Earned Run Average All Time Leaders by Baseball Almanac

Career Leaders for ERA / Career Leaders for Earned Run Average

Next to all time wins, the most cited pitching statistic is a pitcher's earned run average. The following dominating pitchers each have a career earned run average less than 3.00 and make up Baseball Almanac's chart of the top one-hundred earned run average leaders.

Important notes: 1,000 innings pitched are needed to make this list, raw averages are presented to further clarify the one-hundred greatest career earned run averages of all-time, and a bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"When Hall of Fame hurler Ed Walsh (#1 Ranked Career Earned Run Average Leader) was asked in 1915 for advice on pitching, he answered, 'Hook up with some good catcher.' Walsh spoke from his experience with the White Sox, where he worked with catcher Billy Sullivan." - Edward Gruver in Koufax (2000)

Earned Run Average All Time Leaders 'Top 1,000'
Name	ERA (Raw ERA)	Rank
Ed Walsh	1.82 (1.816)	1
Addie Joss	1.89 (1.887)	2
Jim Devlin	1.89 (1.890)	3
Jack Pfiester	2.02 (2.024)	4
Joe Wood	2.03 (2.030)	5
Mordecai Brown	2.06 (2.057)	6
John Ward	2.10 (2.102)	7
Christy Mathewson	2.13 (2.133)	8
Rube Waddell	2.16 (2.161)	9
Walter Johnson	2.17 (2.167)	10
Mariano Rivera	2.21 (2.205)	11
Jake Weimer	2.23 (2.231)	12
Orval Overall	2.23 (2.233)	13
Tommy Bond	2.25 (2.250)	14
Will White	2.28 (2.276)	15
Babe Ruth	2.28 (2.277)	16
Ed Reulbach	2.28 (2.284)	17
Jim Scott	2.30 (2.298)	18
Reb Russell	2.33 (2.334)	19
Andy Coakley	2.35 (2.350)	20
Eddie Plank	2.35 (2.350)
Larry Corcoran	2.36 (2.355)	22
George McQuillan	2.38 (2.381)	23
Eddie Cicotte	2.38 (2.382)	24
Ed Killian	2.38 (2.382)
Doc White	2.39 (2.391)	26
Harry Coveleski	2.39 (2.394)	27
Carl Lundgren	2.42 (2.417)	28
Nap Rucker	2.42 (2.421)	29
Jeff Tesreau	2.43 (2.428)	30
Joe Benz	2.43 (2.429)	31
Jim McCormick	2.43 (2.431)	32
Terry Larkin	2.43 (2.435)	33
Chief Bender	2.46 (2.455)	34
Hooks Wiltse	2.47 (2.471)	35
Sam Leever	2.47 (2.473)	36
Lefty Leifield	2.47 (2.473)
Hippo Vaughn	2.49 (2.486)	38
Bob Ewing	2.49 (2.492)	39
George Bradley	2.50 (2.500)	40
Cy Morgan	2.51 (2.509)	41
Ray Collins	2.51 (2.513)	42
Hoyt Wilhelm	2.52 (2.523)	43
Lew Richie	2.54 (2.536)	44
Noodles Hahn	2.55 (2.546)	45
Frank Owen	2.55 (2.552)	46
Grover Alexander	2.56 (2.560)	47
Slim Sallee	2.56 (2.564)	48
Deacon Phillippe	2.59 (2.586)	49
Russ Ford	2.59 (2.590)	50
Frank Smith	2.59 (2.593)	51
Ed Siever	2.60 (2.598)	52
Bob Rhoads	2.61 (2.612)	53
Fred Glade	2.62 (2.618)	54
Tim Keefe	2.62 (2.624)	55
Cy Young	2.63 (2.627)	56
Vic Willis	2.63 (2.628)	57
Red Ames	2.63 (2.629)	58
Barney Pelty	2.63 (2.632)	59
Claude Hendrix	2.65 (2.649)	60
Joe McGinnity	2.66 (2.657)	61
Dick Rudolph	2.66 (2.657)
Jack Taylor	2.66 (2.662)	63
Pete Schneider	2.66 (2.663)	64
Carl Weilman	2.67 (2.669)	65
Nick Altrock	2.67 (2.669)
Charlie Ferguson	2.67 (2.674)	67
Old Hoss Radbourn	2.67 (2.675)	68
Johnny Lush	2.68 (2.680)	69
Cy Falkenberg	2.68 (2.682)	70
Jack Chesbro	2.68 (2.684)	71
Fred Toney	2.69 (2.689)	72
Bill Donovan	2.69 (2.690)	73
Clayton Kershaw	2.70 (2.697)	74
Larry Cheney	2.70 (2.698)	75
Vean Gregg	2.70 (2.701)	76
Mickey Welch	2.71 (2.712)	77
Ned Garvin	2.72 (2.718)	78
Bob Wicker	2.73 (2.726)	79
Fred Goldsmith	2.73 (2.729)	80
Nick Cullop	2.73 (2.733)	81
Harry Howell	2.74 (2.738)	82
Whitey Ford	2.75 (2.745)	83
Dummy Taylor	2.75 (2.747)	84
Howie Camnitz	2.75 (2.749)	85
Roy Patterson	2.75 (2.749)
Babe Adams	2.76 (2.755)	87
Dutch Leonard	2.76 (2.759)	88
Dan Quisenberry	2.76 (2.760)	89
Sandy Koufax	2.76 (2.761)	90
Jeff Pfeffer	2.77 (2.774)	91
Al Demaree	2.77 (2.775)	92
Earl Moore	2.78 (2.775)
Jack Coombs	2.78 (2.781)	94
Ed Karger	2.79 (2.787)	95
Jesse Tannehill	2.79 (2.788)	96
Ron Perranoski	2.79 (2.789)	97
Tully Sparks	2.79 (2.794)	98
