lowest era by a starter all-time with 2000 ip

Bob Ewing has the best career ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 2000 innings, with an ERA of 0.15.

Interpreted as:
lowest era by a starter all-time with 2000 or more ip
NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Bob Ewing
B. Ewing
0.15
2170.1
264
118
112
.513
264
962
205
19
0
1,998
881
28
591
51
0
44
3.99
2.45
1.63
0.12
6.7
1.19
.277
3.65
8.29
2Ed Walsh
E. Walsh
0.35
2617.1
315
173
113
.605
315
1,506
250
57
0
2,071
751
20
553
50
0
65
5.18
1.90
2.72
0.07
5.6
1.00
.267
2.58
7.12
3Vic Willis
V. Willis
0.54
3000.0
366
177
165
.518
366
1,294
302
42
0
2,713
1,158
43
820
83
0
66
3.88
2.46
1.58
0.13
6.8
1.18
.271
3.47
8.14
4Addie Joss
A. Joss
0.71
2231.1
260
155
93
.625
260
892
234
45
0
1,811
685
18
338
57
0
26
3.60
1.36
2.64
0.07
4.0
0.96
.248
2.76
7.30
5Mordecai Brown
M. Brown
0.77
2737.1
332
201
112
.642
332
1,158
271
55
0
2,348
887
35
592
56
0
42
3.81
1.95
1.96
0.12
5.7
1.07
.269
2.92
7.72
6Tully Sparks
T. Sparks
0.81
2040.0
252
108
128
.458
252
699
194
19
0
1,956
916
30
516
74
0
21
3.08
2.28
1.35
0.13
6.3
1.21
.281
4.04
8.63
7Cy Young
C. Young
0.87
3186.0
369
213
143
.598
369
1,520
331
44
0
2,798
1,075
41
398
71
0
47
4.29
1.12
3.82
0.12
3.3
1.00
.274
3.04
7.90
8Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
0.88
2556.0
303
173
108
.616
303
832
244
27
0
2,376
991
43
571
106
0
20
2.93
2.01
1.46
0.15
5.5
1.15
.266
3.49
8.37
9Christy Mathewson
C. Mathewson
0.96
4540.0
551
343
177
.660
551
2,408
434
79
0
4,018
1,513
82
801
51
0
107
4.77
1.59
3.01
0.16
4.5
1.06
.269
3.00
7.97
10Nap Rucker
N. Rucker
0.98
2170.0
274
119
121
.496
274
1,121
187
38
0
1,912
738
34
638
66
0
8,778
43
4.65
2.65
1.76
0.14
12.8
7.3
1.18
.271
3.06
7.93
11Jack Coombs
J. Coombs
0.99
2067.0
269
135
98
.579
269
951
187
35
0
1,795
793
29
732
89
0
49
4.14
3.19
1.30
0.13
8.8
1.22
.270
3.45
7.82
12Doc White
D. White
0.99
2828.2
364
173
151
.534
364
1,305
262
45
0
2,551
1,029
31
630
114
0
55
4.15
2.00
2.07
0.10
5.9
1.12
.290
3.27
8.12
13Cy Falkenberg
C. Falkenberg
1.01
2075.0
266
124
117
.515
266
1,080
180
27
0
1,907
849
22
618
61
0
87
4.68
2.68
1.75
0.10
8.1
1.22
.321
3.68
8.27
14Ed Reulbach
E. Reulbach
1.02
2337.0
300
165
97
.630
300
999
200
40
0
1,869
768
29
776
97
0
36
3.85
2.99
1.29
0.11
8.4
1.13
.252
2.96
7.20
15George Mullin
G. Mullin
1.08
3478.0
428
205
189
.520
428
1,424
353
35
0
3,325
1,549
42
1,186
122
0
80
3.68
3.07
1.20
0.11
8.7
1.30
.300
4.01
8.60
16Rube Waddell
R. Waddell
1.10
2468.0
308
155
125
.554
308
1,997
235
47
0
2,062
871
28
682
89
0
66
7.28
2.49
2.93
0.10
7.5
1.11
.324
3.18
7.52
17Jack Chesbro
J. Chesbro
1.21
2352.0
289
164
107
.605
289
1,110
225
32
0
2,090
875
30
503
80
0
44
4.25
1.92
2.21
0.11
6.0
1.10
.310
3.35
8.00
18Bill Donovan
B. Donovan
1.24
2705.1
314
174
125
.582
314
1,452
279
35
0
2,372
1,045
28
923
71
0
56
4.83
3.07
1.57
0.09
8.7
1.22
.287
3.48
7.89
19Chief Bender
C. Bender
1.24
2680.0
334
187
112
.625
334
1,505
255
40
0
2,344
963
34
616
89
0
57
5.05
2.07
2.44
0.11
6.0
1.10
.287
3.23
7.87
20Eddie Plank
E. Plank
1.33
4216.0
529
299
179
.626
529
2,118
410
69
0
3,725
1,458
39
998
179
0
74
4.52
2.13
2.12
0.08
6.2
1.12
.287
3.11
7.95
21Harry Howell
H. Howell
1.35
2044.2
245
101
128
.441
245
854
214
18
0
1,858
845
20
522
77
0
40
3.76
2.30
1.64
0.09
6.7
1.16
.288
3.72
8.18
22Red Ames
R. Ames
1.35
2766.2
371
160
151
.514
371
1,491
208
27
0
2,508
1,130
38
883
56
0
11,390
122
4.85
2.87
1.69
0.12
13.1
7.8
1.23
.277
3.68
8.16
23Jack Powell
J. Powell
1.38
2976.2
369
155
188
.452
369
1,231
294
33
0
2,834
1,243
70
643
71
0
46
3.72
1.94
1.91
0.21
5.6
1.17
.290
3.76
8.57
24Tom Hughes
T. Hughes
1.52
2366.2
310
116
160
.420
310
1,230
224
25
0
2,371
1,184
50
777
91
0
73
4.68
2.95
1.58
0.19
8.3
1.33
.322
4.50
9.02
25Bill Dinneen
B. Dinneen
1.54
2155.1
253
120
124
.492
253
832
221
23
0
1,976
868
53
502
35
0
34
3.47
2.10
1.66
0.22
6.1
1.15
.282
3.62
8.25
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