Worst ERAs of the Fashionable Period

Bobby Witt might convey the warmth, that’s for certain. His fastball might intimidate the hardiest of big-league hitters, typically zipping near 100 miles per hour. He rang up 174 strikeouts in simply 158 innings throughout his rookie season with the Texas Rangers in 1986.

The issue was that Witt didn’t at all times know the place the ball was headed. He dished out 143 walks that very same yr, the worst complete within the American League, and he compounded his difficulties with 22 wild pitches, additionally a league-leading sum.

“I wasn’t going to finesse you,” Witt laughed years later. “My thought course of was to go on the market and let it go.”

Witt improved his management because the years rolled alongside — he would play 16 seasons with seven totally different groups — however he by no means attained precision. He averaged 5.0 walks per 9 innings throughout his profession, topping the AL 3 times in walks and twice in wild pitches. The outcome was a profession earned-run common of 4.83, the worst for any pitcher who labored no less than 2,000 innings in baseball’s Fashionable Period (1961 to the current).

Proven beneath are the ten pitchers (above that 2,000-inning threshold) who posted the period’s very highest ERAs.

Inclusion on this listing doesn’t imply these pitchers have been the worst of the interval, not within the least. All have been reliable sufficient to stay round for no less than a dozen seasons, and Terry Mulholland truly lasted two full many years. They usually usually saved the needle round .500, combining for 1,342 wins towards 1,364 losses.

However there’s no denying that these 10 pitchers surrendered extra runs than anyone else who acquired common work within the massive leagues after 1960. They’re ranked beneath by ERA. Different stats proven embody video games, innings pitched, wins, losses, video games began, strikeouts, and walks.

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1. Bobby Witt

• Profession ERA: 4.83

• Workload: G 430, IP 2,465.0

• Report: W 142, L 157

• Different stats: GS 397, SO 1,955, BB 1,375

• Span: 1986-2001

• Golf equipment: Diamondbacks, Indians, Marlins, Athletics, Cardinals, Rays, Rangers

2. Jamey Wright

• Profession ERA: 4.81

• Workload: G 719, IP 2,036.2

• Report: W 97, L 130

• Different stats: GS 248, SO 1,189, BB 978

• Span: 1996-2014

• Golf equipment: Indians, Rockies, Royals, Dodgers, Brewers, Mariners, Giants, Cardinals, Rays, Rangers

3. Jaime Navarro

• Profession ERA: 4.72

• Workload: G 361, IP 2,055.1

• Report: W 116, L 126

• Different stats: GS 309, SO 1,113, BB 690

• Span: 1989-2000

• Golf equipment: Cubs, White Sox, Indians, Brewers

4. Jeff Suppan

• Profession ERA: 4.70

• Workload: G 448, IP 2,542.2

• Report: W 140, L 146

• Different stats: GS 417, SO 1,390, BB 871

• Span: 1995-2012

• Golf equipment: Diamondbacks, Purple Sox, Royals, Brewers, Pirates, Padres, Cardinals

5. Pedro Astacio

• Profession ERA: 4.67

• Workload: G 392, IP 2,196.2

• Report: W 129, L 124

• Different stats: GS 343, SO 1,664, BB 726

• Span: 1992-2006

• Golf equipment: Purple Sox, Rockies, Astros, Dodgers, Mets, Padres, Rangers, Nationals

6. Esteban Loaiza

• Profession ERA: 4.65

• Workload: G 377, IP 2,099.0

• Report: W 126, L 114

• Different stats: GS 333, SO 1,382, BB 604

• Span: 1995-2008

• Golf equipment: White Sox, Dodgers, Yankees, Athletics, Pirates, Rangers, Blue Jays, Nationals

7. Aaron Sele

• Profession ERA: 4.61

• Workload: G 404, IP 2,153.0

• Report: W 148, L 112

• Different stats: GS 352, SO 1,407, BB 798

• Span: 1993-2007

• Golf equipment: Angels, Purple Sox, Dodgers, Mets, Mariners, Rangers

8. Scott Erickson

• Profession ERA: 4.59

• Workload: G 389, IP 2,360.2

• Report: W 142, L 136

• Different stats: GS 364, SO 1,252, BB 865

• Span: 1990-2006

• Golf equipment: Orioles, Dodgers, Twins, Mets, Yankees, Rangers

9. Livan Hernandez

• Profession ERA: 4.44

• Workload: G 519, IP 3,189.0

• Report: W 178, L 177

• Different stats: GS 474, SO 1,976, BB 1,066

• Span: 1996-2012

• Golf equipment: Diamondbacks, Braves, Rockies, Marlins, Brewers, Twins, Expos, Mets, Giants, Nationals

10. Terry Mulholland

• Profession ERA: 4.41

• Workload: G 685, IP 2,575.2

• Report: W 124, L 142

• Different stats: GS 332, SO 1,325, BB 681

• Span: 1986-2006

• Golf equipment: Diamondbacks, Braves, Cubs, Indians, Dodgers, Twins, Yankees, Phillies, Pirates, Mariners, Giants