who is the worst qualified pitcher in a single season by era

Les Sweetland has the highest ERA in a season, with an ERA of 7.71 in 1930.

Interpreted as:
Who is the worst qualified pitcher in a single season by era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game?
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 Les Sweetland
L. Sweetland
7.71
1930
PHN PHN
34
7
15
.318
25
36
8
1
0
167.0
271
143
164
24
60
5
5
817
0
1.94
3.23
0.60
1.29
4.4
7.3
1.98
.357
8.84
141
6.11
113
14.60
-10.3
2 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
3 Jack Wadsworth
J. Wadsworth
7.60
1894
LOU
22
4
18
.182
22
57
20
0
0
173.0
261
146
204
10
103
4
0
866
13
2.97
5.36
0.55
0.52
6.6
11.9
2.10
.363
10.61
149
5.76
113
13.58
-14.9
4 Jim Deshaies
J. Deshaies
7.39
1994
MIN MIN
25
6
12
.333
25
78
0
0
0
130.1
170
107
109
30
54
2
0
0
596
1
5.39
3.73
1.44
2.07
13.1
9.1
1.72
.324
7.53
151
6.21
131
11.74
-21.3
5 Jack Knott
J. Knott
7.29
1936
SLA SLA
47
9
17
.346
23
60
9
0
6
192.2
272
156
174
15
93
4
16
929
11
2.80
4.34
0.65
0.70
6.5
10.0
1.89
.339
8.13
138
5.16
102
12.71
-1.5
6 Tom Colcolough
T. Colcolough
7.23
1894
PIT 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
7 Jose Lima
J. Lima
6.99
2005
KCR KCR
32
5
16
.238
32
80
1
0
0
168.2
219
131
140
31
61
9
0
1
780
5
4.27
3.25
1.31
1.65
10.3
7.8
1.66
.314
7.47
156
5.70
132
11.69
-25.8
8 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
9 Harry Staley
H. Staley
6.81
1894
BSN BSN
27
12
10
.545
21
32
18
0
1
208.2
305
158
204
15
61
5
6
972
4
1.38
2.63
0.52
0.65
3.3
6.3
1.75
.338
8.80
122
5.39
96
13.15
7.1
10 Matthew Boyd
M. Boyd
6.71
2020
DET DET
12
3
7
.300
12
60
1
0
0
60.1
67
45
46
15
22
5
0
0
271
5
8.95
3.28
2.73
2.24
22.1
8.1
1.48
.308
6.86
153
5.77
131
9.99
-9.3
11 LaTroy Hawkins
L. Hawkins
6.66
1999
MIN MIN
33
10
14
.417
33
103
1
0
0
174.1
238
129
136
29
60
1
0
2
803
9
5.32
3.10
1.72
1.50
12.8
7.5
1.71
.343
7.02
133
5.15
109
12.29
-8.1
12 Jose Lima
J. Lima
6.65
2000
HOU HOU
33
7
16
.304
33
124
0
0
0
196.1
251
145
152
48
68
2
0
3
895
3
5.68
3.12
1.82
2.20
13.9
7.6
1.62
.311
6.97
138
6.11
129
11.51
-29.2
13 Greg Harris
G. Harris
6.65
1994
COL COL
29
3
12
.200
19
82
1
0
1
130.0
154
96
99
22
52
5
2
4
588
5
5.68
3.60
1.58
1.52
13.9
8.8
1.58
.309
6.85
138
5.38
121
10.66
-12.7
14 Chubby Dean
C. Dean
6.61
1940
PHA PHA
30
6
13
.316
19
38
8
1
1
159.1
220
117
136
21
63
0
8
754
5
2.15
3.56
0.60
1.19
5.0
8.4
1.78
.315
7.68
149
5.26
121
12.43
-16.1
15 Darryl Kile
D. Kile
6.61
1999
COL COL
32
8
13
.381
32
116
1
0
0
190.2
225
140
150
33
109
6
0
5
888
13
5.48
5.15
1.06
1.56
13.1
12.3
1.75
.308
7.08
119
5.97
117
10.62
-16.2
16 Nels Potter
N. Potter
6.60
1939
PHA PHA
41
8
12
.400
25
60
9
0
2
196.1
258
144
163
26
88
5
12
922
12
2.75
4.03
0.68
1.19
6.5
9.5
1.76
.312
7.47
143
5.50
124
11.83
-22.9
17 Tony Mullane
T. Mullane
6.59
1894
TOT
25
7
11
.389
19
46
12
0
4
155.2
201
114
152
7
100
7
6
756
12
2.66
5.78
0.46
0.40
6.1
13.2
1.93
.326
8.79
121
5.87
108
11.62
-6.3
18 Ernie Wingard
E. Wingard
6.56
1927
SLA SLA
38
2
13
.133
17
28
7
0
0
156.1
213
114
132
7
79
2
11
738
8
1.61
4.55
0.35
0.40
3.8
10.7
1.87
.331
7.60
153
4.80
113
12.26
-8.5
19 George Caster
G. Caster
6.56
1940
PHA PHA
36
4
19
.174
24
75
11
0
2
178.1
234
130
160
18
69
3
8
835
3
3.79
3.48
1.09
0.91
9.0
8.3
1.70
.322
8.07
148
4.52
104
11.81
-3.5
20 George Keefe
G. Keefe
6.52
1890
BUF
25
6
16
.273
22
55
22
0
0
196.0
280
142
229
11
138
5
3
1,014
13
2.53
6.34
0.40
0.51
5.4
13.6
2.13
.334
10.52
157
5.27
128
12.86
-26.7
21 Scott Stratton
S. Stratton
6.51
1894
TOT
23
9
10
.474
18
27
16
0
0
171.1
277
124
181
8
55
6
4
832
5
1.42
2.89
0.49
0.42
3.2
6.6
1.94
.365
9.51
121
5.17
96
14.55
5.3
22 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
23 Terry Mulholland
T. Mulholland
6.49
1994
NYY NYY
24
6
7
.462
19
72
2
0
0
120.2
150
87
94
24
37
3
4
1
542
5
5.37
2.76
1.95
1.79
13.3
6.8
1.55
.310
7.01
138
5.51
116
11.19
-10.4
24 Bill Kissinger
B. Kissinger
6.49
1896
STL STL
20
2
9
.182
12
22
11
0
1
136.0
209
98
136
5
55
8
7
662
4
1.46
3.64
0.40
0.33
3.3
8.3
1.94
.357
9.00
147
4.84
110
13.83
-6.2
25 Mike Sullivan
M. Sullivan
6.48
1894
TOT
33
8
15
.348
23
40
20
0
1
208.1
294
150
216
14
121
11
8
1,026
15
1.73
5.23
0.33
0.60
3.9
11.8
1.99
.333
9.33
120
6.21
115
12.70
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R

