mlb best earned run average 1900 to 1946

Between the 1900 and 1946 seasons, Ed Walsh had the best ERA, with an ERA of 1.82.

Interpreted as:
MLB best earned run average with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game by a player 1900 to 1946
NAMEERAGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
1.82
430
195
126
.607
315
1,736
250
57
35
2964.1
2,346
598
873
23
617
52
105
11,413
76
5.27
1.87
2.81
0.07
15.2
5.4
1.00
.259
2.65
69
2.02
79
7.12
164.3
2Addie Joss
A. Joss
1.89
286
160
97
.623
260
920
234
45
5
2327.0
1,888
488
730
19
364
58
22
8,891
28
3.56
1.41
2.53
0.07
10.3
4.1
0.97
.248
2.82
70
2.25
86
7.30
88.8
3Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
2.02
149
71
44
.617
128
503
75
17
0
1067.1
869
240
365
6
293
39
12
4,236
16
4.24
2.47
1.72
0.05
11.9
6.9
1.09
.254
3.08
77
2.32
86
7.33
44.3
4Joe Wood
J. Wood
2.03
225
117
57
.672
158
989
121
28
10
1434.1
1,138
324
497
10
421
49
56
5,640
43
6.21
2.64
2.35
0.06
17.5
7.5
1.09
.270
3.12
70
2.26
78
7.14
105.8
5Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
2.06
481
239
130
.648
332
1,375
271
55
49
3172.1
2,708
725
1,044
43
673
61
138
12,422
61
3.90
1.91
2.04
0.12
11.1
5.4
1.07
.259
2.96
71
2.42
83
7.68
161.9
6Buttons Briggs
B. Briggs
2.08
54
27
19
.587
50
180
41
8
3
445.0
393
103
160
4
129
14
4
1,763
4
3.64
2.61
1.40
0.08
10.2
7.3
1.17
.271
3.24
75
2.73
98
7.95
1.9
7Jim St. Vrain
J. St. Vrain
2.08
12
4
6
.400
11
51
10
1
0
95.0
88
22
36
0
25
5
1
388
3
4.83
2.37
2.04
0.00
13.1
6.4
1.19
.287
3.41
78
2.54
91
8.34
2.3
8Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
2.13
395
186
140
.571
330
2,267
251
49
4
2868.1
2,374
679
1,019
33
783
106
52
11,337
72
7.11
2.46
2.90
0.10
20.0
6.9
1.10
.287
3.20
75
1.99
71
7.45
257.5
9Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
2.13
636
373
188
.665
552
2,507
435
79
30
4788.2
4,219
1,135
1,620
89
848
59
73
18,913
115
4.71
1.59
2.96
0.17
13.3
4.5
1.06
.268
3.04
75
2.26
76
7.93
363
10Howie Pollet
H. Pollet
2.16
92
41
21
.661
67
247
45
13
5
563.2
468
135
171
22
184
10
12
2,300
12
3.94
2.94
1.34
0.35
10.7
8.0
1.16
.243
2.73
63
3.10
88
7.47
25.5
11Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
2.17
802
417
279
.599
666
3,509
531
110
34
5914.1
4,913
1,424
1,902
97
1,363
205
127
23,405
154
5.34
2.07
2.57
0.15
15.0
5.8
1.06
.264
2.89
68
2.42
76
7.48
472.8
12Glenn Liebhardt
G. Liebhardt
2.17
90
36
35
.507
66
280
49
7
2
612.2
543
148
225
3
183
14
23
2,419
21
4.11
2.69
1.53
0.04
11.6
7.6
1.18
.278
3.31
89
2.27
98
7.98
1.6
13Cy Young
C. Young
2.19
442
244
165
.597
404
1,678
363
48
9
3633.2
3,237
886
1,263
51
449
76
34
14,008
61
4.16
1.11
3.74
0.13
12.0
3.2
1.01
.271
3.13
75
2.20
76
8.02
287.8
14Erv 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
15Jake Weimer
J. Weimer
2.23
191
97
69
.584
180
657
143
21
2
1472.2
1,227
365
511
14
493
73
9
5,971
26
4.02
3.01
1.33
0.09
11.0
8.3
1.17
.256
3.12
81
2.81
98
7.50
8.7
16Orval Overall
O. Overall
2.26
218
108
71
.603
182
935
133
30
12
1535.1
1,232
385
520
16
551
45
30
6,145
57
5.48
3.23
1.70
0.09
15.2
9.0
1.16
.264
3.05
81
2.39
85
7.22
72.4
17Bill 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
18Ed Reulbach
E. Reulbach
2.28
399
182
106
.632
300
1,137
200
40
13
2632.1
2,117
668
887
33
892
107
80
10,521
49
3.89
3.05
1.27
0.11
10.8
8.5
1.14
.250
3.03
80
2.84
99
7.24
9
19Frank Arellanes
F. Arellanes
2.28
74
24
22
.522
49
148
25
2
8
409.2
358
104
147
5
85
11
23
1,602
8
3.25
1.87
1.74
0.11
9.2
5.3
1.08
.261
3.23
91
2.36
96
7.86
4.4
20Nick Maddox
N. Maddox
2.29
93
43
20
.683
72
193
47
9
1
605.1
487
154
209
7
170
35
18
2,368
8
2.87
2.53
1.14
0.10
8.2
7.2
1.09
.245
3.11
90
2.71
104
7.24
-6.7
21Jim Scott
J. Scott
2.30
317
107
114
.484
226
945
123
26
9
1892.0
1,624
483
686
21
609
53
63
7,487
32
4.50
2.90
1.55
0.10
12.6
8.1
1.18
.274
3.26
85
2.63
96
7.73
21.2
22Reb 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
23Sal Maglie
S. Maglie
2.35
13
5
4
.556
10
32
7
3
0
84.1
72
22
22
2
22
2
1
341
0
3.42
2.35
1.45
0.21
9.4
6.5
1.11
.247
2.35
61
2.94
78
7.68
7.8
24Andy Coakley
A. Coakley
2.35
150
58
59
.496
124
428
87
11
3
1072.1
1,021
280
436
9
314
26
24
4,326
15
3.59
2.64
1.36
0.08
9.9
7.3
1.24
.285
3.66
89
2.58
96
8.57
14.6
25Eddie Plank
E. Plank
2.35
623
326
194
.627
529
2,246
410
69
23
4495.2
3,958
1,174
1,566
42
1,072
190
77
17,803
88
4.50
2.15
2.10
0.08
12.6
6.0
1.12
.275
3.14
81
2.45
86
7.92
195.2

