lowest era+ by an active starter all-time with 1500 ip

Clayton Kershaw has the best career ERA by an active starting pitcher when pitching at least 1500 innings, with an ERA of 2.54.

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lowest era+ by an active starter all-time with 1500 or more ip

	NAME	ERA	IP	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	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	2,191	804	881	235	711	46	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	1,173	440	477	146	345	25	13	6,045	30	10.82	2.02	5.37	0.85	30.6	5.7	0.99	.279	2.79	6.86
3	Chris Sale C. Sale	3.04	1983.0	312	140	85	.622	312	2,458	16	3	1,620	669	721	205	447	128	12	7,981	45	11.16	2.03	5.50	0.93	30.8	5.6	1.04	.298	3.27	7.35
4	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.18	1954.0	317	153	80	.657	317	2,251	8	5	1,627	690	740	217	500	61	8	7,861	58	10.37	2.30	4.50	1.00	28.6	6.4	1.09	.292	3.41	7.49
5	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	3.28	1728.1	283	113	75	.601	283	1,820	5	3	1,475	630	683	166	490	76	14	7,086	41	9.48	2.55	3.71	0.86	25.7	6.9	1.14	.289	3.56	7.68
6	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3.32	3567.2	555	266	158	.627	555	3,553	26	9	3,046	1,317	1,428	371	1,004	121	28	14,607	99	8.96	2.53	3.54	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.60	7.68
7	Sonny Gray S. Gray	3.60	1896.2	330	123	102	.547	330	1,904	7	5	1,654	758	831	191	613	56	5	7,861	106	9.03	2.91	3.11	0.91	24.2	7.8	1.20	.287	3.94	7.85
8	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	3.65	1778.0	297	115	93	.553	297	2,075	2	1	1,460	721	756	231	563	83	8	7,305	83	10.50	2.85	3.69	1.17	28.4	7.7	1.14	.282	3.83	7.39
9	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	3.77	2054.1	357	113	110	.507	357	1,760	2	2	2,001	860	930	212	624	57	22	8,615	72	7.71	2.73	2.82	0.93	20.4	7.2	1.28	.300	4.07	8.77
10	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	3.80	1577.0	288	108	75	.590	288	1,359	2	2	1,502	665	708	179	492	42	18	6,620	40	7.76	2.81	2.76	1.02	20.5	7.4	1.26	.291	4.04	8.57
11	Kyle Hendricks K. Hendricks	3.80	1728.2	301	105	91	.536	301	1,366	6	4	1,656	729	783	208	402	69	19	7,150	12	7.11	2.09	3.40	1.08	19.1	5.6	1.19	.284	4.08	8.62
12	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	3.82	1850.2	322	108	110	.495	322	1,881	4	2	1,783	786	839	227	517	37	8	7,740	61	9.15	2.51	3.64	1.10	24.3	6.7	1.24	.306	4.08	8.67
13	Aaron Nola A. Nola	3.83	1715.2	285	109	89	.551	285	1,876	6	4	1,522	730	769	217	449	56	16	7,039	18	9.84	2.36	4.18	1.14	26.7	6.4	1.15	.294	4.03	7.98
14	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	3.88	1675.0	297	100	84	.543	297	1,460	5	3	1,635	723	767	187	452	53	17	7,004	49	7.84	2.43	3.23	1.00	20.8	6.5	1.25	.298	4.12	8.79
15	José Berríos J. Berríos	4.07	1568.1	273	107	82	.566	273	1,477	5	1	1,470	710	762	218	471	98	7	6,591	35	8.48	2.70	3.14	1.25	22.4	7.1	1.24	.289	4.37	8.44
16	Wade Miley W. Miley	4.08	1741.2	312	107	99	.519	312	1,365	3	2	1,766	789	846	195	606	46	10	7,448	58	7.05	3.13	2.25	1.01	18.3	8.1	1.36	.300	4.37	9.13
17	Charlie Morton C. Morton	4.13	2249.1	409	147	133	.525	409	2,178	3	2	2,130	1,033	1,131	223	848	200	27	9,676	72	8.71	3.39	2.57	0.89	22.5	8.8	1.32	.306	4.53	8.52
18	Martín Pérez M. Pérez	4.45	1549.2	279	88	92	.489	279	1,085	4	3	1,672	766	841	183	558	47	7	6,717	39	6.30	3.24	1.94	1.06	16.2	8.3	1.44	.307	4.88	9.71
19	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	4.54	2009.0	354	109	139	.440	354	1,820	7	2	2,151	1,014	1,088	281	615	51	23	8,654	64	8.15	2.76	2.96	1.26	21.0	7.1	1.38	.318	4.87	9.64