Willard Mains career ERA
3.53Career Regular Season
Willard Mains has a career ERA of 3.53 over 3 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 3.07 in 1891.
- Most recent: 5.48 in 1896.
Lowest of 3 regular seasons, 1888 through 1896. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 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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| 1888 |  CHC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 | 11.0 | 5 | 6 | 1.27 | 0 |
| 1891 | — | 32 | 12 | 14 | 3.07 | 214.0 | 78 | 117 | 1.53 | 0 |
| 1896 |  ATL | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5.48 | 42.2 | 13 | 31 | 1.73 | 1 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV