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Career Leaders & Records for Earned Run Average
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Statistic Description: 9 * ER / IP For recent years, leaders need 1 IP per team game played. Bold indicates lowest ERA using current stats Gold means awarded ERA title at end of year.
Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ed Walsh+ (14) | 1.816 | R |
| 2. | Addie Joss+ (9) | 1.887 | R |
| 3. | Jim Devlin (5) | 1.896 | R |
| 4. | Jack Pfiester (8) | 2.024 | L |
| 5. | Smoky Joe Wood (14) | 2.033 | R |
| 6. | Mordecai Brown+ (14) | 2.057 | R |
| 7. | Monte Ward+ (17) | 2.099 | R |
| 8. | Christy Mathewson+ (17) | 2.133 | R |
| Al Spalding+ (8) | 2.133 | R | |
| 10. | Tommy Bond (10) | 2.138 | R |
| 11. | Rube Waddell+ (13) | 2.161 | L |
| 12. | Walter Johnson+ (21) | 2.167 | R |
| 13. | Mariano Rivera (18, 42) | 2.214 | R |
| 14. | Jake Weimer (7) | 2.231 | L |
| 15. | Orval Overall (7) | 2.233 | R |
| 16. | Will White (10) | 2.276 | R |
| 17. | Babe Ruth+ (22) | 2.277 | L |
| 18. | Ed Reulbach (13) | 2.284 | R |
| 19. | Jim Scott (9) | 2.298 | R |
| 20. | Reb Russell (9) | 2.334 | L |
| 21. | Andy Coakley (9) | 2.350 | R |
| Eddie Plank+ (17) | 2.350 | L | |
| 23. | Larry Corcoran (8) | 2.355 | R |
| 24. | Eddie Cicotte (14) | 2.380 | R |
| 25. | George McQuillan (10) | 2.381 | R |
| 26. | Ed Killian (8) | 2.382 | L |
| 27. | Doc White (13) | 2.391 | L |
| 28. | Harry Coveleski (9) | 2.394 | L |
| 29. | Carl Lundgren (8) | 2.417 | R |
| 30. | Nap Rucker (10) | 2.421 | L |
| 31. | Candy Cummings+ (6) | 2.424 | R |
| 32. | Jeff Tesreau (7) | 2.428 | R |
| 33. | Joe Benz (9) | 2.429 | R |
| 34. | Jim McCormick (10) | 2.431 | R |
| 35. | George Bradley (11) | 2.434 | R |
| 36. | Terry Larkin (6) | 2.435 | R |
| 37. | Chief Bender+ (16) | 2.455 | R |
| 38. | Hooks Wiltse (12) | 2.471 | L |
| 39. | Sam Leever (13) | 2.473 | R |
| Lefty Leifield (12) | 2.473 | L | |
| 41. | Hippo Vaughn (13) | 2.486 | L |
| 42. | Bob Ewing (11) | 2.492 | R |
| 43. | Cy Morgan (10) | 2.509 | R |
| 44. | Ray Collins (7) | 2.513 | L |
| 45. | Hoyt Wilhelm+ (21) | 2.523 | R |
| 46. | Lew Richie (8) | 2.536 | R |
| 47. | Noodles Hahn (8) | 2.546 | L |
| 48. | George Zettlein (6) | 2.547 | R |
| 49. | Frank Owen (8) | 2.552 | R |
| 50. | Pete Alexander+ (20) | 2.560 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 51. | Slim Sallee (14) | 2.564 | L |
| 52. | Deacon Phillippe (13) | 2.586 | R |
| 53. | Russ Ford (7) | 2.590 | R |
| 54. | Frank Smith (11) | 2.593 | R |
| 55. | Ed Siever (7) | 2.598 | L |
| 56. | Bob Rhoads (8) | 2.612 | R |
| 57. | Cherokee Fisher (8) | 2.613 | R |
| 58. | Fred Glade (6) | 2.618 | R |
| 59. | Tim Keefe+ (14) | 2.627 | R |
| Cy Young+ (22) | 2.627 | R | |
| 61. | Vic Willis+ (13) | 2.628 | R |
| 62. | Red Ames (17) | 2.629 | R |
| 63. | Barney Pelty (10) | 2.632 | R |
| 64. | Claude Hendrix (10) | 2.649 | R |
| 65. | Jack Taylor (10) | 2.653 | R |
| 66. | Joe McGinnity+ (10) | 2.657 | R |
| Dick Rudolph (13) | 2.657 | R | |
| 68. | Pete Schneider (6) | 2.663 | R |
| 69. | Nick Altrock (19) | 2.669 | L |
| Carl Weilman (8) | 2.669 | L | |
| 71. | Charlie Ferguson (4) | 2.674 | R |
| 72. | Old Hoss Radbourn+ (12) | 2.678 | R |
| 73. | Johnny Lush (7) | 2.680 | L |
| 74. | Cy Falkenberg (12) | 2.682 | R |
| 75. | Jack Chesbro+ (11) | 2.684 | R |
| 76. | Fred Toney (12) | 2.689 | R |
| 77. | Bill Donovan (18) | 2.690 | R |
| 78. | Larry Cheney (9) | 2.698 | R |
| 79. | Vean Gregg (8) | 2.701 | L |
| 80. | Dick McBride (6) | 2.706 | R |
| 81. | Mickey Welch+ (13) | 2.712 | R |
| 82. | Ned Garvin (7) | 2.718 | R |
| 83. | Bob Wicker (6) | 2.726 | R |
| 84. | Fred Goldsmith (7) | 2.729 | R |
| 85. | Nick Cullop (6) | 2.733 | L |
| 86. | Harry Howell (13) | 2.738 | R |
| 87. | Whitey Ford+ (16) | 2.745 | L |
| 88. | Dummy Taylor (9) | 2.747 | R |
| 89. | Howie Camnitz (11) | 2.749 | R |
| Roy Patterson (7) | 2.749 | R | |
| 91. | Babe Adams (19) | 2.755 | R |
| 92. | Dutch Leonard (11) | 2.759 | L |
| 93. | Dan Quisenberry (12) | 2.760 | R |
| 94. | Sandy Koufax+ (12) | 2.761 | L |
| 95. | Jeff Pfeffer (13) | 2.774 | R |
| 96. | Al Demaree (8) | 2.775 | R |
| Earl Moore (14) | 2.775 | R | |
| 98. | Jack Coombs (14) | 2.781 | R |
| 99. | Ed Karger (6) | 2.787 | L |
| 100. | Ron Perranoski (13) | 2.789 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 101. | Frank Corridon (6) | 2.798 | R |
| 102. | Jesse Tannehill (15) | 2.799 | L |
| 103. | Phil Douglas (9) | 2.803 | R |
| 104. | John Clarkson+ (12) | 2.811 | R |
| 105. | Charlie Smith (10) | 2.815 | R |
| 106. | Ed Morris (7) | 2.816 | L |
| 107. | Ray Fisher (10) | 2.819 | R |
| Tully Sparks (12) | 2.819 | R | |
| 109. | George Mullin (14) | 2.822 | R |
| 110. | John Hiller (15) | 2.833 | L |
| Bruce Sutter+ (12) | 2.833 | R | |
| 112. | Bob Caruthers (10) | 2.835 | R |
| 113. | Spud Chandler (11) | 2.836 | R |
| 114. | Doc Ayers (9) | 2.841 | R |
| 115. | Dave Foutz (13) | 2.843 | R |
| 116. | Joe Lake (6) | 2.847 | R |
| 117. | Lady Baldwin (6) | 2.850 | L |
| Kent Tekulve (16) | 2.850 | R | |
| 119. | George Bell (5) | 2.851 | R |
| 120. | Pud Galvin+ (15) | 2.853 | R |
| 121. | Jim Palmer+ (19) | 2.856 | R |
| 122. | Bobby Mathews (15) | 2.857 | R |
| 123. | Andy Messersmith (12) | 2.861 | R |
| 124. | Tom Seaver+ (20) | 2.862 | R |
| 125. | Fred Beebe (7) | 2.865 | R |
| 126. | Harry Harper (10) | 2.866 | L |
| 127. | Trevor Hoffman (18) | 2.867 | R |
| 128. | George Winter (8) | 2.870 | R |
| 129. | Charlie Sweeney (6) | 2.873 | R |
| 130. | Willie Mitchell (11) | 2.879 | L |
| 131. | Sparky Lyle (16) | 2.881 | L |
| 132. | John Franco (21) | 2.890 | L |
| Juan Marichal+ (16) | 2.890 | R | |
| Pol Perritt (10) | 2.890 | R | |
| 135. | Stan Coveleski+ (14) | 2.891 | R |
| 136. | Wilbur Cooper (15) | 2.894 | L |
| 137. | Al Mamaux (12) | 2.896 | R |
| 138. | Rollie Fingers+ (17) | 2.904 | R |
| Art Fromme (10) | 2.904 | R | |
| 140. | Bob Gibson+ (17) | 2.915 | R |
| 141. | Harry Brecheen (12) | 2.916 | L |
| Carl Mays (15) | 2.916 | R | |
| 143. | Hugh Daily (6) | 2.919 | R |
| 144. | Dean Chance (11) | 2.921 | R |
| Doc Crandall (10) | 2.921 | R | |
| 146. | Pedro Martinez (18) | 2.925 | R |
| 147. | Guy Hecker (9) | 2.927 | R |
| 148. | Gary Lavelle (13) | 2.928 | L |
| 149. | Dave Davenport (6) | 2.934 | R |
| 150. | Clay Carroll (15) | 2.939 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 151. | Tex Hughson (8) | 2.944 | R |
| 152. | Jumbo McGinnis (6) | 2.946 | |
| Lefty Tyler (12) | 2.946 | L | |
| 154. | Don Drysdale+ (14) | 2.948 | R |
| 155. | Kid Nichols+ (15) | 2.955 | R |
| 156. | Erskine Mayer (8) | 2.958 | R |
| 157. | Don McMahon (18) | 2.960 | R |
| 158. | Charlie Buffinton (11) | 2.961 | R |
| 159. | Mort Cooper (11) | 2.968 | R |
| 160. | Mel Stottlemyre (11) | 2.969 | R |
| 161. | Jim Whitney (10) | 2.971 | R |
| 162. | Jack Powell (16) | 2.973 | R |
| 163. | Bill Doak (16) | 2.976 | R |
| 164. | Otto Hess (10) | 2.977 | L |
| 165. | Carl Hubbell+ (16) | 2.978 | L |
| 166. | Pat Ragan (11) | 2.988 | R |
| 167. | Doc Scanlan (8) | 2.998 | R |
| 168. | Jim Hughes (4) | 3.003 | R |
| 169. | Max Lanier (14) | 3.007 | L |
| 170. | Rich Gossage+ (22) | 3.009 | R |
| 171. | Bill Dinneen (12) | 3.012 | R |
| Frank Miller (7) | 3.012 | R | |
| Gene Packard (8) | 3.012 | L | |
| 174. | Dizzy Dean+ (12) | 3.024 | R |
| 175. | Lee Smith (18) | 3.029 | R |
| 176. | Bill Bernhard (9) | 3.039 | R |
| 177. | Jean Dubuc (9) | 3.041 | R |
| 178. | Tony Mullane (13) | 3.053 | |
| 179. | Hal Newhouser+ (17) | 3.055 | L |
| 180. | Lefty Grove+ (17) | 3.058 | L |
| 181. | Henry Boyle (6) | 3.059 | R |
| Lee Richmond (6) | 3.059 | L | |
| 183. | Tiny Bonham (10) | 3.064 | R |
| 184. | Amos Rusie+ (10) | 3.068 | R |
| 185. | Jim Brewer (17) | 3.071 | L |
| Jim Shaw (9) | 3.071 | R | |
| 187. | Bob Veale (13) | 3.075 | L |
| 188. | Rube Marquard+ (18) | 3.076 | L |
| 189. | Gary Nolan (10) | 3.079 | R |
| 190. | Ed Willett (10) | 3.081 | R |
| 191. | Rube Benton (15) | 3.085 | L |
| 192. | Jimmy Lavender (6) | 3.086 | R |
| Warren Spahn+ (21) | 3.086 | L | |
| 194. | Bob Shawkey (15) | 3.089 | R |
| 195. | Tom Hughes (13) | 3.094 | R |
| 196. | Greg Minton (16) | 3.096 | R |
| Togie Pittinger (8) | 3.096 | R | |
| 198. | Dupee Shaw (6) | 3.100 | L |
| 199. | Patsy Flaherty (9) | 3.102 | L |
| 200. | Bob Groom (10) | 3.105 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| Gaylord Perry+ (22) | 3.105 | R | |
| 202. | Joe Horlen (12) | 3.106 | R |
| Alejandro Pena (15) | 3.106 | R | |
| 204. | George Suggs (8) | 3.111 | R |
| 205. | Jim Bagby (9) | 3.113 | R |
| Irv Young (6) | 3.113 | L | |
| 207. | Don Gullett (9) | 3.114 | L |
| 208. | Darold Knowles (16) | 3.115 | L |
| Jack Warhop (8) | 3.115 | R | |
| 210. | John Tudor (12) | 3.120 | L |
| 211. | Tom Seaton (6) | 3.123 | R |
| 212. | Roger Clemens (24) | 3.125 | R |
| 213. | Al McBean (10) | 3.131 | R |
| Guy Morton (11) | 3.131 | R | |
| 215. | Dave Dravecky (8) | 3.134 | L |
| Lefty Williams (7) | 3.134 | L | |
| 217. | Leon Cadore (10) | 3.135 | R |
| 218. | Bert Gallia (9) | 3.136 | R |
| 219. | Tug McGraw (19) | 3.137 | L |
| 220. | Mike Cuellar (15) | 3.138 | L |
| 221. | Mike Marshall (14) | 3.141 | R |
| 222. | Don Wilson (9) | 3.145 | R |
| 223. | Eppa Rixey+ (21) | 3.148 | L |
| 224. | Red Faber+ (20) | 3.149 | R |
| J.R. Richard (10) | 3.149 | R | |
| 226. | Sal Maglie (10) | 3.150 | R |
| 227. | Elmer Knetzer (8) | 3.153 | R |
| 228. | Adam Wainwright (7, 30) | 3.154 | R |
| 229. | Jeff Reardon (16) | 3.155 | R |
| 230. | Greg Maddux (23) | 3.156 | R |
| 231. | Earl Hamilton (14) | 3.158 | L |
| 232. | Jesse Orosco (24) | 3.161 | L |
| 233. | Urban Shocker (13) | 3.172 | R |
| 234. | Sam McDowell (15) | 3.174 | L |
| 235. | Steve Rogers (13) | 3.175 | R |
| 236. | Dan Casey (7) | 3.176 | L |
| Frank Kitson (10) | 3.176 | R | |
| 238. | Silver King (10) | 3.180 | R |
| Jon Matlack (13) | 3.180 | L | |
| 240. | Lon Warneke (15) | 3.183 | R |
| 241. | Bill Duggleby (8) | 3.184 | R |
| 242. | Jim Maloney (12) | 3.188 | R |
| 243. | Pete Richert (13) | 3.189 | L |
| 244. | Nolan Ryan+ (27) | 3.193 | R |
| 245. | Johan Santana (12, 33) | 3.203 | L |
| 246. | Bill James (8) | 3.204 | R |
| Art Nehf (15) | 3.204 | L | |
| 248. | Buster Brown (9) | 3.205 | R |
| 249. | Eddie Lopat (12) | 3.206 | L |
| 250. | Sonny Siebert (12) | 3.208 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 251. | Sam Weaver (6) | 3.214 | R |
| 252. | Jesse Barnes (13) | 3.215 | R |
| Steve Carlton+ (24) | 3.215 | L | |
| 254. | Felix Hernandez (8, 26) | 3.216 | R |
| 255. | Johnny Niggeling (9) | 3.217 | R |
| 256. | Al Downing (17) | 3.218 | L |
| Harry McIntire (9) | 3.218 | R | |
| 258. | Ray Caldwell (12) | 3.219 | R |
| 259. | Jim Turner (9) | 3.220 | R |
| 260. | Doc Newton (8) | 3.221 | L |
| 261. | George Mogridge (15) | 3.226 | L |
| 262. | Tom Burgmeier (17) | 3.232 | L |
| Terry Forster (16) | 3.232 | L | |
| 264. | Dizzy Trout (15) | 3.233 | R |
| 265. | Bob Lemon+ (15) | 3.234 | R |
| 266. | Jose Rijo (14) | 3.236 | R |
| Ben Sanders (5) | 3.236 | R | |
| Wilbur Wood (17) | 3.236 | L | |
| 269. | Dave McNally (14) | 3.237 | L |
| 270. | Jered Weaver (7, 29) | 3.238 | R |
| 271. | Dazzy Vance+ (16) | 3.240 | R |
| 272. | Stu Miller (16) | 3.242 | R |
| 273. | Dolf Luque (20) | 3.245 | R |
| 274. | Hank Aguirre (16) | 3.246 | L |
| Bernie Boland (7) | 3.246 | R | |
| 276. | Gary Peters (14) | 3.248 | L |
| 277. | Dutch Leonard (20) | 3.250 | R |
| 278. | Bob Feller+ (18) | 3.255 | R |
| 279. | Catfish Hunter+ (15) | 3.256 | R |
| 280. | Don Sutton+ (23) | 3.261 | R |
| 281. | Vida Blue (17) | 3.265 | L |
| Mike Garcia (14) | 3.265 | R | |
| 283. | Brandon Webb (7) | 3.267 | R |
| 284. | Jim Bunning+ (17) | 3.269 | R |
| Billy Pierce (18) | 3.269 | L | |
| 286. | Matt Cain (8, 27) | 3.274 | R |
| 287. | Kevin Brown (19) | 3.275 | R |
| 288. | Roy Oswalt (12, 34) | 3.282 | R |
| 289. | Paul Lindblad (14) | 3.285 | L |
| 290. | Ron Guidry (14) | 3.288 | L |
| 291. | Jack Quinn (23) | 3.290 | R |
| 292. | Randy Johnson (22) | 3.293 | L |
| 293. | Billy O'Dell (13) | 3.294 | L |
| 294. | Toad Ramsey (6) | 3.295 | L |
| 295. | Ewell Blackwell (10) | 3.298 | R |
| Claude Osteen (18) | 3.298 | L | |
| Fritz Peterson (11) | 3.298 | L | |
| 298. | Roger McDowell (12) | 3.300 | R |
| 299. | Doug Jones (16) | 3.302 | R |
| Bucky Walters (19) | 3.302 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 301. | Allie Reynolds (13) | 3.304 | R |
| Luis Tiant (19) | 3.304 | R | |
| 303. | Hooks Dauss (15) | 3.305 | R |
| Larry Dierker (14) | 3.305 | R | |
| 305. | Roy Halladay (15, 35) | 3.306 | R |
| 306. | Al Brazle (10) | 3.308 | L |
| 307. | Allan Sothoron (11) | 3.310 | R |
| 308. | Clark Griffith+ (21) | 3.312 | R |
| 309. | Bert Blyleven+ (22) | 3.314 | R |
| Tim Lincecum (6, 28) | 3.314 | R | |
| 311. | Dick Hall (19) | 3.315 | R |
| 312. | Claude Passeau (13) | 3.319 | R |
| Sherry Smith (14) | 3.319 | L | |
| 314. | Ferdie Schupp (10) | 3.322 | L |
| 315. | John Smoltz (21) | 3.327 | R |
| Lee Viau (5) | 3.327 | R | |
| 317. | Tom Phoebus (7) | 3.329 | R |
| 318. | John Candelaria (19) | 3.332 | L |
| 319. | Bob Harmon (9) | 3.334 | R |
| 320. | Johnny Antonelli (12) | 3.338 | L |
| Gene Garber (19) | 3.338 | R | |
| Fergie Jenkins+ (19) | 3.338 | R | |
| 323. | Cole Hamels (7, 28) | 3.341 | L |
| 324. | Tommy John (26) | 3.342 | L |
| 325. | Bret Saberhagen (16) | 3.343 | R |
| 326. | Lefty Gomez+ (14) | 3.344 | L |
| 327. | Mike Smith (14) | 3.346 | L |
| 328. | Doug Rau (9) | 3.347 | L |
| 329. | Phil Niekro+ (24) | 3.351 | R |
| 330. | Bill Hands (11) | 3.354 | R |
| 331. | Sid Fernandez (15) | 3.356 | L |
| 332. | Hal Schumacher (13) | 3.357 | R |
| 333. | Jerry Koosman (19) | 3.359 | L |
| 334. | Casey Patten (8) | 3.360 | L |
| 335. | Steve Barber (15) | 3.363 | L |
| 336. | Ken Forsch (16) | 3.368 | R |
| 337. | Al Orth (15) | 3.370 | R |
| 338. | Bob Miller (17) | 3.371 | R |
| 339. | Mark Baldwin (7) | 3.372 | R |
| 340. | Rick Reuschel (19) | 3.373 | R |
| 341. | Lee Meadows (15) | 3.374 | R |
| 342. | Bobby Shantz (16) | 3.376 | L |
| 343. | Willie Hernandez (13) | 3.377 | L |
| 344. | Steve Bedrosian (14) | 3.378 | R |
| 345. | Burt Hooton (15) | 3.380 | R |
| 346. | Virgil Trucks (17) | 3.385 | R |
| 347. | Jimmy Callahan (13) | 3.386 | R |
| Al Worthington (14) | 3.386 | R | |
| 349. | Ed Daily (7) | 3.389 | R |
| 350. | Bill Singer (14) | 3.391 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 351. | Denny McLain (10) | 3.393 | R |
| 352. | Milt Pappas (17) | 3.398 | R |
| Ed Seward (6) | 3.398 | R | |
| 354. | Justin Verlander (8, 29) | 3.400 | R |
| 355. | Larry Jackson (14) | 3.401 | R |
| 356. | Bobby Bolin (13) | 3.404 | R |
| 357. | Elmer Riddle (10) | 3.405 | R |
| Robin Roberts+ (19) | 3.405 | R | |
| 359. | Roger Wolff (7) | 3.406 | R |
| 360. | Steve Gromek (17) | 3.409 | R |
| 361. | Eddie Fisher (15) | 3.410 | R |
| 362. | Michael Jackson (17) | 3.416 | R |
| 363. | Cliff Melton (8) | 3.418 | L |
| 364. | Tim Hudson (14, 36) | 3.419 | R |
| 365. | Curt Davis (13) | 3.422 | R |
| Randy Jones (10) | 3.422 | L | |
| 367. | Craig Lefferts (12) | 3.425 | L |
| 368. | Don Mossi (12) | 3.430 | L |
| Chris Short (15) | 3.430 | L | |
| 370. | Ellis Kinder (12) | 3.431 | R |
| Doc McJames (6) | 3.431 | R | |
| 372. | Preacher Roe (12) | 3.432 | L |
| 373. | Juan Pizarro (18) | 3.433 | L |
| 374. | Pascual Perez (11) | 3.436 | R |
| 375. | Kaiser Wilhelm (9) | 3.437 | R |
| 376. | Mickey Lolich (16) | 3.438 | L |
| Dave Stieb (16) | 3.438 | R | |
| 378. | Nelson Briles (14) | 3.439 | R |
| Jim Tobin (9) | 3.439 | R | |
| 380. | Johnny Vander Meer (13) | 3.442 | L |
| 381. | Larry French (14) | 3.444 | L |
| 382. | Jim Perry (17) | 3.446 | R |
| 383. | Turk Farrell (14) | 3.448 | R |
| 384. | Jesse Duryea (5) | 3.449 | R |
| 385. | Roberto Hernandez (17) | 3.453 | R |
| Jim Kaat (25) | 3.453 | L | |
| 387. | Lindy McDaniel (21) | 3.454 | R |
| 388. | Dock Ellis (12) | 3.455 | R |
| 389. | Ted Abernathy (14) | 3.456 | R |
| 390. | Rudy May (16) | 3.457 | L |
| 391. | Curt Schilling (20) | 3.458 | R |
| 392. | Paul Derringer (15) | 3.459 | R |
| Pretzels Getzien (9) | 3.459 | R | |
| Jake Peavy (11, 31) | 3.459 | R | |
| 395. | Ken Johnson (13) | 3.460 | R |
| Jim Rooker (13) | 3.460 | L | |
| 397. | David Cone (17) | 3.462 | R |
| Ron Reed (19) | 3.462 | R | |
| Dave Righetti (16) | 3.462 | L | |
| 400. | Grant Jackson (18) | 3.464 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 401. | Mace Brown (10) | 3.465 | R |
| 402. | Dave Rozema (10) | 3.467 | R |
| Bob Welch (17) | 3.467 | R | |
| 404. | Mario Soto (12) | 3.469 | R |
| 405. | Matt Kilroy (10) | 3.470 | L |
| 406. | Van Mungo (14) | 3.471 | R |
| 407. | Frank Mountain (7) | 3.472 | R |
| 408. | Roy Face (16) | 3.476 | R |
| 409. | Rip Sewell (13) | 3.478 | R |
| 410. | Billy Rhines (9) | 3.479 | R |
| Stan Williams (14) | 3.479 | R | |
| 412. | Orel Hershiser (18) | 3.482 | R |
| 413. | Nig Cuppy (10) | 3.485 | R |
| 414. | Ken Holtzman (15) | 3.487 | L |
| 415. | Frank Lary (12) | 3.488 | R |
| 416. | Johnny Sain (11) | 3.489 | R |
| 417. | Johnny Murphy (13) | 3.497 | R |
| 418. | Dutch Ruether (11) | 3.499 | L |
| Clyde Wright (10) | 3.499 | L | |
| 420. | Bob Moose (10) | 3.500 | R |
| 421. | Hank Borowy (10) | 3.501 | R |
| Dennis Eckersley+ (24) | 3.501 | R | |
| 423. | Jack Harshman (10) | 3.502 | L |
| Mel Parnell (10) | 3.502 | L | |
| 425. | Hardie Henderson (6) | 3.503 | R |
| CC Sabathia (12, 31) | 3.503 | L | |
| 427. | Mickey Haefner (8) | 3.504 | L |
| 428. | Dwight Gooden (16) | 3.506 | R |
| Sadie McMahon (9) | 3.506 | R | |
| Howie Pollet (14) | 3.506 | L | |
| 431. | Jimmy Key (15) | 3.507 | L |
| 432. | Wally Bunker (9) | 3.508 | R |
| 433. | Freddie Fitzsimmons (19) | 3.509 | R |
| 434. | Ed Figueroa (8) | 3.512 | R |
| 435. | Bullet Joe Bush (17) | 3.513 | R |
| 436. | Pedro Borbon (12) | 3.515 | R |
| 437. | Allen Russell (11) | 3.518 | R |
| 438. | Joe Gibbon (13) | 3.521 | L |
| Hank Wyse (8) | 3.521 | R | |
| 440. | Dave Boswell (8) | 3.523 | R |
| Bob Shaw (11) | 3.523 | R | |
| 442. | Pat Zachry (10) | 3.524 | R |
| 443. | Dave LaRoche (14) | 3.525 | L |
| 444. | Burleigh Grimes+ (19) | 3.527 | R |
| Bryn Smith (13) | 3.527 | R | |
| 446. | Ted Lewis (6) | 3.530 | R |
| 447. | Ray Washburn (10) | 3.533 | R |
| 448. | Red Barrett (11) | 3.534 | R |
| 449. | Pat Dobson (11) | 3.536 | R |
| Tom Glavine (22) | 3.536 | L | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 451. | Mike Scott (13) | 3.537 | R |
| 452. | John Montefusco (13) | 3.540 | R |
| 453. | Bill Lee (14) | 3.542 | R |
| Eddie Rommel (13) | 3.542 | R | |
| Early Wynn+ (23) | 3.542 | R | |
| 456. | Bill Campbell (15) | 3.543 | R |
| Curt Simmons (20) | 3.543 | L | |
| 458. | Bob Buhl (15) | 3.545 | R |
| Johnny Schmitz (13) | 3.545 | L | |
| Fernando Valenzuela (17) | 3.545 | L | |
| 461. | Elmer Jacobs (9) | 3.549 | R |
| 462. | Jack Harper (8) | 3.551 | R |
| 463. | Cy Blanton (9) | 3.553 | R |
| Skip Lockwood (13) | 3.553 | R | |
| 465. | Thornton Lee (16) | 3.555 | L |
| 466. | Jim Barr (12) | 3.556 | R |
| 467. | Don Newcombe (10) | 3.559 | R |
| 468. | Lee Stange (10) | 3.560 | R |
| 469. | Dana Fillingim (8) | 3.562 | R |
| Jack Kralick (9) | 3.562 | L | |
| 471. | Ice Box Chamberlain (10) | 3.565 | R |
| 472. | Jim O'Toole (10) | 3.566 | L |
| 473. | Rick Aguilera (16) | 3.568 | R |
| 474. | Bill Bailey (11) | 3.569 | L |
| Bob Wickman (15) | 3.569 | R | |
| 476. | Tommy Bridges (16) | 3.573 | R |
| 477. | Jim Bouton (10) | 3.575 | R |
| 478. | Bill Swift (11) | 3.578 | R |
| 479. | Ray Culp (11) | 3.579 | R |
| 480. | Johnny Lanning (11) | 3.580 | R |
| 481. | Joaquin Andujar (13) | 3.582 | R |
| Pat Jarvis (8) | 3.582 | R | |
| 483. | Larry Jansen (9) | 3.583 | R |
| 484. | Bob Friend (16) | 3.584 | R |
| Jim Nash (7) | 3.584 | R | |
| 486. | John Denny (13) | 3.585 | R |
| Denny Lemaster (11) | 3.585 | L | |
| 488. | Charlie Root (17) | 3.586 | R |
| 489. | Sam Jones (12) | 3.587 | R |
| 490. | Waite Hoyt+ (21) | 3.588 | R |
| Johnny Rigney (8) | 3.588 | R | |
| 492. | Bill Hutchinson (9) | 3.589 | R |
| Bill Walker (10) | 3.589 | L | |
| 494. | Cliff Lee (11, 33) | 3.590 | L |
| 495. | Pete Conway (5) | 3.591 | R |
| 496. | Happy Townsend (6) | 3.592 | R |
| 497. | Joe Niekro (22) | 3.593 | R |
| 498. | Rick Rhoden (16) | 3.595 | R |
| 499. | Frank Sullivan (11) | 3.596 | R |
| 500. | Ken Raffensberger (15) | 3.597 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 501. | Herb Pennock+ (22) | 3.598 | L |
| 502. | Wiley Piatt (6) | 3.599 | L |
| Willie Sudhoff (10) | 3.599 | R | |
| 504. | Dave Giusti (15) | 3.602 | R |
| 505. | Stan Bahnsen (16) | 3.605 | R |
| 506. | Tom Morgan (12) | 3.606 | R |
| Stump Wiedman (9) | 3.606 | R | |
| 508. | Teddy Higuera (9) | 3.613 | L |
| Jim McGlothlin (9) | 3.613 | R | |
| 510. | Red Donahue (13) | 3.614 | R |
| 511. | Marty Pattin (13) | 3.620 | R |
| 512. | George Brunet (15) | 3.621 | L |
| Ralph Terry (12) | 3.621 | R | |
| 514. | Dick Drago (13) | 3.624 | R |
| Ed Halicki (7) | 3.624 | R | |
| Bill Lee (14) | 3.624 | L | |
| 517. | Joe Dobson (14) | 3.625 | R |
| 518. | Clem Labine (13) | 3.626 | R |
| 519. | Harvey Haddix (14) | 3.628 | L |
| 520. | Steve Blass (10) | 3.629 | R |
| 521. | Mudcat Grant (14) | 3.630 | R |
| 522. | Firpo Marberry (14) | 3.631 | R |
| 523. | Mike Timlin (18) | 3.632 | R |
| 524. | Camilo Pascual (18) | 3.633 | R |
| 525. | Dan Plesac (18) | 3.635 | L |
| 526. | Jerry Reuss (22) | 3.637 | L |
| 527. | Fred Norman (16) | 3.638 | L |
| Bob Stanley (13) | 3.638 | R | |
| 529. | Danny Cox (11) | 3.640 | R |
| 530. | Jesse Haines+ (19) | 3.641 | R |
| 531. | Bob Turley (12) | 3.642 | R |
| 532. | Jason Isringhausen (16, 39) | 3.644 | R |
| 533. | Johnny Morrison (10) | 3.647 | R |
| 534. | Bob Rush (13) | 3.648 | R |
| 535. | Bob Ojeda (15) | 3.649 | L |
| 536. | Al Fitzmorris (10) | 3.651 | R |
| 537. | Jim Merritt (11) | 3.653 | L |
| 538. | Lew Burdette (18) | 3.656 | R |
| Murry Dickson (18) | 3.656 | R | |
| 540. | Al Benton (14) | 3.657 | R |
| 541. | Chad Billingsley (7, 27) | 3.659 | R |
| Dan Haren (10, 31) | 3.659 | R | |
| 543. | Jersey Bakley (6) | 3.660 | R |
| Britt Burns (8) | 3.660 | L | |
| Bruce Kison (15) | 3.660 | R | |
| Eric Show (11) | 3.660 | R | |
| 547. | Virgil Barnes (9) | 3.661 | R |
| Pete Vuckovich (11) | 3.661 | R | |
| 549. | Watty Clark (12) | 3.662 | L |
| Frank Tanana (21) | 3.662 | L | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| Carlos Zambrano (12, 31) | 3.662 | R | |
| 552. | Atlee Hammaker (12) | 3.663 | L |
| Dave Wickersham (10) | 3.663 | R | |
| 554. | John Buzhardt (11) | 3.665 | R |
| Ramon Martinez (14) | 3.665 | R | |
| 556. | Dick Bosman (11) | 3.666 | R |
| 557. | Dick Donovan (15) | 3.667 | R |
| Henry Gruber (5) | 3.667 | R | |
| 559. | Ted Lyons+ (21) | 3.668 | R |
| 560. | Kerry Wood (14, 35) | 3.672 | R |
| 561. | Chick Fraser (14) | 3.673 | R |
| 562. | Bob Klinger (8) | 3.675 | R |
| Johnny Podres (15) | 3.675 | L | |
| 564. | Bob Knepper (15) | 3.676 | L |
| 565. | Jesse Petty (7) | 3.679 | L |
| 566. | John Ewing (6) | 3.681 | R |
| Cinders O'Brien (4) | 3.681 | R | |
| 568. | Harry Gumbert (15) | 3.682 | R |
| Dave Koslo (12) | 3.682 | L | |
| 570. | Mike Mussina (18) | 3.683 | R |
| 571. | Dick Tidrow (13) | 3.684 | R |
| 572. | Gary Bell (12) | 3.685 | R |
| Bill Monbouquette (11) | 3.685 | R | |
| 574. | Greg Harris (15) | 3.687 | R |
| Rick Wise (18) | 3.687 | R | |
| 576. | Kirby Higbe (12) | 3.688 | R |
| 577. | Dave Goltz (12) | 3.689 | R |
| Jack Sanford (12) | 3.689 | R | |
| 579. | Jack Lynch (7) | 3.690 | R |
| 580. | Ed Heusser (9) | 3.693 | R |
| 581. | Earl Wilson (11) | 3.694 | R |
| 582. | Dennis Leonard (12) | 3.695 | R |
| 583. | Joe Coleman (15) | 3.696 | R |
| 584. | Dennis Martinez (23) | 3.697 | R |
| Gerry Staley (15) | 3.697 | R | |
| 586. | Blue Moon Odom (13) | 3.698 | R |
| 587. | Henry Porter (6) | 3.699 | R |
| 588. | Orlando Pena (14) | 3.706 | R |
| 589. | Moe Drabowsky (17) | 3.707 | R |
| 590. | Charlie Leibrandt (14) | 3.712 | L |
| 591. | Vern Bickford (7) | 3.713 | R |
| 592. | Dick Ellsworth (13) | 3.716 | L |
| 593. | Steve Busby (8) | 3.717 | R |
| 594. | Bill Sherdel (15) | 3.720 | L |
| 595. | Rick Honeycutt (21) | 3.721 | L |
| Red Lucas (16) | 3.721 | R | |
| Vic Raschi (10) | 3.721 | R | |
| 598. | Tom Bradley (7) | 3.723 | R |
| 599. | Fred Hutchinson (11) | 3.725 | R |
| Al Smith (12) | 3.725 | L | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 601. | Mike McCormick (16) | 3.728 | L |
| Cy Seymour (16) | 3.728 | L | |
| Frank Viola (15) | 3.728 | L | |
| Tom Zachary (19) | 3.728 | L | |
| 605. | Ned Garver (14) | 3.731 | R |
| Vern Ruhle (13) | 3.731 | R | |
| 607. | Tom Candiotti (16) | 3.732 | R |
| 608. | Max Butcher (10) | 3.733 | R |
| 609. | Carl Morton (8) | 3.734 | R |
| 610. | Ed Doheny (9) | 3.735 | L |
| Doug Drabek (13) | 3.735 | R | |
| 612. | Pat Malone (10) | 3.736 | R |
| 613. | Alex Fernandez (10) | 3.737 | R |
| Jack Stivetts (11) | 3.737 | R | |
| 615. | Kevin Appier (16) | 3.738 | R |
| 616. | Alan Foster (10) | 3.739 | R |
| Adonis Terry (14) | 3.739 | R | |
| 618. | Ernie Broglio (8) | 3.742 | R |
| Zane Smith (13) | 3.742 | L | |
| 620. | Geoff Zahn (13) | 3.743 | L |
| 621. | Hank O'Day+ (7) | 3.744 | R |
| Tom Sturdivant (10) | 3.744 | R | |
| Craig Swan (12) | 3.744 | R | |
| 624. | Dan Schatzeder (15) | 3.745 | L |
| 625. | Howard Ehmke (15) | 3.746 | R |
| Charlie Hough (25) | 3.746 | R | |
| 627. | Jeff Russell (14) | 3.748 | R |
| 628. | Ron Kline (17) | 3.751 | R |
| 629. | Johnny Allen (13) | 3.752 | R |
| 630. | Bill Hoffer (6) | 3.753 | R |
| 631. | Vic Aldridge (9) | 3.756 | R |
| Jim Bibby (12) | 3.756 | R | |
| 633. | Doyle Alexander (19) | 3.757 | R |
| Ray Kremer (10) | 3.757 | R | |
| 635. | Chris Carpenter (15, 37) | 3.759 | R |
| Larry Gura (16) | 3.759 | L | |
| 637. | Jon Lester (7, 28) | 3.761 | L |
| 638. | Jose DeLeon (13) | 3.762 | R |
| 639. | Bob Forsch (16) | 3.765 | R |
| 640. | Vern Law (16) | 3.766 | R |
| 641. | Luke Hamlin (9) | 3.767 | R |
| 642. | Woodie Fryman (18) | 3.770 | L |
| Zack Greinke (9, 28) | 3.770 | R | |
| 644. | Joey Jay (13) | 3.772 | R |
| 645. | Chuck Dobson (9) | 3.776 | R |
| 646. | Frank Killen (10) | 3.777 | L |
| Tom Murphy (12) | 3.777 | R | |
| Ben Sheets (10, 33) | 3.777 | R | |
| 649. | Orval Grove (10) | 3.778 | R |
| Doc Medich (11) | 3.778 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 651. | Don Larsen (14) | 3.779 | R |
| 652. | Johnny Humphries (9) | 3.781 | R |
| 653. | David Palmer (10) | 3.782 | R |
| Dave Roberts (13) | 3.782 | L | |
| 655. | Ray Sadecki (18) | 3.783 | L |
| 656. | Don Robinson (15) | 3.787 | R |
| Whit Wyatt (16) | 3.787 | R | |
| 658. | Bob Porterfield (12) | 3.789 | R |
| 659. | Ralph Branca (12) | 3.790 | R |
| 660. | Larry Christenson (11) | 3.792 | R |
| Bob Purkey (13) | 3.792 | R | |
| 662. | Kid Gleason (22) | 3.793 | R |
| Ed Whitson (15) | 3.793 | R | |
| 664. | Don Aase (13) | 3.797 | R |
| 665. | Red Ruffing+ (22) | 3.798 | R |
| 666. | Mike Boddicker (14) | 3.801 | R |
| Mel Harder (20) | 3.801 | R | |
| 668. | Al Leiter (19) | 3.802 | L |
| Bob Muncrief (12) | 3.802 | R | |
| 670. | Jim Colborn (10) | 3.803 | R |
| John Smiley (12) | 3.803 | L | |
| 672. | Al Javery (7) | 3.804 | R |
| Harry Staley (8) | 3.804 | R | |
| 674. | Bob McClure (19) | 3.806 | L |
| 675. | Joe Magrane (8) | 3.808 | L |
| 676. | Ross Grimsley (11) | 3.809 | L |
| Jim Hearn (13) | 3.809 | R | |
| Diego Segui (15) | 3.809 | R | |
| 679. | Mike Caldwell (14) | 3.811 | L |
| 680. | Joe Oeschger (12) | 3.812 | R |
| Paul Splittorff (15) | 3.812 | L | |
| 682. | Hal Brown (14) | 3.814 | R |
| Jock Menefee (9) | 3.814 | R | |
| 684. | Eric Plunk (14) | 3.816 | R |
| 685. | Gene Conley (11) | 3.818 | R |
| 686. | Mark Buehrle (13, 33) | 3.820 | L |
| 687. | Bob Shirley (11) | 3.821 | L |
| 688. | Eddie Smith (10) | 3.824 | L |
| 689. | Roger Craig (12) | 3.825 | R |
| 690. | Paul Quantrill (14) | 3.827 | R |
| 691. | Jack Billingham (13) | 3.828 | R |
| 692. | Andy Hassler (14) | 3.830 | L |
| 693. | Red Munger (10) | 3.831 | R |
| 694. | Hugh McQuillan (10) | 3.832 | R |
| 695. | Mike Witt (12) | 3.833 | R |
| 696. | Bill Voiselle (9) | 3.834 | R |
| 697. | Egyptian Healy (8) | 3.835 | R |
| 698. | Phil Regan (13) | 3.836 | R |
| 699. | Danny Darwin (21) | 3.837 | R |
| Clay Kirby (8) | 3.837 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 701. | Matt Garza (7, 28) | 3.838 | R |
| Sad Sam Jones (22) | 3.838 | R | |
| 703. | Buddy Black (15) | 3.840 | L |
| Scott Sanderson (19) | 3.840 | R | |
| 705. | Frank Dwyer (12) | 3.844 | R |
| 706. | Chuck Finley (17) | 3.845 | L |
| 707. | Eric Rasmussen (8) | 3.847 | R |
| 708. | Bob Barr (5) | 3.848 | R |
| 709. | Bob Bruce (9) | 3.849 | R |
| Jack Scott (12) | 3.849 | R | |
| 711. | Vinegar Bend Mizell (9) | 3.850 | L |
| 712. | Erik Bedard (9, 33) | 3.852 | L |
| 713. | Tom Hume (11) | 3.854 | R |
| Jack McDowell (12) | 3.854 | R | |
| 715. | Guy Bush (17) | 3.855 | R |
| Ed Cushman (6) | 3.855 | L | |
| Andy Pettitte (17, 40) | 3.855 | L | |
| 718. | Jim Lonborg (15) | 3.857 | R |
| Greg Swindell (17) | 3.857 | L | |
| 720. | Ed Brandt (11) | 3.865 | L |
| Jim Gott (14) | 3.865 | R | |
| 722. | Scott Stratton (8) | 3.867 | R |
| 723. | Pete Donohue (12) | 3.873 | R |
| Schoolboy Rowe (15) | 3.873 | R | |
| 725. | Ron Darling (13) | 3.874 | R |
| 726. | Joe Hatten (7) | 3.875 | L |
| 727. | Jakie May (14) | 3.877 | L |
| 728. | Dave Danforth (10) | 3.885 | L |
| Gus Weyhing (14) | 3.885 | R | |
| 730. | Wayne Garland (9) | 3.886 | R |
| Billy Loes (11) | 3.886 | R | |
| 732. | Pete Harnisch (14) | 3.887 | R |
| Tom Underwood (11) | 3.887 | L | |
| 734. | George Smith (8) | 3.889 | R |
| George Stone (9) | 3.889 | L | |
| 736. | Mike Norris (10) | 3.890 | R |
| 737. | James Shields (7, 30) | 3.892 | R |
| 738. | Phenomenal Smith (8) | 3.895 | L |
| 739. | Mike Flanagan (18) | 3.896 | L |
| 740. | Juan Berenguer (15) | 3.898 | R |
| 741. | Joe Heving (13) | 3.899 | R |
| Mike Krukow (14) | 3.899 | R | |
| 743. | Jack Morris (18) | 3.900 | R |
| 744. | Joe Nuxhall (16) | 3.901 | L |
| 745. | Barry Latman (11) | 3.906 | R |
| Al Mays (6) | 3.906 | ||
| 747. | Ben Cantwell (11) | 3.907 | R |
| 748. | Tex Carleton (8) | 3.908 | R |
| 749. | Clyde Shoun (14) | 3.909 | L |
| 750. | Josh Beckett (12, 32) | 3.910 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| Mickey McDermott (12) | 3.910 | L | |
| Ben McDonald (9) | 3.910 | R | |
| 753. | Dennis Cook (15) | 3.914 | L |
| 754. | Don Cardwell (14) | 3.917 | R |
| Bruce Hurst (15) | 3.917 | L | |
| 756. | Fred Frankhouse (13) | 3.918 | R |
| Mike Stanton (19) | 3.918 | L | |
| 758. | Bob Tewksbury (13) | 3.920 | R |
| 759. | Steve Hargan (12) | 3.921 | R |
| 760. | Huck Betts (10) | 3.926 | R |
| 761. | Ken Brett (14) | 3.927 | L |
| 762. | Dennis Lamp (16) | 3.928 | R |
| Phil Marchildon (9) | 3.928 | R | |
| 764. | Bill Gullickson (14) | 3.930 | R |
| Barry Zito (13, 34) | 3.930 | L | |
| 766. | Ken Heintzelman (13) | 3.932 | L |
| 767. | Rollie Naylor (7) | 3.935 | R |
| 768. | Tom Lovett (6) | 3.937 | |
| 769. | Bob Smith (15) | 3.938 | R |
| 770. | Tom Browning (12) | 3.940 | L |
| 771. | Billy Hoeft (15) | 3.941 | L |
| 772. | Paul Minner (10) | 3.943 | L |
| 773. | Dan Petry (13) | 3.946 | R |
| 774. | Dave Stewart (16) | 3.950 | R |
| Bill Swift (13) | 3.950 | R | |
| Bill Wight (12) | 3.950 | L | |
| 777. | Brickyard Kennedy (12) | 3.956 | R |
| 778. | Tom Gordon (21) | 3.958 | R |
| Jason Schmidt (14) | 3.958 | R | |
| 780. | Jim Bagby (10) | 3.959 | R |
| Mark Gubicza (14) | 3.959 | R | |
| 782. | Wilson Alvarez (14) | 3.960 | L |
| John Curtis (15) | 3.960 | L | |
| 784. | Mike Fornieles (12) | 3.961 | R |
| Pink Hawley (10) | 3.961 | R | |
| Danny MacFayden (17) | 3.961 | R | |
| 787. | Mike Torrez (18) | 3.962 | R |
| 788. | Chris Bosio (11) | 3.963 | R |
| 789. | Stubby Overmire (10) | 3.964 | L |
| 790. | Dixie Davis (10) | 3.965 | R |
| 791. | Steve Stone (11) | 3.966 | R |
| 792. | Mark Langston (16) | 3.967 | L |
| 793. | Hal Carlson (14) | 3.970 | R |
| 794. | Todd Jones (16) | 3.971 | R |
| 795. | Andy Benes (14) | 3.973 | R |
| Frank Foreman (11) | 3.973 | L | |
| Ed Stein (8) | 3.973 | R | |
| 798. | Denny Galehouse (15) | 3.975 | R |
| 799. | Al Jackson (10) | 3.977 | L |
| Win Mercer (9) | 3.977 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 801. | Wayne Twitchell (10) | 3.979 | R |
| 802. | Art Ditmar (9) | 3.982 | R |
| Matt Morris (11) | 3.982 | R | |
| 804. | Lynn McGlothen (11) | 3.984 | R |
| Bobo Newsom (20) | 3.984 | R | |
| 806. | R.A. Dickey (10, 37) | 3.985 | R |
| Larry McWilliams (13) | 3.985 | L | |
| 808. | Ed Crane (9) | 3.986 | R |
| 809. | Doug Bird (11) | 3.990 | R |
| Al Hollingsworth (11) | 3.990 | L | |
| Scott McGregor (13) | 3.990 | L | |
| 812. | Steve McCatty (9) | 3.991 | R |
| Russ Meyer (13) | 3.991 | R | |
| 814. | Fritz Ostermueller (15) | 3.993 | L |
| Nels Potter (12) | 3.993 | R | |
| George Uhle (17) | 3.993 | R | |
| 817. | LaMarr Hoyt (8) | 3.994 | R |
| Rick Mahler (13) | 3.994 | R | |
| 819. | Rip Collins (11) | 3.995 | R |
| Steve Renko (15) | 3.995 | R | |
| 821. | Carl Erskine (12) | 3.996 | R |
| Ted Power (13) | 3.996 | R | |
| 823. | Monte Pearson (10) | 3.997 | R |
| 824. | Tom Brewer (8) | 4.001 | R |
| 825. | Derek Lowe (16, 39) | 4.002 | R |
| 826. | Lew Krausse (12) | 4.003 | R |
| 827. | Bill Bonham (10) | 4.006 | R |
| 828. | Joe Haynes (14) | 4.008 | R |
| Danny Jackson (15) | 4.008 | L | |
| Rick Langford (11) | 4.008 | R | |
| 831. | Cal McLish (15) | 4.011 | R |
| 832. | Jim Wilson (12) | 4.012 | R |
| 833. | Moose Haas (12) | 4.013 | R |
| 834. | Ray Herbert (14) | 4.014 | R |
| 835. | Reggie Cleveland (13) | 4.015 | R |
| 836. | Red Ehret (11) | 4.016 | R |
| 837. | Mike LaCoss (14) | 4.020 | R |
| Dave LaPoint (12) | 4.020 | L | |
| 839. | Shane Rawley (12) | 4.021 | L |
| 840. | Storm Davis (13) | 4.023 | R |
| 841. | Art Fowler (9) | 4.025 | R |
| 842. | Mark Portugal (15) | 4.026 | R |
| Wandy Rodriguez (8, 33) | 4.026 | L | |
| 844. | Ubaldo Jimenez (7, 28) | 4.027 | R |
| 845. | Ted Breitenstein (11) | 4.029 | L |
| Bill Hallahan (12) | 4.029 | L | |
| Rick Reed (15) | 4.029 | R | |
| 848. | Rheal Cormier (16) | 4.030 | L |
| Bob Walk (14) | 4.030 | R | |
| 850. | Jim Slaton (16) | 4.031 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 851. | Larry Benton (13) | 4.032 | R |
| 852. | Ike Delock (11) | 4.035 | R |
| 853. | Wes Ferrell (15) | 4.039 | R |
| 854. | Oil Can Boyd (10) | 4.041 | R |
| 855. | Bartolo Colon (15, 39) | 4.046 | R |
| 856. | A.J. Burnett (14, 35) | 4.049 | R |
| 857. | Jose Guzman (8) | 4.050 | R |
| 858. | Phil Knell (6) | 4.053 | L |
| 859. | Jack Fisher (11) | 4.059 | R |
| Elmer Myers (8) | 4.059 | R | |
| 861. | Syl Johnson (19) | 4.060 | R |
| 862. | Ray Moore (11) | 4.061 | R |
| 863. | Floyd Bannister (15) | 4.063 | L |
| Mike Hampton (16) | 4.063 | L | |
| 865. | Ken Hill (14) | 4.064 | R |
| 866. | Jouett Meekin (10) | 4.066 | R |
| 867. | Tony Cloninger (12) | 4.068 | R |
| 868. | Pete Falcone (10) | 4.069 | L |
| 869. | Tom Griffin (14) | 4.070 | R |
| 870. | George Haddock (7) | 4.073 | R |
| 871. | Milt Wilcox (16) | 4.075 | R |
| 872. | Juan Guzman (10) | 4.077 | R |
| Arthur Rhodes (20) | 4.077 | L | |
| 874. | Ray Kolp (12) | 4.079 | R |
| 875. | Pedro Ramos (15) | 4.080 | R |
