Pud Galvin career ERA

• Best season on file: 1.99 in 1884.
• Most recent: 2.92 in 1892.

Average of 14 regular seasons, 1879 through 1892. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Pud Galvin 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.
1879	—	66	37	27	2.28	593.0	136	31	1.04	0
1880	—	58	20	35	2.71	458.2	128	32	1.22	0
1881	—	56	28	24	2.37	474.0	136	46	1.25	0
1882	—	52	28	23	3.17	445.1	162	40	1.16	0
1883	—	76	46	29	2.72	656.1	279	50	1.11	0
1884	—	72	46	22	1.99	636.1	369	63	0.99	0
1885	—	44	16	26	3.99	372.1	120	44	1.33	1
1886	PIT	50	29	21	2.67	434.2	72	75	1.22	0
1887	PIT	49	28	21	3.29	440.2	76	67	1.26	0
1888	PIT	50	23	25	2.63	437.1	107	53	1.14	0
1889	PIT	41	23	16	4.17	341.0	77	78	1.38	0
1890	—	26	12	13	4.35	217.0	35	49	1.49	0
1891	PIT	33	14	14	2.88	246.2	46	62	1.29	0
1892	PIT/STL	24	10	12	2.92	188.0	56	54	1.38	0

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