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The best single pitching seasons by players 35 and over, 1871 to 2025, ranked by ERA+ (100 x league ERA / pitcher ERA, same league-season, no park adjustment). The top season: Fernando Rodney, age 35, 2012 (ERA+ 677). Filter by era below; every row with a committed career page links to it, and players outside our top-3,500 career-page set render as plain names.
Showing 164 of 164 ranked seasons
| # | Player | Age | Year | Team | ERA+ | ERA | W | L | SV | SO | IP | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Rodney | 35 | 2012 | TBA | 677 | 0.6 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 76 | 74.7 | 9.2 |
| 2 | Dennis Eckersley | 35 | 1990 | OAK | 636 | 0.61 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 73 | 73.3 | 9.0 |
| 3 | Chris Hammond | 36 | 2002 | ATL | 433 | 0.95 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 76 | 7.5 |
| 4 | John Smoltz | 36 | 2003 | ATL | 382 | 1.12 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 73 | 64.3 | 10.2 |
| 5 | Koji Uehara | 38 | 2013 | BOS | 366 | 1.09 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 101 | 74.3 | 12.2 |
| 6 | Aroldis Chapman | 37 | 2025 | BOS | 349 | 1.17 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 85 | 61.3 | 12.5 |
| 7 | Kirby Yates | 37 | 2024 | TEX | 344 | 1.17 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 85 | 61.7 | 12.4 |
| 8 | Mariano Rivera | 35 | 2005 | NYA | 316 | 1.38 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 80 | 78.3 | 9.2 |
| 9 | Takashi Saito | 37 | 2007 | LAN | 316 | 1.4 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 78 | 64.3 | 10.9 |
| 10 | Mariano Rivera | 38 | 2008 | NYA | 310 | 1.4 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 77 | 70.7 | 9.8 |
| 11 | Doyle Alexander | 36 | 1987 | DET | 292 | 1.53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 88.3 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Joe Nathan | 38 | 2013 | TEX | 287 | 1.39 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 73 | 64.7 | 10.2 |
| 13 | Billy Wagner | 38 | 2010 | ATL | 281 | 1.43 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 104 | 69.3 | 13.5 |
| 14 | Buddy Groom | 36 | 2002 | BAL | 279 | 1.6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 62 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Pat Neshek | 36 | 2017 | PHI | 273 | 1.59 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 69 | 62.3 | 10.0 |
| 16 | Steve Howe | 36 | 1994 | NYA | 267 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 4.1 |
| 17 | Yusmeiro Petit | 35 | 2020 | OAK | 266 | 1.66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 21.7 | 7.1 |
| 18 | Al Worthington | 35 | 1964 | MIN | 265 | 1.37 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 59 | 72.3 | 7.3 |
| 19 | Mariano Rivera | 36 | 2006 | NYA | 253 | 1.8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 55 | 75 | 6.6 |
| 20 | Mariano Rivera | 39 | 2009 | NYA | 252 | 1.76 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 72 | 66.3 | 9.8 |
| 21 | Rheal Cormier | 36 | 2003 | PHI | 252 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 84.7 | 7.1 |
| 22 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 44 | 1967 | CHA | 246 | 1.31 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 76 | 89 | 7.7 |
| 23 | Tug McGraw | 35 | 1980 | PHI | 246 | 1.46 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 75 | 92.3 | 7.3 |
| 24 | Joaquin Benoit | 36 | 2014 | SDN | 245 | 1.49 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 64 | 54.3 | 10.6 |
| 25 | Marv Grissom | 38 | 1956 | NY1 | 241 | 1.56 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 80.7 | 5.5 |
| 26 | Nathan Eovaldi | 35 | 2025 | TEX | 237 | 1.73 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 129 | 130 | 8.9 |
| 27 | John Franco | 35 | 1996 | NYN | 230 | 1.83 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 48 | 54 | 8.0 |
| 28 | Mariano Rivera | 40 | 2010 | NYA | 230 | 1.8 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 45 | 60 | 6.8 |
| 29 | Tom Henke | 37 | 1995 | SLN | 229 | 1.82 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 48 | 54.3 | 8.0 |
| 30 | Trevor Hoffman | 41 | 2009 | MIL | 229 | 1.83 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 48 | 54 | 8.0 |
| 31 | Larry Andersen | 36 | 1989 | HOU | 227 | 1.54 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 85 | 87.7 | 8.7 |
