Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, Greg Maddux had the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when starting 100+ games, with an ERA of 2.54.
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best era for starting pitcher in the 90s with 100 or more games started| NAME | ERA | GS | G | W | L | W% | SO | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Maddux | 2.54 | 331 | 331 | 176 | 88 | .667 | 1,764 | 75 | 23 | 0 | 2394.2 | 2,084 | 677 | 786 | 111 | 443 | 60 | 0 | 74 | 9,563 | 32 | 6.63 | 1.66 | 3.98 | 0.42 | 18.4 | 4.6 | 1.06 | .275 | 2.95 | 7.83 |
| 2 |  | J. Rijo | 2.74 | 168 | 168 | 72 | 43 | .626 | 955 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1111.0 | 972 | 338 | 383 | 74 | 313 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4,519 | 10 | 7.74 | 2.54 | 3.05 | 0.60 | 21.1 | 6.9 | 1.16 | .284 | 3.10 | 7.87 |
| 3 |  | P. Martinez | 2.89 | 182 | 182 | 96 | 47 | .671 | 1,412 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1252.0 | 980 | 402 | 449 | 101 | 355 | 50 | 0 | 16 | 5,038 | 36 | 10.15 | 2.55 | 3.98 | 0.73 | 28.0 | 7.0 | 1.07 | .282 | 3.23 | 7.04 |
| 4 |  | R. Clemens | 3.02 | 305 | 305 | 152 | 89 | .631 | 2,101 | 57 | 24 | 0 | 2177.2 | 1,829 | 731 | 813 | 139 | 731 | 82 | 0 | 28 | 8,968 | 59 | 8.68 | 3.02 | 2.87 | 0.57 | 23.4 | 8.2 | 1.18 | .286 | 3.36 | 7.56 |
| 5 |  | R. Johnson | 3.15 | 290 | 290 | 149 | 75 | .665 | 2,504 | 65 | 25 | 0 | 2043.1 | 1,543 | 715 | 798 | 181 | 905 | 97 | 0 | 13 | 8,475 | 65 | 11.03 | 3.99 | 2.77 | 0.80 | 29.5 | 10.7 | 1.20 | .284 | 3.51 | 6.80 |
| 6 | | T. Glavine | 3.21 | 327 | 327 | 164 | 87 | .653 | 1,465 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 2228.0 | 2,101 | 794 | 877 | 141 | 764 | 23 | 0 | 72 | 9,325 | 50 | 5.92 | 3.09 | 1.92 | 0.57 | 15.7 | 8.2 | 1.29 | .283 | 3.54 | 8.49 |
| 7 | | D. Cone | 3.22 | 287 | 287 | 141 | 85 | .624 | 1,925 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 2014.0 | 1,664 | 721 | 792 | 169 | 773 | 73 | 0 | 19 | 8,366 | 100 | 8.60 | 3.45 | 2.49 | 0.76 | 23.0 | 9.2 | 1.21 | .276 | 3.54 | 7.44 |
| 8 | | K. Brown | 3.24 | 314 | 314 | 143 | 97 | .596 | 1,576 | 58 | 16 | 0 | 2208.1 | 2,104 | 795 | 914 | 128 | 604 | 103 | 0 | 33 | 9,185 | 74 | 6.42 | 2.46 | 2.61 | 0.52 | 17.2 | 6.6 | 1.23 | .292 | 3.72 | 8.57 |
| 9 | | C. Schilling | 3.31 | 210 | 210 | 93 | 70 | .571 | 1,429 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 1518.1 | 1,316 | 559 | 605 | 142 | 372 | 29 | 0 | 25 | 6,161 | 42 | 8.47 | 2.21 | 3.84 | 0.84 | 23.2 | 6.0 | 1.11 | .280 | 3.59 | 7.80 |
| 10 |  | J. Smoltz | 3.32 | 315 | 315 | 143 | 95 | .601 | 1,893 | 42 | 14 | 0 | 2142.1 | 1,858 | 791 | 867 | 170 | 669 | 34 | 0 | 49 | 8,803 | 109 | 7.95 | 2.81 | 2.83 | 0.71 | 21.5 | 7.6 | 1.18 | .280 | 3.64 | 7.81 |
| 11 | | D. Martinez | 3.33 | 215 | 215 | 89 | 67 | .571 | 832 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 1449.2 | 1,327 | 537 | 610 | 117 | 397 | 58 | 0 | 31 | 5,998 | 15 | 5.17 | 2.46 | 2.10 | 0.73 | 13.9 | 6.6 | 1.19 | .263 | 3.79 | 8.24 |
| 12 | | I. Valdez | 3.40 | 150 | 150 | 58 | 53 | .523 | 721 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 988.0 | 936 | 373 | 415 | 102 | 273 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 4,126 | 15 | 6.57 | 2.49 | 2.64 | 0.93 | 17.5 | 6.6 | 1.22 | .277 | 3.78 | 8.53 |
| 13 | | B. Saberhagen | 3.42 | 190 | 190 | 74 | 53 | .583 | 833 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1214.0 | 1,185 | 461 | 499 | 108 | 211 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 4,958 | 21 | 6.18 | 1.56 | 3.95 | 0.80 | 16.8 | 4.3 | 1.15 | .286 | 3.70 | 8.79 |
