lowest era by a starter all-time with 3000 ip since 1920

Since 1920, Whitey Ford has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 3000 innings, with an ERA of 2.71.

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lowest era by a starter all-time with 3000 or more ip since 1920
NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Whitey Ford
W. Ford
2.71
3038.0
438
227
99
.696
438
1,857
156
45
0
2,647
916
1,050
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
2Jim 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
3Tom 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
4Bob 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
5Juan 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
6Don 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
7Carl Hubbell
C. Hubbell
3.05
3357.2
433
233
146
.615
433
1,556
260
36
0
3,261
1,138
1,326
221
682
49
0
13,890
46
4.17
1.83
2.28
0.59
11.2
4.9
1.17
.267
3.55
8.74
8Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
3.08
5101.0
665
358
227
.612
665
2,501
382
63
0
4,703
1,743
1,951
422
1,383
39
0
52
20,960
74
4.41
2.44
1.81
0.74
11.9
6.6
1.19
.258
3.44
8.30
9Lefty Grove
L. Grove
3.08
3560.2
457
268
119
.693
457
2,013
298
35
0
3,513
1,220
1,448
148
1,027
38
0
15,016
38
5.09
2.60
1.96
0.37
13.4
6.8
1.28
.285
3.66
8.88
10Gaylord 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
11Roger 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
12Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3.15
5001.0
740
355
226
.611
740
3,366
109
35
0
4,717
1,750
1,974
351
996
137
0
177
20,388
70
6.06
1.79
3.38
0.63
16.5
4.9
1.14
.281
3.55
8.49
13Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.18
5326.0
773
318
291
.522
773
5,654
222
61
0
3,880
1,884
2,151
314
2,748
156
0
75
22,310
275
9.55
4.64
2.06
0.53
25.3
12.3
1.24
.265
3.63
6.56
14Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3.20
5165.1
709
327
240
.577
709
4,104
254
55
0
4,616
1,835
2,096
405
1,814
53
0
145
21,457
177
7.15
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.24
.279
3.65
8.04
15Bucky Walters
B. Walters
3.20
3047.1
398
195
151
.564
398
1,089
242
42
0
2,906
1,084
1,281
147
1,081
50
0
12,867
60
3.22
3.19
1.01
0.43
8.5
8.4
1.31
.263
3.78
8.58
16Vida Blue
V. Blue
3.21
3292.0
473
207
159
.566
473
2,130
143
37
0
2,876
1,173
1,316
250
1,157
23
0
59
13,601
101
5.82
3.16
1.84
0.68
15.7
8.5
1.23
.262
3.60
7.86
17Bob Feller
B. Feller
3.25
3683.0
484
258
154
.626
484
2,491
279
44
0
3,146
1,329
1,493
214
1,689
58
0
4
15,555
62
6.09
4.13
1.47
0.52
16.0
10.9
1.31
.264
3.65
7.69
18Catfish Hunter
C. Hunter
3.26
3405.1
476
222
166
.572
476
1,970
181
42
0
2,922
1,232
1,362
370
935
47
0
54
13,844
48
5.21
2.47
2.11
0.98
14.2
6.8
1.13
.243
3.60
7.72
19Kevin Brown
K. Brown
3.26
3237.2
476
210
143
.595
476
2,375
72
17
0
3,058
1,173
1,345
205
890
139
0
42
13,456
108
6.60
2.47
2.67
0.57
17.7
6.6
1.22
.290
3.74
8.50
20Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3.27
5248.1
756
321
253
.559
756
3,545
178
58
0
4,670
1,905
2,095
469
1,333
81
0
96
21,500
110
6.08
2.29
2.66
0.80
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.59
8.01
21Claude Osteen
C. Osteen
3.29
3363.1
488
195
193
.503
488
1,571
140
40
0
3,373
1,231
1,386
242
883
44
0
81
13,992
61
4.20
2.36
1.78
0.65
11.2
6.3
1.27
.278
3.71
9.03
22Randy Johnson
R. Johnson
3.30
4103.0
603
301
166
.645
603
4,818
100
37
0
3,320
1,504
1,692
408
1,491
188
0
37
16,937
109
10.57
3.27
3.23
0.89
28.4
8.8
1.17
.290
3.71
7.28
23Jim Bunning
J. Bunning
3.30
3620.0
519
215
180
.544
519
2,752
151
40
0
3,314
1,327
1,484
364
938
156
0
86
15,021
44
6.84
2.33
2.93
0.90
18.3
6.2
1.17
.273
3.69
8.24
24Billy Pierce
B. Pierce
3.30
3078.2
433
197
159
.553
433
1,817
193
38
0
2,811
1,129
1,252
266
1,067
25
1
30
12,893
44
5.31
3.12
1.70
0.78
14.1
8.3
1.26
.262
3.66
8.22
25Bert Blyleven
B. Blyleven
3.31
4957.1
685
286
248
.536
685
3,694
242
60
0
4,614
1,823
2,021
428
1,316
155
0
67
20,429
114
6.71
2.39
2.81
0.78
18.1
6.4
1.20
.282
3.67
8.38
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