$Unique_ID{BAS01107} $Pretitle{} $Title{The All Time Leaders (Lifetime): Part 7} $Subtitle{} $Author{} $Subject{All Time Leaders Leader Leading Lifetime} $Log{} Total Baseball: The Registers, Leaders, and Rosters The All Time Leaders (Lifetime): Part 7 Hits per Game Home Runs Allowed ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Nolan Ryan 6.56 1 Robin Roberts 505 2 Sid Fernandez 6.64 2 Fergie Jenkins 484 3 Sandy Koufax 6.79 3 Phil Niekro 482 4 J.R. Richard 6.88 4 Don Sutton 472 5 Andy Messersmith 6.94 5 Frank Tanana 448 6 Hoyt Wilhelm 7.01 6 Warren Spahn 434 7 Sam McDowell 7.03 7 Bert Blyleven 430 8 Ed Walsh 7.12 8 Steve Carlton 414 9 Bob Turley 7.18 9 Gaylord Perry 399 10 Orval Overall 7.22 10 Jim Kaat 395 11 Jeff Tesreau 7.24 11 Tom Seaver 380 12 Ed Reulbach 7.24 12 Jack Morris 375 13 Mario Soto 7.26 13 Catfish Hunter 374 14 Addie Joss 7.30 14 Jim Bunning 372 15 Jim Maloney 7.39 15 Charlie Hough 366 16 Jose DeLeon 7.39 16 Mickey Lolich 347 17 Rich Gossage 7.42 17 Luis Tiant 346 18 Tom Seaver 7.47 18 Early Wynn 338 19 Walter Johnson 7.48 19 Doyle Alexander 324 20 Rube Waddell 7.48 20 Nolan Ryan 321 21 David Cone 7.48 21 Juan Marichal 320 22 Bob Gibson 7.60 22 Pedro Ramos 315 23 Roger Clemens 7.60 23 Dennis Eckersley 314 24 Don Wilson 7.61 24 Dennis Martinez 313 25 Jim Palmer 7.63 25 Jim Perry 308 26 Larry Cheney 7.68 26 Jim Palmer 303 27 Mordecai Brown 7.68 27 Murry Dickson 302 28 Sam Jones 7.68 Tommy John 302 29 Bob Feller 7.69 29 Milt Pappas 298 30 Johnny Vander Meer 7.69 30 Mudcat Grant 292 31 Catfish Hunter 7.72 31 Floyd Bannister 291 32 Al Downing 7.72 32 Jerry Koosman 290 33 Charlie Hough 7.72 33 Lew Burdette 289 34 Jim Scott 7.73 34 Bob Friend 286 35 Bobby Bolin 7.79 35 Billy Pierce 284 36 Stan Williams 7.79 36 Frank Viola 283 37 Rollie Fingers 7.80 37 Don Drysdale 280 38 Dean Chance 7.81 38 Jim Slaton 277 39 Frank Smith 7.82 39 Joe Niekro 276 40 Tug McGraw 7.83 40 Vern Law 268 41 Dwight Gooden 7.83 41 Scott Sanderson 266 42 Barney Pelty 7.84 42 Vida Blue 263 43 Whitey Ford 7.85 43 Rick Wise 261 44 Denny McLain 7.85 44 Larry Jackson 259 45 Jose Rijo 7.86 45 Bill Gullickson 258 46 Bob Veale 7.87 46 Bob Gibson 257 47 Mark Langston 7.87 Bob Welch 257 48 Chief Bender 7.89 48 Camilo Pascual 256 49 George McQuillan 7.89 49 Mike McCormick 255 50 Jack Coombs 7.89 Curt Simmons 255 51 Moe Drabowsky 7.90 51 Red Ruffing 254 52 Vida Blue 7.91 52 Don Newcombe 252 53 Tim Keefe 7.91 53 Mike Flanagan 251 54 Nap Rucker 7.92 54 Bruce Hurst 250 55 Allie Reynolds 7.92 55 Ken Holtzman 249 56 Eddie Plank 7.92 Claude Osteen 249 57 Luis Tiant 7.94 57 Steve Renko 248 58 Christy Mathewson 7.94 58 John Candelaria 245 59 Rudy May 7.94 Jerry Reuss 245 60 Ray Culp 7.95 60 Jim Clancy 244 61 Dave Stieb 7.95 61 Denny McLain 242 62 Orel Hershiser 7.96 Johnny Podres 242 63 Bill Donovan 7.99 63 Harvey Haddix 240 64 Howie Camnitz 7.99 Mike Moore 240 65 Don Sutton 