
4.0
0.90
.253
1.96
37
2.39
55
6.68
43.7
4Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
1.60
32
1968
CLE CLE
34
21
9
.700
264
19
9
0
258.1
152
46
53
16
73
4
0
4
987
3
9.20
2.54
3.62
0.56
26.7
7.4
0.87
.216
1.85
53
2.04
64
5.30
33
5Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.63
28
1995
ATL ATL
28
19
2
.905
181
10
3
0
209.2
147
38
39
8
23
4
0
3
785
1
7.77
0.99
7.87
0.34
23.1
2.9
0.81
.244
1.67
39
2.25
52
6.31
46.9
6Dean Chance
D. Chance
1.65
35
1964
LAA LAA
46
20
9
.690
207
15
11
4
278.1
194
51
56
7
86
2
7
9
1,093
9
6.69
2.78
2.41
0.23
18.9
7.9
1.01
.236
1.81
48
2.39
67
6.27
37.9
7Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1.66
32
2015
LAD LAD
32
19
3
.864
200
1
0
0
222.2
148
41
43
14
40
5
0
1
843
7
8.08
1.62
5.00
0.57
23.7
4.7
0.84
.229
1.74
44
2.75
73
5.98
26.2
8Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.69
21
2016
LAD LAD
21
12
4
.750
172
3
3
0
149.0
97
28
31
8
11
2
0
1
544
5
10.39
0.66
15.64
0.48
31.6
2.0
0.72
.254
1.87
42
1.79
44
5.86
37.9
9Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1.69
21
1981
HOU HOU
21
11
5
.688
140
5
3
0
149.0
99
28
34
2
68
1
0
1
605
16
8.46
4.11
2.06
0.12
23.1
11.2
1.12
.246
2.05
52
2.28
70
5.98
16.5
10Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1.70
32
2018
NYM NYM
32
10
9
.526
269
1
0
0
217.0
152
41
48
10
46
5
0
3
835
2
11.16
1.91
5.85
0.41
32.2
5.5
0.91
.281
1.99
44
1.98
50
6.30
49
11Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.73
41
1966
LAD LAD
41
27
9
.750
317
27
5
0
323.0
241
62
74
19
77
0
0
4
1,274
7
8.83
2.15
4.12
0.53
24.9
6.0
0.98
.258
2.06
53
2.07
65
6.72
41.8
12Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
1.73
22
2025
TEX TEX
22
11
3
.786
129
1
1
0
130.0
90
25
28
10
21
7
0
1
496
6
8.93
1.45
6.14
0.69
26.0
4.2
0.85
.243
1.94
43
2.79
66
6.23
20.4
13Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.74
28
1964
LAD LAD
29
19
5
.792
223
15
7
1
223.0
154
43
49
13
53
0
1
5
870
9
9.00
2.14
4.21
0.52
25.6
6.1
0.93
.243
1.98
53
2.08
67
6.22
27.1
14Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1.74
29
2000
BOS BOS
29
18
6
.750
284
7
4
0
217.0
128
42
44
17
32
14
0
0
817
1
11.78
1.33
8.88
0.71
34.8
3.9
0.74
.236
1.82
35
2.16
47
5.31
61.5
15Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1.74
35
1978
NYY NYY
35
25
3
.893
248
16
9
0
273.2
187
53
61
13
72
1
0
1
1,057
7
8.16
2.37
3.44
0.43
23.5
6.8
0.95
.241
2.01
48
2.18
58
6.15
48.5
16Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1.75
28
2022
HOU HOU
28
18
4
.818
185
0
0
0
175.0
116
34
43
12
29
6
0
0
666
3
9.51
1.49
6.38
0.62
27.8
4.4
0.83
.240
2.21
46
2.48
64
5.97
27.7
17Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1.76
35
1971
NYM NYM
36
20
10
.667
289
21
4
0
286.1
210
56
61
18
61
4
1
2
1,103
5
9.08
1.92
4.74
0.57
26.2
5.5
0.95
.263
1.92
52
1.93
58
6.60
44.5
18Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
1.77
33
2015
CHC CHC
33
22
6
.786
236
4
3
0
229.0
150
45
52
10
48
6
0
2
870
6
9.28
1.89
4.92
0.39
27.1
5.5
0.86
.246
2.04
45
2.34
60
5.90
39
19Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.77
27
2014
LAD LAD
27
21
3
.875
239
6
2
0
198.1
139
39
42
9
31
2
0
0
749
7
10.85
1.41
7.71
0.41
31.9
4.1
0.86
.278
1.91
51
1.81
50
6.31
40.5
20Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1.81
37
1968
CLE CLE
38
15
14
.517
283
11
3
0
269.0
181
54
78
13
110
10
0
9
1,098
7
9.47
3.68
2.57
0.43
25.8
10.0
1.08
.246
2.61
59
2.25
70
6.06
28.3
21Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
1.81
36
1945
DET DET
40
25
9
.735
212
29
8
2
313.1
239
63
73
5
110
0
2
1,261
10
6.09
3.16
1.93
0.14
16.8
8.7
1.11
.251
2.10
52
2.45
68
6.86
39.5
22Vida Blue
V. Blue
1.82
39
1971
OAK OAK
39
24
8
.750
301
24
8
0
312.0
209
63
73
19
88
4
0
3
1,207
10
8.68
2.54
3.42
0.55
24.9
7.3
0.95
.239
2.11
56
2.19
66
6.03
41.4
23Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.83
33
2013
LAD LAD
33
16
9
.640
232
3
2
0
236.0
164
48
55
11
52
3
0
2
908
12
8.85
1.98
4.46
0.42
25.6
5.7
0.92
.251
2.10
51
2.38
64
6.25
35.4
24Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
1.87
20
1967
ATL ATL
46
11
9
.550
129
10
1
9
207.0
164
43
64
9
55
7
20
3
827
19
5.61
2.39
2.35
0.39
15.6
6.7
1.06
.247
2.78
55
2.76
84
7.13
12.2
25Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1.87
32
2005
HOU HOU
32
13
8
.619
185
1
0
0
211.1
151
44
51
11
62
3
0
5
838
3
7.88
2.64
2.98
0.47
22.1
7.4
1.01
.243
2.17
44
2.86
67
6.43
33.4
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