William Rotes has the worst ERA by a rookie, with an ERA of 7.60 in 1893.

Interpreted as:

most era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game in a rookie season

	NAME	ERA	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	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	William Rotes W. Rotes	7.60	1893	LOU	20	5	12	.294	19	22	17	0	0	151.2	244	128	173	10	66	10	1		769	1	1.31	3.92	0.33	0.59	2.9	8.6	2.04	.354	10.27	170	5.31	119	14.48	-16.2
2	Tom Colcolough T. Colcolough	7.23	1894	PIT	23	8	5	.615	14	29	11	0	0	150.2	213	121	147	5	72	5	8		724	7	1.73	4.30	0.40	0.30	4.0	9.9	1.89	.339	8.78	140	5.39	104	12.72	-5.1
3	Frank Bates F. Bates	6.90	1899	TOT	22	1	18	.053	19	13	17	0	0	161.2	246	124	183	6	110	23	3		839	5	0.72	6.12	0.12	0.33	1.5	13.1	2.20	.349	10.19	179	5.73	149	13.69	-33.8
4	Bill Kissinger B. Kissinger	6.51	1895	TOT	26	5	12	.294	16	34	10	0	0	152.0	240	110	156	8	53	8	10		742	3	2.01	3.14	0.64	0.47	4.6	7.1	1.93	.363	9.24	138	5.02	106	14.21	-5.3
5	Jim Walkup J. Walkup	6.25	1935	SLA	55	6	9	.400	20	44	4	1	0	181.1	226	126	139	17	104	2	16		858	6	2.18	5.16	0.42	0.84	5.1	12.1	1.82	.302	6.90	131	5.54	117	11.22	-14.4
6	Javier Vazquez J. Vazquez	6.06	1998	MON	33	5	15	.250	32	139	0	0	0	172.1	196	116	121	31	68	11	1	2	764	2	7.26	3.55	2.04	1.62	18.2	8.9	1.53	.320	6.32	143	5.23	122	10.24	-17.8
7	Mike McDermott M. McDermott	5.99	1895	LOU	33	4	19	.174	26	42	18	0	0	207.1	258	138	203	8	103	11	6		973	16	1.82	4.47	0.41	0.35	4.3	10.6	1.74	.309	8.81	131	5.33	116	11.20	-19.9
8	Claude Willoughby C. Willoughby	5.95	1926	PHN	47	8	12	.400	18	37	6	0	1	168.0	218	111	125	7	71	5	14		767	9	1.98	3.80	0.52	0.38	4.8	9.3	1.72	.326	6.70	143	4.37	105	11.68	-2.2
9	Jack Neagle J. Neagle	5.94	1883	TOT	30	5	23	.179	28	63	22	0	0	221.1	292	146	248	11	66		2		1,046	36	2.56	2.68	0.95	0.45	6.0	6.3	1.62		10.08	185	4.22	131	11.87	-25.8
10	Varney Anderson V. Anderson	5.89	1895	WSH	29	9	16	.360	25	35	18	0	0	204.2	288	134	199	13	97	10	3		988	1	1.54	4.27	0.36	0.57	3.5	9.8	1.88	.330	8.75	125	5.63	119	12.66	-21.3
11	Jose Jimenez J. Jimenez	5.85	1999	STL	29	5	14	.263	28	113	2	2	0	163.0	173	106	114	16	71	11	0	2	727	10	6.24	3.92	1.59	0.88	15.5	9.8	1.50	.304	6.29	130	4.52	96	9.55	3.5
12	Buck Ross B. Ross	5.83	1936	PHA	30	9	14	.391	27	47	12	1	0	200.2	253	130	146	17	83	0	1		927	10	2.11	3.72	0.57	0.76	5.1	9.0	1.67	.303	6.55	115	5.14	106	11.35	-5.9
13	Jack Kramer J. Kramer	5.83	1939	SLA	40	9	16	.360	31	68	10	2	0	211.2	269	137	150	18	127	3	5		998	9	2.89	5.40	0.54	0.77	6.8	12.7	1.87	.321	6.38	121	5.28	114	11.44	-14
14	Red Donahue R. Donahue	5.80	1896	STL	32	7	24	.226	32	70	28	0	0	267.0	376	172	235	6	98	13	0		1,253	5	2.36	3.30	0.71	0.20	5.6	7.8	1.78	.347	7.92	132	4.31	98	12.67	3.3
