best era pitchers since 1920 min 2000 ip

Since 1920, Hoyt Wilhelm has the best ERA when pitching at least 2000 innings, with an ERA of 2.52.

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
375.7
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
14Carl 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
15Chris Sale
C. Sale
2.98
2156.2
405
153
92
.624
324
2,665
16
3
12
1,748
715
770
219
506
137
25
15
8,683
48
11.12
2.11
5.27
0.91
30.7
5.8
1.05
.297
3.21
70
2.87
69
7.29
312.8
16Hal 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
17Lefty 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
18Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
3.09
5243.2
750
363
245
.597
665
2,583
382
63
28
4,830
1,798
2,016
434
1,434
42
67
60
21,547
81
4.43
2.46
1.80
0.74
12.0
6.7
1.19
.258
3.46
84
3.44
94
8.29
124.4
19Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
3.09
2437.0
334
165
108
.604
293
659
194
20
16
2,568
838
1,006
116
355
15
31
10,002
18
2.43
1.31
1.86
0.43
6.6
3.5
1.20
.277
3.72
78
3.51
88
9.48
124.2
20Gaylord 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
21Joe 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
22Roger 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
23Mike 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
24Greg 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
25Sam 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
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Phillies Phillies
36
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Marlins Marlins
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