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MLB Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons

Every qualified season with an ERA under 2.00, on the innings the ERA title requires and at least 100 of them.

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Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons in MLB history: 279, by 178 different players. The best is Tim Keefe with 0.86 earned run average in 1880. The most recent was Paul Skenes in 2025.

Every season

279 seasons
# Player Season Team ERA W IP
1 Tim Keefe Tim Keefe 1880 TRN 0.86 6 105.0
2 Dutch Leonard Dutch Leonard 1914 BOS 0.96 19 224.2
3 Mordecai Brown Mordecai Brown 1906 CHN 1.04 26 277.1
4 Bob Gibson Bob Gibson 1968 SLN 1.12 22 304.2
5 Christy Mathewson Christy Mathewson 1909 NY1 1.14 25 275.1
5 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1913 WS1 1.14 36 346.0
7 Jack Pfiester Jack Pfiester 1907 CHN 1.15 14 195.0
8 Addie Joss Addie Joss 1908 CLE 1.16 24 325.0
9 Carl Lundgren Carl Lundgren 1907 CHN 1.17 18 207.0
10 Denny Driscoll 1882 PT1 1.21 13 201.0
11 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 1915 PHI 1.22 31 376.1
12 George Bradley George Bradley 1876 SL3 1.23 45 573.0
13 Cy Young Cy Young 1908 BOS 1.26 21 299.0
14 Ed Walsh Ed Walsh 1910 CHA 1.27 18 369.2
14 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1918 WS1 1.27 23 326.0
16 Christy Mathewson Christy Mathewson 1905 NY1 1.28 31 338.2
17 Jack Taylor Jack Taylor 1902 CHN 1.29 23 333.2
18 Guy Hecker Guy Hecker 1882 LS2 1.30 6 104.0
18 Jack Coombs Jack Coombs 1910 PHA 1.30 31 353.0
20 Mordecai Brown Mordecai Brown 1909 CHN 1.31 27 342.2
21 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1910 WS1 1.36 25 370.0
22 George Bradley George Bradley 1880 PRO 1.38 13 196.0
22 Old Hoss Radbourn Old Hoss Radbourn 1884 PRO 1.38 60 678.2
24 Mordecai Brown Mordecai Brown 1907 CHN 1.39 20 233.0
24 Harry Krause Harry Krause 1909 PHA 1.39 18 213.0
24 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1912 WS1 1.39 33 369.0
27 Tommy Bond Tommy Bond 1875 HR1 1.41 19 352.0
27 Ed Walsh Ed Walsh 1909 CHA 1.41 15 230.1
29 Ed Reulbach Ed Reulbach 1905 CHN 1.42 18 291.2
29 Ed Walsh Ed Walsh 1908 CHA 1.42 40 464.0
29 Orval Overall Orval Overall 1909 CHN 1.42 20 285.0
32 Christy Mathewson Christy Mathewson 1908 NY1 1.43 37 390.2
33 Fred Anderson Fred Anderson 1917 NY1 1.44 8 162.0
34 Mordecai Brown Mordecai Brown 1908 CHN 1.47 29 312.1
35 Rube Waddell Rube Waddell 1905 PHA 1.48 27 328.2
36 Smoky Joe Wood Smoky Joe Wood 1915 BOS 1.49 15 157.1
36 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1919 WS1 1.49 20 290.1
38 John Ward John Ward 1878 PRO 1.51 22 334.0
