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Decade Adjusted ERA Rankings

Minimum 800 innings pitched. AERA is earned-run average adjusted for league ERA and pitchers’ park factor. PR is pitching runs, an estimate of the number of earned runs prevented beyond the league average adjusted for pitchers’ park factor. See tools for a detailed explanation. An asterisk denotes a left-handed pitcher.

Rnk  Pitchers             AERA   ERA    PR    H/9  BB/9   BR/9  HR/9   SO/9
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1    GREG MADDUX           162  2.54   421   7.83  1.66   9.50  0.42   6.63
2    PEDRO MARTINEZ        155  2.83   234   6.95  2.71   9.67  0.71  10.16
3    ROGER CLEMENS         152  3.02   384   7.56  3.02  10.58  0.57   8.68
4    JOSE RIJO             143  2.74   146   7.87  2.54  10.41  0.60   7.74
5    RANDY JOHNSON*        141  3.13   288   6.80  3.98  10.78  0.79  11.03
6    DAVID CONE            134  3.21   246   7.44  3.45  10.89  0.75   8.60
7    KEVIN APPIER          131  3.47   226   8.15  3.11  11.26  0.67   7.20
8    MIKE MUSSINA          131  3.50   214   8.43  2.14  10.56  0.92   6.73
9    TOM GLAVINE*          129  3.21   230   8.49  3.09  11.57  0.57   5.92
10   KEVIN BROWN           128  3.25   221   8.58  2.46  11.04  0.52   6.43

11   CURT SCHILLING        125  3.31   156   7.83  2.38  10.21  0.80   8.42
12   JOHN SMOLTZ           124  3.32   191   7.81  2.81  10.62  0.71   7.95
13   BRET SABERHAGEN       123  3.43   108   8.81  1.57  10.38  0.81   6.17
14   DENNIS MARTINEZ       122  3.37   124   8.30  2.44  10.74  0.73   5.24
15   JIMMY KEY*            121  3.62   125   8.99  2.37  11.36  0.88   5.63
16   CHUCK FINLEY*         120  3.76   180   8.56  3.73  12.29  0.91   7.49
17   BILL SWIFT            119  3.53    77   9.09  2.56  11.65  0.73   4.80
18   ANDY PETTITTE*        118  3.92    81   9.37  3.24  12.61  0.73   6.11
19   AL LEITER*            117  3.71    83   7.85  4.66  12.52  0.63   7.57
20   FRANK VIOLA*          117  3.52    64   8.99  2.91  11.90  0.70   5.12

21   ISMAEL VALDES         116  3.38    63   8.46  2.51  10.97  0.91   6.64
22   BEN McDONALD          116  3.88    91   8.26  3.04  11.29  0.95   6.25
23   MIKE HAMPTON*         116  3.50    64   8.97  3.37  12.34  0.67   6.05
24   PAT HENTGEN           115  4.14   108   9.18  3.22  12.40  1.11   5.76
25   ALEX FERNANDEZ        115  3.73   106   8.61  2.82  11.43  0.96   6.46
26   JAMIE MOYER*          115  4.09    91   9.35  2.25  11.60  1.01   5.33
27   WILSON ALVAREZ*       115  3.94    92   8.30  4.43  12.73  0.95   6.75
28   JUAN GUZMAN           115  4.03    96   8.22  4.04  12.26  0.89   7.53
29   JEFF FASSERO*         114  3.81    88   8.84  3.11  11.95  0.90   7.55
30   SID FERNANDEZ*        114  3.52    46   7.09  3.14  10.23  1.12   8.32

31   BRAD RADKE            113  4.30    67   9.46  1.98  11.45  1.25   5.51
32   DENNY NEAGLE*         111  3.82    62   8.71  2.60  11.30  1.04   6.85
33   JACK McDOWELL         111  3.88    81   8.94  2.81  11.75  0.85   6.41
34   KEN HILL              111  3.90    78   8.71  3.67  12.38  0.72   5.44
35   AARON SELE            110  4.45    54   9.89  3.66  13.56  0.82   7.19
36   RAMON MARTINEZ        110  3.45    61   7.93  3.61  11.54  0.77   6.78
37   KENNY ROGERS*         109  4.10    70   8.99  3.37  12.36  0.91   5.81
38   ZANE SMITH*           109  3.58    38   9.50  1.75  11.25  0.66   4.32
39   DAVID WELLS*          109  4.11    81   9.05  2.07  11.12  1.11   5.90
40   TOM GORDON            109  4.20    62   8.46  4.38  12.84  0.75   7.73

