Ed Walsh has the best career ERA when starting 130+ games, with an ERA of 1.82.

lowest era with at least 130 career starts
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lowest era by a player with at least 130 career starts
Walsh Joss Wood Brown Ward Mathewson Waddell Johnson Weimer Bond Overall White Ruth Reulbach Scott Russell Plank Corcoran Cicotte McQuillan Killian White Coveleski Lundgren Rucker Tesreau Benz 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2 2.2 2.4 2.6 1.82 1.89 2.03 2.06 2.10 2.13 2.16 2.17 2.23 2.25 2.26 2.28 2.28 2.28 2.30 2.33 2.35 2.36 2.38 2.38 2.38 2.39 2.39 2.42 2.42 2.43 2.43
NAME ERA GS G W L W% CG GF SHO SV IP H TBF R ER HR BB IBB HBP SO WP WHIP K/9 H/9 BB/9 K/BB ERA- FIP FIP- PRAA
Ed Walsh Ed Walsh 1.82 315 430 195 126 .607 250 105 57 35 2964.1 2,346 11,413 873 598 23 617 52 1,736 76 1.00 5.27 7.12 1.87 2.81 69 2.02 79 164.3
Addie Joss Addie Joss 1.89 260 286 160 97 .623 234 22 45 5 2327.0 1,888 8,891 730 488 19 364 58 920 28 0.97 3.56 7.30 1.41 2.53 70 2.25 86 88.8
Joe Wood Joe Wood 2.03 158 225 117 57 .672 121 56 28 10 1434.1 1,138 5,640 497 324 10 421 49 989 43 1.09 6.21 7.14 2.64 2.35 70 2.26 78 105.8
Mordecai Brown Mordecai Brown 2.06 332 481 239 130 .648 271 138 55 49 3172.1 2,708 12,422 1,044 725 43 673 61 1,375 61 1.07 3.90 7.68 1.91 2.04 71 2.42 83 161.9
John Ward John Ward 2.10 262 293 164 103 .614 245 32 24 3 2469.2 2,324 10,164 1,185 576 26 253 920 144 1.04 3.35 8.47 0.92 3.64 82 2.43 96 9.1
Christy Mathewson Christy Mathewson 2.13 552 636 373 188 .665 435 73 79 30 4788.2 4,219 18,913 1,620 1,135 89 848 59 2,507 115 1.06 4.71 7.93 1.59 2.96 75 2.26 76 363
Rube Waddell Rube Waddell 2.16 340 407 193 143 .574 261 54 50 5 2961.1 2,460 11,717 1,063 711 37 803 115 2,316 74 1.10 7.04 7.48 2.44 2.88 75 2.03 71 262
Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 2.17 666 802 417 279 .599 531 127 110 34 5914.1 4,913 23,405 1,902 1,424 97 1,363 205 3,509 154 1.06 5.34 7.48 2.07 2.57 68 2.42 76 472.8
Jake Weimer Jake Weimer 2.23 180 191 97 69 .584 143 9 21 2 1472.2 1,227 5,971 511 365 14 493 73 657 26 1.17 4.02 7.50 3.01 1.33 81 2.81 98 8.7
Tommy Bond Tommy Bond 2.25 314 322 193 115 .627 294 11 35 0 2779.2 2,857 11,386 1,339 695 32 178 860 120 1.09 2.78 9.25 0.58 4.83 89 2.38 95 32.3
Orval Overall Orval Overall 2.26 182 218 108 71 .603 133 30 30 12 1535.1 1,232 6,145 520 385 16 551 45 935 57 1.16 5.48 7.22 3.23 1.70 81 2.39 85 72.4
Will White Will White 2.28 402 403 229 166 .580 394 1 36 0 3542.2 3,440 14,951 1,844 896 65 496 1,041 221 1.11 2.64 8.74 1.26 2.10 83 2.98 108 -109.3
Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 2.28 147 163 94 46 .671 107 12 17 4 1221.1 974 4,896 400 309 10 441 29 488 25 1.16 3.60 7.18 3.25 1.11 82 2.81 100 -6.6
Ed Reulbach Ed Reulbach 2.28 300 399 182 106 .632 200 80 40 13 2632.1 2,117 10,521 887 668 33 892 107 1,137 49 1.14 3.89 7.24 3.05 1.27 80 2.84 99 9
Jim Scott Jim Scott 2.30 226 317 107 114 .484 123 63 26 9 1892.0 1,624 7,487 686 483 21 609 53 945 32 1.18 4.50 7.73 2.90 1.55 85 2.63 96 21.2
Reb Russell Reb Russell 2.33 148 242 80 59 .576 81 60 24 13 1291.2 1,128 5,021 453 335 7 267 18 495 21 1.08 3.45 7.86 1.86 1.85 84 2.35 83 68.6
Eddie Plank Eddie Plank 2.35 529 623 326 194 .627 410 77 69 23 4495.2 3,958 17,803 1,566 1,174 42 1,072 190 2,246 88 1.12 4.50 7.92 2.15 2.10 81 2.45 86 195.2
Larry Corcoran Larry Corcoran 2.36 268 277 177 89 .665 256 9 22 2 2392.1 2,147 10,001 1,235 626 68 496 2 1,103 113 1.10 4.15 8.08 1.87 2.22 79 2.99 97 41
Eddie Cicotte Eddie Cicotte 2.38 361 502 209 148 .585 249 107 35 24 3226.0 2,897 12,731 1,161 853 32 827 52 1,374 57 1.15 3.83 8.08 2.31 1.66 82 2.54 88 131.9
George McQuillan George McQuillan 2.38 173 273 85 89 .489 105 76 17 14 1576.1 1,382 6,255 578 417 23 401 30 590 16 1.13 3.37 7.89 2.29 1.47 87 2.58 93 31.1
Ed Killian Ed Killian 2.38 180 214 103 78 .569 149 31 22 4 1598.1 1,463 6,508 585 423 9 482 70 516 22 1.22 2.91 8.24 2.71 1.07 91 2.80 110 -41.2
Doc White Doc White 2.39 363 427 189 156 .548 262 53 45 5 3041.0 2,738 12,093 1,118 808 33 670 120 1,384 63 1.12 4.10 8.10 1.98 2.07 89 2.51 96 22.9
Harry Coveleski Harry Coveleski 2.39 151 198 81 55 .596 83 31 13 9 1248.0 1,070 4,994 486 332 13 376 57 511 20 1.16 3.69 7.72 2.71 1.36 84 2.70 94 27.1
Carl Lundgren Carl Lundgren 2.42 149 179 91 55 .623 125 28 19 6 1322.0 1,129 5,320 496 355 16 476 35 535 26 1.21 3.64 7.69 3.24 1.12 90 2.94 106 -23.7
Nap Rucker Nap Rucker 2.42 274 336 134 134 .500 186 58 38 14 2375.1 2,089 9,441 823 639 41 701 73 1,217 43 1.17 4.61 7.92 2.66 1.74 86 2.60 90 73.7

