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).

Eovaldi allowed just one hit in eight shutout innings for the Rangers, shutting down one of baseball’s best lineups.

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.