most seasons with era under 3 by an mlb starting pitchers

Jack Quinn played the most seasons by a starting pitcher with an ERA better than 3.00, with 21 seasons.

NAMESEASERAGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Jack Quinn
J. Quinn
21
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
2Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
20
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
3Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
20
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
4Walter 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
5Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
19
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
6Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
18
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
7Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
18
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
8Rube Marquard
R. Marquard
18
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
9Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
17
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
10Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
16
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
11Whitey Ford
W. Ford
16
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
12Bill Doak
B. Doak
16
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
13Babe Adams
B. Adams
16
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
14Carl Mays
C. Mays
15
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
15Chris Sale
C. Sale
14
2.97
337
154
94
.621
337
2,642
17
4
0
2133.0
1,742
704
761
214
476
141
0
12
8,582
45
11.15
2.01
5.55
0.90
30.8
5.5
1.04
.299
3.21
7.35
16Don Drysdale
D. Drysdale
14
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
17Stan Coveleski
S. Coveleski
14
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
18Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
13
2.69
274
106
74
.589
274
2,018
4
2
0
1677.0
1,291
501
538
163
382
25
0
16
6,606
33
10.83
2.05
5.28
0.87
30.5
5.8
1.00
.281
2.89
6.93
19Earl Hamilton
E. Hamilton
13
2.55
262
102
123
.453
262
632
140
16
0
1932.2
1,896
846
35
623
60
0
8,123
38
2.94
2.90
1.01
0.16
7.8
7.7
1.30
.275
3.94
8.83
20Slim 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
21Eddie 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
22Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
12
2.92
295
125
99
.558
295
1,528
98
27
0
2133.1
1,674
692
795
168
795
39
0
37
8,751
69
6.45
3.35
1.92
0.71
17.5
9.1
1.16
.242
3.35
7.06
23Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
12
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
24Jeff Pfeffer
J. Pfeffer
12
2.75
279
144
103
.583
279
764
194
28
0
2229.0
2,128
681
835
63
543
101
0
9,216
33
3.08
2.19
1.41
0.25
8.3
5.9
1.20
.267
3.37
8.59
25Fred Toney
F. Toney
12
2.67
271
131
100
.567
271
649
157
28
0
2035.0
1,891
769
52
512
42
0
8,295
33
2.87
2.26
1.27
0.23
7.8
6.2
1.18
.261
3.40
8.36
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80
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7.5
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.500
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.486
15.5
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