lowest era in first 15 starts as an astros rookie pitcher

Darryl Kile had the best ERA by an Astros rookie in starts in his first 15 games, with an ERA of 2.81 in 1991.

NAME ERA GS SEASON TM G W L W% 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
1 Darryl Kile
D. Kile
2.81
15
1991
HOU HOU
15
5
6
.455
60
0
0
0
86.1
75
27
40
8
44
2
0
0
373
3
6.25
4.59
1.36
0.83
16.1
11.8
1.38
.259
4.17
7.82
2 J.P. France
J.P. France
2.85
15
2023
HOU HOU
15
7
3
.700
64
0
0
0
91.2
86
29
33
10
26
1
0
0
376
4
6.28
2.55
2.46
0.98
17.0
6.9
1.22
.276
3.24
8.44
3 Lance McCullers Jr.
L. McCullers Jr.
3.12
15
2015
HOU HOU
15
5
4
.556
87
1
0
0
83.2
73
29
32
4
28
4
0
1
347
6
9.36
3.01
3.11
0.43
25.1
8.1
1.21
.308
3.44
7.85
4 Roy Oswalt
R. Oswalt
3.13
15
2001
HOU HOU
15
9
1
.900
97
1
0
0
97.2
88
34
38
11
15
3
0
1
398
0
8.94
1.38
6.47
1.01
24.4
3.8
1.05
.283
3.50
8.11
5 Collin McHugh
C. McHugh
3.45
15
2014
HOU HOU
15
4
9
.308
102
0
0
0
88.2
65
34
39
10
34
5
0
1
366
4
10.35
3.45
3.00
1.02
27.9
9.3
1.12
.256
3.96
6.60
6 Don Wilson
D. Wilson
3.50
15
1967
HOU HOU
15
4
4
.500
83
3
1
0
97.2
82
38
44
7
34
2
0
0
401
5
7.65
3.13
2.44
0.65
20.7
8.5
1.19
.273
4.05
7.56
7 Tom Griffin
T. Griffin
3.61
15
1969
HOU HOU
15
5
4
.556
106
4
2
0
89.2
74
36
38
5
47
3
0
2
389
4
10.64
4.72
2.26
0.50
27.2
12.1
1.35
.303
3.81
7.43
8 Jim Deshaies
J. Deshaies
3.72
15
1986
HOU HOU
15
6
3
.667
78
0
0
0
82.1
70
34
38
10
34
0
0
1
343
0
8.53
3.72
2.29
1.09
22.7
9.9
1.26
.271
4.15
7.65
9 Joaquin Andujar
J. Andujar
3.82
15
1976
HOU HOU
15
6
6
.500
27
6
4
0
92.0
90
39
42
3
40
1
0
1
388
1
2.64
3.91
0.68
0.29
7.0
10.3
1.41
.274
4.11
8.80
10 Chris Holt
C. Holt
4.02
15
1997
HOU HOU
15
6
5
.545
45
0
0
0
94.0
108
42
48
9
29
3
0
2
409
1
4.31
2.78
1.55
0.86
11.0
7.1
1.46
.307
4.60
10.34
11 Floyd Bannister
F. Bannister
4.63
15
1977
HOU HOU
15
4
6
.400
86
3
1
0
93.1
93
48
53
9
48
3
0
1
415
3
8.29
4.63
1.79
0.87
20.7
11.6
1.51
.312
5.11
8.97
12 Dallas Keuchel
D. Keuchel
4.66
15
2012
HOU HOU
15
3
7
.300
36
1
0
0
83.0
85
43
49
11
38
1
0
1
361
2
3.90
4.12
0.95
1.19
10.0
10.5
1.48
.269
5.31
9.22
13 Jordan Lyles
J. Lyles
5.02
15
2011
HOU HOU
15
2
7
.222
61
0
0
0
89.2
101
50
55
13
23
4
0
0
391
0
6.12
2.31
2.65
1.30
15.6
5.9
1.38
.303
5.52
10.14
14 Butch Henry
B. Henry
5.02
15
1992
HOU HOU
15
2
6
.250
44
0
0
0
80.2
94
45
48
6
27
1
0
5
360
1
4.91
3.01
1.63
0.67
12.2
7.5
1.50
.312
5.36
10.49
15 Taylor Buchholz
T. Buchholz
5.32
15
2006
HOU HOU
15
6
5
.545
61
1
1
0
91.1
82
54
56
15
23
3
0
2
376
4
6.01
2.27
2.65
1.48
16.2
6.1
1.15
.245
5.52
8.08
16 Kirk Saarloos
K. Saarloos
5.88
15
2002
HOU HOU
15
6
6
.500
49
1
1
0
78.0
93
51
53
10
22
4
0
5
337
1
5.65
2.54
2.23
1.15
14.5
6.5
1.47
.329
6.12
10.73
17 Wandy Rodriguez
W. Rodriguez
6.09
15
2005
HOU HOU
15
8
5
.615
59
0
0
0
85.2
95
58
61
16
38
3
0
1
377
1
6.20
3.99
1.55
1.68
15.6
10.1
1.55
.303
6.41
9.98
18 Spencer Arrighetti
S. Arrighetti
6.13
15
2024
HOU HOU
15
4
7
.364
80
0
0
0
69.0
75
47
48
10
39
4
0
0
318
2
10.43
5.09
2.05
1.30
25.2
12.3
1.65
.351
6.26
9.78
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