which pitcher had the lowest era in a month, minimum of 40 innings pitched since 1986

Since 1986, Orel Hershiser has the lowest ERA when pitching at least 40 innings in a month, with an ERA of 0.00 in September 1988.

NAME ERA IP MONTH 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 Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
0.00
55.0
September 1988
6
5
0
1.000
6
34
5
5
0
30
0
0
0
9
0
0
3
201
1
5.56
1.47
3.78
0.00
16.9
4.5
0.71
.190
0.00
4.91
2 Cory Lidle
C. Lidle
0.20
45.1
August 2002
6
5
0
1.000
6
29
1
1
0
23
1
2
0
8
0
0
0
163
0
5.76
1.59
3.63
0.00
17.8
4.9
0.68
.183
0.40
4.57
3 Mike Witt
M. Witt
0.21
43.0
August 1986
5
5
0
1.000
5
28
3
1
0
17
1
4
1
8
0
0
0
155
0
5.86
1.67
3.50
0.21
18.1
5.2
0.58
.136
0.84
3.56
4 Cliff Lee
C. Lee
0.21
42.0
June 2011
5
5
0
1.000
5
29
3
3
0
21
1
1
0
8
0
0
0
147
0
6.21
1.71
3.63
0.00
19.7
5.4
0.69
.191
0.21
4.50
5 Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
0.43
42.1
August 2015
6
6
0
1.000
6
43
1
1
0
19
2
4
0
10
2
0
0
159
2
9.14
2.13
4.30
0.00
27.0
6.3
0.69
.183
0.85
4.04
6 Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
0.45
40.0
September 2015
5
4
0
1.000
5
39
1
1
0
20
2
3
1
4
1
0
0
140
1
8.78
0.90
9.75
0.23
27.9
2.9
0.60
.200
0.68
4.50
7 Johan Santana
J. Santana
0.45
40.0
September 2004
6
5
0
1.000
6
52
0
0
0
20
2
2
0
7
2
0
0
146
1
11.70
1.58
7.43
0.00
35.6
4.8
0.68
.235
0.45
4.50
8 Mark Langston
M. Langston
0.50
53.2
September 1988
6
5
1
.833
6
46
4
3
0
23
3
3
1
24
0
0
0
199
0
7.71
4.02
1.92
0.17
23.1
12.1
0.88
.172
0.50
3.86
9 Jack Morris
J. Morris
0.54
50.0
July 1986
6
5
1
.833
6
47
4
3
0
33
3
4
1
8
0
0
1
186
3
8.46
1.44
5.88
0.18
25.3
4.3
0.82
.246
0.72
5.94
10 Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
0.55
49.0
August 2001
6
5
1
.833
6
45
2
1
0
26
3
4
2
8
0
0
1
175
1
8.27
1.47
5.63
0.37
25.7
4.6
0.69
.200
0.73
4.78
11 Hyun Jin Ryu
H. Jin Ryu
0.59
45.2
May 2019
6
5
0
1.000
6
36
1
1
0
28
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
163
0
7.09
0.59
12.00
0.00
22.1
1.8
0.68
.226
0.59
5.52
12 Martín Pérez
M. Pérez
0.64
42.1
May 2022
6
4
0
1.000
6
33
1
1
0
29
3
6
0
9
0
0
0
159
2
7.02
1.91
3.67
0.00
20.8
5.7
0.90
.248
1.28
6.17
13 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
0.64
42.1
July 2002
6
5
0
1.000
6
59
0
0
0
22
3
5
0
9
6
0
0
159
1
12.54
1.91
6.56
0.00
37.1
5.7
0.73
.259
1.06
4.68
14 Kenny Rogers
K. Rogers
0.65
41.1
May 1995
6
5
1
.833
6
32
1
1
0
32
3
6
1
15
1
0
0
169
2
6.97
3.27
2.13
0.22
18.9
8.9
1.14
.258
1.31
6.97
15 Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
0.66
41.0
September 2002
5
5
0
1.000
5
49
3
1
0
24
3
5
3
7
2
0
0
156
0
10.76
1.54
7.00
0.66
31.4
4.5
0.76
.221
1.10
5.27
16 Zane Smith
Z. Smith
0.66
41.0
September 1990
5
3
1
.750
5
30
3
2
0
26
3
9
1
4
0
0
1
147
0
6.59
0.88
7.50
0.22
20.4
2.7
0.73
.223
1.98
5.71
17 Zac Gallen
Z. Gallen
0.68
40.0
August 2022
6
5
0
1.000
6
44
0
0
0
20
3
3
0
10
1
0
0
142
0
9.90
2.25
4.40
0.00
31.0
7.0
0.75
.230
0.68
4.50
18 Doyle Alexander
D. Alexander
0.71
51.0
September 1987
6
5
0
1.000
6
25
2
2
0
33
4
5
1
16
0
0
0
196
0
4.41
2.82
1.56
0.18
12.8
8.2
0.96
.208
0.88
5.82
19 Jeff D'Amico
J. D'Amico
0.76
47.2
July 2000
6
5
0
1.000
6
20
1
1
0
30
4
4
3
12
1
0
0
185
1
3.78
2.27
1.67
0.57
10.8
6.5
0.88
.181
0.76
5.66
20 Ubaldo Jimenez
U. Jimenez
0.78
46.0
May 2010
6
5
1
.833
6
39
1
1
0
24
4
4
1
12
3
0
0
167
2
7.63
2.35
3.25
0.20
23.4
7.2
0.78
.205
0.78
4.70
21 Chuck Finley
C. Finley
0.79
45.2
May 1996
6
4
0
1.000
6
45
1
0
0
31
4
5
2
16
4
0
0
184
4
8.87
3.15
2.81
0.39
24.5
8.7
1.03
.248
0.99
6.11
22 Bill Gullickson
B. Gullickson
0.79
57.0
August 1986
7
5
2
.714
7
36
3
2
0
46
5
7
2
9
0
0
1
221
1
5.68
1.42
4.00
0.32
16.3
4.1
0.96
.253
1.11
7.26
23 Jack Flaherty
J. Flaherty
0.82
44.0
September 2019
6
3
1
.750
6
53
0
0
0
17
4
4
2
8
1
0
0
153
2
10.84
1.64
6.63
0.41
34.6
5.2
0.57
.169
0.82
3.48
24 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
0.82
44.0
June 2014
6
6
0
1.000
6
61
2
1
0
26
4
4
2
4
0
0
0
162
2
12.48
0.82
15.25
0.41
37.7
2.5
0.68
.253
0.82
5.32
25 Felix Hernandez
F. Hernandez
0.82
43.2
August 2010
6
3
2
.600
6
51
0
0
0
30
4
11
3
13
0
0
1
172
3
10.51
2.68
3.92
0.62
29.7
7.6
0.98
.257
2.27
6.18
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