lowest era by a starter with 1000 ip since 1960

Since 1960, Sandy Koufax has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 1000 innings, with an ERA of 2.36.

Interpreted as:
lowest era by a starter with 1000 or more ip since 1960
NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2.36
1773.1
237
135
60
.692
237
1,873
122
37
0
1,282
465
532
135
493
14
0
36
7,075
54
9.51
2.50
3.80
0.69
26.5
7.0
1.00
.252
2.70
6.51
2Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.54
2850.1
451
223
96
.699
451
3,047
25
15
0
2,191
804
881
235
711
46
0
27
11,261
108
9.62
2.25
4.29
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
6.92
3Jacob 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
4Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.80
3857.0
521
262
148
.639
521
2,142
211
53
0
3,256
1,202
1,334
292
1,259
37
0
36
15,714
83
5.00
2.94
1.70
0.68
13.6
8.0
1.17
.247
3.11
7.60
5Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
2.84
2613.1
359
157
124
.559
359
1,895
135
40
0
2,330
824
956
206
591
109
0
100
10,649
62
6.53
2.04
3.21
0.71
17.8
5.5
1.12
.271
3.29
8.02
6Whitey Ford
W. Ford
2.84
1573.1
230
113
55
.673
230
1,007
62
21
0
1,430
497
564
126
401
11
0
18
6,426
42
5.76
2.29
2.51
0.72
15.7
6.2
1.16
.267
3.23
8.18
7Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.86
4776.1
647
310
203
.604
647
3,634
231
61
0
3,961
1,517
1,670
378
1,387
76
0
115
19,337
123
6.85
2.61
2.62
0.71
18.8
7.2
1.12
.258
3.15
7.46
8Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2.88
3728.0
473
243
165
.596
473
3,001
253
55
0
3,130
1,192
1,345
247
1,241
98
0
106
15,368
101
7.24
3.00
2.42
0.60
19.5
8.1
1.17
.267
3.25
7.56
9Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2.89
3476.1
457
238
140
.630
457
2,284
244
52
0
3,133
1,118
1,320
318
701
38
0
82
14,118
51
5.91
1.81
3.26
0.82
16.2
5.0
1.10
.261
3.42
8.11
10Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.92
2133.1
295
125
99
.558
295
1,528
98
27
0
1,674
692
795
168
795
39
0
37
8,751
69
6.45
3.35
1.92
0.71
17.5
9.1
1.16
.242
3.35
7.06
11Dean Chance
D. Chance
2.94
1949.1
294
111
105
.514
294
1,402
83
33
0
1,682
637
763
111
663
64
0
58
8,082
60
6.47
3.06
2.11
0.51
17.3
8.2
1.20
.269
3.52
7.77
12Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2.95
2720.0
409
208
97
.682
409
3,032
46
17
0
2,151
893
979
233
705
136
0
26
10,955
60
10.03
2.33
4.30
0.77
27.7
6.4
1.05
.280
3.24
7.12
13Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
2.96
2654.2
356
164
138
.543
356
1,254
152
40
0
2,428
874
999
170
804
44
0
75
10,942
57
4.25
2.73
1.56
0.58
11.5
7.3
1.22
.260
3.39
8.23
14Bob Veale
B. Veale
2.98
1764.1
255
109
90
.548
255
1,553
78
20
0
1,507
585
675
79
780
29
0
51
7,444
76
7.92
3.98
1.99
0.40
20.9
10.5
1.30
.285
3.44
7.69
15Max Fried
M. Fried
3.03
1054.2
183
92
39
.702
183
1,024
6
4
0
928
355
396
86
282
44
0
5
4,308
47
8.74
2.41
3.63
0.73
23.8
6.5
1.15
.293
3.38
7.92
16Chris Sale
C. Sale
3.04
1983.0
312
140
85
.622
312
2,458
16
3
0
1,620
669
721
205
447
128
0
12
7,981
45
11.16
2.03
5.50
0.93
30.8
5.6
1.04
.298
3.27
7.35
17Gary Nolan
G. Nolan
3.08
1667.2
247
109
69
.612
247
1,029
45
14
0
1,501
571
621
144
412
14
0
46
6,811
25
5.55
2.22
2.50
0.78
15.1
6.0
1.15
.260
3.35
8.10
18Don Wilson
D. Wilson
3.09
1708.2
245
101
88
.534
245
1,259
78
20
0
1,438
587
672
115
621
47
0
30
7,127
76
6.63
3.27
2.03
0.61
17.7
8.7
1.21
.260
3.54
7.57
19Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3.10
5156.2
690
305
252
.548
690
3,372
303
53
0
4,762
1,778
2,045
382
1,314
101
0
144
21,140
150
5.89
2.29
2.57
0.67
16.0
6.2
1.18
.274
3.57
8.31
20Joe Horlen
J. Horlen
3.11
1867.2
290
110
113
.493
290
974
59
18
0
1,705
646
733
134
518
48
0
57
7,684
62
4.69
2.50
1.88
0.65
12.7
6.7
1.19
.261
3.53
8.22
21J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
3.12
1573.0
221
105
70
.600
221
1,462
76
19
0
1,197
546
609
73
753
15
0
15
6,537
90
8.36
4.31
1.94
0.42
22.4
11.5
1.24
.265
3.48
6.85
22Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3.12
4913.2
707
354
184
.658
707
4,671
118
46
0
4,182
1,706
1,884
363
1,579
159
0
63
20,227
143
8.56
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
7.66
23John Tudor
J. Tudor
3.14
1762.0
263
114
71
.616
263
959
50
16
0
1,653
614
691
153
466
28
0
31
7,235
18
4.90
2.38
2.06
0.78
13.3
6.4
1.20
.266
3.53
8.44
24Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
3.14
2688.1
379
177
125
.586
379
1,547
172
36
0
2,420
937
1,081
214
774
9
0
52
10,992
48
5.18
2.59
2.00
0.72
14.1
7.0
1.19
.261
3.62
8.10
25Johan Santana
J. Santana
3.14
1862.0
284
135
76
.640
284
1,823
15
10
0
1,565
649
697
209
486
30
0
12
7,535
56
8.81
2.35
3.75
1.01
24.2
6.4
1.10
.272
3.37
7.56
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