lowest lifetime pitching era since 1912

Since 1912, Joe Wood has the best ERA, with an ERA of 2.08.

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NAMEERAGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Joe Wood
J. Wood
2.08
116
70
19
.787
87
514
68
15
7
778.2
622
180
240
4
230
21
26
3,034
23
5.94
2.66
2.23
0.05
16.9
7.6
1.09
.273
2.77
69
2.35
78
7.19
56.9
2Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
2.22
46
18
9
.667
46
318
0
0
0
263.2
184
65
74
24
78
11
0
0
1,051
3
10.85
2.66
4.08
0.82
30.3
7.4
0.99
.258
2.53
54
2.88
68
6.28
38.8
3Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
2.22
106
39
22
.639
51
328
32
7
14
550.2
414
136
172
8
149
22
44
2,145
8
5.36
2.44
2.20
0.13
15.3
6.9
1.02
.248
2.81
85
2.29
87
6.77
20.9
4Erv Lange
E. Lange
2.23
36
12
11
.522
22
87
10
2
2
190.0
162
47
69
3
55
3
11
781
1
4.12
2.61
1.58
0.14
11.1
7.0
1.14
.251
3.27
74
2.64
96
7.67
1.2
5Jim Scott
J. Scott
2.25
201
73
73
.500
148
547
76
17
8
1190.0
1,053
298
419
13
349
29
33
4,713
14
4.14
2.64
1.57
0.10
11.6
7.4
1.18
.275
3.17
81
2.61
91
7.96
30.9
6Bill James
B. James
2.28
84
37
21
.638
60
253
44
5
3
541.2
469
137
196
14
199
22
20
2,217
17
4.20
3.31
1.27
0.23
11.4
9.0
1.23
.263
3.26
75
3.09
99
7.79
4.8
7Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
2.28
95
40
25
.615
67
322
46
9
11
583.2
501
148
197
7
172
7
25
2,323
11
4.97
2.65
1.87
0.11
13.9
7.4
1.15
.272
3.04
75
2.70
90
7.73
18.8
8Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
2.28
627
335
201
.625
509
2,594
396
84
30
4559.0
3,818
1,157
1,469
86
1,060
156
110
18,096
87
5.12
2.09
2.45
0.17
14.3
5.9
1.07
.263
2.90
67
2.57
76
7.54
376.8
9Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
2.32
362
157
104
.602
264
981
185
28
21
2368.1
2,108
610
798
23
548
23
71
9,257
28
3.73
2.08
1.79
0.09
10.6
5.9
1.12
.271
3.03
77
2.49
83
8.01
131.3
10Eddie Plank
E. Plank
2.33
211
101
55
.647
153
632
101
26
16
1322.2
1,143
342
437
11
341
28
48
5,156
21
4.30
2.32
1.85
0.07
12.3
6.6
1.12
.273
2.97
81
2.48
86
7.78
59.8
11Reb Russell
R. Russell
2.33
242
80
59
.576
148
495
81
24
13
1291.2
1,128
335
453
7
267
18
60
5,021
21
3.45
1.86
1.85
0.05
9.9
5.3
1.08
.265
3.16
84
2.35
83
7.86
68.6
12Harry Coveleski
H. Coveleski
2.34
157
69
43
.616
125
400
68
9
8
1023.1
887
266
385
12
270
45
22
4,076
17
3.52
2.37
1.48
0.11
9.8
6.6
1.13
.261
3.39
81
2.67
91
7.80
31.9
13Rube Foster
R. Foster
2.36
138
58
33
.637
103
294
60
15
3
842.1
726
221
302
6
305
29
27
3,359
19
3.14
3.26
0.96
0.06
8.8
9.1
1.22
.264
3.23
86
2.97
107
7.76
-20
14Fred Beebe
F. Beebe
2.41
20
5
3
.625
12
32
5
1
2
100.2
92
27
43
1
37
1
2
405
2
2.86
3.31
0.86
0.09
7.9
9.1
1.28
.272
3.84
81
2.94
100
8.23
0.6
15Jeff Tesreau
J. Tesreau
2.43
247
119
72
.623
207
880
123
27
9
1679.0
1,350
453
591
37
572
38
25
6,805
42
4.72
3.07
1.54
0.20
12.9
8.4
1.14
.249
3.17
89
2.79
99
7.24
2.5
16Hippo Vaughn
H. Vaughn
2.43
332
157
116
.575
288
1,233
186
36
4
2360.1
2,112
637
870
36
701
68
38
9,728
52
4.70
2.67
1.76
0.14
12.7
7.2
1.19
.270
