Pitching Leaders

Raw totals, not context-adjusted — no park factors or era adjustments, and surviving Negro Leagues records cover shorter seasons. About the data scope

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Pitching Leaders - ERA 838 pitchers
Qualification: Showing pitchers who met the season qualification standard (3.1 plate appearances per team game). This allows historically significant pitchers from shorter schedules (including Negro Leagues) to appear in rate-stat leaderboards.
Pitching Leaders - ERA
Rank Player G GS W L SV IP SO BB ERA WHIP
101 Johnny Lush 182 155 66 85 2 1239.3 490 413 0.00 1.28
102 Cy Falkenberg 330 266 130 123 8 2275.0 1,164 690 0.00 1.22
103 George Kaiserling 78 62 32 25 2 536.7 150 145 0.00 1.27
104 Jack Chesbro HOF 392 332 198 132 5 2896.7 1,265 690 0.00 1.15
105 Fred Toney 336 271 139 102 12 2206.0 718 583 0.00 1.19
106 Bill Donovan 378 327 185 139 8 2964.7 1,552 1,059 0.00 1.24
107 Harry Gaspar 143 98 46 48 13 825.3 228 217 0.00 1.23
108 Sy Hayman 18 17 7 9 0 143.7 47 41 0.00 1.19
109 Larry Cheney 313 225 116 100 19 1881.3 926 733 0.00 1.24
110 Vean Gregg 239 161 92 63 12 1393.0 720 552 0.00 1.29
111 Dick McBride 237 237 149 78 0 2082.0 150 174 0.00 1.25
112 Mickey Welch HOF 565 549 307 210 4 4802.0 1,850 1,297 0.00 1.23
113 Ned Garvin 181 158 58 97 3 1400.7 612 413 0.00 1.24
114 Emmett Bowman 22 22 14 8 0 178.7 79 69 0.00 1.26
115 José Parra 4 4 0 3 0 33.0 18 6 0.00 1.18
116 Fred Goldsmith 189 185 112 68 1 1609.7 433 171 0.00 1.15
117 Mike O'Neill 85 77 32 44 2 694.3 228 169 0.00 1.31
118 Harry Howell 340 282 131 146 6 2567.7 986 677 0.00 1.21
119 Juan Padrón 193 144 68 72 11 1225.0 697 319 0.00 1.14
120 Bullet Rogan HOF 213 157 117 52 17 1489.0 904 400 0.00 1.15
121 Mike Prendergast 180 97 41 53 4 908.3 311 207 0.00 1.18
122 Whitey Ford HOF 498 438 236 106 10 3170.3 1,956 1,086 0.00 1.22
123 Luther Taylor 274 237 116 106 3 1916.3 767 551 0.00 1.27
124 Howie Camnitz 326 236 133 106 15 2085.3 915 656 0.00 1.20
125 Roy Patterson 184 152 81 72 2 1365.0 442 273 0.00 1.17
126 Babe Adams 482 355 194 140 15 2995.3 1,036 430 0.00 1.09
127 Dick Whitworth 129 85 67 34 5 829.3 428 331 0.00 1.22
128 Dutch Leonard 331 272 139 113 13 2192.0 1,160 664 0.00 1.23
129 Sandy Koufax HOF 397 314 165 87 9 2324.3 2,396 817 0.00 1.11
130 John Donaldson 46 32 18 16 2 318.7 159 91 0.00 1.20
131 Jeff Pfeffer 347 280 158 112 10 2407.3 836 592 0.00 1.21
132 Al Demaree 232 173 80 72 9 1424.0 514 337 0.00 1.18
133 Earl Moore 388 326 163 154 6 2776.0 1,403 1,108 0.00 1.29
134 Jack Coombs 354 270 158 110 8 2320.0 1,052 841 0.00 1.24
135 Lefty Smart 12 6 4 6 0 64.7 30 20 0.00 1.19
136 Mike Golden 49 45 10 32 0 393.0 86 53 0.00 1.30
137 Jack Manning 96 63 39 27 12 573.3 78 70 0.00 1.33
138 Frank Corridon 180 140 70 67 7 1216.0 458 375 0.00 1.21
139 Jesse Tannehill 359 321 197 117 7 2759.3 944 478 0.00 1.19
140 Inocencio Pérez 12 11 5 7 0 99.7 46 33 0.00 1.18
141 Harvey Martin 6 5 4 2 0 45.0 17 18 0.00 1.24
142 John Clarkson HOF 531 518 328 178 5 4536.3 1,978 1,191 0.00 1.21
143 Ed Morris 311 307 171 122 1 2678.0 1,217 498 0.00 1.11
144 Tully Sparks 314 270 121 137 8 2343.7 780 630 0.00 1.23
145 Ray Fisher 278 208 100 94 7 1755.7 680 481 0.00 1.22
146 George Mullin 487 428 228 196 8 3686.7 1,482 1,238 0.00 1.29