41   CHARLES NAGY          109  4.20    71   9.80  2.70  12.50  0.93   5.82
42   ANDY BENES            108  3.79    72   8.49  3.04  11.52  0.92   7.20
43   SHANE REYNOLDS        108  3.70    42   9.48  1.83  11.31  0.83   7.78
44   CHRIS BOSIO           108  3.98    38   9.09  2.74  11.83  0.88   5.15
45   TIM WAKEFIELD         107  4.34    38   8.90  3.84  12.75  1.14   5.85
46   TOM CANDIOTTI         106  3.75    46   8.80  2.81  11.62  0.87   5.89
47   SCOTT ERICKSON        106  4.27    59   9.63  3.12  12.74  0.79   4.97
48   WOODY WILLIAMS        106  4.33    24   8.78  3.55  12.33  1.33   6.31
49   PETE HARNISCH         106  3.71    41   8.22  3.11  11.33  0.97   6.44
50   MARK LANGSTON*        106  4.11    43   8.60  3.52  12.11  0.93   6.86

51   ARMANDO REYNOSO       106  4.56    25   9.88  3.24  13.12  1.08   4.68
52   HIDEO NOMO            105  3.82    20   7.50  4.00  11.50  0.99   9.66
53   GREG SWINDELL*        105  3.88    29   9.61  1.95  11.55  1.05   5.84
54   BOB TEWKSBURY         104  3.88    31  10.11  1.29  11.41  0.71   4.09
55   DARREN OLIVER*        104  4.55    17   9.64  3.95  13.59  0.98   5.56
56   SCOTT KARL*           104  4.57    19  10.21  3.19  13.40  1.02   4.67
57   KEVIN TAPANI          104  4.28    32   9.55  2.20  11.75  0.96   5.61
58   OREL HERSHISER        104  4.04    27   9.05  3.05  12.10  0.85   5.40
59   ERIK HANSON           104  4.25    24   9.42  2.96  12.38  0.82   6.84
60   TODD STOTTLEMYRE      103  4.16    29   8.90  3.32  12.22  0.96   6.66

61   JON LIEBER            103  4.30    11   9.91  2.07  11.99  1.14   7.05
62   DAVE BURBA            103  4.23    14   8.64  3.96  12.60  1.06   7.08
63   MELIDO PEREZ          102  4.04    10   8.19  3.59  11.77  0.87   7.54
64   JOSE MESA             102  4.30    10   9.47  3.64  13.11  0.79   5.73
65   JOHN SMILEY*          102  3.92    13   9.00  2.21  11.21  0.89   6.16
66   DONOVAN OSBORNE*      102  3.92     7   9.12  2.48  11.59  1.03   5.73
67   KENT MERCKER*         102  4.17     9   8.83  4.01  12.84  0.93   6.01
68   MARK PORTUGAL         102  3.94    11   8.93  2.83  11.76  1.00   5.54
69   ANDY ASHBY            101  3.98     9   9.09  2.65  11.75  0.98   6.10
70   MIKE MORGAN           101  4.01     9   9.21  2.85  12.06  0.86   4.86

71   DANNY DARWIN          101  4.29     6   9.32  2.30  11.62  1.22   5.58
72   PEDRO ASTACIO         101  4.32     6   9.15  2.88  12.04  1.07   6.73
73   JIM ABBOTT*           101  4.29     4   9.58  3.29  12.87  0.85   4.66
74   TIM BELCHER           100  4.41     0   9.30  3.22  12.51  1.04   5.16
75   CAL ELDRED            100  4.51    -1   8.82  3.74  12.56  1.14   5.72
76   DAVE MLICKI           100  4.25    -1   9.32  3.35  12.67  1.11   6.52
77   STEVE AVERY*          100  4.17    -2   8.83  3.29  12.12  0.84   5.70
78   BOBBY JONES            99  4.17    -3   9.51  2.57  12.07  0.91   5.16
79   PAT RAPP               99  4.46    -4   9.45  4.56  14.02  0.82   5.50
80   KIRK RUETER*           99  4.21    -3   9.54  2.43  11.97  1.04   4.71

