what pitcher has lowest career era with minimum 3000 innings

Mordecai Brown has the best career ERA when pitching at least 3000 innings, with an ERA of 2.06.

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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
2.06
3172.1
481
239
130
.648
332
1,375
271
55
49
2,708
725
1,044
43
673
61
138
12,422
61
3.90
1.91
2.04
0.12
11.1
5.4
1.07
.259
2.96
71
2.42
83
7.68
161.9
2 Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
2.13
4788.2
636
373
188
.665
552
2,507
435
79
30
4,219
1,135
1,620
89
848
59
73
18,913
115
4.71
1.59
2.96
0.17
13.3
4.5
1.06
.268
3.04
75
2.26
76
7.93
363
3 Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
2.17
5914.1
802
417
279
.599
666
3,509
531
110
34
4,913
1,424
1,902
97
1,363
205
127
23,405
154
5.34
2.07
2.57
0.15
15.0
5.8
1.06
.264
2.89
68
2.42
76
7.48
472.8
4 Will White
W. White
2.28
3542.2
403
229
166
.580
402
1,041
394
36
0
3,440
896
1,844
65
496
1
14,951
221
2.64
1.26
2.10
0.17
7.0
3.3
1.11
.254
4.68
83
2.98
108
8.74
-109.3
5 Eddie Plank
E. Plank
2.35
4495.2
623
326
194
.627
529
2,246
410
69
23
3,958
1,174
1,566
42
1,072
190
77
17,803
88
4.50
2.15
2.10
0.08
12.6
6.0
1.12
.275
3.14
81
2.45
86
7.92
195.2
6 Eddie Cicotte
E. Cicotte
2.38
3226.0
502
209
148
.585
361
1,374
249
35
24
2,897
853
1,161
32
827
52
107
12,731
57
3.83
2.31
1.66
0.09
10.8
6.5
1.15
.274
3.24
82
2.54
88
8.08
131.9
7 Doc White
D. White
2.39
3041.0
427
189
156
.548
363
1,384
262
45
5
2,738
808
1,118
33
670
120
53
12,093
63
4.10
1.98
2.07
0.10
11.4
5.5
1.12
.274
3.31
89
2.51
96
8.10
22.9
8 Jim McCormick
J. McCormick
2.43
4275.2
492
265
214
.553
485
1,704
466
33
1
4,092
1,155
2,095
82
749
12
7
17,702
160
3.59
1.58
2.28
0.17
9.6
4.2
1.13
.265
4.41
86
2.88
100
8.61
-32.7
9 Chief Bender
C. Bender
2.46
3017.0
459
212
127
.625
334
1,711
255
40
34
2,645
823
1,108
40
712
102
112
11,895
79
5.10
2.12
2.40
0.12
14.4
6.0
1.11
.279
3.31
88
2.29
83
7.89
145.9
10 Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
2.56
5190.0
696
373
208
.642
600
2,198
436
90
32
4,868
1,476
1,852
165
951
70
81
20,893
38
3.81
1.65
2.31
0.29
10.5
4.6
1.12
.269
3.21
73
2.88
81
8.44
359.1
11 Cy Young
C. Young
2.63
7356.0
906
511
316
.618
815
2,803
749
76
17
7,092
2,147
3,167
138
1,217
161
84
29,565
156
3.43
1.49
2.30
0.17
9.5
4.1
1.13
.275
3.87
74
2.84
79
8.68
620
12 Tim Keefe
T. Keefe
2.63
5049.2
600
342
225
.603
594
2,564
554
39
2
4,438
1,474
2,470
75
1,233
83
7
20,941
240
4.57
2.20
2.08
0.13
12.2
5.9
1.12
.257
4.40
79
2.92
87
7.91
239.2
13 Vic Willis
V. Willis
2.63
3996.0
513
249
205
.548
471
1,651
388
50
11
3,621
1,167
1,620
66
1,212
156
41
16,263
94
3.72
2.73
1.36
0.15
10.2
7.5
1.21
.270
3.65
86
2.96
95
8.16
82
14 Red Ames
R. Ames
2.63
3198.0
533
183
167
.523
371
1,702
209
27
36
2,896
934
1,313
41
1,034
64
118
13,080
156
4.79
2.91
1.65
0.12
13.0
7.9
1.23
.279
3.70
93
2.54
88
8.15
121.5
15 Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
2.66
3441.1
465
246
142
.634
381
1,068
314
32
24
3,276
1,016
1,436
52
812
179
73
14,132
30
2.79
2.12
1.32
0.14
7.6
5.7
1.19
.268
3.76
85
3.04
95
8.57
68.9
16 Old Hoss Radbourn
O. Hoss Radbourn
2.68
4527.1
527
309
194
.614
502
1,830
488
35
3
4,328
1,347
2,273
118
875
54
24
18,918
214
3.64
1.74
2.09
0.23
9.7
4.6
1.15
.262
4.52
82
3.15
95
8.60
51
17 Mickey Welch
M. Welch
2.71
4802.0
565
307
210
.594
549
1,850
525
41
4
4,588
1,447
2,556
106
1,297
52
16
20,308
274
3.47
2.43
1.43
0.20
9.1
6.4
1.23
.264
4.79
88
3.28
103
8.60
-55.7
18 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
2.75
3170.1
498
236
106
.690
438
1,956
156
45
11
2,766
967
1,107
228
1,086
28
35
44
13,036
75
5.55
3.08
1.80
0.65
15.0
8.3
1.22
.261
3.14
75
3.26
88
7.85
156.9
19 John Clarkson
J. Clarkson
2.81
4536.1
531
328
178
.648
518
1,978
485
37
5
4,295
1,417
2,384
159
1,191
80
12
19,146
182
3.92
2.36
1.66
0.32
10.3
6.2
1.21
.263
4.73
75
3.35
88
8.52
289.8
20 George Mullin
G. Mullin
2.82
3686.2
487
228
196
.538
428
1,482
353
35
8
3,518
1,156
1,636
42
1,238
130
51
15,179
85
3.62
3.02
1.20
0.10
9.8
8.2
1.29
.283
3.99
99
2.91
104
8.59
-39
21 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.86
3948.0
558
268
152
.638
521
2,212
211
53
4
3,349
1,253
1,395
303
1,311
38
15
37
16,114
85
5.04
2.99
1.69
0.69
13.7
8.1
1.18
.249
3.18
80
3.50
95
7.63
83.2
22 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.86
4783.0
656
311
205
.603
647
3,640
231
61
1
3,971
1,521
1,674
380
1,390
76
6
116
19,369
126
6.85
2.62
2.62
0.72
18.8
7.2
1.12
.259
3.15
79
3.03
85
7.47
286.1
23 Pud Galvin
P. Galvin
2.87
5941.1
697
361
308
.540
681
1,799
639
57
1
6,352
1,895
3,315
121
744
54
18
25,160
220
2.73
1.13
2.42
0.18
7.2
3.0
1.19
.278
5.02
94
2.97
95
9.62
94.5
24 Juan Marichal
J. Marichal
2.89
3507.0
471
243
142
.631
457
2,303
244
52
2
3,153
1,126
1,329
320
709
40
11
82
14,236
51
5.91
1.82
3.25
0.82
16.2
5.0
1.10
.261
3.41
81
3.04
88
8.09
154.8
25 Stan Coveleski
S. Coveleski
2.89
3082.0
450
215
142
.602
385
981
223
38
21
3,055
990
1,227
66
802
30
52
12,729
35
2.86
2.34
1.22
0.19
7.7
6.3
1.25
.275
3.58
79
3.19
87
8.92
162.2

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