era leader from 1988 to 2022 minimum 1000 ip for sp

Between the 1988 and 2022 seasons, Clayton Kershaw had the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 1000 innings, with an ERA of 2.48.

NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.48
2577.0
398
197
87
.694
398
2,802
25
15
0
1,953
711
777
206
627
39
0
26
10,145
95
9.79
2.19
4.47
0.72
27.6
6.2
1.00
.270
2.71
6.82
2Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.52
1326.0
209
82
57
.590
209
1,607
4
2
0
1,021
372
407
117
303
21
0
13
5,217
26
10.91
2.06
5.30
0.79
30.8
5.8
1.00
.285
2.76
6.93
3Jose Rijo
J. Rijo
2.82
1379.2
215
90
60
.600
215
1,183
17
4
0
1,213
433
485
93
409
18
0
17
5,635
14
7.72
2.67
2.89
0.61
21.0
7.3
1.18
.285
3.16
7.91
4Pedro 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
5Chris Sale
C. Sale
3.06
1582.2
243
110
72
.604
243
1,952
16
3
0
1,294
538
584
170
349
101
0
12
6,366
35
11.10
1.98
5.59
0.97
30.7
5.5
1.04
.296
3.32
7.36
6Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3.06
4821.2
708
347
209
.624
708
3,250
107
34
0
4,501
1,640
1,850
333
914
132
0
162
19,576
64
6.07
1.71
3.56
0.62
16.6
4.7
1.12
.279
3.45
8.40
7Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3.12
2663.0
421
201
102
.663
421
3,175
12
5
0
2,169
922
993
298
694
105
0
20
10,757
74
10.73
2.35
4.57
1.01
29.5
6.5
1.08
.289
3.36
7.33
8Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3.13
4148.1
603
294
162
.645
603
3,977
82
36
0
3,528
1,443
1,602
305
1,363
141
0
56
17,099
123
8.63
2.96
2.92
0.66
23.3
8.0
1.18
.285
3.48
7.65
9Johan 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
10Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
3.23
1650.0
267
130
71
.647
267
1,930
6
3
0
1,392
593
638
186
423
48
0
6
6,650
54
10.53
2.31
4.56
1.01
29.0
6.4
1.10
.297
3.48
7.59
11Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
3.24
1915.0
282
120
86
.583
282
1,092
50
18
0
1,768
689
791
158
501
71
0
38
7,909
25
5.13
2.35
2.18
0.74
13.8
6.3
1.18
.264
3.72
8.31
12Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3.24
3163.0
482
244
133
.647
482
3,198
26
9
0
2,654
1,139
1,235
322
880
104
0
27
12,880
90
9.10
2.50
3.63
0.92
24.8
6.8
1.12
.278
3.51
7.55
13Stephen 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
14Kevin Brown
K. Brown
3.26
3232.2
475
209
143
.594
475
2,371
72
17
0
3,052
1,171
1,343
205
890
139
0
42
13,437
108
6.60
2.48
2.66
0.57
17.6
6.6
1.22
.290
3.74
8.50
15Brandon Webb
B. Webb
3.27
1318.2
198
87
62
.584
198
1,064
15
8
0
1,200
479
557
92
434
50
0
34
5,511
56
7.26
2.96
2.45
0.63
19.3
7.9
1.24
.286
3.80
8.19
16Bret Saberhagen
B. Saberhagen
3.30
1749.2
263
112
76
.596
263
1,205
45
8
0
1,681
641
703
141
311
48
0
26
7,120
38
6.20
1.60
3.87
0.73
16.9
4.4
1.14
.284
3.62
8.65
17Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3.30
4103.0
603
301
166
.645
603
4,818
100
37
0
3,320
1,504
1,692
408
1,491
188
0
37
16,937
109
10.57
3.27
3.23
0.89
28.4
8.8
1.17
.290
3.71
7.28
18Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
3.30
1577.1
251
112
71
.612
251
1,673
18
8
0
1,406
579
632
160
344
58
0
9
6,386
29
9.55
1.96
4.86
0.91
26.2
5.4
1.11
.300
3.61
8.02
19Sid Fernandez
S. Fernandez
3.33
1233.0
200
71
66
.518
200
1,152
17
7
0
936
456
490
139
434
27
0
17
5,031
10
8.41
3.17
2.65
1.01
22.9
8.6
1.11
.243
3.58
6.83
20Roy Oswalt
R. Oswalt
3.33
2209.1
341
159
99
.616
341
1,807
20
8
0
2,165
818
876
193
510
78
0
33
9,150
29
7.36
2.08
3.54
0.79
19.7
5.6
1.21
.301
3.57
8.82
21David Price
D. Price
3.34
2052.2
322
149
82
.645
322
1,992
17
3
0
1,842
762
836
210
535
59
0
12
8,418
39
8.73
2.35
3.72
0.92
23.7
6.4
1.16
.290
3.67
8.08
22Roy Halladay
R. Halladay
3.36
2692.2
390
200
103
.660
390
2,091
67
20
0
2,582
1,004
1,095
231
561
79
0
28
11,026
52
6.99
1.88
3.73
0.77
19.0
5.1
1.17
.292
3.66
8.63
23Adam Wainwright
A. Wainwright
3.38
2485.1
390
193
116
.625
390
2,073
28
11
0
2,355
933
997
206
670
76
0
38
10,292
47
7.51
2.43
3.09
0.75
20.1
6.5
1.22
.296
3.61
8.53
24Frank Viola
F. Viola
3.40
1494.2
220
96
76
.558
220
961
34
9
0
1,459
564
621
118
444
25
0
25
6,245
51
5.79
2.67
2.16
0.71
15.4
7.1
1.27
.286
3.74
8.79
25John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
3.40
3211.2
481
209
149
.584
481
2,804
53
16
0
2,869
1,214
1,317
271
960
56
0
79
13,256
136
7.86
2.69
2.92
0.76
21.2
7.2
1.19
.283
3.69
8.04
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