Johnny James ERA in 1961
5.201961 Regular Season
Johnny James posted a 5.20 ERA in the 1961 regular season.
- Johnny James' highest ERA of the 3 seasons on file; the best is 0.00 in 1958.
- Up 0.84 from 4.36 in 1960.
Best of 3 regular seasons, 1958 through 1961. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| 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. | ||
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| 1958 |  NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 |
| 1960 | NYY | 28 | 5 | 1 | 4.36 | 43.1 | 29 | 26 | 1.48 | 2 |
| 1961 |  NYY/LAA | 37 | 0 | 2 | 5.20 | 72.2 | 43 | 54 | 1.67 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV