highest career era with at least 2500 innings pitched

Jeff Suppan has the highest career ERA when pitching at least 2500 innings, with an ERA of 4.70.

Interpreted as:
highest career era by a player with at least 2500 innings pitched
NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Jeff Suppan
J. Suppan
4.70
2542.2
448
140
146
.490
417
1,390
16
5
0
2,843
1,328
1,451
337
871
94
16
58
11,139
89
4.92
3.08
1.60
1.19
12.5
7.8
1.46
.297
5.14
105
4.85
109
10.06
-111.6
2Livan Hernandez
L. Hernandez
4.44
3189.0
519
178
177
.501
474
1,976
50
9
1
3,525
1,572
1,686
362
1,066
78
17
86
13,816
41
5.58
3.01
1.85
1.02
14.3
7.7
1.44
.306
4.76
105
4.39
103
9.95
-45.4
3Tim Wakefield
T. Wakefield
4.41
3226.1
627
200
180
.526
463
2,156
33
6
22
3,152
1,582
1,791
418
1,205
186
78
33
13,939
134
6.01
3.36
1.79
1.17
15.5
8.6
1.35
.274
5.00
96
4.72
108
8.79
-137.5
4Willis Hudlin
W. Hudlin
4.41
2613.1
491
158
156
.503
328
677
155
11
31
3,011
1,281
1,493
118
846
44
105
11,522
41
2.33
2.91
0.80
0.41
5.9
7.3
1.48
.294
5.14
98
4.16
94
10.37
75.5
5Terry Mulholland
T. Mulholland
4.41
2575.2
685
124
142
.466
332
1,325
46
10
5
2,833
1,262
1,396
293
681
70
128
65
11,060
64
4.63
2.38
1.95
1.02
12.0
6.2
1.36
.292
4.88
107
4.31
103
9.90
-47.7
6Kyle Lohse
K. Lohse
4.40
2531.2
457
147
143
.507
418
1,615
12
9
2
2,711
1,239
1,327
316
694
87
15
34
10,839
57
5.74
2.47
2.33
1.12
14.9
6.4
1.34
.295
4.72
105
4.35
105
9.64
-58.3
7Mike Moore
M. Moore
4.39
2831.2
450
161
176
.478
440
1,667
79
16
2
2,858
1,381
1,516
291
1,156
55
6
61
12,203
135
5.30
3.67
1.44
0.92
13.7
9.5
1.42
.284
4.82
105
4.26
101
9.08
-13.9
8Steve Trachsel
S. Trachsel
4.39
2501.0
420
143
159
.474
417
1,591
20
7
0
2,587
1,219
1,327
348
943
52
1
63
10,799
64
5.73
3.39
1.69
1.25
14.7
8.7
1.41
.285
4.78
101
4.83
110
9.31
-121.2
9Earl Whitehill
E. Whitehill
4.36
3564.2
541
218
185
.541
473
1,350
226
16
11
3,917
1,726
2,018
192
1,431
101
46
15,781
43
3.41
3.61
0.94
0.48
8.6
9.1
1.50
.293
5.10
99
4.29
99
9.89
6
10John Burkett
J. Burkett
4.31
2648.1
445
166
136
.550
423
1,766
21
6
1
2,866
1,268
1,374
257
700
90
8
59
11,324
33
6.00
2.38
2.52
0.87
15.6
6.2
1.35
.307
4.67
102
3.84
91
9.74
117.1
11Kenny Rogers
K. Rogers
4.27
3302.2
762
219
156
.584
474
1,968
36
9
28
3,457
1,568
1,739
339
1,175
127
133
53
14,280
79
5.36
3.20
1.67
0.92
13.8
8.2
1.40
.292
4.74
93
4.38
97
9.42
43.3
12Jamie Moyer
J. Moyer
4.25
4074.0
696
269
209
.563
638
2,441
33
10
0
4,231
1,926
2,076
522
1,155
146
15
69
17,356
57
5.39
2.55
2.11
1.15
14.1
6.7
1.32
.283
4.59
97
4.46
102
9.35
-33.5
13Bump Hadley
B. Hadley
4.24
2945.2
528
161
165
.494
355
1,318
134
14
25
2,980
1,389
1,609
167
1,442
63
108
13,016
72
4.03
4.41
0.91
0.51
10.1
11.1
1.50
.281
4.92
96
4.42
102
9.10
-27.9
14Mike Morgan
M. Morgan
4.23
2772.1
597
141
186
.431
411
1,403
46
10
8
2,943
1,303
1,431
270
938
73
56
77
11,872
105
4.55
3.05
1.50
0.88
11.8
7.9
1.40
.291
4.65
102
4.26
103
9.55
-36.8
15Jim Clancy
J. Clancy
4.23
2517.1
472
140
167
.456
381
1,422
74
11
10
2,513
1,182
1,304
244
947
32
38
45
10,772
101
5.08
3.39
1.50
0.87
13.2
8.8
1.37