7.99 Ray Sadecki 240 66 Juan Pizarro 7.99 66 Bob Buhl 238 67 Gary Bell 8.01 67 Earl Wilson 236 68 Earl Moore 8.02 68 Scott McGregor 235 69 Sonny Siebert 8.03 69 Joe Coleman 234 70 Lefty Tyler 8.03 70 Jim Lonborg 233 71 Hal Newhouser 8.04 71 Dave McNally 230 72 Claude Hendrix 8.06 72 Whitey Ford 228 73 Steve Carlton 8.06 Bob Knepper 228 74 Hooks Wiltse 8.06 74 Carl Hubbell 227 75 Willie Mitchell 8.07 Dave Stewart 227 76 Larry Corcoran 8.08 76 Tom Browning 226 77 Amos Rusie 8.08 Ron Guidry 226 78 Bill Singer 8.08 78 Don Cardwell 225 79 Bob Lemon 8.08 Mark Langston 225 80 Mike Scott 8.08 Rick Sutcliffe 225 81 Stu Miller 8.09 81 Bob Feller 224 82 Don Drysdale 8.09 82 Stan Bahnsen 223 83 Gary Nolan 8.09 Ted Lyons 223 84 Eddie Cicotte 8.09 Mike Torrez 223 85 Juan Marichal 8.09 85 Mike Cuellar 222 86 Virgil Trucks 8.11 86 Ray Burris 221 87 Hippo Vaughn 8.11 Rick Reuschel 221 88 Doc White 8.12 88 Dave Stieb 219 89 Blue Moon Odom 8.12 89 Mike Caldwell 218 90 Kirby Higbe 8.13 Danny Darwin 218 91 Jim Shaw 8.13 Ron Kline 218 92 Mike Cuellar 8.13 Dan Petry 218 93 Billy Pierce 8.14 93 Bob Forsch 216 94 Fernando Valenzuela 8.14 Ralph Terry 216 95 Mort Cooper 8.15 95 Ned Garver 213 96 Red Ames 8.15 96 Bill Monbouquette 211 97 Vic Willis 8.16 Ed Whitson 211 98 Harry Brecheen 8.17 98 Herm Wehmeier 210 99 Earl Wilson 8.17 99 3 players tied 209 100 Jim Bibby 8.18 Home Runs Allowed (1876-1892) Walks ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 John Clarkson 161 1 Nolan Ryan 2795 2 Jack Stivetts 131 2 Steve Carlton 1833 3 Jim Galvin 122 3 Phil Niekro 1809 4 Gus Weyhing 120 4 Early Wynn 1775 5 Charley Radbourn 117 5 Bob Feller 1764 6 Mickey Welch 106 6 Bobo Newsom 1732 7 Bill Hutchison 104 7 Amos Rusie 1704 8 Tony Mullane 98 8 Charlie Hough 1613 9 Charlie Getzien 95 9 Gus Weyhing 1566 10 Harry Staley 92 10 Red Ruffing 1541 11 Charlie Buffinton 87 11 Bump Hadley 1442 12 Jim McCormick 84 12 Warren Spahn 1434 13 Mark Baldwin 82 13 Earl Whitehill 1431 14 Jim Whitney 79 14 Tony Mullane 1408 15 Adonis Terry 76 15 Sam Jones 1396 16 Tom Seaver 1390 17 Gaylord Perry 1379 Home Runs Allowed (1893-1919) 18 Mike Torrez 1371 ----------------------------------- 19 Walter Johnson 1363 1 Pete Alexander 164 20 Don Sutton 1343 2 Kid Nichols 156 21 Bob Gibson 1336 3 Cy Young 138 22 Chick Fraser 1332 4 Jack Powell 110 23 Jack Morris 1323 5 Frank Dwyer 109 24 Bert Blyleven 1322 6 Rube Marquard 107 25 Sam McDowell 1312 7 Walter Johnson 97 26 Jim Palmer 1311 8 Brickyard Kennedy 93 27 Mark Baldwin 1307 9 Christy Mathewson 91 28 Adonis Terry 1298 10 Hooks Dauss 87 29 Mickey Welch 1297 11 Ad Gumbert 81 30 Burleigh Grimes 1295 12 Kid Carsey 80 31 Kid Nichols 1268 13 Ted Breitenstein 79 32 Joe Bush 1263 14 Bill Dinneen 78 33 Joe Niekro 1262 15 2 players tied 76 34 Allie Reynolds 1261 35 Tommy John 1259 36 Frank Tanana 1255 Home Runs Allowed (1920-1941) 37 Bob Lemon 1251 ----------------------------------- 38 Hal Newhouser 1249 1 Red Ruffing 254 39 George Mullin 1238 2 Carl Hubbell 227 40 Tim Keefe 1224 3 Ted Lyons 223 41 Cy Young 1217 4 Bobo Newsom 206 42 Red Faber 1213 5 Earl Whitehill 192 43 Vic Willis 1212 6 Charlie Root 187 44 Ted Breitenstein 1203 7 Freddie Fitzsimmons 186 45 Brickyard Kennedy 1201 8 Tommy Bridges 181 46 Jerry Koosman 1198 9 Lon Warneke 175 47 Tommy Bridges 1192 10 George Blaeholder 173 48 John Clarkson 1191 Syl Johnson 173 49 Lefty Grove 1187 12 Bump Hadley 167 50 Vida Blue 1185 13 Jesse Haines 165 51 Billy Pierce 1178 14 Larry French 164 52 Jack Stivetts 1155 15 Rube Walberg 163 53 Johnny Vander Meer 1132 54 Bill Hutchison 1129 55 Jerry Reuss 1127 Home Runs Allowed (1942-1960) 56 Ted Lyons 1121 ----------------------------------- Bucky Walters 1121 1 Robin Roberts 505 58 Mel Harder 1118 2 Warren Spahn 434 59 Earl Moore 1108 3 Early Wynn 338 60 Bob Buhl 1105 4 Pedro Ramos 315 61 Luis Tiant 1104 5 Murry Dickson 302 62 Mickey Lolich 1099 6 Lew Burdette 289 63 Lefty Gomez 1095 7 Bob Friend 286 64 Virgil Trucks 1088 8 Billy Pierce 284 65 Whitey Ford 1086 9 Vern Law 268 66 Jim Kaat 1083 10 Curt Simmons 255 67 Eppa Rixey 1082 11 Don Newcombe 252 68 Eddie Plank 1072 12 Johnny Podres 242 69 Camilo Pascual 1069 13 Harvey Haddix 240 70 Bob Turley 1068 14 Bob Buhl 238 71 Hooks Dauss 1067 15 Whitey Ford 228 72 Elton Chamberlain 1065 73 Bert Cunningham 1064 74 Curt Simmons 1063 Home Runs Allowed (1961-1993) 75 Bill Donovan 1059 ----------------------------------- 76 Murry Dickson 1058 1 Fergie Jenkins 484 Jouett Meekin 1058 2 Phil Niekro 482 78 Vern Kennedy 1049 3 Don Sutton 472 Rick Sutcliffe 1049 4 Frank Tanana 448 80 Dizzy Trout 1046 5 Bert Blyleven 430 81 Howard Ehmke 1042 6 Steve Carlton 414 82 Wes Ferrell 1040 7 Gaylord Perry 399 83 Tommy Byrne 1037 8 Jim Kaat 395 84 Red Ames 1034 9 Tom Seaver 380 85 Rube Walberg 1031 10 Jack Morris 375 86 Mark Langston 1027 11 Catfish Hunter 374 87 Jack Powell 1021 12 Jim Bunning 372 88 Bob Shawkey 1018 13 Charlie Hough 366 89 Dave Stieb 1017 14 Mickey Lolich 347 90 Steve Renko 1010 15 Luis Tiant 346 91 Jim Slaton 1004 92 Joe Coleman 1003 Waite Hoyt 1003 94 Jim Bunning 1000 95 Mike Moore 999 96 Jim Perry 998 97 Fergie Jenkins 997 Fernando Valenzuela 997 99 Bob Welch 991 100 Dennis Martinez 990 Fewest Walks per Game (1876-1892) Strikeouts ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Tommy Bond 0.58 1 Nolan Ryan 5714 2 George Bradley 0.67 2 Steve Carlton 4136 3 Terry Larkin 0.71 3 Bert Blyleven 3701 4 John Ward 0.92 4 Tom Seaver 3640 5 Fred Goldsmith 0.96 5 Don Sutton 3574 6 Jim Whitney 1.06 6 Gaylord Perry 3534 7 Bobby Mathews 1.11 7 Walter Johnson 3509 8 Jim Galvin 1.13 8 Phil Niekro 3342 9 Will White 1.26 9 Fergie Jenkins 3192 10 Jack Lynch 1.38 10 Bob Gibson 3117 11 Guy Hecker 1.51 11 Jim Bunning 2855 12 Lee Richmond 1.53 12 Mickey Lolich 2832 13 Jim McCormick 