Elton Chamberlain career ERA

• Best season on file: 2.19 in 1888.
• Most recent: 7.36 in 1896.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Elton Chamberlain 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.
1886	—	4	0	3	6.61	31.1	18	17	1.79	0
1887	—	36	18	16	3.79	309.0	118	117	1.48	0
1888	—	38	25	11	2.19	308.0	176	86	1.05	0
1889	STL	53	32	15	2.97	421.2	202	165	1.28	1
1890	—	30	15	7	2.83	210.0	128	96	1.29	0
1891	—	49	22	23	4.22	405.2	204	206	1.49	0
1892	CIN	52	19	23	3.39	406.1	169	170	1.38	0
1893	CIN	34	16	12	3.73	241.0	59	112	1.49	0
1894	CIN	23	10	9	5.77	177.2	57	91	1.75	0
1896	—	2	0	1	7.36	11.0	2	5	2.36	0

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