best yankee pitchers from the 1900 to 1959

Between the 1900 and 1959 seasons, Russ Ford had the lowest ERA for the Yankees, with an ERA of 2.54.

Regular season
Min. 0.5 Innings Pitched Per Team Game

	NAME	ERA	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	Russ Ford R. Ford	2.54	143	73	56	.566	129	553	100	10	3	1112.2	1,010	314	458	27	287	24	14		4,432	16	4.47	2.32	1.93	0.22	12.5	6.5	1.17	.278	3.70	80	2.78	89	8.17	45.5
2	Butch Wensloff B. Wensloff	2.55	40	16	12	.571	32	123	19	1	1	275.0	220	78	97	10	92	1	4		1,118	2	4.03	3.01	1.34	0.33	11.0	8.2	1.13	.235	3.17	76	3.02	88	7.20	12.5
3	Jack Chesbro J. Chesbro	2.58	269	128	93	.579	227	913	168	18	2	1952.0	1,752	560	795	26	434	55	36		7,731	42	4.21	2.00	2.10	0.12	11.8	5.6	1.12	.274	3.67	92	2.39	87	8.08	91.9
4	Joe Lake J. Lake	2.60	69	23	33	.411	53	235	36	5	1	484.2	432	140	238	8	136	11	16		1,989	18	4.36	2.53	1.73	0.15	11.8	6.8	1.17	.265	4.42	101	2.31	94	8.02	11.3
5	Nick Cullop N. Cullop	2.64	58	18	15	.545	40	104	14	2	2	313.1	312	92	130	6	63	5	12		1,213	7	2.99	1.81	1.65	0.17	8.6	5.2	1.20	.296	3.73	96	2.53	90	8.96	10.1
6	Whitey Ford W. Ford	2.66	245	121	50	.708	208	915	94	24	8	1561.2	1,301	461	531	100	664	17	23	21	6,455	32	5.27	3.83	1.38	0.58	14.2	10.3	1.26	.252	3.06	71	3.43	92	7.50	51.8
7	Clark Griffith C. Griffith	2.66	87	32	24	.571	44	172	35	5	3	483.0	447	143	208	7	85	15	42		1,914	16	3.20	1.58	2.02	0.13	9.0	4.4	1.10	.269	3.88	89	2.67	90	8.33	19.5
8	Bobby Shantz B. Shantz	2.72	96	25	14	.641	38	218	14	3	8	393.2	348	119	143	27	108	8	27	13	1,595	9	4.98	2.47	2.02	0.62	13.7	6.8	1.16	.260	3.27	75	3.15	86	7.96	23.2
9	Al Orth A. Orth	2.72	163	72	73	.497	145	402	102	14	0	1172.2	1,096	355	484	16	230	21	16		4,642	19	3.09	1.77	1.75	0.12	8.7	5.0	1.13	.272	3.71	98	2.48	92	8.41	38.2
10	Tiny Bonham T. Bonham	2.73	158	79	50	.612	141	348	91	17	6	1176.2	1,108	357	399	71	206	4	11		4,731	3	2.66	1.58	1.69	0.54	7.4	4.4	1.12	.253	3.05	78	3.25	92	8.47	36.1
11	George Mogridge G. Mogridge	2.73	171	48	57	.457	103	278	61	8	9	965.2	929	293	393	24	220	37	48		3,868	11	2.59	2.05	1.26	0.22	7.2	5.7	1.19	.273	3.66	91	2.92	97	8.66	10.2
12	Hank Borowy H. Borowy	2.74	107	56	30	.651	96	340	53	11	3	780.2	683	238	285	38	284	3	7		3,240	18	3.92	3.27	1.20	0.44	10.5	8.8	1.24	.250	3.29	81	3.34	98	7.87	6.7
13	Slow Joe Doyle S. Joe Doyle	2.75	70	22	21	.512	50	205	29	7	1	425.0	367	130	187	7	136	12	16		1,697	6	4.34	2.88	1.51	0.15	12.1	8.0	1.18	.269	3.96	103	2.50	98	7.77	5.1
14	Bobo Newsom B. Newsom	2.80	17	7	5	.583	15	42	6	2	0	115.2	109	36	38	8	30	2	1		475	0	3.27	2.33	1.40	0.62	8.8	6.3	1.20	.257	2.96	76	3.50	94	8.48	3.1
15	Jack Powell J. Powell	2.81	84	31	32	.492	68	286	51	4	1	593.1	554	185	261	19	149	16	14		2,395	17	4.34	2.26	1.92	0.29	11.9	6.2	1.18	.278	3.96	99	2.74	98	8.40	8.3
16	Spud Chandler S. Chandler	2.84	211	109	43	.717	184	614	109	26	6	1485.0	1,327	468	549	64	463	19	14		6,102	20	3.72	2.81	1.33	0.39	10.1	7.6	1.21	.256	3.33	73	3.30	88	8.04	71.2
17	Ray Fisher R. Fisher	2.91	219	76	78	.494	166	583	88	13	5	1380.1	1,337	447	586	24	393	34	37		5,530	28	3.80	2.56	1.48	0.16	10.5	7.1	1.25	.292	3.82	97	2.79	93	8.72	32.9
18	Doc Newton D. Newton	2.96	78	20	25	.444	54	197	25	3	1	428.1	416	141	211	4	140	26	19		1,780	14	4.14	2.94	1.41	0.08	11.1	7.9	1.30	.292	4.43	108	2.63	100	8.74	3.4
19	George McConnell G. McConnell	2.97	60	12	28	.300	41	167	27	0	3	360.2	337	119	188	5	115	11	17		1,434	9	4.17	2.87	1.45	0.12	11.6	8.0	1.25	.292	4.69	93	3.00	94	8.41	9.2
20	Harry Byrd H. Byrd	2.99	25	9	7	.563	21	52	5	1	0	132.1	131	44	56	10	43	7	0		567	5	3.54	2.92	1.21	0.68	9.2	7.6	1.31	.266	3.81	85	3.73	105	8.91	-3.1
21	Ray Caldwell R. Caldwell	3.00	248	96	99	.492	196	803	150	17	4	1718.1	1,519	572	684	41	576	52	42		6,870	22	4.21	3.02	1.39	0.21	11.7	8.4	1.22	.274	3.58	99	2.95	98	7.96	16.2
22	Barney Wolfe B. Wolfe	3.02	27	6	12	.333	19	56	14	1	0	182.0	174	61	84	2	30	8	8		730	4	2.77	1.48	1.87	0.10	7.7	4.1	1.12	.271	4.15	97	2.85	92	8.60	6.6
23	Allen Russell A. Russell	3.05	114	26	36	.419	59	284	26	4	13	534.1	476	181	251	22	240	22	43		2,219	11	4.78	4.04	1.18	0.37	12.8	10.8	1.34	.275	4.23	106	3.26	112	8.02	-20.7
24	Slim Love S. Love	3.05	91	21	17	.553	39	198	15	1	2	406.2	368	138	171	5	196	11	34		1,670	6	4.38	4.34	1.01	0.11	11.9	11.7	1.39	.288	3.78	110	2.96	104	8.14	-5.1
25	Bill Hogg B. Hogg	3.06	116	37	50	.425	89	368	43	6	1	730.0	677	248	354	13	319	35	21		3,088	33	4.54	3.93	1.15	0.16	11.9	10.3	1.36	.282	4.36	111	2.99	112	8.35	-17.4

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Schlittler

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Rays	90	59	.604
Yankees	87	63	.580	3.5
Red Sox	82	68	.547	8.5
Blue Jays	75	76	.497	16.0
Orioles	73	78	.483	18.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/16	NYY	@	MIN	1:40 PM
Fri 9/18	NYY	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Sat 9/19	NYY	@	AZ	8:10 PM
Sun 9/20	NYY	@	AZ	4:10 PM
Tue 9/22	TBR	@	NYY	1:05 PM

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Schwarber

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Crow-Armstrong

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Stewart

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Lopez

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Arraez

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Crow-Armstrong

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Nuñez

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Simpson

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Sánchez

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Gray

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Cease

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Marlins	74	77	.490	14.0
Nationals	70	81	.464	18.0
Mets	69	81	.460	18.5
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Cubs	84	67	.556	9.5
Pirates	75	75	.500	18.0
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Reds	70	80	.467	23.0
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Between the 1900 and 1959 seasons, Russ Ford had the lowest ERA for the Yankees, with an ERA of 2.54.

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