| 32 | Darren Holmes | 36 | 2002 | ATL | 227 | 1.81 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 54.7 | 7.7 |
| 33 | Doug Jones | 40 | 1997 | ML4 | 226 | 2.02 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 82 | 80.3 | 9.2 |
| 34 | Daniel Bard | 37 | 2022 | COL | 226 | 1.79 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 69 | 60.3 | 10.3 |
| 35 | Roger Clemens | 42 | 2005 | HOU | 225 | 1.87 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 185 | 211.3 | 7.9 |
| 36 | Justin Verlander | 39 | 2022 | HOU | 222 | 1.75 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 185 | 175 | 9.5 |
| 37 | Kent Tekulve | 36 | 1983 | PIT | 222 | 1.64 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 99 | 4.7 |
| 38 | Kent Mercker | 35 | 2003 | CIN | 219 | 1.95 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 55.3 | 7.8 |
| 39 | Ryan Franklin | 36 | 2009 | SLN | 218 | 1.92 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 44 | 61 | 6.5 |
| 40 | Takashi Saito | 36 | 2006 | LAN | 217 | 2.07 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 107 | 78.3 | 12.3 |
| 41 | Ellis Kinder | 38 | 1953 | BOS | 216 | 1.85 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 39 | 107 | 3.3 |
| 42 | Mariano Rivera | 41 | 2011 | NYA | 214 | 1.91 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 60 | 61.3 | 8.8 |
| 43 | Brad Ziegler | 35 | 2015 | ARI | 211 | 1.85 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 36 | 68 | 4.8 |
| 44 | Tom Gordon | 36 | 2004 | NYA | 210 | 2.21 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 96 | 89.7 | 9.6 |
| 45 | Trevor Hoffman | 38 | 2006 | SDN | 209 | 2.14 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 50 | 63 | 7.1 |
| 46 | Hector Carrasco | 35 | 2005 | WAS | 207 | 2.04 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 88.3 | 7.6 |
| 47 | Mike Remlinger | 36 | 2002 | ATL | 207 | 1.99 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 68 | 9.1 |
| 48 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 43 | 1966 | CHA | 207 | 1.66 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 61 | 81.3 | 6.8 |
| 49 | Todd Worrell | 35 | 1995 | LAN | 207 | 2.02 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 61 | 62.3 | 8.8 |
| 50 | Dennis Eckersley | 37 | 1992 | OAK | 206 | 1.91 | 7 | 1 | 51 | 93 | 80 | 10.5 |
| 51 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 39 | 1962 | BAL | 205 | 1.94 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 90 | 93 | 8.7 |
| 52 | Steve Reed | 37 | 2002 | SDN | 204 | 2.01 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 67 | 6.7 |
| 53 | Russ Springer | 38 | 2007 | SLN | 203 | 2.18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 9.0 |
| 54 | Bobby Shantz | 36 | 1962 | HOU | 202 | 1.95 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 78.3 | 7.0 |
| 55 | Tom Burgmeier | 36 | 1980 | BOS | 202 | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 54 | 99 | 4.9 |
| 56 | Terry Leach | 38 | 1992 | CHA | 202 | 1.95 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 73.7 | 2.7 |
| 57 | Spud Chandler | 35 | 1943 | NYA | 201 | 1.64 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 134 | 253 | 4.8 |
| 58 | Todd Jones | 37 | 2005 | FLO | 201 | 2.1 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 62 | 73 | 7.6 |
| 59 | Brandon Kintzler | 35 | 2020 | MIA | 201 | 2.22 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 24.3 | 5.2 |
| 60 | Shingo Takatsu | 35 | 2004 | CHA | 200 | 2.31 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 50 | 62.3 | 7.2 |
| 61 | Al Benton | 38 | 1949 | CLE | 198 | 2.12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 135.7 | 2.7 |
| 62 | Red Ruffing | 41 | 1946 | NYA | 198 | 1.77 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 61 | 2.8 |
| 63 | Alberto Reyes | 35 | 2005 | SLN | 196 | 2.15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 62.7 | 9.6 |
| 64 | Larry Andersen | 37 | 1990 | HOU | 194 | 1.95 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 73.7 | 8.3 |
| 65 | Dazzy Vance | 37 | 1928 | BRO | 191 | 2.09 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 200 | 280.3 | 6.4 |
| 66 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 42 | 1965 | CHA | 191 | 1.81 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 106 | 144 | 6.6 |
