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
301 Billy Pierce 585 432 211 169 32 3306.7 1,999 1,178 0.00 1.26
302 Jim Bunning HOF 591 519 224 184 16 3760.3 2,855 1,000 0.00 1.18
303 Fred Smith 35 34 19 13 0 286.0 116 90 0.00 1.27
304 Kevin Brown 486 476 211 144 0 3256.3 2,397 901 0.00 1.22
305 Harry Luff 10 7 1 6 0 68.7 5 3 0.00 1.47
306 Zack Wheeler 283 283 113 75 0 1728.3 1,820 490 0.00 1.14
307 Ron Guidry 368 323 170 91 4 2392.0 1,778 633 0.00 1.18
308 Jack Quinn 756 444 247 218 57 3920.3 1,329 860 0.00 1.30
309 Randy Johnson HOF 618 603 303 166 2 4135.3 4,875 1,497 0.00 1.17
310 Toad Ramsey 248 241 113 124 0 2100.7 1,515 671 0.00 1.24
311 Claude Osteen 541 488 196 195 1 3460.3 1,612 940 0.00 1.27
312 Fritz Peterson 355 330 133 131 1 2218.3 1,015 426 0.00 1.19
313 Dave Barnhill 88 75 35 31 4 570.0 391 170 0.00 1.21
314 Bucky Walters 428 398 198 160 4 3104.7 1,107 1,121 0.00 1.32
315 Allie Reynolds 434 309 182 107 49 2492.3 1,423 1,261 0.00 1.39
316 Luis Tiant 573 484 229 172 15 3486.3 2,416 1,104 0.00 1.20
317 Hooks Dauss 538 388 222 182 40 3390.7 1,201 1,067 0.00 1.32
318 Larry Dierker 356 329 139 123 1 2333.7 1,493 711 0.00 1.22
319 Dizzy Dismukes 172 141 75 65 2 1173.3 442 324 0.00 1.24
320 Clark Griffith HOF 453 372 237 146 8 3385.7 955 774 0.00 1.31
321 Bert Blyleven HOF 692 685 287 250 0 4970.0 3,701 1,322 0.00 1.20
322 Al Schulz 160 110 47 62 4 933.3 445 409 0.00 1.37
323 Fred Corey 93 74 27 46 2 656.3 168 98 0.00 1.31
324 Claude Passeau 444 331 162 150 21 2719.7 1,104 728 0.00 1.32
325 Justin Verlander 555 555 266 158 0 3567.7 3,553 1,004 0.00 1.14
326 George Harney 126 74 46 36 10 723.0 314 183 0.00 1.29
327 Red Ryan 178 131 84 57 1 1204.0 477 327 0.00 1.26
328 Lee Viau 178 162 83 77 1 1442.0 554 526 0.00 1.36
329 Andrew Skinner 10 9 4 4 0 75.7 18 30 0.00 1.33
330 Bob Harmon 321 240 107 133 12 2054.0 634 762 0.00 1.33
331 Fergie Jenkins HOF 664 594 284 226 7 4500.7 3,192 997 0.00 1.14
332 William Bell 232 167 123 56 10 1546.0 685 344 0.00 1.19
333 Tommy John 760 700 288 231 4 4710.3 2,245 1,259 0.00 1.28
334 Lefty Gomez HOF 368 320 189 102 9 2503.0 1,468 1,095 0.00 1.35
335 Elmer Smith 149 136 75 57 0 1210.3 525 422 0.00 1.31
336 Max Manning 122 87 58 30 4 742.0 440 230 0.00 1.25
337 Phil Niekro HOF 864 716 318 274 29 5404.3 3,342 1,809 0.00 1.27
338 Bill Hands 374 260 111 110 14 1951.0 1,128 492 0.00 1.22
339 Hal Schumacher 391 329 158 121 7 2482.3 906 902 0.00 1.34
340 Jerry Koosman 612 527 222 209 17 3839.3 2,556 1,198 0.00 1.26
341 Doc Landis 44 42 12 29 0 359.0 74 49 0.00 1.33
342 Casey Patten 270 238 106 128 4 2062.3 757 557 0.00 1.31
343 Tom Johnson 111 89 53 32 0 749.0 310 236 0.00 1.23
344 Bill Daley 64 45 29 16 4 427.7 223 302 0.00 1.66
345 Al Mattern 138 94 36 58 4 844.3 254 299 0.00 1.39
346 Al Orth 440 394 204 189 6 3354.7 948 661 0.00 1.26
347 Mark Baldwin 346 328 154 165 5 2802.3 1,349 1,307 0.00 1.43
348 Rick Reuschel 557 529 214 191 5 3548.3 2,015 935 0.00 1.27
349 Lee Meadows 490 406 188 180 7 3160.7 1,063 956 0.00 1.34
