Eddie Cicotte had the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching in 300+ games, with an ERA of 1.62.
| NAME | ERA | G | W | L | W% | GS | SO | CG | 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 |  | E. Cicotte | 1.62 | 360 | 183 | 135 | .575 | 360 | 1,225 | 247 | 35 | 0 | 2846.2 | 2,586 | 1,033 | 29 | 722 | 43 | 0 | 11,543 | 51 | 3.87 | 2.28 | 1.70 | 0.09 | 10.6 | 6.3 | 1.16 | .268 | 3.27 | 8.18 | ||
| 2 |  | W. Johnson | 1.72 | 654 | 371 | 242 | .605 | 654 | 3,207 | 520 | 108 | 0 | 5447.0 | 4,516 | 1,736 | 89 | 1,276 | 190 | 0 | 21,802 | 140 | 5.30 | 2.11 | 2.51 | 0.15 | 14.7 | 5.9 | 1.06 | .260 | 2.87 | 7.46 | ||
| 3 | | S. Sallee | 1.88 | 306 | 145 | 122 | .543 | 306 | 676 | 191 | 25 | 0 | 2362.0 | 2,298 | 891 | 53 | 467 | 35 | 0 | 9,602 | 8 | 2.58 | 1.78 | 1.45 | 0.20 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 1.17 | .268 | 3.40 | 8.76 | ||
| 4 | | H. Vaughn | 1.90 | 332 | 167 | 126 | .570 | 332 | 1,309 | 214 | 41 | 0 | 2560.0 | 2,295 | 941 | 35 | 742 | 85 | 0 | 10,541 | 53 | 4.60 | 2.61 | 1.76 | 0.12 | 12.4 | 7.0 | 1.19 | .270 | 3.31 | 8.07 | ||
| 5 | | B. Adams | 2.24 | 351 | 173 | 120 | .590 | 351 | 905 | 204 | 44 | 0 | 2637.1 | 2,476 | 939 | 52 | 353 | 34 | 0 | 10,525 | 22 | 3.09 | 1.20 | 2.56 | 0.18 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 1.07 | .264 | 3.20 | 8.45 | ||
| 6 | | G. Alexander | 2.37 | 600 | 350 | 193 | .645 | 600 | 2,096 | 437 | 90 | 0 | 4978.1 | 4,654 | 1,742 | 156 | 887 | 66 | 0 | 20,045 | 33 | 3.79 | 1.60 | 2.36 | 0.28 | 10.5 | 4.4 | 1.11 | .267 | 3.15 | 8.41 | ||
| 7 |  | C. Kershaw | 2.54 | 451 | 223 | 96 | .699 | 451 | 3,047 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2850.1 | 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 |
| 8 | | R. Marquard | 2.70 | 408 | 177 | 164 | .519 | 408 | 1,428 | 196 | 30 | 0 | 2974.2 | 2,934 | 1,306 | 98 | 735 | 32 | 0 | 12,284 | 66 | 4.32 | 2.22 | 1.94 | 0.30 | 11.6 | 6.0 | 1.23 | .284 | 3.95 | 8.88 | ||
| 9 |  | S. Koufax | 2.71 | 314 | 159 | 85 | .652 | 314 | 2,274 | 137 | 40 | 0 | 2202.1 | 1,655 | 663 | 751 | 194 | 742 | 17 | 0 | 46 | 8,959 | 76 | 9.29 | 3.03 | 3.06 | 0.79 | 25.4 | 8.3 | 1.09 | .255 | 3.07 | 6.76 |
| 10 | | W. Ford | 2.71 | 438 | 227 | 99 | .696 | 438 | 1,857 | 156 | 45 | 0 | 3038.0 | 2,647 | 916 | 1,050 | 220 | 1,014 | 27 | 0 | 39 | 12,468 | 72 | 5.50 | 3.00 | 1.83 | 0.65 | 14.9 | 8.1 | 1.21 | .260 | 3.11 | 7.84 |
| 11 | | J. Palmer | 2.80 | 521 | 262 | 148 | .639 | 521 | 2,142 | 211 | 53 | 0 | 3857.0 | 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 |
| 12 | | J. Quinn | 2.85 | 443 | 192 | 185 | .509 | 443 | 1,070 | 242 | 28 | 0 | 3215.2 | 3,474 | 1,502 | 85 | 675 | 79 | 0 | 41 | 2.99 | 1.89 | 1.59 | 0.24 | 5.3 | 1.29 | .310 | 4.20 | 9.72 | ||||
| 13 |  | T. Seaver | 2.86 | 647 | 310 | 203 | .604 | 647 | 3,634 | 231 | 61 | 0 | 4776.1 | 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 |
