best career era live ball era minimum 1500 ip

Since 1920, Hoyt Wilhelm has the lowest ERA when pitching at least 1500 innings, with an ERA of 2.52.

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best career era by a player live ball era minimum 1500 ip
NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
2.52
2254.1
1,070
143
122
.540
52
1,610
20
5
228
1,757
632
773
150
778
62
651
61
9,164
90
6.43
3.11
2.07
0.60
17.6
8.5
1.12
.245
3.09
68
3.06
82
7.01
167.6
2Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.53
2855.1
455
223
96
.699
451
3,052
25
15
0
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.1
3Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.57
1539.2
248
96
65
.596
248
1,851
4
2
0
1,173
440
477
146
345
25
0
13
6,045
30
10.82
2.02
5.37
0.85
30.6
5.7
0.99
.279
2.79
66
2.70
66
6.86
239.4
4Whitey Ford
W. Ford
2.75
3170.1
498
236
106
.690
438
1,956
156
45
11
2,766
967
1,107
228
1,086
28
35
44
13,036
75
5.55
3.08
1.80
0.65
15.0
8.3
1.22
.261
3.14
75
3.26
88
7.85
156.9
5Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2.76
2324.1
397
165
87
.655
314
2,396
137
40
9
1,754
713
806
204
817
18
44
48
9,497
87
9.28
3.16
2.93
0.79
25.2
8.6
1.11
.256
3.12
75
2.69
75
6.79
226.6
6Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.86
3948.0
558
268
152
.638
521
2,212
211
53
4
3,349
1,253
1,395
303
1,311
38
15
37
16,114
85
5.04
2.99
1.69
0.69
13.7
8.1
1.18
.249
3.18
80
3.50
95
7.63
83.2
7Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.86
2230.1
344
130
99
.568
295
1,625
98
27
14
1,719
709
812
174
831
40
30
44
9,120
70
6.56
3.35
1.96
0.70
17.8
9.1
1.14
.240
3.28
83
3.28
92
6.94
68.3
8Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.86
4783.0
656
311
205
.603
647
3,640
231
61
1
3,971
1,521
1,674
380
1,390
76
6
116
19,369
126
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
79
3.03
85
7.47
286.1
9Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2.89
3507.0
471
243
142
.631
457
2,303
244
52
2
3,153
1,126
1,329
320
709
40
11
82
14,236
51
5.91
1.82
3.25
0.82
16.2
5.0
1.10
.261
3.41
81
3.04
88
8.09
154.8
10Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
2.90
1701.1
944
114
118
.491
37
1,299
4
2
341
1,474
549
615
123
492
39
709
109
6,942
40
6.87
2.60
2.64
0.65
18.7
7.1
1.16
.271
3.25
83
2.95
82
7.80
125.4
11Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2.91
3884.1
528
251
174
.591
482
3,117
255
56
6
3,279
1,258
1,420
257
1,336
102
21
118
16,068
108
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.268
3.29
78
2.89
81
7.60
290.5
12Harry Brecheen
H. Brecheen
2.92
1907.2
318
133
92
.591
240
901
125
25
18
1,731
618
701
116
536
37
53
7,821
18
4.25
2.53
1.68
0.55
11.5
6.9
1.19
.259
3.31
75
3.26
84
8.17
135.3
13Dean Chance
D. Chance
2.92
2147.1
406
128
115
.527
294
1,534
83
33
23
1,864
697
832
122
739
65
61
75
8,906
70
6.43
3.10
2.08
0.51
17.2
8.3
1.21
.270
3.49
85
2.96
83
7.81
140.2
14Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2.93
2827.1
476
219
100
.687
409
3,154
46
17
3
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
10.04
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.91
68
7.07
454.6
15Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
2.95
3432.0
518
209
166
.557
465
2,486
167
49
6
3,084
1,124
1,292
280
855
154
34
123
14,097
82
6.52
2.24
2.91
0.73
17.6
6.1
1.15
.272
3.39
83
3.02
88
8.09
162.2
16Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
2.97
1840.2
295
128
75
.631
239
913
128
33
15
1,666
607
703
84
571
28
39
7,648
28
4.46
2.79
1.60
0.41
11.9
7.5
1.22
.261
3.44
79
3.16
84
8.15
118.4
17Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
2.97
2661.1
360
164
139
.541
356
1,257
152
40
1
2,435
878
1,003
171
809
44
3
75
10,972
57
4.25
2.74
1.55
0.58
11.5
7.4
1.22
.260
3.39
90
3.36
98
8.23
14.4
18Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
2.98
3590.1
535
253
154
.622
433
1,677
260
36
33
3,461
1,188
1,380
227
725
53
82
14,805
53
4.20
1.82
2.31
0.57
11.3
4.9
1.17
.267
3.46
76
3.55
89
8.68
174.2
19Max Lanier
M. Lanier
3.01
1619.1
327
108
82
.568
204
821
91
21
17
1,490
541
630
65
611
18
62
6,772
13
4.56
3.40
1.34
0.36
12.1
9.0
1.30
.271
3.50
79
3.22
84
8.28
108.7
20Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
3.01
1809.1
1,002
124
107
.537
37
1,502
16
0
310
1,497
605
670
119
732
47
681
90
7,507
63
7.47
3.64
2.05
0.59
20.0
9.8
1.23
.270
3.33
81
3.18
84
7.45
125.4
21Chris Sale
C. Sale
3.01
2084.0
393
145
88
.622
312
2,579
16
3
12
1,692
697
750
213
487
130
25
15
8,389
48
11.14
2.10
5.30
0.92
30.7
5.8
1.05
.297
3.24
70
2.87
68
7.31
303.3
22Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
3.02
1967.1
317
150
83
.644
230
1,163
154
26
31
1,919
661
774
95
453
27
77
8,171
12
5.32
2.07
2.57
0.43
14.2
5.5
1.21
.284
3.54
77
3.22
78
8.78
190.8
23Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
3.06
2993.0
488
207
150
.580
374
1,796
212
33
26
2,674
1,016
1,197
136
1,249
19
79
1
12,648
65
5.40
3.76
1.44
0.41
14.2
9.9
1.31
.269
3.60
76
3.19
80
8.04
244.2
24Lefty Grove
L. Grove
3.06
3940.2
616
300
141
.680
457
2,266
298
35
54
3,849
1,339
1,594
162
1,187
42
123
16,622
51
5.18
2.71
1.91
0.37
13.6
7.1
1.28
.284
3.64
68
3.36
76
8.79
462.8
25Tiny Bonham
T. Bonham
3.06
1551.0
231
103
72
.589
193
478
110
21
9
1,501
528
580
117
287
9
27
6,284
4
2.77
1.67
1.67
0.68
7.6
4.6
1.15
.257
3.37
83
3.46
94
8.71
37.9
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