lowest era + by a rookie relief pitcher in a season since 1960

Since 1960, 47 pitchers are tied for the best ERA by a rookie relief pitcher, with an ERA of 0.00. The first three are Austin Pope, Roki Sasaki and Hunter Barco this season.

NAME ERA SEASON TM 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 H/9
1 Austin Pope
A. Pope
0.00
2025
AZ AZ
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
9
0
4.50
4.50
1.00
0.00
11.1
11.1
1.50
.286
0.00
9.00
2 Roki Sasaki
R. Sasaki
0.00
2025
LAD LAD
2
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
57.1
0.0
0.50
.333
0.00
4.50
3 Hunter Barco
H. Barco
0.00
2025
PIT PIT
2
1
0
1.000
0
3
0
0
0
3.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
25.0
0.0
1.00
.333
0.00
9.00
4 Jose Espada
J. Espada
0.00
2025
BAL BAL
1
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
9
0
12.00
0.00
0.00
44.4
0.0
0.33
.200
0.00
3.00
5 Dom Hamel
D. Hamel
0.00
2025
NYM NYM
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
6
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
3.00
.600
0.00
27.00
6 Logan Davidson
L. Davidson
0.00
2025
LAA LAA
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
33.3
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
7 Garrett Acton
G. Acton
0.00
2025
TBR TBR
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
5
1
0.00
18.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
40.0
2.00
.000
0.00
0.00
8 Nick Raquet
N. Raquet
0.00
2025
STL STL
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
4.50
4.50
1.00
0.00
14.3
14.3
0.50
.000
0.00
0.00
9 Christian Roa
C. Roa
0.00
2025
MIA MIA
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
12
0
9.00
9.00
1.00
0.00
25.0
25.0
1.33
.167
0.00
3.00
10 Ryan Fitzgerald
R. Fitzgerald
0.00
2025
MIN MIN
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
8
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
1.00
.250
0.00
9.00
11 Niko Kavadas
N. Kavadas
0.00
2025
LAA LAA
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1.2
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
9
0
5.40
5.40
1.00
0.00
11.1
11.1
2.40
.429
0.00
16.20
12 Anthony Seigler
A. Seigler
0.00
2025
MIL MIL
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
1.00
.250
0.00
9.00
13 Kai-Wei Teng
K. Teng
0.00
2025
SFG SFG
1
1
0
1.000
0
4
0
0
0
5.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
7.20
1.80
4.00
0.00
22.2
5.6
0.80
.231
0.00
5.40
14 Doug Nikhazy
D. Nikhazy
0.00
2025
CLE CLE
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
66.7
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
15 Luis Vázquez
L. Vázquez
0.00
2025
BAL BAL
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.1
3
0
0
0
1
0
4
0
14
0
0.00
2.08
0.00
0.00
0.0
7.1
0.92
.231
0.00
6.23
16 Chase Petty
C. Petty
0.00
2025
CIN CIN
1
0
1
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0.2
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
1.50
.333
13.50
13.50
17 Jared Young
J. Young
0.00
2025
NYM NYM
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
0.00
27.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
33.3
6.00
.500
0.00
27.00
18 Christian Montes De Oca
C. Montes De Oca
0.00
2025
AZ AZ
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
9
0
6.75
3.38
2.00
0.00
22.2
11.1
0.38
.000
0.00
0.00
19 Weston Wilson
W. Wilson
0.00
2025
PHI PHI
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
12
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
1.00
.250
0.00
9.00
20 Easton Lucas
E. Lucas
0.00
2025
TOR TOR
1
1
0
1.000
0
3
0
0
0
4.2
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
18
0
5.79
1.93
3.00
0.00
16.7
5.6
1.07
.286
0.00
7.71
21 César Salazar
C. Salazar
0.00
2025
HOU HOU
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
22 Willie MacIver
W. MacIver
0.00
2025
ATH ATH
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.0
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
10
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
2.00
.400
0.00
18.00
23 Leo Rivas
L. Rivas
0.00
2025
SEA SEA
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
6
0
0.00
9.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
16.7
4.00
.600
0.00
27.00
24 Jacob Amaya
J. Amaya
0.00
2025
CWS CWS
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
25 Michael McGreevy
M. McGreevy
0.00
2025
STL STL
1
1
0
1.000
0
5
0
0
0
5.2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
20
0
7.94
1.59
5.00
0.00
25.0
5.0
0.35
.077
0.00
1.59
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90
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6-3
Mon
9/15
CHC CHC
@
PIT PIT
4-1
Mon
9/15
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
7-5
Mon
9/15
ATH ATH
@
BOS BOS
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Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
5-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
LAD LAD
6:08 PM
Thu
10/9
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
9:08 PM
Fri
10/10
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
8:08 PM
Sat
10/11
CHC CHC
@
MIL MIL
4:38 PM
Sat
10/11
LAD LAD
@
PHI PHI
8:08 PM