worst era by a starting pitcher in a single season mor than 100 innings

Lou Kretlow has the worst ERA by a starting pitcher in a season, with an ERA of 270.00 in 1950.

	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	H/9
1	Lou Kretlow L. Kretlow	270.00	1950	TOT	3	0	2	.000	3	0	0	0	0	0.1	5	10	10	0	8	0	0		14	0	0.00	216.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	57.1	39.00	.833	270.00	135.00
2	Nestor Cortes N. Cortes	189.00	2020	SEA	1	0	1	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0.1	5	7	8	2	2	0	0	0	9	0	27.00	54.00	0.50	54.00	11.1	22.2	21.00	.750	216.00	135.00
3	T.J. McFarland	189.00	2017	ARI	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	5	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	8	0	0.00	54.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	25.0	21.00	.833	189.00	135.00
4	Roy Parmelee R. Parmelee	162.00	1930	NYG	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	6	6	0	2	0	0		7	0	0.00	54.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	28.6	18.00	.800	162.00	108.00
5	Dan Altavilla D. Altavilla	135.00	2024	KCR	1	0	1	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0.1	3	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	27.00	54.00	0.50	0.00	16.7	33.3	15.00	1.000	135.00	81.00
6	Blair Henley B. Henley	135.00	2024	HOU	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	9	0	0.00	81.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	33.3	21.00	.800	135.00	108.00
7	Michael Feliz M. Feliz	135.00	2019	PIT	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0.00	27.00	0.00	27.00	0.0	16.7	15.00	.750	135.00	108.00
8	Ryan Meisinger R. Meisinger	135.00	2018	BAL	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0.00	27.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	16.7	15.00	.800	135.00	108.00
9	Jonny Venters J. Venters	135.00	2018	TBR	1	0	1	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0.1	3	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	6	0	27.00	54.00	0.50	0.00	16.7	33.3	15.00	1.000	135.00	81.00
10	Jeremy Guthrie J. Guthrie	135.00	2017	WSH	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.2	6	10	10	0	4	0	0	0	12	0	0.00	54.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	33.3	15.00	.750	135.00	81.00
11	Ray Lamb R. Lamb	135.00	1973	CLE	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	5	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0.00	27.00	0.00	27.00	0.0	16.7	18.00	1.000	135.00	135.00
12	Larry Jackson L. Jackson	135.00	1956	STL	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	0.00	54.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	28.6	18.00	.800	135.00	108.00
13	Phil Gallivan P. Gallivan	135.00	1931	BKN	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	5	5	0	2	0	0		7	0	0.00	54.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	28.6	18.00	.800	135.00	108.00
14	Ernie Alten E. Alten	135.00	1920	DET	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	5	5	0	1	0	0		6	0	0.00	27.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	16.7	15.00	.800	135.00	108.00
15	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	108.00	2021	PHI	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0.1	3	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	27.00	27.00	1.00	0.00	20.0	20.0	12.00	1.000	108.00	81.00
16	Taylor Hearn T. Hearn	108.00	2019	TEX	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	3	4	5	0	4	0	0	0	8	0	0.00	108.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	50.0	21.00	.750	135.00	81.00
17	Onelki Garcia O. Garcia	108.00	2017	KCR	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0.00	27.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	16.7	15.00	.800	108.00	108.00
18	Jared Fernandez J. Fernandez	108.00	2004	HOU	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0.1	3	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	7	0	0.00	81.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	42.9	18.00	.750	108.00	81.00
19	Rich Bordi R. Bordi	108.00	1982	SEA	2	0	2	.000	2	0	0	0	0	0.2	9	8	8	2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0.00	0.00		27.00	0.0	0.0	13.50	.778	108.00	121.50
20	Bob Sykes B. Sykes	108.00	1981	STL	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	6	1	0.00	27.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	16.7	15.00	.800	108.00	108.00
21	Pete Lovrich P. Lovrich	108.00	1963	KCA	1	0	1	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0.1	5	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	7	0	27.00	27.00	1.00	0.00	14.3	14.3	18.00	1.000	108.00	135.00
22	Earl Caldwell E. Caldwell	108.00	1948	CWS	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	5	4	5	0	1	0	0		7	0	0.00	27.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	14.3	18.00	.833	135.00	135.00
23	Xavier Rescigno X. Rescigno	108.00	1945	PIT	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	5	4	6	1	1	0	0		8	0	0.00	27.00	0.00	27.00	0.0	12.5	18.00	.667	162.00	135.00
24	Frank Wurm F. Wurm	108.00	1944	BKN	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0.1	1	4	4	0	5	0	0		7	0	27.00	135.00	0.20	0.00	14.3	71.4	18.00	1.000	108.00	27.00
25	Lou Bevil L. Bevil	108.00	1942	WSH	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	4	4	4	0	1	1	0		7	0	0.00	27.00	0.00	0.00	0.0	14.3	15.00	.800	108.00	108.00

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