mlb era career leaders among pitchers with 5000+ ip

Walter Johnson has the best career ERA when pitching at least 5000 innings, with an ERA of 2.17.

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NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Walter Johnson
W. Johnson
2.17
5914.1
802
417
279
.599
666
3,509
531
110
34
4,913
1,424
1,902
97
1,363
205
127
23,405
154
5.34
2.07
2.57
0.15
15.0
5.8
1.06
.264
2.89
68
2.42
76
7.48
472.8
2Grover Alexander
G. Alexander
2.56
5190.0
696
373
208
.642
600
2,198
436
90
32
4,868
1,476
1,852
165
951
70
81
20,893
38
3.81
1.65
2.31
0.29
10.5
4.6
1.12
.269
3.21
73
2.88
81
8.44
359.1
3Cy Young
C. Young
2.63
7356.0
906
511
316
.618
815
2,803
749
76
17
7,092
2,147
3,167
138
1,217
161
84
29,565
156
3.43
1.49
2.30
0.17
9.5
4.1
1.13
.275
3.87
74
2.84
79
8.68
620
4Tim Keefe
T. Keefe
2.63
5049.2
600
342
225
.603
594
2,564
554
39
2
4,438
1,474
2,470
75
1,233
83
7
20,941
240
4.57
2.20
2.08
0.13
12.2
5.9
1.12
.257
4.40
79
2.92
87
7.91
239.2
5Pud Galvin
P. Galvin
2.87
5941.1
697
361
308
.540
681
1,799
639
57
1
6,352
1,895
3,315
121
744
54
18
25,160
220
2.73
1.13
2.42
0.18
7.2
3.0
1.19
.278
5.02
94
2.97
95
9.62
94.5
6Kid Nichols
K. Nichols
2.96
5067.1
621
361
208
.634
562
1,881
532
48
17
4,929
1,664
2,480
156
1,272
129
56
21,082
169
3.34
2.26
1.48
0.28
8.9
6.0
1.22
.271
4.40
73
3.48
85
8.75
377.8
7Warren Spahn
W. Spahn
3.09
5243.2
750
363
245
.597
665
2,583
382
63
28
4,830
1,798
2,016
434
1,434
42
67
60
21,547
81
4.43
2.46
1.80
0.74
12.0
6.7
1.19
.258
3.46
84
3.44
94
8.29
124.4
8Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3.11
5350.0
777
314
265
.542
690
3,534
303
53
10
4,938
1,846
2,128
399
1,379
108
33
164
21,953
160
5.95
2.32
2.56
0.67
16.1
6.3
1.18
.275
3.58
85
3.06
85
8.31
312.9
9Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
3.16
5008.1
744
355
227
.610
740
3,371
109
35
0
4,726
1,756
1,981
353
999
137
3
177
20,421
70
6.06
1.80
3.37
0.63
16.5
4.9
1.14
.281
3.56
76
3.25
78
8.49
519.5
10Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.19
5386.0
807
324
292
.526
773
5,714
222
61
3
3,923
1,911
2,178
321
2,795
158
13
78
22,575
277
9.55
4.67
2.04
0.54
25.3
12.4
1.25
.265
3.64
90
2.96
83
6.56
370.2
11Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
3.22
5217.2
741
329
244
.574
709
4,136
254
55
2
4,672
1,864
2,130
414
1,833
53
13
150
21,683
183
7.13
3.16
2.26
0.71
19.1
8.5
1.25
.279
3.67
87
3.14
86
8.06
271.5
12Don Sutton
D. Sutton
3.26
5282.1
774
324
256
.559
756
3,574
178
58
5
4,692
1,914
2,104
472
1,343
82
12
102
21,631
112
6.09
2.29
2.66
0.80
16.5
6.2
1.14
.261
3.58
92
3.23
90
7.99
181.2
13Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
3.35
5404.0
864
318
274
.537
716
3,342
245
45
29
5,044
2,012
2,337
482
1,809
123
83
86
22,677
226
5.57
3.01
1.85
0.80
14.7
8.0
1.27
.270
3.89
87
3.61
95
8.40
116.1

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