Since 1950, Tom Seaver has the lowest ERA in complete games when starting 200+ games, with an ERA of 1.40.
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lowest era in complete games by a player since 1950 minimum 200 starts| NAME | ERA | CG | GS | G | W | L | W% | SO | SHO | SV | IP | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Seaver | 1.40 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 186 | 45 | .805 | 1,629 | 61 | 0 | 2054.2 | 1,282 | 320 | 353 | 92 | 464 | 23 | 0 | 31 | 7,760 | 29 | 7.14 | 2.03 | 3.51 | 0.40 | 21.0 | 6.0 | 0.85 | .214 | 1.55 | 5.62 |
| 2 |  | J. Palmer | 1.46 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 166 | 45 | .787 | 1,074 | 53 | 0 | 1880.2 | 1,244 | 306 | 337 | 95 | 481 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7,188 | 29 | 5.14 | 2.30 | 2.23 | 0.45 | 14.9 | 6.7 | 0.92 | .208 | 1.61 | 5.95 |
| 3 |  | N. Ryan | 1.61 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 163 | 59 | .734 | 2,206 | 61 | 0 | 1986.0 | 1,094 | 356 | 412 | 68 | 894 | 45 | 0 | 16 | 7,774 | 72 | 10.00 | 4.05 | 2.47 | 0.31 | 28.4 | 11.5 | 1.00 | .225 | 1.87 | 4.96 |
| 4 |  | S. Carlton | 1.62 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 216 | 38 | .850 | 1,878 | 55 | 0 | 2272.2 | 1,529 | 408 | 455 | 103 | 637 | 23 | 0 | 32 | 8,756 | 69 | 7.44 | 2.52 | 2.95 | 0.41 | 21.4 | 7.3 | 0.95 | .233 | 1.80 | 6.06 |
| 5 |  | B. Gibson | 1.62 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 199 | 55 | .783 | 1,927 | 56 | 0 | 2301.2 | 1,566 | 415 | 466 | 99 | 644 | 53 | 0 | 52 | 8,987 | 54 | 7.53 | 2.52 | 2.99 | 0.39 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 0.96 | .234 | 1.82 | 6.12 |
| 6 | | G. Perry | 1.66 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 226 | 76 | .748 | 1,836 | 53 | 0 | 2714.1 | 1,894 | 502 | 592 | 131 | 579 | 45 | 0 | 49 | 10,414 | 57 | 6.09 | 1.92 | 3.17 | 0.43 | 17.6 | 5.6 | 0.91 | .225 | 1.96 | 6.28 |
| 7 | | J. Marichal | 1.68 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 206 | 38 | .844 | 1,513 | 52 | 0 | 2202.2 | 1,583 | 410 | 475 | 144 | 373 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 8,456 | 27 | 6.18 | 1.52 | 4.06 | 0.59 | 17.9 | 4.4 | 0.89 | .225 | 1.94 | 6.47 |
| 8 | | B. Blyleven | 1.69 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 167 | 75 | .690 | 1,675 | 60 | 0 | 2146.0 | 1,488 | 404 | 457 | 98 | 466 | 59 | 0 | 17 | 8,234 | 34 | 7.02 | 1.95 | 3.59 | 0.41 | 20.3 | 5.7 | 0.91 | .234 | 1.92 | 6.24 |
| 9 | | W. Spahn | 1.77 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 261 | 48 | .845 | 1,445 | 49 | 0 | 2811.0 | 2,116 | 553 | 602 | 159 | 644 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 10,944 | 31 | 4.63 | 2.06 | 2.24 | 0.51 | 13.2 | 5.9 | 0.98 | .225 | 1.93 | 6.77 |
| 10 | | P. Niekro | 1.79 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 180 | 63 | .741 | 1,398 | 45 | 0 | 2167.1 | 1,561 | 432 | 509 | 131 | 546 | 44 | 0 | 26 | 8,464 | 78 | 5.81 | 2.27 | 2.56 | 0.54 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 0.97 | .225 | 2.11 | 6.48 |
| 11 | | F. Jenkins | 1.81 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 208 | 59 | .779 | 1,731 | 49 | 0 | 2378.2 | 1,684 | 478 | 545 | 179 | 395 | 36 | 0 | 45 | 9,090 | 26 | 6.55 | 1.49 | 4.38 | 0.68 | 19.0 | 4.3 | 0.87 | .223 | 2.06 | 6.37 |
| 12 | | R. Roberts | 2.16 | 285 | 285 | 285 | 221 | 63 | .778 | 1,351 | 42 | 0 | 2561.1 | 2,027 | 614 | 662 | 204 | 407 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 9,939 | 15 | 4.75 | 1.43 | 3.32 | 0.72 | 13.6 | 4.1 | 0.95 | .229 | 2.33 | 7.12 |
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