Admin Table of Contents
- 1 Which pitcher has the lowest career ERA?
- 2 Who has the best ERA ever?
- 3 Which pitcher has the best ERA 2021?
- 4 Who has the best ERA in 2021?
- 5 What is the lowest ERA ever in MLB history?
- 6 Who has the highest winning percentage for a pitcher in MLB?
- 7 How many innings do you need to make the All-Time list?
Which pitcher has the lowest career ERA?
Ed Walsh
Ed Walsh really packed his impact into seven incredible seasons, 1906-1912. After helping design Comiskey Park, which was to be his home stadium, he established the lowest career ERA on record.
Who has the best ERA ever?
Career Leaders & Records for Earned Run Average
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ed Walsh+ (14) | 1.816 |
| 2. | Addie Joss+ (9) | 1.887 |
| 3. | Jim Devlin (5) | 1.896 |
| 4. | Jack Pfiester (8) | 2.024 |
Who has the lowest WHIP in MLB?
pitcher Addie Joss
Cleveland Indians right-handed pitcher Addie Joss held the MLB record for the lowest career WHIP as of 2018, with a 0.9678 WHIP in 2,327 innings.
Which pitcher has the best ERA 2021?
Corbin Burnes strikes out four LOS ANGELES — It was a silver lining at the end of an uninspiring final week for the Brewers: Corbin Burnes is the first pitcher in franchise history to win his league’s ERA title.
Who has the best ERA in 2021?
Corbin Burnes
MLB Stat Leaders 2021
| EARNED RUN AVERAGE | ERA |
|---|---|
| 1 Corbin BurnesMIL | 2.43 |
| 2 Max ScherzerWSH/LAD | 2.46 |
| 3 Walker BuehlerLAD | 2.47 |
| 4 Brandon WoodruffMIL | 2.56 |
What does ERA stand for in baseball?
Earned run average
Earned run average represents the number of earned runs a pitcher allows per nine innings — with earned runs being any runs that scored without the aid of an error or a passed ball. ERA is the most commonly accepted statistical tool for evaluating pitchers.
What is the lowest ERA ever in MLB history?
In 1914, Dutch Leonard, a pitcher with a top 100 career ERA, had a 0.96 earned run average, setting the record for lowest single season earned run average (minimum of two-hundred innings pitched).
Who has the highest winning percentage for a pitcher in MLB?
Spalding holds the record for highest winning percentage for a pitcher in his career. Career Stats: 365-310, 2.85 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 1807 K, 108 ERA+, 70.5 WAR (14 seasons)
Is Walter Johnson the best pitcher of all time?
Career Stats: 417-279, 2.17 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 3509 K, 147 ERA+, 127.7 WAR (21 seasons) Walter Johnson is not only the best pitcher from the Dead-ball Era, but he is the best pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball.
How many innings do you need to make the All-Time list?
Notes: 1,000 career innings pitched are needed to make this list, raw averages are presented to further clarify the one-thousand greatest career earned run averages of all-time, and a bold faced entry denotes that the pitcher was active during the previous Major League season.