lowest era by a starting pitcher with 200+ innings pitched in a single season from 1980 to 2020

Between the 1980 and 2020 seasons, Dwight Gooden had the best ERA by a starting pitcher with 200.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 1.53 in 1985.

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 Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1.53
276.2
1985
NYM NYM
35
24
4
.857
35
268
16
8
0
198
47
51
13
69
2
0
4
1,065
6
8.72
2.24
3.88
0.42
25.2
6.5
0.97
.259
1.66
6.44
2 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.56
202.0
1994
ATL ATL
25
16
6
.727
25
156
10
3
0
150
35
44
4
31
6
0
3
774
3
6.95
1.38
5.03
0.18
20.2
4.0
0.90
.253
1.96
6.68
3 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.63
209.2
1995
ATL ATL
28
19
2
.905
28
181
10
3
0
147
38
39
8
23
4
0
3
785
1
7.77
0.99
7.87
0.34
23.1
2.9
0.81
.244
1.67
6.31
4 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1.66
222.2
2015
LAD LAD
32
19
3
.864
32
200
1
0
0
148
41
43
14
40
5
0
1
843
7
8.08
1.62
5.00
0.57
23.7
4.7
0.84
.229
1.74
5.98
5 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1.70
217.0
2018
NYM NYM
32
10
9
.526
32
269
1
0
0
152
41
48
10
46
5
0
3
835
2
11.16
1.91
5.85
0.41
32.2
5.5
0.91
.281
1.99
6.30
6 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1.74
217.0
2000
BOS BOS
29
18
6
.750
29
284
7
4
0
128
42
44
17
32
14
0
0
817
1
11.78
1.33
8.88
0.71
34.8
3.9
0.74
.236
1.82
5.31
7 Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
1.77
229.0
2015
CHC CHC
33
22
6
.786
33
236
4
3
0
150
45
52
10
48
6
0
2
870
6
9.28
1.89
4.92
0.39
27.1
5.5
0.86
.246
2.04
5.90
8 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.83
236.0
2013
LAD LAD
33
16
9
.640
33
232
3
2
0
164
48
55
11
52
3
0
2
908
12
8.85
1.98
4.46
0.42
25.6
5.7
0.92
.251
2.10
6.25
9 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1.87
211.1
2005
HOU HOU
32
13
8
.619
32
185
1
0
0
151
44
51
11
62
3
0
5
838
3
7.88
2.64
2.98
0.47
22.1
7.4
1.01
.243
2.17
6.43
10 Kevin Brown
K. Brown
1.89
233.0
1996
FLA FLA
32
17
11
.607
32
159
5
3
0
187
49
60
8
33
16
0
2
906
6
6.14
1.27
4.82
0.31
17.5
3.6
0.94
.259
2.32
7.22
11 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1.90
241.1
1997
MON MON
31
17
8
.680
31
305
13
4
0
158
51
65
16
67
9
0
5
947
3
11.37
2.50
4.55
0.60
32.2
7.1
0.93
.258
2.42
5.89
12 John Tudor
J. Tudor
1.93
275.0
1985
STL STL
36
21
8
.724
36
169
14
10
0
209
59
68
14
49
5
0
4
1,062
4
5.53
1.60
3.45
0.46
15.9
4.6
0.94
.236
2.23
6.84
13 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1.93
228.1
1990
BOS BOS
31
21
6
.778
31
209
7
4
0
193
49
59
7
54
7
0
3
920
8
8.24
2.13
3.87
0.28
22.7
5.9
1.08
.289
2.33
7.61
14 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2.05
264.0
1997
TOR TOR
34
21
7
.750
34
292
9
3
0
204
60
65
9
68
12
0
1
1,044
4
9.95
2.32
4.29
0.31
28.0
6.5
1.03
.294
2.22
6.95
15 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
2.07
234.2
1985
LAD LAD
34
18
3
.857
34
153
9
5
0
177
54
72
8
67
6
0
5
934
5
5.87
2.57
2.28
0.31
16.4
7.2
1.04
.241
2.76
6.79
16 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2.07
208.1
1999
BOS BOS
29
22
4
.846
29
306
5
1
0
157
48
55
8
36
8
0
1
816
6
13.22
1.56
8.50
0.35
37.5
4.4
0.93
.325
2.38
6.78
17 Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
2.08
260.0
1989
KCR KCR
35
23
5
.821
35
191
12
4
0
206
60
71
12
41
2
0
6
1,009
8
6.61
1.42
4.66
0.42
18.9
4.1
0.95
.254
2.46
7.13
18 David Cone
D. Cone
2.10
214.0
1988
NYM NYM
28
18
3
.857
28
196
8
4
0
166
50
60
9
68
4
0
5
863
8
8.24
2.86
2.88
0.38
22.7
7.9
1.09
.268
2.52
6.98
19 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.13
232.2
2015
LAD LAD
33
16
7
.696
33
301
4
3
0
163
55
62
15
42
5
0
1
890
9
11.64
1.62
7.17
0.58
33.8
4.7
0.88
.281
2.40
6.31
20 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
2.14
236.0
2014
SEA SEA
34
15
6
.714
34
248
0
0
0
170
56
68
16
46
5
0
1
912
18
9.46
1.75
5.39
0.61
27.2
5.0
0.92
.258
2.59
6.48
21 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2.16
229.1
2009
KCR KCR
33
16
8
.667
33
242
6
3
0
195
55
64
11
51
4
0
0
915
5
9.50
2.00
4.75
0.43
26.4
5.6
1.07
.303
2.51
7.65
22 Bob Tewksbury
B. Tewksbury
2.18
231.0
1992
STL STL
32
15
5
.750
32
89
5
0
0
216
56
63
15
20
3
0
0
908
2
3.47
0.78
4.45
0.58
9.8
2.2
1.02
.257
2.45
8.42
23 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2.18
268.0
1992
CHC CHC
35
20
11
.645
35
199
9
4
0
201
65
68
7
70
14
0
7
1,061
5
6.68
2.35
2.84
0.24
18.8
6.6
1.01
.252
2.28
6.75
24 Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
2.20
232.2
1997
ATL ATL
33
19
4
.826
33
177
5
2
0
200
57
58
9
20
6
0
6
893
0
6.85
0.77
8.85
0.35
19.8
2.2
0.95
.280
2.24
7.74
25 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2.21
212.0
1980
LAD LAD
31
13
5
.722
31
128
4
2
0
163
52
56
20
47
2
0
5
832
0
5.43
2.00
2.72
0.85
15.4
5.6
0.99
.225
2.38
6.92
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