active mlb career pitching era leaders minimum 500 ip

Aroldis Chapman has the lowest career ERA by an active pitcher when pitching at least 500 innings, with an ERA of 2.48.

	NAME	ERA	IP	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	2.48	867.0	910	63	51	.553	0	1,391	0	0	397	507	239	266	56	428	34	601	7	3,530	89	14.44	4.44	3.25	0.58	39.4	12.1	1.08	.278	2.76	60	2.36	57	5.26	170.4
2	Josh Hader J. Hader	2.51	549.2	506	38	32	.543	0	878	0	0	248	296	153	167	66	209	24	352	6	2,156	19	14.38	3.42	4.20	1.08	40.7	9.7	0.92	.235	2.73	61	2.80	67	4.85	86.2
3	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	2.63	963.1	975	58	45	.563	0	1,320	0	0	492	633	281	301	95	303	32	731	21	3,831	22	12.33	2.83	4.36	0.89	34.5	7.9	0.97	.259	2.81	66	2.71	67	5.91	143.1
4	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	2.65	862.2	891	57	50	.533	0	1,318	0	0	441	523	254	283	79	364	42	673	12	3,473	74	13.75	3.80	3.62	0.82	37.9	10.5	1.03	.266	2.95	65	2.67	65	5.46	132.6
5	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.69	1677.0	274	106	74	.589	274	2,018	4	2	0	1,291	501	538	163	382	25	0	16	6,606	33	10.83	2.05	5.28	0.87	30.5	5.8	1.00	.281	2.89	68	2.73	67	6.93	255
6	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	2.83	614.1	114	47	22	.681	114	765	1	1	0	443	193	205	60	208	30	0	2	2,479	52	11.21	3.05	3.68	0.88	30.9	8.4	1.06	.270	3.00	67	3.09	72	6.49	78
7	Drew Rasmussen D. Rasmussen	2.91	607.0	156	44	22	.667	107	577	0	0	2	481	196	208	54	146	16	17	3	2,414	23	8.56	2.16	3.95	0.80	23.9	6.0	1.03	.263	3.08	72	3.19	78	7.13	61.8
8	Raisel Iglesias R. Iglesias	2.92	787.0	650	43	57	.430	21	921	0	0	282	614	255	284	88	218	28	501	18	3,169	17	10.53	2.49	4.22	1.01	29.1	6.9	1.06	.275	3.25	69	3.20	76	7.02	87.3
9	Blake Treinen B. Treinen	2.93	599.1	560	49	42	.538	7	621	0	0	83	508	195	222	45	233	21	202	28	2,486	24	9.33	3.50	2.67	0.68	25.0	9.4	1.24	.296	3.33	70	3.33	80	7.63	55.9
10	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.95	2228.0	417	158	97	.620	336	2,756	17	4	12	1,808	730	788	221	515	142	25	15	8,965	48	11.13	2.08	5.35	0.89	30.7	5.7	1.04	.298	3.18	69	2.83	67	7.30	334.7
11	Max Fried M. Fried	3.02	1169.2	216	96	45	.681	199	1,135	6	4	0	1,009	392	433	93	325	47	10	6	4,762	49	8.73	2.50	3.49	0.72	23.8	6.8	1.14	.290	3.33	71	3.20	77	7.76	126.6
12	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	3.04	893.1	158	62	44	.585	155	1,042	1	1	0	712	302	331	102	193	31	1	0	3,551	11	10.50	1.94	5.40	1.03	29.3	5.4	1.01	.279	3.33	74	3.05	73	7.17	108.7
13	Edwin Díaz E. Díaz	3.06	533.0	536	30	38	.441	0	858	0	0	260	381	181	194	57	192	43	407	11	2,184	34	14.49	3.24	4.47	0.96	39.3	8.8	1.08	.313	3.28	75	2.64	63	6.43	90.8
14	Shane McClanahan S. McClanahan	3.06	517.2	97	43	22	.662	97	559	0	0	0	418	176	191	57	154	9	0	1	2,093	22	9.72	2.68	3.63	0.99	26.7	7.4	1.10	.275	3.32	76	3.36	83	7.27	38.7
15	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	3.06	711.0	132	46	25	.648	113	711	4	2	1	665	242	266	59	167	18	4	1	2,919	20	9.00	2.11	4.26	0.75	24.4	5.7	1.17	.309	3.37	72	3.00	71	8.42	97
16	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	3.10	790.1	151	55	30	.647	136	918	2	1	1	608	272	285	89	200	33	4	2	3,158	8	10.45	2.28	4.59	1.01	29.1	6.3	1.02	.271	3.25	73	3.18	75	6.92	93.7
17	Blake Snell B. Snell	3.13	1184.0	227	83	63	.568	227	1,476	1	1	0	907	412	448	111	533	12	0	6	4,900	87	11.22	4.05	2.77	0.84	30.1	10.9	1.22	.288	3.41	77	3.27	78	6.89	118.9
18	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	3.15	968.0	210	63	38	.624	149	1,114	0	0	2	756	339	374	104	280	38	16	3	3,914	42	10.36	2.60	3.98	0.97	28.5	7.2	1.07	.274	3.48	75	3.25	78	7.03	101.5
19	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.18	2058.0	335	161	87	.649	335	2,361	8	5	0	1,720	728	779	230	522	63	0	7	8,287	58	10.33	2.28	4.52	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.292	3.41	79	3.16	77	7.52	223.7
20	Michael King M. King	3.21	656.2	189	40	38	.513	92	700	1	1	7	544	234	263	71	235	36	24	6	2,731	14	9.59	3.22	2.98	0.97	25.6	8.6	1.19	.280	3.60	79	3.66	88	7.46	36.6
21	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3.27	3020.0	496	222	124	.642	487	3,535	12	5	0	2,486	1,098	1,171	366	805	115	2	20	12,235	83	10.53	2.40	4.39	1.09	28.9	6.6	1.09	.286	3.49	79	3.27	79	7.41	293.7
22	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	3.28	1858.2	306	124	80	.608	306	1,974	5	3	0	1,576	678	732	185	531	80	0	14	7,610	43	9.56	2.57	3.72	0.90	25.9	7.0	1.13	.287	3.54	81	3.31	80	7.63	174.2
23	Justin Steele J. Steele	3.30	506.2	102	32	22	.593	91	517	1	0	0	460	186	219	51	155	20	2	2	2,123	14	9.18	2.75	3.34	0.91	24.4	7.3	1.21	.296	3.89	80	3.48	85	8.17	35.4
24	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	3.31	939.0	154	71	36	.664	152	1,039	5	2	0	841	345	367	112	219	19	1	1	3,816	35	9.96	2.10	4.74	1.07	27.2	5.7	1.13	.300	3.52	78	3.26	77	8.06	101.1
25	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3.33	3571.1	556	266	159	.626	556	3,554	26	9	0	3,052	1,322	1,433	372	1,006	121	0	28	14,626	100	8.96	2.54	3.53	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	79	3.44	81	7.69	310

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