Louisville Colonels Earned Run Average Leaders

Career totals with the Louisville Colonels and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through September 17: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.

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Guy Hecker holds the Louisville Colonels career record with 2.83 earned run average. The single-season record is 1.30, by Guy Hecker in 1882.

ERA W SO SV WHIP IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB SHO CG GS G L BB W-L%

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs the standard 1.0 inning per team game with the club, a career 1,000+ innings pitched with the club.

All-time Louisville Colonels leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	ERA	G
1	Guy Hecker	1882–1889	2.83	322
2	Toad Ramsey	1885–1889	3.20	199
3	Scott Stratton	1888–1894	3.63	208
4	Red Ehret	1889–1898	3.81	126
5	Bert Cunningham	1895–1899	4.04	171

Single-season Louisville Colonels records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	ERA	G
1	Guy Hecker	1882	1.30	13
2	Guy Hecker	1884	1.80	75
3	Tony Mullane	1882	1.88	55
4	Guy Hecker	1885	2.17	53
5	Scott Stratton	1890	2.36	50
6	Toad Ramsey	1886	2.45	67
7	Ice Box Chamberlain	1888	2.53	24
7	Red Ehret	1890	2.53	43
9	Phil Reccius	1884	2.71	18
10	Al Mays	1885	2.76	17
11	John Ewing	1888	2.83	21
12	Guy Hecker	1886	2.87	49
13	George Meakim	1890	2.91	28
14	Scott Stratton	1892	2.92	42
15	John Reccius	1882	3.03	13
16	Pete Dowling	1899	3.05	35
17	Fritz Clausen	1892	3.06	24
18	Bert Cunningham	1898	3.16	44
19	Deacon Phillippe	1899	3.17	42
20	Ben Sanders	1892	3.22	31
21	Walt Woods	1899	3.28	26
22	Warren Fitzgerald	1891	3.34	32
22	Guy Hecker	1883	3.34	53
24	Guy Hecker	1888	3.39	26
25	Norm Baker	1885	3.40	25