350 Burt Hooton 480 377 151 136 7 2652.0 1,491 799 0.00 1.24
351 Logan Webb 180 177 70 53 0 1062.3 994 250 0.00 1.20
352 Roy Halladay HOF 416 390 203 105 1 2749.3 2,117 592 0.00 1.18
353 Jimmy Callahan 195 177 99 73 2 1603.0 445 437 0.00 1.36
354 Bert Jones 10 9 2 7 0 87.7 28 16 0.00 1.25
355 Norm Baker 30 29 14 15 0 252.0 94 86 0.00 1.33
356 Denny McLain 280 264 131 91 2 1886.0 1,282 548 0.00 1.16
357 Tip O'Neill 36 33 16 16 0 289.0 91 115 0.00 1.46
358 Milt Pappas 520 465 209 164 4 3186.0 1,728 858 0.00 1.23
359 Ed Seward 176 169 89 72 0 1485.7 589 451 0.00 1.23
360 Larry Jackson 558 429 194 183 20 3262.7 1,709 824 0.00 1.24
361 Robin Roberts HOF 676 609 286 245 25 4688.7 2,357 902 0.00 1.17
362 Jimmy Johnson 10 9 3 5 0 68.7 47 27 0.00 1.24
363 Buttons Briggs 106 97 44 47 4 855.7 338 332 0.00 1.42
364 Cliff Melton 272 179 86 80 16 1453.7 660 431 0.00 1.29
365 Felix Hernandez 419 418 169 136 0 2729.7 2,524 805 0.00 1.21
366 Luis González 13 12 5 7 0 100.0 53 31 0.00 1.26
367 Curt Davis 429 281 158 131 33 2325.0 684 479 0.00 1.26
368 Randy Jones 305 285 100 123 2 1933.0 735 503 0.00 1.25
369 Cole Hamels 423 422 163 122 0 2698.0 2,560 767 0.00 1.18
370 James McJames 178 162 79 80 4 1361.3 593 563 0.00 1.45
371 Preacher Roe 333 261 127 84 10 1914.3 956 504 0.00 1.26
372 Kaiser Wilhelm 216 158 56 105 5 1432.3 444 418 0.00 1.34
373 Dave Stieb 443 412 176 137 3 2895.3 1,669 1,034 0.00 1.25
374 Mickey Lolich 586 496 217 191 11 3638.3 2,832 1,099 0.00 1.23
375 Warren Fitzgerald 36 35 15 20 0 301.0 113 100 0.00 1.36
376 Jim Tobin 287 227 105 112 5 1900.0 498 557 0.00 1.31
377 Chet Brewer 175 136 69 60 7 1135.3 563 363 0.00 1.24
378 Johnny Vander Meer 346 285 119 121 2 2104.7 1,294 1,132 0.00 1.39
379 Larry French 570 384 197 171 17 3152.0 1,187 819 0.00 1.33
380 Hiroki Kuroda 212 211 79 79 0 1319.0 986 292 0.00 1.17
381 Jim Perry 630 447 215 174 10 3285.7 1,576 998 0.00 1.26
382 Roscoe Miller 102 88 39 45 5 772.7 198 229 0.00 1.34
383 Jesse Duryea 143 130 59 67 3 1088.0 416 349 0.00 1.33
384 Jim Kaat HOF 898 625 283 237 18 4530.3 2,461 1,083 0.00 1.26
385 Pretzels Getzien 296 292 145 139 1 2539.7 1,070 602 0.00 1.29
386 Paul Derringer 579 445 223 212 29 3645.0 1,507 761 0.00 1.28
387 Jim LaMarque 68 55 35 17 3 483.7 308 133 0.00 1.25
388 Abraham Tolosa 12 10 4 4 0 78.0 24 30 0.00 1.40
389 Bob Welch 506 462 211 146 8 3092.0 1,969 1,034 0.00 1.27
390 Matt Kilroy 303 292 141 133 1 2435.7 1,170 754 0.00 1.31
391 Frank Mountain 143 142 58 83 1 1215.7 383 309 0.00 1.30
392 Slim Jones 84 45 32 21 5 422.0 295 130 0.00 1.19
393 Rip Sewell 390 243 143 97 15 2119.3 636 748 0.00 1.34
394 Billy Rhines 248 222 113 103 1 1891.0 553 576 0.00 1.34
395 Orel Hershiser 510 466 204 150 5 3130.3 2,014 1,007 0.00 1.26
396 George Cuppy 302 262 163 98 5 2283.0 504 609 0.00 1.37
397 Ken Holtzman 451 410 174 150 3 2867.3 1,601 910 0.00 1.29
398 Johnny Sain 412 245 139 116 51 2125.7 910 619 0.00 1.30
399 Patrick Horan 13 10 3 6 0 98.0 55 24 0.00 1.20
400 Tim Hudson 482 479 222 133 0 3126.7 2,080 917 0.00 1.24