Frank Corridon	2.80 (2.798)	99
Phil Douglas	2.80 (2.803)	100
John Clarkson	2.81 (2.811)	101
Charlie Smith	2.81 (2.813)	102
Ed Morris	2.82 (2.816)	103
Ray Fisher	2.82 (2.819)	104
George Mullin	2.82 (2.822)	105
Bruce Sutter	2.83 (2.832)	106
John Hiller	2.83 (2.833)	107
Bob Caruthers	2.83 (2.835)	108
Spud Chandler	2.84 (2.836)	109
Doc Ayers	2.84 (2.841)	110
Dave Foutz	2.84 (2.843)	111
Joe Lake	2.85 (2.847)	112
Lady Baldwin	2.85 (2.850)	113
George Bell	2.85 (2.851)	114
Kent Tekulve	2.85 (2.851)
Doc Crandall	2.85 (2.851)
Jim Palmer	2.86 (2.856)	117
Andy Messersmith	2.86 (2.861)	118
Tom Seaver	2.86 (2.862)	119
Fred Beebe	2.86 (2.865)	120
Harry Harper	2.87 (2.866)	121
Trevor Hoffman	2.87 (2.867)	122
George Winter	2.87 (2.870)	123
Pud Galvin	2.87 (2.871)	124
Charlie Sweeney	2.87 (2.873)	125
Willie Mitchell	2.88 (2.879)	126
Sparky Lyle	2.88 (2.881)	127
Juan Marichal	2.89 (2.889)	128
John Franco	2.89 (2.890)	129
Pol Perritt	2.89 (2.890)
Stan Coveleski	2.89 (2.891)	131
Wilbur Cooper	2.89 (2.894)	132
Al Mamaux	2.90 (2.896)	133
Art Fromme	2.90 (2.904)	134
Rollie Fingers	2.90 (2.904)
Bob Gibson	2.91 (2.915)	136
Harry Brecheen	2.92 (2.916)	137
Carl Mays	2.92 (2.916)
Hugh Daily	2.92 (2.919)	139
Dean Chance	2.92 (2.921)	140
Guy Hecker	2.92 (2.924)	141
Pedro Martinez	2.93 (2.925)	142
Gary Lavelle	2.93 (2.928)	143
Dave Davenport	2.93 (2.934)	144
Clay Carroll	2.94 (2.939)	145
Tex Hughson	2.94 (2.944)	146
Lefty Tyler	2.95 (2.946)	147
Jumbo McGinnis	2.95 (2.946)
Don Drysdale	2.95 (2.948)	149
Kid Nichols	2.95 (2.955)	150
Erskine Mayer	2.96 (2.958)	151
Don McMahon	2.96 (2.960)	152
Charlie Buffinton	2.96 (2.961)	153
Mort Cooper	2.97 (2.968)	154
Mel Stottlemyre	2.97 (2.969)	155
Jim Whitney	2.97 (2.971)	156
Jack Powell	2.97 (2.973)	157
Bill Doak	2.98 (2.976)	158
Otto Hess	2.98 (2.977)	159
Carl Hubbell	2.98 (2.978)	160
Pat Ragan	2.99 (2.988)	161
Bobby Mathews	3.00 (2.995)	162
Doc Scanlan	3.00 (2.998)	163
Jay Hughes	3.00 (3.003)	164
Max Lanier	3.01 (3.007)	165
Goose Gossage	3.01 (3.009)	166
Frank Miller	3.01 (3.012)	167
Bill Dinneen	3.01 (3.012)
Gene Packard	3.01 (3.012)
Dizzy Dean	3.02 (3.024)	170
Lee Smith	3.03 (3.029)	171
Bill Bernhard	3.04 (3.039)	172
Jean Dubuc	3.04 (3.041)	173
Tony Mullane	3.05 (3.053)	174
Hal Newhouser	3.06 (3.055)	175
Lefty Grove	3.06 (3.058)	176
Lee Richmond	3.06 (3.059)	177
Henry Boyle	3.06 (3.059)
Tiny Bonham	3.06 (3.064)	179
Adam Wainwright	3.07 (3.069)	180
Jim Brewer	3.07 (3.070)	181
Jim Shaw	3.07 (3.071)	182
Amos Rusie	3.07 (3.073)	183
Bob Veale	3.07 (3.075)	184
Ed Willett	3.08 (3.076)	185
Rube Marquard	3.08 (3.076)
Gary Nolan	3.08 (3.079)	187
Rube Benton	3.09 (3.085)	188
Warren Spahn	3.09 (3.086)	189
Jimmy Lavender	3.09 (3.086)
Bob Shawkey	3.09 (3.089)	191
Tom Hughes	3.09 (3.094)	192
Togie Pittinger	3.10 (3.096)	193
Greg Minton	3.10 (3.096)
Dupee Shaw	3.10 (3.100)	195
Patsy Flaherty	3.10 (3.102)	196
Bob Groom	3.10 (3.105)	197
Gaylord Perry	3.11 (3.105)
Alejandro Pena	3.11 (3.106)	199
Joe Horlen	3.11 (3.106)
Jim Bagby	3.11 (3.108)	201
George Suggs	3.11 (3.111)	202
Irv Young	3.11 (3.113)	203
Don Gullett	3.11 (3.114)	204
Darold Knowles	3.12 (3.115)	205
Jack Warhop	3.12 (3.115)
John Tudor	3.12 (3.120)	207
Roger Clemens	3.12 (3.125)	208
Al McBean	3.13 (3.131)	209
Guy Morton	3.13 (3.131)
Dave Dravecky	3.13 (3.134)	211
Lefty Williams	3.13 (3.134)
Leon Cadore	3.14 (3.135)	213
Bert Gallia	3.14 (3.136)	214
Tug McGraw	3.14 (3.137)	215
Mike Cuellar	3.14 (3.138)	216
Mike Marshall	3.14 (3.141)	217
Tom Seaton	3.14 (3.143)	218
Don Wilson	3.15 (3.145)	219
Eppa Rixey	3.15 (3.148)	220
Earl Hamilton	3.15 (3.148)
Red Faber	3.15 (3.149)	222
J.R. Richard	3.15 (3.149)
Sal Maglie	3.15 (3.150)	224
Elmer Knetzer	3.15 (3.153)	225
Jeff Reardon	3.16 (3.155)	226
Greg Maddux	3.16 (3.156)	227
Jesse Orosco	3.16 (3.161)	228
Felix Hernandez	3.16 (3.162)	229
