lowest era by a pitcher from 1980 to 1990 more than 2000 innings pitched

Between the 1980 and 1990 seasons, Nolan Ryan had the best ERA when pitching over 2000 innings, with an ERA of 3.16.

  • Regular season
NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.16
2298.0
344
135
113
.544
344
2,399
49
17
0
1,740
808
921
146
968
60
0
36
9,522
132
9.40
3.79
2.48
0.57
25.2
10.2
1.18
.268
3.61
90
2.82
80
6.81
183.2
2Bob Welch
B. Welch
3.18
2320.1
348
164
99
.624
346
1,584
49
24
0
2,099
821
911
181
743
54
0
44
9,634
45
6.14
2.88
2.13
0.70
16.4
7.7
1.22
.271
3.53
89
3.43
94
8.14
52.3
3Dave Stieb
D. Stieb
3.29
2537.1
372
158
115
.579
364
1,505
94
29
1
2,198
927
1,027
194
889
114
4
29
10,515
44
5.34
3.15
1.69
0.69
14.3
8.5
1.22
.256
3.64
79
3.73
92
7.80
93
4Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
3.31
2348.2
331
141
116
.549
320
1,759
107
29
2
2,099
864
981
152
915
16
5
58
9,857
94
6.74
3.51
1.92
0.58
17.8
9.3
1.28
.278
3.76
93
3.28
91
8.04
76.8
5Mike Scott
M. Scott
3.46
2009.1
327
123
103
.544
308
1,445
45
22
3
1,788
772
863
167
603
32
13
49
8,307
38
6.47
2.70
2.40
0.75
17.4
7.3
1.19
.267
3.87
98
3.34
95
8.01
35.7
6Frank Viola
F. Viola
3.70
2107.2
307
137
110
.555
306
1,469
63
14
0
2,077
866
960
233
608
32
0
22
8,817
59
6.27
2.60
2.42
0.99
16.7
6.9
1.27
.285
4.10
89
3.72
92
8.87
69.9
7Charlie Hough
C. Hough
3.70
2340.1
363
140
126
.526
314
1,477
98
11
2
2,032
963
1,107
242
986
91
22
20
9,892
102
5.68
3.79
1.50
0.93
14.9
10.0
1.29
.252
4.26
91
4.22
105
7.81
-53.9
8Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3.74
2212.1
314
131
110
.544
311
1,549
96
21
0
2,147
919
1,004
227
582
80
1
26
9,201
50
6.30
2.37
2.66
0.92
16.8
6.3
1.23
.284
4.08
92
3.58
88
8.73
109.8
9Bob Knepper
B. Knepper
3.74
2049.2
344
108
121
.472
313
1,092
50
20
1
2,101
852
974
174
616
37
9
56
8,686
40
4.79
2.70
1.77
0.76
12.6
7.1
1.33
.285
4.28
108
3.73
108
9.23
-71.5
10Jack Morris
J. Morris
3.74
2693.1
368
177
137
.564
368
1,791
144
23
0
2,443
1,120
1,229
290
955
29
0
79
11,281
140
5.98
3.19
1.88
0.97
15.9
8.5
1.26
.262
4.11
94
3.91
95
8.16
65.2
11Mike Witt
M. Witt
3.79
2062.0
330
114
113
.502
288
1,343
72
11
6
2,019
868
979
175
690
52
22
40
8,718
71
5.86
3.01
1.95
0.76
15.4
7.9
1.31
.286
4.27
95
3.63
88
8.81
110.6
12Doyle Alexander
D. Alexander
3.85
2004.1
300
112
98
.533
289
1,029
51
10
0
2,065
858
930
223
503
32
7
28
8,423
34
4.62
2.26
2.05
1.00
12.2
6.0
1.28
.278
4.18
97
3.96
100
9.27
3.7
13Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
4.00
2170.1
348
116
130
.472
333
1,339
52
8
1
2,204
965
1,093
244
655
64
7
66
9,256
60
5.55
2.72
2.04
1.01
14.5
7.1
1.32
.282
4.53
100
3.97
99
9.14
15.8
14Jim Clancy
J. Clancy
4.18
2093.2
362
121
134
.475
327
1,189
61
10
2
2,096
973
1,075
211
744
30
16
39
8,934
75
5.11
3.20
1.60
0.91
13.3
8.3
1.36
.279
4.62
103
4.03
100
9.01
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