Joe McGinnity career ERA

• Best season on file: 1.61 in 1904.
• Most recent: 2.27 in 1908.

Average of 10 regular seasons, 1899 through 1908. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Joe McGinnity 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.
1899	—	48	28	16	2.68	366.1	74	93	1.23	2
1900	LAD	44	28	8	2.94	343.0	93	113	1.35	0
1901	NYY	48	26	20	3.56	382.0	75	96	1.33	1
1902	NYY/SF	44	21	18	2.84	351.2	106	78	1.19	0
1903	SF	55	31	20	2.43	434.0	171	109	1.15	2
1904	SF	51	35	8	1.61	408.0	144	86	0.96	5
1905	SF	46	21	15	2.87	320.1	125	71	1.12	3
1906	SF	45	27	12	2.25	339.2	105	71	1.14	2
1907	SF	47	18	18	3.16	310.1	120	58	1.22	4
1908	SF	37	11	7	2.27	186.0	55	37	1.23	5

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