active pitchers with the lowest career era

Aroldis Chapman has the lowest career ERA by an active pitcher, with an ERA of 2.51.

Interpreted as:

active pitchers with the lowest career era with a minimum of 750 IP

	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	2.51	846.0	889	60	50	.545	0	1,363	0	0	383	494	236	262	54	420	34	584	7	3,447	88	14.50	4.47	3.25	0.57	39.5	12.2	1.08	.279	2.79	61	2.35	56	5.26	167.4
2	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.63	1635.1	265	103	70	.595	265	1,966	4	2	0	1,248	477	514	162	365	25	0	15	6,425	32	10.82	2.01	5.39	0.89	30.6	5.7	0.99	.278	2.83	67	2.75	67	6.87	246.2
3	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	2.63	947.2	957	55	44	.556	0	1,301	0	0	484	624	277	297	93	293	32	718	20	3,765	21	12.36	2.78	4.44	0.88	34.6	7.8	0.97	.260	2.82	66	2.69	66	5.93	143.1
4	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	2.65	844.2	874	56	50	.528	0	1,304	0	0	440	512	249	278	79	356	41	670	12	3,403	73	13.89	3.79	3.66	0.84	38.3	10.5	1.03	.267	2.96	65	2.66	65	5.46	130.4
5	Raisel Iglesias R. Iglesias	2.87	763.1	626	42	57	.424	21	899	0	0	269	592	243	271	84	208	27	482	17	3,067	17	10.60	2.45	4.32	0.99	29.3	6.8	1.05	.275	3.20	68	3.15	75	6.98	89.2
6	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.97	2174.0	408	153	94	.619	327	2,688	16	3	12	1,767	718	776	219	509	138	25	15	8,757	48	11.13	2.11	5.28	0.91	30.7	5.8	1.05	.298	3.21	70	2.86	68	7.32	319.3
7	Max Fried M. Fried	3.04	1141.1	210	96	44	.686	193	1,102	6	4	0	990	386	427	91	316	47	10	6	4,655	47	8.69	2.49	3.49	0.72	23.7	6.8	1.14	.290	3.37	72	3.22	77	7.81	121.8
8	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	3.08	786.2	150	55	29	.655	135	912	2	1	1	606	269	282	88	199	33	4	2	3,144	8	10.43	2.28	4.58	1.01	29.0	6.3	1.02	.271	3.23	73	3.18	75	6.93	93.8
9	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	3.08	832.1	148	58	41	.586	145	964	1	1	0	666	285	313	99	180	29	1	0	3,310	11	10.42	1.95	5.36	1.07	29.1	5.4	1.02	.278	3.38	75	3.13	75	7.20	93
10	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
11	Blake Snell B. Snell	3.17	1161.0	223	81	63	.563	223	1,445	1	1	0	897	409	445	111	523	11	0	6	4,809	86	11.20	4.05	2.76	0.86	30.0	10.9	1.22	.289	3.45	77	3.30	79	6.95	112.8
12	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.19	1991.2	324	155	83	.651	324	2,285	8	5	0	1,663	707	757	224	510	62	0	7	8,021	58	10.33	2.30	4.48	1.01	28.5	6.4	1.09	.291	3.42	79	3.18	77	7.51	211.7
13	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	3.23	1803.2	295	121	76	.614	295	1,894	5	3	0	1,521	647	700	174	509	78	0	14	7,370	42	9.45	2.54	3.72	0.87	25.7	6.9	1.13	.286	3.49	80	3.29	80	7.59	172.4
14	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	3.27	892.1	145	66	34	.660	143	1,001	5	2	0	800	324	345	106	199	19	1	1	3,617	35	10.10	2.01	5.03	1.07	27.7	5.5	1.12	.303	3.48	77	3.20	76	8.07	102.3
15	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3.27	2985.0	489	221	121	.646	480	3,503	12	5	0	2,460	1,084	1,157	363	790	115	2	20	12,089	80	10.56	2.38	4.43	1.09	29.0	6.5	1.09	.287	3.49	79	3.27	79	7.42	291.7
16	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	309.9
17	Ranger Suarez R. Suarez	3.33	850.2	203	57	40	.588	135	797	2	2	4	802	315	345	75	266	24	22	7	3,558	11	8.43	2.81	3.00	0.79	22.4	7.5	1.26	.303	3.65	79	3.45	81	8.49	74.2
18	Logan Webb L. Webb	3.36	1152.2	194	74	56	.569	191	1,070	4	2	0	1,094	430	474	79	272	40	0	4	4,711	23	8.35	2.12	3.93	0.62	22.7	5.8	1.19	.312	3.70	82	3.01	75	8.54	132.5
19	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	3.42	1176.1	205	85	57	.599	183	1,130	9	3	0	1,005	447	492	97	423	66	7	1	4,900	64	8.65	3.24	2.67	0.74	23.1	8.6	1.21	.285	3.76	83	3.56	85	7.69	79.4
20	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	3.54	917.2	173	62	32	.660	162	916	3	1	0	794	361	395	112	277	41	3	5	3,795	23	8.98	2.72	3.31	1.10	24.1	7.3	1.17	.278	3.87	86	3.79	90	7.79	45.2
21	Sonny Gray S. Gray	3.54	2001.2	354	134	103	.565	345	2,000	7	5	0	1,747	788	862	201	642	60	2	5	8,289	106	8.99	2.89	3.12	0.90	24.1	7.7	1.19	.287	3.88	86	3.51	85	7.85	141.9
22	Seth Lugo S. Lugo	3.55	1083.1	376	67	52	.563	139	1,023	1	0	16	983	427	459	132	306	38	66	18	4,479	23	8.50	2.54	3.34	1.10	22.8	6.8	1.19	.286	3.81	86	3.81	92	8.17	42.3
23	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	3.56	935.1	163	52	41	.559	163	991	2	1	0	782	370	390	125	203	30	0	6	3,773	44	9.54	1.95	4.88	1.20	26.3	5.4	1.05	.271	3.75	91	3.52	88	7.52	48.9
24	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	3.62	1487.1	259	86	90	.489	256	1,566	1	0	0	1,286	599	659	183	479	53	2	8	6,163	21	9.48	2.90	3.27	1.11	25.4	7.8	1.19	.284	3.99	88	3.73	89	7.78	78.6
25	Freddy Peralta F. Peralta	3.67	1022.1	228	75	48	.610	179	1,241	1	0	1	784	417	443	130	395	52	6	3	4,253	35	10.93	3.48	3.14	1.14	29.2	9.3	1.15	.269	3.90	88	3.70	88	6.90	57.5

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