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Single-Season Leaders & Records for Earned Run Average

Baseball Leaders & Baseball Records: Single-Season Career Active Progressive Yearly League

+ - Indicates Hall of Famer. Bold indicates active player.

Only players who finished in the top 40 for the majors in a season will appear on this list. Leaders from the current season are only included for rate stats after July 1st.

Minimum of 3.1 PA/G, 1.0 IP/G, and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. Explanation of min. requirements

Rank Player (age that year) Earned Run Average Year Throws

1. Tim Keefe+ (23) 0.857 1880 R

2. Dutch Leonard (22) 0.961 1914 L

3. Mordecai Brown+ (29) 1.038 1906 R

4. Bob Gibson+ (32) 1.123 1968 R

5. Christy Mathewson+ (28) 1.144 1909 R

6. Walter Johnson+ (25) 1.145 1913 R

7. Jack Pfiester (29) 1.154 1907 L

8. Addie Joss+ (28) 1.163 1908 R

9. Carl Lundgren (27) 1.174 1907 R

10. Denny Driscoll (26) 1.209 1882 L

11. Pete Alexander+ (28) 1.220 1915 R

12. George Bradley (23) 1.225 1876 R

13. Cy Young+ (41) 1.264 1908 R

14. Ed Walsh+ (29) 1.266 1910 R

15. Walter Johnson+ (30) 1.270 1918 R

16. Christy Mathewson+ (24) 1.276 1905 R

17. Jack Taylor (28) 1.295 1902 R

18. Guy Hecker (26) 1.298 1882 R

19. Jack Coombs (27) 1.300 1910 R

20. Mordecai Brown+ (32) 1.313 1909 R

21. Walter Johnson+ (22) 1.362 1910 R

22. George Bradley (27) 1.378 1880 R

23. Old Hoss Radbourn+ (29) 1.379 1884 R

24. Walter Johnson+ (24) 1.390 1912 R

25. Mordecai Brown+ (30) 1.391 1907 R

26. Harry Krause (20) 1.394 1909 L

27. Ed Walsh+ (28) 1.407 1909 R

28. Ed Walsh+ (27) 1.416 1908 R

29. Ed Reulbach (22) 1.419 1905 R

30. Orval Overall (28) 1.421 1909 R

31. Christy Mathewson+ (27) 1.428 1908 R

32. Fred Anderson (31) 1.444 1917 R

33. Mordecai Brown+ (31) 1.470 1908 R

34. Rube Waddell+ (28) 1.479 1905 L

35. Smoky Joe Wood (25) 1.487 1915 R

36. Walter Johnson+ (31) 1.488 1919 R

37. Jack Pfiester (28) 1.508 1906 L

38. Monte Ward+ (18) 1.509 1878 R

39. Harry McCormick (26) 1.516 1882 R

40. Doc White (27) 1.518 1906 L

41. George McQuillan (23) 1.526 1908 R

42. Dwight Gooden (20) 1.529 1985 R

43. Eddie Cicotte (33) 1.532 1917 R

44. Will White (27) 1.538 1882 R

45. Cy Morgan (31) 1.548 1910 R

46. Pete Alexander+ (29) 1.550 1916 R

Walter Johnson+ (27) 1.550 1915 R

48. Howie Camnitz (26) 1.559 1908 R

Greg Maddux (28) 1.559 1994 R

50. Jim Devlin (27) 1.563 1876 R

Rank Player (age that year) Earned Run Average Year Throws

51. Tim Keefe+ (28) 1.575 1885 R

52. Fred Toney (26) 1.576 1915 R

53. Eddie Cicotte (29) 1.578 1913 R

54. Rube Marquard+ (29) 1.580 1916 L

55. Chief Bender+ (26) 1.584 1910 R

56. Barney Pelty (25) 1.588 1906 R

57. Addie Joss+ (24) 1.591 1904 R

58. Ed Walsh+ (26) 1.598 1907 R

59. Luis Tiant (27) 1.603 1968 R

60. Joe McGinnity+ (33) 1.610 1904 R

61. Ray Collins (23) 1.619 1910 L

62. Rube Waddell+ (27) 1.621 1904 L

63. Howie Camnitz (27) 1.622 1909 R

64. Cy Young+ (34) 1.624 1901 R

65. Greg Maddux (29) 1.631 1995 R

66. Silver King (20) 1.632 1888 R

67. Spud Chandler (35) 1.636 1943 R

68. Ernie Shore (24) 1.640 1915 R

69. Ed Summers (23) 1.645 1908 R

70. Dean Chance (23) 1.649 1964 R

71. Walter Johnson+ (20) 1.650 1908 R

72. Ed Reulbach (23) 1.651 1906 R

73. Russ Ford (27) 1.652 1910 R

74. Chief Bender+ (25) 1.656 1909 R

75. Carl Hubbell+ (30) 1.662 1933 L

Sam Leever (35) 1.662 1907 R

77. Mickey Welch+ (25) 1.665 1885 R

78. Candy Cummings+ (27) 1.667 1876 R

79. Tommy Bond (20) 1.676 1876 R

80. Orval Overall (26) 1.677 1907 R

81. Ed Reulbach (24) 1.688 1907 R

82. Claude Hendrix (25) 1.691 1914 R

Nolan Ryan+ (34) 1.691 1981 R

84. Jim McCormick (21) 1.692 1878 R

85. Smoky Joe Wood (20) 1.693 1910 R

86. Bill Burns (28) 1.701 1908 L

Rube Foster (26) 1.701 1914 R

Charlie Sweeney (21) 1.701 1884 R

89. Addie Joss+ (29) 1.706 1909 R

90. Ed Killian (32) 1.713 1909 L

91. Ned Garvin (30) 1.719 1904 R

Walter Johnson+ (26) 1.719 1914 R

93. Doc White (30) 1.722 1909 L

94. Pete Alexander+ (32) 1.723 1919 R

Bill Doak (23) 1.723 1914 R

Addie Joss+ (26) 1.723 1906 R

97. Sandy Koufax+ (30) 1.728 1966 L

98. Bob Ewing (34) 1.731 1907 R

99. Vic Willis+ (30) 1.733 1906 R

100. Sandy Koufax+ (28) 1.735 1964 L

Rank Player (age that year) Earned Run Average Year Throws

101. Hippo Vaughn (30) 1.736 1918 L

102. Charlie Chech (30) 1.738 1908 R

103. Henry Boyle (23) 1.740 1884 R

Monte Ward+ (20) 1.740 1880 R

105. Tim Keefe+ (31) 1.741 1888 R

106. Pedro Martinez (28) 1.742 2000 R