38 Jack Pfiester Jack Pfiester 1906 CHN 1.51 20 250.2
40 Harry McCormick 1882 CN2 1.52 14 219.2
40 Doc White Doc White 1906 CHA 1.52 18 219.1
42 George McQuillan George McQuillan 1908 PHI 1.53 23 359.2
42 Eddie Cicotte Eddie Cicotte 1917 CHA 1.53 28 346.2
42 Dwight Gooden Dwight Gooden 1985 NYN 1.53 24 276.2
45 Will White Will White 1882 CN2 1.54 40 480.0
46 Cy Morgan Cy Morgan 1910 PHA 1.55 18 290.2
46 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1915 WS1 1.55 27 336.2
46 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 1916 PHI 1.55 33 389.0
49 Jim Devlin Jim Devlin 1876 LS1 1.56 30 622.0
49 Howie Camnitz Howie Camnitz 1908 PIT 1.56 16 236.2
49 Greg Maddux Greg Maddux 1994 ATL 1.56 16 202.0
52 Tim Keefe Tim Keefe 1885 NY1 1.57 32 400.0
53 Charles Bender Charles Bender 1910 PHA 1.58 23 250.0
53 Eddie Cicotte Eddie Cicotte 1913 CHA 1.58 18 268.0
53 Fred Toney Fred Toney 1915 CIN 1.58 17 222.2
53 Rube Marquard Rube Marquard 1916 BRO 1.58 13 205.0
57 Al Spalding Al Spalding 1875 BS1 1.59 54 570.2
57 George Zettlein 1875 CH2 1.59 29 463.1
57 Addie Joss Addie Joss 1904 CLE 1.59 14 192.1
57 Barney Pelty Barney Pelty 1906 SLA 1.59 16 260.2
61 Candy Cummings 1875 HR1 1.60 35 416.0
61 Ed Walsh Ed Walsh 1907 CHA 1.60 24 422.1
61 Dick Matthews 1932 MRM 1.60 11 112.2
61 Slim Jones 1934 PS 1.60 20 203.0
61 Luis Tiant 1968 CLE 1.60 21 258.1
66 Joe McGinnity 1904 NY1 1.61 35 408.0
66 Satchel Paige 1934 PC 1.61 13 145.2
68 Cy Young Cy Young 1901 BOS 1.62 33 371.1
68 Rube Waddell Rube Waddell 1904 PHA 1.62 25 383.0
68 Howie Camnitz Howie Camnitz 1909 PIT 1.62 25 283.0
68 Ray Collins 1910 BOS 1.62 13 244.2
72 Silver King 1888 SL4 1.63 45 584.2
72 Greg Maddux Greg Maddux 1995 ATL 1.63 19 209.2
74 Dick McBride 1874 PH1 1.64 33 487.0
74 Ed Summers 1908 DET 1.64 24 301.0
74 Ernie Shore 1915 BOS 1.64 19 247.0
74 Spud Chandler 1943 NYA 1.64 20 253.0
78 Ed Reulbach Ed Reulbach 1906 CHN 1.65 19 218.0
78 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1908 WS1 1.65 14 256.1
78 Russ Ford 1910 NYA 1.65 26 299.2
78 Dean Chance 1964 LAA 1.65 20 278.1
82 Mickey Welch 1885 NY1 1.66 44 492.0
82 Sam Leever 1907 PIT 1.66 14 216.2
82 Charles Bender Charles Bender 1909 PHA 1.66 18 250.0
82 Carl Hubbell 1933 NY1 1.66 23 308.2
82 Hilton Smith 1937 KCM 1.66 11 130.1
82 Zack Greinke 2015 LAN 1.66 19 222.2
88 Candy Cummings 1876 HAR 1.67 16 216.0
89 Tommy Bond Tommy Bond 1876 HAR 1.68 31 408.0
89 Orval Overall Orval Overall 1907 CHN 1.68 23 268.1
91 Jim McCormick 1878 IN1 1.69 5 117.0
91 Ed Reulbach Ed Reulbach 1907 CHN 1.69 17 192.0
91 Smoky Joe Wood Smoky Joe Wood 1910 BOS 1.69 12 196.2
91 Claude Hendrix 1914 CHF 1.69 29 362.0
