For single seasons, From 1901 to 2011, (requiring sopbb≥7, At least 60% games started and At least 100 Innings Pitched), sorted by greatest Earned Run Average: Results
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Rk | Player | IP | Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | HBP | SH | SF | GDP | SB | CS | PO | BK | WP | Pit | Str | |||||||||
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1 | Ben Sheets | 3.82 | 10.55 | 106.0 | 2006 | 27 | MIL | NL | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 105 | 47 | 45 | 11 | 116 | 119 | 9 | 430 | 406 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .259 | .278 | .421 | .699 | 1569 | 1072 | |
2 | Jon Lieber | 3.70 | 7.25 | 141.0 | 2002 | 32 | CHC | NL | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 153 | 64 | 58 | 12 | 87 | 109 | 15 | 582 | 553 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .290 | .412 | .703 | 1945 | 1356 | |
3 | Carlos Silva | 3.44 | 7.89 | 188.1 | 2005 | 26 | MIN | AL | 27 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 212 | 83 | 72 | 9 | 71 | 130 | 25 | 749 | 730 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .300 | .441 | .741 | 2294 | 1638 | |
4 | Hal Brown | 3.31 | 8.50 | 141.1 | 1963 | 38 | HOU | NL | 26 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0 | 137 | 54 | 52 | 8 | 68 | 96 | 14 | 563 | 537 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .264 | .395 | .658 | |||
5 | Curt Schilling | 3.23 | 9.58 | 259.1 | 2002 | 35 | ARI | NL | 36 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | .767 | 0 | 218 | 95 | 93 | 33 | 316 | 142 | 29 | 1017 | 974 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .224 | .251 | .362 | .613 | 3721 | 2630 | |
6 | Cliff Lee | 3.18 | 10.28 | 212.1 | 2010 | 31 | TOT | AL | 28 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 0 | 195 | 84 | 75 | 18 | 185 | 130 | 16 | 843 | 813 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .240 | .255 | .363 | .618 | 2981 | 2121 | |
7 | Curt Schilling | 2.98 | 7.51 | 256.2 | 2001 | 34 | ARI | NL | 35 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 0 | 237 | 86 | 85 | 39 | 293 | 157 | 37 | 1021 | 968 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .245 | .273 | .402 | .675 | 3695 | 2608 | |
8 | Bret Saberhagen | 2.95 | 7.36 | 119.0 | 1999 | 35 | BOS | AL | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 122 | 43 | 39 | 11 | 81 | 171 | 11 | 480 | 461 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .284 | .414 | .698 | |||
9 | Fergie Jenkins | 2.77 | 7.11 | 325.0 | 1971 | 28 | CHC | NL | 39 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 13 | .649 | 0 | 304 | 114 | 100 | 37 | 263 | 142 | 29 | 1299 | 1236 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .246 | .269 | .373 | .642 | |||
10 | Bret Saberhagen | 2.74 | 11.00 | 177.1 | 1994 | 30 | NYM | NL | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0 | 169 | 58 | 54 | 13 | 143 | 153 | 13 | 696 | 665 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .271 | .389 | .660 | |||
11 | Ben Sheets | 2.70 | 8.25 | 237.0 | 2004 | 25 | MIL | NL | 34 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 0 | 201 | 85 | 71 | 32 | 264 | 162 | 25 | 937 | 891 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .226 | .255 | .383 | .637 | 3581 | 2442 | |
12 | Roy Halladay | 2.56 | 8.14 | 112.1 | 2011 | 34 | PHI | NL | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 103 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 114 | 150 | 7 | 449 | 424 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .269 | .323 | .592 | 65 | 1712 | 1186 |
13 | Roy Halladay | 2.44 | 7.30 | 250.2 | 2010 | 33 | PHI | NL | 33 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 0 | 231 | 74 | 68 | 30 | 219 | 165 | 24 | 993 | 943 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .245 | .271 | .373 | .645 | 3568 | 2441 | |
14 | Greg Maddux | 2.20 | 8.85 | 232.2 | 1997 | 31 | ATL | NL | 33 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | .826 | 0 | 200 | 58 | 57 | 20 | 177 | 189 | 9 | 893 | 849 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .256 | .311 | .567 | |||
15 | Pedro Martinez | 2.07 | 8.46 | 213.1 | 1999 | 27 | BOS | AL | 31 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 0 | 160 | 56 | 49 | 37 | 313 | 243 | 9 | 835 | 780 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .205 | .248 | .288 | .536 | |||
16 | Cy Young | 1.82 | 7.00 | 320.2 | 1905 | 38 | BOS | AL | 38 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | .486 | 0 | 248 | 99 | 65 | 30 | 210 | 148 | 3 | 1189 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Pedro Martinez | 1.74 | 8.88 | 217.0 | 2000 | 28 | BOS | AL | 29 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 0 | 128 | 44 | 42 | 32 | 284 | 291 | 17 | 817 | 768 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .213 | .259 | .473 | 3164 | 2136 | |
18 | Greg Maddux | 1.63 | 7.87 | 209.2 | 1995 | 29 | ATL | NL | 28 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 0 | 147 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 181 | 262 | 8 | 785 | 748 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .197 | .224 | .258 | .482 |
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