107. Ron Guidry (27) 1.743 1978 L

108. Carl Mays (25) 1.744 1917 R

Earl Moore (25) 1.744 1903 R

110. Babe Ruth+ (21) 1.752 1916 L

111. Al Spalding+ (25) 1.753 1876 R

112. Fred Goldsmith (28) 1.754 1880 R

113. Henry Boyle (25) 1.757 1886 R

114. Tom Seaver+ (26) 1.760 1971 R

115. Doc White (26) 1.763 1905 L

116. Eddie Plank+ (33) 1.764 1909 L

117. Noodles Hahn (23) 1.766 1902 L

118. Bob Rhoads (28) 1.767 1908 R

119. Jack Powell (31) 1.770 1906 R

120. Mort Cooper (29) 1.776 1942 R

Doc White (25) 1.776 1904 L

122. Ed Killian (30) 1.777 1907 L

123. Eddie Cicotte (32) 1.781 1916 R

124. Andy Coakley (25) 1.782 1908 R

Ed Reulbach (26) 1.782 1909 R

126. Will White (23) 1.788 1878 R

127. Hippo Vaughn (31) 1.790 1919 L

128. Guy Hecker (28) 1.798 1884 R

129. Bob Rhoads (26) 1.800 1906 R

Frank Smith (29) 1.800 1909 R

Stump Wiedman (20) 1.800 1881 R

132. King Cole (24) 1.802 1910 R

Vean Gregg (26) 1.802 1911 L

134. Sam McDowell (25) 1.807 1968 L

135. Stan Coveleski+ (27) 1.810 1917 R

Cy Morgan (30) 1.810 1909 R

Hal Newhouser+ (24) 1.810 1945 L

138. Vida Blue (21) 1.817 1971 L

Dutch Ruether (25) 1.817 1919 L

140. Russ Ford (31) 1.819 1914 R

141. Eddie Cicotte (35) 1.820 1919 R

142. Jack Chesbro+ (30) 1.821 1904 R

143. Stan Coveleski+ (28) 1.823 1918 R

144. Cy Young+ (38) 1.824 1905 R

145. Lew Richie (24) 1.827 1908 R

Hippo Vaughn (22) 1.827 1910 L

147. Pete Alexander+ (30) 1.832 1917 R

148. Otto Hess (27) 1.834 1906 L

Addie Joss+ (27) 1.834 1907 R

150. Andy Coakley (22) 1.835 1905 R

Rank Player (age that year) Earned Run Average Year Throws

151. Fred Toney (30) 1.840 1919 R

152. Jim McCormick (26) 1.842 1883 R

153. Jim McCormick (23) 1.847 1880 R

154. John Clarkson+ (23) 1.849 1885 R

155. Eppa Rixey+ (25) 1.850 1916 L

156. Lady Baldwin (26) 1.857 1885 L

157. Mordecai Brown+ (33) 1.859 1910 R

158. Mordecai Brown+ (27) 1.865 1904 R

159. Wilbur Cooper (24) 1.866 1916 L

Lefty Leifield (22) 1.866 1906 L

161. Phil Niekro+ (28) 1.870 1967 R

Kaiser Wilhelm (34) 1.870 1908 R

163. Roger Clemens (42) 1.874 2005 R

164. Ed Walsh+ (25) 1.875 1906 R

165. Tony Mullane (23) 1.877 1882 B

166. Clark Griffith+ (28) 1.879 1898 R

167. Joe Horlen (26) 1.880 1964 R

168. Sandy Koufax+ (27) 1.881 1963 L

Joe Lake (28) 1.881 1909 R

170. Nick Altrock (28) 1.882 1905 L

171. Pol Perritt (25) 1.884 1917 R

172. Harry Howell (31) 1.887 1908 R

173. Rube Waddell+ (31) 1.890 1908 L

174. Kevin Brown (31) 1.893 1996 R

175. Christy Mathewson+ (29) 1.894 1910 R

176. Bill James (22) 1.896 1914 R

Ben Sanders (23) 1.896 1888 R

178. Max Lanier (27) 1.898 1943 L

179. Walter Johnson+ (23) 1.899 1911 R

Walter Johnson+ (28) 1.899 1916 R

181. Art Fromme (25) 1.901 1909 R

182. Pedro Martinez (25) 1.902 1997 R

Jim Scott (25) 1.902 1913 R

184. Reb Russell (24) 1.904 1913 L

185. Jake Weimer (30) 1.906 1904 L

186. Pete Alexander+ (33) 1.907 1920 R

187. Charley Hall (25) 1.908 1910 R

Willie Mitchell (23) 1.908 1913 L

189. Smoky Joe Wood (22) 1.910 1912 R

190. Charlie Buffinton (27) 1.911 1888 R

Luis Tiant (31) 1.911 1972 R

192. Ed Siever (27) 1.912 1902 L

193. Wilbur Wood (29) 1.913 1971 L

194. Earl Moseley (27) 1.914 1915 R

195. Bill Burns (29) 1.916 1909 L

196. Gaylord Perry+ (33) 1.917 1972 R

Jeff Pfeffer (28) 1.917 1916 R

198. Orval Overall (27) 1.920 1908 R

199. Larry Cheney (30) 1.921 1916 R

200. Red Faber+ (28) 1.923 1917 R

Rank Player (age that year) Earned Run Average Year Throws

201. Mickey Welch+ (28) 1.926 1888 R

202. Cy Young+ (25) 1.927 1892 R

203. Dolf Luque (32) 1.929 1923 R

204. Roger Clemens (27) 1.931 1990 R

John Tudor (31) 1.931 1985 L

206. Harry Howell (30) 1.935 1907 R

207. Hal Newhouser+ (25) 1.937 1946 L

208. Allan Sothoron (25) 1.938 1918 R

209. Eddie Cicotte (25) 1.940 1909 R

210. Frank Owen (24) 1.943 1904 R

211. Ray Caldwell (26) 1.944 1914 R

212. Dave McNally (25) 1.945 1968 L

213. Larry Corcoran (20) 1.947 1880 R

214. Larry Corcoran (22) 1.948 1882 R

Jesse Tannehill (27) 1.948 1902 L

216. Reb Russell (28) 1.949 1917 L

217. Sam Weaver (22) 1.950 1878 R

218. Billy Rhines (21) 1.951 1890 R

219. Ferdie Schupp (26) 1.952 1917 L

220. Fred Olmstead (28) 1.953 1910 R

221. Pretzels Getzien (20) 1.955 1884 R

Denny McLain (24) 1.955 1968 R

223. Tommy Bond (23) 1.961 1879 R

224. Jeff Tesreau (24) 1.963 1912 R

225. Cy Young+ (37) 1.966 1904 R

226. Carl Lundgren (22) 1.969 1902 R

Billy Pierce (28) 1.969 1955 L

228. Harry Coveleski (30) 1.970 1916 L

229. Jeff Pfeffer (26) 1.971 1914 R

