lowest career era in live ball era minimum 1000 ip

Since 1920, Mariano Rivera has the lowest ERA when pitching at least 1000 innings, with an ERA of 2.21.

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lowest career era by a player in live ball era minimum 1000 ip
NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
2.21
1283.2
1,115
82
60
.577
10
1,173
0
0
652
998
315
340
71
286
46
952
41
5,103
13
8.22
2.01
4.10
0.50
23.0
5.6
1.00
.263
2.38
49
2.76
61
7.00
246.7
2Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
2.52
2254.1
1,070
143
122
.540
52
1,610
20
5
228
1,757
632
773
150
778
62
651
61
9,164
90
6.43
3.11
2.07
0.60
17.6
8.5
1.12
.245
3.09
68
3.06
82
7.01
167.6
3Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.53
2855.1
455
223
96
.699
451
3,052
25
15
0
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.7
4Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.59
1590.1
257
99
68
.593
257
1,912
4
2
0
1,211
457
494
156
353
25
0
14
6,242
32
10.82
2.00
5.42
0.88
30.6
5.7
0.98
.278
2.80
66
2.73
67
6.85
241.3
5Whitey Ford
W. Ford
2.75
3170.1
498
236
106
.690
438
1,956
156
45
11
2,766
967
1,107
228
1,086
28
35
44
13,036
75
5.55
3.08
1.80
0.65
15.0
8.3
1.22
.261
3.14
75
3.26
88
7.85
156.9
6Dan 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
69
3.23
82
9.18
81.6
7Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2.76
2324.1
397
165
87
.655
314
2,396
137
40
9
1,754
713
806
204
817
18
44
48
9,497
87
9.28
3.16
2.93
0.79
25.2
8.6
1.11
.256
3.12
75
2.69
75
6.79
226.6
8Ron Perranoski
R. Perranoski
2.79
1174.2
737
79
74
.516
1
687
0
0
178
1,097
364
442
50
468
24
458
121
5,023
28
5.26
3.59
1.47
0.38
13.7
9.3
1.33
.276
3.39
82
3.17
93
8.40
30.6
9Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
2.83
1042.0
661
68
71
.489
0
861
0
0
300
879
328
370
77
309
13
512
83
4,251
37
7.44
2.67
2.79
0.67
20.3
7.3
1.14
.268
3.20
75
2.93
80
7.59
88
10John Hiller
J. Hiller
2.83
1242.0
545
87
76
.534
43
1,036
13
6
125
1,040
391
438
110
535
12
363
71
5,206
39
7.51
3.88
1.94
0.80
19.9
10.3
1.27
.265
3.17
75
3.38
89
7.54
58.9
11Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
2.84
1485.0
211
109
43
.717
184
614
109
26
6
1,327
468
549
64
463
19
14
6,102
20
3.72
2.81
1.33
0.39
10.1
7.6
1.21
.256
3.33
73
3.30
88
8.04
71.2
12Kent Tekulve
K. Tekulve
2.85
1436.2
1,050
94
90
.511
0
779
0
0
184
1,305
455
526
63
491
17
638
179
6,001
23
4.88
3.08
1.59
0.39
13.0
8.2
1.25
.267
3.30
77
3.25
88
8.18
71.1
13Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.86
3948.0
558
268
152
.638
521
2,212
211
53
4
3,349
1,253
1,395
303
1,311
38
15
37
16,114
85
5.04
2.99
1.69
0.69
13.7
8.1
1.18
.249
3.18
80
3.50
95
7.63
83.2
14Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.86
2230.1
344
130
99
.568
295
1,625
98
27
14
1,719
709
812
174
831
40
30
44
9,120
70
6.56
3.35
1.96
0.70
17.8
9.1
1.14
.240
3.28
83
3.28
92
6.94
68.3
15Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.86
4783.0
656
311
205
.603
647
3,640
231
61
1
3,971
1,521
1,674
380
1,390
76
6
116
19,369
126
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
79
3.03
85
7.47
286.1
16Trevor Hoffman
T. Hoffman
2.87
1089.1
1,035
61
75
.449
0
1,133
0
0
601
846
347
378
100
307
9
856
58
4,388
49
9.36
2.54
3.69
0.83
25.8
7.0
1.06
.263
3.12
71
3.07
73
6.99
143.1
17Sparky Lyle
S. Lyle
2.88
1390.1
899
99
76
.566
0
873
0
0
238
1,292
445
519
84
481
14
634
81
5,794
66
5.65
3.11
1.81
0.54
15.1
8.3
1.28
.278
3.36
79
3.19
86
8.36
81.4
18Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2.89
3507.0
471
243
142
.631
457
2,303
244
52
2
3,153
1,126
1,329
320
709
40
11
82
14,236
51
5.91
1.82
3.25
0.82
16.2
5.0
1.10
.261
3.41
81
3.04
88
8.09
154.8
19John Franco
J. Franco
2.89
1245.2
1,119
90
87
.508
0
975
0
0
424
1,166
400
466
81
495
22
774
78
5,312
54
7.04
3.58
1.97
0.59
18.4
9.3
1.33
.290
3.37
73
3.44
86
8.42
76
20Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
2.90
1701.1
944
114
118
.491
37
1,299
4
2
341
1,474
549
615
123
492
39
709
109
6,942
40
6.87
2.60
2.64
0.65
18.7
7.1
1.16
.271
3.25
83
2.95
82
7.80
125.4
21Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2.91
3884.1
528
251
174
.591
482
3,117
255
56
6
3,279
1,258
1,420
257
1,336
102
21
118
16,068
108
7.22
3.10
2.33
0.60
19.4
8.3
1.19
.268
3.29
78
2.89
81
7.60
290.5
22Harry Brecheen
H. Brecheen
2.92
1907.2
318
133
92
.591
240
901
125
25
18
1,731
618
701
116
536
37
53
7,821
18
4.25
2.53
1.68
0.55
11.5
6.9
1.19
.259
3.31
75
3.26
84
8.17
135.3
23Dean Chance
D. Chance
2.92
2147.1
406
128
115
.527
294
1,534
83
33
23
1,864
697
832
122
739
65
61
75
8,906
70
6.43
3.10
2.08
0.51
17.2
8.3
1.21
.270
3.49
85
2.96
83
7.81
140.2
24Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2.93
2827.1
476
219
100
.687
409
3,154
46
17
3
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
10.04
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.91
68
7.07
454.6
25Gary Lavelle
G. Lavelle
2.93
1085.0
745
80
77
.510
3
769
0
0
136
1,004
353
413
51
440
13
399
126
4,604
19
6.38
3.65
1.75
0.42
16.7
9.6
1.33
.286
3.43
80
3.13
88
8.33
54.8
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