worst starting pitcher era in 1963 minimum 9 games played

Jim Duckworth had the worst ERA by a starting pitcher with 9+ games pitched in 1963, with an ERA of 6.88 in his rookie season.

NAME ERA G SEASON TM 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 Jim Duckworth
J. Duckworth
6.88
15
1963
WSH WSH
3
9
.250
15
33
2
0
0
69.1
84
53
58
8
38
4
0
2
330
5
4.28
4.93
0.87
1.04
10.0
11.5
1.76
.308
7.53
10.90
2 Gene Conley
G. Conley
6.64
9
1963
BOS BOS
3
4
.429
9
14
0
0
0
40.2
51
30
31
4
21
1
0
0
191
0
3.10
4.65
0.67
0.89
7.3
11.0
1.77
.311
6.86
11.29
3 Bill Stafford
B. Stafford
6.25
14
1963
NYY NYY
2
7
.222
14
38
0
0
0
67.2
84
47
51
15
28
1
0
1
313
1
5.05
3.72
1.36
2.00
12.1
8.9
1.66
.299
6.78
11.17
4 Steve Ridzik
S. Ridzik
5.97
10
1963
WSH WSH
3
4
.429
10
30
0
0
0
57.1
64
38
43
13
22
5
0
0
262
2
4.71
3.45
1.36
2.04
11.5
8.4
1.50
.266
6.75
10.05
5 Jay Hook
J. Hook
5.90
20
1963
NYM NYM
3
14
.176
20
65
3
0
0
114.1
127
75
81
18
36
7
0
0
501
3
5.12
2.83
1.81
1.42
13.0
7.2
1.43
.291
6.38
10.00
6 Bo Belinsky
B. Belinsky
5.75
13
1963
LAA LAA
2
9
.182
13
60
2
0
0
76.2
78
49
54
12
35
4
0
2
341
2
7.04
4.11
1.71
1.41
17.6
10.3
1.47
.287
6.34
9.16
7 Jack Fisher
J. Fisher
5.63
12
1963
SFG SFG
3
8
.273
12
32
2
0
0
70.1
89
44
57
11
18
3
0
3
321
0
4.09
2.30
1.78
1.41
10.0
5.6
1.52
.304
7.29
11.39
8 Barry Latman
B. Latman
5.24
21
1963
CLE CLE
6
11
.353
21
107
4
2
0
120.1
119
70
76
19
37
5
0
3
513
3
8.00
2.77
2.89
1.42
20.9
7.2
1.30
.290
5.68
8.90
9 Galen Cisco
G. Cisco
5.13
17
1963
NYM NYM
2
12
.143
17
53
1
0
0
94.2
110
54
63
11
44
4
0
0
432
6
5.04
4.18
1.20
1.05
12.3
10.2
1.63
.309
5.99
10.46
10 Ted Bowsfield
T. Bowsfield
5.05
11
1963
KCA KCA
3
5
.375
11
39
2
1
0
66.0
69
37
40
10
28
1
0
0
289
1
5.32
3.82
1.39
1.36
13.5
9.7
1.47
.280
5.45
9.41
11 Vern Law
V. Law
4.96
12
1963
PIT PIT
4
4
.500
12
27
1
1
0
65.1
77
36
39
9
12
0
0
0
278
2
3.72
1.65
2.25
1.24
9.7
4.3
1.36
.296
5.37
10.61
12 Earl Francis
E. Francis
4.91
13
1963
PIT PIT
2
6
.250
13
44
0
0
0
62.1
75
34
40
3
28
1
0
6
285
1
6.35
4.04
1.57
0.43
15.4
9.8
1.65
.344
5.78
10.83
13 Ike Delock
I. Delock
4.84
11
1963
TOT
2
5
.286
11
31
1
0
0
57.2
53
31
33
10
28
0
0
1
248
0
4.84
4.37
1.11
1.56
12.5
11.3
1.40
.240
5.15
8.27
14 Dave McNally
D. McNally
4.77
20
1963
BAL BAL
7
8
.467
20
72
2
0
0
115.0
123
61
64
9
50
4
0
4
507
7
5.63
3.91
1.44
0.70
14.2
9.9
1.50
.306
5.01
9.63
15 Dick Drott
D. Drott
4.76
14
1963
HOU HOU
2
10
.167
14
43
2
1
0
70.0
64
37
40
9
35
4
0
2
308
3
5.53
4.50
1.23
1.16
14.0
11.4
1.41
.253
5.14
8.23
16 Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
4.66
13
1963
SFG SFG
3
6
.333
13
38
3
1
0
73.1
76
38
40
9
17
1
0
1
312
1
4.66
2.09
2.24
1.10
12.2
5.4
1.27
.271
4.91
9.33
17 Dave Stenhouse
D. Stenhouse
4.55
16
1963
WSH WSH
3
9
.250
16
47
2
1
0
87.0
90
44
46
12
45
1
0
2
397
0
4.86
4.66
1.04
1.24
11.8
11.3
1.55
.267
4.76
9.31
18 Don Rudolph
D. Rudolph
4.52
26
1963
WSH WSH
7
17
.292
26
62
4
0
0
159.1
176
80
90
26
31
6
0
3
684
2
3.50
1.75
2.00
1.47
9.1
4.5
1.30
.268
5.08
9.94
19 Don Mossi
D. Mossi
4.52
16
1963
DET DET
5
7
.417
16
56
3
0
0
97.2
98
49
55
18
17
4
0
0
411
1
5.16
1.57
3.29
1.66
13.6
4.1
1.18
.253
5.07
9.03
20 Tracy Stallard
T. Stallard
4.47
23
1963
NYM NYM
6
14
.300
23
91
5
0
0
139.0
137
69
75
22
62
1
0
4
603
6
5.89
4.01
1.47
1.42
15.1
10.3
1.43
.269
4.86
8.87
21 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
4.43
12
1963
CLE CLE
3
5
.375
12
61
3
1
0
63.0
58
31
33
6
41
0
0
0
278
7
8.71
5.86
1.49
0.86
21.9
14.7
1.57
.306
4.71
8.29
22 Jim Kaat
J. Kaat
4.38
27
1963
MIN MIN
10
9
.526
27
103
7
1
0
170.2
192
83
95
24
35
8
0
1
734
6
5.43
1.85
2.94
1.27
14.0
4.8
1.33
.298
5.01
10.13
23 Bennie Daniels
B. Daniels
4.38
24
1963
WSH WSH
5
10
.333
24
81
6
1
0
156.1
154
76
84
19
46
1
0
7
665
5
4.66
2.65
1.76
1.09
12.2
6.9
1.28
.261
4.84
8.87
24 Tony Cloninger
T. Cloninger
4.36
18
1963
MIL MIL
7
7
.500
18
53
4
2
0
99.0
95
48
51
13
39
2
0
6
426
6
4.82
3.55
1.36
1.18
12.4
9.2
1.35
.257
4.64
8.64
25 Cal Koonce
C. Koonce
4.32
13
1963
CHC CHC
2
6
.250
13
36
0
0
0
58.1
60
28
32
7
27
2
0
2
254
1
5.55
4.17
1.33
1.08
14.2
10.6
1.49
.291
4.94
9.26
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TOR TOR
4:08 PM
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10/5
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SEA SEA
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10/6
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PHI PHI
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