Urban Shocker	3.17 (3.172)	230
Sam McDowell	3.17 (3.174)	231
Steve Rogers	3.17 (3.175)	232
Frank Kitson	3.18 (3.175)
Silver King	3.18 (3.176)	234
Dan Casey	3.18 (3.176)
Jon Matlack	3.18 (3.180)	236
Lon Warneke	3.18 (3.183)	237
Bill Duggleby	3.18 (3.185)	238
Jim Maloney	3.19 (3.188)	239
Pete Richert	3.19 (3.189)	240
Nolan Ryan	3.19 (3.193)	241
Johan Santana	3.20 (3.203)	242
Art Nehf	3.20 (3.204)	243
Bill James	3.20 (3.204)
Buster Brown	3.21 (3.205)	245
Ed Lopat	3.21 (3.206)	246
Sonny Siebert	3.21 (3.208)	247
Jesse Barnes	3.22 (3.215)	248
Steve Carlton	3.22 (3.215)
Johnny Niggeling	3.22 (3.217)	250
Al Downing	3.22 (3.218)	251
Harry McIntire	3.22 (3.218)
Ray Caldwell	3.22 (3.219)	253
Jim Turner	3.22 (3.220)	254
Doc Newton	3.22 (3.223)	255
George Mogridge	3.23 (3.226)	256
Sam Weaver	3.23 (3.226)
Terry Forster	3.23 (3.232)	258
Tom Burgmeier	3.23 (3.232)
Dizzy Trout	3.23 (3.233)	260
Bob Lemon	3.23 (3.234)	261
Wilbur Wood	3.24 (3.236)	262
Ben Sanders	3.24 (3.236)
Jose Rijo	3.24 (3.236)
Dave McNally	3.24 (3.237)	265
Dazzy Vance	3.24 (3.240)	266
Stu Miller	3.24 (3.241)	267
Dolf Luque	3.24 (3.245)	268
Hank Aguirre	3.24 (3.245)
Bernie Boland	3.25 (3.246)	270
Gary Peters	3.25 (3.248)	271
Dutch Leonard	3.25 (3.250)	272
Bob Feller	3.25 (3.255)	273
Catfish Hunter	3.26 (3.256)	274
Don Sutton	3.26 (3.261)	275
Vida Blue	3.27 (3.265)	276
Mike Garcia	3.27 (3.265)
Brandon Webb	3.27 (3.267)	278
Jered Weaver	3.27 (3.269)	279
Billy Pierce	3.27 (3.269)
Jim Bunning	3.27 (3.269)
Kevin Brown	3.28 (3.275)	282
Roy Oswalt	3.28 (3.282)	283
Paul Lindblad	3.29 (3.285)	284
Ron Guidry	3.29 (3.288)	285
Jack Quinn	3.29 (3.290)	286
Randy Johnson	3.29 (3.293)	287
Billy O'Dell	3.29 (3.294)	288
Toad Ramsey	3.29 (3.295)	289
Ewell Blackwell	3.30 (3.298)	290
Claude Osteen	3.30 (3.298)
Fritz Peterson	3.30 (3.298)
Roger McDowell	3.30 (3.300)	293
Bucky Walters	3.30 (3.302)	294
Doug Jones	3.30 (3.302)
Allie Reynolds	3.30 (3.304)	296
Luis Tiant	3.30 (3.304)
Hooks Dauss	3.30 (3.305)	298
Larry Dierker	3.31 (3.305)
Al Brazle	3.31 (3.308)	300
Allen Sothoron	3.31 (3.310)	301
Clark Griffith	3.31 (3.312)	302
Bert Blyleven	3.31 (3.314)	303
Dick Hall	3.32 (3.315)	304
Sherry Smith	3.32 (3.319)	305
Claude Passeau	3.32 (3.319)
Lee Viau	3.33 (3.327)	307
John Smoltz	3.33 (3.327)
Tom Phoebus	3.33 (3.329)	309
John Candelaria	3.33 (3.332)	310
Bob Harmon	3.33 (3.334)	311
Fergie Jenkins	3.34 (3.338)	312
Gene Garber	3.34 (3.338)
Johnny Antonelli	3.34 (3.338)
Tommy John	3.34 (3.342)	315
Bret Saberhagen	3.34 (3.343)	316
Lefty Gomez	3.34 (3.344)	317
Doug Rau	3.35 (3.347)	318
Phil Niekro	3.35 (3.351)	319
Elmer Smith	3.35 (3.351)
Matt Cain	3.35 (3.351)
Bill Hands	3.35 (3.354)	322
Sid Fernandez	3.36 (3.356)	323
Hal Schumacher	3.36 (3.357)	324
Jerry Koosman	3.36 (3.359)	325
Case Patten	3.36 (3.360)	326
Steve Barber	3.36 (3.363)	327
Mark Baldwin	3.36 (3.365)	328
Hiroki Kuroda	3.36 (3.365)
Ken Forsch	3.37 (3.368)	330
Al Orth	3.37 (3.370)	331
Bob Miller	3.37 (3.371)	332
Roy Halladay	3.37 (3.373)	333
Rick Reuschel	3.37 (3.373)
Lee Meadows	3.37 (3.374)	335
Bobby Shantz	3.38 (3.376)	336
Willie Hernandez	3.38 (3.377)	337
Steve Bedrosian	3.38 (3.378)	338
Burt Hooton	3.38 (3.380)	339
Virgil Trucks	3.39 (3.385)	340
Jimmy Callahan	3.39 (3.386)	341
Al Worthington	3.39 (3.386)
Ed Daily	3.39 (3.389)	343
Bill Singer	3.39 (3.391)	344
Denny McLain	3.39 (3.393)	345
Tim Lincecum	3.39 (3.395)	346
Milt Pappas	3.40 (3.398)	347
Ed Seward	3.40 (3.398)
Justin Verlander	3.40 (3.401)	349
Larry Jackson	3.40 (3.401)
Bobby Bolin	3.40 (3.404)	351
Elmer Riddle	3.40 (3.405)	352
Robin Roberts	3.41 (3.405)
Roger Wolff	3.41 (3.406)	354
Cole Hamels	3.41 (3.409)	355
Steve Gromek	3.41 (3.409)
Eddie Fisher	3.41 (3.410)	357
Mike Jackson	3.42 (3.416)	358
Cliff Melton	3.42 (3.418)	359
Curt Davis	3.42 (3.422)	360
Randy Jones	3.42 (3.422)
Craig Lefferts	3.43 (3.425)	362
