Bobby Shantz career ERA

• Best season on file: 1.95 in 1962.
• Most recent: 3.12 in 1964.

Average of 16 regular seasons, 1949 through 1964. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Bobby Shantz 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.
1949	ATH	33	6	8	3.40	127.0	58	74	1.37	2
1950	ATH	36	8	14	4.61	214.2	93	85	1.57	0
1951	ATH	32	18	10	3.94	205.1	77	70	1.38	0
1952	ATH	33	24	7	2.48	279.2	152	63	1.05	0
1953	ATH	16	5	9	4.09	105.2	58	26	1.26	0
1954	ATH	2	1	0	7.88	8.0	3	3	1.88	0
1955	ATH	23	5	10	4.54	125.0	58	66	1.52	0
1956	ATH	45	2	7	4.35	101.1	67	37	1.30	9
1957	NYY	30	11	5	2.45	173.0	72	40	1.14	5
1958	NYY	33	7	6	3.36	126.0	80	35	1.29	0
1959	NYY	33	7	3	2.38	94.2	66	33	1.02	3
1960	NYY	42	5	4	2.79	67.2	54	24	1.20	11
1961	PIT	43	6	3	3.32	89.1	61	26	1.31	2
1962	HOU/STL	31	6	4	1.95	78.1	61	25	1.09	4
1963	STL	55	6	4	2.61	79.1	70	17	0.91	11
1964	STL/CHC/PHI	50	2	5	3.12	60.2	42	19	1.17	1

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