| 14 | | C. Mays | 2.86 | 325 | 177 | 113 | .610 | 325 | 742 | 231 | 29 | 0 | 2605.2 | 2,507 | 829 | 1,030 | 64 | 620 | 76 | 0 | 10,710 | 27 | 2.56 | 2.14 | 1.20 | 0.22 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 1.20 | .265 | 3.56 | 8.66 | |
| 15 |  | B. Gibson | 2.88 | 482 | 245 | 170 | .590 | 482 | 3,044 | 255 | 56 | 0 | 3796.1 | 3,199 | 1,216 | 1,376 | 250 | 1,277 | 99 | 0 | 107 | 15,669 | 105 | 7.22 | 3.03 | 2.38 | 0.59 | 19.4 | 8.1 | 1.18 | .268 | 3.26 | 7.58 |
| 16 | | S. Coveleski | 2.88 | 385 | 206 | 130 | .613 | 385 | 928 | 223 | 38 | 0 | 2930.2 | 2,911 | 1,170 | 65 | 754 | 28 | 0 | 12,229 | 32 | 2.85 | 2.32 | 1.23 | 0.20 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 1.25 | .272 | 3.59 | 8.94 | ||
| 17 | | J. Marichal | 2.89 | 457 | 238 | 140 | .630 | 457 | 2,284 | 244 | 52 | 0 | 3476.1 | 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 |
| 18 | | B. Doak | 2.92 | 369 | 156 | 145 | .518 | 369 | 956 | 162 | 34 | 0 | 2595.1 | 2,490 | 843 | 1,088 | 63 | 771 | 59 | 0 | 10,774 | 37 | 3.32 | 2.67 | 1.24 | 0.22 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 1.26 | .272 | 3.77 | 8.63 | |
| 19 | | D. Drysdale | 2.95 | 465 | 203 | 160 | .559 | 465 | 2,417 | 167 | 49 | 0 | 3338.1 | 2,999 | 1,095 | 1,260 | 275 | 821 | 148 | 0 | 114 | 13,700 | 79 | 6.52 | 2.21 | 2.94 | 0.74 | 17.6 | 6.0 | 1.14 | .271 | 3.40 | 8.09 |
| 20 |  | P. Martinez | 2.95 | 409 | 208 | 97 | .682 | 409 | 3,032 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 2720.0 | 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 |
| 21 | | M. Stottlemyre | 2.96 | 356 | 164 | 138 | .543 | 356 | 1,254 | 152 | 40 | 0 | 2654.2 | 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 |
| 22 |  | C. Sale | 3.01 | 321 | 146 | 88 | .624 | 321 | 2,522 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2038.0 | 1,656 | 681 | 735 | 211 | 461 | 133 | 0 | 12 | 8,197 | 45 | 11.14 | 2.04 | 5.47 | 0.93 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 1.04 | .297 | 3.25 | 7.31 |
| 23 | | R. Benton | 3.02 | 311 | 135 | 129 | .511 | 311 | 831 | 145 | 23 | 0 | 2223.0 | 2,210 | 986 | 50 | 616 | 83 | 0 | 9,336 | 62 | 3.36 | 2.49 | 1.35 | 0.20 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 1.27 | .278 | 3.99 | 8.95 | ||
| 24 | | W. Cooper | 3.03 | 406 | 195 | 169 | .536 | 406 | 1,112 | 279 | 35 | 0 | 3173.0 | 3,153 | 1,069 | 1,319 | 99 | 763 | 89 | 0 | 13,166 | 35 | 3.15 | 2.16 | 1.46 | 0.28 | 8.4 | 5.8 | 1.23 | .275 | 3.74 | 8.94 | |
| 25 | | C. Hubbell | 3.05 | 433 | 233 | 146 | .615 | 433 | 1,556 | 260 | 36 | 0 | 3357.2 | 3,261 | 1,138 | 1,326 | 221 | 682 | 49 | 0 | 13,890 | 46 | 4.17 | 1.83 | 2.28 | 0.59 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 1.17 | .267 | 3.55 | 8.74 | |
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