| 14 | | R. Martinez | 3.45 | 245 | 245 | 118 | 70 | .628 | 1,212 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 1614.0 | 1,422 | 618 | 713 | 139 | 645 | 50 | 0 | 34 | 6,828 | 30 | 6.76 | 3.60 | 1.88 | 0.78 | 17.8 | 9.4 | 1.28 | .268 | 3.98 | 7.93 |
| 15 | | K. Appier | 3.46 | 276 | 276 | 120 | 89 | .574 | 1,473 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 1844.2 | 1,659 | 709 | 767 | 137 | 636 | 40 | 0 | 30 | 7,685 | 72 | 7.19 | 3.10 | 2.32 | 0.67 | 19.2 | 8.3 | 1.24 | .282 | 3.74 | 8.09 |
| 16 | | M. Hampton | 3.49 | 154 | 154 | 67 | 42 | .615 | 672 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 991.2 | 980 | 384 | 450 | 74 | 365 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 4,212 | 29 | 6.10 | 3.31 | 1.84 | 0.67 | 16.0 | 8.7 | 1.36 | .294 | 4.08 | 8.89 |
| 17 | | M. Mussina | 3.50 | 254 | 254 | 136 | 66 | .673 | 1,325 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 1772.0 | 1,659 | 689 | 731 | 182 | 421 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 7,214 | 36 | 6.73 | 2.14 | 3.15 | 0.92 | 18.4 | 5.8 | 1.17 | .280 | 3.71 | 8.43 |
| 18 | | F. Viola | 3.52 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 52 | .532 | 557 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 978.1 | 977 | 383 | 426 | 76 | 316 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 4,132 | 38 | 5.12 | 2.91 | 1.76 | 0.70 | 13.5 | 7.6 | 1.32 | .285 | 3.92 | 8.99 |
| 19 | | S. Fernandez | 3.52 | 137 | 137 | 45 | 51 | .469 | 769 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 832.2 | 656 | 326 | 350 | 104 | 290 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 3,420 | 5 | 8.31 | 3.13 | 2.65 | 1.12 | 22.5 | 8.5 | 1.14 | .246 | 3.78 | 7.09 |
| 20 | | Z. Smith | 3.58 | 163 | 163 | 61 | 56 | .521 | 481 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1006.0 | 1,064 | 400 | 463 | 75 | 193 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 4,140 | 6 | 4.30 | 1.73 | 2.49 | 0.67 | 11.6 | 4.7 | 1.25 | .293 | 4.14 | 9.52 |
| 21 | | C. Leibrandt | 3.61 | 117 | 117 | 48 | 41 | .539 | 396 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 733.1 | 736 | 294 | 339 | 51 | 178 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 3,078 | 17 | 4.86 | 2.18 | 2.22 | 0.63 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 1.25 | .281 | 4.16 | 9.03 |
| 22 | | J. Key | 3.62 | 232 | 232 | 110 | 68 | .618 | 914 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1462.1 | 1,466 | 588 | 639 | 144 | 383 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 6,092 | 24 | 5.63 | 2.36 | 2.39 | 0.89 | 15.0 | 6.3 | 1.26 | .286 | 3.93 | 9.02 |
| 23 | | B. Hurst | 3.70 | 109 | 109 | 42 | 29 | .592 | 467 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 713.2 | 680 | 293 | 312 | 69 | 195 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2,950 | 18 | 5.89 | 2.46 | 2.39 | 0.87 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 1.23 | .276 | 3.93 | 8.58 |
| 24 | | A. Leiter | 3.70 | 180 | 180 | 80 | 62 | .563 | 960 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1131.1 | 982 | 465 | 498 | 80 | 585 | 55 | 0 | 21 | 4,873 | 37 | 7.64 | 4.65 | 1.64 | 0.64 | 19.7 | 12.0 | 1.39 | .282 | 3.96 | 7.81 |
| 25 | | B. Wegman | 3.70 | 109 | 109 | 42 | 44 | .488 | 343 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 725.0 | 751 | 298 | 345 | 81 | 164 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 3,037 | 11 | 4.26 | 2.04 | 2.09 | 1.01 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 1.26 | .276 | 4.28 | 9.32 |
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