All-Time Earned Run Average Leaders

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#	Player	Seasons	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1	Ed Walsh	1904–1917 (14)	195	126	1.82	430	315	35	2964.1	2,346	598	23	617	1,736	1.00
2	Addie Joss	1902–1910 (9)	160	97	1.89	286	260	5	2327.0	1,888	488	19	364	920	0.97
3	Jim Devlin	1875–1877 (3)	72	76	1.90	157	153	0	1405.0	1,437	296	7	90	286	1.09
4	Jack Pfiester	1903–1911 (8)	71	44	2.02	149	128	0	1067.1	869	240	6	293	503	1.09
5	Smoky Joe Wood	1908–1920 (11)	117	57	2.03	225	158	11	1434.1	1,138	324	10	421	989	1.09
6	Mordecai Brown	1903–1916 (14)	239	130	2.06	481	332	49	3172.1	2,708	725	43	673	1,375	1.07
7	John Ward	1878–1884 (7)	164	103	2.10	293	262	3	2469.2	2,324	576	26	253	920	1.04
8	Christy Mathewson	1900–1916 (17)	373	188	2.13	636	552	29	4788.2	4,219	1,135	90	848	2,507	1.06
9	Al Spalding	1871–1877 (7)	251	65	2.13	347	325	13	2886.1	3,280	684	15	164	248	1.19
10	Tommy Bond	1874–1884 (10)	234	163	2.14	417	408	0	3628.2	3,765	862	50	193	972	1.09
11	Rube Waddell	1897–1910 (13)	193	143	2.16	407	340	5	2961.1	2,460	711	37	803	2,316	1.10
12	Walter Johnson	1907–1927 (21)	417	279	2.17	802	666	34	5914.2	4,913	1,424	97	1,363	3,509	1.06
13	Mariano Rivera	1995–2013 (19)	82	60	2.21	1,115	10	652	1283.2	998	315	71	286	1,173	1.00
14	Orval Overall	1905–1913 (7)	108	71	2.23	218	182	12	1535.1	1,232	381	16	551	935	1.16
15	Jake Weimer	1903–1909 (7)	97	69	2.23	191	180	2	1472.2	1,227	365	14	493	657	1.17
16	Will White	1877–1886 (10)	229	166	2.28	403	402	0	3542.2	3,440	896	65	496	1,041	1.11
17	Ed Reulbach	1905–1917 (13)	182	106	2.28	399	300	13	2632.1	2,117	668	33	892	1,137	1.14
18	Babe Ruth	1914–1933 (10)	94	46	2.28	163	148	4	1221.1	974	309	10	441	488	1.16
19	Jim Scott	1909–1917 (9)	107	113	2.30	317	226	9	1892.0	1,624	483	21	609	945	1.18
20	Reb Russell	1913–1919 (7)	81	59	2.33	242	148	13	1291.2	1,128	335	7	267	495	1.08
21	Eddie Plank	1901–1917 (17)	326	194	2.35	623	529	23	4495.2	3,958	1,174	42	1,072	2,246	1.12
22	Andy Coakley	1902–1911 (9)	58	59	2.35	150	124	3	1072.1	1,021	280	9	314	428	1.25
23	Larry Corcoran	1880–1887 (8)	177	89	2.36	277	268	2	2392.1	2,147	626	68	496	1,103	1.11
24	Eddie Cicotte	1905–1920 (14)	209	149	2.38	502	361	24	3226.0	2,897	853	32	827	1,374	1.15
25	George McQuillan	1907–1918 (10)	85	89	2.38	273	173	14	1576.1	1,382	417	23	401	590	1.13
26	Ed Killian	1903–1910 (8)	103	78	2.38	214	180	4	1598.1	1,463	423	9	482	516	1.22
27	Doc White	1901–1913 (13)	189	156	2.39	427	363	5	3041.0	2,738	808	33	670	1,384	1.12
28	Harry Coveleski	1907–1918 (9)	81	55	2.39	198	151	9	1248.0	1,070	332	13	376	511	1.16
29	Nap Rucker	1907–1916 (10)	134	134	2.42	336	274	14	2375.1	2,089	639	41	701	1,217	1.18
30	Candy Cummings	1872–1877 (6)	145	94	2.42	242	241	0	2149.2	2,526	579	12	113	259	1.23
31	Carl Lundgren	1902–1909 (8)	91	55	2.42	179	149	6	1322.0	1,129	355	16	476	535	1.21
32	Jim McCormick	1878–1887 (10)	265	214	2.43	492	485	1	4275.2	4,092	1,155	82	749	1,704	1.13
33	George Bradley	1875–1884 (9)	172	151	2.43	347	325	2	2940.0	3,009	795	45	196	671	1.09
34	Joe Benz	1911–1919 (9)	76	75	2.43	251	163	3	1359.2	1,225	367	16	334	539	1.15
35	Jeff Tesreau	1912–1918 (7)	115	72	2.43	247	206	9	1679.0	1,350	453	37	572	880	1.15
36	Terry Larkin	1876–1880 (5)	89	80	2.43	176	176	0	1567.1	1,627	424	12	124	406	1.12
37	Charles Bender	1903–1925 (16)	212	127	2.46	459	334	34	3017.0	2,645	823	40	712	1,711	1.11
38	SL Sam Leever	1898–1910 (13)	194	100	2.47	388	299	13	2660.2	2,449	731	29	587	847	1.14
39	Hooks Wiltse	1904–1915 (12)	139	90	2.47	357	225	33	2112.1	1,892	580	54	498	965	1.13
40	Lefty Leifield	1905–1920 (12)	124	97	2.47	296	216	7	1838.0	1,673	505	27	554	616	1.21
41	Hippo Vaughn	1908–1921 (13)	178	137	2.49	390	331	5	2730.0	2,461	754	39	817	1,416	1.20
42	Bob Ewing	1902–1912 (11)	124	118	2.49	291	264	4	2301.0	2,097	637	31	614	998	1.18
43	Cy Morgan	1903–1913 (10)	78	78	2.51	210	172	3	1445.1	1,180	403	18	578	667	1.22
44	RC Ray Collins	1909–1915 (7)	84	62	2.51	199	151	4	1336.0	1,246	373	15	269	511	1.13
45	Hoyt Wilhelm	1952–1972 (21)	143	122	2.52	1,070	52	227	2254.1	1,757	632	150	778	1,610	1.13
46	Clayton Kershaw	2008–2025 (18)	223	96	2.53	455	451	0	2855.1	2,193	804	235	713	3,052	1.02
47	Lew Richie	1906–1913 (8)	74	65	2.54	241	136	9	1359.1	1,190	383	21	495	438	1.24
48	GZ George Zettlein	1871–1876 (6)	129	112	2.55	250	244	3	2176.2	2,678	616	17	145	143	1.30
49	Noodles Hahn	1899–1906 (8)	130	94	2.55	243	231	0	2029.1	1,916	574	27	381	917	1.13
50	Frank Owen	1901–1909 (8)	82	67	2.55	194	155	2	1368.1	1,249	388	17	298	443	1.13

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