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Progressive Leaders & Records for Adjusted ERA+
Baseball Leaders & Baseball RecordsSingle-Season  Career  Active  Progressive  Year-by-Year League 

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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

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This table lists the career, single-season, active, yearly (meaning perfomances solely from that year) leaders following each season of Major League Baseball. Note that a player is considered active between the first and last season of their career. Entries under Single-Season from 1871-1875 are not carried forward past 1875. Entries under Career and Active do include totals from the 1871-1875 seasons.

Year CareerERA+  Single-SeasonERA+  ActiveERA+  YearlyERA+ 
1871 George Zettlein159 George Zettlein159
1872 Al Spalding+188 Al Spalding+188
1873Al Spalding+146 Cherokee Fisher190 Al Spalding+146 Cherokee Fisher190
1874Al Spalding+140 Cherokee Fisher190 Al Spalding+140 Bobby Mathews135
1875Al Spalding+142 Cherokee Fisher190 Al Spalding+142 Tommy Bond164

1876Al Spalding+142 George Bradley and Jim Devlin173 Al Spalding+142 George Bradley173
1877Jim Devlin142 George Bradley and Jim Devlin173 Jim Devlin142 Jim Devlin146
1878Jim Devlin142 George Bradley and Jim Devlin173 Tommy Bond120 John Ward+147
1879Jim Devlin142 George Bradley and Jim Devlin173 Tommy Bond121 Tommy Bond127
1880Jim Devlin142 Tim Keefe+294 John Ward+123 Tim Keefe+294
1881Jim Devlin142 Tim Keefe+294 John Ward+124 Stump Wiedman162
1882Jim Devlin142 Tim Keefe+294 Larry Corcoran128 Denny Driscoll220
1883Jim Devlin142 Tim Keefe+294 Charley Radbourn+136 Jim McCormick170
1884Charley Radbourn+152 Tim Keefe+294 Charley Radbourn+152 Charley Radbourn+205
1885Charley Radbourn+146 Tim Keefe+294 Charley Radbourn+146 Tim Keefe+173
1886John Clarkson+153 Tim Keefe+294 John Clarkson+153 Henry Boyle181
1887John Clarkson+150 Tim Keefe+294 John Clarkson+150 Elmer Smith148
1888Silver King145 Tim Keefe+294 Silver King145 Silver King197
1889John Clarkson+142 Tim Keefe+294 John Clarkson+142 Jack Stivetts188
1890Silver King146 Tim Keefe+294 Silver King146 Billy Rhines184
1891Jim Devlin142 Tim Keefe+294 Silver King139 Kid Nichols+152
1892Kid Nichols+146 Tim Keefe+294 Kid Nichols+146 Cy Young+176
1893Kid Nichols+144 Tim Keefe+294 Kid Nichols+144 Ted Breitenstein148
1894Jim Devlin142 Tim Keefe+294 Cy Young+139 Amos Rusie+189
1895Jim Devlin142 Tim Keefe+294 Cy Young+141 Al Maul197
1896Kid Nichols+142 Tim Keefe+294 Kid Nichols+142 Billy Rhines188
1897Kid Nichols+145 Tim Keefe+294 Kid Nichols+145 Kid Nichols+170
1898Kid Nichols+147 Tim Keefe+294 Kid Nichols+147 Clark Griffith+190
1899Kid Nichols+146 Tim Keefe+294 Kid Nichols+146 Vic Willis+167
1900Kid Nichols+145 Tim Keefe+294 Kid Nichols+145 Rube Waddell+153
1901Kid Nichols+143 Tim Keefe+294 Kid Nichols+143 Cy Young+216
1902Cy Young+143 Tim Keefe+294 Cy Young+143 Jack Taylor202
1903Cy Young+143 Tim Keefe+294 Cy Young+143 Earl Moore163
1904Cy Young+143 Tim Keefe+294 Cy Young+143 Joe McGinnity+169
1905Christy Mathewson+146 Tim Keefe+294 Christy Mathewson+146 Christy Mathewson+230
1906Rube Waddell+143 Tim Keefe+294 Rube Waddell+143 Mordecai Brown+253
1907Mordecai Brown+158 Tim Keefe+294 Mordecai Brown+158 Jack Pfiester216
1908Mordecai Brown+158 Tim Keefe+294 Mordecai Brown+158 Addie Joss+205
1909Mordecai Brown+163 Tim Keefe+294 Mordecai Brown+163 Christy Mathewson+222
1910Mordecai Brown+162 Tim Keefe+294 Mordecai Brown+162 Ed Walsh+189
1911Mordecai Brown+154 Tim Keefe+294 Mordecai Brown+154 Vean Gregg189
1912Walter Johnson+164 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+164 Walter Johnson+242
1913Walter Johnson+176 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+176 Walter Johnson+259
1914Walter Johnson+174 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+174 Dutch Leonard279
1915Walter Johnson+176 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+176 Pete Alexander+225
1916Walter Johnson+172 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+172 Pete Alexander+170
1917Walter Johnson+165 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+165 Fred Anderson176
1918Walter Johnson+169 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+169 Walter Johnson+214
1919Walter Johnson+171 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+171 Walter Johnson+214
1920Walter Johnson+168 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+168 Pete Alexander+168
1921Walter Johnson+162 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+162 Red Faber+171
1922Walter Johnson+159 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+159 Phil Douglas153
1923Walter Johnson+155 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+155 Dolf Luque201
1924Walter Johnson+154 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+154 Dazzy Vance+174
1925Walter Johnson+153 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+153 Dolf Luque156
1926Walter Johnson+150 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+150 Lefty Grove+166
1927Walter Johnson+147 Tim Keefe+294 Walter Johnson+147 Wilcy Moore168
1928Walter Johnson+147 Tim Keefe+294 Pete Alexander+137 Dazzy Vance+191
1929Walter Johnson+147 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+138 Burleigh Grimes+152
1930Walter Johnson+147 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+145 Dazzy Vance+189
1931Lefty Grove+154 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+154 Lefty Grove+219
1932Lefty Grove+154 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+154 Lefty Grove+159
1933Lefty Grove+152 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+152 Carl Hubbell+193
1934Walter Johnson+147 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+144 Lefty Gomez+175
1935Lefty Grove+147 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+147 Lefty Grove+175
1936Lefty Grove+150 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+150 Lefty Grove+188
1937Lefty Grove+151 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+151 Monty Stratton192