230. Perry Werden (22) 1.974 1884 R

231. Steve Carlton+ (27) 1.975 1972 L

232. Scott Perry (27) 1.977 1918 R

233. Harry Howell (28) 1.978 1905 R

234. Charlie Ferguson (23) 1.979 1886 R

Tommy John (25) 1.979 1968 L

Gary Peters (29) 1.979 1966 L

237. Babe Adams (37) 1.982 1919 R

238. Will White (24) 1.985 1879 R

239. Bobby Bolin (29) 1.987 1968 R

240. Cy Young+ (40) 1.992 1907 R

241. Jim Bagby (27) 1.993 1917 R

Christy Mathewson+ (30) 1.993 1911 R

243. Pud Galvin+ (27) 1.994 1884 R

Gary Nolan (24) 1.994 1972 R

Jack Taylor (32) 1.994 1906 R

246. Christy Mathewson+ (26) 2.000 1907 R

Jack Pfiester (30) 2.000 1908 L

248. Tully Sparks (32) 2.004 1907 R

249. Lefty Tyler (28) 2.005 1918 L

Lon Warneke (24) 2.005 1933 R

Rank Player (age that year) Earned Run Average Year Throws

Hooks Wiltse (29) 2.005 1909 L

252. Harry Gaspar (26) 2.008 1909 R

Charlie Hodnett (23) 2.008 1884

254. Hippo Vaughn (29) 2.009 1917 L

255. Whitey Ford+ (31) 2.011 1958 L

256. Eddie Plank+ (34) 2.013 1910 L

Babe Ruth+ (22) 2.013 1917 L

Ed Seward (21) 2.013 1888 R

Doc Watson (29) 2.013 1914 L

260. Addie Joss+ (25) 2.014 1905 R

261. Red Faber+ (27) 2.016 1916 R

Kid Nichols+ (34) 2.016 1904 R

263. Al Benton (34) 2.019 1945 R

264. Lefty Tyler (26) 2.021 1916 L

265. Bob Wicker (27) 2.022 1905 R

266. Smoky Joe Wood (21) 2.024 1911 R

267. Bugs Raymond (26) 2.026 1908 R

Ed Reulbach (25) 2.026 1908 R

Frank Smith (28) 2.026 1908 R

270. Phil Douglas (29) 2.028 1919 R

Orel Hershiser (26) 2.028 1985 R

272. Adonis Terry (23) 2.031 1888 R

273. Christy Mathewson+ (23) 2.032 1904 R

274. Ed Karger (24) 2.035 1907 L

Jim Scott (27) 2.035 1915 R

276. Eddie Cicotte (30) 2.038 1914 R

Sandy Koufax+ (29) 2.038 1965 L

Al Mamaux (21) 2.038 1915 R

279. Catfish Hunter+ (26) 2.042 1972 R

280. Roger Clemens (34) 2.045 1997 R

Jesse Tannehill (29) 2.045 1904 L

282. Buttons Briggs (28) 2.047 1904 R

283. Nick Cullop (28) 2.048 1916 L

284. Old Hoss Radbourn+ (28) 2.050 1883 R

285. Deacon Phillippe (30) 2.051 1902 R

Dave Righetti (22) 2.051 1981 L

287. Chief Bender+ (23) 2.052 1907 R

Rube Waddell+ (25) 2.052 1902 L

289. Patsy Flaherty (28) 2.053 1904 L

Hippo Vaughn (26) 2.053 1914 L

291. Stan Bahnsen (23) 2.054 1968 R

Bob Veale (32) 2.054 1968 L

293. Glenn Liebhardt (24) 2.055 1907 R

294. Noodles Hahn (25) 2.056 1904 L

Slim Sallee (34) 2.056 1919 L

296. Sam Leever (31) 2.057 1903 R

297. Lefty Grove+ (31) 2.058 1931 L

Joe Horlen (29) 2.058 1967 R

299. Christy Mathewson+ (32) 2.059 1913 R

Nap Rucker (22) 2.059 1907 L

Rank Player (age that year) Earned Run Average Year Throws

301. Tommy Bond (22) 2.061 1878 R

302. Allie Reynolds (35) 2.063 1952 R

303. Nick Altrock (29) 2.065 1906 L

304. Pedro Martinez (27) 2.067 1999 R

Jim Palmer+ (26) 2.067 1972 R

306. Carl Weilman (29) 2.068 1919 L

Vic Willis+ (32) 2.068 1908 R

308. George Winter (29) 2.069 1907 R

309. Bob Caruthers (21) 2.071 1885 R

310. Bill Sowders (23) 2.073 1888 R

311. Bill Donovan (31) 2.077 1908 R

Roger Nelson (28) 2.077 1972 R

Pat Ragan (30) 2.077 1916 R

Bill Swift (30) 2.077 1992 R

Carl Weilman (24) 2.077 1914 L

316. Nap Rucker (23) 2.079 1908 L

Tom Seaver+ (28) 2.079 1973 R

Don Sutton+ (27) 2.079 1972 R

319. Eddie Plank+ (39) 2.080 1915 L

320. Cy Young+ (36) 2.081 1903 R

321. Jerry Koosman (25) 2.082 1968 L

322. Mike O'Neill (26) 2.086 1904 R

323. Dazzy Vance+ (37) 2.087 1928 R

324. Jim Whitney (26) 2.089 1884 R

325. Jim Palmer+ (29) 2.090 1975 R

Will White (28) 2.090 1883 R

327. Bill James (30) 2.091 1917 R

Frank Smith (24) 2.091 1904 R

329. Mordecai Brown+ (38) 2.094 1915 R

330. Ned Garvin (28) 2.095 1902 R

331. Ted Lyons+ (41) 2.096 1942 R

Ed Poole (27) 2.096 1902 R

333. Spud Chandler (38) 2.098 1946 R

Carl Mays (27) 2.098 1919 R

Jeff Pfeffer (27) 2.098 1915 R

Howie Pollet (25) 2.098 1946 L

337. Lefty Leifield (24) 2.099 1908 L

Billy Taylor (29) 2.099 1884 R

339. Warren Spahn+ (32) 2.100 1953 L

340. Bill Dinneen (32) 2.102 1908 R

Sam Leever (36) 2.102 1908 R

Juan Marichal+ (31) 2.102 1969 R

Earl Moore (31) 2.102 1909 R

Frank Owen (25) 2.102 1905 R

345. Al Maul (32) 2.103 1898 R

Dave Roberts (26) 2.103 1971 L

347. Eddie Plank+ (35) 2.104 1911 L

Slim Sallee (29) 2.104 1914 L

Pete Schneider (21) 2.104 1917 R

350. Frank Corridon (28) 2.105 1909 R

Rank Player (age that year) Earned Run Average Year Throws

Old Hoss Radbourn+ (27) 2.105 1882 R

352. Dick Ellsworth (23) 2.106 1963 L

353. Tommy Bond (21) 2.107 1877 R

Wilbur Cooper (26) 2.107 1918 L

