player lowest era by day of week, min 250 ip, all-time, since 1920

Since 1920, Jon Matlack has the lowest ERA when pitching at least 250 innings, with an ERA of 1.96 on Saturdays.

NAME ERA IP WEEKDAY 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 Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
1.96
363.1
Saturday
51
25
9
.735
46
252
23
7
2
288
79
95
15
97
3
4
8
1,431
9
6.24
2.40
2.60
0.37
17.6
6.8
1.06
.257
2.35
7.13
2 Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
1.98
514.1
Sunday
232
28
21
.571
12
363
6
2
54
387
113
140
24
143
9
139
15
2,042
14
6.35
2.50
2.54
0.42
17.8
7.0
1.03
.242
2.45
6.77
3 Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
2.03
284.1
Tuesday
155
22
11
.667
4
226
4
0
55
212
64
71
13
101
7
110
12
1,140
8
7.15
3.20
2.24
0.41
19.8
8.9
1.10
.251
2.25
6.71
4 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.06
253.0
Wednesday
41
15
9
.625
41
311
0
0
0
173
58
59
21
63
4
0
4
980
7
11.06
2.24
4.94
0.75
31.7
6.4
0.93
.262
2.10
6.15
5 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
2.21
611.0
Friday
91
46
18
.719
86
393
35
10
1
490
150
184
41
222
3
4
2,482
11
5.79
3.27
1.77
0.60
15.8
8.9
1.17
.246
2.71
7.22
6 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.28
312.1
Thursday
50
26
10
.722
50
342
4
2
0
247
79
84
19
93
3
0
5
1,239
14
9.85
2.68
3.68
0.55
27.6
7.5
1.09
.292
2.42
7.12
7 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2.30
650.0
Tuesday
81
49
28
.636
79
422
51
12
0
519
166
214
51
132
10
2
19
2,590
10
5.84
1.83
3.20
0.71
16.3
5.1
1.00
.237
2.96
7.19
8 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.32
283.0
Friday
45
19
11
.633
45
339
1
1
0
197
73
77
29
55
8
0
2
1,086
5
10.78
1.75
6.16
0.92
31.2
5.1
0.89
.256
2.45
6.27
9 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
2.35
587.0
Wednesday
82
37
24
.607
79
398
31
9
1
493
153
185
40
147
27
1
19
2,371
15
6.10
2.25
2.71
0.61
16.8
6.2
1.09
.258
2.84
7.56
10 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.37
462.1
Sunday
74
36
9
.800
72
513
6
3
0
345
122
133
37
120
13
0
9
1,821
17
9.99
2.34
4.28
0.72
28.2
6.6
1.01
.271
2.59
6.72
11 Wilbur Wood
W. Wood
2.39
305.1
Thursday
72
20
14
.588
32
163
12
5
6
286
81
94
21
73
2
20
8
1,243
8
4.80
2.15
2.23
0.62
13.1
5.9
1.18
.269
2.77
8.43
12 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.41
374.0
Wednesday
60
28
11
.718
59
423
3
2
0
273
100
112
34
93
4
0
2
1,472
14
10.18
2.24
4.55
0.82
28.7
6.3
0.98
.260
2.70
6.57
13 Max Lanier
M. Lanier
2.41
291.2
Tuesday
53
19
12
.613
37
139
17
7
2
235
78
90
7
118
2
7
1,191
1
4.29
3.64
1.18
0.22
11.7
9.9
1.21
.246
2.78
7.25
14 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.41
279.2
Monday
41
25
6
.806
41
278
6
3
0
202
75
80
25
46
1
0
0
1,069
12
8.95
1.48
6.04
0.80
26.0
4.3
0.89
.246
2.57
6.50
15 Dave McNally
D. McNally
2.43
293.0
Thursday
41
24
8
.750
40
171
17
6
0
213
79
89
22
87
8
0
6
1,159
9
5.25
2.67
1.97
0.68
14.8
7.5
1.02
.219
2.73
6.54
16 Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.43
419.0
Saturday
61
27
15
.643
53
288
19
7
0
300
113
127
30
151
6
4
4
1,680
9
6.19
3.24
1.91
0.64
17.1
9.0
1.08
.224
2.73
6.44
17 Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
2.43
455.1
Saturday
60
34
15
.694
59
199
30
12
1
391
123
144
27
143
5
1
12
1,848
7
3.93
2.83
1.39
0.53
10.8
7.7
1.17
.247
2.85
7.73
18 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.43
281.0
Saturday
44
16
12
.571
44
357
1
0
0
216
76
84
25
61
5
0
2
1,106
7
11.43
1.95
5.85
0.80
32.3
5.5
0.99
.290
2.69
6.92
19 Jesse Barnes
J. Barnes
2.45
316.1
Saturday
51
21
13
.618
36
63
23
5
5
315
103
12
66
1
12
1,277
0
1.79
1.88
0.95
0.34
4.9
5.2
1.20
.267
2.93
8.96
20 Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
2.46
399.0
Wednesday
52
24
22
.522
52
212
26
7
0
339
109
129
22
100
12
0
10
1,608
4
4.78
2.26
2.12
0.50
13.2
6.2
1.10
.251
2.91
7.65
21 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2.46
285.0
Thursday
48
22
7
.759
40
317
18
7
1
199
78
92
26
85
3
7
2
1,133
8
10.01
2.68
3.73
0.82
28.0
7.5
1.00
.246
2.91
6.28
22 Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
2.46
606.1
Tuesday
88
35
29
.547
78
461
27
8
1
500
166
197
48
145
24
6
13
2,457
4
6.84
2.15
3.18
0.71
18.8
5.9
1.06
.254
2.92
7.42
23 Lefty Grove
L. Grove
2.47
466.2
Thursday
71
34
19
.642
54
263
39
3
8
420
128
150
16
123
5
15
1,904
3
5.07
2.37
2.14
0.31
13.8
6.5
1.16
.270
2.89
8.10
24 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2.47
415.0
Saturday
67
28
13
.683
53
408
25
10
1
296
114
132
35
139
1
4
13
1,662
9
8.85
3.01
2.94
0.76
24.5
8.4
1.05
.242
2.86
6.42
25 Dean Chance
D. Chance
2.48
345.1
Friday
61
20
21
.488
47
237
13
5
1
296
95
128
19
129
14
5
10
1,430
18
6.18
3.36
1.84
0.50
16.6
9.0
1.23
.269
3.34
7.71
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SEA SEA
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