Active Leaders & Records for Earned Run Average
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clayton Kershaw (16, 36) | 2.478 | 2712.2 | L |
| 2. | Jacob deGrom (10, 36) | 2.528 | 1356.1 | R |
| 3. | Chris Sale (14, 35) | 3.088 | 1830.1 | L |
| 4. | Max Scherzer (16, 39) | 3.146 | 2834.2 | R |
| 5. | Gerrit Cole (11, 33) | 3.166 | 1859.0 | R |
| 6. | Justin Verlander (19, 41) | 3.241 | 3354.2 | R |
| 7. | Blake Snell (9, 31) | 3.298 | 1004.1 | L |
| 8. | Zack Wheeler (10, 34) | 3.408 | 1439.1 | R |
| 9. | Sonny Gray (12, 34) | 3.461 | 1612.1 | R |
| 10. | Johnny Cueto (16, 38) | 3.504 | 2245.0 | R |
| 11. | Luis Castillo (8, 31) | 3.530 | 1109.0 | R |
| 12. | Yu Darvish (12, 37) | 3.562 | 1665.0 | R |
| 13. | Kyle Hendricks (11, 34) | 3.630 | 1480.1 | R |
| 14. | Marcus Stroman (10, 33) | 3.640 | 1352.1 | R |
| 15. | Aaron Nola (10, 31) | 3.697 | 1480.0 | R |
| 16. | Lance Lynn (13, 37) | 3.745 | 1934.1 | R |
| 17. | Jose Quintana (13, 35) | 3.778 | 1846.0 | L |
| 18. | Alex Wood (12, 33) | 3.785 | 1258.0 | L |
| 19. | Julio Teheran (13, 33) | 3.849 | 1470.2 | R |
| 20. | Alex Cobb (12, 36) | 3.850 | 1311.1 | R |
| 21. | Kevin Gausman (12, 33) | 3.867 | 1573.1 | R |
| 22. | Danny Duffy (11, 35) | 3.946 | 1172.1 | L |
| 23. | Robbie Ray (10, 32) | 3.965 | 1228.0 | L |
| 24. | Jake Odorizzi (11, 34) | 3.985 | 1253.1 | R |
| 25. | Taijuan Walker (12, 31) | 3.987 | 1092.2 | R |
| 26. | Charlie Morton (17, 40) | 3.988 | 2006.1 | R |
| 27. | Michael Wacha (12, 32) | 3.990 | 1337.2 | R |
| 28. | Dallas Keuchel (12, 36) | 4.025 | 1625.2 | L |
| 29. | Eduardo Rodríguez (8, 31) | 4.032 | 1100.1 | L |
| 30. | Nathan Eovaldi (13, 34) | 4.060 | 1443.0 | R |
| Sean Manaea (9, 32) | 4.060 | 1044.0 | L | |
| 32. | Wade Miley (14, 37) | 4.069 | 1745.1 | L |
| 33. | Carlos Carrasco (15, 37) | 4.076 | 1583.1 | R |
| 34. | José Berríos (9, 30) | 4.089 | 1267.2 | R |
| 35. | Drew Smyly (11, 35) | 4.227 | 1098.2 | L |
| 36. | Jesse Chavez (17, 40) | 4.268 | 1088.0 | R |
| 37. | Jon Gray (10, 32) | 4.346 | 1166.0 | R |
| 38. | Zach Davies (9, 31) | 4.361 | 1048.1 | R |
| 39. | Chase Anderson (11, 36) | 4.363 | 1070.2 | R |
| 40. | Matt Moore (13, 35) | 4.399 | 1111.0 | L |
| 41. | Germán Márquez (8, 29) | 4.411 | 1016.0 | R |
| 42. | Lucas Giolito (8, 29) | 4.430 | 1013.2 | R |
| 43. | Patrick Corbin (12, 34) | 4.434 | 1766.0 | L |
| 44. | Martín Pérez (13, 33) | 4.450 | 1490.2 | L |
| 45. | Kyle Freeland (8, 31) | 4.527 | 1000.0 | L |
| 46. | Kyle Gibson (12, 36) | 4.528 | 1751.0 | R |
| 47. | Jordan Lyles (14, 33) | 5.225 | 1509.0 | R |
