Christy Mathewson had the best ERA in a season in his first 6 games, with an ERA of 0.67 in his rookie season in 1901.
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lowest era through first 6 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 |  | C. Mathewson | 0.67 | 6 | 1901 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 54.0 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 1 | 4.67 | 1.67 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 14.2 | 5.1 | 0.67 | .165 | 1.00 | 4.33 | ||
| 2 | | B. Shawkey | 0.75 | 6 | 1913 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36.0 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 3 | 3.50 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 1.06 | .205 | 1.50 | 6.00 | ||
| 3 |  | S. Imanaga | 0.78 | 6 | 2024 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 9.09 | 1.04 | 8.75 | 0.52 | 26.5 | 3.0 | 0.75 | .220 | 1.30 | 5.71 | |
| 4 | | S. Rogers | 0.88 | 6 | 1973 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 51.0 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 3.88 | 2.82 | 1.38 | 0.18 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 0.86 | .180 | 0.88 | 4.94 | |
| 5 | | Z. Duke | 0.92 | 6 | 2005 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 1 | 6.64 | 2.29 | 2.90 | 0.23 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 1.12 | .295 | 1.14 | 7.78 | |
| 6 | | C. Carlos | 0.93 | 6 | 1967 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.2 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1 | 6.05 | 1.63 | 3.71 | 0.00 | 17.8 | 4.8 | 0.75 | .196 | 1.16 | 5.12 | |
| 7 | | J. St. Vrain | 1.04 | 6 | 1902 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 52.0 | 42 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.19 | 1.73 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.5 | 1.00 | .302 | 2.60 | 7.27 | ||||
| 8 | | J. Weaver | 1.12 | 6 | 2006 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 8.03 | 1.56 | 5.14 | 0.45 | 24.0 | 4.7 | 0.74 | .202 | 1.34 | 5.13 | |
| 9 | | J. Cosart | 1.15 | 6 | 2013 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 2 | 4.15 | 4.15 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 1.18 | .239 | 1.38 | 6.46 | |
| 10 | | R. Lowder | 1.17 | 6 | 2024 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.2 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 6.46 | 4.11 | 1.57 | 0.00 | 17.2 | 10.9 | 1.27 | .272 | 1.17 | 7.34 | |
| 11 |  | N. McLean | 1.19 | 6 | 2025 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 9.56 | 2.87 | 3.33 | 0.24 | 28.0 | 8.4 | 0.98 | .273 | 1.19 | 5.97 | |
| 12 |  | A. Abbott | 1.21 | 6 | 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 10.13 | 3.13 | 3.23 | 0.96 | 29.4 | 9.1 | 0.88 | .190 | 1.21 | 4.82 | |
| 13 | | S. Miller | 1.26 | 6 | 1952 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 1 | 7.20 | 3.06 | 2.35 | 0.18 | 20.3 | 8.6 | 0.94 | .209 | 1.80 | 5.40 | ||
| 14 | | J. Henry Johnson | 1.28 | 6 | 1978 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42.1 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 4.46 | 2.98 | 1.50 | 0.64 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 1.02 | .205 | 1.70 | 6.17 | |
| 15 | | D. Hamilton | 1.30 | 6 | 1972 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 0 | 3.89 | 2.59 | 1.50 | 0.22 | 10.7 | 7.1 | 1.13 | .248 | 1.51 | 7.56 | |
| 16 | | W. Simpson | 1.35 | 6 | 1970 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 46.2 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 1 | 5.98 | 3.28 | 1.82 | 0.58 | 17.4 | 9.6 | 0.81 | .143 | 1.74 | 4.05 | |
| 17 | | D. Osborne | 1.45 | 6 | 1992 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 5.30 | 1.45 | 3.67 | 0.48 | 15.7 | 4.3 | 0.91 | .236 | 1.69 | 6.75 | |
| 18 | | K. Hendricks | 1.51 | 6 | 2014 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 0 | 5.62 | 1.94 | 2.89 | 0.43 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 0.98 | .244 | 1.94 | 6.91 | |
| 19 | | D. Smyly | 1.59 | 6 | 2012 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.65 | 3.40 | 0.79 | 25.2 | 7.4 | 1.09 | .276 | 1.85 | 7.15 | |
| 20 | | D. McDevitt | 1.60 | 6 | 1957 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 45.0 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 3 | 7.40 | 5.00 | 1.48 | 0.20 | 19.8 | 13.4 | 1.22 | .236 | 2.40 | 6.00 | |
| 21 | | J. Skopec | 1.62 | 6 | 1901 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 36 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3.60 | 4.86 | 0.74 | 0.18 | 14.3 | 1.26 | .257 | 3.42 | 6.48 | ||||
| 22 | | M. Montgomery | 1.62 | 6 | 2015 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44.1 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 4 | 5.89 | 2.44 | 2.42 | 0.20 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 0.90 | .213 | 1.62 | 5.68 | |
| 23 | | B. Slayback | 1.62 | 6 | 1972 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44.1 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 6.70 | 2.64 | 2.54 | 0.00 | 18.6 | 7.3 | 1.04 | .252 | 2.23 | 6.70 | |
| 24 | | K. Maeda | 1.66 | 6 | 2016 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 1 | 8.29 | 2.37 | 3.50 | 0.71 | 23.8 | 6.8 | 0.95 | .235 | 1.66 | 6.16 | |
| 25 | | O. Despaigne | 1.66 | 6 | 2014 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 4.74 | 3.79 | 1.25 | 0.24 | 13.2 | 10.5 | 1.11 | .221 | 2.37 | 6.16 | |
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