15	Ed Green E. Green	5.80	1890	PHA	25	7	15	.318	22	56	20	1	1	191.0	267	123	184	4	94	6	3		933	19	2.64	4.43	0.60	0.19	6.0	10.1	1.89	.340	8.67	150	4.17	115	12.58	-11.4
16	Jim Bivin J. Bivin	5.79	1935	PHN	47	2	9	.182	14	54	0	0	1	161.2	220	104	129	20	65	3	15		773	0	3.01	3.62	0.83	1.11	7.0	8.4	1.76	.317	7.18	127	5.26	115	12.25	-9.3
17	Charlie Knepper C. Knepper	5.78	1899	CLE	27	4	22	.154	26	43	26	0	0	219.2	307	141	190	11	77	15	1		1,024	8	1.76	3.15	0.56	0.45	4.2	7.5	1.75	.337	7.78	150	4.45	116	12.58	-14.8
18	Phil Huffman P. Huffman	5.77	1979	TOR	31	6	18	.250	31	56	2	1	0	173.0	220	111	130	25	68	0	0	0	802	5	2.91	3.54	0.82	1.30	7.0	8.5	1.66	.299	6.76	132	5.13	120	11.45	-16.1
19	Bill Fagan B. Fagan	5.69	1888	KCC	17	5	11	.313	17	49	15	0	0	142.1	179	90	148	4	75	1	0		680	14	3.10	4.74	0.65	0.25	7.2	11.0	1.78	.318	9.36	174	3.86	123	11.32	-8.5
20	Clise Dudley C. Dudley	5.69	1929	BKN	35	6	14	.300	20	33	8	1	0	156.2	202	99	130	9	64	10	7		746	4	1.90	3.68	0.52	0.52	4.4	8.6	1.70	.306	7.47	122	4.90	109	11.60	-6.9
21	Jeff Francis J. Francis	5.68	2005	COL	33	14	12	.538	33	128	0	0	0	183.2	228	116	119	26	70	8	0	5	828	2	6.27	3.43	1.83	1.27	15.5	8.5	1.62	.339	5.83	122	4.73	106	11.17	-4.9
22	Charlie Bishop C. Bishop	5.66	1953	PHA	39	3	14	.176	20	66	1	1	2	160.2	174	101	106	15	86	5	11		720	5	3.70	4.82	0.77	0.84	9.2	11.9	1.62	.290	5.94	138	4.68	113	9.75	-9.1
23	Eric Milton E. Milton	5.64	1998	MIN	32	8	14	.364	32	107	1	0	0	172.1	195	108	113	25	70	2	0	0	772	1	5.59	3.66	1.53	1.31	13.9	9.1	1.54	.299	5.90	118	5.03	111	10.18	-9.9
24	Kirtley Baker K. Baker	5.60	1890	PTN	25	3	19	.136	21	76	19	2	0	178.1	209	111	176	11	86	20	4		844	22	3.84	4.34	0.88	0.56	9.0	10.2	1.65	.304	8.88	173	4.65	134	10.55	-30.2
25	Jeremy Bonderman J. Bonderman	5.56	2003	DET	33	6	19	.240	28	108	0	0	0	162.0	193	100	118	23	58	4	0	2	727	12	6.00	3.22	1.86	1.28	14.9	8.0	1.55	.318	6.56	127	4.69	106	10.72	-5

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	49	33	.598
Phillies	47	38	.553	3.5
Marlins	45	40	.529	5.5
Nationals	43	43	.500	8.0
Mets	35	50	.412	15.5
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Brewers	51	31	.622
Cubs	47	38	.553	5.5
Cardinals	43	38	.531	7.5
Pirates	43	42	.506	9.5
Reds	39	44	.470	12.5
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Diamondbacks	42	42	.500	12.5
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Red Sox	37	46	.446	12.0
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White Sox	44	39	.530
Guardians	44	42	.512	1.5
Twins	41	45	.477	4.5
Tigers	36	49	.424	9.0
Royals	35	50	.412	10.0
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Rangers	44	42	.512
Mariners	43	43	.500	1.0
Astros	42	45	.483	2.5
Athletics	40	45	.471	3.5
Angels	36	50	.419	8.0