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Active Leaders & Records for Earned Run Average
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (17, 41) | 2.214 | R |
| 2. | Tim Lincecum (5, 27) | 2.977 | R |
| 3. | Johan Santana (11, 32) | 3.103 | L |
| 4. | Roy Oswalt (11, 33) | 3.213 | R |
| 5. | Roy Halladay (14, 34) | 3.232 | R |
| 6. | Felix Hernandez (7, 25) | 3.241 | R |
| 7. | Brandon Webb (7, 32) | 3.267 | R |
| 8. | Jered Weaver (6, 28) | 3.308 | R |
| 9. | Matt Cain (7, 26) | 3.355 | R |
| 10. | Cole Hamels (6, 27) | 3.394 | L |
| 11. | Tim Hudson (13, 35) | 3.405 | R |
| 12. | Jake Peavy (10, 30) | 3.472 | R |
| 13. | CC Sabathia (11, 30) | 3.513 | L |
| 14. | Justin Verlander (7, 28) | 3.538 | R |
| 15. | Dan Haren (9, 30) | 3.589 | R |
| 16. | Carlos Zambrano (11, 30) | 3.602 | R |
| 17. | Kerry Wood (13, 34) | 3.642 | R |
| 18. | Cliff Lee (10, 32) | 3.646 | L |
| 19. | Chad Billingsley (6, 26) | 3.676 | R |
| 20. | Chris Carpenter (14, 36) | 3.760 | R |
| 21. | Zack Greinke (8, 27) | 3.819 | R |
| 22. | Mark Buehrle (12, 32) | 3.827 | L |
| 23. | Josh Beckett (11, 31) | 3.837 | R |
| 24. | Barry Zito (12, 33) | 3.913 | L |
| 25. | Derek Lowe (15, 38) | 3.939 | R |
| 26. | James Shields (6, 29) | 3.961 | R |
| 27. | Wandy Rodriguez (7, 32) | 4.071 | L |
| 28. | Arthur Rhodes (20, 41) | 4.077 | L |
| 29. | Bartolo Colon (14, 38) | 4.088 | R |
| 30. | Randy Wolf (13, 34) | 4.090 | L |
| 31. | Freddy Garcia (13, 34) | 4.092 | R |
| 32. | John Lackey (10, 32) | 4.102 | R |
| 33. | A.J. Burnett (13, 34) | 4.104 | R |
| Kevin Millwood (15, 36) | 4.104 | R | |
| 35. | Ryan Franklin (12, 38) | 4.137 | R |
| 36. | Ted Lilly (13, 35) | 4.159 | L |
| 37. | Dontrelle Willis (9, 29) | 4.170 | L |
| 38. | Scott Kazmir (8, 27) | 4.174 | L |
| 39. | Jeremy Guthrie (8, 32) | 4.190 | R |
| 40. | Ervin Santana (7, 28) | 4.217 | R |
| 41. | Javier Vazquez (14, 34) | 4.218 | R |
| 42. | Brad Penny (12, 33) | 4.228 | R |
| 43. | Brett Myers (10, 30) | 4.236 | R |
| 44. | Aaron Harang (10, 33) | 4.255 | R |
| 45. | Bronson Arroyo (12, 34) | 4.282 | R |
| 46. | Vicente Padilla (13, 33) | 4.313 | R |
| 47. | Joe Blanton (8, 30) | 4.320 | R |
| 48. | Jon Garland (12, 31) | 4.324 | R |
| 49. | Carl Pavano (13, 35) | 4.334 | R |
| 50. | Jake Westbrook (11, 33) | 4.338 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 51. | Paul Maholm (7, 29) | 4.360 | L |
| 52. | Livan Hernandez (16, 36) | 4.394 | R |
| 53. | Joel Pineiro (12, 32) | 4.407 | R |
| 54. | Tim Wakefield (19, 44) | 4.413 | R |
| 55. | Ryan Dempster (14, 34) | 4.415 | R |
| 56. | Elmer Dessens (14, 40) | 4.437 | R |
| 57. | Doug Davis (13, 35) | 4.438 | L |
| 58. | Edwin Jackson (9, 27) | 4.462 | R |
| 59. | Miguel Batista (17, 40) | 4.477 | R |
| 60. | LaTroy Hawkins (17, 38) | 4.480 | R |
| 61. | Bruce Chen (13, 34) | 4.521 | L |
| 62. | Aaron Cook (10, 32) | 4.526 | R |
| 63. | Jose Contreras (9, 39) | 4.538 | R |
| 64. | Jason Marquis (12, 32) | 4.549 | R |
| 65. | Zach Duke (7, 28) | 4.565 | L |
| 66. | Darren Oliver (18, 40) | 4.604 | L |
| 67. | Oliver Perez (9, 29) | 4.631 | L |
| 68. | Kyle Lohse (11, 32) | 4.638 | R |
| 69. | Brett Tomko (14, 38) | 4.654 | R |
| 70. | Carlos Silva (9, 32) | 4.675 | R |
| 71. | Jeff Suppan (16, 36) | 4.693 | R |
| 72. | Dave Bush (8, 31) | 4.700 | R |
| 73. | Jeff Francis (7, 30) | 4.780 | L |
| 74. | Rodrigo Lopez (10, 35) | 4.820 | R |
| 75. | Ramon Ortiz (11, 38) | 4.927 | R |
| 76. | Jamey Wright (16, 36) | 4.931 | R |
| 77. | Nate Robertson (9, 33) | 5.014 | L |
| 78. | Mark Hendrickson (10, 37) | 5.027 | L |
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