mlb best one season era since 1920 among relievers with at least 40 ip

Since 1920, Zack Britton has the lowest ERA by a relief pitcher with 40.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 0.54 in 2016.

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  • Data note: Earned Run Average, Innings Pitched: player game data complete from 1901
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMEERAIPSEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Zack Britton
Z. Britton
0.54
67.0
2016
69
2
1
.667
0
74
0
0
47
38
4
7
1
18
0
63
3
254
10
9.94
2.42
4.11
0.13
29.1
7.1
0.84
.230
0.94
5.10
2Joey Devine
J. Devine
0.59
45.2
2008
42
6
1
.857
0
49
0
0
1
23
3
7
0
15
0
10
2
170
0
9.66
2.96
3.27
0.00
28.8
8.8
0.83
.217
1.38
4.53
3Fernando Rodney
F. Rodney
0.60
74.2
2012
76
2
2
.500
0
76
0
0
48
43
5
9
2
15
3
65
1
282
4
9.16
1.81
5.07
0.24
27.0
5.3
0.78
.220
1.08
5.18
4Emmanuel Clase
E. Clase
0.61
74.1
2024
74
4
2
.667
0
66
0
0
47
39
5
10
2
10
2
66
1
270
2
7.99
1.21
6.60
0.24
24.4
3.7
0.66
.195
1.21
4.72
5Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
0.61
73.1
1990
63
4
2
.667
0
73
0
0
48
41
5
9
2
4
0
61
1
262
0
8.96
0.49
18.25
0.25
27.9
1.5
0.61
.213
1.10
5.03
6Al Benton
A. Benton
0.62
58.0
1949
29
4
0
1.000
0
14
0
0
10
37
4
5
1
21
0
18
222
0
2.17
3.26
0.67
0.16
6.3
9.5
1.00
.194
0.78
5.74
7Ricky Horton
R. Horton
0.65
41.2
1986
33
1
0
1.000
0
18
0
0
3
24
3
3
2
11
1
12
3
154
0
3.89
2.38
1.64
0.43
11.7
7.1
0.84
.180
0.65
5.18
8Casey Sadler
C. Sadler
0.67
40.1
2021
42
0
1
.000
0
37
0
0
0
19
3
4
1
10
1
2
0
145
2
8.26
2.23
3.70
0.22
25.5
6.9
0.72
.188
0.89
4.24
9Rob Murphy
R. Murphy
0.72
50.1
1986
34
6
0
1.000
0
36
0
0
1
26
4
4
0
21
0
12
2
195
5
6.44
3.75
1.71
0.00
18.5
10.8
0.93
.188
0.72
4.65
10Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
0.77
46.2
1981
32
3
2
.600
0
48
0
0
20
22
4
6
2
14
1
30
1
173
1
9.26
2.70
3.43
0.39
27.7
8.1
0.77
.185
1.16
4.24
11Blake Treinen
B. Treinen
0.78
80.1
2018
68
9
2
.818
0
100
0
0
38
46
7
12
2
21
1
58
3
315
6
11.20
2.35
4.76
0.22
31.7
6.7
0.83
.230
1.34
5.15
12Tom Acker
T. Acker
0.81
44.2
1956
22
1
2
.333
0
34
0
0
1
24
4
5
2
18
2
3
1
176
0
6.85
3.63
1.89
0.40
19.3
10.2
0.94
.183
1.01
4.84
13Stu Miller
S. Miller
0.81
44.1
1958
21
0
2
.000
0
33
0
0
0
33
4
5
1
11
0
7
0
173
0
6.70
2.23
3.00
0.20
19.1
6.4
0.99
.250
1.02
6.70
14Lefty Grove
L. Grove
0.81
44.1
1933
17
6
2
.750
0
17
0
0
6
31
4
5
0
14
0
16
176
1
3.45
2.84
1.21
0.00
9.7
8.0
1.02
.214
1.02
6.29
15Norm Charlton
N. Charlton
0.84
42.2
1991
28
0
0
0
40
0
0
1
27
4
5
1
12
2
10
3
162
4
8.44
2.53
3.33
0.21
24.7
7.4
0.91
.243
1.05
5.70
16Steve Comer
S. Comer
0.85
42.1
1978
19
5
2
.714
0
24
0
0
1
38
4
6
0
13
0
14
2
170
1
5.10
2.76
1.85
0.00
14.1
7.6
1.20
.286
1.28
8.08
17Bill Henry
B. Henry
0.87
52.0
1964
37
2
2
.500
0
29
0
0
6
31
5
9
2
12
3
20
4
202
1
5.02
2.08
2.42
0.35
14.4
5.9
0.83
.186
1.56
5.37
18Dennys Reyes
D. Reyes
0.89
50.2
2006
66
5
0
1.000
0
49
0
0
0
35
5
8
3
15
0
8
2
194
4
8.70
2.66
3.27
0.53
25.3
7.7
0.99
.252
1.42
6.22
19Vern Kennedy
V. Kennedy
0.89
40.1
1943
11
3
1
.750
0
16
0
0
0
28
4
4
0
10
1
9
149
0
3.57
2.23
1.60
0.00
10.7
6.7
0.94
.230
0.89
6.25
20Junior Thompson
J. Thompson
0.92
58.2
1946
38
4
5
.444
0
29
0
0
4
33
6
16
4
39
0
27
238
2
4.45
5.98
0.74
0.61
12.2
16.4
1.23
.175
2.45
5.06
21Jonathan Papelbon
J. Papelbon
0.92
68.1
2006
59
4
2
.667
0
75
0
0
35
40
7
8
3
13
1
49
2
257
2
9.88
1.71
5.77
0.40
29.2
5.1
0.78
.224
1.05
5.27
22Wade Davis
W. Davis
0.94
67.1
2015
69
8
1
.889
0
78
0
0
17
33
7
8
3
20
0
24
1
251
1
10.43
2.67
3.90
0.40
31.1
8.0
0.79
.200
1.07
4.41
23Chris Hammond
C. Hammond
0.95
76.0
2002
63
7
2
.778
0
63
0
0
0
53
8
15
1
31
1
6
9
311
1
7.46
3.67
2.03
0.12
20.3
10.0
1.11
.242
1.78
6.28
24Eric O'Flaherty
E. O'Flaherty
0.98
73.2
2011
78
2
4
.333
0
67
0
0
0
59
8
9
2
21
3
5
8
301
1
8.19
2.57
3.19
0.24
22.3
7.0
1.09
.274
1.10
7.21
25Wade Davis
W. Davis
1.00
72.0
2014
71
9
2
.818
0
109
0
0
3
38
8
8
0
23
3
11
0
279
1
13.63
2.88
4.74
0.00
39.1
8.2
0.85
.264
1.00
4.75

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