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Active Leaders & Records for Earned Run Average
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| Rank | Player (age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (39) | 2.254 | R |
| 2. | Trevor Hoffman (41) | 2.729 | R |
| 3. | Pedro Martinez (37) | 2.925 | R |
| 4. | Johan Santana (30) | 3.116 | L |
| 5. | Roy Oswalt (31) | 3.229 | R |
| 6. | Jake Peavy (28) | 3.263 | R |
| 7. | Brandon Webb (30) | 3.267 | R |
| 8. | Randy Johnson (45) | 3.293 | L |
| 9. | John Smoltz (42) | 3.327 | R |
| 10. | Roy Halladay (32) | 3.430 | R |
| 11. | Tim Hudson (33) | 3.487 | R |
| 12. | Carlos Zambrano (28) | 3.510 | R |
| 13. | Tom Glavine (43) | 3.536 | L |
| 14. | Danny Haren (28) | 3.610 | R |
| 15. | C.C. Sabathia (28) | 3.620 | L |
| 16. | Kerry Wood (32) | 3.673 | R |
| 17. | Ben Sheets (30) | 3.725 | R |
| 18. | Josh Beckett (29) | 3.790 | R |
| 19. | Mark Buehrle (30) | 3.803 | L |
| 20. | John Lackey (30) | 3.813 | R |
| 21. | Derek Lowe (36) | 3.836 | R |
| Barry Zito (31) | 3.836 | L | |
| 23. | A.J. Burnett (32) | 3.843 | R |
| 24. | Chris Carpenter (34) | 3.876 | R |
| 25. | Andy Pettitte (37) | 3.906 | L |
| 26. | Tom Gordon (41) | 3.958 | R |
| Jason Schmidt (36) | 3.958 | R | |
| 28. | Cliff Lee (30) | 3.971 | L |
| 29. | Matt Morris (34) | 3.982 | R |
| 30. | Dontrelle Willis (27) | 4.024 | L |
| 31. | Kevin Millwood (34) | 4.025 | R |
| 32. | Ryan Franklin (36) | 4.068 | R |
| 33. | Mike Hampton (36) | 4.071 | L |
| 34. | Freddy Garcia (34) | 4.082 | R |
| 35. | Jarrod Washburn (34) | 4.095 | L |
| 36. | Bartolo Colon (36) | 4.096 | R |
| 37. | Randy Wolf (32) | 4.130 | L |
| 38. | Brad Penny (31) | 4.143 | R |
| 39. | Braden Looper (34) | 4.148 | R |
| 40. | Arthur Rhodes (39) | 4.149 | L |
| 41. | Kelvim Escobar (33) | 4.151 | R |
| 42. | Mark Mulder (31) | 4.185 | L |
| 43. | Javier Vazquez (32) | 4.189 | R |
| 44. | Joe Blanton (28) | 4.208 | R |
| 45. | Jamie Moyer (46) | 4.218 | L |
| 46. | Bronson Arroyo (32) | 4.235 | R |
| 47. | Aaron Harang (31) | 4.245 | R |
| 48. | Ted Lilly (33) | 4.250 | L |
| Dave Weathers (39) | 4.250 | R | |
| 50. | Tomokazu Ohka (33) | 4.256 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 51. | Jake Westbrook (31) | 4.305 | R |
| 52. | Doug Davis (33) | 4.308 | L |
| 53. | Aaron Cook (30) | 4.328 | R |
| 54. | Vicente Padilla (31) | 4.330 | R |
| 55. | Tim Wakefield (42) | 4.332 | R |
| 56. | Chan Ho Park (36) | 4.348 | R |
| 57. | Steve Trachsel (38) | 4.387 | R |
| 58. | Joel Pineiro (30) | 4.394 | R |
| 59. | Brett Myers (28) | 4.402 | R |
| 60. | Paul Byrd (38) | 4.407 | R |
| 61. | Kris Benson (34) | 4.413 | R |
| 62. | Jon Garland (29) | 4.418 | R |
| 63. | Gil Meche (30) | 4.432 | R |
| 64. | Ryan Dempster (32) | 4.442 | R |
| Carl Pavano (33) | 4.442 | R | |
| 66. | Livan Hernandez (34) | 4.446 | R |
| 67. | Odalis Perez (32) | 4.456 | L |
| 68. | Julian Tavarez (36) | 4.460 | R |
| 69. | Matt Clement (34) | 4.472 | R |
| 70. | Jason Marquis (30) | 4.479 | R |
| 71. | Russ Ortiz (35) | 4.483 | R |
| 72. | LaTroy Hawkins (36) | 4.510 | R |
| 73. | Elmer Dessens (38) | 4.527 | R |
| 74. | Oliver Perez (27) | 4.537 | L |
| 75. | Miguel Batista (38) | 4.543 | R |
| 76. | Jose Contreras (37) | 4.609 | R |
| 77. | Esteban Loaiza (37) | 4.648 | R |
| 78. | Brett Tomko (36) | 4.654 | R |
| 79. | Jeff Weaver (32) | 4.671 | R |
| 80. | Kyle Lohse (30) | 4.677 | R |
| 81. | Jeff Suppan (34) | 4.678 | R |
| 82. | John Thomson (35) | 4.683 | R |
| 83. | Kip Wells (32) | 4.711 | R |
| 84. | Shawn Estes (36) | 4.714 | L |
| 85. | Carlos Silva (30) | 4.721 | R |
| 86. | Ron Villone (39) | 4.731 | L |
| 87. | Darren Oliver (38) | 4.751 | L |
| 88. | Jeremy Bonderman (26) | 4.782 | R |
| 89. | Brian Moehler (37) | 4.802 | R |
| 90. | Rodrigo Lopez (33) | 4.824 | R |
| 91. | Mark Redman (35) | 4.854 | L |
| 92. | Nate Robertson (31) | 4.924 | L |
| 93. | Adam Eaton (31) | 4.940 | R |
| 94. | Jason Jennings (30) | 4.953 | R |
| 95. | Jason Johnson (35) | 4.994 | R |
| Eric Milton (33) | 4.994 | L | |
| 97. | Mark Hendrickson (35) | 5.004 | L |
| 98. | Sidney Ponson (32) | 5.026 | R |
| 99. | Jamey Wright (34) | 5.029 | R |
| 100. | Josh Fogg (32) | 5.032 | R |
