lowest era in first career season over 162 innings pitched

George Bradley had the lowest ERA by a pitcher with more than 162.0 innings pitched in his first season, with an ERA of 1.23 in his rookie season in 1876.

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	NAME	ERA	IP	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	George Bradley G. Bradley	1.23	573.0	1876	STL	64	45	19	.703	64	103	63	16	0	470	78	229	3	38		0		2,269	34	1.62	0.60	2.71	0.05	4.5	1.7	0.89		3.60	58	2.14	101	7.38	-20.7
2	Ed Reulbach E. Reulbach	1.42	291.2	1905	CHC	34	18	14	.563	29	152	28	5	1	208	46	71	1	73	18	5		1,124	5	4.69	2.25	2.08	0.03	13.5	6.5	0.96	.235	2.19	48	2.46	85	6.42	14
3	John Ward J. Ward	1.51	334.0	1878	PRO	37	22	13	.629	37	116	37	6	0	308	56	151	3	34		0		1,365	26	3.13	0.92	3.41	0.08	8.5	2.5	1.02		4.07	68	2.26	101	8.30	-4.4
4	Jim Devlin J. Devlin	1.56	622.0	1876	LOU	68	30	35	.462	68	122	66	5	0	566	108	309	3	37		0		2,568	14	1.77	0.54	3.30	0.04	4.8	1.4	0.97		4.47	62	2.08	82	8.19	50.7
5	Ed Summers E. Summers	1.64	301.0	1908	DET	40	24	12	.667	32	103	23	5	1	271	55	112	3	55	20	8		1,195	5	3.08	1.64	1.87	0.09	8.6	4.6	1.08	.264	3.35	66	2.29	99	8.10	2.4
6	Candy Cummings C. Cummings	1.67	216.0	1876	HAR	24	16	8	.667	24	26	24	5	0	215	40	97	0	14		0		913	7	1.08	0.58	1.86	0.00	2.8	1.5	1.06		4.04	69	2.19	90	8.96	9.4
7	Tommy Bond T. Bond	1.68	408.0	1876	HAR	45	31	13	.705	45	88	45	6	0	355	76	164	2	13		0		1,623	8	1.94	0.29	6.77	0.04	5.4	0.8	0.90		3.62	69	1.96	81	7.83	27.5
8	Bill Burns B. Burns	1.70	164.0	1908	WSH	23	6	11	.353	19	55	11	2	0	135	31	58	3	18	4	1		612	1	3.02	0.99	3.06	0.16	9.0	2.9	0.93	.248	3.18	74	2.07	96	7.41	0.7
9	Al Spalding A. Spalding	1.75	528.2	1876	CWS	61	47	12	.797	60	39	53	8	0	542	103	226	6	26		2		2,219	1	0.66	0.44	1.50	0.10	1.8	1.2	1.07		3.85	73	2.38	99	9.23	9
10	Vean Gregg V. Gregg	1.80	244.2	1911	CLE	34	23	7	.767	26	125	22	5	0	172	49	67	2	86	10	8		937	8	4.60	3.16	1.45	0.07	13.3	9.2	1.05	.238	2.46	53	3.03	93	6.33	6.7
11	Ben Sanders B. Sanders	1.90	275.1	1888	PHN	31	19	10	.655	29	121	28	8	0	240	58	100	3	33	3	2		1,089	14	3.96	1.08	3.67	0.10	11.1	3.0	0.99	.255	3.27	66	2.24	74	7.85	24.5
12	Reb Russell R. Russell	1.90	316.2	1913	CWS	52	22	16	.579	36	122	26	8	4	250	67	89	2	79	7	10		1,221	6	3.47	2.25	1.54	0.06	10.0	6.5	1.04	.245	2.53	67	2.68	92	7.11	7.1
13	Larry Corcoran L. Corcoran	1.95	536.1	1880	CWS	63	43	14	.754	60	268	57	4	2	404	116	218	6	99		3		2,133	19	4.50	1.66	2.71	0.10	12.6	4.6	0.94		3.66	80	2.23	91	6.78	16.5
14	Sam Weaver S. Weaver	1.95	383.0	1878	MIL	45	12	31	.279	43	95	39	1	0	371	83	214	2	21		2		1,589	25	2.23	0.49	4.52	0.05	6.0	1.3	1.02		5.03	79	2.27	92	8.72	15.6
15	Billy Rhines B. Rhines	1.95	401.1	1890	CIN	46	28	17	.622	45	182	45	6	0	337	87	163	6	113	15	1		1,656	14	4.08	2.53	1.61	0.13	11.0	6.8	1.12	.247	3.66	55	3.16	83	7.56	29.2
16	Jeff Tesreau J. Tesreau	1.96	243.0	1912	NYG	36	17	7	.708	28	119	19	3	1	177	53	90	2	106	10	5		1,005	6	4.41	3.93	1.12	0.07	11.8	10.5	1.16	.228	3.33	59	3.41	99	6.56	-0.1
17	Harry Gaspar H. Gaspar	2.01	260.0	1909	CIN	44	19	11	.633	29	65	19	4	2	228	58	97	0	57	9	11		1,010	3	2.25	1.97	1.14	0.00	6.4	5.6	1.10	.259	3.36	79	2.48	95	7.89	3.1
18	Nap Rucker N. Rucker	2.06	275.1	1907	BKN	37	15	13	.536	30	131	26	4	0	242	63	94	3	80	8	7		1,090	10	4.28	2.62	1.64	0.10	12.0	7.3	1.17	.275	3.07	87	2.33	92	7.91	4.8
19	Bill Sowders B. Sowders	2.07	317.0	1888	BSN	36	19	15	.559	35	132	34	2	0	278	73	155	3	73	9	1		1,311	14	3.75	2.07	1.81	0.09	10.1	5.6	1.11	.251	4.40	70	2.65	85	7.89	18.6