| 67 | Dazzy Vance | 39 | 1930 | BRO | 190 | 2.61 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 173 | 258.7 | 6.0 |
| 68 | Cy Young | 41 | 1908 | BOS | 189 | 1.26 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 150 | 299 | 4.5 |
| 69 | Doug Jones | 35 | 1992 | HOU | 189 | 1.85 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 93 | 111.7 | 7.5 |
| 70 | Dick Hall | 38 | 1969 | BAL | 189 | 1.92 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 65.7 | 4.2 |
| 71 | Robin Roberts | 38 | 1965 | HOU | 187 | 1.89 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 76 | 4.0 |
| 72 | Woodie Fryman | 41 | 1981 | MON | 185 | 1.88 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 5.2 |
| 73 | Gerry Staley | 36 | 1957 | CHA | 184 | 2.06 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 105 | 3.8 |
| 74 | Stu Miller | 37 | 1965 | BAL | 183 | 1.89 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 104 | 119.3 | 7.8 |
| 75 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 41 | 1964 | CHA | 182 | 1.99 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 95 | 131.3 | 6.5 |
| 76 | Lefty Grove | 39 | 1939 | BOS | 182 | 2.54 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 191 | 3.8 |
| 77 | Joe Heving | 40 | 1941 | CLE | 181 | 2.29 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 70.7 | 2.3 |
| 78 | Ted Abernathy | 39 | 1972 | KCA | 180 | 1.7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 58.3 | 4.3 |
| 79 | Lefty Grove | 36 | 1936 | BOS | 179 | 2.81 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 130 | 253.3 | 4.6 |
| 80 | Allie Reynolds | 35 | 1952 | NYA | 178 | 2.06 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 160 | 244.3 | 5.9 |
| 81 | Ron Kline | 36 | 1968 | PIT | 178 | 1.68 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 112.7 | 3.8 |
| 82 | Tom Burgmeier | 38 | 1982 | BOS | 178 | 2.29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 102.3 | 3.9 |
| 83 | Eddie Cicotte | 35 | 1919 | CHA | 177 | 1.82 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 110 | 306.7 | 3.2 |
| 84 | Joe Berry | 39 | 1944 | PHA | 177 | 1.94 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 111.3 | 3.6 |
| 85 | Greg Minton | 37 | 1989 | CAL | 177 | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 90 | 4.2 |
| 86 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 36 | 1959 | BAL | 176 | 2.19 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 139 | 226 | 5.5 |
| 87 | Joe Heving | 43 | 1944 | CLE | 176 | 1.96 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 46 | 119.7 | 3.5 |
| 88 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 39 | 1941 | BRO | 176 | 2.07 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 82.7 | 2.1 |
| 89 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 38 | 1961 | BAL | 175 | 2.3 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 87 | 109.7 | 7.1 |
| 90 | Jay Howell | 37 | 1993 | ATL | 175 | 2.31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 58.3 | 5.7 |
| 91 | Ted Lyons | 41 | 1942 | CHA | 174 | 2.1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 180.3 | 2.5 |
| 92 | Harry Wright | 37 | 1872 | BS1 | 174 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25.7 | 0.4 |
| 93 | Marv Grissom | 36 | 1954 | NY1 | 173 | 2.35 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 64 | 122.3 | 4.7 |
| 94 | Satchel Paige | 41 | 1948 | CLE | 173 | 2.48 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 72.7 | 5.3 |
| 95 | Dan Schatzeder | 35 | 1990 | HOU | 173 | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 69.7 | 5.0 |
| 96 | Dutch Leonard | 43 | 1952 | CHN | 173 | 2.16 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 66.7 | 5.0 |
| 97 | Hoyt Wilhelm | 45 | 1968 | CHA | 172 | 1.73 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 93.7 | 6.9 |
| 98 | Mike Flanagan | 39 | 1991 | BAL | 172 | 2.38 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 98.3 | 5.0 |
| 99 | Gerry Staley | 38 | 1959 | CHA | 172 | 2.24 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 116.3 | 4.2 |
| 100 | Johnny Klippstein | 35 | 1963 | PHI | 171 | 1.93 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 86 | 112 | 6.9 |
| 101 | Jim Konstanty | 38 | 1955 | NYA | 171 | 2.32 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 73.7 | 2.3 |
| 102 | Whitey Ford | 35 | 1964 | NYA | 170 | 2.13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 172 | 244.7 | 6.3 |