91 Nolan Ryan 1981 HOU 1.69 11 149.0
96 Charlie Sweeney 1884 SLU 1.70 41 492.0
96 Bill Burns 1908 WS1 1.70 6 164.0
96 Rube Foster 1914 BOS 1.70 14 211.2
96 Jacob deGrom 2018 NYN 1.70 10 217.0
100 Addie Joss Addie Joss 1909 CLE 1.71 14 242.2
100 Ed Killian 1909 DET 1.71 11 173.1
102 Ned Garvin 1904 BRO 1.72 5 193.2
102 Addie Joss Addie Joss 1906 CLE 1.72 21 282.0
102 Doc White Doc White 1909 CHA 1.72 11 177.2
102 Bill Doak 1914 SLN 1.72 19 256.0
102 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1914 WS1 1.72 28 371.2
102 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 1919 CHN 1.72 16 235.0
102 Dave Brown 1920 CAG 1.72 12 141.2
109 Vic Willis 1906 PIT 1.73 23 322.0
109 Bob Ewing 1907 CIN 1.73 17 332.2
109 Sandy Koufax 1966 LAN 1.73 27 323.0
112 John Ward John Ward 1880 PRO 1.74 39 595.0
112 Henry Boyle 1884 SLU 1.74 15 150.0
112 Tim Keefe Tim Keefe 1888 NY1 1.74 35 434.1
112 Earl Moore 1903 CLE 1.74 20 247.2
112 Charlie Chech 1908 CLE 1.74 11 165.2
112 Carl Mays 1917 BOS 1.74 22 289.0
112 Hippo Vaughn 1918 CHN 1.74 22 290.1
112 Bullet Rogan 1925 KCM 1.74 15 155.1
112 Sandy Koufax 1964 LAN 1.74 19 223.0
112 Ron Guidry 1978 NYA 1.74 25 273.2
112 Pedro Martinez 2000 BOS 1.74 18 217.0
123 Al Spalding Al Spalding 1876 CHN 1.75 47 528.2
123 Fred Goldsmith 1880 CHN 1.75 21 210.1
123 Babe Ruth 1916 BOS 1.75 23 323.2
123 Max Manning 1948 NE 1.75 9 113.1
123 Justin Verlander 2022 HOU 1.75 18 175.0
128 Henry Boyle 1886 SL5 1.76 9 210.0
128 Doc White Doc White 1905 CHA 1.76 17 260.1
128 Eddie Plank 1909 PHA 1.76 19 265.1
128 Tom Seaver 1971 NYN 1.76 20 286.1
132 Noodles Hahn 1902 CIN 1.77 23 321.0
132 Jack Powell 1906 SLA 1.77 13 244.0
132 Bob Rhoads 1908 CLE 1.77 18 270.0
132 Clayton Kershaw 2014 LAN 1.77 21 198.1
132 Jake Arrieta 2015 CHN 1.77 22 229.0
137 Doc White Doc White 1904 CHA 1.78 16 228.0
137 Ed Killian 1907 DET 1.78 25 314.0
137 Andy Coakley 1908 CIN 1.78 10 262.2
137 Ed Reulbach Ed Reulbach 1909 CHN 1.78 19 262.2
137 Eddie Cicotte Eddie Cicotte 1916 CHA 1.78 15 187.0
137 Mort Cooper 1942 SLN 1.78 22 278.2
143 Will White Will White 1878 CN1 1.79 30 468.0
143 Hippo Vaughn 1919 CHN 1.79 21 306.2
145 Cherokee Fisher 1872 BL1 1.80 10 110.0
145 George Weidman 1881 DTN 1.80 8 115.0
145 Guy Hecker Guy Hecker 1884 LS2 1.80 52 670.2
145 Bob Rhoads 1906 CLE 1.80 22 315.0
145 Frank Smith 1909 CHA 1.80 25 365.0
145 King Cole 1910 CHN 1.80 20 239.2
145 Vean Gregg 1911 CLE 1.80 23 244.2
145 Willie Foster 1926 CAG 1.80 13 174.2
153 Cy Morgan Cy Morgan 1909 PHA 1.81 18 293.1
153 Stan Coveleski 1917 CLE 1.81 19 298.1
153 Hal Newhouser 1945 DET 1.81 25 313.1
153 Sam McDowell 1968 CLE 1.81 15 269.0
