John Briggs career ERA
5.00Career Regular Season
John Briggs has a career ERA of 5.00 over 5 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 5.1 | 1 | 4 | 1.69 | 0 |
| 1957 | CHC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12.46 | 4.1 | 1 | 3 | 2.31 | 0 |
| 1958 | CHC | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4.52 | 95.2 | 46 | 45 | 1.51 | 0 |
| 1959 |  CLE | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.13 | 12.2 | 5 | 3 | 1.18 | 0 |
| 1960 |  CLE/ATH | 29 | 4 | 4 | 6.42 | 47.2 | 27 | 27 | 1.64 | 1 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
- Best season on file: 1.69 in 1956.
- Most recent: 6.42 in 1960.
Average of 5 regular seasons, 1956 through 1960. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 31, 2026.