Between 1960 and 1964, Sandy Koufax had the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 500 innings, with an ERA of 2.64.
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| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | S. Koufax | 2.64 | 1116.2 | 155 | 82 | 43 | .656 | 155 | 1,176 | 68 | 24 | 0 | 826 | 327 | 368 | 90 | 345 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 4,511 | 36 | 9.48 | 2.78 | 3.41 | 0.73 | 26.1 | 7.6 | 1.05 | .255 | 2.97 | 6.66 |
| 2 |  | D. Chance | 2.72 | 659.2 | 98 | 38 | 35 | .521 | 98 | 450 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 572 | 199 | 235 | 28 | 217 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 2,731 | 17 | 6.14 | 2.96 | 2.07 | 0.38 | 16.5 | 7.9 | 1.20 | .270 | 3.21 | 7.80 |
| 3 | | D. Drysdale | 2.80 | 1448.2 | 196 | 89 | 64 | .582 | 196 | 1,135 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 1,240 | 451 | 526 | 116 | 351 | 58 | 0 | 52 | 5,883 | 35 | 7.05 | 2.18 | 3.23 | 0.72 | 19.3 | 6.0 | 1.10 | .266 | 3.27 | 7.70 |
| 4 | | W. Ford | 2.81 | 1234.1 | 178 | 95 | 34 | .736 | 178 | 802 | 51 | 18 | 0 | 1,096 | 386 | 430 | 95 | 330 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 5,036 | 32 | 5.85 | 2.41 | 2.43 | 0.69 | 15.9 | 6.6 | 1.16 | .263 | 3.14 | 7.99 |
| 5 | | J. Marichal | 2.90 | 1110.2 | 147 | 81 | 38 | .681 | 147 | 785 | 73 | 16 | 0 | 971 | 358 | 416 | 106 | 274 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 4,522 | 19 | 6.36 | 2.22 | 2.86 | 0.86 | 17.4 | 6.1 | 1.12 | .258 | 3.37 | 7.87 |
| 6 | | C. Simmons | 3.04 | 939.0 | 136 | 59 | 39 | .602 | 136 | 444 | 41 | 16 | 0 | 920 | 317 | 387 | 77 | 214 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 3,885 | 9 | 4.26 | 2.05 | 2.07 | 0.74 | 11.4 | 5.5 | 1.21 | .269 | 3.71 | 8.82 |
| 7 | | J. Bouton | 3.10 | 586.2 | 83 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 83 | 292 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 502 | 202 | 224 | 56 | 176 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2,385 | 11 | 4.48 | 2.70 | 1.66 | 0.86 | 12.2 | 7.4 | 1.16 | .241 | 3.44 | 7.70 |
| 8 | | T. Farrell | 3.10 | 598.0 | 82 | 30 | 38 | .441 | 82 | 418 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 531 | 206 | 230 | 49 | 127 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2,414 | 9 | 6.29 | 1.91 | 3.29 | 0.74 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 1.10 | .266 | 3.46 | 7.99 |
| 9 | | C. Pascual | 3.11 | 1166.1 | 155 | 83 | 54 | .606 | 155 | 974 | 73 | 20 | 0 | 1,020 | 403 | 470 | 110 | 386 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 4,845 | 32 | 7.52 | 2.98 | 2.52 | 0.85 | 20.1 | 8.0 | 1.21 | .271 | 3.63 | 7.87 |
| 10 | | B. Friend | 3.12 | 1263.0 | 181 | 78 | 78 | .500 | 181 | 700 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 1,291 | 438 | 497 | 80 | 234 | 13 | 0 | 48 | 5,228 | 21 | 4.99 | 1.67 | 2.99 | 0.57 | 13.4 | 4.5 | 1.21 | .288 | 3.54 | 9.20 |
| 11 | | J. Pizarro | 3.15 | 920.1 | 135 | 61 | 44 | .581 | 135 | 729 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 784 | 322 | 363 | 82 | 351 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3,864 | 28 | 7.13 | 3.43 | 2.08 | 0.80 | 18.9 | 9.1 | 1.23 | .261 | 3.55 | 7.67 |
| 12 | | H. Aguirre | 3.22 | 579.0 | 88 | 34 | 31 | .523 | 88 | 358 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 505 | 207 | 233 | 50 | 183 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 2,414 | 9 | 5.56 | 2.84 | 1.96 | 0.78 | 14.8 | 7.6 | 1.19 | .252 | 3.62 | 7.85 |