157 Jack Chesbro 1904 NYA 1.82 41 454.2
157 Cy Young Cy Young 1905 BOS 1.82 18 320.2
157 Russ Ford 1914 BUF 1.82 21 247.1
157 Stan Coveleski 1918 CLE 1.82 22 311.0
157 Eddie Cicotte Eddie Cicotte 1919 CHA 1.82 29 306.2
157 Dutch Ruether 1919 CIN 1.82 19 242.2
157 Bullet Rogan 1921 KCM 1.82 16 202.2
157 Vida Blue 1971 OAK 1.82 24 312.0
165 Otto Hess 1906 CLE 1.83 20 333.2
165 Addie Joss Addie Joss 1907 CLE 1.83 27 338.2
165 Lew Richie 1908 PHI 1.83 7 157.2
165 Hippo Vaughn 1910 NYA 1.83 13 221.2
165 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 1917 PHI 1.83 30 388.0
165 Clayton Kershaw 2013 LAN 1.83 16 236.0
171 Jim McCormick 1883 CL2 1.84 28 342.0
171 Andy Coakley 1905 PHA 1.84 18 255.0
171 Fred Toney Fred Toney 1919 NY1 1.84 13 181.0
171 Dave Brown 1921 CAG 1.84 15 151.2
175 Al Spalding Al Spalding 1872 BS1 1.85 38 404.2
175 Jim McCormick 1880 CL2 1.85 45 657.2
175 John Clarkson 1885 CHN 1.85 53 623.0
175 Eppa Rixey 1916 PHI 1.85 22 287.0
179 Mike Golden 1875 CH2 1.86 7 232.0
179 Lady Baldwin 1885 DTN 1.86 11 179.1
179 Mordecai Brown Mordecai Brown 1904 CHN 1.86 15 212.1
179 Mordecai Brown Mordecai Brown 1910 CHN 1.86 25 295.1
183 Lefty Leifield 1906 PIT 1.87 18 255.2
183 Kaiser Wilhelm 1908 BRO 1.87 16 332.0
183 Wilbur Cooper 1916 PIT 1.87 12 246.0
183 Phil Niekro 1967 ATL 1.87 11 207.0
183 Roger Clemens 2005 HOU 1.87 13 211.1
188 Tony Mullane 1882 LS2 1.88 30 460.1
188 Clark Griffith 1898 CHN 1.88 24 325.2
188 Nick Altrock 1905 CHA 1.88 23 315.2
188 Ed Walsh Ed Walsh 1906 CHA 1.88 17 278.1
188 Joe Lake 1909 NYA 1.88 14 215.1
188 Pol Perritt 1917 NY1 1.88 17 215.0
188 Sandy Koufax 1963 LAN 1.88 25 311.0
188 Joe Horlen 1964 CHA 1.88 13 210.2
196 Harry Howell 1908 SLA 1.89 18 324.1
196 Rube Waddell Rube Waddell 1908 SLA 1.89 19 285.2
196 Christy Mathewson Christy Mathewson 1910 NY1 1.89 27 318.1
196 Kevin Brown 1996 FLO 1.89 17 233.0
196 Blake Snell 2018 TBA 1.89 21 180.2
201 Bobby Mathews 1874 NY2 1.90 42 578.0
201 Ben Sanders 1888 PHI 1.90 19 275.1
201 Art Fromme 1909 CIN 1.90 19 279.1
201 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1911 WS1 1.90 25 322.1
201 Reb Russell 1913 CHA 1.90 22 316.2
201 Jim Scott 1913 CHA 1.90 20 312.1
201 Bill James 1914 BSN 1.90 26 332.1
201 Walter Johnson Walter Johnson 1916 WS1 1.90 25 369.2
201 Max Lanier 1943 SLN 1.90 15 213.1
201 Bill Byrd 1948 BEG 1.90 10 123.1
201 Pedro Martinez 1997 MON 1.90 17 241.1
212 Charlie Buffinton 1888 PHI 1.91 28 400.1
212 Ed Siever 1902 DET 1.91 8 188.1
212 Jake Weimer 1904 CHN 1.91 20 307.0
212 Charley Hall 1910 BOS 1.91 12 188.2
212 Smoky Joe Wood Smoky Joe Wood 1912 BOS 1.91 34 344.0
212 Willie Mitchell 1913 CLE 1.91 14 217.0
