best starting pitcher era with at least 10 years played

Ed Walsh has the lowest career ERA by a starting pitcher when playing 10+ seasons, with an ERA of 0.40.

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  • Data note: Seasons: player game data complete from 1908
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMEERASEASGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
0.40
10
217
122
78
.610
217
1,094
174
40
0
1835.1
1,442
505
16
376
31
0
7,201
39
5.36
1.84
2.91
0.08
15.2
5.2
0.99
.251
2.48
7.07
2Eddie Plank
E. Plank
1.12
10
276
150
88
.630
276
1,036
192
40
0
2119.0
1,831
676
17
521
63
0
33
4.40
2.21
1.99
0.07
6.2
1.11
.271
2.87
7.78
3Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
1.13
11
234
121
82
.596
234
811
164
32
0
1804.2
1,581
690
27
624
73
0
7,458
38
4.04
3.11
1.30
0.13
10.9
8.4
1.22
.262
3.44
7.88
4Chief Bender
C. Bender
1.26
10
207
122
61
.667
207
912
146
26
0
1663.0
1,470
547
18
363
42
0
35
4.94
1.96
2.51
0.10
5.6
1.10
.283
2.96
7.96
5Ed Reulbach
E. Reulbach
1.40
10
225
115
76
.602
225
682
136
25
0
1696.2
1,432
616
25
573
60
0
29
3.62
3.04
1.19
0.13
8.5
1.18
.262
3.27
7.60
6Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
1.62
13
360
183
135
.575
360
1,225
247
35
0
2846.2
2,586
1,033
29
722
43
0
11,543
51
3.87
2.28
1.70
0.09
10.6
6.3
1.16
.268
3.27
8.18
7Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
1.72
20
654
371
242
.605
654
3,207
520
108
0
5447.0
4,516
1,736
89
1,276
190
0
21,802
140
5.30
2.11
2.51
0.15
14.7
5.9
1.06
.260
2.87
7.46
8Bob Groom
B. Groom
1.85
10
288
110
140
.440
288
1,027
157
22
0
2068.0
1,973
945
44
667
52
0
52
4.47
2.90
1.54
0.19
8.4
1.28
.311
4.11
8.59
9Red Ames
R. Ames
1.86
12
274
112
118
.487
274
933
143
20
0
2013.2
1,901
834
29
583
38
0
8,312
67
4.17
2.61
1.60
0.13
11.2
7.0
1.23
.278
3.73
8.50
10Slim Sallee
S. Sallee
1.88
13
306
145
122
.543
306
676
191
25
0
2362.0
2,298
891
53
467
35
0
9,602
8
2.58
1.78
1.45
0.20
7.0
4.9
1.17
.268
3.40
8.76
11Hippo Vaughn
H. Vaughn
1.90
12
332
167
126
.570
332
1,309
214
41
0
2560.0
2,295
941
35
742
85
0
10,541
53
4.60
2.61
1.76
0.12
12.4
7.0
1.19
.270
3.31
8.07
12Willie Mitchell
W. Mitchell
2.03
11
190
73
83
.468
190
769
93
16
0
1386.1
1,270
616
13
525
54
0
5,839
35
4.99
3.41
1.46
0.08
13.2
9.0
1.29
.281
4.00
8.24
13Ray Fisher
R. Fisher
2.18
10
207
90
90
.500
207
551
110
19
0
1545.0
1,456
625
31
426
42
0
6,325
23
3.21
2.48
1.29
0.18
8.7
6.7
1.22
.270
3.64
8.48
14Babe Ruth
B. Ruth
2.23
10
147
92
43
.681
147
475
107
17
0
1166.2
929
289
375
9
421
29
0
4,752
25
3.66
3.25
1.13
0.07
10.0
8.9
1.16
.241
2.89
7.17
15Babe Adams
B. Adams
2.24
16
351
173
120
.590
351
905
204
44
0
2637.1
2,476
939
52
353
34
0
10,525
22
3.09
1.20
2.56
0.18
8.6
3.4
1.07
.264
3.20
8.45
16Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
2.37
20
600
350
193
.645
600
2,096
437
90
0
4978.1
4,654
1,742
156
887
66
0
20,045
33
3.79
1.60
2.36
0.28
10.5
4.4
1.11
.267
3.15
8.41
17Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.54
18
451
223
96
.699
451
3,047
25
15
0
2850.1
2,191
804
881
235
711
46
0
27
11,261
108
9.62
2.25
4.29
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
6.92
18Earl Hamilton
E. Hamilton
2.55
13
262
102
123
.453
262
632
140
16
0
1932.2
1,896
846
35
623
60
0
8,123
38
2.94
2.90
1.01
0.16
7.8
7.7
1.30
.275
3.94
8.83
19Dick Rudolph
D. Rudolph
2.59
11
240
114
100
.533
240
722
172
27
0
1915.2
1,831
722
33
368
23
0
7,742
36
3.39
1.73
1.96
0.16
9.3
4.8
1.15
.273
3.39
8.60
20Claude Hendrix
C. Hendrix
2.60
10
257
125
107
.539
257
915
185
27
0
2049.2
1,878
780
30
592
44
0
50
4.02
2.60
1.55
0.13
7.2
1.21
.278
3.42
8.25
21Ray Caldwell
R. Caldwell
2.64
12
259
121
109
.526
259
860
184
21
0
1982.0
1,876
853
52
643
55
0
8,262
25
3.91
2.92
1.34
0.24
10.4
7.8
1.27
.274
3.87
8.52
22Lefty Tyler
L. Tyler
2.65
11
267
118
112
.513
267
921
181
30
0
2044.0
1,814
859
44
762
61
0
8,465
53
4.06
3.36
1.21
0.19
10.9
9.0
1.26
.265
3.78
7.99
23Fred Toney
F. Toney
2.67
12
271
131
100
.567
271
649
157
28
0
2035.0
1,891
769
52
512
42
0
8,295
33
2.87
2.26
1.27
0.23
7.8
6.2
1.18
.261
3.40
8.36
24Rube Marquard
R. Marquard
2.70
18
408
177
164
.519
408
1,428
196
30
0
2974.2
2,934
1,306
98
735
32
0
12,284
66
4.32
2.22
1.94
0.30
11.6
6.0
1.23
.284
3.95
8.88
25Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2.71
12
314
159
85
.652
314
2,274
137
40
0
2202.1
1,655
663
751
194
742
17
0
46
8,959
76
9.29
3.03
3.06
0.79
25.4
8.3
1.09
.255
3.07
6.76

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