lowest career era last 50 years min 500 innings pitched

Between September 25, 1975 and September 25, 2025, Mariano Rivera has the best ERA when pitching at least 500 innings, with an ERA of 2.21.

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lowest career era by a player last 50 years min 500 innings pitched

	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	Mariano 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	7.00
2	Billy 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
3	Jonathan Papelbon J. Papelbon	2.44	725.2	689	41	36	.532	3	808	0	0	368	572	197	226	57	185	34	585	18	2,938	14	10.02	2.29	4.37	0.71	27.5	6.3	1.04	.278	2.80	7.09
4	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	2.52	820.1	862	59	47	.557	0	1,329	0	0	367	474	230	255	54	408	33	562	7	3,337	87	14.58	4.48	3.26	0.59	39.8	12.2	1.08	.278	2.80	5.20
5	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2.54	2850.0	454	222	96	.698	450	3,045	25	15	0	2,189	804	881	235	712	46	1	28	11,258	107	9.62	2.25	4.28	0.74	27.0	6.3	1.02	.271	2.78	6.91
6	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.57	1539.2	248	96	65	.596	248	1,851	4	2	0	1,173	440	477	146	345	25	0	13	6,045	30	10.82	2.02	5.37	0.85	30.6	5.7	0.99	.279	2.79	6.86
7	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	2.57	926.1	933	54	40	.574	0	1,275	0	0	474	610	265	284	88	282	32	699	20	3,677	21	12.39	2.74	4.52	0.85	34.7	7.7	0.96	.261	2.76	5.93
8	Darren 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
9	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	2.59	820.2	850	56	48	.538	0	1,280	0	0	440	492	236	263	75	346	40	655	11	3,303	70	14.04	3.79	3.70	0.82	38.8	10.5	1.02	.267	2.88	5.40
10	Josh Hader J. Hader	2.64	512.1	468	34	31	.523	0	829	0	0	226	282	150	164	65	198	24	321	6	2,019	19	14.56	3.48	4.19	1.14	41.1	9.8	0.94	.240	2.88	4.95
11	Tom 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
12	Dave Smith D. Smith	2.67	809.1	609	53	53	.500	1	548	0	0	216	700	240	280	34	283	13	432	64	3,357	28	6.09	3.15	1.94	0.38	16.3	8.4	1.21	.269	3.11	7.78
13	Tim Burke T. Burke	2.71	699.2	498	49	33	.598	2	444	0	0	102	624	211	251	49	219	21	262	71	2,907	25	5.71	2.82	2.03	0.63	15.3	7.5	1.20	.264	3.23	8.03
14	Brad 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
15	Dan 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
16	J.R. Richard	2.79	1247.2	167	84	56	.600	167	1,168	67	17	0	912	387	435	60	538	9	0	15	5,093	56	8.43	3.88	2.17	0.43	22.9	10.6	1.16	.257	3.14	6.58
17	Rich Gossage R. Gossage	2.82	1453.2	846	105	88	.544	29	1,220	15	0	281	1,179	456	505	101	536	34	603	63	5,962	45	7.55	3.32	2.28	0.63	20.5	9.0	1.18	.265	3.13	7.30
18	Rollie Fingers R. Fingers	2.83	824.0	514	60	68	.469	0	632	0	0	226	733	259	281	51	240	12	435	72	3,399	21	6.90	2.62	2.63	0.56	18.6	7.1	1.18	.277	3.07	8.01
19	Bruce 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	7.59
20	Edwin Díaz E. Díaz	2.85	515.1	517	28	36	.438	0	837	0	0	252	355	163	176	54	182	39	393	9	2,092	33	14.62	3.18	4.60	0.94	40.0	8.7	1.04	.307	3.07	6.20
21	Kent Tekulve K. Tekulve	2.85	1372.2	1,009	92	87	.514	0	745	0	0	180	1,250	435	500	60	463	15	625	171	5,728	20	4.88	3.04	1.61	0.39	13.0	8.1	1.25	.268	3.28	8.20
22	Francisco Rodriguez F. Rodriguez	2.86	976.0	948	52	53	.495	0	1,142	0	0	437	738	310	336	98	389	17	677	42	4,011	68	10.53	3.59	2.94	0.90	28.5	9.7	1.15	.271	3.10	6.81
23	Joe Nathan J. Nathan	2.87	923.1	787	64	34	.653	29	976	0	0	377	690	294	317	84	344	23	587	31	3,771	47	9.51	3.35	2.84	0.82	25.9	9.1	1.12	.259	3.09	6.73
24	Trevor 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	6.99
25	Rafael Soriano R. Soriano	2.89	636.1	591	24	28	.462	8	641	0	0	207	489	204	213	62	197	15	343	20	2,571	13	9.07	2.79	3.25	0.88	24.9	7.7	1.08	.258	3.01	6.92