Chris Short	3.43 (3.430)	363
Don Mossi	3.43 (3.430)
Ellis Kinder	3.43 (3.431)	365
Doc McJames	3.43 (3.431)
Preacher Roe	3.43 (3.432)	367
Juan Pizarro	3.43 (3.433)	368
Pascual Perez	3.44 (3.436)	369
Kaiser Wilhelm	3.44 (3.437)	370
Dave Stieb	3.44 (3.438)	371
Mickey Lolich	3.44 (3.438)
Jim Tobin	3.44 (3.439)	373
Nelson Briles	3.44 (3.439)
Johnny Vander Meer	3.44 (3.442)	375
Larry French	3.44 (3.444)	376
Jim Perry	3.45 (3.446)	377
Turk Farrell	3.45 (3.447)	378
Tim Hudson	3.45 (3.449)	379
Jesse Duryea	3.45 (3.449)
Roberto Hernandez	3.45 (3.453)	381
Jim Kaat	3.45 (3.453)
Lindy McDaniel	3.45 (3.454)	383
Dock Ellis	3.46 (3.456)	384
Rudy May	3.46 (3.457)	385
Curt Schilling	3.46 (3.458)	386
Ted Abernathy	3.46 (3.458)
Charlie Getzien	3.46 (3.459)	388
Paul Derringer	3.46 (3.459)
Jim Rooker	3.46 (3.460)	390
Ken Johnson	3.46 (3.460)
Ron Reed	3.46 (3.462)	392
David Cone	3.46 (3.462)
Dave Righetti	3.46 (3.462)
Grant Jackson	3.46 (3.464)	395
Mace Brown	3.46 (3.465)	396
Dave Rozema	3.47 (3.467)	397
Bob Welch	3.47 (3.467)
Mario Soto	3.47 (3.469)	399
Matt Kilroy	3.47 (3.470)	400
Van Mungo	3.47 (3.471)	401
Billy Rhines	3.47 (3.472)	402
Roy Face	3.48 (3.476)	403
Rip Sewell	3.48 (3.478)	404
Stan Williams	3.48 (3.479)	405
Orel Hershiser	3.48 (3.482)	406
Nig Cuppy	3.48 (3.483)	407
Ken Holtzman	3.49 (3.487)	408
Frank Lary	3.49 (3.488)	409
Johnny Sain	3.49 (3.489)	410
Frank Mountain	3.49 (3.489)
Jake Peavy	3.49 (3.489)
Johnny Murphy	3.50 (3.497)	413
Bob Moose	3.50 (3.498)	414
Clyde Wright	3.50 (3.499)	415
Dutch Ruether	3.50 (3.499)
Dennis Eckersley	3.50 (3.501)	417
Hank Borowy	3.50 (3.501)
Jack Harshman	3.50 (3.502)	419
Mel Parnell	3.50 (3.502)
Hardie Henderson	3.50 (3.503)	421
Mickey Haefner	3.50 (3.504)	422
Sadie McMahon	3.51 (3.506)	423
Dwight Gooden	3.51 (3.506)
Howie Pollet	3.51 (3.506)
Jimmy Key	3.51 (3.507)	426
Wally Bunker	3.51 (3.508)	427
Freddie Fitzsimmons	3.51 (3.509)	428
Ed Figueroa	3.51 (3.512)	429
Joe Bush	3.51 (3.513)	430
Pedro Borbon	3.52 (3.515)	431
Allen Russell	3.52 (3.518)	432
CC Sabathia	3.52 (3.519)	433
Joe Gibbon	3.52 (3.521)	434
Hank Wyse	3.52 (3.521)
Dave Boswell	3.52 (3.523)	436
Bob Shaw	3.52 (3.523)
Pat Zachry	3.52 (3.524)	438
Dave LaRoche	3.53 (3.525)	439
Bryn Smith	3.53 (3.527)	440
Burleigh Grimes	3.53 (3.527)
Ted Lewis	3.53 (3.530)	442
Red Barrett	3.53 (3.534)	443
Ray Washburn	3.53 (3.534)
Pat Dobson	3.54 (3.536)	445
Tom Glavine	3.54 (3.536)
Cliff Lee	3.54 (3.536)
Mike Scott	3.54 (3.537)	448
John Montefusco	3.54 (3.540)	449
Bill Lee	3.54 (3.542)	450
Early Wynn	3.54 (3.542)
Eddie Rommel	3.54 (3.542)
Curt Simmons	3.54 (3.543)	453
Bill Campbell	3.54 (3.543)
Fernando Valenzuela	3.54 (3.545)	455
Bob Buhl	3.55 (3.545)
Johnny Schmitz	3.55 (3.545)
Elmer Jacobs	3.55 (3.549)	458
Jack Harper	3.55 (3.551)	459
Cy Blanton	3.55 (3.553)	460
Skip Lockwood	3.55 (3.553)
Thornton Lee	3.56 (3.555)	462
Jim Barr	3.56 (3.556)	463
Don Newcombe	3.56 (3.559)	464
Lee Stange	3.56 (3.560)	465
Jack Kralick	3.56 (3.562)	466
Dana Fillingim	3.56 (3.562)
Willie Sudhoff	3.56 (3.563)	468
Elton Chamberlain	3.57 (3.565)	469
Jim O'Toole	3.57 (3.566)	470
Rick Aguilera	3.57 (3.568)	471
Bill Bailey	3.57 (3.569)	472
Bob Wickman	3.57 (3.569)
Tommy Bridges	3.57 (3.573)	474
Jim Bouton	3.57 (3.575)	475
Bill Swift	3.58 (3.578)	476
Ray Culp	3.58 (3.579)	477
Johnny Lanning	3.58 (3.580)	478
Pat Jarvis	3.58 (3.582)	479
Joaquin Andujar	3.58 (3.582)
Larry Jansen	3.58 (3.583)	481
Bob Friend	3.58 (3.584)	482
Jim Nash	3.58 (3.584)
Denny Lemaster	3.58 (3.585)	484
John Denny	3.59 (3.585)
Charlie Root	3.59 (3.586)	486
Sam Jones	3.59 (3.587)	487
Waite Hoyt	3.59 (3.588)	488
Johnny Rigney	3.59 (3.588)
Bill Walker	3.59 (3.589)	490
Bill Hutchison	3.59 (3.591)	491
Pete Conway	3.59 (3.591)
Happy Townsend	3.59 (3.592)	493
Joe Niekro	3.59 (3.593)	494
Rick Rhoden	3.59 (3.595)	495
