Mike Paul ERA in 1972
2.171972 Regular Season
Mike Paul posted a 2.17 ERA in the 1972 regular season.
- Mike Paul's best regular season for ERA in 7 seasons on file.
- Down 3.78 from 5.95 in 1971.
Lowest of 7 regular seasons, 1968 through 1974. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 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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| 1968 |  CLE | 36 | 5 | 8 | 3.93 | 91.2 | 87 | 35 | 1.17 | 3 |
| 1969 | CLE | 47 | 5 | 10 | 3.61 | 117.1 | 98 | 54 | 1.35 | 2 |
| 1970 | CLE | 30 | 2 | 8 | 4.81 | 88.0 | 70 | 45 | 1.55 | 0 |
| 1971 | CLE | 17 | 2 | 7 | 5.95 | 62.0 | 33 | 14 | 1.48 | 0 |
| 1972 |  TEX | 49 | 8 | 9 | 2.17 | 161.2 | 108 | 52 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1973 |  TEX/CHC | 47 | 5 | 5 | 4.68 | 105.2 | 55 | 45 | 1.57 | 2 |
| 1974 | CHC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 3.75 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV