01-21-2021, 02:09 PM
Joe Magrane of the Cardinals won the league ERA title in 1988 as a 23-year old starting pitcher with 24 starts. His league-leading ERA was 2.18, and his overall record 5-9. Just five wins.
Three other starting pitchers who won their league ERA titles had eight wins, the next fewest wins. And just one year earlier, Nolan Ryan (as slide, Bob, BC and others mentioned) went 8-16 for the Houston Astros for the lowest winning percentage among pitchers who won their league's ERA title (in this case, Ryan led the NL with a 2.76 ERA).
Three other starting pitchers who won their league ERA titles had eight wins, the next fewest wins. And just one year earlier, Nolan Ryan (as slide, Bob, BC and others mentioned) went 8-16 for the Houston Astros for the lowest winning percentage among pitchers who won their league's ERA title (in this case, Ryan led the NL with a 2.76 ERA).
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