lowest era by a starter all-time with 70 games started

Irv Young and Big Jeff Pfeffer are tied for the best career ERA by a starting pitcher when starting 70+ games, with an ERA of 0.00.

Interpreted as:
lowest era by a starter all-time with 70 or more games started
NAME ERA GS G W L W% 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 Irv Young
I. Young
0.00
161
161
57
91
.385
501
120
21
0
1240.1
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 Big Jeff Pfeffer
B. Jeff Pfeffer
0.00
70
70
27
37
.422
278
59
6
0
565.0
516
251
8
229
26
0
2,320
8
4.43
3.65
1.21
0.13
12.0
9.9
1.32
.286
4.00
8.22
3 Jack Pfiester
J. Pfiester
0.02
128
128
66
42
.611
475
76
17
0
975.0
795
332
6
261
32
0
3,920
13
4.38
2.41
1.82
0.06
12.1
6.7
1.08
.251
3.06
7.34
4 Ed Karger
E. Karger
0.03
123
123
44
58
.431
352
82
9
0
922.2
850
383
9
263
27
0
3,789
22
3.43
2.57
1.34
0.09
9.3
6.9
1.21
.268
3.74
8.29
5 Ed Summers
E. Summers
0.05
112
112
59
42
.584
325
79
9
0
904.0
848
358
17
195
43
0
3,699
12
3.24
1.94
1.67
0.17
8.8
5.3
1.15
.266
3.56
8.44
6 Chappie McFarland
C. McFarland
0.08
96
96
34
57
.374
300
81
6
0
796.1
843
444
15
186
18
0
3,334
17
3.39
2.10
1.61
0.17
9.0
5.6
1.29
.294
5.02
9.53
7 George Bell
G. Bell
0.09
124
124
40
72
.357
342
91
17
0
985.0
915
420
13
266
16
0
3,976
10
3.12
2.43
1.29
0.12
8.6
6.7
1.20
.270
3.84
8.36
8 Elmer Stricklett
E. Stricklett
0.10
90
90
34
49
.410
223
78
10
0
721.2
709
344
3
206
28
0
11
2.78
2.57
1.08
0.04
7.0
1.27
.284
4.29
8.84
9 Bugs Raymond
B. Raymond
0.12
95
95
36
50
.419
334
57
9
0
702.0
606
281
16
228
26
0
17
4.28
2.92
1.46
0.21
8.0
1.19
.261
3.60
7.77
10 Harry McIntire
H. McIntire
0.14
188
188
63
110
.364
562
140
17
0
1475.0
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
11 Dolly Gray
D. Gray
0.14
70
70
15
46
.246
191
46
3
0
509.1
502
261
7
160
17
0
2,120
21
3.38
2.83
1.19
0.12
9.0
7.5
1.30
.284
4.61
8.87
12 Bob Ewing
B. Ewing
0.15
264
264
118
112
.513
962
205
19
0
2170.1
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
13 Orval Overall
O. Overall
0.17
183
183
101
66
.605
882
133
31
0
1426.2
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
14 Fred Beebe
F. Beebe
0.19
153
153
56
78
.418
562
92
9
0
1125.0
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
15 Al Mattern
A. Mattern
0.24
94
94
30
51
.370
224
53
9
0
699.1
723
351
19
244
7
0
2,960
13
2.88
3.14
0.92
0.24
7.6
8.2
1.38
.285
4.52
9.30
16 Carl Lundgren
C. Lundgren
0.26
149
149
85
55
.607
503
125
19
0
1207.1
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
17 Gus Dorner
G. Dorner
0.30
105
105
31
65
.323
240
75
8
0
816.2
770
417
15
295
46
0
15
2.64
3.25
0.81
0.17
8.8
1.30
.275
4.60
8.49
18 Bill Burns
B. Burns
0.30
85
85
28
45
.384
208
46
10
0
629.1
597
263
10
118
32
0
2,521
9
2.97
1.69
1.76
0.14
8.3
4.7
1.14
.273
3.76
8.54
19 Hooks Wiltse
H. Wiltse
0.31
225
225
121
76
.614
800
151
27
0
1754.0
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
20 Joe Lake
J. Lake
0.32
139
139
47
81
.367
473
95
8
0
1075.2
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
21 Harry Gaspar
H. Gaspar
0.33
98
98
40
42
.488
206
47
11
0
712.0
690
292
15
187
30
0
2,907
4
2.60
2.36
1.10
0.19
7.1
6.4
1.23
.273
3.69
8.72
22 Cy Morgan
C. Morgan
0.33
172
172
73
73
.500
616
107
15
0
1306.0
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
23 Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
0.35
315
315
173
113
.605
1,506
250
57
0
2617.1
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
24 Andy Coakley
A. Coakley
0.36
124
124
52
57
.477
397
87
11
0
961.0
915
395
7
285
24
0
10
3.72
2.67
1.39
0.07
8.0
1.25
.316
3.70
8.57
25 Bob Wicker
B. Wicker
0.45
117
117
61
46
.570
437
96
10
1
953.0
885
403
16
266
8
0
20
4.13
2.51
1.64
0.15
7.0
1.21
.281
3.81
8.36
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