Jacob deGrom has the best career ERA by an active pitcher when pitching at least 480 innings, with an ERA of 2.50.

Jacob deGrom has the best career ERA by an active pitcher when pitching at least 480 innings, with an ERA of 2.50.
NAME | ERA | IP | G | W | L | W% | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | ERA- | FIP | FIP- | H/9 | PRAA | |
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![]() | Jacob deGrom | 2.50 | 1485.1 | 238 | 94 | 59 | .614 | 238 | 1,788 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,132 | 413 | 450 | 134 | 333 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 5,829 | 28 | 10.83 | 2.02 | 5.37 | 0.81 | 30.7 | 5.7 | 0.99 | .281 | 2.73 | 64 | 2.64 | 65 | 6.86 | 240 |
![]() | Clayton Kershaw | 2.52 | 2797.2 | 443 | 216 | 95 | .695 | 440 | 3,005 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2,144 | 782 | 859 | 233 | 694 | 46 | 1 | 28 | 11,044 | 105 | 9.67 | 2.23 | 4.33 | 0.75 | 27.2 | 6.3 | 1.01 | .270 | 2.76 | 64 | 2.84 | 70 | 6.90 | 366.8 |
![]() | Aroldis Chapman | 2.56 | 800.1 | 839 | 58 | 46 | .558 | 0 | 1,306 | 0 | 0 | 352 | 468 | 228 | 253 | 54 | 403 | 33 | 544 | 7 | 3,265 | 83 | 14.69 | 4.53 | 3.24 | 0.61 | 40.0 | 12.3 | 1.09 | .282 | 2.85 | 62 | 2.38 | 57 | 5.26 | 155.4 |
![]() | Kenley Jansen | 2.60 | 904.0 | 911 | 52 | 38 | .578 | 0 | 1,256 | 0 | 0 | 463 | 603 | 261 | 280 | 86 | 274 | 31 | 681 | 20 | 3,595 | 21 | 12.50 | 2.73 | 4.58 | 0.86 | 34.9 | 7.6 | 0.97 | .265 | 2.79 | 66 | 2.60 | 64 | 6.00 | 145.2 |
![]() | Josh Hader | 2.67 | 506.1 | 463 | 33 | 31 | .516 | 0 | 821 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 280 | 150 | 163 | 65 | 195 | 24 | 317 | 6 | 1,996 | 19 | 14.59 | 3.47 | 4.21 | 1.16 | 41.1 | 9.8 | 0.94 | .241 | 2.90 | 65 | 2.89 | 69 | 4.98 | 74.1 |
![]() | Blake Treinen | 2.79 | 557.2 | 507 | 43 | 36 | .544 | 7 | 570 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 465 | 173 | 198 | 40 | 207 | 19 | 191 | 22 | 2,293 | 23 | 9.20 | 3.34 | 2.75 | 0.65 | 24.9 | 9.0 | 1.21 | .292 | 3.20 | 67 | 3.26 | 78 | 7.50 | 55.4 |
![]() | Edwin Díaz | 2.88 | 493.2 | 498 | 27 | 33 | .450 | 0 | 802 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 340 | 158 | 170 | 52 | 175 | 38 | 377 | 9 | 2,005 | 31 | 14.62 | 3.19 | 4.58 | 0.95 | 40.0 | 8.7 | 1.04 | .307 | 3.10 | 71 | 2.56 | 61 | 6.20 | 88.1 |
![]() | Shohei Ohtani | 2.97 | 493.2 | 92 | 38 | 19 | .667 | 92 | 621 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 357 | 163 | 171 | 54 | 176 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1,998 | 44 | 11.32 | 3.21 | 3.53 | 0.98 | 31.1 | 8.8 | 1.08 | .270 | 3.12 | 70 | 3.29 | 77 | 6.51 | 52 |
![]() | Raisel Iglesias | 3.01 | 708.1 | 572 | 42 | 55 | .433 | 21 | 842 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 558 | 237 | 263 | 83 | 195 | 27 | 434 | 17 | 2,862 | 17 | 10.70 | 2.48 | 4.32 | 1.05 | 29.4 | 6.8 | 1.06 | .277 | 3.34 | 71 | 3.24 | 77 | 7.09 | 76 |
![]() | Chris Sale | 3.02 | 2047.2 | 387 | 143 | 87 | .622 | 307 | 2,528 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1,668 | 686 | 739 | 209 | 481 | 126 | 25 | 15 | 8,249 | 47 | 11.11 | 2.11 | 5.26 | 0.92 | 30.6 | 5.8 | 1.05 | .297 | 3.25 | 71 | 2.88 | 69 | 7.33 | 297 |
![]() | Max Fried | 3.02 | 1011.2 | 189 | 84 | 40 | .677 | 172 | 979 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 885 | 339 | 378 | 85 | 276 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 4,129 | 46 | 8.71 | 2.46 | 3.55 | 0.76 | 23.7 | 6.7 | 1.15 | .291 | 3.36 | 71 | 3.26 | 78 | 7.87 | 102.2 |
![]() | Brandon Woodruff | 3.06 | 696.2 | 133 | 48 | 26 | .649 | 118 | 811 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 544 | 237 | 246 | 78 | 176 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 2,786 | 7 | 10.48 | 2.27 | 4.61 | 1.01 | 29.1 | 6.3 | 1.03 | .276 | 3.18 | 72 | 3.18 | 75 | 7.03 | 84 |
