worst era pitcher in mlb in 1963

Don Rudolph had the highest ERA in 1963, with an ERA of 4.55.

Interpreted as:
worst era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game pitcher in MLB in 1963
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 Don Rudolph
D. Rudolph
4.55
1963
WSH WSH
37
7
19
.269
26
70
4
0
1
174.0
189
88
98
28
36
6
4
3
745
2
3.62
1.86
1.94
1.45
9.4
4.8
1.29
.266
5.07
125
4.49
123
9.78
-16.3
2 Bennie Daniels
B. Daniels
4.38
1963
WSH WSH
35
5
10
.333
24
88
6
1
1
168.2
163
82
90
19
58
1
3
9
724
5
4.70
3.09
1.52
1.01
12.2
8.0
1.31
.258
4.80
121
3.95
108
8.70
-5.6
3 Joey Jay
J. Jay
4.29
1963
CIN CIN
30
7
18
.280
22
116
4
1
1
170.0
172
81
91
19
73
3
5
2
733
8
6.14
3.86
1.59
1.01
15.8
10.0
1.44
.293
4.82
128
3.91
117
9.11
-10.4
4 Dick Donovan
D. Donovan
4.24
1963
CLE CLE
30
11
13
.458
30
84
7
3
0
206.0
211
97
106
27
28
5
0
5
842
0
3.67
1.22
3.00
1.18
10.0
3.3
1.16
.264
4.63
118
3.85
107
9.22
-5.6
5 Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
4.19
1963
MIN MIN
31
10
10
.500
27
105
7
1
1
178.1
195
83
96
24
38
9
1
1
764
6
5.30
1.92
2.76
1.21
13.7
5.0
1.31
.291
4.84
113
3.84
103
9.84
-2.1
6 Ray Sadecki
R. Sadecki
4.10
1963
STL STL
36
10
10
.500
28
136
4
1
1
193.1
198
88
100
25
78
4
1
3
834
12
6.33
3.63
1.74
1.16
16.3
9.4
1.43
.293
4.66
115
4.03
114
9.22
-9.1
7 Dave Wickersham
D. Wickersham
4.09
1963
KCA KCA
38
12
15
.444
34
118
4
1
1
237.2
244
108
116
21
79
9
2
2
1,020
5
4.47
2.99
1.49
0.80
11.6
7.7
1.36
.281
4.39
107
3.75
98
9.24
2.8
8 Al Jackson
A. Jackson
3.96
1963
NYM NYM
37
13
17
.433
34
142
11
0
1
227.0
237
100
128
25
84
12
1
2
1,000
9
5.63
3.33
1.69
0.99
14.2
8.4
1.41
.288
5.07
116
3.93
116
9.40
-12.3
9 Bob Hendley
B. Hendley
3.93
1963
MIL MIL
41
9
9
.500
24
105
7
3
3
169.1
153
74
80
16
64
1
8
4
708
4
5.58
3.40
1.64
0.85
14.8
9.0
1.28
.262
4.25
122
3.62
113
8.13
-8.2
10 Ed Rakow
E. Rakow
3.92
1963
KCA KCA
34
9
10
.474
26
104
7
1
0
174.1
173
76
85
18
61
5
2
4
738
8
5.37
3.15
1.70
0.93
14.1
8.3
1.34
.282
4.39
103
3.76
98
8.93
1.7
11 Glen Hobbie
G. Hobbie
3.92
1963
CHC CHC
36
7
10
.412
24
94
4
1
0
165.1
172
72
80
17
49
6
5
2
701
9
5.12
2.67
1.92
0.93
13.4
7.0
1.34
.290
4.35
115
3.68
108
9.36
-4.5
12 Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
3.88
1963
DET DET
39
12
13
.480
35
196
6
2
1
248.1
245
107
119
38
69
5
3
3
1,051
4
7.10
2.50
2.84
1.38
18.6
6.6
1.26
.279
4.31
106
3.78
103
8.88
-2.6
13 Phil Regan
P. Regan
3.86
1963
DET DET
38
15
9
.625
27
115
5
1
1
189.0
179
81
95
33
59
7
5
5
811
6
5.48
2.81
1.95
1.57
14.2
7.3
1.26
.245
4.52
105
4.58
124
8.52
-18.5
14 Jim Perry
J. Perry
3.83
1963
TOT
40
9
9
.500
25
72
5
1
1
178.2
179
76
83
17
59
2
6
4
768
4
3.63
2.97
1.22
0.86
9.4
7.7
1.33
.262
4.18
104
3.93
106
9.02
-4
15 Bill Monbouquette
B. Monbouquette
3.81
1963
BOS BOS
37
20
10
.667
36
174
13
1
0
266.2
258
113
119
31
42
0
1
6
1,090
3
5.87
1.42
4.14
1.05
16.0
3.9
1.13
.269
4.02
100
3.16
82
8.71
19.7
16 Dave Morehead
D. Morehead
3.81
1963
BOS BOS
29
10
13
.435
29
136
6
1
0
174.2
137
74
82
20
99
0
0
2
752
2
7.01
5.10
1.37
1.03
18.1
13.2
1.35
.235
4.23
100
4.11
107
7.06
-4.7
17 Roger Craig
R. Craig
3.78
1963
NYM NYM
46
5
22
.185
31
108
14
0
2
236.0
249
99
117
28
58
6
9
2
1,014
4
4.12
2.21