.279
4.66
104
4.03
101
8.98
-4.6
16Ellsworth Cunningham
E. Cunningham
4.22
2734.2
342
142
167
.460
311
718
287
4
2
3,071
1,283
1,942
62
1,064
148
28
12,285
161
2.36
3.50
0.67
0.20
5.8
8.7
1.51
.292
6.39
111
4.04
107
10.11
-91.1
17Javier Vazquez
J. Vazquez
4.22
2840.0
450
165
160
.508
443
2,536
28
8
0
2,784
1,331
1,431
373
763
88
5
58
11,935
76
8.04
2.42
3.32
1.18
21.2
6.4
1.25
.295
4.53
96
3.90
88
8.82
164.4
18Rube Walberg
R. Walberg
4.16
2644.0
544
155
141
.524
306
1,085
139
15
34
2,795
1,223
1,423
163
1,031
27
146
11,531
40
3.69
3.51
1.05
0.55
9.4
8.9
1.45
.285
4.84
94
4.25
98
9.51
34
19David Wells
D. Wells
4.13
3439.0
660
239
157
.604
489
2,201
54
12
13
3,635
1,578
1,702
407
719
83
65
65
14,413
101
5.76
1.88
3.06
1.07
15.3
5.0
1.27
.293
4.45
93
3.99
90
9.51
172.9
20Bartolo Colon
B. Colon
4.12
3461.2
565
247
188
.568
552
2,535
38
13
0
3,593
1,584
1,719
439
948
64
2
47
14,655
45
6.59
2.46
2.67
1.14
17.3
6.5
1.31
.296
4.47
95
4.14
96
9.34
71.6
21Kevin Millwood
K. Millwood
4.11
2720.1
451
169
152
.526
443
2,083
22
6
0
2,770
1,243
1,357
296
843
74
3
46
11,616
67
6.89
2.79
2.47
0.98
17.9
7.3
1.33
.297
4.49
94
3.98
91
9.16
123.8
22Rick Sutcliffe
R. Sutcliffe
4.08
2697.2
457
171
139
.552
392
1,679
72
18
6
2,662
1,223
1,324
236
1,081
46
30
75
11,548
100
5.60
3.61
1.55
0.79
14.5
9.4
1.39
.285
4.42
104
3.92
100
8.88
3.6
23Jouett Meekin
J. Meekin
4.07
2605.1
324
152
133
.533
308
901
270
9
2
2,837
1,177
1,706
67
1,056
89
16
11,543
121
3.11
3.65
0.85
0.23
7.8
9.1
1.49
.294
5.89
99
4.11
99
9.80
7.1
24Barry Zito
B. Zito
4.04
2576.2
433
165
143
.536
421
1,885
12
5
0
2,381
1,157
1,254
282
1,064
97
9
52
11,001
50
6.58
3.72
1.77
0.98
17.1
9.7
1.34
.274
4.38
97
4.38
104
8.32
-43.1
25Wes Ferrell
W. Ferrell
4.04
2623.0
374
193
128
.601
323
985
227
17
13
2,845
1,177
1,382
132
1,040
23
43
11,568
35
3.38
3.57
0.95
0.45
8.5
9.0
1.48
.289
4.74
87
4.23
93
9.76
97.5

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.528
56
54
.509
2.0
55
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.500
3.0
51
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.468
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8/4
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NL EastWLPCTGB
64
45
.587
57
52
.523
7.0
55
55
.500
9.5
55
55
.500
9.5
47
63
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
67
41
.620
62
47
.569
5.5
55
55
.500
13.0
54
55
.495
13.5
51
57
.472
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NL WestWLPCTGB
69
40
.633
57
52
.523
12.0
55
54
.505
14.0
47
62
.431
22.0
42
67
.385
27.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
64
44
.593
61
48
.560
3.5
57
51
.528
7.0
53
56
.486
11.5
50
59
.459
14.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
57
51
.528
56
54
.509
2.0
55
55
.500
3.0
51
58
.468
6.5
46
64
.418
12.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
55
54
.505
55
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.500
0.5
53
57
.482
2.5
45
64
.413
10.0
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67
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