| 13 | | J. O'Toole | 3.22 | 1138.2 | 162 | 78 | 55 | .586 | 162 | 753 | 50 | 16 | 0 | 1,041 | 408 | 465 | 70 | 348 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 4,712 | 26 | 5.95 | 2.75 | 2.16 | 0.55 | 16.0 | 7.4 | 1.22 | .275 | 3.68 | 8.23 |
| 14 | | S. Barber | 3.24 | 928.0 | 142 | 64 | 48 | .571 | 142 | 606 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 831 | 334 | 390 | 54 | 446 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 3,969 | 30 | 5.88 | 4.33 | 1.36 | 0.52 | 15.3 | 11.2 | 1.38 | .273 | 3.78 | 8.06 |
| 15 | | J. Bunning | 3.25 | 1289.0 | 180 | 78 | 56 | .582 | 180 | 973 | 53 | 16 | 0 | 1,191 | 465 | 534 | 134 | 320 | 52 | 0 | 18 | 5,354 | 14 | 6.79 | 2.23 | 3.04 | 0.94 | 18.2 | 6.0 | 1.17 | .273 | 3.73 | 8.32 |
| 16 |  | B. Gibson | 3.25 | 1015.2 | 138 | 64 | 50 | .561 | 138 | 844 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 878 | 367 | 421 | 75 | 402 | 37 | 0 | 24 | 4,295 | 33 | 7.48 | 3.56 | 2.10 | 0.66 | 19.7 | 9.4 | 1.26 | .273 | 3.73 | 7.78 |
| 17 | | L. Jackson | 3.26 | 1293.0 | 176 | 86 | 60 | .589 | 176 | 678 | 69 | 15 | 0 | 1,237 | 468 | 540 | 93 | 295 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 5,342 | 19 | 4.72 | 2.05 | 2.30 | 0.65 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 1.18 | .269 | 3.76 | 8.61 |
| 18 | | J. Maloney | 3.28 | 695.0 | 102 | 52 | 34 | .605 | 102 | 656 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 560 | 253 | 277 | 63 | 311 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2,903 | 46 | 8.49 | 4.03 | 2.11 | 0.82 | 22.6 | 10.7 | 1.25 | .267 | 3.59 | 7.25 |
| 19 | | R. Terry | 3.30 | 960.2 | 140 | 68 | 45 | .602 | 140 | 504 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 866 | 352 | 399 | 113 | 198 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3,878 | 7 | 4.72 | 1.85 | 2.55 | 1.06 | 13.0 | 5.1 | 1.11 | .247 | 3.74 | 8.11 |
| 20 | | M. Pappas | 3.31 | 1030.0 | 150 | 69 | 45 | .605 | 150 | 615 | 55 | 19 | 0 | 909 | 379 | 415 | 101 | 349 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 4,259 | 38 | 5.37 | 3.05 | 1.76 | 0.88 | 14.4 | 8.2 | 1.22 | .255 | 3.63 | 7.94 |
| 21 | | W. Spahn | 3.33 | 1196.0 | 159 | 86 | 52 | .623 | 159 | 548 | 87 | 16 | 0 | 1,150 | 443 | 483 | 116 | 279 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 4,898 | 17 | 4.12 | 2.10 | 1.96 | 0.87 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 1.19 | .262 | 3.63 | 8.65 |
| 22 | | J. Kralick | 3.35 | 1011.1 | 149 | 57 | 48 | .543 | 149 | 571 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 1,004 | 376 | 420 | 96 | 254 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 4,214 | 8 | 5.08 | 2.26 | 2.25 | 0.85 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 1.24 | .277 | 3.74 | 8.93 |
| 23 | | E. Broglio | 3.35 | 958.0 | 142 | 57 | 45 | .559 | 142 | 596 | 44 | 15 | 0 | 852 | 357 | 411 | 94 | 367 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 4,022 | 29 | 5.60 | 3.45 | 1.62 | 0.88 | 14.8 | 9.1 | 1.27 | .256 | 3.86 | 8.00 |
| 24 | | B. Purkey | 3.39 | 1084.2 | 150 | 72 | 46 | .610 | 150 | 472 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 1,066 | 408 | 473 | 104 | 250 | 36 | 0 | 22 | 4,521 | 25 | 3.92 | 2.07 | 1.89 | 0.86 | 10.4 | 5.5 | 1.21 | .263 | 3.92 | 8.85 |
| 25 | | K. Johnson | 3.42 | 742.2 | 116 | 36 | 55 | .396 | 116 | 510 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 711 | 282 | 337 | 65 | 166 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 3,093 | 13 | 6.18 | 2.01 | 3.07 | 0.79 | 16.5 | 5.4 | 1.18 | .278 | 4.08 | 8.62 |
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