Steve Rogers had the lowest ERA in a season in his first 15 games, with an ERA of 1.32 in his rookie season in 1973.
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lowest era through first 15 starts by a player in a season| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | S. Rogers | 1.32 | 15 | 1973 | 15 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 122.2 | 82 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 476 | 3 | 4.26 | 3.08 | 1.38 | 0.29 | 12.2 | 8.8 | 1.01 | .210 | 1.61 | 6.02 | |
| 2 | | H. Nomo | 1.93 | 15 | 1995 | 15 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 138 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 107.1 | 58 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 437 | 9 | 11.57 | 4.02 | 2.88 | 0.59 | 31.6 | 11.0 | 0.99 | .213 | 2.35 | 4.86 | |
| 3 |  | M. Tanaka | 2.11 | 15 | 2014 | 15 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 119 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 106.2 | 85 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 4 | 10.04 | 1.43 | 7.00 | 0.93 | 28.5 | 4.1 | 0.96 | .277 | 2.36 | 7.17 | |
| 4 | | J. Weaver | 2.16 | 15 | 2006 | 15 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.0 | 72 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 2 | 7.41 | 2.25 | 3.29 | 0.84 | 21.0 | 6.4 | 1.00 | .240 | 2.25 | 6.75 | |
| 5 | | T. Murphy | 2.17 | 15 | 1968 | 15 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99.1 | 67 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 2 | 5.07 | 2.54 | 2.00 | 0.45 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 0.96 | .209 | 2.72 | 6.07 | |
| 6 |  | P. Skenes | 2.25 | 15 | 2024 | 15 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 68 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 2 | 11.25 | 1.96 | 5.75 | 0.88 | 32.3 | 5.6 | 0.96 | .284 | 2.35 | 6.65 | |
| 7 | | B. Ruffin | 2.33 | 15 | 1986 | 15 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 108.0 | 97 | 28 | 35 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 441 | 0 | 4.58 | 2.50 | 1.83 | 0.42 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 1.18 | .263 | 2.92 | 8.08 | |
| 8 | | B. Wensloff | 2.38 | 15 | 1943 | 15 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 128.1 | 95 | 34 | 40 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 512 | 1 | 4.63 | 3.16 | 1.47 | 0.14 | 12.9 | 8.8 | 1.09 | .233 | 2.81 | 6.66 | ||
| 9 | | W. Simpson | 2.39 | 15 | 1970 | 15 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 113.0 | 72 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 451 | 4 | 6.13 | 3.98 | 1.54 | 0.64 | 17.1 | 11.1 | 1.08 | .204 | 2.79 | 5.73 | |
| 10 |  | M. Fulmer | 2.41 | 15 | 2016 | 15 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.2 | 69 | 24 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 1 | 8.13 | 3.01 | 2.70 | 0.70 | 22.1 | 8.2 | 1.10 | .255 | 2.71 | 6.93 | |
| 11 | | M. Pineda | 2.45 | 15 | 2011 | 15 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.2 | 69 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 381 | 6 | 8.84 | 2.54 | 3.48 | 0.66 | 24.7 | 7.1 | 1.00 | .249 | 2.63 | 6.49 | |
| 12 | | T. Jungmann | 2.48 | 15 | 2015 | 15 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90.2 | 74 | 25 | 29 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 369 | 6 | 8.24 | 3.18 | 2.59 | 0.30 | 22.5 | 8.7 | 1.17 | .290 | 2.88 | 7.35 | |
| 13 | | A. Sele | 2.50 | 15 | 1993 | 15 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.2 | 79 | 26 | 33 | 3 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 402 | 5 | 7.30 | 3.75 | 1.95 | 0.29 | 18.9 | 9.7 | 1.26 | .274 | 3.17 | 7.59 | |
| 14 | | M. Young | 2.54 | 15 | 1983 | 15 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 106.1 | 83 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 2 | 5.25 | 3.47 | 1.51 | 0.42 | 14.4 | 9.5 | 1.17 | .246 | 2.79 | 7.03 | |
| 15 | | D. Willis | 2.59 | 15 | 2003 | 15 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 90.1 | 81 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 6 | 8.47 | 2.99 | 2.83 | 0.40 | 23.1 | 8.2 | 1.23 | .310 | 2.69 | 8.07 | |
| 16 |  | N. Syndergaard | 2.66 | 15 | 2015 | 15 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.2 | 80 | 28 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 381 | 2 | 9.51 | 1.90 | 5.00 | 0.76 | 26.2 | 5.2 | 1.06 | .287 | 3.04 | 7.61 | |
| 17 | | E. Pérez | 2.68 | 15 | 2023 | 15 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.0 | 55 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 4 | 10.95 | 2.68 | 4.09 | 1.22 | 30.4 | 7.4 | 1.04 | .262 | 2.92 | 6.69 | |
| 18 |  | N. Cameron | 2.68 | 15 | 2025 | 15 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.1 | 64 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 347 | 2 | 7.42 | 2.47 | 3.00 | 0.93 | 20.7 | 6.9 | 1.01 | .229 | 2.68 | 6.60 | |
| 19 | | G. Winter | 2.69 | 15 | 1901 | 15 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 124.0 | 127 | 37 | 73 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 | 2.83 | 0.79 | 0.15 | 8.3 | 1.34 | .317 | 5.30 | 9.22 | ||||
| 20 | | R. Gale | 2.76 | 15 | 1978 | 15 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 101.0 | 79 | 31 | 35 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 420 | 2 | 3.92 | 4.81 | 0.81 | 0.36 | 10.5 | 12.9 | 1.32 | .237 | 3.12 | 7.04 | |
| 21 |  | Y. Yamamoto | 2.77 | 15 | 2024 | 15 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.0 | 65 | 24 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 1 | 10.62 | 1.96 | 5.41 | 0.69 | 29.1 | 5.4 | 1.05 | .295 | 3.00 | 7.50 | |
| 22 | | N. Hahn | 2.77 | 15 | 1901 | 15 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 101 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 130.0 | 140 | 40 | 55 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6.99 | 1.32 | 5.32 | 0.28 | 3.5 | 1.22 | .323 | 3.81 | 9.69 | ||||
| 23 | | J. Candelaria | 2.78 | 15 | 1975 | 15 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 107.0 | 84 | 33 | 40 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 438 | 1 | 7.23 | 2.69 | 2.69 | 0.59 | 19.6 | 7.3 | 1.08 | .248 | 3.36 | 7.07 | |
| 24 | | L. McWilliams | 2.81 | 15 | 1978 | 15 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 99.1 | 84 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 417 | 2 | 3.81 | 3.17 | 1.20 | 1.00 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 1.20 | .223 | 3.44 | 7.61 | |
| 25 |  | Z. Gallen | 2.81 | 15 | 2019 | TOT | 15 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 62 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 334 | 3 | 10.80 | 4.05 | 2.67 | 0.90 | 28.7 | 10.8 | 1.23 | .284 | 2.93 | 6.98 |
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