Doc Crandall has the lowest career ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 500 innings, with an ERA of 1.70.
| 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 | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Crandall | 1.70 | 514.0 | 169 | 33 | 15 | .688 | 0 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 474 | 223 | 16 | 129 | 15 | 147 | 2 | 4.04 | 2.26 | 1.79 | 0.28 | 7.4 | 1.17 | .338 | 3.90 | 8.30 | ||||
| 2 |  | M. Rivera | 2.06 | 1233.2 | 1,105 | 79 | 57 | .581 | 0 | 1,135 | 0 | 0 | 652 | 934 | 282 | 305 | 63 | 266 | 44 | 952 | 41 | 4,870 | 13 | 8.28 | 1.94 | 4.27 | 0.46 | 23.3 | 5.5 | 0.97 | .259 | 2.23 | 6.81 |
| 3 | | B. Wagner | 2.31 | 903.0 | 853 | 47 | 40 | .540 | 0 | 1,196 | 0 | 0 | 422 | 601 | 232 | 262 | 82 | 300 | 33 | 703 | 26 | 3,600 | 43 | 11.92 | 2.99 | 3.99 | 0.82 | 33.2 | 8.3 | 1.00 | .261 | 2.61 | 5.99 |
| 4 | | J. Papelbon | 2.45 | 709.2 | 686 | 41 | 36 | .532 | 0 | 793 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 557 | 193 | 221 | 55 | 175 | 32 | 585 | 17 | 2,867 | 13 | 10.06 | 2.22 | 4.53 | 0.70 | 27.7 | 6.1 | 1.03 | .277 | 2.80 | 7.06 |
| 5 | | H. Wilhelm | 2.49 | 1872.1 | 1,018 | 124 | 103 | .546 | 0 | 1,363 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 1,436 | 518 | 636 | 125 | 661 | 51 | 651 | 58 | 7,619 | 83 | 6.55 | 3.18 | 2.06 | 0.60 | 17.9 | 8.7 | 1.12 | .242 | 3.06 | 6.90 |
| 6 | | J. Nathan | 2.50 | 761.0 | 758 | 52 | 29 | .642 | 0 | 881 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 540 | 211 | 222 | 60 | 248 | 18 | 587 | 27 | 3,048 | 41 | 10.42 | 2.93 | 3.55 | 0.71 | 28.9 | 8.1 | 1.04 | .261 | 2.63 | 6.39 |
| 7 |  | A. Chapman | 2.51 | 850.0 | 893 | 61 | 50 | .550 | 0 | 1,367 | 0 | 0 | 386 | 498 | 237 | 263 | 55 | 420 | 34 | 587 | 7 | 3,462 | 88 | 14.47 | 4.45 | 3.25 | 0.58 | 39.5 | 12.1 | 1.08 | .279 | 2.78 | 5.27 |
| 8 | | J. Quinn | 2.55 | 708.2 | 313 | 54 | 32 | .628 | 0 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 769 | 333 | 17 | 184 | 16 | 218 | 18 | 3.45 | 2.34 | 1.48 | 0.22 | 6.6 | 1.34 | .328 | 4.23 | 9.77 | ||||
| 9 | | D. O'Day | 2.59 | 609.0 | 644 | 42 | 21 | .667 | 0 | 637 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 458 | 175 | 189 | 64 | 172 | 50 | 155 | 24 | 2,461 | 3 | 9.41 | 2.54 | 3.70 | 0.95 | 25.9 | 7.0 | 1.03 | .256 | 2.79 | 6.77 |
| 10 |  | J. Hader | 2.59 | 527.2 | 485 | 37 | 32 | .536 | 0 | 854 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 288 | 152 | 166 | 66 | 206 | 24 | 334 | 6 | 2,079 | 19 | 14.57 | 3.51 | 4.15 | 1.13 | 41.1 | 9.9 | 0.94 | .239 | 2.83 | 4.91 |
| 11 |  | K. Jansen | 2.62 | 951.0 | 961 | 55 | 44 | .556 | 0 | 1,303 | 0 | 0 | 486 | 626 | 277 | 297 | 93 | 295 | 32 | 721 | 20 | 3,779 | 21 | 12.33 | 2.79 | 4.42 | 0.88 | 34.5 | 7.8 | 0.97 | .259 | 2.81 | 5.92 |
| 12 | | J. Wetteland | 2.62 | 683.0 | 601 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 0 | 730 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 537 | 199 | 230 | 63 | 221 | 12 | 523 | 27 | 2,793 | 28 | 9.62 | 2.91 | 3.30 | 0.83 | 26.1 | 7.9 | 1.11 | .268 | 3.03 | 7.08 |