Frank Sullivan	3.60 (3.596)	496
Ken Raffensberger	3.60 (3.597)	497
Herb Pennock	3.60 (3.598)	498
Dave Giusti	3.60 (3.602)	499
Stump Wiedman	3.60 (3.603)	500
Stan Bahnsen	3.60 (3.605)	501
Wiley Piatt	3.61 (3.606)	502
Tom Morgan	3.61 (3.606)
Red Donahue	3.61 (3.612)	504
Jim McGlothlin	3.61 (3.613)	505
Teddy Higuera	3.61 (3.613)
Marty Pattin	3.62 (3.620)	507
Ralph Terry	3.62 (3.621)	508
George Brunet	3.62 (3.621)
Ed Halicki	3.62 (3.624)	510
Dick Drago	3.62 (3.624)
Bill Lee	3.62 (3.624)
Joe Dobson	3.62 (3.625)	513
Clem Labine	3.63 (3.626)	514
Harvey Haddix	3.63 (3.628)	515
Steve Blass	3.63 (3.629)	516
Mudcat Grant	3.63 (3.631)	517
Firpo Marberry	3.63 (3.631)
Mike Timlin	3.63 (3.632)	519
Camilo Pascual	3.63 (3.633)	520
Jason Isringhausen	3.64 (3.635)	521
Dan Plesac	3.64 (3.635)
Jerry Reuss	3.64 (3.637)	523
Fred Norman	3.64 (3.638)	524
Bob Stanley	3.64 (3.638)
Danny Cox	3.64 (3.640)	526
Jesse Haines	3.64 (3.641)	527
Bob Turley	3.64 (3.642)	528
Johnny Morrison	3.65 (3.647)	529
Bob Rush	3.65 (3.648)	530
Bob Ojeda	3.65 (3.649)	531
Al Fitzmorris	3.65 (3.651)	532
Chad Billingsley	3.65 (3.653)	533
Jim Merritt	3.65 (3.653)
Lew Burdette	3.66 (3.656)	535
Murry Dickson	3.66 (3.656)
Al Benton	3.66 (3.657)	537
Britt Burns	3.66 (3.660)	538
Eric Show	3.66 (3.660)
Jersey Bakley	3.66 (3.660)
Bruce Kison	3.66 (3.660)
Virgil Barnes	3.66 (3.661)	542
Pete Vuckovich	3.66 (3.661)
Carlos Zambrano	3.66 (3.662)	544
Frank Tanana	3.66 (3.662)
Watty Clark	3.66 (3.662)
Dave Wickersham	3.66 (3.663)	547
Atlee Hammaker	3.66 (3.663)
John Buzhardt	3.66 (3.665)	549
Ramon Martinez	3.67 (3.665)
Dick Bosman	3.67 (3.666)	551
Dick Donovan	3.67 (3.667)	552
Henry Gruber	3.67 (3.667)
Ted Lyons	3.67 (3.668)	554
Kerry Wood	3.67 (3.672)	555
Bob Klinger	3.68 (3.675)	556
Johnny Podres	3.68 (3.675)
Bob Knepper	3.68 (3.676)	558
Chick Fraser	3.68 (3.677)	559
Jesse Petty	3.68 (3.679)	560
John Ewing	3.68 (3.681)	561
Darby O'Brien	3.68 (3.681)
Dave Koslo	3.68 (3.682)	563
Harry Gumbert	3.68 (3.682)
Mike Mussina	3.68 (3.683)	565
Bill Monbouquette	3.68 (3.684)	566
Dick Tidrow	3.68 (3.684)
Gary Bell	3.68 (3.685)	568
Rick Wise	3.69 (3.687)	569
Greg Harris	3.69 (3.687)
Kirby Higbe	3.69 (3.688)	571
Dave Goltz	3.69 (3.689)	572
Jack Sanford	3.69 (3.689)
Jack Lynch	3.69 (3.690)	574
Ed Heusser	3.69 (3.693)	575
Earl Wilson	3.69 (3.694)	576
Dennis Leonard	3.70 (3.695)	577
Joe Coleman	3.70 (3.696)	578
Jerry Staley	3.70 (3.697)	579
Dennis Martinez	3.70 (3.697)
Blue Moon Odom	3.70 (3.698)	581
Henry Porter	3.70 (3.699)	582
Yovani Gallardo	3.70 (3.703)	583
Orlando Pena	3.71 (3.706)	584
Moe Drabowsky	3.71 (3.707)	585
Charlie Leibrandt	3.71 (3.712)	586
Vern Bickford	3.71 (3.713)	587
Dick Ellsworth	3.72 (3.716)	588
Steve Busby	3.72 (3.717)	589
Bill Sherdel	3.72 (3.720)	590
Vic Raschi	3.72 (3.721)	591
Rick Honeycutt	3.72 (3.721)
Red Lucas	3.72 (3.721)
Tom Bradley	3.72 (3.723)	594
Al Smith	3.72 (3.725)	595
Fred Hutchinson	3.73 (3.725)
Tom Zachary	3.73 (3.728)	597
Mike McCormick	3.73 (3.728)
Frank Viola	3.73 (3.728)
Vern Ruhle	3.73 (3.731)	600
Ned Garver	3.73 (3.731)
Tom Candiotti	3.73 (3.732)	602
Max Butcher	3.73 (3.733)	603
Carl Morton	3.73 (3.734)	604
Doug Drabek	3.73 (3.735)	605
Dan Haren	3.74 (3.736)	606
Pat Malone	3.74 (3.736)
Jack Stivetts	3.74 (3.737)	608
Alex Fernandez	3.74 (3.737)
Kevin Appier	3.74 (3.738)	610
Adonis Terry	3.74 (3.739)	611
Alan Foster	3.74 (3.739)
Ernie Broglio	3.74 (3.742)	613
Zane Smith	3.74 (3.742)
Geoff Zahn	3.74 (3.743)	615
Craig Swan	3.74 (3.744)	616
Tom Sturdivant	3.74 (3.744)
Hank O'Day	3.74 (3.744)
Dan Schatzeder	3.74 (3.745)	619
Charlie Hough	3.75 (3.746)	620
Howard Ehmke	3.75 (3.746)
Ed Doheny	3.75 (3.748)	622
Jeff Russell	3.75 (3.748)
Ron Kline	3.75 (3.751)	624
Johnny Allen	3.75 (3.752)	625
Bill Hoffer	3.75 (3.753)	626
Vic Aldridge	3.76 (3.756)	627
Jim Bibby	3.76 (3.756)