| 103 | Nels Potter | 36 | 1948 | BSN | 170 | 2.33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 85 | 5.0 |
| 104 | Earl Caldwell | 41 | 1946 | CHA | 168 | 2.08 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 90.7 | 4.2 |
| 105 | Orlando Peña | 39 | 1973 | SLN | 168 | 2.18 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 62 | 5.5 |
| 106 | Spud Chandler | 38 | 1946 | NYA | 167 | 2.1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 138 | 257.3 | 4.8 |
| 107 | Ted Lyons | 38 | 1939 | CHA | 167 | 2.76 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 172.7 | 3.4 |
| 108 | Dennis Lamp | 36 | 1989 | BOS | 167 | 2.32 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 112.3 | 4.9 |
| 109 | Cy Young | 35 | 1902 | BOS | 166 | 2.15 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 160 | 384.7 | 3.7 |
| 110 | Lefty Grove | 35 | 1935 | BOS | 165 | 2.7 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 121 | 273 | 4.0 |
| 111 | Juan Berenguer | 36 | 1991 | ATL | 165 | 2.24 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 53 | 64.3 | 7.4 |
| 112 | Rick Honeycutt | 35 | 1989 | OAK | 165 | 2.35 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 76.7 | 6.1 |
| 113 | Eddie Lopat | 35 | 1953 | NYA | 165 | 2.42 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 178.3 | 2.5 |
| 114 | Rudy May | 35 | 1980 | NYA | 164 | 2.46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 133 | 175.3 | 6.8 |
| 115 | Vern Law | 35 | 1965 | PIT | 164 | 2.15 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 101 | 217.3 | 4.2 |
| 116 | Don McMahon | 37 | 1967 | BOS | 164 | 1.98 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 84 | 109.3 | 6.9 |
| 117 | Herman Bell | 35 | 1933 | NY1 | 163 | 2.05 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 105.3 | 2.1 |
| 118 | Stu Miller | 35 | 1963 | BAL | 162 | 2.24 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 114 | 112.3 | 9.1 |
| 119 | Eddie Plank | 35 | 1911 | PHA | 159 | 2.1 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 149 | 256.7 | 5.2 |
| 120 | Clark Griffith | 35 | 1905 | NYA | 157 | 1.68 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 101.7 | 4.1 |
| 121 | Lefty Grove | 38 | 1938 | BOS | 156 | 3.08 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 99 | 163.7 | 5.4 |
| 122 | Walter Johnson | 36 | 1924 | WS1 | 155 | 2.72 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 158 | 277.7 | 5.1 |
| 123 | Stan Coveleski | 35 | 1925 | WS1 | 155 | 2.84 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 241 | 2.2 |
| 124 | Pete Alexander | 40 | 1927 | SLN | 155 | 2.52 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 268 | 1.6 |
| 125 | Lefty Grove | 37 | 1937 | BOS | 153 | 3.02 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 153 | 262 | 5.3 |
| 126 | Eddie Plank | 36 | 1912 | PHA | 151 | 2.22 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 110 | 259.7 | 3.8 |
| 127 | Art Nehf | 35 | 1928 | CHN | 151 | 2.65 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 176.7 | 2.0 |
| 128 | Burleigh Grimes | 35 | 1929 | PIT | 150 | 3.13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 232.7 | 2.4 |
| 129 | Waite Hoyt | 36 | 1936 | PIT | 149 | 2.7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 116.7 | 2.9 |
| 130 | Eddie Plank | 41 | 1917 | SLA | 149 | 1.79 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 131 | 1.8 |
| 131 | Sam Leever | 35 | 1907 | PIT | 148 | 1.66 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 65 | 216.7 | 2.7 |
| 132 | Herb Pennock | 40 | 1934 | BOS | 148 | 3.05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 62 | 2.3 |
| 133 | Babe Adams | 37 | 1919 | PIT | 147 | 1.98 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 92 | 263.3 | 3.1 |
| 134 | Eddie Plank | 39 | 1915 | SLF | 146 | 2.08 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 147 | 268.3 | 4.9 |
| 135 | Urban Shocker | 36 | 1927 | NYA | 146 | 2.84 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 200 | 1.6 |
| 136 | Eppa Rixey | 41 | 1932 | CIN | 146 | 2.66 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 111.7 | 1.1 |
| 137 | Cy Young | 38 | 1905 | BOS | 145 | 1.82 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 210 | 320.7 | 5.9 |
| 138 | Mordecai Brown | 38 | 1915 | CHF | 145 | 2.09 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 95 | 236.3 | 3.6 |
