the lowest era for relief pitcher in the mlb history with 40 games minimum

Deacon Phillippe had the best ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching in 40+ games, with an ERA of 0.00.

NAME ERA 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 H/9
1 Deacon Phillippe
D. Phillippe
0.00
41
9
1
.900
0
36
0
0
4
119.0
108
55
2
15
2
29
470
2
2.72
1.13
2.40
0.15
7.7
3.2
1.03
.255
4.16
8.17
2 Al Mattern
A. Mattern
0.32
45
6
7
.462
0
44
0
0
4
142.0
155
95
3
49
3
38
578
4
2.79
3.11
0.90
0.19
7.6
8.5
1.44
.317
6.02
9.82
3 Harry Gaspar
H. Gaspar
0.42
45
6
6
.500
0
24
0
0
11
108.0
102
46
0
27
9
38
438
3
2.00
2.25
0.89
0.00
5.5
6.2
1.19
.270
3.83
8.50
4 Ralph Works
R. Works
0.43
51
6
2
.750
0
79
0
0
4
145.0
149
93
1
66
8
42
631
9
4.90
4.10
1.20
0.06
12.5
10.5
1.48
.310
5.77
9.25
5 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
0.70
77
18
11
.621
0
145
0
0
28
179.2
138
68
2
32
3
72
694
9
7.26
1.60
4.53
0.10
20.9
4.6
0.95
.266
3.41
6.91
6 Joe Wood
J. Wood
0.73
67
20
8
.714
0
139
0
0
10
159.1
134
64
0
52
5
58
641
9
7.85
2.94
2.67
0.00
21.7
8.1
1.17
.301
3.62
7.57
7 Jack Rowan
J. Rowan
0.75
45
8
5
.615
0
58
0
0
3
132.1
116
69
1
67
4
35
552
4
3.94
4.56
0.87
0.07
10.5
12.1
1.38
.273
4.69
7.89
8 Joe Lake
J. Lake
0.79
60
15
9
.625
0
98
0
0
5
239.1
254
152
7
55
2
54
1,005
8
3.69
2.07
1.78
0.26
9.8
5.5
1.29
.293
5.72
9.55
9 Howie Camnitz
H. Camnitz
0.85
68
22
8
.733
0
135
0
0
13
233.2
189
87
3
85
9
55
9
5.20
3.27
1.59
0.12
9.3
1.17
.272
3.35
7.28
10 George Mullin
G. Mullin
0.86
41
18
2
.900
0
51
0
0
3
146.2
124
60
2
48
5
34
1
3.13
2.95
1.06
0.12
14.4
1.17
.535
3.68
7.61
11 Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
0.89
139
25
12
.676
0
155
0
0
24
354.0
282
120
3
104
9
103
1,383
6
3.94
2.64
1.49
0.08
11.2
7.5
1.09
.251
3.05
7.17
12 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
0.94
57
10
7
.588
0
89
0
0
11
162.1
131
61
1
49
6
46
663
6
4.93
2.72
1.82
0.06
13.4
7.4
1.11
.251
3.38
7.26
13 Buster Brown
B. Brown
1.16
56
4
6
.400
0
71
0
0
2
186.2
203
114
5
73
5
44
772
5
3.42
3.52
0.97
0.24
9.2
9.5
1.48
.320
5.50
9.79
14 Charley Hall
C. Hall
1.18
100
24
4
.857
0
152
0
0
11
319.2
259
143
6
134
10
81
1,312
5
4.28
3.77
1.13
0.17
11.6
10.2
1.23
.250
4.03
7.29
15 Jack Warhop
J. Warhop
1.23
71
13
14
.481
0
103
0
0
7
263.2
220
103
4
68
17
62
1,054
2
3.52
2.32
1.51
0.14
9.8
6.5
1.09
.251
3.52
7.51
16 Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
1.25
127
31
16
.660
0
179
0
0
33
332.1
283
127
5
72
7
117
15
4.85
1.95
2.49
0.14
6.9
1.07
.353
3.44
7.66
17 Nap Rucker
N. Rucker
1.40
55
14
14
.500
0
94
0
0
13
167.2
152
69
6
59
7
51
687
0
5.05
3.17
1.59
0.32
13.7
8.6
1.26
.280
3.70
8.16
18 Ed Willett
E. Willett
1.42
67
7
14
.333
0
60
0
0
5
184.1
198
126
6
66
10
51
7
2.93
3.22
0.91
0.29
12.1
1.43
.476
6.15
9.67
19 Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
1.44
72
17
3
.850
0
131
0
0
17
194.1
128
58
3
57
6
56
736
4
6.07
2.64
2.30
0.14
17.8
7.7
0.95
.232
2.69
5.93
20 George McQuillan
G. McQuillan
1.46
99
8
12
.400
0
105
0
0
17
259.1
225
114
4
69
10
75
1,050
4
3.64
2.39
1.52
0.14
10.0
6.6
1.13
.256
3.96
7.81
21 Elwood Richie
E. Richie
1.48
80
12
9
.571
0
86
0
0
9
249.0
217
131
5
111
9
59
1,007
5
3.11
4.01
0.77
0.18
8.5
11.0
1.32
.266
4.73
7.84
22 Eddie Plank
E. Plank
1.52
81
23
11
.676
0
132
0
0
23
219.0
182
81
1
64
4
67
11
5.42
2.63
2.06
0.04
8.8
1.12
.343
3.33
7.48
23 Hunter Gaddis
H. Gaddis
1.55
98
7
3
.700
0
92
0
0
0
99.0
66
17
20
7
24
4
12
2
382
3
8.36
2.18
3.83
0.64
24.1
6.3
0.91
.231
1.82
6.00
24 Willie Mitchell
W. Mitchell
1.55
86
10
9
.526
0
155
0
0
4
243.2
200
116
2
87
25
66
988
13
5.73
3.21
1.78
0.07
15.7
8.8
1.18
.275
4.28
7.39
25 Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
1.58
49
5
0
1.000
0
97
0
0
14
97.0
45
17
17
6
36
1
30
7
368
1
9.00
3.34
2.69
0.56
26.4
9.8
0.84
.171
1.58
4.18
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HR

26

27th

R

117

27th

SO

266

24th

ERA

4.33

22nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
22
14
.611
Reds Reds
18
18
.500
4.0
Brewers Brewers
18
18
.500
4.0
Cardinals Cardinals
17
19
.472
5.0
Pirates Pirates
12
24
.333
10.0
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/6
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
7:45 PM
Wed
5/7
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
1:15 PM
Fri
5/9
ATL ATL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Sat
5/10
ATL ATL
@
PIT PIT
4:05 PM
Sun
5/11
ATL ATL
@
PIT PIT
1:35 PM
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Final

3

PIT Pirates

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Mon 5 May 2025

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NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
23
13
.639
Phillies Phillies
19
15
.559
3.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
22
14
.611
Reds Reds
18
18
.500
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
24
11
.686
Padres Padres
23
11
.676
0.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
19
16
.543
Red Sox Red Sox
18
18
.500
1.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
22
13
.629
Guardians Guardians
20
15
.571
2.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
20
14
.588
Athletics Athletics
20
16
.556
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
4/19
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
7-5
Sat
4/19
CWS CWS
@
BOS BOS
8-4
Sat
4/19
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
8-3
Sat
4/19
AZ AZ
@
CHC CHC
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Sat
4/19
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/6
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
6:45 PM
Tue
5/6
PHI PHI
@
TBR TBR
7:05 PM
Tue
5/6
SDP SDP
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
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5/6
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
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5/6
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ATL ATL
7:15 PM