Ray Kremer	3.76 (3.757)	629
Doyle Alexander	3.76 (3.757)
Larry Gura	3.76 (3.759)	631
Cy Seymour	3.76 (3.761)	632
Jose DeLeon	3.76 (3.762)	633
Bob Forsch	3.76 (3.765)	634
Vern Law	3.77 (3.766)	635
Luke Hamlin	3.77 (3.767)	636
Woodie Fryman	3.77 (3.770)	637
Joey Jay	3.77 (3.772)	638
Chuck Dobson	3.78 (3.776)	639
Ben Sheets	3.78 (3.777)	640
Tom Murphy	3.78 (3.777)
Frank Killen	3.78 (3.777)
Doc Medich	3.78 (3.778)	643
Orval Grove	3.78 (3.778)
Don Larsen	3.78 (3.779)	645
Johnny Humphries	3.78 (3.781)	646
Dave Roberts	3.78 (3.782)	647
Dave Palmer	3.78 (3.782)
Ray Sadecki	3.78 (3.783)	649
Zack Greinke	3.78 (3.785)	650
Don Robinson	3.79 (3.787)	651
Whit Wyatt	3.79 (3.787)
Ralph Branca	3.79 (3.790)	653
Larry Christenson	3.79 (3.792)	654
Bob Purkey	3.79 (3.792)
Ed Whitson	3.79 (3.792)
Kid Gleason	3.79 (3.793)	657
Bob Porterfield	3.80 (3.796)	658
Don Aase	3.80 (3.797)	659
Red Ruffing	3.80 (3.798)	660
Mel Harder	3.80 (3.801)	661
Mike Boddicker	3.80 (3.801)
Al Leiter	3.80 (3.802)	663
Bob Muncrief	3.80 (3.802)
John Smiley	3.80 (3.803)	665
Jim Colborn	3.80 (3.803)
Harry Staley	3.80 (3.804)	667
Al Javery	3.80 (3.804)
Bob McClure	3.81 (3.806)	669
Joe Magrane	3.81 (3.808)	670
Jon Lester	3.81 (3.808)
Ross Grimsley	3.81 (3.809)	672
Diego Segui	3.81 (3.809)
Jim Hearn	3.81 (3.809)
Mike Caldwell	3.81 (3.811)	675
Paul Splittorff	3.81 (3.812)	676
Joe Oeschger	3.81 (3.812)
Hal Brown	3.81 (3.814)	678
Jock Menefee	3.81 (3.814)
Eric Plunk	3.82 (3.816)	680
Gene Conley	3.82 (3.818)	681
James Shields	3.82 (3.821)	682
Bob Shirley	3.82 (3.821)
Chris Carpenter	3.82 (3.823)	684
Eddie Smith	3.82 (3.824)	685
Roger Craig	3.83 (3.825)	686
Paul Quantrill	3.83 (3.827)	687
Jack Billingham	3.83 (3.829)	688
Andy Hassler	3.83 (3.830)	689
Red Munger	3.83 (3.831)	690
Bob Barr	3.83 (3.831)
Hugh McQuillan	3.83 (3.832)	692
Mike Witt	3.83 (3.833)	693
Bill Voiselle	3.83 (3.834)	694
John Healy	3.84 (3.835)	695
Phil Regan	3.84 (3.836)	696
Danny Darwin	3.84 (3.837)	697
Clay Kirby	3.84 (3.837)
Sam Jones	3.84 (3.838)	699
Bud Black	3.84 (3.840)	700
Scott Sanderson	3.84 (3.840)
Chuck Finley	3.85 (3.845)	702
Mark Buehrle	3.85 (3.846)	703
Eric Rasmussen	3.85 (3.847)	704
Jack Scott	3.85 (3.849)	705
Bob Bruce	3.85 (3.849)
Frank Dwyer	3.85 (3.850)	707
Vinegar Bend Mizell	3.85 (3.850)
Tom Hume	3.85 (3.854)	709
Jack McDowell	3.85 (3.854)
Ed Cushman	3.86 (3.855)	711
Guy Bush	3.86 (3.855)
Greg Swindell	3.86 (3.857)	713
Jim Lonborg	3.86 (3.857)
Andy Pettitte	3.86 (3.858)	715
Ed Brandt	3.86 (3.865)	716
Jim Gott	3.87 (3.865)
Scott Stratton	3.87 (3.866)	718
Schoolboy Rowe	3.87 (3.873)	719
Pete Donohue	3.87 (3.873)
Phenomenal Smith	3.87 (3.874)	721
Ron Darling	3.87 (3.874)
Joe Hatten	3.87 (3.875)	723
Matt Garza	3.88 (3.877)	724
Jakie May	3.88 (3.877)
Dave Danforth	3.89 (3.885)	726
Wayne Garland	3.89 (3.886)	727
Gus Weyhing	3.89 (3.886)
Billy Loes	3.89 (3.886)
Pete Harnisch	3.89 (3.887)	730
Tom Underwood	3.89 (3.887)
George Smith	3.89 (3.889)	732
George Stone	3.89 (3.889)
Mike Norris	3.89 (3.890)	734
Mike Flanagan	3.90 (3.896)	735
Juan Berenguer	3.90 (3.898)	736
Joe Heving	3.90 (3.899)	737
Mike Krukow	3.90 (3.899)
Jack Morris	3.90 (3.900)	739
Joe Nuxhall	3.90 (3.901)	740
Barry Latman	3.91 (3.906)	741
Erik Bedard	3.91 (3.906)
Al Mays	3.91 (3.906)
Ben Cantwell	3.91 (3.907)	744
Tex Carleton	3.91 (3.908)	745
Clyde Shoun	3.91 (3.909)	746
Mickey McDermott	3.91 (3.910)	747
Ben McDonald	3.91 (3.910)
Dennis Cook	3.91 (3.914)	749
Bruce Hurst	3.92 (3.917)	750
Don Cardwell	3.92 (3.918)	751
Mike Stanton	3.92 (3.918)
Fred Frankhouse	3.92 (3.918)
Bob Tewksbury	3.92 (3.920)	754
Steve Hargan	3.92 (3.921)	755
Huck Betts	3.93 (3.926)	756
Ken Brett	3.93 (3.927)	757
Dennis Lamp	3.93 (3.928)	758
Phil Marchildon	3.93 (3.928)
Bill Gullickson	3.93 (3.930)	760
Ken Heintzelman	3.93 (3.932)	761
Rollie Naylor	3.93 (3.935)	762