147 Bob Caruthers 340 310 218 99 3 2828.7 900 597 0.00 1.16
148 Joe Blong 41 36 13 21 0 320.3 65 41 0.00 1.30
149 Harry Buckner 53 47 28 15 0 415.3 159 101 0.00 1.22
150 Dave Foutz 251 216 147 66 4 1997.3 790 510 0.00 1.18
151 Joe Lake 199 139 62 90 5 1318.0 594 332 0.00 1.26
152 Elmer Stricklett 104 90 35 51 6 764.7 237 215 0.00 1.27
153 Lady Baldwin 118 116 73 41 1 1017.0 582 233 0.00 1.13
154 George Bell 160 124 43 79 4 1086.0 376 305 0.00 1.21
155 Pud Galvin HOF 705 688 365 310 2 6003.3 1,807 745 0.00 1.19
156 Jim Palmer HOF 558 521 268 152 4 3948.0 2,212 1,311 0.00 1.18
157 Bobby Mathews 578 568 297 248 3 4956.0 1,528 532 0.00 1.24
158 Charles Dougherty 50 38 24 13 1 321.3 216 103 0.00 1.15
159 Andy Messersmith 344 295 130 99 15 2230.3 1,625 831 0.00 1.14
160 Tom Seaver HOF 656 647 311 205 1 4782.7 3,640 1,390 0.00 1.12
161 Fred Beebe 202 153 62 83 4 1294.3 634 534 0.00 1.25
162 George Winter 220 182 83 102 4 1656.0 568 377 0.00 1.16
163 Charlie Sweeney 129 123 64 52 1 1030.7 505 172 0.00 1.07
164 Dick Redding 214 164 106 72 8 1538.7 918 435 0.00 1.22
165 Juan Marichal HOF 471 457 243 142 2 3507.3 2,303 709 0.00 1.10
166 Stan Coveleski HOF 450 385 215 142 21 3082.0 981 802 0.00 1.25
167 Danny McClellan 48 40 24 18 0 364.0 157 61 0.00 1.18
168 Wilbur Cooper 517 408 216 178 14 3480.0 1,252 853 0.00 1.23
169 Bob Romby 44 27 17 9 6 229.3 183 110 0.00 1.21
170 Bob Gibson HOF 528 482 251 174 6 3884.3 3,117 1,336 0.00 1.19
171 Harry Brecheen 318 240 133 92 18 1907.7 901 536 0.00 1.19
172 Carl Mays 490 325 207 126 31 3021.3 862 734 0.00 1.21
173 Vive Lindaman 131 100 36 60 2 904.0 286 296 0.00 1.30
174 Hugh Daily 165 163 73 87 1 1415.0 846 369 0.00 1.25
175 Dean Chance 406 294 128 115 23 2147.3 1,534 739 0.00 1.21
176 Norwood Gibson 85 72 34 32 0 609.0 258 208 0.00 1.20
177 Guy Hecker 336 322 175 146 1 2924.0 1,110 492 0.00 1.17
178 Tom Williams 138 78 57 27 10 751.7 303 203 0.00 1.14
179 Dave Davenport 259 186 73 83 12 1537.0 719 521 0.00 1.25
180 Hilton Smith HOF 170 104 71 38 16 975.3 628 198 0.00 1.11
181 Weldon Henley 97 81 32 43 0 721.7 309 231 0.00 1.21
182 Tex Hughson 225 156 96 54 17 1375.7 693 372 0.00 1.19
183 Hugh Campbell 19 18 2 16 0 165.0 7 8 0.00 1.57
184 Lefty Tyler 323 265 127 116 7 2230.0 1,003 829 0.00 1.26
185 Jumbo McGinnis 187 186 102 79 0 1603.7 562 294 0.00 1.16
186 Don Drysdale HOF 518 465 209 166 6 3432.0 2,486 855 0.00 1.15
187 Stoney McGlynn 67 51 17 33 2 476.0 157 144 0.00 1.24
188 George Johnson 111 85 40 43 2 688.3 304 192 0.00 1.25
189 Kid Nichols HOF 621 562 362 208 16 5067.3 1,881 1,272 0.00 1.22
190 Charlie Buffinton 414 396 233 152 3 3404.0 1,700 856 0.00 1.23
191 Mel Stottlemyre 360 356 164 139 1 2661.3 1,257 809 0.00 1.22
192 Jim Whitney 413 396 191 204 2 3496.3 1,571 411 0.00 1.15
193 Jack Powell 578 516 245 255 15 4389.0 1,621 1,021 0.00 1.22
194 Bill Doak 453 368 169 157 16 2782.7 1,014 851 0.00 1.27
195 Carl Hubbell HOF 535 431 253 154 33 3590.3 1,677 725 0.00 1.17
196 The Only Nolan 79 78 23 52 0 676.0 274 135 0.00 1.26
197 Rufus Lewis 43 35 20 14 2 279.7 190 82 0.00 1.18
198 George Derby 110 107 48 56 1 964.3 428 182 0.00 1.29
199 Earl Moseley 136 100 49 48 3 855.7 469 340 0.00 1.30
200 Bill Dinneen 391 352 170 177 7 3074.7 1,127 829 0.00 1.23