Christy Mathewson had the lowest ERA in a season in his first 8 games, with an ERA of 0.50 in his rookie season in 1901.
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lowest era through first 8 starts by a player to begin 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 | 0.50 | 8 | 1901 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 72.0 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.63 | 2.77 | 0.00 | 13.7 | 4.9 | 0.67 | .164 | 0.88 | 4.38 | ||
| 2 |  | S. Imanaga | 0.96 | 8 | 2024 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 9.84 | 1.54 | 6.38 | 0.58 | 27.9 | 4.4 | 0.94 | .273 | 1.35 | 6.94 | |
| 3 | | J. St. Vrain | 1.29 | 8 | 1902 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 70.0 | 57 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4.76 | 1.93 | 2.47 | 0.00 | 5.9 | 1.03 | .288 | 2.44 | 7.33 | ||||
| 4 | | S. Rogers | 1.36 | 8 | 1973 | 8 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.0 | 44 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 253 | 0 | 4.23 | 2.73 | 1.55 | 0.41 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 0.97 | .206 | 1.50 | 6.00 | |
| 5 | | S. Miller | 1.49 | 8 | 1952 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 66.1 | 42 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 1 | 7.06 | 2.85 | 2.48 | 0.14 | 19.7 | 8.0 | 0.95 | .216 | 2.17 | 5.70 | ||
| 6 | | J. Weaver | 1.51 | 8 | 2006 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.2 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 1 | 7.38 | 2.18 | 3.38 | 0.34 | 21.5 | 6.3 | 0.86 | .215 | 1.68 | 5.53 | |
| 7 | | J. Henry Johnson | 1.53 | 8 | 1978 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58.2 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 0 | 3.84 | 3.38 | 1.14 | 0.46 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 1.04 | .201 | 1.84 | 5.98 | |
| 8 | | E. Pérez | 1.54 | 8 | 2023 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 2 | 9.88 | 3.07 | 3.21 | 0.88 | 27.8 | 8.6 | 1.00 | .232 | 1.76 | 5.93 | |
| 9 | | J. Cosart | 1.59 | 8 | 2013 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 39 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 3 | 4.41 | 4.59 | 0.96 | 0.18 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 1.27 | .250 | 1.76 | 6.88 | |
| 10 | | J. Katoll | 1.64 | 8 | 1901 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 66.0 | 72 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | 2.59 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 6.8 | 1.38 | .291 | 5.32 | 9.82 | ||||
| 11 | | T. Bonham | 1.82 | 8 | 1940 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 64.1 | 52 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 0 | 2.94 | 0.98 | 3.00 | 0.28 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 0.92 | .229 | 2.10 | 7.27 | ||
| 12 | | P. Astacio | 1.84 | 8 | 1992 | 8 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 58.2 | 56 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 249 | 0 | 4.76 | 2.30 | 2.07 | 0.15 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 1.21 | .275 | 2.61 | 8.59 | |
| 13 | | A. Civale | 1.93 | 8 | 2019 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 2 | 7.33 | 2.31 | 3.17 | 0.39 | 20.7 | 6.5 | 1.05 | .267 | 2.51 | 7.14 | |
| 14 | | C. Paddack | 1.99 | 8 | 2019 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 9.73 | 2.18 | 4.45 | 0.79 | 28.5 | 6.4 | 0.75 | .179 | 2.78 | 4.57 | |
| 15 | | J. Hamilton | 2.02 | 8 | 1994 | 8 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58.0 | 49 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 229 | 2 | 4.81 | 2.64 | 1.82 | 0.31 | 13.5 | 7.4 | 1.14 | .266 | 2.17 | 7.60 | |
| 16 |  | S. Strasburg | 2.03 | 8 | 2010 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 1 | 12.58 | 2.59 | 4.86 | 0.55 | 35.2 | 7.3 | 1.03 | .306 | 2.22 | 6.66 | |
| 17 | | T. Jungmann | 2.04 | 8 | 2015 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 3 | 6.62 | 2.55 | 2.60 | 0.34 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 1.02 | .253 | 2.21 | 6.62 | |
| 18 |  | N. McLean | 2.06 | 8 | 2025 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 2 | 10.69 | 3.00 | 3.56 | 0.75 | 30.3 | 8.5 | 1.04 | .275 | 2.44 | 6.38 | |
| 19 | | B. Parsons | 2.07 | 8 | 1971 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 61.0 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 251 | 0 | 6.20 | 4.28 | 1.45 | 0.74 | 16.7 | 11.6 | 1.20 | .224 | 2.07 | 6.49 | |
| 20 |  | S. Smith | 2.08 | 8 | 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 3 | 7.89 | 3.12 | 2.53 | 0.21 | 21.5 | 8.5 | 1.08 | .263 | 2.49 | 6.65 | |
| 21 |  | N. Cameron | 2.08 | 8 | 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 6.42 | 2.83 | 2.27 | 0.76 | 18.4 | 8.1 | 0.97 | .205 | 2.08 | 5.85 | |
| 22 | | J. DeLeon | 2.08 | 8 | 1983 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 65.0 | 36 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 3 | 10.11 | 3.60 | 2.81 | 0.42 | 29.3 | 10.4 | 0.95 | .226 | 2.22 | 4.98 | |
| 23 | | T. Murphy | 2.10 | 8 | 1968 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.2 | 39 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 1 | 5.82 | 2.75 | 2.12 | 0.32 | 16.5 | 7.8 | 1.01 | .227 | 2.43 | 6.31 | |
| 24 | | W. Simpson | 2.11 | 8 | 1970 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 59.2 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 1 | 5.28 | 3.92 | 1.35 | 0.91 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 0.91 | .135 | 2.56 | 4.22 | |
| 25 | | J. Hahn | 2.12 | 8 | 2014 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 3 | 9.84 | 3.66 | 2.68 | 0.39 | 27.1 | 10.1 | 1.05 | .246 | 2.31 | 5.79 | |
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