lowest career era, minimum 15 starts

Al Spalding has the lowest career ERA when starting 15+ games, with an ERA of 1.78.

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NAMEERAGSGWLW%SOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Al Spalding
A. Spalding
1.78
61
65
48
12
.800
41
53
8
1
539.2
559
107
238
6
26
4
2,272
1
0.68
0.43
1.58
0.10
1.8
1.1
1.08
3.97
74
2.38
99
9.32
9.6
2Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
1.82
315
430
195
126
.607
1,736
250
57
35
2964.1
2,346
598
873
23
617
52
105
11,413
76
5.27
1.87
2.81
0.07
15.2
5.4
1.00
.259
2.65
69
2.02
79
7.12
164.3
3Charlie Hodnett
C. Hodnett
1.88
18
18
14
4
.778
47
15
1
0
153.0
149
32
66
1
23
0
647
10
2.76
1.35
2.04
0.06
7.3
3.6
1.12
3.88
63
3.19
117
8.76
-8.8
4Addie Joss
A. Joss
1.89
260
286
160
97
.623
920
234
45
5
2327.0
1,888
488
730
19
364
58
22
8,891
28
3.56
1.41
2.53
0.07
10.3
4.1
0.97
.248
2.82
70
2.25
86
7.30
88.8
5Jim Devlin
J. Devlin
1.89
129
129
65
60
.520
263
127
9
0
1181.0
1,183
248
597
7
78
0
4,896
34
2.00
0.59
3.37
0.05
5.4
1.6
1.07
4.55
67
2.35
84
9.02
88.9
6Perry Werden
P. Werden
1.97
16
16
12
1
.923
51
12
1
0
141.1
113
31
61
1
22
0
575
5
3.25
1.40
2.32
0.06
8.9
3.8
0.96
3.88
67
3.11
121
7.20
-10
7Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
2.02
128
149
71
44
.617
503
75
17
0
1067.1
869
240
365
6
293
39
12
4,236
16
4.24
2.47
1.72
0.05
11.9
6.9
1.09
.254
3.08
77
2.32
86
7.33
44.3
8Joe Wood
J. Wood
2.03
158
225
117
57
.672
989
121
28
10
1434.1
1,138
324
497
10
421
49
56
5,640
43
6.21
2.64
2.35
0.06
17.5
7.5
1.09
.270
3.12
70
2.26
78
7.14
105.8
9Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
2.06
332
481
239
130
.648
1,375
271
55
49
3172.1
2,708
725
1,044
43
673
61
138
12,422
61
3.90
1.91
2.04
0.12
11.1
5.4
1.07
.259
2.96
71
2.42
83
7.68
161.9
10John Ward
J. Ward
2.10
262
293
164
103
.614
920
245
24
3
2469.2
2,324
576
1,185
26
253
32
10,164
144
3.35
0.92
3.64
0.09
9.1
2.5
1.04
4.32
82
2.43
96
8.47
9.1
11Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
2.13
552
636
373
188
.665
2,507
435
79
30
4788.2
4,219
1,135
1,620
89
848
59
73
18,913
115
4.71
1.59
2.96
0.17
13.3
4.5
1.06
.268
3.04
75
2.26
76
7.93
363
12Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
2.16
340
407
193
143
.574
2,316
261
50
5
2961.1
2,460
711
1,063
37
803
115
54
11,717
74
7.04
2.44
2.88
0.11
19.8
6.9
1.10
.287
3.23
75
2.03
71
7.48
262
13Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
2.17
666
802
417
279
.599
3,509
531
110
34
5914.1
4,913
1,424
1,902
97
1,363
205
127
23,405
154
5.34
2.07
2.57
0.15
15.0
5.8
1.06
.264
2.89
68
2.42
76
7.48
472.8
14Glenn Liebhardt
G. Liebhardt
2.17
66
90
36
35
.507
280
49
7
2
612.2
543
148
225
3
183
14
23
2,419
21
4.11
2.69
1.53
0.04
11.6
7.6
1.18
.278
3.31
89
2.27
98
7.98
1.6
15Mellie Wolfgang
M. Wolfgang
2.18
27
77
15
14
.517
111
15
3
0
326.0
268
79
115
3
95
4
37
1,269
3
3.06
2.62
1.17
0.08
8.7
7.5
1.11
.251
3.17
79
2.72
97
7.40
3
16Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
2.22
46
46
18
9
.667
318
0
0
0
263.2
184
65
74
24
78
11
0
0
1,051
3
10.85
2.66
4.08
0.82
30.3
7.4
0.99
.258
2.53
54
2.88
68
6.28
38.7
17Erv Lange
E. Lange
2.23
22
36
12
11
.522
87
10
2
2
190.0
162
47
69
3
55
3
11
781
1
4.12
2.61
1.58
0.14
11.1
7.0
1.14
.251
3.27
74
2.64
96
7.67
1.2
18Jake Weimer
J. Weimer
2.23
180
191
97
69
.584
657
143
21
2
1472.2
1,227
365
511
14
493
73
9
5,971
26
4.02
3.01
1.33
0.09
11.0
8.3
1.17
.256
3.12
81
2.81
98
7.50
8.7
19Jocko Flynn
J. Flynn
2.24
29
32
23
6
.793
146
28
2
1
257.0
207
64
127
9
63
3
1,049
28
5.11
2.21
2.32
0.32
13.9
6.0
1.05
4.45
64
3.16
89
7.25
14.6
20Tommy Bond
T. Bond
2.25
314
322
193
115
.627
860
294
35
0
2779.2
2,857
695
1,339
32
178
11
11,386
120
2.78
0.58
4.83
0.10
7.6
1.6
1.09
.274
4.34
89
2.38
95
9.25
32.3
21Orval Overall
O. Overall
2.26
182
218
108
71
.603
935
133
30
12
1535.1
1,232
385
520
16
551
45
30
6,145
57
5.48
3.23
1.70
0.09
15.2
9.0
1.16
.264
3.05
81
2.39
85
7.22
72.4
22Will White
W. White
2.28
402
403
229
166
.580
1,041
394
36
0
3542.2
3,440
896
1,844
65
496
1
14,951
221
2.64
1.26
2.10
0.17
7.0
3.3
1.11
.254
4.68
83
2.98
108
8.74
-109.3
23Bill James
B. James
2.28
60
84
37
21
.638
253
44
5
3
541.2
469
137
196
14
199
22
20
2,217
17
4.20
3.31
1.27
0.23
11.4
9.0
1.23
.263
3.26
75
3.09
99
7.79
4.8
24Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
2.28
147
163
94
46
.671
488
107
17
4
1221.1
974
309
400
10
441
29
12
4,896
25
3.60
3.25
1.11
0.07
10.0
9.0
1.16
.245
2.95
82
2.81
100
7.18
-6.6
25Ed Reulbach
E. Reulbach
2.28
300
399
182
106
.632
1,137
200
40
13
2632.1
2,117
668
887
33
892
107
80
10,521
49
3.89
3.05
1.27
0.11
10.8
8.5
1.14
.250
3.03
80
2.84
99
7.24
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