lowest career r*9/ip by a starting pitcher with a minimum of 1000 ip since 1950

Since 1950, Clayton Kershaw has the fewest runs allowed * 9 per inning pitched by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 1000 innings, with 2.77.

	NAME	R*9/IP	IP	R	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	H	ER	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	2.77	2810.1	864	443	218	96	.694	443	2.52	3,009	25	15	0	2,160	787	233	695	46	0	27	11,097	107	9.64	2.23	4.33	0.75	27.1	6.3	1.02	.271	2.77	6.92
2	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.77	1502.1	463	241	94	62	.603	241	2.55	1,809	4	2	0	1,149	426	139	338	24	0	13	5,901	28	10.84	2.02	5.35	0.83	30.7	5.7	0.99	.281	2.77	6.88
3	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	3.07	2202.1	751	314	159	85	.652	314	2.71	2,274	137	40	0	1,655	663	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	3.11	3038.0	1,050	438	227	99	.696	438	2.71	1,857	156	45	0	2,647	916	220	1,014	27	0	39	12,468	72	5.50	3.00	1.83	0.65	14.9	8.1	1.21	.260	3.11	7.84
5	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	3.11	3857.0	1,334	521	262	148	.639	521	2.80	2,142	211	53	0	3,256	1,202	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	3.15	4776.1	1,670	647	310	203	.604	647	2.86	3,634	231	61	0	3,961	1,517	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	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	3.24	2720.0	979	409	208	97	.682	409	2.95	3,032	46	17	0	2,151	893	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
8	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	3.26	3796.1	1,376	482	245	170	.590	482	2.88	3,044	255	56	0	3,199	1,216	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
9	Chris Sale C. Sale	3.28	1952.1	711	307	139	84	.623	307	3.04	2,416	16	3	0	1,600	659	201	443	124	0	12	7,863	44	11.14	2.04	5.45	0.93	30.7	5.6	1.05	.299	3.28	7.38
10	Gary Nolan G. Nolan	3.35	1667.2	621	247	109	69	.612	247	3.08	1,029	45	14	0	1,501	571	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
11	Andy Messersmith A. Messersmith	3.35	2133.1	795	295	125	99	.558	295	2.92	1,528	98	27	0	1,674	692	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
12	Johan Santana J. Santana	3.37	1862.0	697	284	135	76	.640	284	3.14	1,823	15	10	0	1,565	649	209	486	30	0	12	7,535	56	8.81	2.35	3.75	1.01	24.2	6.4	1.10	.272	3.37	7.56
13	Mel Stottlemyre M. Stottlemyre	3.39	2654.2	999	356	164	138	.543	356	2.96	1,254	152	40	0	2,428	874	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	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	3.4	3338.1	1,260	465	203	160	.559	465	2.95	2,417	167	49	0	2,999	1,095	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
15	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3.41	2906.0	1,100	466	217	114	.656	466	3.18	3,438	12	5	0	2,376	1,027	343	760	112	0	20	11,744	79	10.65	2.35	4.52	1.06	29.3	6.5	1.08	.287	3.41	7.36
16	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.41	1954.0	740	317	153	80	.657	317	3.18	2,251	8	5	0	1,627	690	217	500	61	0	8	7,861	58	10.37	2.30	4.50	1.00	28.6	6.4	1.09	.292	3.41	7.49
17	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	3.42	3476.1	1,320	457	238	140	.630	457	2.89	2,284	244	52	0	3,133	1,118	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
18	Max Fried M. Fried	3.42	1003.1	381	175	85	39	.685	175	3.05	970	6	4	0	886	340	83	267	43	0	5	4,100	46	8.70	2.40	3.63	0.74	23.7	6.5	1.15	.293	3.42	7.95
19	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	3.42	4139.0	1,574	539	293	187	.610	539	3.09	2,058	310	49	0	3,826	1,420	357	1,098	33	0	52	16,978	58	4.47	2.39	1.87	0.78	12.1	6.5	1.19	.258	3.42	8.32
20	Bob Veale B. Veale	3.44	1764.1	675	255	109	90	.548	255	2.98	1,553	78	20	0	1,507	585	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
21	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3.45	4913.2	1,884	707	354	184	.658	707	3.12	4,671	118	46	0	4,182	1,706	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
22	Blake Snell B. Snell	3.46	1115.2	429	215	78	59	.569	215	3.18	1,390	1	1	0	858	394	110	506	11	0	5	4,624	82	11.21	4.08	2.75	0.89	30.1	10.9	1.22	.287	3.46	6.92
23	J.R. Richard	3.48	1573.0	609	221	105	70	.600	221	3.12	1,462	76	19	0	1,197	546	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
24	Don Gullett D. Gullett	3.49	1243.2	482	186	96	44	.686	186	3.17	796	44	14	0	1,088	438	108	435	11	0	29	5,155	31	5.76	3.15	1.83	0.78	15.4	8.4	1.22	.258	3.49	7.87
25	Jim Maloney J. Maloney	3.51	1771.1	691	262	130	80	.619	262	3.18	1,557	74	30	0	1,453	625	132	769	35	0	35	7,408	116	7.91	3.91	2.02	0.67	21.0	10.4	1.25	.269	3.51	7.38