Dave Foutz (29) 2.107 1886 R

356. Ray Fisher (27) 2.108 1915 R

357. Jack Powell (33) 2.109 1908 R

Jack Powell (34) 2.109 1909 R

359. Bullet Joe Bush (25) 2.112 1918 R

360. Harry Howell (29) 2.114 1906 R

361. Joe Benz (29) 2.115 1915 R

Rube Foster (27) 2.115 1915 R

363. Lew Brockett (28) 2.118 1909 R

Johnny Lush (22) 2.118 1908 L

Christy Mathewson+ (21) 2.118 1902 R

366. Bill Bernhard (32) 2.119 1903 R

Tom Hughes (31) 2.119 1915 R

Christy Mathewson+ (31) 2.119 1912 R

369. Dizzy Trout (29) 2.120 1944 R

370. Heinie Berger (26) 2.122 1908 R

371. Steve Blass (26) 2.124 1968 R

Roger Wolff (34) 2.124 1945 R

373. Dutch Leonard (36) 2.125 1945 R

374. Wilbur Cooper (22) 2.126 1914 L

Phil Douglas (28) 2.126 1918 R

376. Monte Ward+ (21) 2.127 1881 R

377. Frank Smith (25) 2.129 1905 R

378. Doc White (24) 2.130 1903 L

379. Johnny Beazley (24) 2.132 1942 R

Mickey Hughes (21) 2.132 1888 R

381. Bill Bernhard (33) 2.133 1904 R

Burleigh Grimes+ (24) 2.133 1918 R

Juan Marichal+ (27) 2.133 1965 R

384. Whitey Ford+ (37) 2.134 1964 L

Kid Nichols+ (28) 2.134 1898 R

386. John Clarkson+ (22) 2.136 1884 R

387. Terry Larkin (21) 2.138 1877 R

Bobby Mitchell (22) 2.138 1878 L

Guy Morton (22) 2.138 1915 R

390. Will White (25) 2.140 1880 R

391. Joe Boehling (22) 2.142 1913 L

392. Buttons Briggs (29) 2.143 1905 R

393. Jack Manning (22) 2.144 1876 R

George McQuillan (24) 2.144 1909 R

395. Don Drysdale+ (31) 2.146 1968 R

396. Charlie Buffinton (23) 2.147 1884 R

Monte Ward+ (19) 2.147 1879 R

398. Lee Richmond (23) 2.148 1880 L

399. Bill Bernhard (31) 2.150 1902 R

Howie Camnitz (25) 2.150 1907 R

Rank Player (age that year) Earned Run Average Year Throws

Rube Waddell+ (30) 2.150 1907 L

402. Babe Adams (31) 2.152 1913 R

Carl Weilman (26) 2.152 1916 L

404. Vern Law (35) 2.153 1965 R

Ed Walsh+ (31) 2.153 1912 R

Cy Young+ (35) 2.153 1902 R

407. Babe Adams (38) 2.156 1920 R

408. Hal Schumacher (22) 2.157 1933 R

409. Zack Greinke (25) 2.158 2009 R

410. Red Ames (24) 2.160 1907 R

Art Nehf (24) 2.160 1917 L

Tully Sparks (31) 2.160 1906 R

Dazzy Vance+ (33) 2.160 1924 R

414. Bret Saberhagen (25) 2.161 1989 R

415. Chief Bender+ (27) 2.163 1911 R

Dick Rudolph (28) 2.163 1916 R

Ed Siever (32) 2.163 1907 L

Bob Tewksbury (31) 2.163 1992 R

419. Casey Patten (32) 2.165 1906 L

420. Eddie Plank+ (28) 2.166 1904 L

421. Doc Ayers (26) 2.167 1917 R

Sam Leever (32) 2.167 1904 R

423. Ray Fisher (31) 2.168 1919 R

424. Mordecai Brown+ (28) 2.169 1905 R

Jack Chesbro+ (28) 2.169 1902 R

426. Eddie Plank+ (32) 2.170 1908 L

Slim Sallee (32) 2.170 1917 L

Jeff Tesreau (25) 2.170 1913 R

429. Steve Carlton+ (24) 2.171 1969 L

Dutch Leonard (25) 2.171 1917 L

Mike Paul (27) 2.171 1972 L

Dick Rudolph (31) 2.171 1919 R

433. Guy Hecker (29) 2.175 1885 R

Hooks Wiltse (27) 2.175 1907 L

435. Harry Harper (23) 2.176 1918 L

Sam McDowell (22) 2.176 1965 L

Jesse Tannehill (26) 2.176 1901 L

438. Dave Foutz (27) 2.177 1884 R

Joe Magrane (23) 2.177 1988 L

440. Bob Gibson+ (33) 2.178 1969 R

Ed Morris (21) 2.178 1884 L

442. Slim Sallee (31) 2.180 1916 L

443. Bob Feller+ (27) 2.181 1946 R

George Mogridge (29) 2.181 1918 L

445. Bob Knepper (27) 2.183 1981 L

Greg Maddux (26) 2.183 1992 R

447. Tully Sparks (30) 2.184 1905 R

448. Frank Arellanes (27) 2.185 1909 R

Don Drysdale+ (27) 2.185 1964 R

Willie Mitchell (27) 2.185 1917 L

Rank Player (age that year) Earned Run Average Year Throws

Smoky Joe Wood (19) 2.185 1909 R

452. Dummy Taylor (27) 2.186 1902 R

453. Tony Mullane (24) 2.188 1883 B

454. Addie Joss+ (23) 2.189 1903 R

455. Hoyt Wilhelm+ (36) 2.190 1959 R

456. Dick Bosman (25) 2.192 1969 R

Ice Box Chamberlin (20) 2.192 1888 R

Bill Donovan (30) 2.192 1907 R

Harry Howell (27) 2.192 1904 R

460. Deacon Phillippe (33) 2.194 1905 R

461. Vic Willis+ (26) 2.195 1902 R

462. Jack Chesbro+ (31) 2.196 1905 R

463. Dummy Taylor (31) 2.197 1906 R

464. Glenn Liebhardt (25) 2.198 1908 R

George McConnell (37) 2.198 1915 R

466. Bill Dinneen (28) 2.199 1904 R

Fred Toney (28) 2.199 1917 R

468. Dave Davenport (25) 2.200 1915 R

Eddie Plank+ (31) 2.200 1907 L

Allan Sothoron (26) 2.200 1919 R

471. George Derby (23) 2.201 1881 R

Old Hoss Radbourn+ (30) 2.201 1885 R

Tom Seaver+ (23) 2.201 1968 R

474. Chris Short (26) 2.202 1964 L

475. Joe Lake (29) 2.204 1910 R

Don Sutton+ (35) 2.204 1980 R

Hippo Vaughn (28) 2.204 1916 L

478. Greg Maddux (31) 2.205 1997 R

479. Chief Bender+ (29) 2.206 1913 R

Tom Seaver+ (24) 2.206 1969 R

481. Bob Ewing (35) 2.207 1908 R

