relief pitcher career era leaders minimum 200 games since 1961

Since 1961, Emmanuel Clase has the lowest ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching in 200+ games, with an ERA of 1.88.

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NAMEERAGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Emmanuel Clase
E. Clase
1.88
365
21
25
.457
0
349
0
0
182
359.0
266
75
111
15
68
9
297
10
1,412
19
8.75
1.70
5.13
0.38
24.7
4.8
0.93
.258
2.78
6.67
2Zack Britton
Z. Britton
2.03
396
17
9
.654
0
367
0
0
154
391.0
276
88
102
17
153
8
250
6
1,551
36
8.45
3.52
2.40
0.39
23.7
9.9
1.10
.257
2.35
6.35
3Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
2.06
1,105
79
57
.581
0
1,135
0
0
652
1233.2
934
282
305
63
266
44
952
41
4,870
13
8.28
1.94
4.27
0.46
23.3
5.5
0.97
.259
2.23
6.81
4Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
2.16
593
70
63
.526
0
841
0
0
163
1058.2
753
254
309
63
323
27
423
39
4,212
51
7.15
2.75
2.60
0.54
20.0
7.7
1.02
.233
2.63
6.40
5Cade Smith
C. Smith
2.26
219
20
7
.741
0
314
0
0
58
223.0
154
56
67
10
59
11
92
4
884
9
12.67
2.38
5.32
0.40
35.5
6.7
0.96
.294
2.70
6.22
6Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
2.31
853
47
40
.540
0
1,196
0
0
422
903.0
601
232
262
82
300
33
703
26
3,600
43
11.92
2.99
3.99
0.82
33.2
8.3
1.00
.261
2.61
5.99
7Jhoan Duran
J. Duran
2.32
307
20
31
.392
0
403
0
0
123
313.2
251
81
103
21
85
21
206
15
1,272
21
11.56
2.44
4.74
0.60
31.7
6.7
1.07
.310
2.96
7.20
8Takashi Saito
T. Saito
2.34
338
21
15
.583
0
400
0
0
84
338.0
250
88
99
25
108
14
189
13
1,363
9
10.65
2.88
3.70
0.67
29.3
7.9
1.06
.276
2.64
6.66
9Mike Adams
M. Adams
2.41
408
21
20
.512
0
409
0
0
4
407.1
316
109
122
33
126
6
60
12
1,653
7
9.04
2.78
3.25
0.73
24.7
7.6
1.09
.262
2.70
6.98
10John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2.41
242
4
6
.400
0
280
0
0
154
261.1
205
70
74
17
50
1
204
5
1,015
9
9.64
1.72
5.60
0.59
27.6
4.9
0.98
.282
2.55
7.06
11Koji Uehara
K. Uehara
2.43
424
20
22
.476
0
524
0
0
95
414.0
279
112
120
53
66
4
207
8
1,583
9
11.39
1.43
7.94
1.15
33.1
4.2
0.83
.241
2.61
6.07
12Akinori Otsuka
A. Otsuka
2.44
236
13
15
.464
0
217
0
0
39
232.0
190
63
71
12
80
2
96
15
951
4
8.42
3.10
2.71
0.47
22.8
8.4
1.16
.278
2.75
7.37
13Jonathan Papelbon
J. Papelbon
2.45
686
41
36
.532
0
793
0
0
368
709.2
557
193
221
55
175
32
585
17
2,867
13
10.06
2.22
4.53
0.70
27.7
6.1
1.03
.277
2.80
7.06
14Aroldis Chapman
A. Chapman
2.48
916
63
51
.553
0
1,402
0
0
402
873.0
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
5.26
15Bryan Harvey
B. Harvey
2.49
322
17
25
.405
0
448
0
0
177
387.0
278
107
122
30
144
2
278
19
1,582
25
10.42
3.35
3.11
0.70
28.3
9.1
1.09
.259
2.84
6.47
16Joe Nathan
J. Nathan
2.50
758
52
29
.642
0
881
0
0
377
761.0
540
211
222
60
248
18
587
27
3,048
41
10.42
2.93
3.55
0.71
28.9
8.1
1.04
.261
2.63
6.39
17Hunter Gaddis
H. Gaddis
2.50
223
15
8
.652
0
200
0
0
4
212.1
167
59
63
21
60
8
23
3
854
5
8.48
2.54
3.33
0.89
23.4
7.0
1.07
.258
2.67
7.08
18Josh Hader
J. Hader
2.50
513
38
33
.535
0
884
0
0
252
557.0
301
155
170
66
213
24
358
6
2,186
20
14.28
3.44
4.15
1.07
40.4
9.7
0.92
.235
2.75
4.86
19Dellin Betances
D. Betances
2.55
373
21
23
.477
0
631
0
0
36
392.1
239
111
124
26
181
28
86
5
1,604
28
14.47
4.15
3.49
0.60
39.3
11.3
1.07
.289
2.84
5.48
20Jonny Venters
J. Venters
2.55
291
20
12
.625
0
296
0
0
10
271.2
210
77
98
13
134
21
52
16
1,157
20
9.81
4.44
2.21
0.43
25.6
11.6
1.27
.284
3.25
6.96
21Darren O'Day
D. O'Day
2.59
644
42
21
.667
0
637
0
0
21
609.0
458
175
189
64
172
50
155
24
2,461
3
9.41
2.54
3.70
0.95
25.9
7.0
1.03
.256
2.79
6.77
22Tyler Holton
T. Holton
2.59
253
18
11
.621
0
246
0
0
11
309.1
232
89
99
35
68
11
42
3
1,212
11
7.16
1.98
3.62
1.02
20.3
5.6
0.97
.231
2.88
6.75
23Kenley Jansen
K. Jansen
2.60
984
58
46
.558
0
1,329
0
0
497
972.1
634
281
302
95
305
33
739
21
3,860
22
12.30
2.82
4.36
0.88
34.4
7.9
0.97
.257
2.80
5.87
24Hank Aguirre
H. Aguirre
2.60
204
13
14
.481
0
177
0
0
17
273.0
233
79
97
21
115
10
80
16
1,162
11
5.84
3.79
1.54
0.69
15.2
9.9
1.27
.253
3.20
7.68
25Felipe Vazquez
F. Vazquez
2.61
323
17
13
.567
0
402
0
0
89
330.2
254
96
109
22
101
16
175
7
1,348
13
10.94
2.75
3.98
0.60
29.8
7.5
1.07
.287
2.97
6.91
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77
.525
84
78
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77
85
.475
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76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
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