List of Major League Baseball career ERA leaders
In
unearned runs
and are not used to determine ERA.
This is a list of the top 100 players in career earned run average, who have thrown at least 1,000 innings.
Ed Walsh[1][2] holds the MLB earned run average record with a 1.816. Addie Joss[3] (1.887) and Jim Devlin[4] (1.896) are the only other pitchers with a career earned run average under 2.000.
Key
Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career earned run average. A blank field indicates a tie. |
Player | Name of player. |
ERA | Total career earned run average. |
* | denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
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Bold | denotes active player.[a] |
List
- Stats updated as of the end of the 2023 season.
See also
Notes
- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.
References
- ^ "Ed Walsh Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Dziurgot, Stanley. "Ed Walsh Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Addie Joss Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Jim Devlin Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
External links
- "Career Leaders & Records for Earned Run Average". Baseball-Reference.com.