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Active Leaders & Records for Adjusted ERA+
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Statistic Description: ERA+ 100*[lgERA/ERA] Adjusted to the player’s ballpark(s).
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) | Adjusted ERA+ | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mariano Rivera (19, 43) | 206 | R |
| 2. | Clayton Kershaw (6, 25) | 143 | L |
| 3. | Johan Santana (12, 34) | 136 | L |
| 4. | Adam Wainwright (8, 31) | 132 | R |
| 5. | Roy Halladay (16, 36) | 131 | R |
| 6. | Roy Oswalt (12, 35) | 130 | R |
| 7. | Felix Hernandez (9, 27) | 128 | R |
| 8. | Justin Verlander (9, 30) | 127 | R |
| Jered Weaver (8, 30) | 127 | R | |
| 10. | Tim Hudson (15, 37) | 124 | R |
| CC Sabathia (13, 32) | 124 | L | |
| 12. | Cole Hamels (8, 29) | 123 | L |
| 13. | Matt Cain (9, 28) | 120 | R |
| 14. | Cliff Lee (12, 34) | 119 | L |
| Carlos Zambrano (12, 32) | 119 | R | |
| 16. | Mark Buehrle (14, 34) | 118 | L |
| Hiroki Kuroda (6, 38) | 118 | R | |
| Jon Lester (8, 29) | 118 | L | |
| 19. | Tim Lincecum (7, 29) | 117 | R |
| Andy Pettitte (18, 41) | 117 | L | |
| 21. | Chris Carpenter (15, 38) | 116 | R |
| 22. | Jake Peavy (12, 32) | 115 | R |
| 23. | Bartolo Colon (16, 40) | 113 | R |
| Zack Greinke (10, 29) | 113 | R | |
| Dan Haren (11, 32) | 113 | R | |
| 26. | Kelvim Escobar (12, 37) | 112 | R |
| 27. | Josh Beckett (13, 33) | 111 | R |
| Yovani Gallardo (7, 27) | 111 | R | |
| 29. | Erik Bedard (10, 34) | 110 | L |
| Chad Billingsley (8, 28) | 110 | R | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez (8, 29) | 110 | R | |
| 32. | John Danks (7, 28) | 109 | L |
| Derek Lowe (17, 40) | 109 | R | |
| James Shields (8, 31) | 109 | R | |
| 35. | John Lackey (11, 34) | 108 | R |
| Barry Zito (14, 35) | 108 | L | |
| 37. | Freddy Garcia (15, 36) | 107 | R |
| Matt Garza (8, 29) | 107 | R | |
| 39. | Ted Lilly (15, 37) | 106 | L |
| 40. | Bronson Arroyo (14, 36) | 105 | R |
| A.J. Burnett (15, 36) | 105 | R | |
| 42. | LaTroy Hawkins (19, 40) | 104 | R |
| Darren Oliver (20, 42) | 104 | L | |
| 44. | Aaron Cook (11, 34) | 103 | R |
| R.A. Dickey (11, 38) | 103 | R | |
| Jon Garland (13, 33) | 103 | R | |
| Jeremy Guthrie (10, 34) | 103 | R | |
| 48. | Scott Kazmir (9, 29) | 102 | L |
| Wandy Rodriguez (9, 34) | 102 | L | |
| Ismael Valdez (12, 39) | 102 | R | |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Adjusted ERA+ | Throws |
| 51. | Miguel Batista (18, 42) | 100 | R |
| Jose Contreras (11, 41) | 100 | R | |
| Gavin Floyd (10, 30) | 100 | R | |
| Aaron Harang (12, 35) | 100 | R | |
| Joe Saunders (9, 32) | 100 | L | |
| 56. | Ryan Dempster (16, 36) | 99 | R |
| Brett Myers (12, 32) | 99 | R | |
| Ervin Santana (9, 30) | 99 | R | |
| Jake Westbrook (13, 35) | 99 | R | |
| 60. | Esteban Loaiza (14, 41) | 98 | R |
| Paul Maholm (9, 31) | 98 | L | |
| 62. | Chris Capuano (9, 34) | 97 | L |
| Kyle Lohse (13, 34) | 97 | R | |
| 64. | Edwin Jackson (11, 29) | 96 | R |
| Jamey Wright (18, 38) | 96 | R | |
| 66. | Bruce Chen (15, 36) | 95 | L |
| Jeff Francis (9, 32) | 95 | L | |
| Jason Marquis (14, 34) | 95 | R | |
| 69. | Joe Blanton (10, 32) | 94 | R |
| Ricky Nolasco (8, 30) | 94 | R | |
| Kip Wells (12, 36) | 94 | R | |
| 72. | Oliver Perez (11, 31) | 93 | L |
| 73. | Dave Bush (9, 33) | 92 | R |
| 74. | Zach Duke (9, 30) | 91 | L |
| Rodrigo Lopez (11, 37) | 91 | R | |
| 76. | Jeremy Bonderman (9, 30) | 90 | R |
| Ramon Ortiz (12, 40) | 90 | R | |
| 78. | Roberto Hernandez (8, 32) | 89 | R |
| Kevin Correia (11, 32) | 89 | R | |
| Mark Hendrickson (10, 39) | 89 | L | |
| 81. | Nate Robertson (9, 35) | 88 | L |
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