20	Frank Smith F. Smith	2.08	203.1	1904	CWS	26	16	9	.640	23	107	22	4	0	157	47	62	0	58	12	3		802	12	4.74	2.57	1.84	0.00	13.3	7.2	1.06	.251	2.74	85	2.40	102	6.95	-2.6
21	Mickey Hughes M. Hughes	2.13	363.0	1888	BKN	40	25	13	.658	40	159	40	2	0	281	86	163	5	98	6	0		1,468	21	3.94	2.43	1.62	0.12	10.8	6.7	1.04	.230	4.04	70	2.75	94	6.97	7.7
22	Jack Manning J. Manning	2.14	197.1	1876	BOS	34	18	5	.783	20	24	13	0	5	213	47	139	1	32		13		878	16	1.09	1.46	0.75	0.05	2.7	3.6	1.24		6.34	94	2.54	111	9.71	-6.5
23	Dave Foutz D. Foutz	2.18	206.2	1884	SLA	25	15	6	.714	25	95	19	2	0	167	50	100	7	36	9	0		833	8	4.14	1.57	2.64	0.30	11.4	4.3	0.98	.233	4.35	66	3.45	105	7.27	-2.9
24	Ed Morris E. Morris	2.18	429.2	1884	COL	52	34	13	.723	52	302	47	3	0	335	104	159	3	51	13	0		1,703	22	6.33	1.07	5.92	0.06	17.7	3.0	0.90	.249	3.33	71	2.41	80	7.02	23.3
25	Jose Fernandez J. Fernandez	2.19	172.2	2013	MIA	28	12	6	.667	28	187	0	0	0	111	42	47	10	58	5	0	5	681	3	9.75	3.02	3.22	0.52	27.5	8.5	0.98	.240	2.45	60	2.72	75	5.79	18.1

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Contreras

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Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

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Rice

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Adell

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Ramírez

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

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Taylor

.500

Hoerner

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Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

11

Harris

9

DeLauter

9

Contreras

Playoffs Run Leaders

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Ramírez

5

DeLauter

5

Vargas

Playoffs OBP Leaders

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Sánchez

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Taylor

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Playoffs SLG Leaders

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Mullins

1.333

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Playoffs SB Leaders

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Chisholm

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Acuña

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Merrill

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Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Hall

2

Lee

1

Yamamoto

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

24

Williams

19

Sale

18

Burke

Playoffs ERA Leaders

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Suarez

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Playoffs WHIP Leaders

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Playoffs K/9 Leaders

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Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

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Playoffs Walk Leaders

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Suarez

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Warren

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Ramírez

119.5

Rice

107

Williams

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

98

Ramírez

88

Rice

76

Harris

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0