Nap Rucker (27) 2.207 1912 L

483. Hank Aguirre (31) 2.208 1962 L

Johnny Sain (28) 2.208 1946 R

485. Ed Daily (22) 2.209 1885 R

Al Demaree (28) 2.209 1913 R

Norwood Gibson (27) 2.209 1904 R

Walter Johnson+ (29) 2.209 1917 R

Carl Mays (26) 2.209 1918 R

490. Carl Lundgren (26) 2.210 1906 R

491. Rube Waddell+ (29) 2.211 1906 L

492. Bob Shawkey (25) 2.212 1916 R

493. Danny Darwin (34) 2.213 1990 R

Nick Maddox (22) 2.213 1909 R

495. Doc Ayers (24) 2.215 1915 R

Tom Hughes (29) 2.215 1908 R

Rube Vickers (30) 2.215 1908 R

498. Jake Weimer (32) 2.216 1906 L

499. Mike Cuellar (29) 2.217 1966 L

Cy Falkenberg (33) 2.217 1913 R

Rank Player (age that year) Earned Run Average Year Throws

Walter Johnson+ (21) 2.217 1909 R

Rank	Player (age that year)	Earned Run Average	Year	Throws
1.	Tim Keefe+ (23)	0.857	1880	R
2.	Dutch Leonard (22)	0.961	1914	L
3.	Mordecai Brown+ (29)	1.038	1906	R
4.	Bob Gibson+ (32)	1.123	1968	R
5.	Christy Mathewson+ (28)	1.144	1909	R
6.	Walter Johnson+ (25)	1.145	1913	R
7.	Jack Pfiester (29)	1.154	1907	L
8.	Addie Joss+ (28)	1.163	1908	R
9.	Carl Lundgren (27)	1.174	1907	R
10.	Denny Driscoll (26)	1.209	1882	L
11.	Pete Alexander+ (28)	1.220	1915	R
12.	George Bradley (23)	1.225	1876	R
13.	Cy Young+ (41)	1.264	1908	R
14.	Ed Walsh+ (29)	1.266	1910	R
15.	Walter Johnson+ (30)	1.270	1918	R
16.	Christy Mathewson+ (24)	1.276	1905	R
17.	Jack Taylor (28)	1.295	1902	R
18.	Guy Hecker (26)	1.298	1882	R
19.	Jack Coombs (27)	1.300	1910	R
20.	Mordecai Brown+ (32)	1.313	1909	R
21.	Walter Johnson+ (22)	1.362	1910	R
22.	George Bradley (27)	1.378	1880	R
23.	Old Hoss Radbourn+ (29)	1.379	1884	R
24.	Walter Johnson+ (24)	1.390	1912	R
25.	Mordecai Brown+ (30)	1.391	1907	R
26.	Harry Krause (20)	1.394	1909	L
27.	Ed Walsh+ (28)	1.407	1909	R
28.	Ed Walsh+ (27)	1.416	1908	R
29.	Ed Reulbach (22)	1.419	1905	R
30.	Orval Overall (28)	1.421	1909	R
31.	Christy Mathewson+ (27)	1.428	1908	R
32.	Fred Anderson (31)	1.444	1917	R
33.	Mordecai Brown+ (31)	1.470	1908	R
34.	Rube Waddell+ (28)	1.479	1905	L
35.	Smoky Joe Wood (25)	1.487	1915	R
36.	Walter Johnson+ (31)	1.488	1919	R
37.	Jack Pfiester (28)	1.508	1906	L
38.	Monte Ward+ (18)	1.509	1878	R
39.	Harry McCormick (26)	1.516	1882	R
40.	Doc White (27)	1.518	1906	L
41.	George McQuillan (23)	1.526	1908	R
42.	Dwight Gooden (20)	1.529	1985	R
43.	Eddie Cicotte (33)	1.532	1917	R
44.	Will White (27)	1.538	1882	R
45.	Cy Morgan (31)	1.548	1910	R
46.	Pete Alexander+ (29)	1.550	1916	R
	Walter Johnson+ (27)	1.550	1915	R
48.	Howie Camnitz (26)	1.559	1908	R
	Greg Maddux (28)	1.559	1994	R
50.	Jim Devlin (27)	1.563	1876	R
51.	Tim Keefe+ (28)	1.575	1885	R
52.	Fred Toney (26)	1.576	1915	R
53.	Eddie Cicotte (29)	1.578	1913	R
54.	Rube Marquard+ (29)	1.580	1916	L
55.	Chief Bender+ (26)	1.584	1910	R
56.	Barney Pelty (25)	1.588	1906	R
57.	Addie Joss+ (24)	1.591	1904	R
58.	Ed Walsh+ (26)	1.598	1907	R
59.	Luis Tiant (27)	1.603	1968	R
60.	Joe McGinnity+ (33)	1.610	1904	R
61.	Ray Collins (23)	1.619	1910	L
62.	Rube Waddell+ (27)	1.621	1904	L
63.	Howie Camnitz (27)	1.622	1909	R
64.	Cy Young+ (34)	1.624	1901	R
65.	Greg Maddux (29)	1.631	1995	R
66.	Silver King (20)	1.632	1888	R
67.	Spud Chandler (35)	1.636	1943	R
68.	Ernie Shore (24)	1.640	1915	R
69.	Ed Summers (23)	1.645	1908	R
70.	Dean Chance (23)	1.649	1964	R
71.	Walter Johnson+ (20)	1.650	1908	R
72.	Ed Reulbach (23)	1.651	1906	R
73.	Russ Ford (27)	1.652	1910	R
74.	Chief Bender+ (25)	1.656	1909	R
75.	Carl Hubbell+ (30)	1.662	1933	L
	Sam Leever (35)	1.662	1907	R
77.	Mickey Welch+ (25)	1.665	1885	R
78.	Candy Cummings+ (27)	1.667	1876	R
79.	Tommy Bond (20)	1.676	1876	R
80.	Orval Overall (26)	1.677	1907	R
81.	Ed Reulbach (24)	1.688	1907	R
82.	Claude Hendrix (25)	1.691	1914	R
	Nolan Ryan+ (34)	1.691	1981	R
84.	Jim McCormick (21)	1.692	1878	R
85.	Smoky Joe Wood (20)	1.693	1910	R
86.	Bill Burns (28)	1.701	1908	L
	Rube Foster (26)	1.701	1914	R
	Charlie Sweeney (21)	1.701	1884	R
89.	Addie Joss+ (29)	1.706	1909	R
90.	Ed Killian (32)	1.713	1909	L
91.	Ned Garvin (30)	1.719	1904	R
	Walter Johnson+ (26)	1.719	1914	R
93.	Doc White (30)	1.722	1909	L
94.	Pete Alexander+ (32)	1.723	1919	R
	Bill Doak (23)	1.723	1914	R
	Addie Joss+ (26)	1.723	1906	R
97.	Sandy Koufax+ (30)	1.728	1966	L
98.	Bob Ewing (34)	1.731	1907	R
99.	Vic Willis+ (30)	1.733	1906	R
100.	Sandy Koufax+ (28)	1.735	1964	L
101.	Hippo Vaughn (30)	1.736	1918	L
102.	Charlie Chech (30)	1.738	1908	R
103.	Henry Boyle (23)	1.740	1884	R
	Monte Ward+ (20)	1.740	1880	R
105.	Tim Keefe+ (31)	1.741	1888	R
106.	Pedro Martinez (28)	1.742	2000	R
107.	Ron Guidry (27)	1.743	1978	L