Tom Lovett	3.94 (3.937)	763
Bob Smith	3.94 (3.938)	764
Josh Beckett	3.94 (3.939)	765
Tom Browning	3.94 (3.940)	766
Billy Hoeft	3.94 (3.941)	767
Paul Minner	3.94 (3.943)	768
Dan Petry	3.95 (3.946)	769
Dave Stewart	3.95 (3.950)	770
Bill Swift	3.95 (3.950)
Bill Wight	3.95 (3.950)
Barry Zito	3.96 (3.956)	773
Tom Gordon	3.96 (3.958)	774
Jason Schmidt	3.96 (3.958)
Mark Gubicza	3.96 (3.959)	776
Jim Bagby	3.96 (3.959)
Brickyard Kennedy	3.96 (3.959)
John Curtis	3.96 (3.960)	779
Wilson Alvarez	3.96 (3.960)
Mike Fornieles	3.96 (3.961)	781
Danny MacFayden	3.96 (3.961)
Pink Hawley	3.96 (3.961)
Mike Torrez	3.96 (3.962)	784
Chris Bosio	3.96 (3.963)	785
Stubby Overmire	3.96 (3.964)	786
Dixie Davis	3.97 (3.965)	787
Steve Stone	3.97 (3.966)	788
Mark Langston	3.97 (3.967)	789
Hal Carlson	3.97 (3.970)	790
Todd Jones	3.97 (3.971)	791
Ed Stein	3.97 (3.973)	792
Frank Foreman	3.97 (3.973)
Andy Benes	3.97 (3.973)
Denny Galehouse	3.97 (3.975)	795
Al Jackson	3.98 (3.977)	796
Wayne Twitchell	3.98 (3.979)	797
Matt Morris	3.98 (3.982)	798
Art Ditmar	3.98 (3.982)
Bobo Newsom	3.98 (3.984)	800
Lynn McGlothen	3.98 (3.984)
Larry McWilliams	3.99 (3.985)	802
Doug Bird	3.99 (3.990)	803
Scott McGregor	3.99 (3.990)
Al Hollingsworth	3.99 (3.990)
Russ Meyer	3.99 (3.991)	806
Steve McCatty	3.99 (3.991)
George Uhle	3.99 (3.993)	808
Nels Potter	3.99 (3.993)
Win Mercer	3.99 (3.993)
Fritz Ostermueller	3.99 (3.993)
Ed Crane	3.99 (3.994)	812
Rick Mahler	3.99 (3.994)
La Marr Hoyt	3.99 (3.994)
Rip Collins	3.99 (3.995)	815
Steve Renko	3.99 (3.995)
Carl Erskine	4.00 (3.996)	817
Ted Power	4.00 (3.996)
Monte Pearson	4.00 (3.997)	819
Tom Brewer	4.00 (4.001)	820
Lew Krausse	4.00 (4.003)	821
Bartolo Colon	4.00 (4.005)	822
Bill Bonham	4.01 (4.006)	823
Joe Haynes	4.01 (4.008)	824
Wandy Rodriguez	4.01 (4.008)
Danny Jackson	4.01 (4.008)
Rick Langford	4.01 (4.008)
Cal McLish	4.01 (4.011)	828
Jim Wilson	4.01 (4.012)	829
A.J. Burnett	4.01 (4.013)	830
Moose Haas	4.01 (4.013)
Ray Herbert	4.01 (4.014)	832
Reggie Cleveland	4.01 (4.015)	833
Red Ehret	4.02 (4.016)	834
Dave LaPoint	4.02 (4.020)	835
Mike LaCoss	4.02 (4.020)
Shane Rawley	4.02 (4.021)	837
Storm Davis	4.02 (4.023)	838
Art Fowler	4.03 (4.025)	839
Derek Lowe	4.03 (4.026)	840
Mark Portugal	4.03 (4.026)
Bill Hallahan	4.03 (4.029)	842
Rick Reed	4.03 (4.029)
Bob Walk	4.03 (4.030)	844
Jim Slaton	4.03 (4.031)	845
Larry Benton	4.03 (4.032)	846
Ike Delock	4.03 (4.035)	847
Rheal Cormier	4.04 (4.037)	848
Ted Breitenstein	4.04 (4.038)	849
Wes Ferrell	4.04 (4.039)	850
Oil Can Boyd	4.04 (4.041)	851
Jose Guzman	4.05 (4.050)	852
Phil Knell	4.05 (4.053)	853
Jack Fisher	4.06 (4.059)	854
Elmer Myers	4.06 (4.059)
R.A. Dickey	4.06 (4.060)	856
Syl Johnson	4.06 (4.060)
Ray Moore	4.06 (4.061)	858
Floyd Bannister	4.06 (4.063)	859
Mike Hampton	4.06 (4.063)
Ken Hill	4.06 (4.064)	861
Tony Cloninger	4.07 (4.068)	862
John Lackey	4.07 (4.069)	863
Jouett Meekin	4.07 (4.069)
Pete Falcone	4.07 (4.069)
Tom Griffin	4.07 (4.070)	866
George Haddock	4.07 (4.073)	867
Milt Wilcox	4.07 (4.075)	868
Arthur Rhodes	4.08 (4.077)	869
Juan Guzman	4.08 (4.077)
Ray Kolp	4.08 (4.079)	871
Rick Sutcliffe	4.08 (4.080)	872
Pedro Ramos	4.08 (4.080)
Bill Stoneman	4.08 (4.084)	874
Ruben Gomez	4.09 (4.085)	875
Si Johnson	4.09 (4.087)	876
George Pipgras	4.09 (4.088)	877
Ismael Valdez	4.09 (4.088)
Shane Reynolds	4.09 (4.089)	879
Jake Miller	4.09 (4.089)
Bill Phillips	4.09 (4.091)	881
John Harkins	4.09 (4.092)	882
Jarrod Washburn	4.10 (4.095)	883
Ubaldo Jimenez	4.10 (4.095)
Bill Travers	4.10 (4.104)	885
Dick Fowler	4.11 (4.110)	886
Tommy Byrne	4.11 (4.110)
Jeff Fassero	4.11 (4.111)	888
Kevin Millwood	4.11 (4.112)	889
Jack Dunn	4.11 (4.113)	890
Kevin Gross	4.11 (4.113)
Tommy Thomas	4.11 (4.115)	892
Alvin Crowder	4.12 (4.115)
Turk Lown	4.12 (4.116)	894
Kirk McCaskill	4.12 (4.117)	895
Andy Ashby	4.12 (4.121)	896
