lowest era to start a career in baseball minimum 10 starts

4 pitchers are tied for the best career ERA in starts when starting 10+ games, with an ERA of 0.00. The first three are Tex Covington, Louis Drucke and Irv Young.

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NAMEERAGSGWLW%SOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Tex Covington
T. Covington
0.00
15
15
8
5
.615
28
7
1
0
98.0
100
49
1
43
7
0
422
4
2.57
3.95
0.65
0.09
6.6
10.2
1.46
.289
4.50
9.18
2Louis Drucke
L. Drucke
0.00
40
40
17
14
.548
182
21
0
0
281.0
250
114
4
122
19
0
1,180
4
5.83
3.91
1.49
0.13
15.4
10.3
1.32
.288
3.65
8.01
3Irv Young
I. Young
0.00
161
161
57
91
.385
501
120
21
0
1240.1
1,224
546
20
272
33
0
4,982
17
3.64
1.97
1.84
0.15
10.1
5.5
1.21
.290
3.96
8.88
4Big Jeff Pfeffer
B. Jeff Pfeffer
0.00
70
70
27
37
.422
278
59
6
0
565.0
516
251
8
229
26
0
2,320
8
4.43
3.65
1.21
0.13
12.0
9.9
1.32
.286
4.00
8.22
5Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
0.02
128
128
66
42
.611
475
76
17
0
975.0
795
332
6
261
32
0
3,920
13
4.38
2.41
1.82
0.06
12.1
6.7
1.08
.251
3.06
7.34
6Ed Karger
E. Karger
0.03
123
123
44
58
.431
352
82
9
0
922.2
850
383
9
263
27
0
3,789
22
3.43
2.57
1.34
0.09
9.3
6.9
1.21
.268
3.74
8.29
7Ed Summers
E. Summers
0.05
112
112
59
42
.584
325
79
9
0
904.0
848
358
17
195
43
0
3,699
12
3.24
1.94
1.67
0.17
8.8
5.3
1.15
.266
3.56
8.44
8Chappie McFarland
C. McFarland
0.08
96
96
34
57
.374
300
81
6
0
796.1
843
444
15
186
18
0
3,334
17
3.39
2.10
1.61
0.17
9.0
5.6
1.29
.294
5.02
9.53
9George Bell
G. Bell
0.09
124
124
40
72
.357
342
91
17
0
985.0
915
420
13
266
16
0
3,976
10
3.12
2.43
1.29
0.12
8.6
6.7
1.20
.270
3.84
8.36
10Elmer Stricklett
E. Stricklett
0.10
90
90
34
49
.410
223
78
10
0
721.2
709
344
3
206
28
0
11
2.78
2.57
1.08
0.04
7.0
1.27
.284
4.29
8.84
11Rube Kroh
R. Kroh
0.10
25
25
12
9
.571
72
13
3
0
172.0
139
52
3
51
3
0
1
3.77
2.67
1.41
0.16
8.4
1.10
.283
2.72
7.27
12Bugs Raymond
B. Raymond
0.12
95
95
36
50
.419
334
57
9
0
702.0
606
281
16
228
26
0
17
4.28
2.92
1.46
0.21
8.0
1.19
.261
3.60
7.77
13Tom Walker
T. Walker
0.13
44
44
24
15
.615
89
35
3
0
351.2
345
140
5
93
23
0
1,463
3
2.28
2.38
0.96
0.13
6.1
6.4
1.25
.271
3.58
8.83
14Lew Brockett
L. Brockett
0.13
30
30
10
13
.435
72
13
3
0
205.0
190
99
5
89
3
0
6
3.16
3.91
0.81
0.22
11.4
1.36
.303
4.35
8.34
15Harry McIntire
H. McIntire
0.14
188
188
63
110
.364
562
140
17
0
1475.0
1,379
678
30
485
87
0
6,135
13
3.43
2.96
1.16
0.18
9.2
7.9
1.26
.271
4.14
8.41
16Dolly Gray
D. Gray
0.14
70
70
15
46
.246
191
46
3
0
509.1
502
261
7
160
17
0
2,120
21
3.38
2.83
1.19
0.12
9.0
7.5
1.30
.284
4.61
8.87
17Bob Ewing
B. Ewing
0.15
264
264
118
112
.513
962
205
19
0
2170.1
1,998
881
28
591
51
0
44
3.99
2.45
1.63
0.12
6.7
1.19
.277
3.65
8.29
18Larry Pape
L. Pape
0.16
24
24
11
9
.550
56
13
2
0
173.1
175
68
3
58
5
0
710
1
2.91
3.01
0.97
0.16
7.9
8.2
1.34
.293
3.53
9.09
19Orval Overall
O. Overall
0.17
183
183
101
66
.605
882
133
31
0
1426.2
1,149
478
16
504
40
0
5,736
53
5.56
3.18
1.75
0.10
15.4
8.8
1.16
.264
3.02
7.25
20Elmer Koestner
E. Koestner
0.17
14
14
3
6
.333
32
8
1
0
104.2
98
54
0
51
4
0
447
7
2.75
4.39
0.63
0.00
7.2
11.4
1.42
.272
4.64
8.43
21Dixie Walker
D. Walker
0.18
62
62
23
29
.442
197
40
5
0
447.2
456
222
6
125
21
0
1,883
9
3.96
2.51
1.58
0.12
10.5
6.6
1.30
.293
4.46
9.17
22Fred Beebe
F. Beebe
0.19
153
153
56
78
.418
562
92
9
0
1125.0
982
508
15
458
41
0
4,687
46
4.50
3.66
1.23
0.12
12.0
9.8
1.28
.268
4.06
7.86
23Fred Olmstead
F. Olmstead
0.23
37
37
14
19
.424
104
26
5
0
274.1
295
123
4
71
7
0
1,136
8
3.41
2.33
1.46
0.13
9.2
6.3
1.33
.306
4.04
9.68
24Bill Powell
B. Powell
0.24
11
11
3
8
.273
23
4
2
0
75.0
66
33
0
36
6
0
314
2
2.76
4.32
0.64
0.00
7.3
11.5
1.36
.265
3.96
7.92
25Wish Egan
W. Egan
0.24
34
34
8
23
.258
45
27
0
0
260.1
283
135
4
66
11
0
6
1.56
2.28
0.68
0.14
6.2
1.34
.295
4.67
9.78
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90
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78
81
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
82
75
.522
81
76
.516
1.0
75
84
.472
8.0
74
85
.465
9.0
67
90
.427
15.0
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