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Philadelphia Phillies Earned Run Average Leaders

Career totals with the Phillies and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

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Pete Alexander holds the Phillies career record with 2.18 earned run average. The single-season record is 1.22, by Pete Alexander in 1915.

ERA W SO SV WHIP IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB SHO CG GS G L BB W-L%

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs the standard 1.0 inning per team game with the club, a career 1,000+ innings pitched with the club.

All-time Phillies leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club ERA G
1 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 1911–1930 2.18 338
2 Tully Sparks Tully Sparks 1897–1910 2.48 224
3 Earl Moore Earl Moore 1908–1913 2.63 172
4 Charlie Ferguson Charlie Ferguson 1884–1887 2.67 183
5 Erskine Mayer Erskine Mayer 1912–1918 2.81 206
6 Eppa Rixey Eppa Rixey 1912–1920 2.83 252
7 Charlie Buffinton Charlie Buffinton 1887–1889 2.89 133
8 Dan Casey Dan Casey 1886–1889 2.91 142
9 Zack Wheeler Zack Wheeler 2020–2026 2.92 185
10 Jim Bunning Jim Bunning 1964–1971 2.93 226
11 Steve Carlton Steve Carlton 1972–1986 3.09 499
12 Bill Duggleby Bill Duggleby 1898–1907 3.20 230
13 Red Donahue Red Donahue 1898–1901 3.26 136
14 Cole Hamels Cole Hamels 2006–2015 3.30 295
15 Curt Schilling Curt Schilling 1992–2000 3.35 242
16 Chris Short Chris Short 1959–1972 3.38 459
17 Kid Gleason Kid Gleason 1888–1891 3.39 166
18 Robin Roberts Robin Roberts 1948–1961 3.46 529
19 Al Orth Al Orth 1895–1901 3.49 193
20 Chick Fraser Chick Fraser 1899–1904 3.53 164
21 Rick Wise Rick Wise 1964–1971 3.60 219
22 Curt Simmons Curt Simmons 1947–1960 3.66 325
23 Larry Christenson 1973–1983 3.79 243
24 Terry Mulholland 1989–1996 3.81 169
25 Kevin Gross 1983–1988 3.87 203

Single-season Phillies records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season ERA G
1 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 1915 1.22 49
2 George McQuillan George McQuillan 1908 1.53 48
3 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 1916 1.55 48
4 Pete Alexander Pete Alexander 1917 1.83 45
4 Lew Richie Lew Richie 1908 1.83 25
6 Eppa Rixey Eppa Rixey 1916 1.85 38
7 Ben Sanders Ben Sanders 1888 1.90 31
8 Charlie Buffinton Charlie Buffinton 1888 1.91 46
9 Steve Carlton Steve Carlton 1972 1.97 41
10 Charlie Ferguson Charlie Ferguson 1886 1.98 48
11 Tully Sparks Tully Sparks 1907 2.00 33
12 Earl Moore Earl Moore 1909 2.10 38
13 Frank Corridon Frank Corridon 1909 2.11 27
14 George McQuillan George McQuillan 1909 2.14 41
15 Tully Sparks Tully Sparks 1906 2.16 42
16 Tully Sparks Tully Sparks 1905 2.18 34
17 Chris Short Chris Short 1964 2.20 42
18 Ed Daily Ed Daily 1885 2.21 50
19 Charlie Ferguson Charlie Ferguson 1885 2.22 48
20 Bill Vinton Bill Vinton 1884 2.23 21
21 Bill Duggleby Bill Duggleby 1906 2.25 42
22 Al Orth Al Orth 1901 2.27 35
22 Eppa Rixey Eppa Rixey 1917 2.27 39
24 Jim Bunning Jim Bunning 1967 2.29 40
25 Lee Meadows Lee Meadows 1919 2.33 18