108.	Carl Mays (25)	1.744	1917	R
	Earl Moore (25)	1.744	1903	R
110.	Babe Ruth+ (21)	1.752	1916	L
111.	Al Spalding+ (25)	1.753	1876	R
112.	Fred Goldsmith (28)	1.754	1880	R
113.	Henry Boyle (25)	1.757	1886	R
114.	Tom Seaver+ (26)	1.760	1971	R
115.	Doc White (26)	1.763	1905	L
116.	Eddie Plank+ (33)	1.764	1909	L
117.	Noodles Hahn (23)	1.766	1902	L
118.	Bob Rhoads (28)	1.767	1908	R
119.	Jack Powell (31)	1.770	1906	R
120.	Mort Cooper (29)	1.776	1942	R
	Doc White (25)	1.776	1904	L
122.	Ed Killian (30)	1.777	1907	L
123.	Eddie Cicotte (32)	1.781	1916	R
124.	Andy Coakley (25)	1.782	1908	R
	Ed Reulbach (26)	1.782	1909	R
126.	Will White (23)	1.788	1878	R
127.	Hippo Vaughn (31)	1.790	1919	L
128.	Guy Hecker (28)	1.798	1884	R
129.	Bob Rhoads (26)	1.800	1906	R
	Frank Smith (29)	1.800	1909	R
	Stump Wiedman (20)	1.800	1881	R
132.	King Cole (24)	1.802	1910	R
	Vean Gregg (26)	1.802	1911	L
134.	Sam McDowell (25)	1.807	1968	L
135.	Stan Coveleski+ (27)	1.810	1917	R
	Cy Morgan (30)	1.810	1909	R
	Hal Newhouser+ (24)	1.810	1945	L
138.	Vida Blue (21)	1.817	1971	L
	Dutch Ruether (25)	1.817	1919	L
140.	Russ Ford (31)	1.819	1914	R
141.	Eddie Cicotte (35)	1.820	1919	R
142.	Jack Chesbro+ (30)	1.821	1904	R
143.	Stan Coveleski+ (28)	1.823	1918	R
144.	Cy Young+ (38)	1.824	1905	R
145.	Lew Richie (24)	1.827	1908	R
	Hippo Vaughn (22)	1.827	1910	L
147.	Pete Alexander+ (30)	1.832	1917	R
148.	Otto Hess (27)	1.834	1906	L
	Addie Joss+ (27)	1.834	1907	R
150.	Andy Coakley (22)	1.835	1905	R
151.	Fred Toney (30)	1.840	1919	R
152.	Jim McCormick (26)	1.842	1883	R
153.	Jim McCormick (23)	1.847	1880	R
154.	John Clarkson+ (23)	1.849	1885	R
155.	Eppa Rixey+ (25)	1.850	1916	L
156.	Lady Baldwin (26)	1.857	1885	L
157.	Mordecai Brown+ (33)	1.859	1910	R
158.	Mordecai Brown+ (27)	1.865	1904	R
159.	Wilbur Cooper (24)	1.866	1916	L
	Lefty Leifield (22)	1.866	1906	L
161.	Phil Niekro+ (28)	1.870	1967	R
	Kaiser Wilhelm (34)	1.870	1908	R
163.	Roger Clemens (42)	1.874	2005	R
164.	Ed Walsh+ (25)	1.875	1906	R
165.	Tony Mullane (23)	1.877	1882	B
166.	Clark Griffith+ (28)	1.879	1898	R
167.	Joe Horlen (26)	1.880	1964	R
168.	Sandy Koufax+ (27)	1.881	1963	L
	Joe Lake (28)	1.881	1909	R
170.	Nick Altrock (28)	1.882	1905	L
171.	Pol Perritt (25)	1.884	1917	R
172.	Harry Howell (31)	1.887	1908	R
173.	Rube Waddell+ (31)	1.890	1908	L
174.	Kevin Brown (31)	1.893	1996	R
175.	Christy Mathewson+ (29)	1.894	1910	R
176.	Bill James (22)	1.896	1914	R
	Ben Sanders (23)	1.896	1888	R
178.	Max Lanier (27)	1.898	1943	L
179.	Walter Johnson+ (23)	1.899	1911	R
	Walter Johnson+ (28)	1.899	1916	R
181.	Art Fromme (25)	1.901	1909	R
182.	Pedro Martinez (25)	1.902	1997	R
	Jim Scott (25)	1.902	1913	R
184.	Reb Russell (24)	1.904	1913	L
185.	Jake Weimer (30)	1.906	1904	L
186.	Pete Alexander+ (33)	1.907	1920	R
187.	Charley Hall (25)	1.908	1910	R
	Willie Mitchell (23)	1.908	1913	L
189.	Smoky Joe Wood (22)	1.910	1912	R
190.	Charlie Buffinton (27)	1.911	1888	R
	Luis Tiant (31)	1.911	1972	R
192.	Ed Siever (27)	1.912	1902	L
193.	Wilbur Wood (29)	1.913	1971	L
194.	Earl Moseley (27)	1.914	1915	R
195.	Bill Burns (29)	1.916	1909	L
196.	Gaylord Perry+ (33)	1.917	1972	R
	Jeff Pfeffer (28)	1.917	1916	R
198.	Orval Overall (27)	1.920	1908	R
199.	Larry Cheney (30)	1.921	1916	R
200.	Red Faber+ (28)	1.923	1917	R
201.	Mickey Welch+ (28)	1.926	1888	R
202.	Cy Young+ (25)	1.927	1892	R
203.	Dolf Luque (32)	1.929	1923	R
204.	Roger Clemens (27)	1.931	1990	R
	John Tudor (31)	1.931	1985	L
206.	Harry Howell (30)	1.935	1907	R
207.	Hal Newhouser+ (25)	1.937	1946	L
208.	Allan Sothoron (25)	1.938	1918	R
209.	Eddie Cicotte (25)	1.940	1909	R
210.	Frank Owen (24)	1.943	1904	R
211.	Ray Caldwell (26)	1.944	1914	R
212.	Dave McNally (25)	1.945	1968	L
213.	Larry Corcoran (20)	1.947	1880	R
214.	Larry Corcoran (22)	1.948	1882	R
	Jesse Tannehill (27)	1.948	1902	L
216.	Reb Russell (28)	1.949	1917	L
217.	Sam Weaver (22)	1.950	1878	R
218.	Billy Rhines (21)	1.951	1890	R
219.	Ferdie Schupp (26)	1.952	1917	L
220.	Fred Olmstead (28)	1.953	1910	R
221.	Pretzels Getzien (20)	1.955	1884	R
	Denny McLain (24)	1.955	1968	R
223.	Tommy Bond (23)	1.961	1879	R
224.	Jeff Tesreau (24)	1.963	1912	R
225.	Cy Young+ (37)	1.966	1904	R
226.	Carl Lundgren (22)	1.969	1902	R
	Billy Pierce (28)	1.969	1955	L
228.	Harry Coveleski (30)	1.970	1916	L
229.	Jeff Pfeffer (26)	1.971	1914	R
230.	Perry Werden (22)	1.974	1884	R
231.	Steve Carlton+ (27)	1.975	1972	L
232.	Scott Perry (27)	1.977	1918	R
233.	Harry Howell (28)	1.978	1905	R
234.	Charlie Ferguson (23)	1.979	1886	R
	Tommy John (25)	1.979	1968	L
	Gary Peters (29)	1.979	1966	L
