Christy Mathewson had the best ERA in a season in his first 7 games, with an ERA of 0.57 in his rookie season in 1901.
| 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 | 0.57 | 7 | 1901 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 63.0 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 4 | 4.57 | 1.71 | 2.67 | 0.00 | 13.9 | 5.2 | 0.70 | .172 | 1.00 | 4.57 | ||
| 2 | | C. Carlos | 0.89 | 7 | 1967 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.2 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 1 | 5.98 | 1.77 | 3.38 | 0.00 | 17.5 | 5.2 | 0.76 | .195 | 1.11 | 5.09 | |
| 3 |  | S. Imanaga | 1.08 | 7 | 2024 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 9.29 | 1.08 | 8.60 | 0.65 | 26.9 | 3.1 | 0.82 | .239 | 1.51 | 6.26 | |
| 4 | | J. Weaver | 1.15 | 7 | 2006 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 7.66 | 2.11 | 3.64 | 0.38 | 22.6 | 6.2 | 0.79 | .197 | 1.34 | 4.98 | |
| 5 | | S. Rogers | 1.21 | 7 | 1973 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 59.2 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 0 | 4.07 | 2.87 | 1.42 | 0.45 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 0.92 | .188 | 1.21 | 5.43 | |
| 6 |  | N. McLean | 1.27 | 7 | 2025 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 2 | 9.70 | 2.95 | 3.29 | 0.21 | 27.9 | 8.5 | 1.01 | .275 | 1.69 | 6.12 | |
| 7 | | J. St. Vrain | 1.33 | 7 | 1902 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 61.0 | 50 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4.87 | 1.92 | 2.54 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 1.03 | .298 | 2.66 | 7.38 | ||||
| 8 | | K. Hendricks | 1.48 | 7 | 2014 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 187 | 0 | 5.36 | 2.03 | 2.64 | 0.55 | 15.5 | 5.9 | 0.95 | .225 | 1.85 | 6.47 | |
| 9 | | B. Slayback | 1.52 | 7 | 1972 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 53.1 | 38 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 1 | 7.76 | 2.53 | 3.07 | 0.00 | 22.0 | 7.2 | 0.99 | .257 | 2.03 | 6.41 | |
| 10 | | Z. Duke | 1.54 | 7 | 2005 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.2 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 187 | 1 | 6.75 | 2.31 | 2.92 | 0.39 | 18.7 | 6.4 | 1.20 | .307 | 1.74 | 8.49 | |
| 11 | | C. Paddack | 1.55 | 7 | 2019 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 10.18 | 2.21 | 4.60 | 0.44 | 30.7 | 6.7 | 0.69 | .176 | 1.77 | 3.98 | |
| 12 | | P. Astacio | 1.56 | 7 | 1992 | 7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 52.0 | 50 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 220 | 0 | 5.19 | 2.08 | 2.50 | 0.17 | 13.6 | 5.5 | 1.19 | .280 | 2.42 | 8.65 | |
| 13 | | S. Miller | 1.57 | 7 | 1952 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 57.1 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 1 | 6.91 | 2.98 | 2.32 | 0.16 | 19.2 | 8.3 | 0.99 | .224 | 2.20 | 5.97 | ||
| 14 | | J. Katoll | 1.58 | 7 | 1901 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 61 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 2.37 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 6.4 | 1.33 | .289 | 5.53 | 9.63 | ||||
| 15 |  | F. Hernandez | 1.59 | 7 | 2005 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 31 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 1 | 8.82 | 1.76 | 5.00 | 0.71 | 26.3 | 5.3 | 0.80 | .216 | 1.76 | 5.47 | |
| 16 | | J. Cosart | 1.60 | 7 | 2013 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 3 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 1.18 | .231 | 1.80 | 6.40 | |
| 17 | | M. Montgomery | 1.62 | 7 | 2015 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 4 | 5.58 | 2.34 | 2.38 | 0.36 | 16.1 | 6.7 | 0.94 | .221 | 1.62 | 6.12 | |
| 18 | | I. Anderson | 1.64 | 7 | 2020 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 4 | 11.74 | 3.76 | 3.13 | 0.23 | 31.3 | 10.0 | 1.02 | .242 | 2.58 | 5.40 | |
| 19 | | J. Hamilton | 1.78 | 7 | 1994 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.2 | 44 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 2 | 4.26 | 2.49 | 1.71 | 0.18 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 1.14 | .270 | 1.95 | 7.82 | |
| 20 | | E. Pérez | 1.80 | 7 | 2023 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 2 | 9.26 | 3.60 | 2.57 | 1.03 | 25.4 | 9.9 | 1.09 | .227 | 2.06 | 6.17 | |
| 21 | | J. Henry Johnson | 1.81 | 7 | 1978 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 49.2 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 0 | 3.99 | 3.26 | 1.22 | 0.54 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 1.09 | .216 | 2.17 | 6.52 | |
| 22 | | D. Osborne | 1.83 | 7 | 1992 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 0 | 4.87 | 1.83 | 2.67 | 0.41 | 14.0 | 5.2 | 1.02 | .248 | 2.23 | 7.31 | |
| 23 | | B. Parsons | 1.83 | 7 | 1971 | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54.0 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 0 | 5.67 | 4.17 | 1.36 | 0.50 | 15.5 | 11.4 | 1.11 | .205 | 1.83 | 5.83 | |
| 24 | | E. Nolte | 1.87 | 7 | 1987 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 0 | 6.44 | 4.98 | 1.29 | 0.83 | 16.9 | 13.1 | 1.29 | .230 | 2.28 | 6.65 | |
| 25 |  | N. Cameron | 1.91 | 7 | 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 6.80 | 2.55 | 2.67 | 0.85 | 19.6 | 7.4 | 0.90 | .191 | 1.91 | 5.53 | |
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