highest era for a pitcher who threw a perfect game

Jose Lima has the highest career ERA, with an ERA of 5.26.

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highest era with a minimum of 1500 IP for a pitcher who threw a perfect game

	NAME	ERA	IP	PG	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	Jose Lima J. Lima	5.26	1567.2	0	348	89	102	.466	235	980	9	1	5	1,783	917	972	267	393	53	40	27	6,790	43	5.63	2.26	2.49	1.53	14.4	5.8	1.39	.297	5.58	10.24
2	Jordan Lyles J. Lyles	5.22	1509.0	0	357	72	107	.402	245	1,145	5	1	2	1,626	876	950	237	493	67	36	16	6,586	60	6.83	2.94	2.32	1.41	17.4	7.5	1.40	.299	5.67	9.70
3	Sidney Ponson S. Ponson	5.03	1760.1	0	298	91	113	.446	278	1,031	29	4	1	2,004	983	1,051	223	609	45	7	19	7,676	53	5.27	3.11	1.69	1.14	13.4	7.9	1.48	.309	5.37	10.25
4	Eric Milton E. Milton	4.99	1582.1	0	271	89	85	.511	270	1,127	10	4	0	1,665	878	935	267	453	35	0	14	6,826	29	6.41	2.58	2.49	1.52	16.5	6.6	1.34	.283	5.32	9.47
5	Jack Knott J. Knott	4.97	1557.1	0	325	82	103	.443	192	484	62	4	19	1,788	860	991	146	641	20	77		6,997	42	2.80	3.70	0.76	0.84	6.9	9.2	1.56	.288	5.73	10.33
6	Bobby Witt B. Witt	4.83	2465.0	0	430	142	157	.475	397	1,955	47	11	0	2,493	1,324	1,449	252	1,375	39	13	37	11,003	128	7.14	5.02	1.42	0.92	17.8	12.5	1.57	.304	5.29	9.10
7	Jamey Wright J. Wright	4.81	2036.2	0	719	97	130	.427	248	1,189	6	3	2	2,168	1,088	1,208	200	978	155	133	73	9,038	87	5.25	4.32	1.22	0.88	13.2	10.8	1.54	.302	5.34	9.58
8	Brian Moehler B. Moehler	4.81	1567.1	0	332	84	107	.440	252	859	11	6	1	1,834	837	897	199	454	36	40	37	6,844	25	4.93	2.61	1.89	1.14	12.6	6.6	1.46	.309	5.15	10.53
9	Herm Wehmeier H. Wehmeier	4.78	1804.1	0	361	92	108	.460	240	796	79	9	9	1,806	958	1,042	210	852	31	48		7,928	49	3.97	4.25	0.93	1.05	10.0	10.7	1.47	.264	5.20	9.01
10	Edwin Jackson E. Jackson	4.78	1960.0	0	412	107	133	.446	318	1,508	5	3	1	2,094	1,040	1,135	249	779	39	30	39	8,569	108	6.92	3.58	1.94	1.14	17.6	9.1	1.47	.308	5.21	9.62
11	Brian Anderson B. Anderson	4.74	1547.0	0	291	82	83	.497	245	723	12	4	1	1,743	814	906	264	337	23	11	28	6,532	22	4.21	1.96	2.15	1.54	11.1	5.2	1.34	.285	5.27	10.14
12	Jaime Navarro J. Navarro	4.72	2055.1	0	361	116	126	.479	309	1,113	32	8	2	2,313	1,078	1,206	214	690	67	16	44	9,021	92	4.87	3.02	1.61	0.94	12.3	7.6	1.46	.303	5.28	10.13
13	Shawn Estes S. Estes	4.71	1678.1	0	283	101	93	.521	281	1,210	14	8	0	1,708	879	950	158	858	57	0	36	7,403	79	6.49	4.60	1.41	0.85	16.3	11.6	1.53	.303	5.09	9.16
14	Jeff Weaver J. Weaver	4.71	1838.0	0	355	104	119	.466	274	1,214	16	7	2	1,997	961	1,023	227	516	124	21	44	7,970	37	5.94	2.53	2.35	1.11	15.2	6.5	1.37	.301	5.01	9.78
15	Jeff Suppan J. Suppan	4.70	2542.2	0	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	10.06
16	Rick Helling R. Helling	4.68	1526.1	0	301	93	81	.534	234	1,058	10	4	0	1,540	793	842	247	562	48	22	24	6,564	48	6.24	3.31	1.88	1.46	16.1	8.6	1.38	.278	4.96	9.08
17	Vern Kennedy V. Kennedy	4.67	2025.1	0	344	104	132	.441	263	692	127	7	6	2,174	1,052	1,202	128	1,051	25	56		9,054	54	3.08	4.67	0.66	0.57	7.6	11.6	1.59	.286	5.34	9.66
18	Pedro Astacio P. Astacio	4.67	2196.2	0	392	129	124	.510	343	1,664	31	12	0	2,292	1,140	1,213	291	726	111	11	54	9,472	59	6.82	2.97	2.29	1.19	17.6	7.7	1.37	.300	4.97	9.39
19	Omar Olivares O. Olivares	4.67	1591.2	0	349	77	86	.472	229	853	16	2	4	1,678	826	889	159	685	80	42	30	6,966	46	4.82	3.87	1.25	0.90	12.2	9.8	1.48	.293	5.03	9.49
20	Brett Tomko B. Tomko	4.65	1816.0	0	397	100	103	.493	266	1,209	13	2	2	1,898	939	1,011	255	582	37	39	52	7,824	63	5.99	2.88	2.08	1.26	15.5	7.4	1.37	.286	5.01	9.41
21	Esteban Loaiza E. Loaiza	4.65	2099.0	0	377	126	114	.525	333	1,382	14	6	1	2,352	1,084	1,170	259	604	75	16	40	9,106	32	5.93	2.59	2.29	1.11	15.2	6.6	1.41	.308	5.02	10.08
22	Jason Hammel J. Hammel	4.62	1810.1	0	377	96	114	.457	298	1,428	2	1	4	1,919	929	987	232	567	71	41	30	7,826	77	7.10	2.82	2.52	1.15	18.2	7.2	1.37	.305	4.91	9.54
23	Bruce Chen B. Chen	4.62	1532.0	0	400	82	81	.503	227	1,140	4	1	1	1,578	786	849	257	546	45	56	40	6,619	30	6.70	3.21	2.09	1.51	17.2	8.2	1.39	.285	4.99	9.27
24	Jason Marquis J. Marquis	4.61	1968.1	0	377	124	118	.512	318	1,174	8	5	1	2,079	1,008	1,114	253	769	88	26	41	8,623	56	5.37	3.52	1.53	1.16	13.6	8.9	1.45	.288	5.09	9.51
25	Aaron Sele A. Sele	4.61	2153.0	0	404	148	112	.569	352	1,407	15	9	0	2,413	1,102	1,208	225	798	112	15	39	9,534	54	5.88	3.34	1.76	0.94	14.8	8.4	1.49	.313	5.05	10.09

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Mariners	34	32	.515
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Athletics	31	34	.477	2.5
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Mon 6/8	HOU	@	LAA	9:38 PM
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Pirates	34	32	.515	7.5
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