lowest career era by a starter all-time min 1000 ip after 1950

Since 1951, Clayton Kershaw has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 1000 innings, with an ERA of 2.54.

	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	H/9
1	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2.54	2850.1	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
2	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.57	1539.2	248	96	65	.596	248	1,851	4	2	0	1,173	440	477	146	345	25	0	13	6,045	30	10.82	2.02	5.37	0.85	30.6	5.7	0.99	.279	2.79	6.86
3	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2.71	2202.1	314	159	85	.652	314	2,274	137	40	0	1,655	663	751	194	742	17	0	46	8,959	76	9.29	3.03	3.06	0.79	25.4	8.3	1.09	.255	3.07	6.76
4	Whitey Ford W. Ford	2.73	2947.1	426	218	99	.688	426	1,812	149	43	0	2,584	893	1,026	215	976	25	0	39	12,101	70	5.53	2.98	1.86	0.66	15.0	8.1	1.21	.261	3.13	7.89
5	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	2.80	3857.0	521	262	148	.639	521	2,142	211	53	0	3,256	1,202	1,334	292	1,259	37	0	36	15,714	83	5.00	2.94	1.70	0.68	13.6	8.0	1.17	.247	3.11	7.60
6	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2.86	4776.1	647	310	203	.604	647	3,634	231	61	0	3,961	1,517	1,670	378	1,387	76	0	115	19,337	123	6.85	2.61	2.62	0.71	18.8	7.2	1.12	.258	3.15	7.46
7	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	2.88	3796.1	482	245	170	.590	482	3,044	255	56	0	3,199	1,216	1,376	250	1,277	99	0	107	15,669	105	7.22	3.03	2.38	0.59	19.4	8.1	1.18	.268	3.26	7.58
8	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	2.89	3476.1	457	238	140	.630	457	2,284	244	52	0	3,133	1,118	1,320	318	701	38	0	82	14,118	51	5.91	1.81	3.26	0.82	16.2	5.0	1.10	.261	3.42	8.11
9	Andy Messersmith A. Messersmith	2.92	2133.1	295	125	99	.558	295	1,528	98	27	0	1,674	692	795	168	795	39	0	37	8,751	69	6.45	3.35	1.92	0.71	17.5	9.1	1.16	.242	3.35	7.06
10	Dean Chance D. Chance	2.94	1949.1	294	111	105	.514	294	1,402	83	33	0	1,682	637	763	111	663	64	0	58	8,082	60	6.47	3.06	2.11	0.51	17.3	8.2	1.20	.269	3.52	7.77
11	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2.95	3338.1	465	203	160	.559	465	2,417	167	49	0	2,999	1,095	1,260	275	821	148	0	114	13,700	79	6.52	2.21	2.94	0.74	17.6	6.0	1.14	.271	3.40	8.09
12	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2.95	2720.0	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
13	Mel Stottlemyre M. Stottlemyre	2.96	2654.2	356	164	138	.543	356	1,254	152	40	0	2,428	874	999	170	804	44	0	75	10,942	57	4.25	2.73	1.56	0.58	11.5	7.3	1.22	.260	3.39	8.23
14	Bob Veale B. Veale	2.98	1764.1	255	109	90	.548	255	1,553	78	20	0	1,507	585	675	79	780	29	0	51	7,444	76	7.92	3.98	1.99	0.40	20.9	10.5	1.30	.285	3.44	7.69
15	Max Fried M. Fried	3.03	1054.2	183	92	39	.702	183	1,024	6	4	0	928	355	396	86	282	44	0	5	4,308	47	8.74	2.41	3.63	0.73	23.8	6.5	1.15	.293	3.38	7.92
16	Chris Sale C. Sale	3.04	1983.0	312	140	85	.622	312	2,458	16	3	0	1,620	669	721	205	447	128	0	12	7,981	45	11.16	2.03	5.50	0.93	30.8	5.6	1.04	.298	3.27	7.35
17	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	3.08	3847.2	500	272	171	.614	500	1,867	285	48	0	3,580	1,315	1,452	335	990	32	0	52	15,772	50	4.37	2.32	1.89	0.78	11.8	6.3	1.19	.259	3.40	8.37
18	Gary Nolan G. Nolan	3.08	1667.2	247	109	69	.612	247	1,029	45	14	0	1,501	571	621	144	412	14	0	46	6,811	25	5.55	2.22	2.50	0.78	15.1	6.0	1.15	.260	3.35	8.10
19	Don Wilson D. Wilson	3.09	1708.2	245	101	88	.534	245	1,259	78	20	0	1,438	587	672	115	621	47	0	30	7,127	76	6.63	3.27	2.03	0.61	17.7	8.7	1.21	.260	3.54	7.57
20	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3.10	5156.2	690	305	252	.548	690	3,372	303	53	0	4,762	1,778	2,045	382	1,314	101	0	144	21,140	150	5.89	2.29	2.57	0.67	16.0	6.2	1.18	.274	3.57	8.31
21	Joe Horlen J. Horlen	3.11	1867.2	290	110	113	.493	290	974	59	18	0	1,705	646	733	134	518	48	0	57	7,684	62	4.69	2.50	1.88	0.65	12.7	6.7	1.19	.261	3.53	8.22
22	J.R. Richard	3.12	1573.0	221	105	70	.600	221	1,462	76	19	0	1,197	546	609	73	753	15	0	15	6,537	90	8.36	4.31	1.94	0.42	22.4	11.5	1.24	.265	3.48	6.85
23	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3.12	4913.2	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
24	John Tudor J. Tudor	3.14	1762.0	263	114	71	.616	263	959	50	16	0	1,653	614	691	153	466	28	0	31	7,235	18	4.90	2.38	2.06	0.78	13.3	6.4	1.20	.266	3.53	8.44
25	Mike Cuellar M. Cuellar	3.14	2688.1	379	177	125	.586	379	1,547	172	36	0	2,420	937	1,081	214	774	9	0	52	10,992	48	5.18	2.59	2.00	0.72	14.1	7.0	1.19	.261	3.62	8.10