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Murakami

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RBI

5

Montgomery

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AVG

.333

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Team Pitching Leaders

K

5

Burke

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ERA

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R

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SO

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ERA

10.13

30th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
1
.667
2
2
.500
0.5
1
2
.333
1.0
1
2
.333
1.0
White Sox White Sox
0
3
.000
2.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/30
@
6:40 PM
Tue
3/31
@
6:40 PM
Wed
4/1
@
1:10 PM
Thu
4/2
@
4:10 PM
Sat
4/4
@
2:10 PM
Last Game
CWS White Sox

0 - 3

7

Final

9

MIL Brewers

3 - 0

Sun 29 Mar 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
3
0
1.000
2
1
.667
1.0
2
1
.667
1.0
2
1
.667
1.0
1
2
.333
2.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
3
0
1.000
2
1
.667
1.0
2
1
.667
1.0
1
2
.333
2.0
1
2
.333
2.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
3
0
1.000
1
2
.333
2.0
0
3
.000
3.0
0
3
.000
3.0
0
3
.000
3.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
3
0
1.000
3
0
1.000
2
1
.667
1.0
1
2
.333
2.0
1
2
.333
2.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
2
1
.667
2
2
.500
0.5
1
2
.333
1.0
1
2
.333
1.0
0
3
.000
2.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
2
1
.667
2
2
.500
0.5
2
2
.500
0.5
2
2
.500
0.5
0
3
.000
2.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/24
@
7-0
Wed
3/25
@
7-11
Wed
3/25
@
2-14
Wed
3/25
@
10-4
Wed
3/25
@
1-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/30
@
4:10 PM
Mon
3/30
@
6:35 PM
Mon
3/30
@
6:40 PM
Mon
3/30
@
6:40 PM
Mon
3/30
@
6:40 PM