highest era+ by a relief pitcher with at least 400 innings pitched in a career since 2000

Since 2000, Alan Embree has the highest ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 400 innings, with an ERA of 4.73.

NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Alan Embree
A. Embree
4.73
542.0
642
25
35
.417
0
482
0
0
23
538
285
306
66
179
13
163
28
2,314
10
8.00
2.97
2.69
1.10
20.8
7.7
1.32
.300
5.08
8.93
2Chris Stratton
C. Stratton
4.70
406.0
332
27
12
.692
0
400
0
0
16
410
212
234
45
169
8
113
6
1,768
15
8.87
3.75
2.37
1.00
22.6
9.6
1.43
.318
5.19
9.09
3Jesus Colome
J. Colome
4.69
426.1
341
19
27
.413
0
330
0
0
6
418
222
242
49
224
17
125
26
1,908
37
6.97
4.73
1.47
1.03
17.3
11.7
1.51
.286
5.11
8.82
4Rick White
R. White
4.67
551.2
454
29
37
.439
0
355
0
0
10
587
286
329
63
193
23
124
39
2,392
20
5.79
3.15
1.84
1.03
14.8
8.1
1.41
.298
5.37
9.58
5Esteban Yan
E. Yan
4.66
419.0
331
20
23
.465
0
342
0
0
50
436
217
237
57
153
23
189
20
1,838
41
7.35
3.29
2.24
1.22
18.6
8.3
1.41
.300
5.09
9.37
6Blaine Boyer
B. Boyer
4.55
468.1
447
17
27
.386
0
292
0
0
5
505
237
269
38
165
13
119
19
2,026
17
5.61
3.17
1.77
0.73
14.4
8.1
1.43
.308
5.17
9.70
7Boone Logan
B. Logan
4.50
442.0
635
30
23
.566
0
479
0
0
3
449
221
242
55
199
22
104
37
1,970
23
9.75
4.05
2.41
1.12
24.3
10.1
1.47
.324
4.93
9.14
8Miguel Batista
M. Batista
4.44
403.1
330
23
28
.451
0
273
0
0
40
406
199
221
46
205
20
142
28
1,803
23
6.09
4.57
1.33
1.03
15.1
11.4
1.51
.286
4.93
9.06
9Jorge Julio
J. Julio
4.43
467.0
453
17
34
.333
0
448
0
0
99
437
230
259
65
233
19
265
21
2,065
52
8.63
4.49
1.92
1.25
21.7
11.3
1.43
.286
4.99
8.42
10Ron Villone
R. Villone
4.42
477.0
460
26
27
.491
0
394
0
0
3
429
234
255
48
248
36
111
29
2,089
21
7.43
4.68
1.59
0.91
18.9
11.9
1.42
.280
4.81
8.09
11Shawn Camp
S. Camp
4.41
592.1
541
29
33
.468
0
403
0
0
12
682
290
321
65
176
35
143
40
2,579
14
6.12
2.67
2.29
0.99
15.6
6.8
1.45
.325
4.88
10.36
12Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
4.38
532.2
532
26
40
.394
0
394
0
0
184
555
259
280
58
238
23
359
25
2,363
27
6.66
4.02
1.66
0.98
16.7
10.1
1.49
.301
4.73
9.38
13Jim Brower
J. Brower
4.38
423.2
319
21
23
.477
0
306
0
0
5
421
206
225
42
195
23
87
14
1,852
23
6.50
4.14
1.57
0.89
16.5
10.5
1.45
.295
4.78
8.94
14Jason Grimsley
J. Grimsley
4.32
418.1
392
16
31
.340
0
279
0
0
2
417
201
225
38
188
15
95
29
1,828
39
6.00
4.04
1.48
0.82
15.3
10.3
1.45
.290
4.84
8.97
15Luis Vizcaino
L. Vizcaino
4.32
543.1
542
35
30
.538
0
490
0
0
8
492
261
271
78
234
16
155
37
2,331
25
8.12
3.88
2.09
1.29
21.0
10.0
1.34
.274
4.49
8.15
16Chad Durbin
C. Durbin
4.31
434.1
380
24
14
.632
0
360
0
0
5
433
208
231
58
201
23
82
24
1,916
17
7.46
4.17
1.79
1.20
18.8
10.5
1.46
.294
4.79
8.97
17John Grabow
J. Grabow
4.31
476.1
506
24
19
.558
0
400
0
0
6
481
228
250
55
220
12
111
23
2,105
18
7.56
4.16
1.82
1.04
19.0
10.5
1.47
.300
4.72
9.09
18Todd Jones
T. Jones
4.25
601.0
589
30
38
.441
0
447
0
0
191
651
284
311
56
212
21
348
26
2,619
19
6.69
3.17
2.11
0.84
17.1
8.1
1.44
.316
4.66
9.75
19Antonio Alfonseca
A. Alfonseca
4.22
439.0
444
26
23
.531
0
289
0
0
100
487
206
216
38
178
14
223
27
1,946
10
5.92
3.65
1.62
0.78
14.9
9.1
1.51
.315
4.43
9.98
20Luke Jackson
L. Jackson
4.22
409.1
390
23
16
.590
0
424
0
0
28
402
192
214
44
187
18
128
20
1,802
28
9.32
4.11
2.27
0.97
23.5
10.4
1.44
.317
4.71
8.84
21Aaron Fultz
A. Fultz
4.22
478.0
462
25
15
.625
0
392
0
0
3
463
224
240
50
185
18
111
27
2,046
12
7.38
3.48
2.12
0.94
19.2
9.0
1.36
.295
4.52
8.72
22Julian Tavarez
J. Tavarez
4.21
442.1
419
25
29
.463
0
307
0
0
22
469
207
251
33
183
37
118
26
1,966
13
6.25
3.72
1.68
0.67
15.6
9.3
1.47
.310
5.11
9.54
23Kevin Gregg
K. Gregg
4.20
677.1
586
26
44
.371
0
631
0
0
177
636
316
342
71
313
26
382
21
2,963
50
8.38
4.16
2.02
0.94
21.3
10.6
1.40
.294
4.54
8.45
24Danys Baez
D. Baez
4.19
543.0
507
31
47
.397
0
384
0
0
114
501
253
288
58
213
42
279
24
2,337
18
6.36
3.53
1.80
0.96
16.4
9.1
1.31
.270
4.77
8.30
25Miguel Castro
M. Castro
4.18
458.2
421
22
26
.458
0
407
0
0
14
401
213
232
57
233
24
106
19
1,991
33
7.99
4.57
1.75
1.12
20.4
11.7
1.38
.271
4.55
7.87
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