1.58 13 Cy Young 2803 14 Jumbo McGinnis 1.65 14 Frank Tanana 2773 15 Ed Morris 1.67 15 Warren Spahn 2583 16 Bob Feller 2581 17 Jerry Koosman 2556 Fewest Walks per Game (1893-1919) 18 Tim Keefe 2545 ----------------------------------- 19 Christy Mathewson 2502 1 Deacon Phillippe 1.25 20 Don Drysdale 2486 2 Babe Adams 1.29 21 Jim Kaat 2461 3 Addie Joss 1.41 22 Sam McDowell 2453 4 Cy Young 1.49 23 Luis Tiant 2416 5 Jesse Tannehill 1.56 24 Sandy Koufax 2396 6 Christy Mathewson 1.59 25 Jack Morris 2378 7 Nick Altrock 1.62 26 Robin Roberts 2357 8 Pete Alexander 1.65 27 Early Wynn 2334 9 Noodles Hahn 1.69 28 Rube Waddell 2316 10 Dick Rudolph 1.77 29 Juan Marichal 2303 11 Al Orth 1.77 30 Charlie Hough 2297 12 Slim Sallee 1.83 31 Lefty Grove 2266 13 Bill Bernhard 1.83 32 Eddie Plank 2246 14 Ed Siever 1.86 33 Tommy John 2245 15 Ed Walsh 1.87 34 Jim Palmer 2212 35 Pete Alexander 2198 Dennis Eckersley 2198 Fewest Walks per Game (1920-1941) 37 Vida Blue 2175 ----------------------------------- 38 Camilo Pascual 2167 1 Red Lucas 1.61 39 Bobo Newsom 2082 2 Pete Donohue 1.80 40 Dazzy Vance 2045 3 Jesse Barnes 1.80 41 Roger Clemens 2033 4 Carl Hubbell 1.82 42 Rick Reuschel 2015 5 Curt Davis 1.85 43 Catfish Hunter 2012 6 Paul Derringer 1.88 44 Mark Langston 2001 7 Bill Swift 1.93 45 Billy Pierce 1999 8 Sherry Smith 1.93 46 Red Ruffing 1987 9 Watty Clark 1.97 47 John Clarkson 1978 10 Jack Quinn 1.97 48 Whitey Ford 1956 11 Syl Johnson 2.03 49 Amos Rusie 1934 12 Dizzy Dean 2.07 50 Bob Welch 1925 13 Art Nehf 2.13 51 Jerry Reuss 1907 14 Sloppy Thurston 2.15 52 Kid Nichols 1868 15 Eppa Rixey 2.17 53 Mickey Welch 1850 54 Fernando Valenzuela 1842 55 Dwight Gooden 1835 Fewest Walks per Game (1942-1960) 56 Dennis Martinez 1831 ----------------------------------- 57 Charley Radbourn 1830 1 Tiny Bonham 1.67 58 Frank Viola 1813 2 Robin Roberts 1.73 59 Tony Mullane 1803 3 Lew Burdette 1.84 60 Jim Galvin 1799 4 Ken Raffensberger 1.88 61 Hal Newhouser 1796 5 Vern Law 2.01 62 Ron Guidry 1778 6 Don Newcombe 2.05 63 Rudy May 1760 7 Dutch Leonard 2.06 64 Joe Niekro 1747 8 Hal Brown 2.08 65 Ed Walsh 1736 9 Larry Jansen 2.09 66 Bob Friend 1734 10 Bob Purkey 2.17 67 Joe Coleman 1728 11 Dick Donovan 2.21 Milt Pappas 1728 12 Bob Friend 2.23 69 Floyd Bannister 1723 13 Don Mossi 2.24 70 Chief Bender 1711 14 Preacher Roe 2.37 71 Larry Jackson 1709 15 Ed Lopat 2.40 72 Jim McCormick 1704 73 Bob Veale 1703 74 Red Ames 1702 Fewest Walks per Game (1961-1993) 75 Charlie Buffinton 1700 ----------------------------------- 76 Curt Simmons 1697 1 Fritz Peterson 1.73 77 Carl Hubbell 1677 2 Bret Saberhagen 1.78 78 Tommy Bridges 1674 3 Juan Marichal 1.82 79 John Candelaria 1673 4 Fergie Jenkins 1.99 80 Bruce Hurst 1665 5 Jim Barr 2.04 Gus Weyhing 1665 6 Dennis Eckersley 2.05 82 Rick Sutcliffe 1653 7 Jimmy Key 2.08 83 Vic Willis 1651 8 Lary Sorensen 2.08 84 Rick Wise 1647 9 John Candelaria 2.11 