Darryl Kile	4.12 (4.123)	897
Clarence Mitchell	4.12 (4.124)	898
Jimmy Ring	4.12 (4.125)	899
David Wells	4.13 (4.130)	900
Ray Scarborough	4.13 (4.133)	901
Sheriff Blake	4.13 (4.133)
Gene Nelson	4.13 (4.133)
Orlando Hernandez	4.13 (4.135)	904
Charles Hudson	4.14 (4.135)
Ryan Franklin	4.14 (4.137)	906
Art Houtteman	4.14 (4.138)	907
Dick Ruthven	4.14 (4.139)	908
Paul Foytack	4.14 (4.140)	909
Chris Hammond	4.14 (4.141)	910
Ivy Andrews	4.14 (4.141)
Jim Deshaies	4.14 (4.143)	912
Ted Lilly	4.14 (4.144)	913
Bill Carrick	4.14 (4.144)
Walt Masterson	4.15 (4.146)	915
Lary Sorensen	4.15 (4.147)	916
Dennis Rasmussen	4.15 (4.147)
Joe Shaute	4.15 (4.148)	918
Braden Looper	4.15 (4.148)
Erik Hanson	4.15 (4.149)	920
Sammy Ellis	4.15 (4.150)	921
Kelvim Escobar	4.15 (4.151)	922
Kent Mercker	4.16 (4.156)	923
Bill Wegman	4.16 (4.158)	924
Rube Walberg	4.16 (4.163)	925
Freddy Garcia	4.16 (4.163)
Tim Belcher	4.16 (4.163)
Melido Perez	4.17 (4.166)	928
Mark Davis	4.17 (4.166)
Jim Beattie	4.17 (4.168)	930
Dontrelle Willis	4.17 (4.169)	931
Randy Gumpert	4.17 (4.172)	932
Ray Burris	4.17 (4.174)	933
Matt Keough	4.17 (4.175)	934
Steve Trout	4.18 (4.178)	935
Mike Bielecki	4.18 (4.182)	936
Mickey Harris	4.18 (4.183)	937
Sam Gray	4.18 (4.183)
Tony Kaufmann	4.18 (4.184)	939
Mark Mulder	4.18 (4.185)	940
Steve Avery	4.19 (4.185)
Woody Williams	4.19 (4.187)	942
Bronson Arroyo	4.19 (4.189)	943
Lefty Stewart	4.19 (4.192)	944
Joe Saunders	4.19 (4.192)
Bruce Ruffin	4.19 (4.195)	946
Randy Wolf	4.20 (4.198)	947
Hank Gastright	4.20 (4.198)
Flint Rhem	4.20 (4.199)	949
Lloyd Brown	4.20 (4.200)	950
Glen Hobbie	4.20 (4.204)	951
Dustin Hermanson	4.21 (4.209)	952
Dan Spillner	4.21 (4.215)	953
Warren Hacker	4.21 (4.215)
Walt Terrell	4.22 (4.218)	955
Javier Vazquez	4.22 (4.218)
Bert Cunningham	4.22 (4.222)	957
Andy Hawkins	4.22 (4.222)
Brad Radke	4.22 (4.223)	959
Paul Maholm	4.22 (4.224)	960
Jack Taylor	4.23 (4.225)	961
Richard Dotson	4.23 (4.225)
Jim Clancy	4.23 (4.226)	963
Mike Morgan	4.23 (4.230)	964
Aaron Harang	4.23 (4.233)	965
Jeremy Guthrie	4.24 (4.236)	966
Ervin Santana	4.24 (4.237)	967
Jake Westbrook	4.24 (4.239)	968
Bob Weiland	4.24 (4.240)	969
Johnny Klippstein	4.24 (4.240)
Sloppy Thurston	4.24 (4.241)	971
Denny Neagle	4.24 (4.242)	972
Jack Kramer	4.24 (4.243)	973
Bump Hadley	4.24 (4.244)	974
Jumbo Elliott	4.24 (4.244)
Hideo Nomo	4.24 (4.244)
Brooks Lawrence	4.25 (4.246)	977
Brett Myers	4.25 (4.248)	978
David Weathers	4.25 (4.250)	979
Rick Waits	4.25 (4.251)	980
Slim Harriss	4.25 (4.252)	981
Jim Abbott	4.25 (4.253)	982
Jamie Moyer	4.25 (4.255)	983
Brad Penny	4.26 (4.256)	984
Tomo Ohka	4.26 (4.256)
Scott Kazmir	4.26 (4.262)	986
Clint Brown	4.26 (4.265)	987
Ad Gumbert	4.27 (4.270)	988
Jon Lieber	4.27 (4.271)	989
Ken Chase	4.27 (4.272)	990
Kenny Rogers	4.27 (4.273)	991
Roy Parmelee	4.27 (4.274)	992
Kirk Rueter	4.27 (4.275)	993
Sid Hudson	4.28 (4.275)
Elam Vangilder	4.28 (4.275)
Todd Stottlemyre	4.28 (4.279)	996
Ted Blankenship	4.29 (4.288)	997
Joe Genewich	4.29 (4.289)	998
Chuck Stobbs	4.29 (4.293)	999
Pete Appleton	4.30 (4.299)	1000
Name	ERA (Raw ERA)	Rank
Current Through 2013 Season

Two unique items of interest on this page are the active pitchers, who just both happen to be closers & not starters, and Babe Ruth, a 500 Home Runs Club member sitting in the top twenty.

Did you know that in 1968 hall of fame pitcher Bob Gibson's earned run average was 1.12 which is the record for lowest earned run average ever by a right handed pitcher during a single season with a minimum of three-hundred innings pitched?

In 1914 Dutch Leonard's, eighty-seventh on the career ERA leaderboard, earned run average was 0.96 which is the record for lowest earned run average ever with a minimum of two-hundred innings pitched.

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