best era career since 1950 with 2000 innings pitched

Since 1950, Hoyt Wilhelm has the lowest ERA when pitching at least 2000 innings, with an ERA of 2.52.

Interpreted as:
best era by a player career since 1950 with 2000 or more innings pitched
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
375.6
3Whitey 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
4Sandy 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
5Jim 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
6Andy 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
7Tom 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
8Juan 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
9Bob 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
10Dean 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
11Pedro 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
12Don 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
13Mel 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
14Chris Sale
C. Sale
3.01
2106.0
397
148
89
.624
316
2,601
16
3
12
1,709
705
758
217
493
133
25
15
8,478
48
11.12
2.11
5.28
0.93
30.7
5.8
1.05
.296
3.24
71
2.89
69
7.30
301.4
15Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
3.10
4253.1
608
298
204
.594
539
2,121
310
49
23
3,933
1,463
1,628
367
1,140
36
55
60
17,458
64
4.49
2.41
1.86
0.78
12.1
6.5
1.19
.259
3.44
85
3.45
96
8.32
77
16Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3.11
5350.0
777
314
265
.542
690
3,534
303
53
10
4,938
1,846
2,128
399
1,379
108
33
164
21,953
160
5.95
2.32
2.56
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.275
3.58
85
3.06
85
8.31
312.9
17Joe Horlen
J. Horlen
3.11
2002.0
361
116
117
.498
290
1,065
59
18
4
1,829
691
783
145
554
53
31
65
8,234
68
4.79
2.49
1.92
0.65
12.9
6.7
1.19
.262
3.52
90
3.31
94
8.22
47.7
18Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3.12
4916.2
709
354
184
.658
707
4,672
118
46
0
4,185
1,707
1,885
363
1,580
159
0
63
20,240
143
8.55
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
70
3.08
71
7.66
680.4
19Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
3.14
2808.0
453
185
130
.587
379
1,632
172
36
11
2,538
979
1,130
222
822
12
33
61
11,505
53
5.23
2.63
1.99
0.71
14.2
7.1
1.20
.263
3.62
91
3.28
94
8.13
61.8
20Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3.16
5008.1
744
355
227
.610
740
3,371
109
35
0
4,726
1,756
1,981
353
999
137
3
177
20,421
70
6.06
1.80
3.37
0.63
16.5
4.9
1.14
.281
3.56
76
3.25
78
8.49
519.5
21Sam McDowell
S. McDowell
3.17
2492.1
425
141
134
.513
346
2,453
103
23
14
1,948
879
999
164
1,312
59
39
74
10,587
140
8.86
4.74
1.87
0.59
23.2
12.4
1.31
.270
3.61
90
3.06
84
7.03
160.4
22Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
3.17
2837.2
399
158
152
.510
393
1,621
129
37
2
2,619
1,001
1,122
151
876
43
3
75
11,702
87
5.14
2.78
1.85
0.48
13.9
7.5
1.23
.274
3.56
87
3.19
88
8.31
137.7
23Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
3.18
2363.0
361
125
126
.498
318
1,516
97
30
3
2,276
835
970
161
638
26
23
69
9,789
68
5.77
2.43
2.38
0.61
15.5
6.5
1.23
.284
3.69
87
3.05
84
8.67
153.5
24Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
3.18
3069.2
526
201
154
.566
402
1,858
185
38
33
2,791
1,086
1,194
267
1,005
28
68
35
12,789
42
5.45
2.95
1.85
0.78
14.5
7.9
1.24
.262
3.50
83
3.42
89
8.18
149.4
25Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.19
5386.0
807
324
292
.526
773
5,714
222
61
3
3,923
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
9.55
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
90
2.96
83
6.56
370.2

More White Sox Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

5

Murakami

Munetaka Murakami

RBI

9

Murakami

Munetaka Murakami

AVG

.222

Meidroth

Chase Meidroth
Team Pitching Leaders

W

2

Martin

Davis Martin

K

17

Burke

Sean Burke

ERA

1.86

Taylor

Grant Taylor
Team Rankings

HR

16

21st

R

60

29th

SO

147

23rd

ERA

5.02

28th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
8
.579
10
9
.526
1.0
10
9
.526
1.0
7
12
.368
4.0
White Sox White Sox
6
13
.316
5.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/17
@
9:40 PM
Sat
4/18
@
4:05 PM
Sun
4/19
@
4:05 PM
Tue
4/21
@
9:40 PM
Wed
4/22
@
9:40 PM
Last Game
TBR Rays

11 - 7

5

Final

3

CWS White Sox

6 - 13

Thu 16 Apr 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2026

MLB 2026 Betting

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
12
7
.632
9
10
.474
3.0
9
10
.474
3.0
8
10
.444
3.5
7
12
.368
5.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
11
8
.579
11
8
.579
10
8
.556
0.5
10
8
.556
0.5
9
9
.500
1.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
14
4
.778
12
6
.667
2.0
11
8
.579
3.5
7
12
.368
7.5
6
12
.333
8.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
11
7
.611
10
9
.526
1.5
9
9
.500
2.0
7
11
.389
4.0
7
11
.389
4.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
11
8
.579
10
9
.526
1.0
10
9
.526
1.0
7
12
.368
4.0
6
13
.316
5.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
10
8
.556
10
10
.500
1.0
9
9
.500
1.0
8
11
.421
2.5
8
11
.421
2.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/31
@
3-8
Tue
3/31
@
5-6
Tue
3/31
@
1-2
Tue
3/31
@
2-8
Tue
3/31
@
4-6

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
4/16
@
8:10 PM
Thu
4/16
@
8:40 PM
Fri
4/17
@
2:20 PM
Fri
4/17
@
6:10 PM
Fri
4/17
@
6:40 PM