career era leaders minimum 500 innings pitched since 1980 starters

Since 1980, Clayton Kershaw has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 500 innings, with an ERA of 2.54.

	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	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2.54	2850.1	451	223	96	.699	451	3,047	25	15	0	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
2	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.69	1683.0	275	106	74	.589	275	2,025	4	2	0	1,295	503	540	165	383	25	0	16	6,627	33	10.83	2.05	5.29	0.88	30.6	5.8	1.00	.280	2.89	6.93
3	Drew Rasmussen D. Rasmussen	2.75	543.0	108	42	19	.689	108	489	0	0	0	417	166	175	49	113	16	0	1	2,125	19	8.10	1.87	4.33	0.81	23.0	5.3	0.98	.252	2.90	6.91
4	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	2.83	614.1	114	47	22	.681	114	765	1	1	0	443	193	205	60	208	30	0	2	2,479	52	11.21	3.05	3.68	0.88	30.9	8.4	1.06	.270	3.00	6.49
5	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	2.95	677.0	114	45	25	.643	114	679	4	2	0	629	222	245	56	150	15	0	0	2,764	20	9.03	1.99	4.53	0.74	24.6	5.4	1.15	.307	3.26	8.36
6	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2.95	2720.0	409	208	97	.682	409	3,032	46	17	0	2,151	893	979	233	705	136	0	26	10,955	60	10.03	2.33	4.30	0.77	27.7	6.4	1.05	.280	3.24	7.12
7	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.97	2133.0	337	154	94	.621	337	2,642	17	4	0	1,742	704	761	214	476	141	0	12	8,582	45	11.15	2.01	5.55	0.90	30.8	5.5	1.04	.299	3.21	7.35
8	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	3.00	889.0	150	55	35	.611	150	1,017	0	0	0	685	296	327	93	251	34	0	1	3,580	40	10.30	2.54	4.05	0.94	28.4	7.0	1.05	.271	3.31	6.93
9	Max Fried M. Fried	3.00	1150.1	200	96	43	.691	200	1,111	6	4	0	994	384	425	89	311	46	0	5	4,676	49	8.69	2.43	3.57	0.70	23.8	6.7	1.13	.290	3.33	7.78
10	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	3.03	895.2	157	63	42	.600	157	1,042	1	1	0	717	302	331	100	192	30	0	0	3,559	11	10.47	1.93	5.43	1.00	29.3	5.4	1.01	.281	3.33	7.20
11	John Tudor J. Tudor	3.08	1734.0	257	113	69	.621	257	948	49	16	0	1,614	594	668	151	457	28	0	30	7,107	18	4.92	2.37	2.07	0.78	13.3	6.4	1.19	.265	3.47	8.38
12	Shane McClanahan S. McClanahan	3.10	522.2	98	43	23	.652	98	562	0	0	0	424	180	195	58	155	9	0	1	2,114	22	9.68	2.67	3.63	1.00	26.6	7.3	1.11	.275	3.36	7.30
13	Blake Snell B. Snell	3.12	1190.0	228	84	63	.571	228	1,483	1	1	0	912	412	448	111	535	12	0	6	4,923	87	11.22	4.05	2.77	0.84	30.1	10.9	1.22	.288	3.39	6.90
14	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3.12	4913.2	707	354	184	.658	707	4,671	118	46	0	4,182	1,706	1,884	363	1,579	159	0	63	20,227	143	8.56	2.89	2.96	0.66	23.1	7.8	1.17	.284	3.45	7.66
15	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	3.13	763.2	136	53	30	.639	136	884	2	1	0	587	266	279	87	195	32	0	2	3,054	8	10.42	2.30	4.53	1.03	28.9	6.4	1.02	.269	3.29	6.92
16	Johan Santana J. Santana	3.14	1862.0	284	135	76	.640	284	1,823	15	10	0	1,565	649	697	209	486	30	0	12	7,535	56	8.81	2.35	3.75	1.01	24.2	6.4	1.10	.272	3.37	7.56
17	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	3.15	5001.0	740	355	226	.611	740	3,366	109	35	0	4,717	1,750	1,974	351	996	137	0	177	20,388	70	6.06	1.79	3.38	0.63	16.5	4.9	1.14	.281	3.55	8.49
18	Dave Dravecky D. Dravecky	3.17	923.2	146	59	48	.551	146	481	28	9	0	864	325	370	85	260	11	0	21	3,804	8	4.69	2.53	1.85	0.83	12.6	6.8	1.22	.263	3.61	8.42
19	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.19	2065.0	336	161	88	.647	336	2,364	8	5	0	1,726	732	783	234	522	63	0	7	8,314	58	10.30	2.28	4.53	1.02	28.4	6.3	1.09	.291	3.41	7.52
20	Jose Rijo J. Rijo	3.20	1713.0	269	105	81	.565	269	1,470	22	4	0	1,543	610	692	134	581	26	0	21	7,127	25	7.72	3.05	2.53	0.70	20.6	8.2	1.24	.287	3.64	8.11
21	Julio Urías J. Urías	3.21	650.0	122	56	23	.709	122	643	0	0	0	551	232	254	79	168	25	0	4	2,644	10	8.90	2.33	3.83	1.09	24.3	6.4	1.11	.273	3.52	7.63
22	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3.22	2694.2	411	157	133	.541	411	2,805	53	19	0	2,034	965	1,101	172	1,149	78	0	36	11,171	152	9.37	3.84	2.44	0.57	25.1	10.3	1.18	.267	3.68	6.79
23	Stephen Strasburg S. Strasburg	3.24	1470.0	247	113	62	.646	247	1,723	2	2	0	1,217	530	582	149	394	53	0	20	5,962	44	10.55	2.41	4.37	0.91	28.9	6.6	1.10	.293	3.56	7.45
24	Steve Rogers S. Rogers	3.25	1191.2	165	72	58	.554	165	636	50	16	0	1,117	430	474	62	365	18	0	36	4,933	29	4.80	2.76	1.74	0.47	12.9	7.4	1.24	.274	3.58	8.44
25	Kevin Brown K. Brown	3.26	3237.2	476	210	143	.595	476	2,375	72	17	0	3,058	1,173	1,345	205	890	139	0	42	13,456	108	6.60	2.47	2.67	0.57	17.7	6.6	1.22	.290	3.74	8.50

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