237.	Babe Adams (37)	1.982	1919	R
238.	Will White (24)	1.985	1879	R
239.	Bobby Bolin (29)	1.987	1968	R
240.	Cy Young+ (40)	1.992	1907	R
241.	Jim Bagby (27)	1.993	1917	R
	Christy Mathewson+ (30)	1.993	1911	R
243.	Pud Galvin+ (27)	1.994	1884	R
	Gary Nolan (24)	1.994	1972	R
	Jack Taylor (32)	1.994	1906	R
246.	Christy Mathewson+ (26)	2.000	1907	R
	Jack Pfiester (30)	2.000	1908	L
248.	Tully Sparks (32)	2.004	1907	R
249.	Lefty Tyler (28)	2.005	1918	L
	Lon Warneke (24)	2.005	1933	R
	Hooks Wiltse (29)	2.005	1909	L
252.	Harry Gaspar (26)	2.008	1909	R
	Charlie Hodnett (23)	2.008	1884
254.	Hippo Vaughn (29)	2.009	1917	L
255.	Whitey Ford+ (31)	2.011	1958	L
256.	Eddie Plank+ (34)	2.013	1910	L
	Babe Ruth+ (22)	2.013	1917	L
	Ed Seward (21)	2.013	1888	R
	Doc Watson (29)	2.013	1914	L
260.	Addie Joss+ (25)	2.014	1905	R
261.	Red Faber+ (27)	2.016	1916	R
	Kid Nichols+ (34)	2.016	1904	R
263.	Al Benton (34)	2.019	1945	R
264.	Lefty Tyler (26)	2.021	1916	L
265.	Bob Wicker (27)	2.022	1905	R
266.	Smoky Joe Wood (21)	2.024	1911	R
267.	Bugs Raymond (26)	2.026	1908	R
	Ed Reulbach (25)	2.026	1908	R
	Frank Smith (28)	2.026	1908	R
270.	Phil Douglas (29)	2.028	1919	R
	Orel Hershiser (26)	2.028	1985	R
272.	Adonis Terry (23)	2.031	1888	R
273.	Christy Mathewson+ (23)	2.032	1904	R
274.	Ed Karger (24)	2.035	1907	L
	Jim Scott (27)	2.035	1915	R
276.	Eddie Cicotte (30)	2.038	1914	R
	Sandy Koufax+ (29)	2.038	1965	L
	Al Mamaux (21)	2.038	1915	R
279.	Catfish Hunter+ (26)	2.042	1972	R
280.	Roger Clemens (34)	2.045	1997	R
	Jesse Tannehill (29)	2.045	1904	L
282.	Buttons Briggs (28)	2.047	1904	R
283.	Nick Cullop (28)	2.048	1916	L
284.	Old Hoss Radbourn+ (28)	2.050	1883	R
285.	Deacon Phillippe (30)	2.051	1902	R
	Dave Righetti (22)	2.051	1981	L
287.	Chief Bender+ (23)	2.052	1907	R
	Rube Waddell+ (25)	2.052	1902	L
289.	Patsy Flaherty (28)	2.053	1904	L
	Hippo Vaughn (26)	2.053	1914	L
291.	Stan Bahnsen (23)	2.054	1968	R
	Bob Veale (32)	2.054	1968	L
293.	Glenn Liebhardt (24)	2.055	1907	R
294.	Noodles Hahn (25)	2.056	1904	L
	Slim Sallee (34)	2.056	1919	L
296.	Sam Leever (31)	2.057	1903	R
297.	Lefty Grove+ (31)	2.058	1931	L
	Joe Horlen (29)	2.058	1967	R
299.	Christy Mathewson+ (32)	2.059	1913	R
	Nap Rucker (22)	2.059	1907	L
301.	Tommy Bond (22)	2.061	1878	R
302.	Allie Reynolds (35)	2.063	1952	R
303.	Nick Altrock (29)	2.065	1906	L
304.	Pedro Martinez (27)	2.067	1999	R
	Jim Palmer+ (26)	2.067	1972	R
306.	Carl Weilman (29)	2.068	1919	L
	Vic Willis+ (32)	2.068	1908	R
308.	George Winter (29)	2.069	1907	R
309.	Bob Caruthers (21)	2.071	1885	R
310.	Bill Sowders (23)	2.073	1888	R
311.	Bill Donovan (31)	2.077	1908	R
	Roger Nelson (28)	2.077	1972	R
	Pat Ragan (30)	2.077	1916	R
	Bill Swift (30)	2.077	1992	R
	Carl Weilman (24)	2.077	1914	L
316.	Nap Rucker (23)	2.079	1908	L
	Tom Seaver+ (28)	2.079	1973	R
	Don Sutton+ (27)	2.079	1972	R
319.	Eddie Plank+ (39)	2.080	1915	L
320.	Cy Young+ (36)	2.081	1903	R
321.	Jerry Koosman (25)	2.082	1968	L
322.	Mike O'Neill (26)	2.086	1904	R
323.	Dazzy Vance+ (37)	2.087	1928	R
324.	Jim Whitney (26)	2.089	1884	R
325.	Jim Palmer+ (29)	2.090	1975	R
	Will White (28)	2.090	1883	R
327.	Bill James (30)	2.091	1917	R
	Frank Smith (24)	2.091	1904	R
329.	Mordecai Brown+ (38)	2.094	1915	R
330.	Ned Garvin (28)	2.095	1902	R
331.	Ted Lyons+ (41)	2.096	1942	R
	Ed Poole (27)	2.096	1902	R
333.	Spud Chandler (38)	2.098	1946	R
	Carl Mays (27)	2.098	1919	R
	Jeff Pfeffer (27)	2.098	1915	R
	Howie Pollet (25)	2.098	1946	L
337.	Lefty Leifield (24)	2.099	1908	L
	Billy Taylor (29)	2.099	1884	R
339.	Warren Spahn+ (32)	2.100	1953	L
340.	Bill Dinneen (32)	2.102	1908	R
	Sam Leever (36)	2.102	1908	R
	Juan Marichal+ (31)	2.102	1969	R
	Earl Moore (31)	2.102	1909	R
	Frank Owen (25)	2.102	1905	R
345.	Al Maul (32)	2.103	1898	R
	Dave Roberts (26)	2.103	1971	L
347.	Eddie Plank+ (35)	2.104	1911	L
	Slim Sallee (29)	2.104	1914	L
	Pete Schneider (21)	2.104	1917	R
350.	Frank Corridon (28)	2.105	1909	R
	Old Hoss Radbourn+ (27)	2.105	1882	R
352.	Dick Ellsworth (23)	2.106	1963	L
353.	Tommy Bond (21)	2.107	1877	R
	Wilbur Cooper (26)	2.107	1918	L
	Dave Foutz (29)	2.107	1886	R
356.	Ray Fisher (27)	2.108	1915	R
357.	Jack Powell (33)	2.109	1908	R
	Jack Powell (34)	2.109	1909	R
359.	Bullet Joe Bush (25)	2.112	1918	R
360.	Harry Howell (29)	2.114	1906	R
361.	Joe Benz (29)	2.115	1915	R
	Rube Foster (27)	2.115	1915	R
363.	Lew Brockett (28)	2.118	1909	R
	Johnny Lush (22)	2.118	1908	L
	Christy Mathewson+ (21)	2.118	1902	R
366.	Bill Bernhard (32)	2.119	1903	R
	Tom Hughes (31)	2.119	1915	R
	Christy Mathewson+ (31)	2.119	1912	R
369.	Dizzy Trout (29)	2.120	1944	R
