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) | 3.121 | 1805.1 | 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) | 3.239 | 3331.1 | R |
| 7. | Blake Snell (9, 31) | 3.298 | 1004.1 | L |
| 8. | Zack Wheeler (10, 34) | 3.421 | 1410.0 | R |
| 9. | Sonny Gray (12, 34) | 3.445 | 1588.1 | R |
| 10. | Luis Castillo (8, 31) | 3.564 | 1083.1 | R |
| 11. | Yu Darvish (12, 37) | 3.599 | 1648.0 | R |
| 12. | Kyle Hendricks (11, 34) | 3.604 | 1470.2 | R |
| 13. | Marcus Stroman (10, 33) | 3.637 | 1331.1 | R |
| 14. | Aaron Nola (10, 31) | 3.709 | 1453.1 | R |
| 15. | Lance Lynn (13, 37) | 3.723 | 1914.2 | R |
| 16. | Jose Quintana (13, 35) | 3.748 | 1825.0 | L |
| 17. | Alex Wood (12, 33) | 3.809 | 1240.1 | L |
| 18. | Julio Teheran (13, 33) | 3.849 | 1470.2 | R |
| 19. | Alex Cobb (12, 36) | 3.850 | 1311.1 | R |
| 20. | Kevin Gausman (12, 33) | 3.865 | 1558.0 | R |
| 21. | Danny Duffy (11, 35) | 3.946 | 1172.1 | L |
| 22. | Michael Wacha (12, 32) | 3.959 | 1316.1 | R |
| 23. | Robbie Ray (10, 32) | 3.965 | 1228.0 | L |
| 24. | Taijuan Walker (11, 31) | 3.968 | 1070.2 | R |
| 25. | Jake Odorizzi (11, 34) | 3.985 | 1253.1 | R |
| 26. | Charlie Morton (17, 40) | 4.007 | 1983.1 | R |
| 27. | Dallas Keuchel (12, 36) | 4.025 | 1625.2 | L |
| 28. | Eduardo Rodríguez (8, 31) | 4.032 | 1100.1 | L |
| 29. | Carlos Carrasco (15, 37) | 4.052 | 1561.1 | R |
| 30. | José Berríos (9, 30) | 4.063 | 1245.0 | R |
| 31. | Wade Miley (14, 37) | 4.069 | 1745.1 | L |
| 32. | Sean Manaea (9, 32) | 4.084 | 1027.0 | L |
| 33. | Nathan Eovaldi (13, 34) | 4.086 | 1431.2 | R |
| 34. | Drew Smyly (11, 35) | 4.227 | 1098.2 | L |
| 35. | Jesse Chavez (17, 40) | 4.283 | 1080.0 | R |
| 36. | Chase Anderson (11, 36) | 4.331 | 1062.0 | R |
| 37. | Matt Moore (13, 35) | 4.350 | 1102.2 | L |
| 38. | Zach Davies (9, 31) | 4.361 | 1048.1 | R |
| 39. | Germán Márquez (8, 29) | 4.411 | 1016.0 | R |
| 40. | Martín Pérez (13, 33) | 4.416 | 1469.1 | L |
| 41. | Jon Gray (10, 32) | 4.418 | 1138.2 | R |
| 42. | Lucas Giolito (8, 29) | 4.430 | 1013.2 | R |
| 43. | Patrick Corbin (12, 34) | 4.435 | 1745.1 | L |
| 44. | Kyle Freeland (8, 31) | 4.527 | 1000.0 | L |
| 45. | Kyle Gibson (12, 36) | 4.539 | 1727.0 | R |
| 46. | Jordan Lyles (14, 33) | 5.225 | 1509.0 | R |