212 Earl Moseley 1915 NEW 1.91 15 268.0
212 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 1920 CHN 1.91 27 363.1
212 Wilbur Wood 1971 CHA 1.91 22 334.0
212 Luis Tiant 1972 BOS 1.91 15 179.0
222 Al Spalding Al Spalding 1874 BS1 1.92 52 617.1
222 Orval Overall Orval Overall 1908 CHN 1.92 15 225.0
222 Bill Burns 1909 CHA 1.92 8 197.1
222 Larry Cheney 1916 BRO 1.92 18 253.0
222 Jeff Pfeffer 1916 BRO 1.92 25 328.2
222 Red Faber 1917 CHA 1.92 16 248.0
222 Gaylord Perry 1972 CLE 1.92 24 342.2
229 Jim Devlin Jim Devlin 1875 CH2 1.93 7 224.0
229 Mickey Welch 1888 NY1 1.93 26 425.1
229 Cy Young Cy Young 1892 CL4 1.93 36 453.0
229 Harry Howell 1907 SLA 1.93 16 316.1
229 Dolf Luque 1923 CIN 1.93 27 322.0
229 John Tudor 1985 SLN 1.93 21 275.0
229 Roger Clemens 1990 BOS 1.93 21 228.1
236 Frank Owen 1904 CHA 1.94 21 315.0
236 Eddie Cicotte Eddie Cicotte 1909 BOS 1.94 14 162.1
236 Ray Caldwell 1914 NYA 1.94 17 213.0
236 Allen Sothoron 1918 SLA 1.94 12 209.0
236 Hal Newhouser 1946 DET 1.94 26 292.2
241 Sam Weaver 1878 ML2 1.95 12 383.0
241 Larry Corcoran 1880 CHN 1.95 43 536.1
241 Larry Corcoran 1882 CHN 1.95 27 355.2
241 Pretzels Getzien 1884 DTN 1.95 5 147.1
241 Billy Rhines 1890 CIN 1.95 28 401.1
241 Jesse Tannehill 1902 PIT 1.95 20 231.0
241 Fred Olmstead 1910 CHA 1.95 10 184.1
241 Reb Russell 1917 CHA 1.95 15 189.1
241 Ferdie Schupp 1917 NY1 1.95 21 272.0
241 Ray Brown 1938 HG 1.95 14 129.0
241 Dave McNally 1968 BAL 1.95 22 273.0
252 Candy Cummings 1874 PH2 1.96 28 483.0
252 Tommy Bond Tommy Bond 1879 BSN 1.96 43 555.1
252 Jeff Tesreau 1912 NY1 1.96 17 243.0
252 Jim Bagby 1917 CLE 1.96 23 320.2
252 Denny McLain 1968 DET 1.96 31 336.0
257 Perry Werden 1884 SLU 1.97 12 141.1
257 Carl Lundgren Carl Lundgren 1902 CHN 1.97 9 160.0
257 Cy Young Cy Young 1904 BOS 1.97 26 380.0
257 Jeff Pfeffer 1914 BRO 1.97 23 315.0
257 Harry Coveleski 1916 DET 1.97 21 324.1
257 Billy Pierce 1955 CHA 1.97 15 205.2
257 Steve Carlton 1972 PHI 1.97 27 346.1
257 Paul Skenes 2025 PIT 1.97 10 187.2
265 Charlie Ferguson 1886 PHI 1.98 30 395.2
265 Harry Howell 1905 SLA 1.98 15 323.0
265 Scott Perry 1918 PHA 1.98 20 332.1
265 Babe Adams 1919 PIT 1.98 17 263.1
265 Gary Peters 1966 CHA 1.98 12 204.2
265 Tommy John 1968 CHA 1.98 10 177.1
271 Cherokee Fisher 1875 PH2 1.99 22 358.0
271 Will White Will White 1879 CN1 1.99 43 680.0
271 Pud Galvin 1884 BFN 1.99 46 636.1
271 Jack Taylor Jack Taylor 1906 SLN 1.99 20 302.1
271 Cy Young Cy Young 1907 BOS 1.99 21 343.1
271 Christy Mathewson Christy Mathewson 1911 NY1 1.99 26 307.0
271 Joe Black 1948 BEG 1.99 8 113.1
271 Bobby Bolin 1968 SFN 1.99 10 176.2
271 Gary Nolan 1972 CIN 1.99 15 176.0