yankees starting pitchers lowest era in history min 200 ip since 1950

Since 1950, Whitey Ford has the best ERA by a Yankees starting pitcher when pitching at least 200 innings, with an ERA of 2.71.

NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Whitey Ford
W. Ford
2.71
3038.0
438
227
99
.696
438
1,857
156
45
0
2,647
916
1,050
220
1,014
27
0
39
12,468
72
5.50
3.00
1.83
0.65
14.9
8.1
1.21
.260
3.11
7.84
2Bobby Shantz
B. Shantz
2.75
285.0
38
17
12
.586
38
142
14
3
0
266
87
104
21
68
6
0
6
1,163
7
4.48
2.15
2.09
0.66
12.2
5.8
1.17
.265
3.28
8.40
3Max Fried
M. Fried
2.87
254.0
41
23
7
.767
41
237
0
0
0
202
81
92
15
69
12
0
0
1,028
8
8.40
2.44
3.43
0.53
23.1
6.7
1.07
.269
3.26
7.16
4Steve Kline
S. Kline
2.96
651.0
94
40
37
.519
94
209
33
6
0
607
214
256
47
139
12
0
19
2,657
6
2.89
1.92
1.50
0.65
7.9
5.2
1.15
.249
3.54
8.39
5Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
2.96
2654.2
356
164
138
.543
356
1,254
152
40
0
2,428
874
999
170
804
44
0
75
10,942
57
4.25
2.73
1.56
0.58
11.5
7.3
1.22
.260
3.39
8.23
6Allie Reynolds
A. Reynolds
2.99
869.1
117
67
31
.684
117
545
64
20
0
742
289
336
51
391
23
0
3,648
17
5.64
4.05
1.39
0.53
14.9
10.7
1.30
.262
3.48
7.68
7Dock Ellis
D. Ellis
3.07
231.1
35
18
9
.667
35
70
9
1
0
213
79
92
15
84
4
0
1
971
5
2.72
3.27
0.83
0.58
7.2
8.7
1.28
.248
3.58
8.29
8Ed Lopat
E. Lopat
3.10
1028.1
141
80
36
.690
141
343
64
13
0
1,017
354
413
80
260
21
0
1
4,259
2
3.00
2.28
1.32
0.70
8.1
6.1
1.24
.264
3.61
8.90
9Stan Bahnsen
S. Bahnsen
3.12
955.1
139
54
49
.524
139
509
36
8
0
874
331
373
85
297
9
0
25
3,957
29
4.80
2.80
1.71
0.80
12.9
7.5
1.23
.258
3.51
8.23
10Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
3.12
759.0
125
59
28
.678
125
915
6
4
0
593
263
279
102
185
19
0
2
3,018
13
10.85
2.19
4.95
1.21
30.3
6.1
1.03
.273
3.31
7.03
11Fritz Peterson
F. Peterson
3.13
1814.1
265
104
104
.500
265
866
81
18
0
1,759
630
735
136
322
31
0
59
7,388
30
4.30
1.60
2.69
0.67
11.7
4.4
1.15
.269
3.65
8.73
12Rudy May
R. May
3.16
675.2
102
43
35
.551
102
446
30
5
0
564
237
274
42
235
8
0
6
2,761
22
5.94
3.13
1.90
0.56
16.2
8.5
1.18
.257
3.65
7.51
13Al Downing
A. Downing
3.24
1167.2
175
69
55
.556
175
967
46
12
0
963
421
469
91
491
11
0
18
4,874
36
7.45
3.78
1.97
0.70
19.8
10.1
1.25
.263
3.61
7.42
14Tom Morgan
T. Morgan
3.25
287.2
46
21
11
.656
46
99
13
7
0
282
104
114
21
78
8
0
0
1,192
3
3.10
2.44
1.27
0.66
8.3
6.5
1.25
.265
3.57
8.82
15Art Ditmar
A. Ditmar
3.29
547.2
85
37
24
.607
85
209
20
2
0
520
200
233
60
135
15
0
4
2,260
4
3.43
2.22
1.55
0.99
9.2
6.0
1.20
.250
3.83
8.55
16Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
3.32
2307.2
323
167
89
.652
323
1,700
95
26
0
2,122
850
923
222
614
12
0
24
9,454
53
6.63
2.39
2.77
0.87
18.0
6.5
1.19
.275
3.60
8.28
17Dave Righetti
D. Righetti
3.32
509.1
76
33
23
.589
76
421
13
2
0
424
188
213
25
214
8
0
5
2,136
19
7.44
3.78
1.97
0.44
19.7
10.0
1.25
.272
3.76
7.49
18Tom Sturdivant
T. Sturdivant
3.33
407.2
59
29
21
.580
59
253
13
4
0
363
151
167
36
159
10
0
3
1,710
7
5.59
3.51
1.59
0.79
14.8
9.3
1.28
.261
3.69
8.01
19Jim Bouton
J. Bouton
3.36
861.0
131
48
47
.505
131
453
32
11
0
783
321
362
93
269
16
0
12
3,565
20
4.74
2.81
1.68
0.97
12.7
7.5
1.22
.252
3.78
8.18
20Ralph Terry
R. Terry
3.38
1089.1
161
73
55
.570
161
559
56
14
0
994
409
462
120
240
14
0
10
4,418
9
4.62
1.98
2.33
0.99
12.7
5.4
1.13
.251
3.82
8.21
21Doc Medich
D. Medich
3.39
775.2
108
49
40
.551
108
423
43
9
0
750
292
317
68
233
12
0
18
3,235
19
4.91
2.70
1.82
0.79
13.1
7.2
1.27
.273
3.68
8.70
22Vic Raschi
V. Raschi
3.39
909.2
123
70
30
.700
123
518
52
14
0
779
343
378
61
363
15
0
3,775
20
5.12
3.59
1.43
0.60
13.7
9.6
1.26
.255
3.74
7.71
23Steve Barber
S. Barber
3.41
224.2
36
12
14
.462
36
154
6
2
0
227
85
105
10
116
5
0
7
1,007
13
6.17
4.65
1.33
0.40
15.3
11.5
1.53
.301
4.21
9.09
24Nestor Cortes
N. Cortes
3.43
467.1
85
27
19
.587
85
466
1
1
0
396
178
184
64
114
11
0
0
1,885
4
8.97
2.20
4.09
1.23
24.7
6.0
1.09
.270
3.54
7.63
25Ed Figueroa
E. Figueroa
3.43
891.2
126
62
39
.614
126
367
42
9
0
863
340
377
62
294
10
0
7
3,731
17
3.70
2.97
1.25
0.63
9.8
7.9
1.30
.267
3.81
8.71
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