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SO

355

1st

ERA

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
24
14
.632
Phillies Phillies
21
15
.583
2.0
Braves Braves
17
19
.472
6.0
Nationals Nationals
17
21
.447
7.0
Marlins Marlins
14
22
.389
9.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/8
PHI PHI
@
TBR TBR
7:05 PM
Fri
5/9
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM
Sat
5/10
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
6:10 PM
Sun
5/11
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:10 PM
Mon
5/12
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Last Game
TBR Rays

16 - 20

0

Final

7

PHI Phillies

21 - 15

Wed 7 May 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
24
14
.632
Phillies Phillies
21
15
.583
2.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
22
16
.579
Reds Reds
19
19
.500
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
25
12
.676
Padres Padres
23
13
.639
1.5
AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
21
16
.568
Red Sox Red Sox
19
19
.500
2.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
23
13
.639
Guardians Guardians
22
15
.595
1.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
14
.611
Athletics Athletics
20
18
.526
3.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
4/22
STL STL
@
ATL ATL
1-4
Tue
4/22
CIN CIN
@
MIA MIA
5-2
Tue
4/22
NYY NYY
@
CLE CLE
5-1
Tue
4/22
SDP SDP
@
DET DET
0-6
Tue
4/22
PHI PHI
@
NYM NYM
3-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/8
BAL BAL
@
MIN MIN
1:10 PM
Thu
5/8
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
1:35 PM
Thu
5/8
CWS CWS
@
KCR KCR
2:10 PM
Thu
5/8
DET DET
@
COL COL
3:10 PM
Thu
5/8
DET DET
@
COL COL
6:10 PM