mlb pitcher with lowest era in a season with at least 20 starts

Dutch Leonard has the lowest ERA with 20+ starts in a season, with an ERA of 0.96 in 1914.

NAME ERA GS SEASON TM G W L W% SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
0.96
25
1914
BSA BSA
36
19
5
.792
176
17
7
3
224.2
139
24
34
3
60
8
8
842
2
7.05
2.40
2.93
0.12
20.9
7.1
0.89
.229
1.36
36
1.95
70
5.57
20.4
2 Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
1.04
32
1906
CHC CHC
36
26
6
.813
144
27
9
3
277.1
198
32
56
1
61
4
4
1,044
2
4.67
1.98
2.36
0.03
13.8
5.8
0.93
.236
1.82
39
2.08
75
6.43
21.1
3 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
1.12
34
1968
STL STL
34
22
9
.710
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
4 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
1.14
33
1909
NYG NYG
37
25
6
.806
149
26
8
2
275.1
192
35
57
2
36
0
4
998
4
4.87
1.18
4.14
0.07
14.9
3.6
0.83
.234
1.86
44
1.62
61
6.28
31.7
5 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1.14
36
1913
WSH WSH
48
36
7
.837
243
29
11
2
346.0
232
44
56
9
38
9
10
1,271
2
6.32
0.99
6.39
0.23
19.1
3.0
0.78
.229
1.46
39
1.90
63
6.03
42.3
6 Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
1.15
22
1907
CHC CHC
30
14
9
.609
90
13
3
0
195.0
143
25
61
1
48
5
5
745
2
4.15
2.22
1.88
0.05
12.1
6.4
0.98
.236
2.82
47
2.14
81
6.60
10.6
7 Addie Joss
A. Joss
1.16
35
1908
CLE CLE
42
24
11
.686
130
29
9
2
325.0
232
42
77
2
30
2
6
1,209
6
3.60
0.83
4.33
0.06
10.8
2.5
0.81
.220
2.13
49
1.68
76
6.42
19.3
8 Carl Lundgren
C. Lundgren
1.17
25
1907
CHC CHC
28
18
7
.720
84
21
7
0
207.0
130
27
42
0
92
2
3
795
2
3.65
4.00
0.91
0.00
10.6
11.6
1.07
.211
1.83
48
2.73
104
5.65
-2.3
9 Denny Driscoll
D. Driscoll
1.21
23
1882
PIT PIT
23
13
9
.591
59
23
0
0
201.0
162
27
73
0
12
0
799
7
2.64
0.54
4.92
0.00
7.4
1.5
0.87
3.27
45
2.36
84
7.25
10.2
10 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
1.22
42
1915
PHN PHN
49
31
10
.756
241
36
12
3
376.1
253
51
86
3
64
10
7
1,435
2
5.76
1.53
3.77
0.07
16.8
4.5
0.84
.224
2.06
43
1.82
63
6.05
44.1
11 George Bradley
G. Bradley
1.23
64
1876
STL
64
45
19
.703
103
63
16
0
573.0
470
78
229
3
38
0
2,269
34
1.62
0.60
2.71
0.05
4.5
1.7
0.89
3.60
58
2.14
101
7.38
-20.7
12 Cy Young
C. Young
1.26
33
1908
BOS BOS
36
21
11
.656
150
30
3
2
299.0
230
42
68
1
37
1
3
1,116
4
4.52
1.11
4.05
0.03
13.4
3.3
0.89
.247
2.05
52
1.52
67
6.92
25.4
13 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
1.27
36
1910
CWS CWS
45
18
20
.474
258
33
7
5
369.2
242
52
87
5
61
4
7
1,359
6
6.28
1.49
4.23
0.12
19.0
4.5
0.82
.230
2.12
52
1.63
66
5.89
34.8
14 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1.27
29
1918
WSH WSH
39
23
13
.639
162
29
8
3
326.0
241
46
71
2
70
8
10
1,261
8
4.47
1.93
2.31
0.06
12.8
5.6
0.95
.235
1.96
47
2.04
74
6.65
25.9
15 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
1.28
37
1905
NYG NYG
43
31
9
.775
206
32
8
3
338.2
252
48
85
4
64
1
6
1,294
6
5.47
1.70
3.22
0.11
15.9
4.9
0.93
.243
2.26
42
2.03
69
6.70
34.9
16 Jack Taylor
J. Taylor
1.29
34
1902
CHO CHO
37
23
11
.676
88
34
8
1
333.2
273
48
86
2
45
12
3
1,278
10
2.37
1.21
1.96
0.05
6.9
3.5
0.95
.240
2.32
49
2.73
98
7.36
0.6
17 Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
1.30
38
1910
PHA PHA
45
31
9
.775
224
35
13
1
353.0
248
51
74
0
115
7
6
1,353
10
5.71
2.93
1.95
0.00
16.6
8.5
1.03
.246
1.89
53
2.09
83
6.32
15.8
18 Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
1.31
34
1909
CHC CHC
50
27
9
.750
172
32
8
7
342.2
246
50
78
1
53
7
15
1,280
9
4.52
1.39
3.25
0.03
13.4
4.1
0.87
.234
2.05
51
1.78
68
6.46
32.4
19 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1.36
42
1910
WSH WSH
45
25
17
.595
313
38
8
1
370.0
262
56
92
1
76
13
3
1,367
21
7.61
1.85
4.12
0.02
22.9
5.6
0.91
.271
2.24
56
1.39
56
6.37
45.2
20 George Bradley
G. Bradley
1.38
20
1880
PRO
28
13
8
.619
54
16
4
2
196.0
158
30
66
2
6
7
757
7
2.48
0.28
9.00
0.09
7.1
0.8
0.84
3.03
60
2.21
96
7.26
0.6
21 Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
1.38
73
1884
PRO
75
59
12
.831
441
73
11
2
678.2
528
104
216
18
98
2
2,672
34
5.85
1.30
4.50
0.24
16.5
3.7
0.92
2.86
48
2.75
84
7.00
31.9
22 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1.39
37
1912
WSH WSH
50
33
12
.733
303
34
7
2
369.0
259
57
89
2
76
16
13
1,413
11
7.39
1.85
3.99
0.05
21.4
5.4
0.91
.253
2.17
42
2.03
63
6.32
49.6
23 Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
1.39
27
1907
CHC CHC
34
20
6
.769
107
20
6
3
233.0
180
36
51
2
40
6
7
861
4
4.13
1.55
2.68
0.08
12.4
4.6
0.94
.252
1.97
56
1.97
75
6.95
17.2
24 Harry Krause
H. Krause
1.39
21
1909
PHA PHA
32
18
8
.692
139
16
7
0
213.0
151
33
49
2
49
13
8
801
2
5.87
2.07
2.84
0.08
17.4
6.1
0.94
.249
2.07
58
1.91
82
6.38
9.5
25 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
1.41
28
1909
CWS CWS
31
15
11
.577
127
20
8
2
230.1
166
36
52
0
50
4
3
871
4
4.96
1.95
2.54
0.00
14.6
5.7
0.94
.241
2.03
61
1.82
81
6.49
10.3

