starting pitcher with the highest ip per era last 50 seasons

Since 1977, Greg Maddux has the most innings pitched / ERA by a starting pitcher, with 1,587.94.

	NAME	IP/ERA	IP	ERA	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	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	1,587.94	5001.0	3.15	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
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	1,572.5	4913.2	3.12	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
3	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	1,248.08	4413.1	3.54	682	305	203	.600	682	2,607	56	25	0	4,298	1,734	1,900	356	1,500	66	0	145	18,604	65	5.32	3.06	1.74	0.73	14.0	8.1	1.31	.280	3.87	8.76
4	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	1,243.69	4103.0	3.30	603	301	166	.645	603	4,818	100	37	0	3,320	1,504	1,692	408	1,491	188	0	37	16,937	109	10.57	3.27	3.23	0.89	28.4	8.8	1.17	.290	3.71	7.28
5	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1,122.78	2850.1	2.54	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
6	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1,071.98	3571.1	3.33	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	7.69
7	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	1,064.58	3451.0	3.24	513	202	176	.534	513	3,629	106	31	0	2,584	1,243	1,421	211	1,615	96	0	53	14,388	195	9.46	4.21	2.25	0.55	25.2	11.2	1.22	.269	3.71	6.74
8	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	1,014.87	3715.0	3.66	560	230	180	.561	560	1,974	121	30	0	3,617	1,511	1,695	349	1,064	113	0	60	15,554	70	4.78	2.58	1.86	0.85	12.7	6.8	1.26	.271	4.11	8.76
9	Kevin Brown K. Brown	992.94	3237.2	3.26	476	210	143	.595	476	2,375	72	17	0	3,058	1,173	1,345	205	890	139	0	42	13,456	108	6.60	2.47	2.67	0.57	17.7	6.6	1.22	.290	3.74	8.50
10	Mike Mussina M. Mussina	966.61	3559.0	3.68	536	270	153	.638	536	2,812	57	23	0	3,453	1,456	1,557	376	785	60	0	29	14,576	71	7.11	1.99	3.58	0.95	19.3	5.4	1.19	.292	3.94	8.73
11	Jack Morris J. Morris	960.25	3746.1	3.90	527	251	182	.580	527	2,443	175	28	0	3,501	1,624	1,779	383	1,356	56	0	94	15,791	201	5.87	3.26	1.80	0.92	15.5	8.6	1.30	.270	4.27	8.41
12	CC Sabathia	956.99	3576.1	3.74	560	251	161	.609	560	3,091	38	12	0	3,404	1,485	1,623	382	1,099	123	0	44	14,986	74	7.78	2.77	2.81	0.96	20.6	7.3	1.26	.294	4.08	8.57
13	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	953.01	3316.0	3.48	541	220	153	.590	541	2,907	17	5	0	3,142	1,282	1,377	360	742	77	0	22	13,579	99	7.89	2.01	3.92	0.98	21.4	5.5	1.17	.293	3.74	8.53
14	John Smoltz J. Smoltz	944.06	3211.2	3.40	481	209	149	.584	481	2,804	53	16	0	2,869	1,214	1,317	271	960	56	0	79	13,256	136	7.86	2.69	2.92	0.76	21.2	7.2	1.19	.283	3.69	8.04
15	Jamie Moyer J. Moyer	924.82	3947.1	4.27	638	262	206	.560	638	2,353	33	10	0	4,107	1,872	2,020	509	1,104	142	0	64	16,812	52	5.36	2.52	2.13	1.16	14.0	6.6	1.32	.283	4.61	9.36
16	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	920.54	2720.0	2.95	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
17	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	909.51	2974.2	3.27	482	221	121	.646	482	3,494	12	5	0	2,457	1,081	1,154	361	787	113	0	20	12,053	81	10.57	2.38	4.44	1.09	29.0	6.5	1.09	.287	3.49	7.43
18	Tim Hudson T. Hudson	893.58	3123.1	3.50	479	222	133	.625	479	2,078	26	13	0	2,955	1,213	1,319	248	917	124	0	84	12,994	84	5.99	2.64	2.27	0.71	16.0	7.1	1.24	.281	3.80	8.51
19	Curt Schilling C. Schilling	892.87	3079.1	3.45	436	206	134	.606	436	2,953	83	20	0	2,831	1,180	1,241	334	634	51	0	35	12,510	67	8.63	1.85	4.66	0.98	23.6	5.1	1.13	.292	3.63	8.27
20	Orel Hershiser O. Hershiser	883.35	3057.2	3.46	466	201	146	.579	466	1,947	68	25	0	2,860	1,176	1,327	229	975	113	0	101	12,821	117	5.73	2.87	2.00	0.67	15.2	7.6	1.25	.275	3.91	8.42
21	Bob Welch B. Welch	873.13	3012.2	3.45	462	204	142	.590	462	1,909	61	28	0	2,811	1,155	1,272	262	995	78	0	54	12,606	51	5.70	2.97	1.92	0.78	15.1	7.9	1.26	.272	3.80	8.40
22	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	856.33	3300.0	3.85	521	255	152	.627	521	2,437	26	4	0	3,433	1,413	1,566	288	1,028	55	0	42	14,013	68	6.65	2.80	2.37	0.79	17.4	7.3	1.35	.308	4.27	9.36
23	Mark Buehrle M. Buehrle	851.07	3247.2	3.82	493	211	159	.570	493	1,845	33	10	0	3,441	1,377	1,525	359	722	77	0	48	13,559	27	5.11	2.00	2.56	0.99	13.6	5.3	1.28	.292	4.23	9.54
24	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	847.3	3308.0	3.90	510	187	196	.488	510	2,010	90	22	0	3,325	1,435	1,613	372	998	104	0	96	14,057	96	5.47	2.72	2.01	1.01	14.3	7.1	1.31	.279	4.39	9.05
25	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	839.86	3055.1	3.64	436	179	149	.546	436	2,152	127	30	0	2,924	1,235	1,354	302	835	104	0	40	12,704	76	6.34	2.46	2.58	0.89	16.9	6.6	1.23	.282	3.99	8.61

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Mets	47	66	.416	20.5
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