starting pitcher with the highest ip per era last 55 seasons

Since 1972, Greg Maddux had the most innings pitched / ERA by a starting pitcher, with 1,587.94.

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	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	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	1,547.76	4872.0	3.15	699	294	254	.536	699	5,216	209	59	0	3,548	1,704	1,944	285	2,449	134	0	64	20,329	253	9.64	4.52	2.13	0.53	25.7	12.0	1.23	.266	3.59	6.55
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	1,350.21	4521.0	3.35	622	261	225	.537	622	3,339	220	54	0	4,211	1,682	1,864	392	1,212	148	0	61	18,656	107	6.65	2.41	2.75	0.78	17.9	6.5	1.20	.282	3.71	8.38
5	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
6	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
7	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	1,216.55	3926.1	3.23	537	250	180	.581	537	3,175	188	39	0	3,473	1,408	1,609	318	1,370	36	0	106	16,254	130	7.28	3.14	2.32	0.73	19.5	8.4	1.23	.278	3.69	7.96
8	Don Sutton D. Sutton	1,166.71	3788.2	3.25	544	239	171	.583	544	2,416	121	39	0	3,340	1,367	1,513	354	951	53	0	55	15,480	76	5.74	2.26	2.54	0.84	15.6	6.1	1.13	.255	3.59	7.93
9	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	1,133.06	3968.0	3.50	558	231	199	.537	558	2,427	171	28	0	3,770	1,544	1,768	355	1,429	91	0	55	16,780	146	5.50	3.24	1.70	0.81	14.5	8.5	1.31	.274	4.01	8.55
10	Frank Tanana F. Tanana	1,126.2	4136.1	3.67	616	236	236	.500	616	2,734	143	34	0	4,019	1,688	1,893	445	1,227	128	0	110	17,413	114	5.95	2.67	2.23	0.97	15.7	7.0	1.27	.278	4.12	8.74
11	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
12	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	1,106.76	3400.2	3.07	472	215	151	.587	472	2,483	141	43	0	2,878	1,161	1,276	282	1,037	48	0	86	13,875	93	6.57	2.74	2.39	0.75	17.9	7.5	1.15	.259	3.38	7.62
13	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1,073.56	3576.2	3.33	557	266	159	.626	557	3,560	26	9	0	3,057	1,324	1,435	374	1,007	121	0	28	14,646	100	8.96	2.53	3.54	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	7.69
14	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	1,042.79	3503.2	3.36	529	208	189	.524	529	1,990	102	26	0	3,537	1,308	1,472	219	915	87	0	112	14,690	88	5.11	2.35	2.17	0.56	13.5	6.2	1.27	.289	3.78	9.09
15	Dennis Martinez D. Martinez	1,019.4	3730.2	3.66	562	230	182	.558	562	1,984	122	30	0	3,631	1,517	1,701	349	1,067	113	0	60	15,613	70	4.79	2.57	1.86	0.84	12.7	6.8	1.26	.271	4.10	8.76
16	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	1,001.04	2799.2	2.80	377	189	112	.628	377	1,448	155	38	0	2,399	870	978	211	857	30	0	23	11,370	48	4.65	2.75	1.69	0.68	12.7	7.5	1.16	.248	3.14	7.71
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	949.47	3046.1	3.21	407	179	156	.534	407	1,926	178	32	0	2,868	1,086	1,231	234	796	57	0	75	12,496	79	5.69	2.35	2.42	0.69	15.4	6.4	1.20	.278	3.64	8.47
23	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
24	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
25	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

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Braves - y	94	68	.580
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Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
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Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
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