3.32
81
2.61
87
8.05
95.4
17Joe Benz
J. Benz
2.44
239
74
73
.503
157
511
74
17
3
1304.0
1,173
353
486
16
321
22
46
5,184
29
3.53
2.22
1.59
0.11
9.9
6.2
1.15
.268
3.35
85
2.64
91
8.10
33.7
18Cy Falkenberg
C. Falkenberg
2.46
135
62
46
.574
115
533
79
16
4
954.0
862
261
358
15
262
20
14
3,804
32
5.03
2.47
2.03
0.14
14.0
6.9
1.18
.285
3.38
80
2.42
81
8.13
63.2
19Ernie Shore
E. Shore
2.47
160
65
43
.602
121
309
56
9
5
979.1
906
269
370
12
270
27
24
3,960
16
2.84
2.48
1.14
0.11
7.8
6.8
1.20
.268
3.40
87
2.82
99
8.33
0
20Mike Vasil
M. Vasil
2.50
47
5
3
.625
3
82
0
0
4
101.0
74
28
32
8
52
8
17
5
423
4
7.31
4.63
1.58
0.71
19.4
12.3
1.25
.242
2.85
61
4.32
101
6.59
-0.6
21Slim Sallee
S. Sallee
2.50
365
139
107
.565
223
622
143
21
31
2114.0
2,016
587
774
54
390
29
103
8,549
9
2.65
1.66
1.59
0.23
7.3
4.6
1.14
.263
3.30
85
2.86
96
8.58
21.6
22Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
2.52
1,070
143
122
.540
52
1,610
20
5
228
2254.1
1,757
632
773
150
778
62
651
61
9,164
90
6.43
3.11
2.07
0.60
17.6
8.5
1.12
.245
3.09
68
3.06
82
7.01
167.6
23Hank Robinson
H. Robinson
2.52
145
42
36
.538
72
230
32
3
2
688.1
633
193
262
7
154
31
54
2,780
5
3.01
2.01
1.49
0.09
8.3
5.5
1.14
.265
3.43
85
2.83
93
8.28
16.3
24Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.53
455
223
96
.699
451
3,052
25
15
0
2855.1
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.2
25Wheezer Dell
W. Dell
2.55
92
19
23
.452
44
198
21
6
3
430.1
367
122
170
10
171
14
29
1,782
8
4.14
3.58
1.16
0.21
11.1
9.6
1.25
.257
3.56
93
3.03
110
7.68
-12.3

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81
75
.519
79
76
.510
1.5
73
82
.471
7.5
73
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.468
8.0
67
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9/22
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9/23
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9/24
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6:45 PM
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9/25
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9/26
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NL EastWLPCTGB
92
64
.590
86
70
.551
6.0
76
80
.487
16.0
73
83
.468
19.0
71
85
.455
21.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
58
.626
87
69
.558
10.5
79
77
.506
18.5
76
80
.487
21.5
72
84
.462
25.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
96
60
.615
87
69
.558
9.0
82
74
.526
14.0
64
92
.410
32.0
57
99
.365
39.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
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95
60
.613
89
66
.574
6.0
84
72
.538
11.5
77
79
.494
18.5
75
80
.484
20.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
81
75
.519
79
76
.510
1.5
73
82
.471
7.5
73
83
.468
8.0
67
89
.429
14.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
78
78
.500
77
79
.494
1.0
73
83
.468
5.0
61
95
.391
17.0
60
96
.385
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9/6
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