which left handed pitcher has the lowest era of all-time

Rube Waddell has the lowest career ERA by a left-hander, with an ERA of 2.16.

Interpreted as:
Which left handed pitcher has the lowest era with a minimum of 1500 IP of all-time?
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 Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
2.16
2961.1
407
193
143
.574
340
2,316
261
50
5
2,460
711
1,063
37
803
115
54
11,717
74
7.04
2.44
2.88
0.11
19.8
6.9
1.10
.287
3.23
75
2.03
71
7.48
262
2 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
3 Ed Killian
E. Killian
2.38
1598.1
214
103
78
.569
180
516
149
22
4
1,463
423
585
9
482
70
31
6,508
22
2.91
2.71
1.07
0.05
7.9
7.4
1.22
.268
3.29
91
2.80
110
8.24
-41.2
4 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
5 Nap Rucker
N. Rucker
2.42
2375.1
336
134
134
.500
274
1,217
186
38
14
2,089
639
823
41
701
73
58
9,441
43
4.61
2.66
1.74
0.16
12.9
7.4
1.17
.276
3.12
86
2.60
90
7.92
73.7
6 Hooks Wiltse
H. Wiltse
2.47
2112.1
357
139
90
.607
225
965
152
27
33
1,892
580
787
54
498
40
109
8,413
41
4.11
2.12
1.94
0.23
11.5
5.9
1.13
.268
3.35
89
2.56
90
8.06
70.5
7 Lefty Leifield
L. Leifield
2.47
1838.0
296
124
97
.561
216
616
138
32
7
1,673
505
694
27
554
85
57
7,411
17
3.02
2.71
1.11
0.13
8.3
7.5
1.21
.269
3.40
87
2.95
102
8.19
-7.9
8 Hippo Vaughn
H. Vaughn
2.49
2730.0
390
178
137
.565
332
1,416
214
41
5
2,461
754
1,039
39
817
85
45
11,225
63
4.67
2.69
1.73
0.13
12.6
7.3
1.20
.273
3.43
83
2.62
88
8.11
108.4
9 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.50
2742.2
432
212
94
.693
429
2,968
25
15
0
2,091
762
835
227
678
44
1
28
10,816
103
9.74
2.22
4.38
0.74
27.4
6.3
1.01
.270
2.74
64
2.82
70
6.86
366.8
10 Noodles Hahn
N. Hahn
2.55
2029.1
243
130
94
.580
231
917
212
25
0
1,916
574
821
27
381
52
11
8,126
28
4.07
1.69
2.41
0.12
11.3
4.7
1.13
.280
3.64
75
2.65
77
8.50
181.2
11 Slim Sallee
S. Sallee
2.56
2821.2
476
174
143
.549
305
836
189
25
36
2,729
804
1,092
68
573
43
123
11,476
12
2.67
1.83
1.46
0.22
7.3
5.0
1.17
.267
3.48
89
2.87
97
8.70
25.8
12 Ed Siever
E. Siever
2.60
1507.0
203
83
82
.503
174
470
136
14
2
1,550
435
674
24
311
39
28
6,170
21
2.81
1.86
1.51
0.14
7.6
5.0
1.23
.287
4.03
89
2.82
98
9.26
10.9
13 Carl Weilman
C. Weilman
2.67
1521.0
239
84
93
.475
179
536
105
15
10
1,394
451
600
22
418
32
49
5,993
17
3.17
2.47
1.28
0.13
8.9
7.0
1.19
.275
3.55
88
2.85
95
8.25
21.9
14 Nick Altrock
N. Altrock
2.67
1514.0
218
83
75
.525
161
425
128
16
7
1,455
449
600
16
272
22
45
6,016
31
2.53
1.62
1.56
0.10
7.1
4.5
1.14
.272
3.57
104
2.56
103
8.65
-22.3
15 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
16 Dutch Leonard
D. Leonard
2.76
2192.0
331
139
114
.549
273
1,160
151
33
13
2,022
672
851
54
664
68
47
8,907
61
4.76
2.73
1.75
0.22
13.0
7.5
1.23
.283
3.49
86
2.82
89
8.30
78.4
17 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
2.76
2324.1
397
165
87
.655
314
2,396
137
40
9
1,754
713
806
204
817
18
44
48
9,497
87
9.28
3.16
2.93
0.79
25.2
8.6
1.11
.256
3.12
75
2.69
75
6.79
226.6
18 Jesse Tannehill
J. Tannehill
2.80
2759.1
359
197
117
.627
321
944
264
34
7
2,794
858
1,199
40
478
130
37
11,236
28
3.08
1.56
1.97
0.13
8.4
4.3
1.19
.286
3.91
89
2.86
91
9.11
95.2
19 Ed Morris
E. Morris
2.82
2678.0
311
171
122
.584
307
1,217
297
29
1
2,468
838
1,312
42
498
25
4
11,073
112
4.09
1.67
2.44
0.14
11.0
4.5
1.11
.262
4.41
87
2.91
92
8.29
34.1
20 Willie Mitchell
W. Mitchell
2.88
1632.0
276
83
92
.474
190
921
93
16
4
1,464
522
731
14
605
75
65
6,692
47
5.08
3.34
1.52
0.08
13.8
9.0
1.27
.286
4.03
97
2.71
91
8.07
54.1
21 Wilbur Cooper
W. Cooper
2.89
3480.0
517
216
178
.548
406
1,252
279
35
14
3,415
1,119
1,406
103
853
100
83
14,377
44
3.24
2.21
1.47
0.27
8.7
5.9
1.23
.274
3.64
86
3.17
94
8.83
72.2
22 Harry Brecheen
H. Brecheen
2.92
1907.2
318
133
92
.591
240
901
125
25
18
1,731
618
701
116
536
37
53
7,821
18
4.25
2.53
1.68
0.55
11.5
6.9
1.19
.259
3.31
75
3.26
84
8.17
135.3
23 Lefty Tyler
L. Tyler
2.95
2230.0
323
127
116
.523
267
1,003
181
30
7
1,990
730
947
51
829
67
45
9,222
55
4.05
3.35
1.21
0.21
10.9
9.0
1.26
.267
3.82
96
3.11
101
8.03
-2.7
24 Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
2.98
3590.1
535
253
154
.622
433
1,677
260
36
33
3,461
1,188
1,380
227
725
53
82
14,805
53
4.20
1.82
2.31
0.57
11.3
4.9
1.17
.267
3.46
76
3.55
89
8.68
174.2
25 Max Lanier
M. Lanier
3.01
1619.1
327
108
82
.568
204
821
91
21
17
1,490
541
630
65
611
18
62
6,772
13
4.56
3.40
1.34
0.36
12.1
9.0
1.30
.271
3.50
79
3.22
84
8.28
108.7

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