lowest career era by a relief pitcher with at least 600 ip in relief

Mariano Rivera has the lowest career ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 600 innings, with an ERA of 2.06.

NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
2.06
1233.2
1,105
79
57
.581
0
1,135
0
0
652
934
282
305
63
266
44
952
41
4,870
13
8.28
1.94
4.27
0.46
23.3
5.5
0.97
.259
2.23
6.81
2Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
2.31
903.0
853
47
40
.540
0
1,196
0
0
422
601
232
262
82
300
33
703
26
3,600
43
11.92
2.99
3.99
0.82
33.2
8.3
1.00
.261
2.61
5.99
3Jonathan Papelbon
J. Papelbon
2.45
709.2
686
41
36
.532
0
793
0
0
368
557
193
221
55
175
32
585
17
2,867
13
10.06
2.22
4.53
0.70
27.7
6.1
1.03
.277
2.80
7.06
4Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
2.49
1872.1
1,018
124
103
.546
0
1,363
0
0
228
1,436
518
636
125
661
51
651
58
7,619
83
6.55
3.18
2.06
0.60
17.9
8.7
1.12
.242
3.06
6.90
5Joe Nathan
J. Nathan
2.50
761.0
758
52
29
.642
0
881
0
0
377
540
211
222
60
248
18
587
27
3,048
41
10.42
2.93
3.55
0.71
28.9
8.1
1.04
.261
2.63
6.39
6Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
2.52
821.1
863
60
47
.561
0
1,331
0
0
367
475
230
255
54
408
33
563
7
3,341
87
14.58
4.47
3.26
0.59
39.8
12.2
1.08
.278
2.79
5.20
7Jack Quinn
J. Quinn
2.55
708.2
313
54
32
.628
0
272
0
0
56
769
333
17
184
16
218
18
3.45
2.34
1.48
0.22
6.6
1.34
.328
4.23
9.77
8Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
2.57
927.1
934
54
40
.574
0
1,278
0
0
475
610
265
284
88
282
32
700
20
3,680
21
12.40
2.74
4.53
0.85
34.7
7.7
0.96
.261
2.76
5.92
9Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
2.58
821.2
851
56
48
.538
0
1,282
0
0
440
492
236
263
75
346
40
656
11
3,306
70
14.04
3.79
3.71
0.82
38.8
10.5
1.02
.267
2.88
5.39
10Darren O'Day
D. O'Day
2.59
609.0
644
42
21
.667
0
637
0
0
21
458
175
189
64
172
50
155
24
2,461
3
9.41
2.54
3.70
0.95
25.9
7.0
1.03
.256
2.79
6.77
11John Wetteland
J. Wetteland
2.62
683.0
601
46
36
.561
0
730
0
0
330
537
199
230
63
221
12
523
27
2,793
28
9.62
2.91
3.30
0.83
26.1
7.9
1.11
.268
3.03
7.08
12Dave Smith
D. Smith
2.64
807.1
608
53
53
.500
0
548
0
0
216
696
237
277
34
281
13
432
64
3,345
28
6.11
3.13
1.95
0.38
16.4
8.4
1.21
.268
3.09
7.76
13Tom Henke
T. Henke
2.67
789.2
642
41
42
.494
0
861
0
0
311
607
234
252
64
255
9
548
29
3,194
30
9.81
2.91
3.38
0.73
27.0
8.0
1.09
.271
2.87
6.92
14Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
2.73
1505.2
907
107
101
.514
0
1,183
0
0
341
1,276
456
502
97
429
29
709
105
6,104
37
7.07
2.56
2.76
0.58
19.4
7.0
1.13
.270
3.00
7.63
15Raisel Iglesias
R. Iglesias
2.74
615.1
579
38
47
.447
0
738
0
0
253
462
187
212
68
168
20
459
17
2,461
16
10.79
2.46
4.39
0.99
30.0
6.8
1.02
.269
3.10
6.76
16Brad Ziegler
B. Ziegler
2.75
717.1
739
37
38
.493
0
479
0
0
105
654
219
251
32
248
25
264
55
2,947
7
6.01
3.11
1.93
0.40
16.3
8.4
1.26
.288
3.15
8.21
17Tim Burke
T. Burke
2.75
687.2
496
48
33
.593
0
433
0
0
102
612
210
250
49
218
21
262
70
2,860
25
5.67
2.85
1.99
0.64
15.1
7.6
1.21
.263
3.27
8.01
18Bob Locker
B. Locker
2.75
879.0
576
57
39
.594
0
577
0
0
95
776
269
329
40
258
36
288
80
3,639
37
5.91
2.64
2.24
0.41
15.9
7.1
1.18
.270
3.37
7.95
19Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
2.76
1043.1
674
56
46
.549
0
379
0
0
244
1,064
320
356
59
162
7
553
70
4,247
4
3.27
1.40
2.34
0.51
8.9
3.8
1.18
.276
3.07
9.18
20Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
2.77
1556.2
965
115
85
.575
0
1,340
0
0
310
1,235
479
537
98
628
38
681
87
6,408
56
7.75
3.63
2.13
0.57
20.9
9.8
1.20
.264
3.10
7.14
21John Hiller
J. Hiller
2.78
963.0
502
72
57
.558
0
831
0
0
125
792
297
334
82
439
11
363
69
4,054
33
7.77
4.10
1.89
0.77
20.5
10.8
1.28
.264
3.12
7.40
22Ron Perranoski
R. Perranoski
2.78
1170.2
736
79
74
.516
0
685
0
0
178
1,091
362
440
48
467
24
458
121
5,002
28
5.27
3.59
1.47
0.37
13.7
9.3
1.33
.276
3.38
8.39
23Ellis Kinder
E. Kinder
2.79
610.2
362
45
29
.608
0
312
0
0
104
537
189
215
39
220
4
255
8
2,549
9
4.60
3.24
1.42
0.57
12.2
8.6
1.24
.252
3.17
7.91
24Jim Brewer
J. Brewer
2.80
860.2
549
62
49
.559
0
698
0
0
133
703
268
303
72
304
9
351
69
3,524
38
7.30
3.18
2.30
0.75
19.8
8.6
1.17
.259
3.17
7.35
25Clay Carroll
C. Carroll
2.82
1204.2
703
88
66
.571
0
613
0
0
143
1,141
377
438
57
397
35
373
105
5,047
38
4.58
2.97
1.54
0.43
12.1
7.9
1.28
.275
3.27
8.52
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