what pitcher had the best era in the 1910s

Between the 1910 and 1919 seasons, Walter Johnson had the best ERA, with an ERA of 1.59.

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	NAME	ERA	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	1.59	454	265	143	.650	361	2,219	327	74	20	3427.2	2,604	606	881	29	661	114	88	13,100	100	5.83	1.74	3.36	0.08	16.9	5.0	0.95	.256	2.31	56	1.96	67	6.84	357.8
2	Joe Wood J. Wood	1.97	194	105	49	.682	137	889	107	23	10	1249.0	999	274	429	9	360	42	49	4,896	38	6.41	2.59	2.47	0.06	18.2	7.4	1.09	.275	3.09	66	2.25	76	7.20	103.1
3	Ed Walsh E. Walsh	1.98	196	85	63	.574	140	835	112	21	20	1322.0	1,070	291	409	16	305	18	51	5,131	25	5.68	2.08	2.74	0.11	16.3	5.9	1.04	.266	2.78	67	2.25	78	7.28	89.9
4	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	2.09	362	208	100	.675	307	1,539	242	70	16	2753.0	2,300	638	846	49	596	55	50	10,891	20	5.03	1.95	2.58	0.16	14.1	5.5	1.05	.260	2.77	68	2.32	75	7.52	234.9
5	Dutch Ruether D. Ruether	2.11	52	22	9	.710	39	123	23	4	0	324.2	285	76	107	1	112	13	11	1,337	6	3.41	3.10	1.10	0.03	9.2	8.4	1.22	.261	2.97	76	2.87	103	7.90	-4.2
6	Carl Mays C. Mays	2.15	186	81	54	.600	125	453	99	15	12	1225.0	1,014	293	399	11	327	49	47	4,840	21	3.33	2.40	1.39	0.08	9.4	6.8	1.09	.251	2.93	78	2.63	94	7.45	19.3
7	Babe Ruth B. Ruth	2.19	158	89	46	.659	143	483	105	17	4	1190.1	934	290	378	9	425	29	11	4,749	25	3.65	3.21	1.14	0.07	10.2	8.9	1.14	.243	2.86	80	2.76	100	7.06	-4.3
8	Jeff Pfeffer J. Pfeffer	2.20	192	96	66	.593	167	572	135	23	8	1511.2	1,317	369	489	33	365	73	24	6,109	19	3.41	2.17	1.57	0.20	9.4	6.0	1.11	.253	2.91	78	2.78	98	7.84	12.5
9	Dutch Leonard D. Leonard	2.22	240	104	77	.575	189	873	114	29	11	1578.2	1,346	389	514	23	477	48	41	6,283	36	4.98	2.72	1.83	0.13	13.9	7.6	1.15	.272	2.93	80	2.47	87	7.67	58.7
10	Erv 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
11	Eddie Plank E. Plank	2.25	289	140	73	.657	215	904	147	33	22	1829.2	1,598	458	611	16	473	50	61	7,158	31	4.45	2.33	1.91	0.08	12.6	6.6	1.13	.277	3.01	79	2.49	87	7.86	74.9
12	Addie Joss A. Joss	2.26	13	5	5	.500	12	49	9	1	0	107.1	96	27	35	2	18	2	0	412	0	4.11	1.51	2.72	0.17	11.9	4.4	1.06	.276	2.93	88	2.21	84	8.05	5.3
13	Bill 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
14	Fred Toney F. Toney	2.28	210	84	62	.575	162	516	103	22	8	1395.1	1,195	353	474	24	369	28	33	5,597	21	3.33	2.38	1.40	0.15	9.2	6.6	1.12	.251	3.06	82	2.70	98	7.71	4.1
15	Eddie Cicotte E. Cicotte	2.29	396	162	120	.574	284	1,104	193	28	19	2535.0	2,241	645	885	23	633	38	81	9,959	37	3.92	2.25	1.74	0.08	11.1	6.4	1.13	.272	3.14	80	2.49	86	7.96	115.3
16	Jim Scott J. Scott	2.30	281	95	102	.482	197	810	103	22	9	1641.2	1,430	419	600	21	516	37	57	6,509	26	4.44	2.83	1.57	0.12	12.4	7.9	1.19	.275	3.29	83	2.66	94	7.84	28.6
17	Hippo Vaughn H. Vaughn	2.31	331	156	110	.586	280	1,253	183	37	5	2317.1	2,006	595	835	23	701	72	40	9,460	59	4.87	2.72	1.79	0.09	13.2	7.4	1.17	.268	3.24	79	2.46	85	7.79	110.8
18	Reb 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
19	Ernie Shore E. Shore	2.36	146	63	41	.606	116	297	54	9	4	935.0	845	245	339	11	249	26	20	3,755	15	2.86	2.40	1.19	0.11	7.9	6.6	1.17	.263	3.26	85	2.76	98	8.13	1.7
20	Rube Foster R. Foster	2.36	138	58	33	.637	103	294	60	15	3	842.1	726	221	302	6	305	29	27	3,359	19	3.14	3.26	0.96	0.06	8.8	9.1	1.22	.264	3.23	86	2.97	107	7.76	-20
21	Stan Coveleski S. Coveleski	2.37	176	82	53	.607	132	423	86	17	12	1148.1	1,014	302	376	13	292	12	36	4,558	14	3.32	2.29	1.45	0.10	9.3	6.4	1.14	.262	2.95	79	2.54	84	7.95	64.5
22	Hod Eller H. Eller	2.37	112	45	26	.634	63	298	37	8	4	618.1	552	163	211	10	146	13	42	2,500	1	4.34	2.13	2.04	0.15	11.9	5.8	1.13	.267	3.07	87	2.36	88	8.03	21.7
23	Cy Morgan C. Morgan	2.38	91	36	28	.563	79	319	43	5	1	636.1	511	168	261	0	282	45	6	2,553	23	4.51	3.99	1.13	0.00	12.5	11.0	1.25	.268	3.69	81	3.11	110	7.23	-23.3
24	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	2.39	247	137	76	.643	207	708	153	18	14	1814.0	1,784	481	668	52	204	9	34	7,226	25	3.51	1.01	3.47	0.26	9.8	2.8	1.10	.277	3.31	81	2.50	82	8.85	114.1
25	Wilbur Cooper W. Cooper	2.40	269	96	83	.536	185	675	128	19	11	1687.0	1,469	450	601	29	458	49	65	6,815	30	3.60	2.44	1.47	0.15	9.9	6.7	1.14	.257	3.21	86	2.70	96	7.84	17.3

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