lowest era in a season by a relief pitcher with at least 30 ip; after 1930

Since 1931, Hal Newhouser has the best ERA by a relief pitcher with 30.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 0.29 in 1944.

NAMEERAIPSEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
0.29
30.2
1944
DET DET
13
4
2
.667
0
17
0
0
2
18
1
5
0
10
0
10
116
0
4.99
2.93
1.70
0.00
14.7
8.6
0.91
.202
1.47
5.28
2Kevin Siegrist
K. Siegrist
0.45
39.2
2013
STL STL
45
3
1
.750
0
50
0
0
0
17
2
2
1
18
1
15
1
152
0
11.34
4.08
2.78
0.23
32.9
11.8
0.88
.195
0.45
3.86
3Arnie Portocarrero
A. Portocarrero
0.52
34.1
1957
KCA KCA
16
2
0
1.000
0
15
0
0
0
17
2
3
0
5
1
8
1
124
0
3.93
1.31
3.00
0.00
12.1
4.0
0.64
.165
0.79
4.46
4Zack Britton
Z. Britton
0.54
67.0
2016
BAL BAL
69
2
1
.667
0
74
0
0
47
38
4
7
1
18
0
63
3
254
10
9.94
2.42
4.11
0.13
29.1
7.1
0.84
.230
0.94
5.10
5Charley Schanz
C. Schanz
0.59
30.2
1944
PHN PHN
10
4
0
1.000
0
9
0
0
3
14
2
2
0
8
0
8
115
0
2.64
2.35
1.13
0.00
7.8
7.0
0.72
.143
0.59
4.11
6Joey Devine
J. Devine
0.59
45.2
2008
OAK OAK
42
6
1
.857
0
49
0
0
1
23
3
7
0
15
0
10
2
170
0
9.66
2.96
3.27
0.00
28.8
8.8
0.83
.217
1.38
4.53
7Fernando Rodney
F. Rodney
0.60
74.2
2012
TBR TBR
76
2
2
.500
0
76
0
0
48
43
5
9
2
15
3
65
1
282
4
9.16
1.81
5.07
0.24
27.0
5.3
0.78
.220
1.08
5.18
8Emmanuel Clase
E. Clase
0.61
74.1
2024
CLE CLE
74
4
2
.667
0
66
0
0
47
39
5
10
2
10
2
66
1
270
2
7.99
1.21
6.60
0.24
24.4
3.7
0.66
.195
1.21
4.72
9Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
0.61
73.1
1990
OAK OAK
63
4
2
.667
0
73
0
0
48
41
5
9
2
4
0
61
1
262
0
8.96
0.49
18.25
0.25
27.9
1.5
0.61
.213
1.10
5.03
10Al Benton
A. Benton
0.62
58.0
1949
CLE CLE
29
4
0
1.000
0
14
0
0
10
37
4
5
1
21
0
18
222
0
2.17
3.26
0.67
0.16
6.3
9.5
1.00
.194
0.78
5.74
11Ricky Horton
R. Horton
0.65
41.2
1986
STL STL
33
1
0
1.000
0
18
0
0
3
24
3
3
2
11
1
12
3
154
0
3.89
2.38
1.64
0.43
11.7
7.1
0.84
.180
0.65
5.18
12Casey Sadler
C. Sadler
0.67
40.1
2021
SEA SEA
42
0
1
.000
0
37
0
0
0
19
3
4
1
10
1
2
0
145
2
8.26
2.23
3.70
0.22
25.5
6.9
0.72
.188
0.89
4.24
13Hank Aguirre
H. Aguirre
0.69
39.0
1968
LAD LAD
25
1
2
.333
0
25
0
0
3
32
3
8
0
13
3
16
3
167
4
5.77
3.00
1.92
0.00
15.0
7.8
1.15
.254
1.85
7.38
14Ray Searage
R. Searage
0.70
38.1
1984
MIL MIL
21
2
1
.667
0
29
0
0
6
20
3
3
0
16
1
16
3
149
1
6.81
3.76
1.81
0.00
19.5
10.7
0.94
.194
0.70
4.70
15Rob Murphy
R. Murphy
0.72
50.1
1986
CIN CIN
34
6
0
1.000
0
36
0
0
1
26
4
4
0
21
0
12
2
195
5
6.44
3.75
1.71
0.00
18.5
10.8
0.93
.188
0.72
4.65
16Mike Adams
M. Adams
0.73
37.0
2009
SDP SDP
37
0
0
0
45
0
0
0
14
3
9
1
8
0
5
1
136
1
10.95
1.95
5.63
0.24
33.1
5.9
0.59
.159
2.19
3.41
17Jesse Crain
J. Crain
0.74
36.2
2013
CWS CWS
38
2
3
.400
0
46
0
0
0
31
3
6
0
11
1
5
1
152
0
11.29
2.70
4.18
0.00
30.3
7.2
1.15
.330
1.47
7.61
18Larry Sherry
L. Sherry
0.74
36.1
1959
LAD LAD
14
5
0
1.000
0
26
0
0
3
21
3
3
0
17
1
10
3
142
0
6.44
4.21
1.53
0.00
18.3
12.0
1.05
.214
0.74
5.20
19Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
0.77
46.2
1981
NYY NYY
32
3
2
.600
0
48
0
0
20
22
4
6
2
14
1
30
1
173
1
9.26
2.70
3.43
0.39
27.7
8.1
0.77
.185
1.16
4.24
20Cliff Melton
C. Melton
0.78
34.2
1941
NYG NYG
20
1
1
.500
0
19
0
0
1
29
3
4
2
10
0
10
139
0
4.93
2.60
1.90
0.52
13.7
7.2
1.13
.250
1.04
7.53
21Claude Passeau
C. Passeau
0.78
34.2
1940
CHC CHC
15
4
1
.800
0
24
0
0
5
24
3
3
1
7
0
13
131
0
6.23
1.82
3.43
0.26
18.3
5.3
0.89
.232
0.78
6.23
22Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
0.78
34.2
1933
NYG NYG
12
3
1
.750
0
17
0
0
5
25
3
3
0
7
0
11
133
0
4.41
1.82
2.43
0.00
12.8
5.3
0.92
.229
0.78
6.49
23Blake Treinen
B. Treinen
0.78
80.1
2018
OAK OAK
68
9
2
.818
0
100
0
0
38
46
7
12
2
21
1
58
3
315
6
11.20
2.35
4.76
0.22
31.7
6.7
0.83
.230
1.34
5.15
24Tom Acker
T. Acker
0.81
44.2
1956
CIN CIN
22
1
2
.333
0
34
0
0
1
24
4
5
2
18
2
3
1
176
0
6.85
3.63
1.89
0.40
19.3
10.2
0.94
.183
1.01
4.84
25Paul Hartzell
P. Hartzell
0.81
33.1
1977
CAL CAL
18
2
3
.400
0
15
0
0
4
26
3
3
2
6
0
12
4
127
0
4.05
1.62
2.50
0.54
11.8
4.7
0.96
.231
0.81
7.02
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