85 Dave Stieb 1642 10 Bill Monbouquette 2.12 86 Al Downing 1639 11 Ken Johnson 2.14 87 Mike Cuellar 1632 12 Jim Kaat 2.15 88 Chris Short 1629 13 Bryn Smith 2.17 89 Andy Messersmith 1625 14 Ralph Terry 2.17 90 Jack Powell 1621 15 Scott McGregor 2.18 Steve Rogers 1621 92 Ray Sadecki 1614 93 Claude Osteen 1612 94 Hoyt Wilhelm 1610 95 Jim Maloney 1605 96 Ken Holtzman 1601 97 Rube Marquard 1593 98 Woodie Fryman 1587 99 Jim Perry 1576 100 Harvey Haddix 1575 Strikeouts per Game Ratio ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Nolan Ryan 9.55 1 Addie Joss 8.9 2 Sandy Koufax 9.28 2 Ed Walsh 9.2 3 Sam McDowell 8.86 3 John Ward 9.4 4 David Cone 8.39 4 Christy Mathewson 9.6 5 J.R. Richard 8.37 5 Tommy Bond 9.8 6 Sid Fernandez 8.25 Mordecai Brown 9.8 7 Roger Clemens 8.23 7 George Bradley 9.9 8 Bob Veale 7.96 Walter Johnson 9.9 9 Jim Maloney 7.81 9 Babe Adams 10.0 10 Dwight Gooden 7.76 Larry Corcoran 10.0 11 Mark Langston 7.73 Sandy Koufax 10.0 12 Jose Rijo 7.71 Juan Marichal 10.0 13 Mario Soto 7.54 13 Charlie Ferguson 10.1 14 Sam Jones 7.54 Terry Larkin 10.1 15 Rich Gossage 7.52 Deacon Phillippe 10.1 16 Jose DeLeon 7.50 16 Pete Alexander 10.2 17 Bob Gibson 7.22 Jim McCormick 10.2 18 Steve Carlton 7.13 Ed Morris 10.2 19 Rube Waddell 7.04 Tom Seaver 10.2 20 Mickey Lolich 7.01 Will White 10.2 21 Rollie Fingers 6.87 21 Chief Bender 10.3 22 Tom Seaver 6.85 Sid Fernandez 10.3 23 Jim Bunning 6.83 Catfish Hunter 10.3 24 Juan Pizarro 6.73 Tim Keefe 10.3 25 Bobby Bolin 6.71 Bret Saberhagen 10.3 26 Bert Blyleven 6.70 Rube Waddell 10.3 27 Ron Guidry 6.69 27 Nick Altrock 10.4 28 Ray Culp 6.69 Tiny Bonham 10.4 29 Stan Williams 6.66 Roger Clemens 10.4 30 Camilo Pascual 6.65 Fred Goldsmith 10.4 31 Bob Turley 6.65 Noodles Hahn 10.4 32 Don Wilson 6.60 Fergie Jenkins 10.4 33 Tug McGraw 6.59 George McQuillan 10.4 34 Denny Lemaster 6.57 Gary Nolan 10.4 35 Andy Messersmith 6.56 Charley Radbourn 10.4 36 Fernando Valenzuela 6.54 Don Sutton 10.4 37 Don Drysdale 6.52 Jim Whitney 10.4 38 Dennis Eckersley 6.51 Hoyt Wilhelm 10.4 39 Al Downing 6.50 Hooks Wiltse 10.4 40 Floyd Bannister 6.49 Cy Young 10.4 41 Toad Ramsey 6.49 41 Eddie Cicotte 10.5 42 Diego Segui 6.46 Andy Messersmith 10.5 43 Dean Chance 6.43 Eddie Plank 10.5 44 Hoyt Wilhelm 6.43 Dick Rudolph 10.5 45 Mike Scott 6.39 Jeff Tesreau 10.5 46 Fergie Jenkins 6.38 Doc White 10.5 47 Moe Drabowsky 6.37 47 Dennis Eckersley 10.6 48 Earl Wilson 6.37 Rollie Fingers 10.6 49 Harvey Haddix 6.34 Carl Hubbell 10.6 50 Sonny Siebert 6.32 Sam Leever 10.6 51 Kevin Gross 6.32 Denny McLain 10.6 52 Chris Short 6.31 Robin Roberts 10.6 53 Bruce Hurst 6.30 53 Bob Caruthers 10.7 54 Bill Singer 6.27 Jack Chesbro 10.7 55 Luis Tiant 6.24 Don Drysdale 10.7 56 Turk Farrell 6.21 Dwight Gooden 10.7 57 Dazzy Vance 6.20 Ron Guidry 10.7 58 Stu Miller 6.18 Guy Hecker 10.7 59 Clay Kirby 6.17 Jumbo McGinnis 10.7 60 Gary Bell 6.15 Orval Overall 10.7 61 