Bob Feller career ERA

• Best season on file: 2.18 in 1946.
• Most recent: 4.97 in 1956.

Average of 18 regular seasons, 1936 through 1956. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Bob Feller career ERA, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1936	CLE	14	5	3	3.34	62.0	76	47	1.60	1
1937	CLE	26	9	7	3.39	148.2	150	106	1.49	1
1938	CLE	39	17	11	4.08	277.2	240	208	1.56	1
1939	CLE	39	24	9	2.85	296.2	246	142	1.24	1
1940	CLE	43	27	11	2.61	320.1	261	118	1.13	4
1941	CLE	44	25	13	3.15	343.0	260	194	1.39	2
1945	CLE	9	5	3	2.50	72.0	59	35	1.18	0
1946	CLE	48	26	15	2.18	371.1	348	153	1.16	4
1947	CLE	42	20	11	2.68	299.0	196	127	1.19	3
1948	CLE	44	19	15	3.56	280.1	164	116	1.32	3
1949	CLE	36	15	14	3.75	211.0	108	84	1.34	0
1950	CLE	35	16	11	3.43	247.0	119	103	1.35	0
1951	CLE	33	22	8	3.50	249.2	111	95	1.34	0
1952	CLE	30	9	13	4.74	191.2	81	83	1.58	0
1953	CLE	25	10	7	3.59	175.2	60	60	1.27	0
1954	CLE	19	13	3	3.09	140.0	59	39	1.19	0
1955	CLE	25	4	4	3.47	83.0	25	31	1.23	0
1956	CLE	19	0	4	4.97	58.0	18	23	1.48	1

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV