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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) | 2.2932 | R |
| 2. | Trevor Hoffman (41) | 2.7560 | R |
| 3. | Pedro Martinez (37) | 2.9141 | R |
| 4. | Johan Santana (30) | 3.1265 | L |
| 5. | Roy Oswalt (31) | 3.1740 | R |
| 6. | Brandon Webb (30) | 3.2667 | R |
| 7. | John Smoltz (42) | 3.2727 | R |
| 8. | Randy Johnson (45) | 3.2898 | L |
| 9. | Jake Peavy (28) | 3.2912 | R |
| 10. | Roy Halladay (32) | 3.4715 | R |
| 11. | Carlos Zambrano (28) | 3.4770 | R |
| 12. | Tim Hudson (33) | 3.4843 | R |
| 13. | Tom Glavine (43) | 3.5361 | L |
| 14. | Danny Haren (28) | 3.5490 | R |
| 15. | C.C. Sabathia (28) | 3.6586 | L |
| 16. | Kerry Wood (32) | 3.6789 | R |
| 17. | Ben Sheets (30) | 3.7248 | R |
| 18. | Mark Buehrle (30) | 3.7608 | L |
| 19. | Josh Beckett (29) | 3.7642 | R |
| 20. | Derek Lowe (36) | 3.7943 | R |
| 21. | A.J. Burnett (32) | 3.8095 | R |
| 22. | Barry Zito (31) | 3.8477 | L |
| 23. | John Lackey (30) | 3.8766 | R |
| 24. | Andy Pettitte (37) | 3.9111 | L |
| 25. | Jason Schmidt (36) | 3.9436 | R |
| 26. | Tom Gordon (41) | 3.9578 | R |
| 27. | Matt Morris (34) | 3.9817 | R |
| 28. | Chris Carpenter (34) | 3.9957 | R |
| 29. | Braden Looper (34) | 4.0099 | R |
| 30. | Mike Hampton (36) | 4.0121 | L |
| 31. | Kevin Millwood (34) | 4.0185 | R |
| 32. | Dontrelle Willis (27) | 4.0238 | L |
| 33. | Jarrod Washburn (34) | 4.0658 | L |
| 34. | Cliff Lee (30) | 4.0728 | L |
| 35. | Freddy Garcia (34) | 4.0736 | R |
| 36. | Brad Penny (31) | 4.0904 | R |
| 37. | Ryan Franklin (36) | 4.0917 | R |
| 38. | Bartolo Colon (36) | 4.0963 | R |
| 39. | Kelvim Escobar (33) | 4.1506 | R |
| 40. | Arthur Rhodes (39) | 4.1628 | L |
| 41. | Tomokazu Ohka (33) | 4.1774 | R |
| 42. | Mark Mulder (31) | 4.1849 | L |
| 43. | Randy Wolf (32) | 4.2079 | L |
| 44. | Aaron Harang (31) | 4.2183 | R |
| 45. | Jamie Moyer (46) | 4.2228 | L |
| 46. | Dave Weathers (39) | 4.2332 | R |
| 47. | Doug Davis (33) | 4.2478 | L |
| 48. | Javier Vazquez (32) | 4.2483 | R |
| 49. | Aaron Cook (30) | 4.2966 | R |
| 50. | Jake Westbrook (31) | 4.3052 | R |
| Rank | Player (age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 51. | Ted Lilly (33) | 4.3190 | L |
| 52. | Tim Wakefield (42) | 4.3196 | R |
| 53. | Vicente Padilla (31) | 4.3290 | R |
| 54. | Gil Meche (30) | 4.3462 | R |
| 55. | Paul Byrd (38) | 4.3782 | R |
| 56. | Livan Hernandez (34) | 4.3816 | R |
| 57. | Chan Ho Park (36) | 4.3864 | R |
| 58. | Steve Trachsel (38) | 4.3867 | R |
| 59. | Brett Myers (28) | 4.3904 | R |
| 60. | Carl Pavano (33) | 4.4074 | R |
| 61. | Russ Ortiz (35) | 4.4103 | R |
| 62. | Kris Benson (34) | 4.4134 | R |
| 63. | Bronson Arroyo (32) | 4.4240 | R |
| 64. | Julian Tavarez (36) | 4.4498 | R |
| 65. | Odalis Perez (32) | 4.4562 | L |
| 66. | Joel Pineiro (30) | 4.4577 | R |
| 67. | Matt Clement (34) | 4.4724 | R |
| 68. | Jason Marquis (30) | 4.4730 | R |
| 69. | Jon Garland (29) | 4.4878 | R |
| 70. | Oliver Perez (27) | 4.5000 | L |
| 71. | Ryan Dempster (32) | 4.5216 | R |
| 72. | Miguel Batista (38) | 4.5303 | R |
| 73. | Elmer Dessens (38) | 4.5462 | R |
| 74. | Jose Contreras (37) | 4.5644 | R |
| 75. | LaTroy Hawkins (36) | 4.5717 | R |
| 76. | Jeff Suppan (34) | 4.6367 | R |
| 77. | Kyle Lohse (30) | 4.6447 | R |
| 78. | Esteban Loaiza (37) | 4.6479 | R |
| 79. | John Thomson (35) | 4.6830 | R |
| 80. | Jeff Weaver (32) | 4.6863 | R |
| 81. | Brett Tomko (36) | 4.6883 | R |
| 82. | Carlos Silva (30) | 4.7116 | R |
| 83. | Kip Wells (32) | 4.7128 | R |
| 84. | Shawn Estes (36) | 4.7136 | L |
| 85. | Ron Villone (39) | 4.7309 | L |
| 86. | Brian Moehler (37) | 4.7666 | R |
| 87. | Rodrigo Lopez (33) | 4.7802 | R |
| 88. | Darren Oliver (38) | 4.7953 | L |
| 89. | Mark Redman (35) | 4.8536 | L |
| 90. | Jason Jennings (30) | 4.9326 | R |
| 91. | Adam Eaton (31) | 4.9356 | R |
| 92. | Nate Robertson (31) | 4.9563 | L |
| 93. | Eric Milton (33) | 4.9939 | L |
| 94. | Jason Johnson (35) | 4.9941 | R |
| 95. | Sidney Ponson (32) | 5.0029 | R |
| 96. | Josh Fogg (32) | 5.0342 | R |
| 97. | Glendon Rusch (34) | 5.0381 | L |
| 98. | Jamey Wright (34) | 5.0385 | R |
| 99. | Mark Hendrickson (35) | 5.0484 | L |
| 100. | Scott Elarton (33) | 5.2885 | R |
