starting pitcher with lowest carrer era since 1969 with at least 1000 innings pitched

Since 1969, Clayton Kershaw has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 1000 innings, with an ERA of 2.54.

	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	H/9
1	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2.54	2850.1	451	223	96	.699	451	3,047	25	15	0	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
2	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.57	1539.2	248	96	65	.596	248	1,851	4	2	0	1,173	440	477	146	345	25	0	13	6,045	30	10.82	2.02	5.37	0.85	30.6	5.7	0.99	.279	2.79	6.86
3	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	2.76	3563.2	476	243	135	.643	476	1,950	203	52	0	3,020	1,092	1,217	262	1,127	36	0	34	14,500	73	4.92	2.85	1.73	0.66	13.4	7.8	1.16	.248	3.07	7.63
4	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2.91	4249.2	578	278	179	.608	578	3,260	199	54	0	3,517	1,373	1,513	344	1,262	63	0	105	17,232	111	6.90	2.67	2.58	0.73	18.9	7.3	1.12	.258	3.20	7.45
5	Andy Messersmith A. Messersmith	2.92	2100.1	290	123	97	.559	290	1,504	96	26	0	1,650	682	784	168	781	39	0	37	8,616	67	6.44	3.35	1.93	0.72	17.5	9.1	1.16	.242	3.36	7.07
6	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2.95	2720.0	409	208	97	.682	409	3,032	46	17	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
7	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	2.99	1657.1	206	103	75	.579	206	1,249	117	18	0	1,452	551	613	97	559	35	0	63	6,876	41	6.78	3.04	2.23	0.53	18.2	8.1	1.21	.275	3.33	7.88
8	Max Fried M. Fried	3.03	1054.2	183	92	39	.702	183	1,024	6	4	0	928	355	396	86	282	44	0	5	4,308	47	8.74	2.41	3.63	0.73	23.8	6.5	1.15	.293	3.38	7.92
9	Chris Sale C. Sale	3.04	1983.0	312	140	85	.622	312	2,458	16	3	0	1,620	669	721	205	447	128	0	12	7,981	45	11.16	2.03	5.50	0.93	30.8	5.6	1.04	.298	3.27	7.35
10	Mel Stottlemyre M. Stottlemyre	3.04	1487.2	200	87	80	.521	200	614	91	21	0	1,389	503	578	90	449	29	0	44	6,156	35	3.71	2.72	1.37	0.54	10.0	7.3	1.24	.261	3.50	8.40
11	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3.12	3978.1	524	237	194	.550	524	2,528	241	42	0	3,702	1,378	1,599	304	1,034	81	0	97	16,313	110	5.72	2.34	2.44	0.69	15.5	6.3	1.19	.275	3.62	8.37
12	J.R. Richard	3.12	1573.0	221	105	70	.600	221	1,462	76	19	0	1,197	546	609	73	753	15	0	15	6,537	90	8.36	4.31	1.94	0.42	22.4	11.5	1.24	.265	3.48	6.85
13	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3.12	4913.2	707	354	184	.658	707	4,671	118	46	0	4,182	1,706	1,884	363	1,579	159	0	63	20,227	143	8.56	2.89	2.96	0.66	23.1	7.8	1.17	.284	3.45	7.66
14	John Tudor J. Tudor	3.14	1762.0	263	114	71	.616	263	959	50	16	0	1,653	614	691	153	466	28	0	31	7,235	18	4.90	2.38	2.06	0.78	13.3	6.4	1.20	.266	3.53	8.44
15	Johan Santana J. Santana	3.14	1862.0	284	135	76	.640	284	1,823	15	10	0	1,565	649	697	209	486	30	0	12	7,535	56	8.81	2.35	3.75	1.01	24.2	6.4	1.10	.272	3.37	7.56
16	Blake Snell B. Snell	3.15	1158.0	222	81	62	.566	222	1,440	1	1	0	891	405	440	111	521	11	0	6	4,791	86	11.19	4.05	2.76	0.86	30.1	10.9	1.22	.288	3.42	6.92
17	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	3.15	5001.0	740	355	226	.611	740	3,366	109	35	0	4,717	1,750	1,974	351	996	137	0	177	20,388	70	6.06	1.79	3.38	0.63	16.5	4.9	1.14	.281	3.55	8.49
18	Jon Matlack J. Matlack	3.15	2260.2	318	122	123	.498	318	1,460	97	30	0	2,152	792	923	152	605	25	0	66	9,338	64	5.81	2.41	2.41	0.61	15.6	6.5	1.22	.282	3.67	8.57
19	Don Wilson D. Wilson	3.17	1323.1	187	78	67	.538	187	932	62	14	0	1,123	466	533	97	490	36	0	24	5,531	58	6.34	3.33	1.90	0.66	16.9	8.9	1.22	.258	3.62	7.64
20	Don Gullett D. Gullett	3.17	1243.2	186	96	44	.686	186	796	44	14	0	1,088	438	482	108	435	11	0	29	5,155	31	5.76	3.15	1.83	0.78	15.4	8.4	1.22	.258	3.49	7.87
21	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.18	1954.0	317	153	80	.657	317	2,251	8	5	0	1,627	690	740	217	500	61	0	8	7,861	58	10.37	2.30	4.50	1.00	28.6	6.4	1.09	.292	3.41	7.49
22	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3.18	5199.1	754	312	281	.526	754	5,521	219	61	0	3,790	1,838	2,101	304	2,679	152	0	71	21,781	267	9.56	4.64	2.06	0.53	25.3	12.3	1.24	.266	3.64	6.56
23	Al Downing A. Downing	3.18	1021.0	157	53	51	.510	157	594	32	13	0	922	361	439	79	391	18	0	16	4,311	37	5.24	3.45	1.52	0.70	13.8	9.1	1.29	.261	3.87	8.13
24	Catfish Hunter C. Hunter	3.19	2635.2	362	180	117	.606	362	1,449	150	33	0	2,248	933	1,030	288	686	38	0	32	10,661	41	4.95	2.34	2.11	0.98	13.6	6.4	1.11	.239	3.52	7.68
25	Steve Rogers S. Rogers	3.19	2827.2	393	158	152	.510	393	1,616	129	37	0	2,614	1,001	1,121	151	873	43	0	75	11,666	88	5.14	2.78	1.85	0.48	13.9	7.5	1.23	.274	3.57	8.32