lowest era in a single season by a starting pitcher between 1969 to 2026 minimum 100 innings pitched

Between 1969 and 2026, Dwight Gooden has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher with 100.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 1.53 in 1985.

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  • Data note: Earned Run Average, Innings Pitched: player game data complete from 1901
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NAMEERAIPSEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1.53
276.2
1985
35
24
4
.857
35
268
16
8
0
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
6.44
2Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
1.54
134.0
1973
17
10
5
.667
17
64
7
3
0
93
23
28
5
49
1
0
3
526
3
4.30
3.29
1.31
0.34
12.2
9.3
1.06
.216
1.88
6.25
3Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.56
202.0
1994
25
16
6
.727
25
156
10
3
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
6.68
4Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.63
209.2
1995
28
19
2
.905
28
181
10
3
0
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
6.31
5Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1.66
222.2
2015
32
19
3
.864
32
200
1
0
0
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
5.98
6Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.69
149.0
2016
21
12
4
.750
21
172
3
3
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
5.86
7Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1.69
149.0
1981
21
11
5
.688
21
140
5
3
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
5.98
8Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1.70
217.0
2018
32
10
9
.526
32
269
1
0
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
6.30
9Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1.70
285.2
1971
35
20
9
.690
35
288
21
4
0
207
54
59
17
61
4
0
2
1,098
4
9.07
1.92
4.72
0.54
26.2
5.6
0.94
.261
1.86
6.52
10Nathan Eovaldi
N. Eovaldi
1.73
130.0
2025
22
11
3
.786
22
129
1
1
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
6.23
11Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1.74
217.0
2000
29
18
6
.750
29
284
7
4
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
5.31
12Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1.74
273.2
1978
35
25
3
.893
35
248
16
9
0
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
6.15
13Clay Buchholz
C. Buchholz
1.74
108.1
2013
16
12
1
.923
16
96
1
1
0
75
21
23
4
36
1
0
0
416
1
7.98
2.99
2.67
0.33
23.1
8.7
1.02
.254
1.91
6.23
14Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1.75
175.0
2022
28
18
4
.818
28
185
0
0
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
5.97
15Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
1.77
229.0
2015
33
22
6
.786
33
236
4
3
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
5.90
16Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.77
198.1
2014
27
21
3
.875
27
239
6
2
0
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
6.31
17Cal Eldred
C. Eldred
1.79
100.1
1992
14
11
2
.846
14
62
2
1
0
76
20
21
4
23
2
0
0
394
3
5.56
2.06
2.70
0.36
15.7
5.8
0.99
.238
1.88
6.82
18Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
1.80
174.2
2026
30
16
5
.762
30
252
1
1
0
96
35
43
14
44
9
0
0
665
6
12.98
2.27
5.73
0.72
37.9
6.6
0.80
.237
2.22
4.95
19Trevor Rogers
T. Rogers
1.81
109.2
2025
18
9
3
.750
18
103
1
0
0
70
22
23
6
29
2
0
0
423
0
8.45
2.38
3.55
0.49
24.3
6.9
0.90
.226
1.89
5.74
20Vida Blue
V. Blue
1.82
312.0
1971
39
24
8
.750
39
301
24
8
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
6.03
21Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.83
236.0
2013
33
16
9
.640
33
232
3
2
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
6.25
22Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1.87
211.1
2005
32
13
8
.619
32
185
1
0
0
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
6.43
23Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
1.88
148.1
1972
19
12
5
.706
19
96
12
6
0
101
31
37
5
55
0
0
4
589
0
5.82
3.34
1.75
0.30
16.3
9.3
1.05
.222
2.24
6.13
24Kevin Brown
K. Brown
1.89
233.0
1996
32
17
11
.607
32
159
5
3
0
187
49
60
8
33
16
0
2
906
6
6.14
1.27
4.82
0.31
17.5
3.6
0.94
.259
2.32
7.22
25Blake Snell
B. Snell
1.89
180.2
2018
31
21
5
.808
31
221
0
0
0
112
38
41
16
64
1
0
2
700
13
11.01
3.19
3.45
0.80
31.6
9.1
0.97
.241
2.04
5.58

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84
78
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76
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AL WestWLPCTGB
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