Jacob deGrom has the lowest career ERA by an active starting pitcher when pitching at least 480 innings, with an ERA of 2.65.
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lowest era by an active starter all-time with 480 or more ip| 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 |  | J. deGrom | 2.65 | 1645.0 | 267 | 103 | 71 | .592 | 267 | 1,979 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,260 | 484 | 521 | 162 | 369 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 6,469 | 33 | 10.83 | 2.02 | 5.36 | 0.89 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 0.99 | .279 | 2.85 | 6.89 |
| 2 |  | D. Rasmussen | 2.82 | 489.0 | 99 | 35 | 19 | .648 | 99 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 382 | 153 | 162 | 47 | 103 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1,919 | 18 | 7.93 | 1.90 | 4.18 | 0.87 | 22.5 | 5.4 | 0.99 | .253 | 2.98 | 7.03 |
| 3 |  | S. Ohtani | 2.83 | 614.1 | 114 | 47 | 22 | .681 | 114 | 765 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 443 | 193 | 205 | 60 | 208 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2,479 | 52 | 11.21 | 3.05 | 3.68 | 0.88 | 30.9 | 8.4 | 1.06 | .270 | 3.00 | 6.49 |
| 4 |  | C. Sale | 2.99 | 2088.0 | 330 | 150 | 91 | .622 | 330 | 2,581 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1,706 | 693 | 750 | 213 | 472 | 137 | 0 | 12 | 8,407 | 45 | 11.13 | 2.03 | 5.47 | 0.92 | 30.7 | 5.6 | 1.04 | .298 | 3.23 | 7.35 |
| 5 |  | C. Burnes | 3.01 | 886.0 | 149 | 55 | 35 | .611 | 149 | 1,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 683 | 296 | 327 | 93 | 249 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3,567 | 39 | 10.31 | 2.53 | 4.08 | 0.94 | 28.5 | 7.0 | 1.05 | .271 | 3.32 | 6.94 |
| 6 |  | C. Sánchez | 3.01 | 628.1 | 106 | 41 | 24 | .631 | 106 | 623 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 587 | 210 | 232 | 54 | 133 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2,562 | 17 | 8.92 | 1.91 | 4.68 | 0.77 | 24.3 | 5.2 | 1.15 | .307 | 3.32 | 8.41 |
| 7 |  | M. Fried | 3.04 | 1116.1 | 193 | 96 | 42 | .696 | 193 | 1,074 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 971 | 377 | 418 | 87 | 301 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 4,548 | 47 | 8.66 | 2.43 | 3.57 | 0.70 | 23.6 | 6.6 | 1.14 | .291 | 3.37 | 7.83 |
| 8 |  | T. Skubal | 3.05 | 838.2 | 148 | 60 | 40 | .600 | 148 | 976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 671 | 284 | 312 | 97 | 179 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3,332 | 11 | 10.47 | 1.92 | 5.45 | 1.04 | 29.3 | 5.4 | 1.01 | .280 | 3.35 | 7.20 |
| 9 |  | S. McClanahan | 3.05 | 495.2 | 92 | 41 | 22 | .651 | 92 | 541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 168 | 182 | 55 | 147 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2,005 | 22 | 9.82 | 2.67 | 3.68 | 1.00 | 27.0 | 7.3 | 1.11 | .279 | 3.30 | 7.35 |
| 10 |  | B. Woodruff | 3.13 | 763.2 | 136 | 53 | 30 | .639 | 136 | 884 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 587 | 266 | 279 | 87 | 195 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 3,054 | 8 | 10.42 | 2.30 | 4.53 | 1.03 | 28.9 | 6.4 | 1.02 | .269 | 3.29 | 6.92 |
| 11 |  | B. Snell | 3.17 | 1161.0 | 223 | 81 | 63 | .563 | 223 | 1,445 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 897 | 409 | 445 | 111 | 523 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4,809 | 86 | 11.20 | 4.05 | 2.76 | 0.86 | 30.0 | 10.9 | 1.22 | .289 | 3.45 | 6.95 |
| 12 |  | G. Cole | 3.20 | 2009.0 | 327 | 156 | 85 | .647 | 327 | 2,306 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,679 | 714 | 764 | 226 | 512 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 8,091 | 58 | 10.33 | 2.29 | 4.50 | 1.01 | 28.5 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .291 | 3.42 | 7.52 |
