most seasons under 2.00 era by a starting pitcher in the modern eera

Walter Johnson played the most seasons by a starting pitcher with an ERA better than 2.00, with 20 seasons.

NAMESEASERAGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
20
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
2Slim Sallee
S. Sallee
13
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
3Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
13
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
4Hippo Vaughn
H. Vaughn
12
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
5Red Ames
R. Ames
12
1.86
274
112
118
.487
274
933
143
20
0
2013.2
1,901
834
29
583
38
0
8,312
67
4.17
2.61
1.60
0.13
11.2
7.0
1.23
.278
3.73
8.50
6Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
11
1.13
234
121
82
.596
234
811
164
32
0
1804.2
1,581
690
27
624
73
0
7,458
38
4.04
3.11
1.30
0.13
10.9
8.4
1.22
.262
3.44
7.88
7Bob Groom
B. Groom
10
1.85
288
110
140
.440
288
1,027
157
22
0
2068.0
1,973
945
44
667
52
0
52
4.47
2.90
1.54
0.19
8.4
1.28
.311
4.11
8.59
8Chief Bender
C. Bender
10
1.26
207
122
61
.667
207
912
146
26
0
1663.0
1,470
547
18
363
42
0
35
4.94
1.96
2.51
0.10
5.6
1.10
.283
2.96
7.96
9Eddie Plank
E. Plank
10
1.12
276
150
88
.630
276
1,036
192
40
0
2119.0
1,831
676
17
521
63
0
33
4.40
2.21
1.99
0.07
6.2
1.11
.271
2.87
7.78
10Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
10
0.40
217
122
78
.610
217
1,094
174
40
0
1835.1
1,442
505
16
376
31
0
7,201
39
5.36
1.84
2.91
0.08
15.2
5.2
0.99
.251
2.48
7.07
11Ed Reulbach
E. Reulbach
10
1.40
225
115
76
.602
225
682
136
25
0
1696.2
1,432
616
25
573
60
0
29
3.62
3.04
1.19
0.13
8.5
1.18
.262
3.27
7.60
12Jim Scott
J. Scott
9
1.40
226
90
92
.495
226
823
122
26
0
1611.2
1,397
559
20
509
43
0
6,506
21
4.60
2.84
1.62
0.11
12.6
7.8
1.18
.269
3.12
7.80
13Joe Wood
J. Wood
9
0.76
158
97
49
.664
158
863
121
28
0
1274.0
999
433
10
372
47
0
5,120
34
6.10
2.63
2.32
0.07
16.9
7.3
1.08
.258
3.06
7.06
14Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
9
1.27
202
121
69
.637
202
690
160
31
0
1657.0
1,443
542
23
346
33
0
25
3.75
1.88
1.99
0.12
5.6
1.08
.277
2.94
7.84
15Doc Crandall
D. Crandall
9
1.64
134
69
47
.595
134
380
91
9
0
1034.1
1,062
447
36
253
25
0
6
3.31
2.20
1.50
0.31
6.3
1.27
.309
3.89
9.24
16Bill Bailey
B. Bailey
9
1.89
112
26
66
.283
112
437
67
8
0
765.1
719
410
16
373
35
0
34
5.14
4.39
1.17
0.19
13.3
1.43
.360
4.82
8.46
17Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
9
1.26
284
179
87
.673
284
1,051
213
37
0
2330.2
2,138
756
55
266
10
0
9,187
30
4.06
1.03
3.95
0.21
11.4
2.9
1.03
.267
2.92
8.26
18George McQuillan
G. McQuillan
9
1.34
168
73
77
.487
168
457
100
14
0
1272.1
1,138
459
19
318
19
0
5,105
11
3.23
2.25
1.44
0.13
9.0
6.2
1.14
.261
3.25
8.05
19Nap Rucker
N. Rucker
9
1.11
244
105
108
.493
244
993
161
34
0
1916.2
1,696
659
32
565
59
0
7,755
33
4.66
2.65
1.76
0.15
12.8
7.3
1.18
.273
3.09
7.96
20Joe Benz
J. Benz
8
1.88
162
66
68
.493
162
441
75
17
0
1123.0
1,016
409
14
268
17
0
4,575
24
3.53
2.15
1.65
0.11
9.6
5.9
1.14
.261
3.28
8.14
21Vean Gregg
V. Gregg
8
1.86
161
81
59
.579
161
630
105
14
0
1220.0
1,082
460
13
466
44
0
5,017
29
4.65
3.44
1.35
0.10
12.6
9.3
1.27
.277
3.39
7.98
22Harry Coveleski
H. Coveleski
8
1.98
151
71
50
.587
151
454
83
13
0
1110.0
962
423
12
311
50
0
4,530
19
3.68
2.52
1.46
0.10
10.0
6.9
1.15
.257
3.43
7.80
23Jack Warhop
J. Warhop
8
0.92
150
55
78
.414
150
362
105
4
0
1149.0
1,148
540
24
334
101
0
4,887
11
2.84
2.62
1.08
0.19
7.4
6.8
1.29
.276
4.23
8.99
24Ed Willett
E. Willett
8
1.18
194
94
76
.553
194
501
136
12
0
1514.0
1,432
669
18
483
95
0
54
2.98
2.87
1.04
0.11
7.9
1.26
.280
3.98
8.51
25Lefty Leifield
L. Leifield
8
0.71
145
67
60
.528
145
316
84
17
0
1043.2
948
401
20
321
52
0
4,294
9
2.73
2.77
0.98
0.17
7.4
7.5
1.22
.259
3.46
8.18
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AL CentralWLPCTGB
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