1938Lefty Grove+151 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+151 Lefty Grove+160
1939Lefty Grove+153 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+153 Lefty Grove+185
1940Lefty Grove+151 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+151 Bobo Newsom167
1941Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Lefty Grove+148 Thornton Lee173
1942Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Bob Feller+136 Mort Cooper194
1943Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Bob Feller+136 Spud Chandler197
1944Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Bob Feller+136 Dizzy Trout168
1945Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Bob Feller+136 Hal Newhouser+195
1946Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hal Newhouser+140 Hal Newhouser+188
1947Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hal Newhouser+139 Warren Spahn+168
1948Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Harry Brecheen143 Harry Brecheen182
1949Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Harry Brecheen140 Mike Garcia169
1950Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Harry Brecheen136 Sal Maglie151
1951Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Mel Parnell135 Saul Rogovin146
1952Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Harry Brecheen133 Allie Reynolds162
1953Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Harry Brecheen133 Warren Spahn+188
1954Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Robin Roberts+133 Johnny Antonelli177
1955Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Robin Roberts+131 Billy Pierce201
1956Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Whitey Ford+138 Herb Score166
1957Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Whitey Ford+138 Johnny Podres156
1958Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Whitey Ford+143 Whitey Ford+176
1959Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+140 Hoyt Wilhelm+173
1960Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Whitey Ford+136 Ernie Broglio149
1961Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+138 Dick Donovan163
1962Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+141 Hank Aguirre183
1963Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+140 Dick Ellsworth167
1964Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+142 Dean Chance198
1965Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+144 Juan Marichal+169
1966Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+145 Sandy Koufax+190
1967Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+147 Phil Niekro+179
1968Hoyt Wilhelm+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+148 Bob Gibson+258
1969Hoyt Wilhelm+149 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+149 Juan Marichal+168
1970Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+148 Tom Seaver+142
1971Tom Seaver+149 Tim Keefe+294 Tom Seaver+149 Tom Seaver+193
1972Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Hoyt Wilhelm+146 Steve Carlton+182
1973Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Tom Seaver+147 Tom Seaver+175
1974Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Tom Seaver+142 Buzz Capra165
1975Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Tom Seaver+142 Jim Palmer+169
1976Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Tom Seaver+141 Mark Fidrych158
1977Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Tom Seaver+142 John Candelaria169
1978Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 John Hiller142 Ron Guidry208
1979Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Sparky Lyle141 Dennis Eckersley+150
1980Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Tom Seaver+136 Steve Carlton+162
1981Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Ron Guidry140 Nolan Ryan+194
1982Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Ron Guidry132 Steve Rogers152
1983Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Rich Gossage132 Atlee Hammaker159
1984Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Kent Tekulve141 Dave Stieb145
1985Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Kent Tekulve138 Dwight Gooden228
1986Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Kent Tekulve139 Roger Clemens169
1987Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Kent Tekulve139 Jimmy Key164
1988Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Roger Clemens141 Allan Anderson166
1989Dan Quisenberry150 Tim Keefe+294 Dan Quisenberry150 Bret Saberhagen180
1990Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Roger Clemens146 Roger Clemens213
1991Roger Clemens149 Tim Keefe+294 Roger Clemens149 Roger Clemens164
1992Roger Clemens152 Tim Keefe+294 Roger Clemens152 Roger Clemens175
1993Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Roger Clemens146 Kevin Appier179
1994Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Roger Clemens148 Greg Maddux271
1995Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Roger Clemens145 Greg Maddux262
1996Lefty Grove+148 Tim Keefe+294 Roger Clemens145 Kevin Brown216
1997Roger Clemens149 Tim Keefe+294 Roger Clemens149 Roger Clemens221
1998Roger Clemens151 Tim Keefe+294 Roger Clemens151 Greg Maddux187
1999Pedro Martinez156 Tim Keefe+294 Pedro Martinez156 Pedro Martinez243
2000Pedro Martinez168 Tim Keefe+294 Pedro Martinez168 Pedro Martinez291
2001Pedro Martinez169 Tim Keefe+294 Pedro Martinez169 Randy Johnson188
2002Pedro Martinez172 Tim Keefe+294 Pedro Martinez172 Pedro Martinez202
2003Pedro Martinez175 Tim Keefe+294 Pedro Martinez175 Pedro Martinez210
2004Pedro Martinez168 Tim Keefe+294 Pedro Martinez168 Johan Santana182
2005Pedro Martinez166 Tim Keefe+294 Pedro Martinez166 Roger Clemens226
2006Pedro Martinez161 Tim Keefe+294 Pedro Martinez161 Johan Santana161
2007Pedro Martinez161 Tim Keefe+294 Pedro Martinez161 Jake Peavy159
2008Mariano Rivera199 Tim Keefe+294 Mariano Rivera199 Cliff Lee175
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