Gary Peters 6.14 Jim Palmer 10.7 62 Denny McLain 6.12 Ed Reulbach 10.7 63 Orel Hershiser 6.11 Slim Sallee 10.7 64 Don Sutton 6.09 Frank Smith 10.7 65 Mike Krukow 6.07 George Winter 10.7 66 Bob Feller 6.07 66 John Candelaria 10.8 67 Ron Darling 6.07 Mike Cuellar 10.8 68 Joe Coleman 6.05 Doug Drabek 10.8 69 Fred Norman 6.05 Bob Ewing 10.8 70 Rudy May 6.04 Jim Galvin 10.8 71 Bret Saberhagen 6.01 Jimmy Key 10.8 72 Mark Gubicza 6.00 Barney Pelty 10.8 73 Jerry Koosman 5.99 Gaylord Perry 10.8 74 Greg Maddux 5.97 Nap Rucker 10.8 75 John Candelaria 5.96 Dupee Shaw 10.8 76 Frank Tanana 5.96 Mario Soto 10.8 77 Gaylord Perry 5.94 Warren Spahn 10.8 78 Danny Darwin 5.92 Ralph Terry 10.8 79 Woodie Fryman 5.92 79 Harry Brecheen 10.9 80 Frank Viola 5.91 Phil Douglas 10.9 81 Juan Marichal 5.91 Eddie Fisher 10.9 82 Steve Barber 5.89 Dave Foutz 10.9 83 John Montefusco 5.89 Bob Gibson 10.9 84 Mike Witt 5.86 Claude Hendrix 10.9 85 Dave Stewart 5.86 Orel Hershiser 10.9 86 Vida Blue 5.85 Fritz Peterson 10.9 87 Tom Candiotti 5.85 Jim Scott 10.9 88 Joey Jay 5.81 Jack Taylor 10.9 89 Jack Morris 5.81 Luis Tiant 10.9 90 Ray Sadecki 5.81 Fred Toney 10.9 91 Jim O'Toole 5.79 John Tudor 10.9 92 Dave Giusti 5.78 Carl Weilman 10.9 93 Jon Matlack 5.77 93 9 players tied 11.0 94 Scott Sanderson 5.76 95 Larry Dierker 5.76 96 Don Robinson 5.75 97 Bob Welch 5.73 98 Lindy McDaniel 5.73 99 Tony Cloninger 5.70 100 Johnny Podres 5.70 Earned Run Average Earned Run Average (1876-1892) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Ed Walsh 1.82 1 John Ward 2.10 2 Addie Joss 1.89 2 Tommy Bond 2.25 3 Mordecai Brown 2.06 3 Will White 2.28 4 John Ward 2.10 4 Larry Corcoran 2.36 5 Christy Mathewson 2.13 5 Terry Larkin 2.43 6 Rube Waddell 2.16 Jim McCormick 2.43 7 Walter Johnson 2.17 7 George Bradley 2.50 8 Orval Overall 2.23 8 Tim Keefe 2.62 9 Tommy Bond 2.25 9 Charlie Ferguson 2.67 10 Ed Reulbach 2.28 Charley Radbourn 2.67 Will White 2.28 11 Mickey Welch 2.71 12 Jim Scott 2.30 12 Fred Goldsmith 2.73 13 Eddie Plank 2.35 13 John Clarkson 2.81 14 Larry Corcoran 2.36 14 Ed Morris 2.82 15 Eddie Cicotte 2.38 15 Bob Caruthers 2.83 Ed Killian 2.38 George McQuillan 2.38 18 Doc White 2.39 Earned Run Average (1893-1919) 19 Nap Rucker 2.42 ----------------------------------- 20 Terry Larkin 2.43 1 Ed Walsh 1.82 Jim McCormick 2.43 2 Addie Joss 1.89 Jeff Tesreau 2.43 3 Mordecai Brown 2.06 23 Chief Bender 2.46 4 Christy Mathewson 2.13 24 Sam Leever 2.47 5 Rube Waddell 2.16 Lefty Leifield 2.47 6 Walter Johnson 2.17 Hooks Wiltse 2.47 7 Orval Overall 2.23 27 Bob Ewing 2.49 8 Ed Reulbach 2.28 Hippo Vaughn 2.49 9 Jim Scott 2.30 29 George Bradley 2.50 10 Eddie Plank 2.35 30 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.52 11 Eddie Cicotte 2.38 31 Noodles Hahn 2.55 Ed Killian 2.38 32 Pete Alexander 2.56 George McQuillan 2.38 Slim Sallee 2.56 14 Doc White 2.39 34 Deacon Phillippe 2.59 15 Nap Rucker 