| 13 | | D. Smith | 2.64 | 807.1 | 608 | 53 | 53 | .500 | 0 | 548 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 696 | 237 | 277 | 34 | 281 | 13 | 432 | 64 | 3,345 | 28 | 6.11 | 3.13 | 1.95 | 0.38 | 16.4 | 8.4 | 1.21 | .268 | 3.09 | 7.76 |
| 14 |  | C. Kimbrel | 2.66 | 849.2 | 878 | 56 | 50 | .528 | 0 | 1,308 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 518 | 251 | 280 | 79 | 357 | 41 | 671 | 12 | 3,424 | 74 | 13.85 | 3.78 | 3.66 | 0.84 | 38.2 | 10.4 | 1.03 | .268 | 2.97 | 5.49 |
| 15 | | T. Henke | 2.67 | 789.2 | 642 | 41 | 42 | .494 | 0 | 861 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 607 | 234 | 252 | 64 | 255 | 9 | 548 | 29 | 3,194 | 30 | 9.81 | 2.91 | 3.38 | 0.73 | 27.0 | 8.0 | 1.09 | .271 | 2.87 | 6.92 |
| 16 | | S. Downs | 2.68 | 504.0 | 569 | 26 | 26 | .500 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 423 | 150 | 165 | 33 | 182 | 16 | 113 | 28 | 2,090 | 21 | 7.14 | 3.25 | 2.20 | 0.59 | 19.1 | 8.7 | 1.20 | .267 | 2.95 | 7.55 |
| 17 | | W. Wood | 2.71 | 565.0 | 354 | 33 | 36 | .478 | 0 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 502 | 170 | 209 | 38 | 172 | 12 | 198 | 44 | 2,331 | 21 | 5.13 | 2.74 | 1.87 | 0.61 | 13.8 | 7.4 | 1.19 | .260 | 3.33 | 8.00 |
| 18 |  | R. Iglesias | 2.71 | 647.2 | 610 | 38 | 49 | .437 | 0 | 774 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 490 | 195 | 222 | 70 | 175 | 20 | 486 | 17 | 2,588 | 16 | 10.76 | 2.43 | 4.42 | 0.97 | 29.9 | 6.8 | 1.03 | .271 | 3.08 | 6.81 |
| 19 | | R. Fingers | 2.73 | 1505.2 | 907 | 107 | 101 | .514 | 0 | 1,183 | 0 | 0 | 341 | 1,276 | 456 | 502 | 97 | 429 | 29 | 709 | 105 | 6,104 | 37 | 7.07 | 2.56 | 2.76 | 0.58 | 19.4 | 7.0 | 1.13 | .270 | 3.00 | 7.63 |
| 20 | | R. Soriano | 2.73 | 594.0 | 583 | 24 | 25 | .490 | 0 | 615 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 446 | 180 | 188 | 54 | 181 | 15 | 343 | 19 | 2,385 | 11 | 9.32 | 2.74 | 3.40 | 0.82 | 25.8 | 7.6 | 1.06 | .258 | 2.85 | 6.76 |
| 21 | | B. Ziegler | 2.75 | 717.1 | 739 | 37 | 38 | .493 | 0 | 479 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 654 | 219 | 251 | 32 | 248 | 25 | 264 | 55 | 2,947 | 7 | 6.01 | 3.11 | 1.93 | 0.40 | 16.3 | 8.4 | 1.26 | .288 | 3.15 | 8.21 |
| 22 | | T. Burke | 2.75 | 687.2 | 496 | 48 | 33 | .593 | 0 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 612 | 210 | 250 | 49 | 218 | 21 | 262 | 70 | 2,860 | 25 | 5.67 | 2.85 | 1.99 | 0.64 | 15.1 | 7.6 | 1.21 | .263 | 3.27 | 8.01 |
| 23 | | B. Locker | 2.75 | 879.0 | 576 | 57 | 39 | .594 | 0 | 577 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 776 | 269 | 329 | 40 | 258 | 36 | 288 | 80 | 3,639 | 37 | 5.91 | 2.64 | 2.24 | 0.41 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 1.18 | .270 | 3.37 | 7.95 |
| 24 | | E. Watt | 2.76 | 587.1 | 398 | 35 | 31 | .530 | 0 | 412 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 462 | 180 | 209 | 31 | 227 | 21 | 240 | 48 | 2,421 | 36 | 6.31 | 3.48 | 1.81 | 0.48 | 17.0 | 9.4 | 1.17 | .249 | 3.20 | 7.08 |
| 25 | | D. Quisenberry | 2.76 | 1043.1 | 674 | 56 | 46 | .549 | 0 | 379 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 1,064 | 320 | 356 | 59 | 162 | 7 | 553 | 70 | 4,247 | 4 | 3.27 | 1.40 | 2.34 | 0.51 | 8.9 | 3.8 | 1.18 | .276 | 3.07 | 9.18 |
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