| Rick Sutcliffe (18) | 4.080 | R | |
| 877. | Bill Stoneman (8) | 4.084 | R |
| 878. | Ruben Gomez (10) | 4.085 | R |
| 879. | Si Johnson (17) | 4.087 | R |
| 880. | George Pipgras (11) | 4.088 | R |
| Ismael Valdez (12) | 4.088 | R | |
| 882. | Jake Miller (9) | 4.089 | L |
| Shane Reynolds (13) | 4.089 | R | |
| 884. | John Harkins (5) | 4.092 | R |
| 885. | Bill Phillips (7) | 4.094 | R |
| 886. | Jarrod Washburn (12) | 4.095 | L |
| 887. | John Lackey (10, 33) | 4.102 | R |
| 888. | Bill Travers (9) | 4.104 | L |
| 889. | Tommy Byrne (13) | 4.110 | L |
| Dick Fowler (10) | 4.110 | R | |
| 891. | Jeff Fassero (16) | 4.111 | L |
| 892. | Kevin Millwood (16, 37) | 4.112 | R |
| 893. | Jack Dunn (8) | 4.113 | R |
| Kevin Gross (15) | 4.113 | R | |
| 895. | General Crowder (11) | 4.115 | R |
| Tommy Thomas (12) | 4.115 | R | |
| 897. | Turk Lown (11) | 4.116 | R |
| 898. | Kirk McCaskill (12) | 4.117 | R |
| 899. | Andy Ashby (14) | 4.121 | R |
| 900. | Darryl Kile (12) | 4.123 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 901. | Clarence Mitchell (18) | 4.124 | L |
| 902. | David Wells (21) | 4.130 | L |
| 903. | Jimmy Ring (12) | 4.131 | R |
| 904. | Sheriff Blake (10) | 4.133 | R |
| Ted Lilly (14, 36) | 4.133 | L | |
| Gene Nelson (13) | 4.133 | R | |
| Ray Scarborough (10) | 4.133 | R | |
| 908. | Orlando Hernandez (9) | 4.135 | R |
| Charles Hudson (7) | 4.135 | R | |
| 910. | Ryan Franklin (12) | 4.137 | R |
| 911. | Art Houtteman (12) | 4.138 | R |
| 912. | Dick Ruthven (14) | 4.139 | R |
| 913. | Paul Foytack (11) | 4.140 | R |
| 914. | Ivy Andrews (8) | 4.141 | R |
| Chris Hammond (14) | 4.141 | L | |
| 916. | Jim Deshaies (12) | 4.143 | L |
| 917. | Bill Carrick (5) | 4.144 | R |
| 918. | Freddy Garcia (14, 35) | 4.146 | R |
| Walt Masterson (14) | 4.146 | R | |
| Joe Saunders (8, 31) | 4.146 | L | |
| 921. | Dennis Rasmussen (12) | 4.147 | L |
| Lary Sorensen (11) | 4.147 | R | |
| 923. | Braden Looper (12) | 4.148 | R |
| Joe Shaute (13) | 4.148 | L | |
| 925. | Erik Hanson (11) | 4.149 | R |
| 926. | Sammy Ellis (7) | 4.150 | R |
| 927. | Kelvim Escobar (12) | 4.151 | R |
| 928. | Kent Mercker (18) | 4.156 | L |
| 929. | Bill Wegman (11) | 4.158 | R |
| 930. | Tim Belcher (14) | 4.163 | R |
| Rube Walberg (15) | 4.163 | L | |
| 932. | Mark Davis (15) | 4.166 | L |
| Melido Perez (9) | 4.166 | R | |
| 934. | Jim Beattie (9) | 4.168 | R |
| 935. | Dontrelle Willis (9, 30) | 4.170 | L |
| 936. | Randy Gumpert (10) | 4.172 | R |
| 937. | Ray Burris (15) | 4.174 | R |
| Scott Kazmir (8) | 4.174 | L | |
| 939. | Matt Keough (9) | 4.175 | R |
| 940. | Steve Trout (12) | 4.178 | L |
| 941. | Mike Bielecki (14) | 4.182 | R |
| 942. | Sam Gray (10) | 4.183 | R |
| Mickey Harris (9) | 4.183 | L | |
| 944. | Tony Kaufmann (12) | 4.184 | R |
| 945. | Steve Avery (11) | 4.185 | L |
| Mark Mulder (9) | 4.185 | L | |
| 947. | Woody Williams (15) | 4.187 | R |
| 948. | Aaron Harang (11, 34) | 4.190 | R |
| 949. | Lefty Stewart (10) | 4.192 | L |
| 950. | Bruce Ruffin (12) | 4.195 | L |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | Throws |
| 951. | Hank Gastright (7) | 4.198 | R |
| Randy Wolf (14, 35) | 4.198 | L | |
| 953. | Flint Rhem (12) | 4.199 | R |
| 954. | Lloyd Brown (12) | 4.200 | L |
| Brett Myers (11, 31) | 4.200 | R | |
| 956. | Glen Hobbie (8) | 4.204 | R |
| 957. | Dustin Hermanson (12) | 4.209 | R |
| 958. | Warren Hacker (12) | 4.215 | R |
| Dan Spillner (12) | 4.215 | R | |
| 960. | Walt Terrell (11) | 4.218 | R |
| Javier Vazquez (14) | 4.218 | R | |
| 962. | Bert Cunningham (12) | 4.222 | R |
| Andy Hawkins (10) | 4.222 | R | |
| Jack Taylor (9) | 4.222 | R | |
| 965. | Brad Radke (12) | 4.223 | R |
| 966. | Richard Dotson (12) | 4.225 | R |
| 967. | Jim Clancy (15) | 4.226 | R |
| 968. | Bronson Arroyo (13, 35) | 4.230 | R |
| Mike Morgan (22) | 4.230 | R | |
| 970. | Johnny Klippstein (18) | 4.240 | R |
| Bob Weiland (12) | 4.240 | L | |
| 972. | Sloppy Thurston (9) | 4.241 | R |
| 973. | Denny Neagle (13) | 4.242 | L |
| 974. | Jack Kramer (12) | 4.243 | R |
| 975. | Jumbo Elliott (10) | 4.244 | L |
| Bump Hadley (16) | 4.244 | R | |
| Hideo Nomo (12) | 4.244 | R | |
| 978. | Brooks Lawrence (7) | 4.246 | R |
| 979. | David Weathers (19) | 4.250 | R |
| 980. | Rick Waits (12) | 4.251 | L |
| 981. | Slim Harriss (9) | 4.252 | R |
| 982. | Jim Abbott (10) | 4.253 | L |
| 983. | Jamie Moyer (25, 49) | 4.255 | L |
| 984. | Tomo Ohka (10) | 4.256 | R |
| Brad Penny (13, 34) | 4.256 | R | |
| 986. | Paul Maholm (8, 30) | 4.261 | L |
| 987. | Clint Brown (15) | 4.265 | R |
| 988. | Jon Lieber (14) | 4.271 | R |
| 989. | Ken Chase (8) | 4.272 | L |
| 990. | Kenny Rogers (20) | 4.273 | L |
| 991. | Roy Parmelee (10) | 4.274 | R |
| 992. | Chris Capuano (8, 33) | 4.275 | L |
| Ad Gumbert (9) | 4.275 | R | |
| Jeremy Guthrie (9, 33) | 4.275 | R | |
| Sid Hudson (12) | 4.275 | R | |
| Kirk Rueter (13) | 4.275 | L | |
| Elam Vangilder (11) | 4.275 | R | |
| 998. | Todd Stottlemyre (14) | 4.279 | R |
| 999. | Ted Blankenship (9) | 4.288 | R |
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