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MLB Career Pitching Leaders

Statistics: Batting | Pitching
Type: Career | Single-Season (Post-1900) | Single-Season
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MLB Career Pitching Leaders - Earned Run Average
	PLAYER	YRS	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
1	Al Spalding	3	65	61	53	8	539.2	559	107	26	41	48	12	1	1.78
2	Ed Walsh	14	430	315	250	57	2964.1	2346	598	617	1736	195	126	34	1.82
3	Addie Joss	9	286	260	234	45	2327.0	1888	488	364	920	160	97	5	1.89
4	Jim Devlin	2	129	129	127	9	1181.0	1183	248	78	263	65	60	0	1.89
5	Jack Pfiester	8	149	128	75	17	1067.1	869	240	293	503	71	44	0	2.02
6	Joe Wood	14	225	158	121	28	1436.1	1138	324	421	989	116	57	11	2.03
7	Jonny Venters	2	184	0	0	0	188.1	138	43	90	214	12	8	6	2.05
8	Mordecai Brown	14	481	332	271	55	3172.1	2708	725	673	1375	239	130	49	2.06
9	Andrew Bailey	3	157	0	0	0	174.0	117	40	49	174	7	10	75	2.07
10	John Ward	17	292	261	244	24	2461.2	2317	575	253	920	164	102	3	2.10
	PLAYER	YRS	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
11	Mike Adams	7	317	0	0	0	328.2	235	77	92	334	13	14	4	2.11
12	Christy Mathewson	17	635	551	434	79	4780.2	4218	1133	844	2502	373	188	28	2.13
13	Rube Waddell	13	407	340	261	50	2961.1	2460	711	803	2316	193	143	5	2.16
14	Walter Johnson	21	802	666	531	110	5914.2	4913	1424	1363	3509	417	279	34	2.17
15	Glenn Liebhardt	4	90	66	49	7	612.2	543	148	183	280	36	35	2	2.17
16	Takashi Saito	6	322	0	0	0	326.0	233	79	103	389	21	15	84	2.18
17	Mellie Wolfgang	5	77	27	15	3	326.0	268	79	95	111	15	14	0	2.18
18	Sergio Romo	4	224	0	0	0	192.0	129	47	42	233	18	7	3	2.20
19	Mariano Rivera	17	1051	10	0	0	1219.2	940	300	277	1119	76	58	608	2.21
20	Erv Lange	1	36	22	10	2	190.0	162	47	55	87	12	11	2	2.23
	PLAYER	YRS	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
21	Jake Weimer	7	191	180	143	21	1472.2	1227	365	493	657	97	69	2	2.23
22	Orval Overall	7	218	182	133	30	1535.1	1232	381	551	935	108	71	12	2.23
23	Jocko Flynn	2	32	29	28	2	257.0	207	64	63	146	23	6	1	2.24
24	Tommy Bond	8	322	314	294	35	2779.2	2857	695	178	860	193	115	0	2.25
25	Bill James	4	84	61	44	5	541.2	469	137	199	253	37	21	2	2.28
26	Will White	10	403	401	394	36	3542.2	3440	896	496	1041	229	166	0	2.28
27	Babe Ruth	22	163	148	107	17	1221.1	974	309	441	488	94	46	4	2.28
28	Ed Reulbach	13	399	300	201	40	2632.1	2118	668	892	1138	182	106	13	2.28
29	Frank Arellanes	3	74	49	25	2	409.2	358	104	85	148	24	22	8	2.28
30	Rube Kroh	6	36	25	13	3	216.1	182	55	67	92	14	9	0	2.29
	PLAYER	YRS	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
31	Nick Maddox	4	93	72	47	9	605.1	487	154	170	193	43	20	1	2.29
32	Jim Scott	9	317	226	123	26	1892.0	1624	483	609	945	107	113	9	2.30
33	Billy Wagner	16	853	0	0	0	903.0	601	232	300	1196	47	40	422	2.31
34	Jonathan Papelbon	7	416	3	0	0	448.2	336	116	119	532	23	20	233	2.33
35	Reb Russell	9	242	148	81	24	1291.2	1128	335	267	495	81	59	13	2.33
36	Andy Coakley	9	150	124	87	11	1072.1	1021	280	314	428	58	59	3	2.35
37	Eddie Plank	17	623	529	410	69	4495.2	3958	1174	1072	2246	326	194	23	2.35
38	Larry Corcoran	8	277	268	256	22	2392.1	2147	626	496	1103	177	89	2	2.36
39	Rube Foster	5	138	103	60	15	842.1	726	221	305	294	58	34	3	2.36
40	Bill Chappelle	3	35	16	9	1	177.2	167	47	59	62	7	7	1	2.38
	PLAYER	YRS	G	GS	CG	SH	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	W	L	SV	ERA
41	George McQuillan	10	273	173	105	17	1576.1	1382	417	401	590	85	89	14	2.38
42	Eddie Cicotte	14	502	361	249	35	3223.1	2897	853	827	1374	208	149	25	2.38
43	Ed Killian	8	213	180	149	22	1598.1	1463	423	482	516	102	78	6	2.38
44	Doc White	13	427	363	262	45	3041.0	2743	808	670	1384	189	156	5	2.39
45	Harry Coveleski	9	198	151	83	13	1248.0	1070	332	376	511	81	55	9	2.39
46	Joakim Soria	5	298	0	0	0	315.1	242	84	87	341	13	15	160	2.40
47	Elmer Steele	5	75	43	20	3	418.0	367	112	68	147	18	24	3	2.41
48	Carl Lundgren	8	179	149	125	19	1322.0	1129	355	476	535	91	55	6	2.42
49	Nap Rucker	10	336	272	186	38	2375.1	2089	639	701	1217	134	134	14	2.42
50	Brad Ziegler	4	269	0	0	0	271.1	253	73	105	181	14	14	19	2.42