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HR

72

8th

R

283

6th

SO

512

9th

ERA

3.91

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
36
22
.621
Blue Jays Blue Jays
31
28
.525
5.5
Rays Rays
30
29
.508
6.5
Red Sox Red Sox
29
32
.475
8.5
Orioles Orioles
22
36
.379
14.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/3
LAA LAA
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Wed
6/4
LAA LAA
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Fri
6/6
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Sat
6/7
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
7:35 PM
Sun
6/8
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
7:10 PM
Last Game
ATL Braves

27 - 31

1

Final

3

BOS Red Sox

29 - 32

Sun 1 Jun 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
36
22
.621
Blue Jays Blue Jays
31
28
.525
5.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
39
21
.650
Guardians Guardians
32
26
.552
6.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
32
26
.552
Astros Astros
32
27
.542
0.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
37
22
.627
Phillies Phillies
36
23
.610
1.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
37
22
.627
Cardinals Cardinals
33
26
.559
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
36
23
.610
Padres Padres
33
24
.579
2.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/17
HOU HOU
@
TEX TEX
4-3
Sat
5/17
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
0-1
Sat
5/17
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
10-4
Sat
5/17
WSH WSH
@
BAL BAL
10-4
Sat
5/17
DET DET
@
TOR TOR
3-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
6/2
SDP SDP
@
SFG SFG
9:45 PM
Mon
6/2
MIN MIN
@
ATH ATH
10:05 PM
Mon
6/2
NYM NYM
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Tue
6/3
COL COL
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM
Tue
6/3
HOU HOU
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM