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Single-Season ERA Leaderboard

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Rank	Player	ERA	IP	Year	Career Leaderboard
1.	Piggy Irving	1.481	346.3	1890
2.	Pat Manke	1.585	284.0	1876
3.	Howard Bloomer	1.596	276.3	1876
4.	Paul Trail	1.688	352.0	1888
5.	Eli Money	1.739	502.0	1884
6.	Ray Hayden	1.783	217.0	1872
7.	John Mattern	1.873	221.0	1875
8.	Rich Deem	1.878	589.3	1879
9.	Mark Thelen	1.889	343.0	1890
10.	Paul Trail	1.966	348.0	1890
11.	Preston Applegate	1.974	383.0	1885
12.	Bob Blue	1.989	534.0	1884
13.	Kyle Fast	1.995	433.0	1888
14.	Paul Trail	2.039	362.0	1891
15.	Woody Norris	2.043	387.7	1884
16.	Jonathan Montgomery	2.048	413.0	1890
17.	Thomas Goss	2.051	377.3	1890
18.	Paul Wayman	2.054	447.0	1884
19.	Johnny Hartman	2.101	321.3	1876
20.	Floyd Birdsong	2.103	470.7	1884
21.	George Tharp	2.109	350.0	1890
22.	Dan Buckner	2.111	247.3	1888
23.	John Thibeault	2.123	254.3	1890
24.	Luke Johnson	2.127	359.7	1885
25.	Kyle Fast	2.129	173.3	1886
26.	Jeff Rainwater	2.138	328.3	1873
27.	Bill Silvers	2.158	333.7	1888
28.	Joe Purkey	2.159	354.3	1890
29.	Harry Bogle	2.162	374.7	1890
30.	Jim Smothers	2.171	228.0	1876
31.	Ken Hanner	2.177	297.7	1873
32.	Randy Lumley	2.183	391.7	1888
33.	Harry Bogle	2.183	325.7	1888
34.	Randy Sergent	2.184	362.7	1890
35.	Joe Philpott	2.189	415.3	1886
36.	Tom Bauman	2.191	443.7	1884
37.	Thomas Goss	2.193	410.3	1882
38.	Floyd Riley	2.212	215.7	1881
39.	John Wiggins	2.213	427.0	1888
40.	Beans Miller	2.223	356.3	1890
41.	Mike Parker	2.237	225.3	1872
42.	Ronald Mason	2.256	379.0	1891
43.	Randy Lumley	2.258	283.0	1886
44.	Thomas Goss	2.258	558.0	1885
45.	Dan Trim	2.272	447.7	1884
46.	Stretch North	2.283	457.3	1885
47.	Roger Arceneaux	2.286	413.3	1890
48.	Dave Starks	2.295	333.3	1890
49.	Ronald Mason	2.297	395.7	1889
50.	Sam Van Den Hoff	2.312	241.3	1888
51.	Cups Johnson	2.316	454.7	1884
52.	Mark Revis	2.318	252.3	1871
53.	Edmund Madison	2.320	310.3	1876
54.	Thomas Goss	2.326	433.3	1886
55.	Pat Manke	2.344	549.0	1878
56.	Dave Gunn	2.345	322.3	1890
57.	Joe Philpott	2.352	413.3	1882
58.	Bulldog Ayers	2.352	566.3	1885
59.	Jim Durr	2.353	394.0	1888
60.	Bill Silvers	2.360	354.7	1891
61.	Virgil Arwood	2.365	255.0	1885
62.	Jim Durr	2.370	338.0	1886
63.	Pat Manke	2.370	573.3	1875
64.	John Wiggins	2.371	334.0	1890
65.	Fred Jones	2.375	337.3	1890
66.	Bill Jones	2.382	192.7	1888
67.	Joe Philpott	2.383	574.0	1883
68.	Paul Trail	2.392	380.0	1886
69.	Ed Templin	2.416	361.3	1890
70.	Pat Bratton	2.418	268.0	1890
71.	Jim Campbell	2.426	378.3	1890
72.	Joe Davis	2.430	363.0	1886
73.	Donald Persaud	2.431	411.0	1882
74.	Bobby Utley	2.431	377.7	1883
75.	Jacob Darflinger	2.439	358.0	1888
76.	John Maxwell	2.447	309.0	1890
	Dillon Ehrhardt	2.447	515.0	1884
	Bulldog Ayers	2.447	515.0	1884
79.	Jeff Rainwater	2.455	275.0	1872
80.	Jeff Rainwater	2.459	596.7	1874
81.	Jim Durr	2.468	590.7	1880
82.	Ryan Sebastian	2.473	364.0	1889
83.	Rich Deem	2.475	560.0	1880
84.	Edmund Madison	2.476	541.7	1880
85.	Arthur Nowlin	2.476	261.7	1890
86.	Bill McAnderson	2.478	178.0	1880
87.	Heinie Ebeling	2.483	464.0	1884
88.	Edmund Madison	2.500	252.0	1875
89.	Piggy Irving	2.509	240.3	1889
90.	Thomas Goss	2.521	357.0	1891
91.	Floyd Riley	2.524	410.0	1884
92.	Joe Philpott	2.526	367.0	1890
93.	Jerry Christenson	2.526	274.3	1890
94.	Harlan Beesley	2.528	534.0	1884
95.	Joe Purkey	2.529	430.7	1885
96.	Bill McAnderson	2.529	341.7	1882
97.	Dan Buckner	2.532	536.7	1884
98.	George Hughes	2.534	277.0	1888
99.	Jim Ebersole	2.535	213.0	1876
100.	Dan Buckner	2.536	553.7	1883