List of Major League Baseball career ERA leaders
List
Stats updated as of April 27, 2019.

List of Major League Baseball career ERA leaders

Section Title: List
Table Section Text: Stats updated as of April 27, 2019.

Rank	Player	ERA

1	Ed Walsh *	1.816

2	Addie Joss *	1.887

3	Jim Devlin	1.896

4	Jack Pfiester	2.024

5	Smoky Joe Wood	2.033

6	Mordecai Brown *	2.057

7	John Montgomery Ward *	2.099

8	Christy Mathewson *	2.133

Al Spalding *	2.133

10	Tommy Bond	2.138

11	Rube Waddell *	2.161

12	Walter Johnson *	2.167

13	Mariano Rivera *	2.209

14	Jake Weimer	2.231

15	Orval Overall	2.233

16	Will White	2.276

17	Babe Ruth *	2.277

18	Ed Reulbach	2.284

19	Jim Scott	2.298

20	Reb Russell	2.334

21	Andy Coakley	2.350

Eddie Plank *	2.350

23	Larry Corcoran	2.355

24	Eddie Cicotte	2.380

25	George McQuillan	2.381

26	Ed Killian	2.382

27	Clayton Kershaw	2.390

28	Doc White	2.391

29	Harry Coveleski	2.394

30	Carl Lundgren	2.417

31	Nap Rucker	2.421

32	Candy Cummings *	2.424

33	Jeff Tesreau	2.428

34	Joe Benz	2.429

35	Jim McCormick	2.431

36	George Bradley	2.434

37	Terry Larkin	2.455

38	Chief Bender *	2.455

39	Hooks Wiltse	2.471

40	Sam Leever	2.473

Lefty Leifield	2.473

42	Hippo Vaughn	2.486

43	Bob Ewing	2.492

44	Cy Morgan	2.509

45	Ray Collins	2.513

46	Hoyt Wilhelm *	2.523

47	Lew Richie	2.536

48	Noodles Hahn	2.546

49	George Zettlein	2.547

50	Frank Owen	2.552

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Addie Joss (1.887) and Jim Devlin (1.896) had career earned run averages under 2.000.
Addie Joss (1.887) and Jim Devlin (1.896) were two of the Major League Baseball career ERA leaders.
Addie Joss had career earned run average 1.887 and Jim Devlin had 1.896.

final_sentence: Addie Joss (1.887) and Jim Devlin (1.896) had career earned run averages under 2.000.
final_sentence: Addie Joss (1.887) and Jim Devlin (1.896) were two of the Major League Baseball career ERA leaders.
final_sentence: Addie Joss had career earned run average 1.887 and Jim Devlin had 1.896.