Since 1900, Irv Young has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 1000 innings, with an ERA of 0.00.
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lowest era by a starter all-time with 1000 or more ip since 1900| NAME | ERA | IP | G | W | L | W% | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | 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 |  | I. Young | 0.00 | 1240.1 | 161 | 57 | 91 | .385 | 161 | 501 | 120 | 21 | 0 | 1,224 | 546 | 20 | 272 | 33 | 0 | 4,982 | 17 | 3.64 | 1.97 | 1.84 | 0.15 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 1.21 | .290 | 3.96 | 8.88 | ||
| 2 | | H. McIntire | 0.14 | 1475.0 | 188 | 63 | 110 | .364 | 188 | 562 | 140 | 17 | 0 | 1,379 | 678 | 30 | 485 | 87 | 0 | 6,135 | 13 | 3.43 | 2.96 | 1.16 | 0.18 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 1.26 | .271 | 4.14 | 8.41 | ||
| 3 | | B. Ewing | 0.15 | 2170.1 | 264 | 118 | 112 | .513 | 264 | 962 | 205 | 19 | 0 | 1,998 | 881 | 28 | 591 | 51 | 0 | 44 | 3.99 | 2.45 | 1.63 | 0.12 | 6.7 | 1.19 | .277 | 3.65 | 8.29 | ||||
| 4 | | O. Overall | 0.17 | 1426.2 | 183 | 101 | 66 | .605 | 183 | 882 | 133 | 31 | 0 | 1,149 | 478 | 16 | 504 | 40 | 0 | 5,736 | 53 | 5.56 | 3.18 | 1.75 | 0.10 | 15.4 | 8.8 | 1.16 | .264 | 3.02 | 7.25 | ||
| 5 | | F. Beebe | 0.19 | 1125.0 | 153 | 56 | 78 | .418 | 153 | 562 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 982 | 508 | 15 | 458 | 41 | 0 | 4,687 | 46 | 4.50 | 3.66 | 1.23 | 0.12 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 1.28 | .268 | 4.06 | 7.86 | ||
| 6 | | C. Lundgren | 0.26 | 1207.1 | 149 | 85 | 55 | .607 | 149 | 503 | 125 | 19 | 0 | 1,028 | 436 | 14 | 445 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 3.75 | 3.32 | 1.13 | 0.10 | 9.1 | 1.22 | .259 | 3.25 | 7.66 | ||||
| 7 | | H. Wiltse | 0.31 | 1754.0 | 225 | 121 | 76 | .614 | 225 | 800 | 151 | 27 | 0 | 1,560 | 635 | 46 | 411 | 33 | 0 | 32 | 4.10 | 2.11 | 1.95 | 0.24 | 5.9 | 1.12 | .265 | 3.26 | 8.00 | ||||
| 8 | | J. Lake | 0.32 | 1075.2 | 139 | 47 | 81 | .367 | 139 | 473 | 95 | 8 | 0 | 1,080 | 522 | 12 | 278 | 17 | 0 | 4,547 | 25 | 3.96 | 2.33 | 1.70 | 0.10 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 1.26 | .284 | 4.37 | 9.04 | ||
| 9 | | C. Morgan | 0.33 | 1306.0 | 172 | 73 | 73 | .500 | 172 | 616 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 1,040 | 492 | 15 | 512 | 88 | 0 | 45 | 4.25 | 3.53 | 1.20 | 0.10 | 10.0 | 1.19 | .263 | 3.39 | 7.17 | ||||
| 10 | | E. Walsh | 0.35 | 2617.1 | 315 | 173 | 113 | .605 | 315 | 1,506 | 250 | 57 | 0 | 2,071 | 751 | 20 | 553 | 50 | 0 | 65 | 5.18 | 1.90 | 2.72 | 0.07 | 5.6 | 1.00 | .267 | 2.58 | 7.12 | ||||
| 11 | | L. Leifield | 0.46 | 1593.2 | 216 | 103 | 89 | .536 | 216 | 522 | 138 | 32 | 0 | 1,443 | 594 | 24 | 485 | 77 | 0 | 6,524 | 14 | 2.95 | 2.74 | 1.08 | 0.14 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 1.21 | .262 | 3.35 | 8.15 | ||
