lowest career era since 1927 minimum 1000 innings pitched minimum 60 starts

Since 1927, Clayton Kershaw has the lowest ERA when pitching at least 1000 innings and starting 60+ games, with an ERA of 2.53.

Interpreted as:
lowest career era by a player since 1927 minimum 1000 innings pitched minimum 60 starts
NAME ERA IP GS G W L W% 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 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.53
2855.1
451
455
223
96
.699
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
375.1
2 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.57
1539.2
248
248
96
65
.596
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
66
2.70
66
6.86
239.4
3 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
2.75
3170.1
438
498
236
106
.690
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
4 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2.76
2324.1
314
397
165
87
.655
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
5 Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
2.84
1485.0
184
211
109
43
.717
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
6 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.86
3948.0
521
558
268
152
.638
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
7 Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.86
2230.1
295
344
130
99
.568
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
8 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.86
4783.0
647
656
311
205
.603
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
9 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2.89
3507.0
457
471
243
142
.631
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
10 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2.91
3884.1
482
528
251
174
.591
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
11 Harry Brecheen
H. Brecheen
2.92
1907.2
240
318
133
92
.591
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
12 Dean Chance
D. Chance
2.92
2147.1
294
406
128
115
.527
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
13 Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2.93
2827.1
409
476
219
100
.687
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
14 Tex Hughson
T. Hughson
2.94
1375.2
156
225
96
54
.640
693
99
19
17
1,270
450
504
77
372
11
51
5,663
5
4.53
2.43
1.86
0.50
12.2
6.6
1.19
.265
3.30
79
3.01
82
8.31
98.8
15 Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
2.95
3432.0
465
518
209
166
.557
2,486
167
49
6
3,084
1,124
1,292
280
855
154
34
123
14,097
82
6.52
2.24
2.91
0.73
17.6
6.1
1.15
.272
3.39
83
3.02
88
8.09
162.2
16 Mort Cooper
M. Cooper
2.97
1840.2
239
295
128
75
.631
913
128
33
15
1,666
607
703
84
571
28
39
7,648
28
4.46
2.79
1.60
0.41
11.9
7.5
1.22
.261
3.44
79
3.16
84
8.15
118.4
17 Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
2.97
2661.1
356
360
164
139
.541
1,257
152
40
1
2,435
878
1,003
171
809
44
3
75
10,972
57
4.25
2.74
1.55
0.58
11.5
7.4
1.22
.260
3.39
90
3.36
98
8.23
14.4
18 Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
2.98
3590.1
433
535
253
154
.622
1,677
260
36
33
3,461
1,188
1,380
227
725
53
82
14,805
53
4.20
1.82
2.31
0.57
11.3
4.9
1.17
.267
3.46
76
3.55
89
8.68
174.2
19 Lefty Grove
L. Grove
3.00
3485.2
406
526
277
116
.705
1,956
273
34
47
3,415
1,163
1,377
145
955
31
102
14,642
37
5.05
2.47
2.05
0.37
13.4
6.5
1.25
.283
3.56
66
3.32
75
8.82
436.6
20 Max Lanier
M. Lanier
3.01
1619.1
204
327
108
82
.568
821
91
21
17
1,490
541
630
65
611
18
62
6,772
13
4.56
3.40
1.34
0.36
12.1
9.0
1.30
.271
3.50
79
3.22
84
8.28
108.7
21 Chris Sale
C. Sale
3.01
2084.0
312
393
145
88
.622
2,579
16
3
12
1,692
697
750
213
487
130
25
15
8,389
48
11.14
2.10
5.30
0.92
30.7
5.8
1.05
.297
3.24
70
2.87
68
7.31
303.3
22 Dizzy Dean
D. Dean
3.02
1967.1
230
317
150
83
.644
1,163
154
26
31
1,919
661
774
95
453
27
77
8,171
12
5.32
2.07
2.57
0.43
14.2
5.5
1.21
.284
3.54
77
3.22
78
8.78
190.8
23 Max Fried
M. Fried
3.03
1079.2
183
200
92
41
.692
1,052
6
4
0
947
364
405
90
297
45
10
6
4,415
47
8.77
2.48
3.54
0.75
23.8
6.7
1.15
.292
3.38
71
3.24
78
7.89
112
24 Hal Newhouser
H. Newhouser
3.06
2993.0
374
488
207
150
.580
1,796
212
33
26
2,674
1,016
1,197
136
1,249
19
79
1
12,648
65
5.40
3.76
1.44
0.41
14.2
9.9
1.31
.269
3.60
76
3.19
80
8.04
244.2
25 Tiny Bonham
T. Bonham
3.06
1551.0
193
231
103
72
.589
478
110
21
9
1,501
528
580
117
287
9
27
6,284
4
2.77
1.67
1.67
0.68
7.6
4.6
1.15
.257
3.37
83
3.46
94
8.71
37.9

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R

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
Giants Giants
81
81
.500
12.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
80
82
.494
13.0
Rockies Rockies
43
119
.265
50.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
10/17
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:38 PM
Sat
10/18
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:08 PM
Mon
10/20
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
5:08 PM
Tue
10/21
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
8:08 PM
Last Game
LAD Dodgers

3 - 0

3

Final

1

MIL Brewers

0 - 3

Thu 16 Oct 2025

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NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
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66
.593
Mets Mets
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79
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NL Central W L PCT GB
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65
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Cubs Cubs
92
70
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NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
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69
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Padres Padres
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72
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3.0
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68
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74
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75
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72
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75
.537
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6-3
Mon
9/15
SDP SDP
@
NYM NYM
3-8
Mon
9/15
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
10-9
Tue
9/16
CHC CHC
@
PIT PIT
8-4
Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
10/17
TOR TOR
@
SEA SEA
6:08 PM
Fri
10/17
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:38 PM
Sat
10/18
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:08 PM
Sun
10/19
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
8:03 PM
Mon
10/20
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
5:08 PM