lowest era by a starting pitcher with 200+ innings pitched in a single season from 1950 to 1980

Between the 1950 and 1980 seasons, Bob Gibson had the best ERA by a starting pitcher with 200.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 1.12 in 1968.

NAME ERA IP SEASON TM 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 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
1.12
304.2
1968
STL STL
34
22
9
.710
34
268
28
13
0
198
38
49
11
62
7
0
6
1,161
4
7.92
1.83
4.32
0.32
23.1
5.3
0.85
.230
1.45
5.85
2 Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
1.57
253.0
1968
CLE CLE
32
21
8
.724
32
256
19
9
0
143
44
51
15
70
4
0
3
960
3
9.11
2.49
3.66
0.53
26.7
7.3
0.84
.208
1.81
5.09
3 Dean Chance
D. Chance
1.57
257.1
1964
LAA LAA
35
18
8
.692
35
190
15
11
0
180
45
48
7
78
2
0
8
1,009
8
6.65
2.73
2.44
0.24
18.8
7.7
1.00
.236
1.68
6.30
4 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
1.70
285.2
1971
NYM NYM
35
20
9
.690
35
288
21
4
0
207
54
59
17
61
4
0
2
1,098
4
9.07
1.92
4.72
0.54
26.2
5.6
0.94
.261
1.86
6.52
5 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.73
323.0
1966
LAD LAD
41
27
9
.750
41
317
27
5
0
241
62
74
19
77
0
0
4
1,274
7
8.83
2.15
4.12
0.53
24.9
6.0
0.98
.258
2.06
6.72
6 Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1.74
273.2
1978
NYY NYY
35
25
3
.893
35
248
16
9
0
187
53
61
13
72
1
0
1
1,057
7
8.16
2.37
3.44
0.43
23.5
6.8
0.95
.241
2.01
6.15
7 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.76
220.0
1964
LAD LAD
28
19
5
.792
28
221
15
7
0
153
43
49
13
53
0
0
5
860
9
9.04
2.17
4.17
0.53
25.7
6.2
0.94
.244
2.00
6.26
8 Vida Blue
V. Blue
1.82
312.0
1971
OAK OAK
39
24
8
.750
39
301
24
8
0
209
63
73
19
88
4
0
3
1,207
10
8.68
2.54
3.42
0.55
24.9
7.3
0.95
.239
2.11
6.03
9 Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
1.82
267.0
1968
CLE CLE
37
15
14
.517
37
281
11
3
0
180
54
78
13
109
10
0
9
1,091
7
9.47
3.67
2.58
0.44
25.8
10.0
1.08
.246
2.63
6.07
10 Joe Horlen
J. Horlen
1.83
201.2
1964
CWS CWS
28
12
9
.571
28
134
9
2
0
130
41
50
10
52
4
0
4
776
3
5.98
2.32
2.58
0.45
17.3
6.7
0.90
.208
2.23
5.80
11 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
1.88
311.0
1963
LAD LAD
40
25
5
.833
40
306
20
11
0
214
65
68
18
58
3
0
7
1,210
6
8.86
1.68
5.28
0.52
25.3
4.8
0.87
.238
1.97
6.19
12 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
1.92
341.2
1972
CLE CLE
40
24
16
.600
40
233
29
5
0
253
73
79
17
82
12
0
16
1,342
11
6.14
2.16
2.84
0.45
17.4
6.1
0.98
.236
2.08
6.66
13 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
1.92
332.0
1971
CWS CWS
42
22
13
.629
42
209
22
7
0
270
71
95
21
61
7
0
2
1,308
6
5.67
1.65
3.43
0.57
16.0
4.7
1.00
.247
2.58
7.32
14 Dave McNally
D. McNally
1.95
273.0
1968
BAL BAL
35
22
10
.688
35
202
18
5
0
175
59
67
24
55
10
0
1
1,038
5
6.66
1.81
3.67
0.79
19.5
5.3
0.84
.202
2.21
5.77
15 Denny McLain
D. McLain
1.96
336.0
1968
DET DET
41
31
6
.838
41
280
28
6
0
241
73
86
31
63
6
0
2
1,288
3
7.50
1.69
4.44
0.83
21.7
4.9
0.90
.231
2.30
6.46
16 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
1.97
346.1
1972
PHI PHI
41
27
10
.730
41
310
30
8
0
257
76
84
17
87
1
0
8
1,351
8
8.06
2.26
3.56
0.44
22.9
6.4
0.99
.256
2.18
6.68
17 Gary Peters
G. Peters
2.00
202.1
1966
CWS CWS
27
12
9
.571
27
126
11
4
0
154
45
53
11
44
3
0
5
791
11
5.60
1.96
2.86
0.49
15.9
5.6
0.98
.236
2.36
6.85
18 Bob Veale
B. Veale
2.02
244.2
1968
PIT PIT
33
13
13
.500
33
169
13
4
0
184
55
66
12
94
2
0
5
992
9
6.22
3.46
1.80
0.44
17.0
9.5
1.14
.241
2.43
6.77
19 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
2.03
217.2
1958
NYY NYY
29
14
7
.667
29
145
15
7
0
173
49
62
14
61
3
0
4
866
5
6.00
2.52
2.38
0.58
16.7
7.0
1.08
.247
2.56
7.15
20 Stan Bahnsen
S. Bahnsen
2.03
261.1
1968
NYY NYY
34
17
11
.607
34
156
10
1
0
211
59
70
12
67
2
0
6
1,047
4
5.37
2.31
2.33
0.41
14.9
6.4
1.06
.246
2.41
7.27
21 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2.05
333.2
1965
LAD LAD
41
26
8
.765
41
380
27
8
0
215
76
90
26
71
5
0
4
1,290
11
10.25
1.92
5.35
0.70
29.5
5.5
0.86
.234
2.43
5.80
22 Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
2.06
293.1
1972
OAK OAK
37
20
7
.741
37
189
16
5
0
199
67
74
21
69
3
0
6
1,142
3
5.80
2.12
2.74
0.64
16.5
6.0
0.91
.207
2.27
6.11
23 Joe Horlen
J. Horlen
2.06
258.0
1967
CWS CWS
35
19
7
.731
35
103
13
6
0
188
59
66
13
58
4
0
4
996
5
3.59
2.02
1.78
0.45
10.3
5.8
0.95
.214
2.30
6.56
24 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.07
274.1
1972
BAL BAL
36
21
10
.677
36
184
18
3
0
219
63
73
21
70
1
0
1
1,094
4
6.04
2.30
2.63
0.69
16.8
6.4
1.05
.242
2.39
7.18
25 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2.08
298.2
1969
SFG SFG
36
21
11
.656
36
203
27
8
0
242
69
89
15
54
6
0
7
1,171
5
6.12
1.63
3.76
0.45
17.3
4.6
0.99
.254
2.68
7.29
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