1.86
1.07
10.7
5.7
1.30
.271
4.46
110
3.92
115
9.50
-12.6
18 Diego Segui
D. Segui
3.77
1963
KCA KCA
38
9
6
.600
23
116
4
1
0
167.0
173
70
84
17
73
2
4
7
739
5
6.25
3.93
1.59
0.92
15.7
9.9
1.47
.294
4.53
99
3.76
98
9.32
1.7
19 Earl Wilson
E. Wilson
3.76
1963
BOS BOS
37
11
16
.407
34
123
6
3
0
210.2
184
88
99
18
105
1
3
4
908
21
5.25
4.49
1.17
0.77
13.5
11.6
1.37
.251
4.23
99
3.93
103
7.86
-1.7
20 Lew Burdette
L. Burdette
3.71
1963
TOT
36
9
13
.409
27
73
7
1
2
182.0
177
75
90
21
40
8
5
6
758
0
3.61
1.98
1.83
1.04
9.6
5.3
1.19
.253
4.45
109
3.97
119
8.75
-12.3
21 Orlando Pena
O. Pena
3.69
1963
KCA KCA
35
12
20
.375
33
128
9
3
0
217.0
218
89
93
24
53
5
2
2
914
4
5.31
2.20
2.42
1.00
14.0
5.8
1.25
.276
3.86
97
3.54
92
9.04
7.3
22 Mudcat Grant
M. Grant
3.69
1963
CLE CLE
38
13
14
.481
32
157
10
2
1
229.1
213
94
107
30
87
4
2
3
983
6
6.16
3.41
1.80
1.18
16.0
8.9
1.31
.260
4.20
103
4.00
111
8.36
-10.1
23 Hank Aguirre
H. Aguirre
3.67
1963
DET DET
38
14
15
.483
33
134
14
3
0
225.2
222
92
96
25
68
8
2
3
954
2
5.34
2.71
1.97
1.00
14.0
7.1
1.29
.274
3.83
100
3.74
102
8.85
-1.3
24 Bob Bruce
B. Bruce
3.59
1963
HOU HOU
30
5
9
.357
25
123
1
1
0
170.1
162
68
73
7
60
8
2
3
726
9
6.50
3.17
2.05
0.37
16.9
8.3
1.30
.294
3.86
115
2.77
89
8.56
6.3
25 Johnny Podres
J. Podres
3.54
1963
LAD LAD
37
14
12
.538
34
134
10
5
1
198.1
196
78
91
16
64
3
3
13
845
5
6.08
2.90
2.09
0.73
15.9
7.6
1.31
.287
4.13
117
3.19
106
8.89
-5.3

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Astros Astros
43
31
.581
Mariners Mariners
37
36
.507
5.5
Angels Angels
36
37
.493
6.5
Rangers Rangers
36
38
.486
7.0
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30
46
.395
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/19
KCR KCR
@
TEX TEX
2:35 PM
Fri
6/20
TEX TEX
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Sat
6/21
TEX TEX
@
PIT PIT
4:05 PM
Sun
6/22
TEX TEX
@
PIT PIT
1:35 PM
Mon
6/23
TEX TEX
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
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Yankees Yankees
42
31
.575
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Guardians Guardians
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Astros Astros
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29
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33
.554
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6/2
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TOR TOR
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6/2
DET DET
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CWS CWS
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Tue
6/3
COL COL
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MIA MIA
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/19
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CIN CIN
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Thu
6/19
COL COL
@
WSH WSH
1:05 PM
Thu
6/19
LAA LAA
@
NYY NYY
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Thu
6/19
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DET DET
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Thu
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CWS CWS
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