nl era leaders by a starter from 1970 to 1976, minimum 100 starts

Between the 1970 and 1976 seasons, Tom Seaver had the best ERA by an NL starting pitcher when starting 100+ games, with an ERA of 2.50.

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 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.50
244
244
125
74
.628
1,749
111
27
0
1915.0
1,498
533
581
128
524
28
0
42
7,625
46
8.22
2.46
3.34
0.60
22.9
6.9
1.06
.264
2.73
7.04
2 Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.62
140
140
64
41
.610
744
54
16
0
1066.1
831
311
358
84
340
16
0
5
4,302
30
6.28
2.87
2.19
0.71
17.3
7.9
1.10
.240
3.02
7.01
3 Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.88
173
173
74
66
.529
892
60
23
0
1271.1
1,131
407
469
72
375
13
0
49
5,221
40
6.31
2.65
2.38
0.51
17.1
7.2
1.18
.274
3.32
8.01
4 Don Sutton
D. Sutton
2.90
250
250
124
76
.620
1,315
90
33
0
1848.1
1,535
595
663
140
476
36
0
30
7,493
48
6.40
2.32
2.76
0.68
17.5
6.4
1.09
.252
3.23
7.47
5 Tommy John
T. John
2.95
113
113
50
25
.667
395
19
8
0
756.0
709
248
281
40
192
8
0
7
3,106
24
4.70
2.29
2.06
0.48
12.7
6.2
1.19
.271
3.35
8.44
6 Jim Rooker
J. Rooker
2.98
108
108
52
35
.598
421
38
6
0
784.2
719
260
301
49
260
9
0
28
3,271
22
4.83
2.98
1.62
0.56
12.9
7.9
1.25
.265
3.45
8.25
7 Don Wilson
D. Wilson
2.99
153
153
62
55
.530
697
49
13
0
1098.1
913
365
413
81
393
27
0
16
4,552
42
5.71
3.22
1.77
0.66
15.3
8.6
1.19
.248
3.38
7.48
8 Randy Jones
R. Jones
3.01
129
129
56
53
.514
387
53
13
0
932.1
844
312
372
60
215
10
0
36
3,799
8
3.74
2.08
1.80
0.58
10.2
5.7
1.14
.251
3.59
8.15
9 Doug Rau
D. Rau
3.04
111
111
45
34
.570
391
21
6
0
725.0
663
245
266
56
210
15
0
2
2,992
5
4.85
2.61
1.86
0.70
13.1
7.0
1.20
.262
3.30
8.23
10 Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
3.07
165
165
75
46
.620
607
31
6
0
1131.2
1,021
386
416
97
248
6
0
34
4,581
17
4.83
1.97
2.45
0.77
13.3
5.4
1.12
.255
3.31
8.12
11 Al Downing
A. Downing
3.08
119
119
42
34
.553
456
25
12
0
792.2
719
271
329
59
274
14
0
8
3,321
26
5.18
3.11
1.66
0.67
13.7
8.3
1.25
.262
3.74
8.16
12 Don Gullett
D. Gullett
3.09
156
156
78
38
.672
652
35
13
0
1040.2
905
357
396
91
346
9
0
27
4,294
25
5.64
2.99
1.88
0.79
15.2
8.1
1.20
.255
3.42
7.83
13 Jim Barr
J. Barr
3.10
148
148
56
57
.496
347
47
15
0
1034.2
1,028
356
412
75
233
12
0
37
4,274
10
3.02
2.03
1.49
0.65
8.1
5.5
1.22
.264
3.58
8.94
14 Dock Ellis
D. Ellis
3.14
164
164
79
58
.577
642
41
10
0
1096.1
1,056
383
458
59
320
31
0
40
4,606
17
5.27
2.63
2.01
0.48
13.9
6.9
1.26
.281
3.76
8.67
15 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3.18
247
247
104
90
.536
1,115
95
18
0
1828.0
1,679
645
755
172
518
44
0
25
7,592
66
5.49
2.55
2.15
0.85
14.7
6.8
1.20
.262
3.72
8.27
16 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
3.18
171
171
83
62
.572
980
89
14
0
1343.1
1,201
475
529
85
464
25
0
56
5,606
37
6.57
3.11
2.11
0.57
17.5
8.3
1.24
.275
3.54
8.05
17 Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
3.24
213
213
91
79
.535
1,057
66
12
0
1528.1
1,417
550
625
120
493
23
0
50
6,365
43
6.22
2.90
2.14
0.71
16.6
7.7
1.25
.278
3.68
8.34
18 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3.24
261
261
121
92
.568
1,524
123
23
0
1963.1
1,751
707
799
158
719
19
0
64
8,180
64
6.99
3.30
2.12
0.72
18.6
8.8
1.26
.277
3.66
8.03
19 Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3.28
152
152
80
57
.584
891
84
13
0
1197.2
1,087
437
485
126
215
23
0
28
4,854
16
6.70
1.62
4.14
0.95
18.4
4.4
1.09
.267
3.64
8.17
20 Bruce Kison
B. Kison
3.31
112
112
47
34
.580
391
21
3
0
712.2
638
262
319
45
278
26
0
20
3,016
25
4.94
3.51
1.41
0.57
13.0
9.2
1.29
.261
4.03
8.06
21 Rick Wise
R. Wise
3.33
140
140
61
56
.521
549
56
12
0
1012.1
1,018
375
432
69
263
11
0
37
4,225
19
4.88
2.34
2.09
0.61
13.0
6.2
1.27
.285
3.84
9.05
22 Burt Hooton
B. Hooton
3.34
155
155
59
61
.492
603
43
15
0
1045.0
984
388
440
70
309
7
0
21
4,354
28
5.19
2.66
1.95
0.60
13.8
7.1
1.24
.272
3.79
8.47
23 Milt Pappas
M. Pappas
3.35
115
115
52
43
.547
319
32
11
0
778.0
811
290
324
76
171
18
0
28
3,246
16
3.69
1.98
1.87
0.88
9.8
5.3
1.26
.276
3.75
9.38
24 Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
3.36
122
122
43
56
.434
505
38
11
0
868.2
808
324
364
47
286
14
0
25
3,602
34
5.23
2.96
1.77
0.49
14.0
7.9
1.26
.277
3.77
8.37
25 Fred Norman
F. Norman
3.36
157
157
59
56
.513
723
41
14
0
1054.2
930
394
428
94
421
11
0
38
4,439
46
6.17
3.59
1.72
0.80
16.3
9.5
1.28
.262
3.65
7.94
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
93
65
.589
Mets Mets
81
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.513
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77
81
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
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MIA MIA
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9/27
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9/28
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93
65
.589
Mets Mets
81
77
.513
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NL Central W L PCT GB
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96
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89
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89
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87
72
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90
68
.570
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90
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86
72
.544
Tigers Tigers
85
73
.538
1.0
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89
69
.563
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84
74
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/8
MIN MIN
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LAA LAA
2-12
Mon
9/8
COL COL
@
LAD LAD
2-7
Tue
9/9
MIL MIL
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TEX TEX
3-6
Tue
9/9
BOS BOS
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ATH ATH
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9/9
AZ AZ
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
MIN MIN
@
TEX TEX
2:35 PM
Thu
9/25
HOU HOU
@
ATH ATH
3:35 PM
Thu
9/25
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AZ AZ
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