best career era by an active player among qualifiers

Aroldis Chapman has the best career ERA by an active pitcher, with an ERA of 2.48.

Interpreted as:

best career era with a minimum of 750 IP by an active player among qualifiers

	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	839.0	881	60	48	.556	0	1,354	0	0	379	483	231	256	54	415	34	577	7	3,409	88	14.52	4.45	3.26	0.58	39.7	12.2	1.07	.276	2.75	60	2.35	56	5.18	166.1
2	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	2.58	940.2	950	55	42	.567	0	1,297	0	0	482	618	270	289	91	288	32	713	20	3,733	21	12.41	2.76	4.50	0.87	34.7	7.7	0.96	.260	2.77	65	2.65	65	5.91	145.9
3	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.59	1590.1	257	99	68	.593	257	1,912	4	2	0	1,211	457	494	156	353	25	0	14	6,242	32	10.82	2.00	5.42	0.88	30.6	5.7	0.98	.278	2.80	66	2.73	67	6.85	241.2
4	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	2.65	836.2	865	56	50	.528	0	1,297	0	0	440	508	246	275	78	352	40	665	12	3,370	71	13.95	3.79	3.68	0.84	38.5	10.4	1.03	.268	2.96	65	2.64	65	5.46	130.7
5	Raisel Iglesias R. Iglesias	2.87	750.2	614	42	55	.433	21	887	0	0	261	578	239	265	83	205	27	471	17	3,015	17	10.63	2.46	4.33	1.00	29.4	6.8	1.04	.273	3.18	68	3.16	75	6.93	87.3
6	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.98	2146.0	403	152	91	.626	322	2,651	16	3	12	1,732	710	765	219	501	135	25	15	8,630	48	11.12	2.10	5.29	0.92	30.7	5.8	1.04	.295	3.21	70	2.88	69	7.26	310.5
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	121.5
8	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	3.06	810.0	144	57	39	.594	141	934	1	1	0	649	275	301	92	178	27	1	0	3,222	11	10.38	1.98	5.25	1.02	29.0	5.5	1.02	.280	3.34	74	3.08	74	7.21	95
9	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	3.12	775.0	148	55	29	.655	133	896	2	1	1	604	269	282	88	197	33	4	2	3,105	8	10.41	2.29	4.55	1.02	28.9	6.3	1.03	.273	3.27	74	3.22	76	7.01	89
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	78	3.30	79	6.95	112.7
12	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.18	1954.0	317	153	80	.657	317	2,251	8	5	0	1,627	690	740	217	500	61	0	7	7,861	58	10.37	2.30	4.50	1.00	28.6	6.4	1.09	.292	3.41	79	3.16	77	7.49	213.1
13	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	3.24	883.1	143	66	34	.660	141	995	5	2	0	786	318	339	102	195	19	1	1	3,574	34	10.14	1.99	5.10	1.04	27.8	5.5	1.11	.302	3.45	76	3.15	75	8.01	106.9
14	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3.26	2981.2	488	221	120	.648	479	3,499	12	5	0	2,455	1,079	1,152	361	787	115	2	20	12,071	80	10.56	2.38	4.45	1.09	29.0	6.5	1.09	.286	3.48	78	3.26	78	7.41	294.2
15	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	3.26	1760.0	288	116	75	.607	288	1,850	5	3	0	1,496	637	690	167	497	77	0	14	7,206	41	9.46	2.54	3.72	0.85	25.7	6.9	1.13	.288	3.53	81	3.27	79	7.65	170.8
16	Ranger Suarez R. Suarez	3.32	810.2	196	55	39	.585	128	748	2	2	4	763	299	327	73	254	22	22	7	3,385	11	8.30	2.82	2.94	0.81	22.1	7.5	1.25	.302	3.63	79	3.50	83	8.47	65.9
17	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
18	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	3.42	1135.2	198	83	55	.601	176	1,098	9	3	0	968	432	476	92	410	63	7	1	4,729	63	8.70	3.25	2.68	0.73	23.2	8.7	1.21	.286	3.77	83	3.53	85	7.67	79.7
19	Logan Webb L. Webb	3.45	1110.1	188	71	55	.563	185	1,036	3	2	0	1,072	426	469	78	265	39	0	4	4,558	22	8.40	2.15	3.91	0.63	22.7	5.8	1.20	.317	3.80	85	3.03	76	8.69	123.7
20	Seth Lugo S. Lugo	3.50	1051.2	370	65	51	.560	133	1,005	1	0	16	950	409	438	124	297	37	66	18	4,344	23	8.60	2.54	3.38	1.06	23.1	6.8	1.19	.287	3.75	86	3.74	90	8.13	49.2
21	Sonny Gray S. Gray	3.57	1958.0	347	130	103	.558	338	1,955	7	5	0	1,711	776	850	196	630	59	2	5	8,115	106	8.99	2.90	3.10	0.90	24.1	7.8	1.20	.287	3.91	86	3.51	85	7.86	138.1
22	Freddy Peralta F. Peralta	3.57	985.1	221	73	45	.619	172	1,207	1	0	1	737	391	414	124	385	50	6	3	4,086	34	11.02	3.52	3.14	1.13	29.5	9.4	1.14	.264	3.78	85	3.68	88	6.73	57.5
23	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	3.59	881.0	166	60	31	.659	155	883	3	1	0	760	351	385	110	265	40	3	4	3,647	22	9.02	2.71	3.33	1.12	24.2	7.3	1.16	.277	3.93	87	3.82	91	7.76	40.1
24	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	3.63	892.0	156	48	40	.545	156	941	2	1	0	756	360	380	122	193	28	0	6	3,608	43	9.49	1.95	4.88	1.23	26.1	5.3	1.06	.273	3.83	93	3.57	90	7.63	41.3
25	Zac Gallen Z. Gallen	3.64	1056.1	186	68	55	.553	186	1,094	2	2	0	898	427	455	124	339	38	0	3	4,358	34	9.32	2.89	3.23	1.06	25.1	7.8	1.17	.280	3.88	86	3.69	91	7.65	45.3

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