| 12 | | B. Brown | 0.51 | 1227.2 | 165 | 47 | 96 | .329 | 165 | 418 | 107 | 10 | 0 | 1,154 | 584 | 31 | 542 | 56 | 0 | 5,180 | 47 | 3.06 | 3.97 | 0.77 | 0.23 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 1.38 | .272 | 4.28 | 8.46 | ||
| 13 | | V. Willis | 0.54 | 3000.0 | 366 | 177 | 165 | .518 | 366 | 1,294 | 302 | 42 | 0 | 2,713 | 1,158 | 43 | 820 | 83 | 0 | 66 | 3.88 | 2.46 | 1.58 | 0.13 | 6.8 | 1.18 | .271 | 3.47 | 8.14 | ||||
| 14 | | S. Leever | 0.57 | 1786.2 | 228 | 142 | 59 | .706 | 228 | 554 | 179 | 32 | 0 | 1,627 | 634 | 19 | 358 | 58 | 0 | 21 | 2.79 | 1.80 | 1.55 | 0.10 | 5.0 | 1.11 | .263 | 3.19 | 8.20 | ||||
| 15 | | B. Pelty | 0.59 | 1761.2 | 216 | 85 | 107 | .443 | 216 | 644 | 175 | 22 | 0 | 1,511 | 652 | 20 | 481 | 94 | 0 | 32 | 3.29 | 2.46 | 1.34 | 0.10 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .262 | 3.33 | 7.72 | ||||
| 16 | | E. Killian | 0.63 | 1481.0 | 180 | 93 | 75 | .554 | 180 | 490 | 149 | 22 | 0 | 1,366 | 554 | 9 | 441 | 68 | 0 | 19 | 2.98 | 2.68 | 1.11 | 0.05 | 7.5 | 1.22 | .278 | 3.37 | 8.30 | ||||
| 17 | | K. Wilhelm | 0.63 | 1258.0 | 158 | 49 | 98 | .333 | 158 | 388 | 118 | 12 | 0 | 1,298 | 637 | 31 | 375 | 22 | 0 | 29 | 2.78 | 2.68 | 1.03 | 0.22 | 7.8 | 1.33 | .315 | 4.56 | 9.29 | ||||
| 18 | | B. Rhoads | 0.65 | 1526.0 | 185 | 92 | 79 | .538 | 185 | 473 | 154 | 21 | 0 | 1,465 | 627 | 16 | 443 | 56 | 0 | 32 | 2.79 | 2.61 | 1.07 | 0.09 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .287 | 3.70 | 8.64 | ||||
| 19 | | C. Smith | 0.66 | 1101.0 | 148 | 53 | 77 | .408 | 148 | 454 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 1,065 | 458 | 16 | 284 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 3.71 | 2.32 | 1.60 | 0.13 | 6.7 | 1.23 | .304 | 3.74 | 8.71 | ||||
| 20 | | D. Phillippe | 0.67 | 1785.0 | 218 | 126 | 77 | .621 | 218 | 699 | 181 | 24 | 1 | 1,716 | 680 | 22 | 223 | 43 | 0 | 29 | 3.52 | 1.12 | 3.13 | 0.11 | 3.2 | 1.09 | .279 | 3.43 | 8.65 | ||||
| 21 | | F. Glade | 0.69 | 1058.1 | 126 | 52 | 67 | .437 | 126 | 457 | 107 | 14 | 0 | 934 | 413 | 10 | 238 | 48 | 0 | 13 | 3.89 | 2.02 | 1.92 | 0.09 | 6.0 | 1.11 | .289 | 3.51 | 7.94 | ||||
| 22 | | J. Taylor | 0.70 | 1926.2 | 217 | 113 | 99 | .533 | 217 | 513 | 210 | 17 | 0 | 1,803 | 808 | 31 | 414 | 61 | 0 | 26 | 2.40 | 1.93 | 1.24 | 0.14 | 5.3 | 1.15 | .258 | 3.77 | 8.42 | ||||
| 23 | | A. Joss | 0.71 | 2231.1 | 260 | 155 | 93 | .625 | 260 | 892 | 234 | 45 | 0 | 1,811 | 685 | 18 | 338 | 57 | 0 | 26 | 3.60 | 1.36 | 2.64 | 0.07 | 4.0 | 0.96 | .248 | 2.76 | 7.30 | ||||
| 24 | | J. Wood | 0.76 | 1274.0 | 158 | 97 | 49 | .664 | 158 | 863 | 121 | 28 | 0 | 999 | 433 | 10 | 372 | 47 | 0 | 5,120 | 34 | 6.10 | 2.63 | 2.32 | 0.07 | 16.9 | 7.3 | 1.08 | .258 | 3.06 | 7.06 | ||
| 25 | | M. Brown | 0.77 | 2737.1 | 332 | 201 | 112 | .642 | 332 | 1,158 | 271 | 55 | 0 | 2,348 | 887 | 35 | 592 | 56 | 0 | 42 | 3.81 | 1.95 | 1.96 | 0.12 | 5.7 | 1.07 | .269 | 2.92 | 7.72 | ||||
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