| 13 |  | Z. Wheeler | 3.22 | 1821.1 | 298 | 123 | 76 | .618 | 298 | 1,928 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,536 | 652 | 705 | 176 | 512 | 78 | 0 | 14 | 7,441 | 42 | 9.53 | 2.53 | 3.77 | 0.87 | 25.9 | 6.9 | 1.12 | .286 | 3.48 | 7.59 |
| 14 |  | S. Bieber | 3.26 | 900.1 | 146 | 67 | 34 | .663 | 146 | 1,011 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 805 | 326 | 347 | 107 | 205 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3,652 | 34 | 10.11 | 2.05 | 4.93 | 1.07 | 27.7 | 5.6 | 1.12 | .302 | 3.47 | 8.05 |
| 15 |  | M. Scherzer | 3.27 | 2966.0 | 480 | 221 | 121 | .646 | 480 | 3,485 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2,449 | 1,079 | 1,152 | 361 | 783 | 113 | 0 | 20 | 12,015 | 80 | 10.57 | 2.38 | 4.45 | 1.10 | 29.0 | 6.5 | 1.09 | .287 | 3.50 | 7.43 |
| 16 |  | J. Verlander | 3.33 | 3571.1 | 556 | 266 | 159 | .626 | 556 | 3,554 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3,052 | 1,322 | 1,433 | 372 | 1,006 | 121 | 0 | 28 | 14,626 | 100 | 8.96 | 2.54 | 3.53 | 0.94 | 24.3 | 6.9 | 1.14 | .280 | 3.61 | 7.69 |
| 17 |  | J. Steele | 3.34 | 493.1 | 91 | 30 | 22 | .577 | 91 | 496 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 183 | 215 | 49 | 148 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2,067 | 14 | 9.05 | 2.70 | 3.35 | 0.89 | 24.0 | 7.2 | 1.22 | .298 | 3.92 | 8.26 |
| 18 |  | R. Suarez | 3.41 | 757.1 | 136 | 46 | 35 | .568 | 136 | 716 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 722 | 287 | 311 | 65 | 235 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3,172 | 10 | 8.51 | 2.79 | 3.05 | 0.77 | 22.6 | 7.4 | 1.26 | .307 | 3.70 | 8.58 |
| 19 |  | B. Woo | 3.42 | 506.0 | 89 | 33 | 21 | .611 | 89 | 501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 192 | 204 | 65 | 102 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2,024 | 6 | 8.91 | 1.81 | 4.91 | 1.16 | 24.8 | 5.0 | 1.00 | .255 | 3.63 | 7.22 |
| 20 |  | L. Webb | 3.43 | 1162.2 | 194 | 73 | 58 | .557 | 194 | 1,077 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,104 | 443 | 487 | 83 | 274 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 4,758 | 23 | 8.34 | 2.12 | 3.93 | 0.64 | 22.6 | 5.8 | 1.19 | .311 | 3.77 | 8.55 |
| 21 |  | F. Valdez | 3.44 | 1134.1 | 185 | 82 | 55 | .599 | 185 | 1,089 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 971 | 433 | 471 | 95 | 397 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 4,713 | 62 | 8.64 | 3.15 | 2.74 | 0.75 | 23.1 | 8.4 | 1.21 | .285 | 3.74 | 7.70 |
| 22 |  | A. Abbott | 3.52 | 524.2 | 96 | 33 | 28 | .541 | 96 | 473 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 480 | 205 | 219 | 76 | 189 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2,210 | 10 | 8.11 | 3.24 | 2.50 | 1.30 | 21.4 | 8.6 | 1.28 | .276 | 3.76 | 8.23 |
| 23 |  | S. Gray | 3.54 | 1998.1 | 348 | 135 | 103 | .567 | 348 | 1,994 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1,740 | 786 | 860 | 202 | 641 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 8,269 | 106 | 8.98 | 2.89 | 3.11 | 0.91 | 24.1 | 7.8 | 1.19 | .286 | 3.87 | 7.84 |
| 24 |  | L. Gilbert | 3.55 | 955.1 | 166 | 54 | 42 | .563 | 166 | 1,013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 796 | 377 | 397 | 126 | 206 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 3,849 | 44 | 9.54 | 1.94 | 4.92 | 1.19 | 26.3 | 5.4 | 1.05 | .271 | 3.74 | 7.50 |
| 25 |  | G. Kirby | 3.58 | 753.2 | 131 | 52 | 42 | .553 | 131 | 725 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 740 | 300 | 320 | 83 | 118 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 3,078 | 13 | 8.66 | 1.41 | 6.14 | 0.99 | 23.6 | 3.8 | 1.14 | .309 | 3.82 | 8.84 |
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