Pitchers had their best ERA in a season in 1911, with an ERA of 0.56.

Interpreted as:

lowest era in a regular season pitcher by starting pitchers

	POSITION	ERA	SEASON	G	W	L	W%	GS	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	Pitcher	0.56	1911	1,237	1,022	1,068	.489	2,474	8,095	1,438	167	0	18024.0	17,822		8,676	428	6,348	656	0		75,656	411	4.04	3.17	1.28	0.21	10.7	8.4	1.34	.289	4.33	8.90
2	Designated Hitter	1.20	2025	5	1	0	1.000	5	20	0	0	0	15.0	5	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	55	4	12.00	2.40	5.00	0.60	36.4	7.3	0.60	.133	1.20	3.00
3	Pitcher	1.28	1904	1,248	1,161	1,182	.496	2,496	8,833	2,187	249	2	20708.2	19,035		8,513	294	5,341	759	0			471	3.84	2.32	1.65	0.13		6.5	1.18	.279	3.70	8.27
4	Pitcher	1.46	1903	1,114	1,046	1,053	.498	2,228	7,451	1,908	167	0	18293.2	18,405		9,118	311	4,994	708	0			390	3.67	2.46	1.49	0.15		6.8	1.28	.301	4.49	9.05
5	Pitcher	1.82	1912	1,232	1,015	1,084	.484	2,464	7,875	1,431	160	0	17768.0	17,957		8,697	356	6,024	572	0		75,632	405	3.99	3.05	1.31	0.18	10.4	8.0	1.35	.289	4.41	9.10
6	Designated Hitter	1.93	2022	1	0	1	.000	1	9	0	0	0	4.2	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	19	0	17.36	1.93	9.00	0.00	47.4	5.3	1.07	.444	1.93	7.71
7	Pitcher	2.65	1917	1,247	1,029	1,076	.489	2,494	6,946	1,377	247	0	18264.0	16,571	5,383	7,145	271	5,521	443	0		75,211	305	3.42	2.72	1.26	0.13	9.2	7.3	1.21	.263	3.52	8.17
8	Pitcher	2.68	1916	1,247	1,008	1,059	.488	2,494	7,519	1,313	233	0	18092.2	16,385	5,393	7,032	322	5,491	480	0		73,995	372	3.74	2.73	1.37	0.16	10.2	7.4	1.21	.267	3.50	8.15
9	Pitcher	2.74	1918	1,016	877	905	.492	2,032	4,996	1,281	196	0	15638.0	14,457	4,766	6,235	200	4,805	394	0		64,577	251	2.88	2.77	1.04	0.12	7.7	7.4	1.23	.263	3.59	8.32
10	Pitcher	2.86	1915	1,864	1,572	1,622	.492	3,728	11,364	2,057	347	0	27218.0	24,861	8,664	11,403	522	8,921	817	0			525	3.76	2.95	1.27	0.17		8.9	1.24	.311	3.77	8.22
11	Pitcher	2.87	1914	1,879	1,569	1,618	.492	3,758	12,032	2,066	341	0	27410.1	25,501	8,733	11,668	566	8,896	804	0			565	3.95	2.92	1.35	0.19		8.8	1.25	.317	3.83	8.37
12	Pitcher	2.98	1968	1,625	1,241	1,272	.494	3,250	14,200	897	279	0	21601.2	19,074	7,142	8,171	1,515	6,411	565	1	606	88,987	653	5.92	2.67	2.21	0.63	16.0	7.2	1.18	.265	3.40	7.95
13	Pitcher	2.98	1913	1,234	1,003	1,066	.485	2,468	7,489	1,314	196	0	17726.2	16,942	5,869	7,740	383	5,721	525	0		74,010	385	3.80	2.90	1.31	0.19	10.1	7.7	1.28	.276	3.93	8.60
14	Pitcher	3.03	1919	1,118	963	991	.493	2,236	5,691	1,301	189	0	16781.1	16,361	5,647	7,129	367	4,814	425	0		69,814	276	3.05	2.58	1.18	0.20	8.2	6.9	1.26	.273	3.82	8.77
15	Pitcher	3.14	1902	1,115	1,030	1,059	.493	2,230	6,340	1,954	159	0	18511.1	19,014	6,457	9,184	322	5,057	703	0			379	3.08	2.46	1.25	0.16		7.0	1.30	.310	4.47	9.24
16	Pitcher	3.28	1972	1,859	1,436	1,481	.492	3,718	15,049	1,009	295	0	24767.0	22,612	9,016	10,133	1,944	7,995	500	0	711	103,026	668	5.47	2.91	1.88	0.71	14.6	7.8	1.24	.267	3.68	8.22
17	Pitcher	3.28	1943	1,238	993	1,032	.490	2,476	6,626	1,095	196	0	17635.1	16,912	6,422	7,525	717	6,248	231	0		74,584	247	3.38	3.19	1.06	0.37	8.9	8.4	1.31	.267	3.84	8.63
18	Pitcher	3.35	1967	1,620	1,196	1,210	.497	3,240	13,736	782	226	0	20706.2	18,863	7,696	8,697	1,691	6,516	465	0	589	86,178	618	5.97	2.83	2.11	0.73	15.9	7.6	1.23	.269	3.78	8.20
19	Pitcher	3.36	1920	1,234	1,062	1,088	.494	2,468	6,019	1,396	183	0	18375.0	19,020	6,866	8,589	525	5,420	436	0		77,693	319	2.95	2.65	1.11	0.26	7.7	7.0	1.33	.283	4.21	9.32
20	Pitcher	3.41	1946	1,242	984	1,036	.487	2,484	7,408	1,053	196	0	16876.1	16,379	6,386	7,440	935	6,304	217	0		72,029	217	3.95	3.36	1.18	0.50	10.3	8.8	1.34	.270	3.97	8.73
21	Pitcher	3.42	1901	1,109	1,037	1,056	.495	2,218	6,594	1,913	122	0	18229.0	19,451	6,935	10,162	413	5,034	791	0			396	3.26	2.49	1.31	0.20		7.0	1.34	.322	5.02	9.60
22	Pitcher	3.46	1963	1,619	1,199	1,265	.487	3,238	13,164	865	234	0	21054.2	19,721	8,105	9,216	2,018	6,482	491	0	436	88,221	558	5.63	2.77	2.03	0.86	14.9	7.3	1.24	.268	3.94	8.43
23	Pitcher	3.50	1971	1,938	1,452	1,496	.493	3,876	15,169	1,082	265	0	25709.0	24,316	9,987	11,228	2,175	8,686	555	0	673	108,125	733	5.31	3.04	1.75	0.76	14.0	8.0	1.28	.272	3.93	8.51
24	Pitcher	3.51	1944	1,242	999	1,038	.490	2,484	6,432	1,123	177	0	17583.0	17,630	6,859	8,071	830	5,888	247	0		75,062	268	3.29	3.01	1.09	0.42	8.6	7.8	1.34	.272	4.13	9.02
25	Pitcher	3.53	1942	1,224	981	1,023	.490	2,448	6,389	1,128	177	0	17171.1	16,717	6,739	7,862	856	6,327	252	0		73,502	274	3.35	3.32	1.01	0.45	8.7	8.6	1.34	.266	4.12	8.76

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