lowest era per season last 200 years at least 160 innings pitched

Between October 29, 1826 and October 29, 2026, Byron Houck, Willie Mitchell and Ed Lafitte are tied for the best ERA with 160.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 0.00.

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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
1Byron Houck
B. Houck
0.00
178.2
1912
30
8
8
.500
17
75
10
0
1
148
79
1
74
12
10
740
7
3.78
3.73
1.01
0.05
10.1
10.0
1.24
.254
3.98
7.46
2Willie Mitchell
W. Mitchell
0.00
163.2
1912
29
5
8
.385
15
94
8
0
1
151
88
1
56
7
9
699
10
5.17
3.08
1.68
0.05
13.4
8.0
1.26
.277
4.84
8.30
3Ed Lafitte
E. Lafitte
0.00
172.0
1911
29
11
8
.579
20
63
15
0
1
205
113
2
53
5
8
8
3.30
2.77
1.19
0.10
7.0
1.50
.321
5.91
10.73
4Ray Collins
R. Collins
0.05
194.2
1911
31
11
12
.478
24
85
14
0
1
184
81
1
45
4
6
786
4
3.93
2.08
1.89
0.05
10.8
5.7
1.18
.281
3.74
8.51
5Joe Lake
J. Lake
0.08
215.1
1911
30
10
15
.400
25
69
14
2
0
246
117
3
41
4
5
912
5
2.88
1.71
1.68
0.13
7.6
4.5
1.33
.306
4.89
10.28
6Red Ames
R. Ames
0.09
205.0
1911
34
11
10
.524
23
123
13
1
1
174
82
0
55
4
5
831
8
5.40
2.41
2.24
0.00
14.8
6.6
1.12
.268
3.60
7.64
7Joe Wood
J. Wood
0.10
275.2
1911
44
23
17
.575
33
234
25
5
3
226
113
2
78
11
11
1,124
10
7.64
2.55
3.00
0.07
20.8
6.9
1.10
.280
3.69
7.38
8George McConnell
G. McConnell
0.10
176.2
1912
23
8
12
.400
20
92
19
0
0
173
96
3
52
4
3
6
4.69
2.65
1.77
0.15
6.9
1.27
.281
4.89
8.81
9Jean Dubuc
J. Dubuc
0.11
250.0
1912
37
17
10
.630
26
95
23
2
3
217
107
2
108
7
11
16
3.42
3.89
0.88
0.07
10.1
1.30
.251
3.85
7.81
10Jack Warhop
J. Warhop
0.13
209.2
1911
31
12
13
.480
25
70
17
1
0
239
119
6
44
17
5
3
3.00
1.89
1.59
0.26
4.8
1.35
.300
5.11
10.26
11Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
0.14
196.0
1912
31
13
10
.565
26
108
11
1
0
201
99
8
78
7
5
853
4
4.96
3.58
1.38
0.37
12.7
9.1
1.42
.296
4.55
9.23
12Ned Garvin
N. Garvin
0.14
193.2
1904
TOT
25
5
16
.238
24
94
16
2
0
157
85
6
80
6
1
9
4.37
3.72
1.18
0.28
10.7
1.22
.270
3.95
7.30
13Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
0.15
369.1
1912
50
33
12
.733
37
305
34
7
2
260
89
2
77
16
13
11
7.43
1.88
3.96
0.05
5.4
0.91
.251
2.17
6.34
14Jack Powell
J. Powell
0.15
235.1
1912
32
9
17
.346
27
67
19
0
0
248
117
5
52
3
4
982
5
2.56
1.99
1.29
0.19
6.8
5.3
1.27
.284
4.47
9.48
15Larry Pape
L. Pape
0.16
172.1
1911
27
10
8
.556
19
49
10
1
0
167
68
3
64
4
4
692
2
2.56
3.34
0.77
0.16
7.1
9.2
1.34
.287
3.55
8.72
16Mack Allison
M. Allison
0.16
169.0
1912
31
6
17
.261
20
43
11
1
1
171
102
4
49
7
8
721
7
2.29
2.61
0.88
0.21
6.0
6.8
1.30
.270
5.43
9.11
17Ralph Works
R. Works
0.16
167.0
1911
30
11
5
.688
15
69
9
3
0
173
93
3
69
6
10
725
7
3.72
3.72
1.00
0.16
9.5
9.5
1.45
.294
5.01
9.32
18Ralph Works
R. Works
0.16
164.2
1912
TOT
30
6
11
.353
17
71
10
1
1
189
106
1
72
8
12
744
10
3.88
3.94
0.99
0.05
9.5
9.7
1.59
.318
5.79
10.33
19Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
0.16
219.1
1911
35
11
15
.423
25
107
15
1
0
235
118
2
74
4
7
929
4
4.39
3.04
1.45
0.08
11.5
8.0
1.41
.314
4.84
9.64
20Jack Warhop
J. Warhop
0.17
257.2
1912
39
10
19
.345
22
111
16
0
3
257
120
3
59
15
16
2
3.88
2.06
1.88
0.10
5.5
1.23
.284
4.19
8.98
21Ray Collins
R. Collins
0.18
199.1
1912
27
13
8
.619
24
83
17
4
0
192
65
4
42
2
0
824
0
3.75
1.90
1.98
0.18
10.1
5.1
1.17
.271
2.93
8.67
22George Mullin
G. Mullin
0.20
227.0
1912
30
12
17
.414
29
85
22
2
0
214
112
3
95
10
0
3
3.37
3.77
0.89
0.12
9.8
1.36
.270
4.44
8.48
23Earl Hamilton
E. Hamilton
0.20
177.0
1911
32
5
12
.294
17
55
10
1
0
191
103
4
68
4
10
760
4
2.80
3.46
0.81
0.20
7.2
8.9
1.46
.297
5.24
9.71
24Eddie Plank
E. Plank
0.24
259.2
1912
37
26
6
.813
30
112
23
5
2
233
90
1
84
6
7
1,075
5
3.88
2.91
1.33
0.03
10.4
7.8
1.22
.266
3.12
8.08
25Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
0.25
322.2
1911
40
25
13
.658
37
209
36
6
1
293
119
8
66
12
3
17
5.83
1.84
3.17
0.22
5.0
1.11
.280
3.32
8.17

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