2.42 Frank Smith 2.59 36 Ed Siever 2.60 37 Bob Rhoads 2.61 Earned Run Average (1920-1941) 38 Tim Keefe 2.62 ----------------------------------- 39 Red Ames 2.63 1 Wilbur Cooper 2.89 Barney Pelty 2.63 Stan Coveleski 2.89 Vic Willis 2.63 3 Carl Mays 2.92 Cy Young 2.63 4 Carl Hubbell 2.98 43 Claude Hendrix 2.65 5 Dizzy Dean 3.02 44 Joe McGinnity 2.66 6 Lefty Grove 3.06 Dick Rudolph 2.66 7 Bob Shawkey 3.09 Jack Taylor 2.66 8 Red Faber 3.15 47 Nick Altrock 2.67 Eppa Rixey 3.15 Charlie Ferguson 2.67 10 Urban Shocker 3.17 Charley Radbourn 2.67 11 Lon Warneke 3.18 Carl Weilman 2.67 12 Art Nehf 3.20 51 Jack Chesbro 2.68 13 Jesse Barnes 3.22 Cy Falkenberg 2.68 14 George Mogridge 3.23 53 Bill Donovan 2.69 15 2 players tied 3.24 Fred Toney 2.69 55 Larry Cheney 2.70 56 Mickey Welch 2.71 Earned Run Average (1942-1960) 57 Fred Goldsmith 2.73 ----------------------------------- 58 Harry Howell 2.74 1 Hoyt Wilhelm 2.52 59 Howie Camnitz 2.75 2 Whitey Ford 2.75 Whitey Ford 2.75 3 Harry Brecheen 2.92 Dummy Taylor 2.75 4 Mort Cooper 2.97 62 Babe Adams 2.76 5 Max Lanier 3.01 Sandy Koufax 2.76 6 Tiny Bonham 3.06 Dutch Leonard 2.76 Hal Newhouser 3.06 65 Jeff Pfeffer 2.77 8 Warren Spahn 3.09 66 Jack Coombs 2.78 9 Sal Maglie 3.15 Earl Moore 2.78 10 Ed Lopat 3.21 68 Tully Sparks 2.79 11 Bob Lemon 3.23 Jesse Tannehill 2.79 Dizzy Trout 3.23 70 Phil Douglas 2.80 13 Stu Miller 3.24 71 John Clarkson 2.81 14 Bob Feller 3.25 72 Ray Fisher 2.82 Dutch Leonard 3.25 Ed Morris 2.82 George Mullin 2.82 75 Bob Caruthers 2.83 Earned Run Average (1961-1993) 76 Dave Foutz 2.84 ----------------------------------- 77 Andy Messersmith 2.86 1 Sandy Koufax 2.76 Jim Palmer 2.86 2 Andy Messersmith 2.86 Tom Seaver 2.86 Jim Palmer 2.86 80 Jim Galvin 2.87 Tom Seaver 2.86 George Winter 2.87 5 Juan Marichal 2.89 82 Willie Mitchell 2.88 6 Rollie Fingers 2.90 83 Wilbur Cooper 2.89 7 Bob Gibson 2.91 Stan Coveleski 2.89 8 Dean Chance 2.92 Juan Marichal 2.89 9 Roger Clemens 2.94 86 Rollie Fingers 2.90 10 Don Drysdale 2.95 87 Bob Gibson 2.91 Orel Hershiser 2.95 88 Harry Brecheen 2.92 12 Mel Stottlemyre 2.97 Dean Chance 2.92 13 Rich Gossage 2.98 Doc Crandall 2.92 14 Dwight Gooden 3.04 Guy Hecker 2.92 15 Bob Veale 3.07 Carl Mays 2.92 93 Dave Davenport 2.93 94 Roger Clemens 2.94 95 Don Drysdale 2.95 Orel Hershiser 2.95 Jumbo McGinnis 2.95 Kid Nichols 2.95 Lefty Tyler 2.95 100 Charlie Buffinton 2.96 Adjusted Earned Run Average Adjusted ERA (1876-1892) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- 1 Lefty Grove 148 1 John Clarkson 134 2 Walter Johnson 147 2 Tim Keefe 125 3 Hoyt Wilhelm 146 3 Dave Foutz 124 4 Roger Clemens 145 4 Bob Caruthers 123 Ed Walsh 145 5 Larry Corcoran 122 6 Addie Joss 142 Charlie Ferguson 122 7 Kid Nichols 139 Silver King 122 8 Cy Young 138 8 Jack Stivetts 121 9 Mordecai Brown 137 9 Charley Radbourn 120 10 Christy Mathewson 136 Will White 120 11 Pete Alexander 135 11 Sadie McMahon 