mlb era career leaders among active pitchers

Aroldis Chapman has the lowest career ERA by an active pitcher, with an ERA of 2.48.

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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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	2.48	873.0	916	63	51	.553	0	1,402	0	0	402	510	241	268	57	431	34	607	7	3,554	90	14.45	4.44	3.25	0.59	39.4	12.1	1.08	.278	2.76	60	2.36	57	5.26	171.1
2	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	2.60	971.1	983	58	46	.558	0	1,327	0	0	496	634	281	302	95	305	33	738	21	3,857	22	12.30	2.83	4.35	0.88	34.4	7.9	0.97	.257	2.80	66	2.71	67	5.87	144
3	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	2.69	867.2	897	57	53	.518	0	1,322	0	0	441	532	259	290	79	368	43	674	13	3,502	74	13.71	3.82	3.59	0.82	37.7	10.5	1.04	.268	3.01	65	2.68	66	5.52	132.4
4	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.69	1698.1	278	107	75	.588	278	2,047	4	2	0	1,304	508	545	166	388	27	0	16	6,690	34	10.85	2.06	5.28	0.88	30.6	5.8	1.00	.280	2.89	69	2.74	67	6.91	255.9
5	Raisel Iglesias R. Iglesias	2.90	795.0	658	43	57	.430	21	933	0	0	287	617	256	286	89	219	28	507	18	3,197	17	10.56	2.48	4.26	1.01	29.2	6.9	1.05	.274	3.24	68	3.19	76	6.98	89.1
6	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.95	2246.2	420	159	97	.621	339	2,779	17	4	12	1,821	736	794	223	518	145	25	15	9,037	48	11.13	2.08	5.36	0.89	30.8	5.7	1.04	.297	3.18	69	2.83	68	7.29	337.1
7	Max Fried M. Fried	3.01	1192.1	220	97	46	.678	203	1,156	6	4	0	1,026	399	440	94	330	47	10	6	4,849	49	8.73	2.49	3.50	0.71	23.8	6.8	1.14	.289	3.32	71	3.19	76	7.74	130.7
8	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	3.04	918.1	162	65	44	.596	159	1,065	1	1	0	737	310	339	104	199	31	1	0	3,653	12	10.44	1.95	5.35	1.02	29.2	5.4	1.02	.281	3.32	73	3.05	73	7.22	112.7
9	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	3.10	790.1	151	55	30	.647	136	918	2	1	1	608	272	285	89	200	33	4	2	3,158	8	10.45	2.28	4.59	1.01	29.1	6.3	1.02	.271	3.25	73	3.18	75	6.92	93.4
10	Blake Snell B. Snell	3.11	1196.2	230	85	63	.574	230	1,492	1	1	0	917	413	449	111	537	12	0	6	4,948	87	11.22	4.04	2.78	0.83	30.2	10.9	1.22	.288	3.38	76	3.25	78	6.90	122.6
11	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	3.20	978.1	213	63	38	.624	152	1,122	0	0	2	768	348	383	109	284	38	16	3	3,961	43	10.32	2.61	3.95	1.00	28.3	7.2	1.08	.274	3.52	76	3.31	79	7.07	96.1
12	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.20	2081.0	339	163	89	.647	339	2,382	8	5	0	1,742	741	792	239	525	63	0	7	8,380	58	10.30	2.27	4.54	1.03	28.4	6.3	1.09	.291	3.43	79	3.20	78	7.53	217.2
13	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	3.26	1884.1	310	126	80	.612	310	2,008	5	3	0	1,593	683	737	186	537	80	0	14	7,708	43	9.59	2.56	3.74	0.89	26.1	7.0	1.13	.287	3.52	81	3.29	79	7.61	182.2
14	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3.29	3040.2	500	223	126	.639	491	3,550	12	5	0	2,505	1,112	1,185	369	813	116	2	20	12,324	83	10.51	2.41	4.37	1.09	28.8	6.6	1.09	.286	3.51	79	3.28	79	7.41	292.1
15	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	3.31	939.0	154	71	36	.664	152	1,039	5	2	0	841	345	367	112	219	19	1	1	3,816	35	9.96	2.10	4.74	1.07	27.2	5.7	1.13	.300	3.52	78	3.26	77	8.06	101
16	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3.33	3571.1	556	266	159	.626	556	3,554	26	9	0	3,052	1,322	1,433	372	1,006	121	0	28	14,626	100	8.96	2.54	3.53	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	79	3.44	81	7.69	310.7
17	Ranger Suarez R. Suarez	3.35	910.1	215	61	42	.592	147	845	2	2	4	858	339	370	80	286	29	22	7	3,809	12	8.35	2.83	2.95	0.79	22.2	7.5	1.26	.303	3.66	79	3.47	82	8.48	76.5
18	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	3.46	1254.2	219	91	64	.587	197	1,188	9	3	0	1,082	482	531	103	456	72	7	1	5,241	66	8.52	3.27	2.61	0.74	22.7	8.7	1.23	.286	3.81	84	3.59	86	7.76	79.3
19	Logan Webb L. Webb	3.50	1223.0	207	77	60	.562	204	1,128	4	2	0	1,167	476	520	87	291	47	0	4	5,018	23	8.30	2.14	3.88	0.64	22.5	5.8	1.19	.312	3.83	86	3.06	76	8.59	134
20	Sonny Gray S. Gray	3.51	2087.0	368	143	107	.572	359	2,074	7	5	0	1,823	814	888	208	667	62	2	5	8,635	107	8.94	2.88	3.11	0.90	24.0	7.7	1.19	.287	3.83	85	3.50	85	7.86	148.7
21	Logan Gilbert L. Gilbert	3.62	1017.1	177	58	47	.552	177	1,081	2	1	0	856	409	429	140	229	32	0	8	4,114	46	9.56	2.03	4.72	1.24	26.3	5.6	1.07	.272	3.80	93	3.58	90	7.57	45.2
22	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	3.67	1366.1	247	100	75	.571	242	1,500	3	1	0	1,136	557	604	166	515	67	1	5	5,718	68	9.88	3.39	2.91	1.09	26.2	9.0	1.21	.280	3.98	89	3.80	90	7.48	63.7
23	Dylan Cease D. Cease	3.67	1184.1	217	76	64	.543	217	1,470	4	4	0	962	483	536	132	508	38	0	9	4,989	60	11.17	3.86	2.89	1.00	29.5	10.2	1.24	.292	4.07	88	3.50	82	7.31	97.9
24	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	3.67	989.2	188	66	35	.653	177	974	3	1	0	863	404	439	127	307	44	3	6	4,100	25	8.86	2.79	3.17	1.15	23.8	7.5	1.18	.278	3.99	90	3.91	93	7.85	34
25	Sandy Alcantara S. Alcantara	3.69	1288.1	212	65	78	.455	202	1,083	13	5	2	1,138	528	582	137	389	53	5	8	5,315	28	7.57	2.72	2.78	0.96	20.4	7.3	1.19	.274	4.07	87	3.89	93	7.95	40.5

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