| 139 | Cy Young | 36 | 1903 | BOS | 142 | 2.08 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 176 | 341.7 | 4.6 |
| 140 | Tim Keefe | 35 | 1892 | PHI | 139 | 2.36 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 136 | 313.3 | 3.9 |
| 141 | George McConnell | 37 | 1915 | CHF | 138 | 2.2 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 151 | 303 | 4.5 |
| 142 | Hooks Wiltse | 35 | 1915 | BRF | 133 | 2.28 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 59.3 | 2.6 |
| 143 | Cy Young | 37 | 1904 | BOS | 132 | 1.97 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 200 | 380 | 4.7 |
| 144 | Deacon Phillippe | 38 | 1910 | PIT | 132 | 2.29 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 121.7 | 2.2 |
| 145 | Hugh Daily | 35 | 1883 | CL2 | 129 | 2.42 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 171 | 378.7 | 4.1 |
| 146 | Mordecai Brown | 35 | 1912 | CHN | 129 | 2.64 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 88.7 | 3.5 |
| 147 | Cy Young | 40 | 1907 | BOS | 128 | 1.99 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 147 | 343.3 | 3.9 |
| 148 | Old Hoss Radbourn | 35 | 1890 | BSP | 128 | 3.31 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 343 | 2.1 |
| 149 | Hugh Daily | 36 | 1884 | CHU | 125 | 2.43 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 483 | 500.7 | 8.7 |
| 150 | Jack Quinn | 35 | 1919 | NYA | 124 | 2.61 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 97 | 266 | 3.3 |
| 151 | Hugh Daily | 39 | 1887 | CL3 | 117 | 3.67 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 139.7 | 1.9 |
| 152 | Pud Galvin | 35 | 1892 | PIT | 112 | 2.92 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 56 | 188 | 2.7 |
| 153 | Tim Keefe | 36 | 1893 | PHI | 106 | 4.4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 178 | 2.8 |
| 154 | Bill Hutchison | 35 | 1895 | CHN | 101 | 4.73 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 85 | 291 | 2.6 |
| 155 | Dave Foutz | 35 | 1892 | BRO | 96 | 3.41 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 56 | 203 | 2.5 |
| 156 | Ed Cushman | 38 | 1890 | TL2 | 92 | 4.19 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 125 | 315.7 | 3.6 |
| 157 | Harry Wright | 38 | 1873 | BS1 | 82 | 4.12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 39.3 | 1.1 |
| 158 | Tony Mullane | 35 | 1894 | BLN | 81 | 6.59 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 155.7 | 2.7 |
| 159 | Old Hoss Radbourn | 36 | 1891 | CIN | 79 | 4.25 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 54 | 218 | 2.2 |
| 160 | Ed Cushman | 35 | 1887 | NY4 | 72 | 5.97 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 64 | 220 | 2.6 |
| 161 | Hugh Daily | 37 | 1885 | SL5 | 71 | 3.94 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 91.3 | 3.1 |
| 162 | Harry Wright | 36 | 1871 | BS1 | 67 | 6.27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18.7 | 0.0 |
| 163 | Bobby Mathews | 35 | 1887 | PH4 | 64 | 6.67 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 1.4 |
| 164 | Hugh Daily | 38 | 1886 | WS8 | 45 | 7.35 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 2.8 |
Seasons with IP >= the league's scheduled games that year (1 inning per scheduled team game) for starters, or at least one-third of that bar for relievers. Season age = age as of June 30 of the season year (the Baseball-Reference convention); a July-or-later birthday means one less. Era adjustment is league-season normalization only, not park-adjusted. Unrecorded early-era stats (HBP, SF, RBI) display an em dash exactly as the source records them.
A season's age is the player's age as of June 30 of the season year, the Baseball-Reference convention. Players with no recorded birth year are excluded rather than guessed. The board shows the union of the all-time top 60 seasons and the top 20 of each era, so every era filter has rows.
Batting boards cover every batting line regardless of position, so two-way seasons (Babe Ruth 1919, Shohei Ohtani 2021) count their batting lines. Pitching boards qualify a season on the starter bar (an inning per scheduled team game) or the reliever bar (a third of that).
The records come from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition), used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See the sources page for every dataset behind Legends Deck.