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MLB 2023 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
1
Braves Braves
104 58 .642
2
Phillies Phillies
90 72 .556 14.0
AL East W L PCT GB
1
Orioles Orioles
101 61 .623
2
Rays Rays
99 63 .611 2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
1
Dodgers Dodgers
100 62 .617
2
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
84 78 .519 16.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
1
Brewers Brewers
92 70 .568
2
Cubs Cubs
83 79 .512 9.0
AL West W L PCT GB
1
Astros Astros
90 72 .556
2
Rangers Rangers
90 72 .556
AL Central W L PCT GB
1
Twins Twins
87 75 .537
2
Tigers Tigers
78 84 .481 9.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
5/10
CHC CHC
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PIT PIT
9-10
Fri
5/10
WSH WSH
@
BOS BOS
2-4
Fri
5/10
NYY NYY
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TBR TBR
2-7
Fri
5/10
CLE CLE
@
CWS CWS
1-3
Fri
5/10
CIN CIN
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SFG SFG
1-5

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/12
CHC CHC
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PIT PIT
1:35 PM
Sun
5/12
WSH WSH
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Sun
5/12
ARI ARI
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BAL BAL
1:35 PM
Sun
5/12
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TOR TOR
1:37 PM
Sun
5/12
HOU HOU
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DET DET
1:40 PM