lowest career era mlb pitcher active player

Aroldis Chapman has the lowest career ERA by an active pitcher, with an ERA of 2.50.

Interpreted as:

lowest career era with a minimum of 750 IP MLB pitcher active player

	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	2.50	861.0	904	62	51	.549	0	1,381	0	0	394	506	239	266	56	426	34	596	7	3,509	89	14.44	4.45	3.24	0.59	39.4	12.1	1.08	.279	2.78	61	2.37	57	5.29	168.2
2	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	2.62	959.0	969	57	44	.564	0	1,315	0	0	489	630	279	299	93	302	32	726	21	3,814	22	12.34	2.83	4.35	0.87	34.5	7.9	0.97	.259	2.81	66	2.69	66	5.91	144.5
3	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.66	1658.1	270	104	72	.591	270	1,995	4	2	0	1,277	491	528	163	375	25	0	16	6,531	33	10.83	2.04	5.32	0.88	30.5	5.7	1.00	.280	2.87	68	2.74	67	6.93	250.6
4	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	2.67	855.1	884	56	50	.528	0	1,314	0	0	440	521	254	283	79	362	42	671	12	3,450	74	13.83	3.81	3.63	0.83	38.1	10.5	1.03	.267	2.98	65	2.67	65	5.48	131.6
5	Raisel Iglesias R. Iglesias	2.92	779.2	643	43	57	.430	21	918	0	0	277	608	253	282	87	214	28	495	17	3,139	17	10.60	2.47	4.29	1.00	29.2	6.8	1.05	.275	3.26	69	3.18	76	7.02	88.6
6	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.96	2207.0	414	157	95	.623	333	2,730	16	3	12	1,790	727	785	221	515	140	25	15	8,883	48	11.13	2.10	5.30	0.90	30.7	5.8	1.04	.297	3.20	70	2.85	68	7.30	327.2
7	Max Fried M. Fried	3.02	1161.0	214	96	44	.686	197	1,127	6	4	0	1,001	390	431	91	322	47	10	6	4,727	49	8.74	2.50	3.50	0.71	23.8	6.8	1.14	.290	3.34	72	3.18	76	7.76	127.6
8	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	3.06	874.1	155	61	43	.587	152	1,017	1	1	0	696	297	325	102	190	31	1	0	3,475	11	10.47	1.96	5.35	1.05	29.3	5.5	1.01	.278	3.35	74	3.09	74	7.16	101.6
9	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	3.10	790.1	151	55	30	.647	136	918	2	1	1	608	272	285	89	200	33	4	2	3,158	8	10.45	2.28	4.59	1.01	29.1	6.3	1.02	.271	3.25	73	3.18	75	6.92	93.9
10	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	3.15	968.0	210	63	38	.624	149	1,114	0	0	2	756	339	374	104	280	38	16	3	3,914	42	10.36	2.60	3.98	0.97	28.5	7.2	1.07	.274	3.48	75	3.25	78	7.03	101.5
11	Blake Snell B. Snell	3.16	1167.0	224	81	63	.563	224	1,455	1	1	0	900	410	446	111	524	11	0	6	4,831	87	11.22	4.04	2.78	0.86	30.1	10.8	1.22	.289	3.44	77	3.29	79	6.94	115.4
12	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.18	2034.2	331	159	85	.652	331	2,338	8	5	0	1,697	720	770	228	517	62	0	7	8,190	58	10.34	2.29	4.52	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.291	3.41	79	3.16	77	7.51	220.7
13	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	3.25	1838.2	302	123	78	.612	302	1,952	5	3	0	1,555	663	716	180	518	78	0	14	7,517	42	9.55	2.54	3.77	0.88	26.0	6.9	1.13	.287	3.50	81	3.27	79	7.61	178.3
14	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3.27	2999.0	492	221	121	.646	483	3,516	12	5	0	2,473	1,088	1,161	365	794	115	2	20	12,148	81	10.55	2.38	4.43	1.10	28.9	6.5	1.09	.286	3.48	79	3.27	79	7.42	292.1
15	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3.33	3571.1	556	266	159	.626	556	3,554	26	9	0	3,052	1,322	1,433	372	1,006	121	0	28	14,626	100	8.96	2.54	3.53	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	79	3.44	81	7.69	309.9
16	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	3.34	926.0	152	69	36	.657	150	1,027	5	2	0	834	344	365	111	218	19	1	1	3,769	35	9.98	2.12	4.71	1.08	27.2	5.8	1.14	.302	3.55	79	3.28	78	8.11	98.6
17	Ranger Suarez R. Suarez	3.37	865.0	207	57	40	.588	139	813	2	2	4	819	324	355	76	270	25	22	7	3,621	11	8.46	2.81	3.01	0.79	22.5	7.5	1.26	.305	3.69	80	3.44	81	8.52	76.2
18	Logan Webb L. Webb	3.40	1195.1	201	76	58	.567	198	1,097	4	2	0	1,132	452	496	83	282	42	0	4	4,888	23	8.26	2.12	3.89	0.62	22.4	5.8	1.18	.310	3.73	83	3.04	76	8.52	133.4
19	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	3.45	1208.0	211	88	59	.599	189	1,156	9	3	0	1,041	463	509	99	434	70	7	1	5,041	64	8.61	3.23	2.66	0.74	22.9	8.6	1.22	.287	3.79	83	3.56	85	7.76	80.8
20	Sonny Gray S. Gray	3.53	2043.2	361	139	105	.570	352	2,035	7	5	0	1,787	802	876	205	654	62	2	5	8,462	107	8.96	2.88	3.11	0.90	24.0	7.7	1.19	.287	3.86	85	3.51	85	7.87	144
21	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	3.56	974.2	169	54	43	.557	169	1,029	2	1	0	810	385	405	130	213	30	0	7	3,926	44	9.50	1.97	4.83	1.20	26.2	5.4	1.05	.269	3.74	91	3.52	88	7.48	50.6
22	Seth Lugo S. Lugo	3.60	1127.2	384	69	54	.561	147	1,058	1	0	16	1,028	451	487	138	322	43	66	18	4,670	24	8.44	2.57	3.29	1.10	22.7	6.9	1.20	.286	3.89	88	3.84	92	8.20	39.5
23	George Kirby G. Kirby	3.60	769.2	134	52	43	.547	134	733	2	0	0	756	308	328	88	121	28	0	1	3,144	14	8.57	1.41	6.06	1.03	23.3	3.8	1.14	.307	3.84	93	3.32	83	8.84	57.2
24	Sandy Alcantara S. Alcantara	3.63	1239.0	202	65	73	.471	194	1,059	13	5	0	1,084	500	554	130	372	51	3	8	5,099	27	7.69	2.70	2.85	0.94	20.8	7.3	1.18	.274	4.02	86	3.83	92	7.87	45.7
25	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	3.67	1514.1	264	86	93	.480	261	1,584	1	0	0	1,321	618	678	191	486	53	2	9	6,285	21	9.41	2.89	3.26	1.14	25.2	7.7	1.19	.285	4.03	89	3.78	90	7.85	71.1

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Brewers	74	46	.617
Cubs	70	50	.583	4.0
Cardinals	60	60	.500	14.0
Reds	57	61	.483	16.0
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Brewers	74	46	.617
Cubs	70	50	.583	4.0
Cardinals	60	60	.500	14.0
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