![]() | Corbin Burnes | 3.15 | 968.0 | 210 | 63 | 38 | .624 | 149 | 1,114 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 756 | 339 | 374 | 104 | 280 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 3,914 | 42 | 10.36 | 2.60 | 3.98 | 0.97 | 28.5 | 7.2 | 1.07 | .274 | 3.48 | 75 | 3.25 | 78 | 7.03 | 100.5 |
![]() | Tarik Skubal | 3.15 | 699.0 | 126 | 51 | 34 | .600 | 123 | 812 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 561 | 245 | 263 | 81 | 155 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2,790 | 9 | 10.45 | 2.00 | 5.24 | 1.04 | 29.1 | 5.6 | 1.02 | .280 | 3.39 | 77 | 3.10 | 75 | 7.22 | 78.1 |
![]() | Max Scherzer | 3.18 | 2906.0 | 472 | 216 | 112 | .659 | 463 | 3,435 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2,373 | 1,026 | 1,099 | 342 | 764 | 113 | 2 | 20 | 11,744 | 79 | 10.64 | 2.37 | 4.50 | 1.06 | 29.2 | 6.5 | 1.08 | .286 | 3.40 | 76 | 3.19 | 77 | 7.35 | 306.5 |
![]() | Gerrit Cole | 3.18 | 1954.0 | 317 | 153 | 80 | .657 | 317 | 2,251 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,627 | 690 | 740 | 217 | 500 | 61 | 0 | 8 | 7,861 | 58 | 10.37 | 2.30 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 28.6 | 6.4 | 1.09 | .292 | 3.41 | 79 | 3.16 | 77 | 7.49 | 213.5 |
![]() | Blake Snell | 3.18 | 1105.2 | 213 | 77 | 58 | .570 | 213 | 1,372 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 850 | 391 | 426 | 108 | 503 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4,583 | 81 | 11.17 | 4.09 | 2.73 | 0.88 | 29.9 | 11.0 | 1.22 | .287 | 3.47 | 78 | 3.35 | 80 | 6.92 | 100.8 |
![]() | Framber Valdez | 3.22 | 1016.2 | 177 | 79 | 45 | .637 | 155 | 995 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 843 | 364 | 401 | 80 | 363 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 4,200 | 55 | 8.81 | 3.21 | 2.74 | 0.71 | 23.7 | 8.6 | 1.19 | .282 | 3.55 | 78 | 3.46 | 83 | 7.46 | 77 |
![]() | Shane Bieber | 3.22 | 843.0 | 136 | 62 | 32 | .660 | 134 | 958 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 752 | 302 | 323 | 94 | 188 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3,415 | 34 | 10.23 | 2.01 | 5.10 | 1.00 | 28.1 | 5.5 | 1.12 | .305 | 3.45 | 76 | 3.08 | 73 | 8.03 | 108 |
![]() | Zack Wheeler | 3.26 | 1706.2 | 279 | 112 | 73 | .605 | 279 | 1,789 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,454 | 619 | 671 | 161 | 483 | 73 | 0 | 14 | 6,992 | 40 | 9.43 | 2.55 | 3.70 | 0.85 | 25.6 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .288 | 3.54 | 82 | 3.26 | 79 | 7.67 | 165.2 |
![]() | Ryan Pressly | 3.28 | 688.1 | 664 | 37 | 39 | .487 | 0 | 719 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 607 | 251 | 282 | 63 | 205 | 15 | 255 | 14 | 2,841 | 47 | 9.40 | 2.68 | 3.51 | 0.82 | 25.3 | 7.2 | 1.18 | .296 | 3.69 | 79 | 3.21 | 77 | 7.94 | 74.9 |
![]() | Taylor Rogers | 3.29 | 522.1 | 548 | 30 | 36 | .455 | 0 | 607 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 463 | 191 | 223 | 53 | 160 | 34 | 160 | 22 | 2,175 | 12 | 10.46 | 2.76 | 3.79 | 0.91 | 27.9 | 7.4 | 1.19 | .310 | 3.84 | 78 | 3.27 | 77 | 7.98 | 56.7 |
![]() | Justin Steele | 3.30 | 506.2 | 102 | 32 | 22 | .593 | 91 | 517 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 460 | 186 | 219 | 51 | 155 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2,123 | 14 | 9.18 | 2.75 | 3.34 | 0.91 | 24.4 | 7.3 | 1.21 | .296 | 3.89 | 81 | 3.48 | 85 | 8.17 | 35.3 |
![]() | Chad Green | 3.32 | 491.0 | 380 | 43 | 30 | .589 | 24 | 589 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 393 | 181 | 199 | 76 | 127 | 14 | 93 | 12 | 1,961 | 18 | 10.80 | 2.33 | 4.64 | 1.39 | 30.0 | 6.5 | 1.06 | .274 | 3.65 | 78 | 3.63 | 84 | 7.20 | 38.7 |
![]() | Seth Lugo | 3.33 | 960.2 | 353 | 63 | 45 | .583 | 116 | 928 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 846 | 355 | 382 | 112 | 254 | 35 | 66 | 18 | 3,938 | 20 | 8.69 | 2.38 | 3.65 | 1.05 | 23.6 | 6.4 | 1.15 | .281 | 3.58 | 81 | 3.65 | 88 | 7.93 | 53.7 |
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