370.	Heinie Berger (26)	2.122	1908	R
371.	Steve Blass (26)	2.124	1968	R
	Roger Wolff (34)	2.124	1945	R
373.	Dutch Leonard (36)	2.125	1945	R
374.	Wilbur Cooper (22)	2.126	1914	L
	Phil Douglas (28)	2.126	1918	R
376.	Monte Ward+ (21)	2.127	1881	R
377.	Frank Smith (25)	2.129	1905	R
378.	Doc White (24)	2.130	1903	L
379.	Johnny Beazley (24)	2.132	1942	R
	Mickey Hughes (21)	2.132	1888	R
381.	Bill Bernhard (33)	2.133	1904	R
	Burleigh Grimes+ (24)	2.133	1918	R
	Juan Marichal+ (27)	2.133	1965	R
384.	Whitey Ford+ (37)	2.134	1964	L
	Kid Nichols+ (28)	2.134	1898	R
386.	John Clarkson+ (22)	2.136	1884	R
387.	Terry Larkin (21)	2.138	1877	R
	Bobby Mitchell (22)	2.138	1878	L
	Guy Morton (22)	2.138	1915	R
390.	Will White (25)	2.140	1880	R
391.	Joe Boehling (22)	2.142	1913	L
392.	Buttons Briggs (29)	2.143	1905	R
393.	Jack Manning (22)	2.144	1876	R
	George McQuillan (24)	2.144	1909	R
395.	Don Drysdale+ (31)	2.146	1968	R
396.	Charlie Buffinton (23)	2.147	1884	R
	Monte Ward+ (19)	2.147	1879	R
398.	Lee Richmond (23)	2.148	1880	L
399.	Bill Bernhard (31)	2.150	1902	R
	Howie Camnitz (25)	2.150	1907	R
	Rube Waddell+ (30)	2.150	1907	L
402.	Babe Adams (31)	2.152	1913	R
	Carl Weilman (26)	2.152	1916	L
404.	Vern Law (35)	2.153	1965	R
	Ed Walsh+ (31)	2.153	1912	R
	Cy Young+ (35)	2.153	1902	R
407.	Babe Adams (38)	2.156	1920	R
408.	Hal Schumacher (22)	2.157	1933	R
409.	Zack Greinke (25)	2.158	2009	R
410.	Red Ames (24)	2.160	1907	R
	Art Nehf (24)	2.160	1917	L
	Tully Sparks (31)	2.160	1906	R
	Dazzy Vance+ (33)	2.160	1924	R
414.	Bret Saberhagen (25)	2.161	1989	R
415.	Chief Bender+ (27)	2.163	1911	R
	Dick Rudolph (28)	2.163	1916	R
	Ed Siever (32)	2.163	1907	L
	Bob Tewksbury (31)	2.163	1992	R
419.	Casey Patten (32)	2.165	1906	L
420.	Eddie Plank+ (28)	2.166	1904	L
421.	Doc Ayers (26)	2.167	1917	R
	Sam Leever (32)	2.167	1904	R
423.	Ray Fisher (31)	2.168	1919	R
424.	Mordecai Brown+ (28)	2.169	1905	R
	Jack Chesbro+ (28)	2.169	1902	R
426.	Eddie Plank+ (32)	2.170	1908	L
	Slim Sallee (32)	2.170	1917	L
	Jeff Tesreau (25)	2.170	1913	R
429.	Steve Carlton+ (24)	2.171	1969	L
	Dutch Leonard (25)	2.171	1917	L
	Mike Paul (27)	2.171	1972	L
	Dick Rudolph (31)	2.171	1919	R
433.	Guy Hecker (29)	2.175	1885	R
	Hooks Wiltse (27)	2.175	1907	L
435.	Harry Harper (23)	2.176	1918	L
	Sam McDowell (22)	2.176	1965	L
	Jesse Tannehill (26)	2.176	1901	L
438.	Dave Foutz (27)	2.177	1884	R
	Joe Magrane (23)	2.177	1988	L
440.	Bob Gibson+ (33)	2.178	1969	R
	Ed Morris (21)	2.178	1884	L
442.	Slim Sallee (31)	2.180	1916	L
443.	Bob Feller+ (27)	2.181	1946	R
	George Mogridge (29)	2.181	1918	L
445.	Bob Knepper (27)	2.183	1981	L
	Greg Maddux (26)	2.183	1992	R
447.	Tully Sparks (30)	2.184	1905	R
448.	Frank Arellanes (27)	2.185	1909	R
	Don Drysdale+ (27)	2.185	1964	R
	Willie Mitchell (27)	2.185	1917	L
	Smoky Joe Wood (19)	2.185	1909	R
452.	Dummy Taylor (27)	2.186	1902	R
453.	Tony Mullane (24)	2.188	1883	B
454.	Addie Joss+ (23)	2.189	1903	R
455.	Hoyt Wilhelm+ (36)	2.190	1959	R
456.	Dick Bosman (25)	2.192	1969	R
	Ice Box Chamberlin (20)	2.192	1888	R
	Bill Donovan (30)	2.192	1907	R
	Harry Howell (27)	2.192	1904	R
460.	Deacon Phillippe (33)	2.194	1905	R
461.	Vic Willis+ (26)	2.195	1902	R
462.	Jack Chesbro+ (31)	2.196	1905	R
463.	Dummy Taylor (31)	2.197	1906	R
464.	Glenn Liebhardt (25)	2.198	1908	R
	George McConnell (37)	2.198	1915	R
466.	Bill Dinneen (28)	2.199	1904	R
	Fred Toney (28)	2.199	1917	R
468.	Dave Davenport (25)	2.200	1915	R
	Eddie Plank+ (31)	2.200	1907	L
	Allan Sothoron (26)	2.200	1919	R
471.	George Derby (23)	2.201	1881	R
	Old Hoss Radbourn+ (30)	2.201	1885	R
	Tom Seaver+ (23)	2.201	1968	R
474.	Chris Short (26)	2.202	1964	L
475.	Joe Lake (29)	2.204	1910	R
	Don Sutton+ (35)	2.204	1980	R
	Hippo Vaughn (28)	2.204	1916	L
478.	Greg Maddux (31)	2.205	1997	R
479.	Chief Bender+ (29)	2.206	1913	R
	Tom Seaver+ (24)	2.206	1969	R
481.	Bob Ewing (35)	2.207	1908	R
	Nap Rucker (27)	2.207	1912	L
483.	Hank Aguirre (31)	2.208	1962	L
	Johnny Sain (28)	2.208	1946	R
485.	Ed Daily (22)	2.209	1885	R
	Al Demaree (28)	2.209	1913	R
	Norwood Gibson (27)	2.209	1904	R
	Walter Johnson+ (29)	2.209	1917	R
	Carl Mays (26)	2.209	1918	R
490.	Carl Lundgren (26)	2.210	1906	R
491.	Rube Waddell+ (29)	2.211	1906	L
492.	Bob Shawkey (25)	2.212	1916	R
493.	Danny Darwin (34)	2.213	1990	R
	Nick Maddox (22)	2.213	1909	R
495.	Doc Ayers (24)	2.215	1915	R
	Tom Hughes (29)	2.215	1908	R
	Rube Vickers (30)	2.215	1908	R
498.	Jake Weimer (32)	2.216	1906	L
499.	Mike Cuellar (29)	2.217	1966	L
	Cy Falkenberg (33)	2.217	1913	R

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