lowest career era by a starting pitcher with a minimum of 1000 ip since 1920

Since 1920, Jacob deGrom has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 1000 innings, with an ERA of 2.51.

	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	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.51	1436.1	230	89	59	.601	230	1,732	4	2	0	1,102	401	438	129	325	23	0	13	5,646	28	10.85	2.04	5.33	0.81	30.7	5.8	0.99	.283	2.74	6.91
2	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2.52	2754.1	433	212	94	.693	433	2,971	25	15	0	2,106	771	846	229	685	44	0	27	10,871	104	9.71	2.24	4.34	0.75	27.3	6.3	1.01	.270	2.76	6.88
3	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2.71	2202.1	314	159	85	.652	314	2,274	137	40	0	1,655	663	751	194	742	17	0	46	8,959	76	9.29	3.03	3.06	0.79	25.4	8.3	1.09	.255	3.07	6.76
4	Whitey Ford W. Ford	2.71	3038.0	438	227	99	.696	438	1,857	156	45	0	2,647	916	1,050	220	1,014	27	0	39	12,468	72	5.50	3.00	1.83	0.65	14.9	8.1	1.21	.260	3.11	7.84
5	Spud Chandler S. Chandler	2.78	1442.1	184	106	42	.716	184	603	109	26	0	1,279	445	525	63	445	19	0		5,915	18	3.76	2.78	1.36	0.39	10.2	7.5	1.20	.254	3.28	7.98
6	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	2.80	3857.0	521	262	148	.639	521	2,142	211	53	0	3,256	1,202	1,334	292	1,259	37	0	36	15,714	83	5.00	2.94	1.70	0.68	13.6	8.0	1.17	.247	3.11	7.60
7	Tex Hughson T. Hughson	2.83	1232.2	156	86	51	.628	156	627	99	19	0	1,129	387	432	71	311	10	0		5,046	2	4.58	2.27	2.02	0.52	12.4	6.2	1.17	.263	3.15	8.24
8	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2.86	4776.1	647	310	203	.604	647	3,634	231	61	0	3,961	1,517	1,670	378	1,387	76	0	115	19,337	123	6.85	2.61	2.62	0.71	18.8	7.2	1.12	.258	3.15	7.46
9	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	2.88	3796.1	482	245	170	.590	482	3,044	255	56	0	3,199	1,216	1,376	250	1,277	99	0	107	15,669	105	7.22	3.03	2.38	0.59	19.4	8.1	1.18	.268	3.26	7.58
10	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	2.89	3476.1	457	238	140	.630	457	2,284	244	52	0	3,133	1,118	1,320	318	701	38	0	82	14,118	51	5.91	1.81	3.26	0.82	16.2	5.0	1.10	.261	3.42	8.11
11	Andy Messersmith A. Messersmith	2.92	2133.1	295	125	99	.558	295	1,528	98	27	0	1,674	692	795	168	795	39	0	37	8,751	69	6.45	3.35	1.92	0.71	17.5	9.1	1.16	.242	3.35	7.06
12	Dean Chance D. Chance	2.94	1949.1	294	111	105	.514	294	1,402	83	33	0	1,682	637	763	111	663	64	0	58	8,082	60	6.47	3.06	2.11	0.51	17.3	8.2	1.20	.269	3.52	7.77
13	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2.95	3338.1	465	203	160	.559	465	2,417	167	49	0	2,999	1,095	1,260	275	821	148	0	114	13,700	79	6.52	2.21	2.94	0.74	17.6	6.0	1.14	.271	3.40	8.09
14	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
15	Mel Stottlemyre M. Stottlemyre	2.96	2654.2	356	164	138	.543	356	1,254	152	40	0	2,428	874	999	170	804	44	0	75	10,942	57	4.25	2.73	1.56	0.58	11.5	7.3	1.22	.260	3.39	8.23
16	Mort Cooper M. Cooper	2.97	1741.2	239	119	71	.626	239	843	128	33	0	1,580	574	663	75	518	27	0		7,219	23	4.36	2.68	1.63	0.39	11.7	7.2	1.20	.261	3.43	8.16
17	Harry Brecheen H. Brecheen	2.97	1725.0	240	118	83	.587	240	805	125	25	0	1,586	569	641	106	468	36	0		7,088	15	4.20	2.44	1.72	0.55	11.4	6.6	1.19	.261	3.34	8.27
18	Bob Veale B. Veale	2.98	1764.1	255	109	90	.548	255	1,553	78	20	0	1,507	585	675	79	780	29	0	51	7,444	76	7.92	3.98	1.99	0.40	20.9	10.5	1.30	.285	3.44	7.69
19	Dizzy Dean D. Dean	3.05	1811.0	230	138	65	.680	230	1,039	154	26	0	1,771	613	714	90	415	27	0		7,539	10	5.16	2.06	2.50	0.45	13.8	5.5	1.21	.282	3.55	8.80
20	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	3.05	2353.0	293	157	101	.609	293	638	194	20	0	2,468	797	953	108	330	14	0		9,639	14	2.44	1.26	1.93	0.41	6.6	3.4	1.19	.276	3.65	9.44
21	Carl Hubbell C. Hubbell	3.05	3357.2	433	233	146	.615	433	1,556	260	36	0	3,261	1,138	1,326	221	682	49	0		13,890	46	4.17	1.83	2.28	0.59	11.2	4.9	1.17	.267	3.55	8.74
22	Chris Sale C. Sale	3.06	1936.2	305	137	84	.620	305	2,398	16	3	0	1,590	658	710	201	440	124	0	12	7,804	44	11.14	2.04	5.45	0.93	30.7	5.6	1.05	.299	3.30	7.39
23	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	3.08	5101.0	665	358	227	.612	665	2,501	382	63	0	4,703	1,743	1,951	422	1,383	39	0	52	20,960	74	4.41	2.44	1.81	0.74	11.9	6.6	1.19	.258	3.44	8.30
24	Max Lanier M. Lanier	3.08	1379.2	204	88	72	.550	204	692	91	21	0	1,287	472	543	57	503	16	0		5,774	8	4.51	3.28	1.38	0.37	12.0	8.7	1.30	.273	3.54	8.40
25	Gary Nolan G. Nolan	3.08	1667.2	247	109	69	.612	247	1,029	45	14	0	1,501	571	621	144	412	14	0	46	6,811	25	5.55	2.22	2.50	0.78	15.1	6.0	1.15	.260	3.35	8.10