81   OMAR OLIVARES          99  4.36    -6   9.31  3.82  13.13  0.86   4.76
82   STEVE TRACHSEL         99  4.35    -5   9.10  3.23  12.33  1.33   6.51
83   JOEY HAMILTON          99  4.09    -5   8.98  3.33  12.31  0.81   6.06
84   MARK GUBICZA           99  4.61    -5  10.21  2.81  13.02  0.80   5.15
85   TERRY MULHOLLAND*      99  4.17   -12   9.49  2.21  11.70  0.95   4.74
86   DWIGHT GOODEN          98  4.21   -11   8.92  3.40  12.32  0.78   6.86
87   DOUG DRABEK            98  3.90   -15   8.92  2.50  11.42  0.86   5.86
88   SCOTT KAMIENIECKI      98  4.45   -10   9.24  3.96  13.20  0.94   4.86
89   DARRYL KILE            97  4.32   -24   8.94  4.26  13.20  0.83   6.92
90   GREG HIBBARD*          97  4.19   -13   9.59  2.61  12.20  0.85   3.73

91   JOHN BURKETT           96  4.31   -39   9.81  2.23  12.04  0.84   5.74
92   CHARLIE HOUGH          96  4.21   -18   8.26  3.97  12.22  1.00   4.81
93   SCOTT SANDERSON        95  4.34   -20   9.78  2.04  11.82  1.29   5.07
94   KIRK McCASKILL         95  4.33   -20   9.53  3.72  13.25  0.76   4.58
95   RICKY BONES            95  4.86   -29   9.95  3.20  13.15  1.22   3.67
96   MARK CLARK             95  4.48   -31   9.72  2.57  12.28  1.08   5.33
97   JACK MORRIS            94  4.54   -33   9.00  3.50  12.50  0.82   5.76
98   KEVIN GROSS            94  4.30   -36   9.47  3.56  13.03  0.81   6.41
99   DAVE STEWART           93  4.35   -35   8.79  3.71  12.50  1.05   5.94
100  BOBBY WITT             92  4.80   -72   9.68  4.38  14.07  0.97   6.58

101  STERLING HITCHCOCK*    92  4.67   -41   9.40  3.32  12.72  1.26   7.01
102  BOB WELCH              92  4.26   -31   9.20  3.42  12.61  1.09   4.21
103  BILL GULLICKSON        92  4.50   -37  10.29  2.20  12.49  1.28   3.57
104  MARK LEITER            92  4.60   -47   9.19  3.26  12.45  1.17   6.79
105  DANNY JACKSON*         91  4.39   -45   9.76  3.50  13.27  0.68   5.16
106  CHRIS HAMMOND*         90  4.54   -41   9.62  3.34  12.96  0.86   5.47
107  FRANK CASTILLO         90  4.63   -59   9.62  2.74  12.36  1.09   6.19
108  BRIAN BOHANON*         90  5.07   -48   9.84  3.88  13.73  1.05   5.62
109  JAIME NAVARRO          90  4.71  -103  10.07  2.99  13.06  0.94   4.90
110  WILLIE BLAIR           89  4.94   -64  10.00  3.04  13.04  1.21   5.52

111  PETE SCHOUREK*         89  4.54   -55   9.32  3.27  12.58  1.06   6.50
112  ALLEN WATSON*          88  4.90   -57   9.82  3.44  13.26  1.38   5.89
113  RON DARLING            88  4.58   -60   9.31  3.38  12.69  1.05   5.57
114  MARK GARDNER           88  4.55   -92   8.88  3.25  12.13  1.21   6.55
115  MIKE MOORE             87  4.78   -80   9.27  4.27  13.54  1.04   4.43
116  SHAWN BOSKIE           84  5.15   -79  10.16  3.01  13.17  1.38   5.11