Texas Rangers right-hander Nathan Eovaldi is in the midst of a historically good season. He is not among the statistical best in baseball this season according to league leaderboards. That may change soon.

Through a starter’s first 19 outings of a season, Eovaldi’s 1.38 ERA is the fifth-lowest ever, trailing only Bob Gibson (1.06, 1968), Luis Tiant (1.27, 1968), Zack Greinke (1.30, 2015), and Vida Blue (1.37, 1971).

Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi is on a historic run not done since Bob Gibson in 1968 Year of the Pitcher originally appeared on The Sporting News If you were trying to come up with one pitcher season that you'd want to try to replicate, you might come up with Bob Gibson's 1968, part of the famed Year of the Pitcher.