Tug McGraw career ERA

• Best season on file: 1.46 in 1980.
• Most recent: 3.79 in 1984.

Average of 19 regular seasons, 1965 through 1984. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

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Tug McGraw 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.
1965	NYM	37	2	7	3.32	97.2	57	48	1.39	1
1966	NYM	15	2	9	5.34	62.1	34	25	1.56	0
1967	NYM	4	0	3	7.79	17.1	18	13	1.50	0
1969	NYM	42	9	3	2.24	100.1	92	47	1.36	12
1970	NYM	57	4	6	3.28	90.2	81	49	1.39	10
1971	NYM	51	11	4	1.70	111.0	109	41	1.03	8
1972	NYM	54	8	6	1.70	106.0	92	40	1.05	27
1973	NYM	60	5	6	3.87	118.2	81	55	1.36	25
1974	NYM	41	6	11	4.16	88.2	54	32	1.44	3
1975	PHI	56	9	6	2.98	102.2	55	36	1.17	14
1976	PHI	58	7	6	2.50	97.1	76	42	1.26	11
1977	PHI	45	7	3	2.62	79.0	58	24	1.09	9
1978	PHI	55	8	7	3.21	89.2	63	23	1.17	9
1979	PHI	65	4	3	5.16	83.2	57	29	1.34	16
1980	PHI	57	5	4	1.46	92.1	75	23	0.92	20
1981	PHI	34	2	4	2.66	44.0	26	14	1.11	10
1982	PHI	34	3	3	4.31	39.2	25	12	1.56	5
1983	PHI	34	2	1	3.56	55.2	30	19	1.38	0
1984	PHI	25	2	0	3.79	38.0	26	10	1.21	0

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