lowest season era in mlb since 1920

Since 1920, Bob Gibson has the best ERA in a season, with an ERA of 1.12 in 1968.

Interpreted as:
lowest season era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a player in MLB since 1920
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
1.12
1968
34
22
9
.710
34
268
28
13
0
304.2
198
38
49
11
62
7
0
6
1,161
4
7.92
1.83
4.32
0.32
23.1
5.3
0.85
.230
1.45
38
1.77
63
5.85
34.8
2Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1.53
1985
35
24
4
.857
35
268
16
8
0
276.2
198
47
51
13
69
2
0
4
1,065
6
8.72
2.24
3.88
0.42
25.2
6.5
0.97
.259
1.66
44
2.12
59
6.44
45.6
3Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.56
1994
25
16
6
.727
25
156
10
3
0
202.0
150
35
44
4
31
6
0
3
774
3
6.95
1.38
5.03
0.18
20.2
4.0
0.90
.253
1.96
37
2.39
55
6.68
43.7
4Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
1.60
1968
34
21
9
.700
32
264
19
9
0
258.1
152
46
53
16
73
4
0
4
987
3
9.20
2.54
3.62
0.56
26.7
7.4
0.87
.216
1.85
53
2.04
64
5.30
33
5Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
1.63
2020
12
8
1
.889
12
122
0
0
0
77.1
46
14
15
7
21
1
0
0
297
5
14.20
2.44
5.81
0.81
41.1
7.1
0.87
.267
1.75
37
2.06
46
5.35
20.5
6Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.63
1995
28
19
2
.905
28
181
10
3
0
209.2
147
38
39
8
23
4
0
3
785
1
7.77
0.99
7.87
0.34
23.1
2.9
0.81
.244
1.67
39
2.25
52
6.31
46.9
7Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
1.64
1943
30
20
4
.833
30
134
20
5
0
253.0
197
46
62
5
54
4
0
989
3
4.77
1.92
2.48
0.18
13.5
5.5
0.99
.242
2.21
50
2.30
68
7.01
29.8
8Dean Chance
D. Chance
1.65
1964
46
20
9
.690
35
207
15
11
4
278.1
194
51
56
7
86
2
7
9
1,093
9
6.69
2.78
2.41
0.23
18.9
7.9
1.01
.236
1.81
48
2.39
67
6.27
37.9
9Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1.66
2015
32
19
3
.864
32
200
1
0
0
222.2
148
41
43
14
40
5
0
1
843
7
8.08
1.62
5.00
0.57
23.7
4.7
0.84
.229
1.74
44
2.75
73
5.98
26.2
10Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
1.66
1933
45
23
12
.657
33
156
22
10
5
308.2
256
57
69
6
47
3
11
1,206
3
4.55
1.37
3.32
0.17
12.9
3.9
0.98
.252
2.01
52
2.53
74
7.46
31.1
11Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1.69
1981
21
11
5
.688
21
140
5
3
0
149.0
99
28
34
2
68
1
0
1
605
16
8.46
4.11
2.06
0.12
23.1
11.2
1.12
.246
2.05
52
2.28
70
5.98
16.5
12Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1.70
2018
32
10
9
.526
32
269
1
0
0
217.0
152
41
48
10
46
5
0
3
835
2
11.16
1.91
5.85
0.41
32.2
5.5
0.91
.281
1.99
44
1.98
50
6.30
49
13Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
1.73
2020
11
5
4
.556
11
100
2
2
0
73.0
41
14
17
9
17
3
0
1
278
3
12.33
2.10
5.88
1.11
36.0
6.1
0.79
.215
2.10
36
2.87
61
5.05
14.1
14Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.73
1966
41
27
9
.750
41
317
27
5
0
323.0
241
62
74
19
77
0
0
4
1,274
7
8.83
2.15
4.12
0.53
24.9
6.0
0.98
.258
2.06
53
2.07
65
6.72
41.8
15Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.74
1964
29
19
5
.792
28
223
15
7
1
223.0
154
43
49
13
53
0
1
5
870
9
9.00
2.14
4.21
0.52
25.6
6.1
0.93
.243
1.98
53
2.08
67
6.22
27.1
16Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1.74
2000
29
18
6
.750
29
284
7
4
0
217.0
128
42
44
17
32
14
0
0
817
1
11.78
1.33
8.88
0.71
34.8
3.9
0.74
.236
1.82
35
2.16
47
5.31
61.5
17Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1.74
1978
35
25
3
.893
35
248
16
9
0
273.2
187
53
61
13
72
1
0
1
1,057
7
8.16
2.37
3.44
0.43
23.5
6.8
0.95
.241
2.01
48
2.18
58
6.15
48.5
18Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1.75
2022
28
18
4
.818
28
185
0
0
0
175.0
116
34
43
12
29
6
0
0
666
3
9.51
1.49
6.38
0.62
27.8
4.4
0.83
.240
2.21
46
2.48
64
5.97
27.7
19Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1.76
1971
36
20
10
.667
35
289
21
4
0
286.1
210
56
61
18
61
4
1
2
1,103
5
9.08
1.92
4.74
0.57
26.2
5.5
0.95
.263
1.92
52
1.93
58
6.60
44.5
20Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
1.77
2015
33
22
6
.786
33
236
4
3
0
229.0
150
45
52
10
48
6
0
2
870
6
9.28
1.89
4.92
0.39
27.1
5.5
0.86
.246
2.04
45
2.34
60
5.90
39
21Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.77
2014
27
21
3
.875
27
239
6
2
0
198.1
139
39
42
9
31
2
0
0
749
7
10.85
1.41
7.71
0.41
31.9
4.1
0.86
.278
1.91
51
1.81
50
6.31
40.5
22Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
1.78
1942
37
22
7
.759
35
152
22
10
0
278.2
207
55
73
9
68
5
1
1,100
5
4.91
2.20
2.24
0.29
13.8
6.2
0.99
.229
2.36
53
2.53
72
6.69
30.2
23Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1.81
1968
38
15
14
.517
37
283
11
3
0
269.0
181
54
78
13
110
10
0
9
1,098
7
9.47
3.68
2.57
0.43
25.8
10.0
1.08
.246
2.61
59
2.25
70
6.06
28.3
24Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
1.81
1945
40
25
9
.735
36
212
29
8
2
313.1
239
63
73
5
110
0
2
1,261
10
6.09
3.16
1.93
0.14
16.8
8.7
1.11
.251
2.10
52
2.45
68
6.86
39.5
25Vida Blue
V. Blue
1.82
1971
39
24
8
.750
39
301
24
8
0
312.0
209
63
73
19
88
4
0
3
1,207
10
8.68
2.54
3.42
0.55
24.9
7.3
0.95
.239
2.11
56
2.19
66
6.03
41.4

More Cardinals Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

20

Contreras

Willson Contreras

RBI

80

Contreras

Willson Contreras

AVG

.290

Burleson

Alec Burleson
Team Pitching Leaders

W

14

Gray

Sonny Gray

K

201

Gray

Sonny Gray

ERA

3.07

Leahy

Kyle Leahy
Team Rankings

HR

148

29th

R

689

19th

SO

1,209

29th

ERA

4.29

21st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
92
70
.568
5.0
83
79
.512
14.0
Cardinals Cardinals
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
4:15 PM
Sat
3/28
@
2:15 PM
Sun
3/29
@
2:15 PM
Mon
3/30
@
7:45 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:45 PM
Last Game
STL Cardinals

78 - 84

0

Final

2

CHC Cubs

92 - 70

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM