best yankee pitchers from the 1900 to 1959

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

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	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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2

Rice

RBI

6

Rice

AVG

.800

Rice

Team Pitching Leaders

1

Schlittler

10

Schlittler

ERA

0.00

Schlittler

Team Rankings

223

2nd

739

9th

1,450

6th

ERA

3.24

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	98	64	.605
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Thu 10/1	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM

Last Game

Red Sox

0 - 1

Final

Yankees

1 - 0

Tue 29 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

2

Rice

1

Montgomery

1

Tatis

Playoffs RBI Leaders

6

Rice

3

Riley

2

Merrill

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

.800

Rice

Playoffs Hit Leaders

4

Rice

3

Harris

3

Lombard

Playoffs Run Leaders

3

Tatis

2

Murakami

2

Rice

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

.800

Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.200

Rice

2.000

Machado

1.667

Tatis

Playoffs SB Leaders

1

Crow-Armstrong

1

Tatis

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

1

Schlittler

1

King

1

Lee

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

10

Schlittler

9

Sale

8

King

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Schlittler

0.00

King

0.00

Iglesias

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Matsui

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

King

19.29

Taylor

18.00

McFarlane

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

10.00

Schlittler

9.00

Sale

6.00

Luzardo

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Duran

0

Iglesias

0

Hader

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

60.4

Rice

59

Schlittler

55

King

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

44

Rice

36.5

Schlittler

33.4

King

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

94-69

93-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-94

69-93

75-87

76-87

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1-8
Sun 9/13	HOU	@	TBR	4-14

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM

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

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3

3

2

2

1.000

1.000

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