118 Rube Waddell 135 Tony Mullane 118 13 John Clarkson 134 John Ward 118 14 Harry Brecheen 133 14 Jim McCormick 117 Whitey Ford 133 Toad Ramsey 117 Noodles Hahn 133 17 Sandy Koufax 131 18 Dizzy Dean 130 Adjusted ERA (1893-1919) Carl Hubbell 130 ----------------------------------- Hal Newhouser 130 1 Walter Johnson 147 Amos Rusie 130 2 Ed Walsh 145 22 Stan Coveleski 128 3 Addie Joss 142 23 Nig Cuppy 127 4 Kid Nichols 139 Bob Gibson 127 5 Cy Young 138 Sal Maglie 127 6 Mordecai Brown 137 Tom Seaver 127 7 Christy Mathewson 136 27 Tommy Bridges 126 8 Pete Alexander 135 Rich Gossage 126 Rube Waddell 135 29 Lefty Gomez 125 10 Noodles Hahn 133 Tim Keefe 125 11 Amos Rusie 130 Max Lanier 125 12 Nig Cuppy 127 Jim Palmer 125 13 Eddie Cicotte 123 Mel Parnell 125 Sam Leever 123 Bret Saberhagen 125 Orval Overall 123 Dazzy Vance 125 36 Dave Foutz 124 Urban Shocker 124 Adjusted ERA (1920-1941) Dizzy Trout 124 ----------------------------------- 39 Bob Caruthers 123 1 Lefty Grove 148 Eddie Cicotte 123 2 Dizzy Dean 130 Mort Cooper 123 Carl Hubbell 130 Jimmy Key 123 4 Stan Coveleski 128 Sam Leever 123 5 Tommy Bridges 126 Orval Overall 123 6 Lefty Gomez 125 Jose Rijo 123 Dazzy Vance 125 John Tudor 123 8 Urban Shocker 124 47 Larry Corcoran 122 9 Eddie Rommel 122 Bob Feller 122 10 Red Faber 119 Charlie Ferguson 122 Thornton Lee 119 Silver King 122 Carl Mays 119 Juan Marichal 122 Lon Warneke 119 Eddie Plank 122 14 Ted Lyons 118 Ed Reulbach 122 15 2 players tied 117 Eddie Rommel 122 Dave Stieb 122 56 Don Drysdale 121 Adjusted ERA (1942-1960) Clark Griffith 121 ----------------------------------- Orel Hershiser 121 1 Hoyt Wilhelm 146 Greg Maddux 121 2 Harry Brecheen 133 Andy Messersmith 121 Whitey Ford 133 Jack Stivetts 121 4 Hal Newhouser 130 62 Tiny Bonham 120 5 Sal Maglie 127 Joe McGinnity 120 6 Max Lanier 125 Deacon Phillippe 120 Mel Parnell 125 Charley Radbourn 120 8 Dizzy Trout 124 Jim Scott 120 9 Mort Cooper 123 Hippo Vaughn 120 10 Bob Feller 122 Will White 120 11 Tiny Bonham 120 69 Dean Chance 119 12 Bob Lemon 119 Red Faber 119 Dutch Leonard 119 Rollie Fingers 119 Billy Pierce 119 Ron Guidry 119 Bobby Shantz 119 Thornton Lee 119 Bob Lemon 119 Dutch Leonard 119 Adjusted ERA (1961-1993) Carl Mays 119 ----------------------------------- Billy Pierce 119 1 Roger Clemens 145 Nap Rucker 119 2 Sandy Koufax 131 Bobby Shantz 119 3 Bob Gibson 127 Lon Warneke 119 Tom Seaver 127 81 Babe Adams 118 5 Rich Gossage 126 Tom Candiotti 118 6 Jim Palmer 125 Ted Lyons 118 Bret Saberhagen 125 Sadie McMahon 118 8 Jimmy Key 123 Tony Mullane 118 Jose Rijo 123 Warren Spahn 118 John Tudor 123 John Ward 118 11 Juan Marichal 122 Vic Willis 118 Dave Stieb 122 89 Bert Blyleven 117 13 4 players tied 121 David Cone 117 Dennis Eckersley 117 Wes Ferrell 117 Mike Garcia 117 Dwight Gooden 117 Dolf Luque 117 Jim McCormick 117 Gaylord Perry 117 Toad Ramsey 117 Bob Stanley 117 Virgil Trucks 117