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Decade Pitching Runs Rankings

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

Rnk  Pitchers               PR  AERA   ERA    H/9  BB/9   BR/9  HR/9   SO/9
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1    GREG MADDUX           421   162  2.54   7.83  1.66   9.50  0.42   6.63
2    ROGER CLEMENS         384   152  3.02   7.56  3.02  10.58  0.57   8.68
3    RANDY JOHNSON*        288   141  3.13   6.80  3.98  10.78  0.79  11.03
4    DAVID CONE            246   134  3.21   7.44  3.45  10.89  0.75   8.60
5    PEDRO MARTINEZ        234   155  2.83   6.95  2.71   9.67  0.71  10.16
6    TOM GLAVINE*          230   129  3.21   8.49  3.09  11.57  0.57   5.92
7    KEVIN APPIER          226   131  3.47   8.15  3.11  11.26  0.67   7.20
8    KEVIN BROWN           221   128  3.25   8.58  2.46  11.04  0.52   6.43
9    MIKE MUSSINA          214   131  3.50   8.43  2.14  10.56  0.92   6.73
10   JOHN SMOLTZ           191   124  3.32   7.81  2.81  10.62  0.71   7.95

11   CHUCK FINLEY*         180   120  3.76   8.56  3.73  12.29  0.91   7.49
12   CURT SCHILLING        156   125  3.31   7.83  2.38  10.21  0.80   8.42
13   JOSE RIJO             146   143  2.74   7.87  2.54  10.41  0.60   7.74
14   JIMMY KEY*            125   121  3.62   8.99  2.37  11.36  0.88   5.63
15   DENNIS MARTINEZ       124   122  3.37   8.30  2.44  10.74  0.73   5.24
16   BRET SABERHAGEN       108   123  3.43   8.81  1.57  10.38  0.81   6.17
17   PAT HENTGEN           108   115  4.14   9.18  3.22  12.40  1.11   5.76
18   ALEX FERNANDEZ        106   115  3.73   8.61  2.82  11.43  0.96   6.46
19   JUAN GUZMAN            96   115  4.03   8.22  4.04  12.26  0.89   7.53
20   WILSON ALVAREZ*        92   115  3.94   8.30  4.43  12.73  0.95   6.75

21   JAMIE MOYER*           91   115  4.09   9.35  2.25  11.60  1.01   5.33
22   BEN McDONALD           91   116  3.88   8.26  3.04  11.29  0.95   6.25
23   JEFF FASSERO*          88   114  3.81   8.84  3.11  11.95  0.90   7.55
24   AL LEITER*             83   117  3.71   7.85  4.66  12.52  0.63   7.57
25   ANDY PETTITTE*         81   118  3.92   9.37  3.24  12.61  0.73   6.11
26   JACK McDOWELL          81   111  3.88   8.94  2.81  11.75  0.85   6.41
27   DAVID WELLS*           81   109  4.11   9.05  2.07  11.12  1.11   5.90
28   KEN HILL               78   111  3.90   8.71  3.67  12.38  0.72   5.44
29   BILL SWIFT             77   119  3.53   9.09  2.56  11.65  0.73   4.80
30   ANDY BENES             72   108  3.79   8.49  3.04  11.52  0.92   7.20

31   CHARLES NAGY           71   109  4.20   9.80  2.70  12.50  0.93   5.82
32   KENNY ROGERS*          70   109  4.10   8.99  3.37  12.36  0.91   5.81
33   BRAD RADKE             67   113  4.30   9.46  1.98  11.45  1.25   5.51
34   MIKE HAMPTON*          64   116  3.50   8.97  3.37  12.34  0.67   6.05
35   FRANK VIOLA*           64   117  3.52   8.99  2.91  11.90  0.70   5.12
36   ISMAEL VALDES          63   116  3.38   8.46  2.51  10.97  0.91   6.64
37   DENNY NEAGLE*          62   111  3.82   8.71  2.60  11.30  1.04   6.85
38   TOM GORDON             62   109  4.20   8.46  4.38  12.84  0.75   7.73
39   RAMON MARTINEZ         61   110  3.45   7.93  3.61  11.54  0.77   6.78
40   SCOTT ERICKSON         59   106  4.27   9.63  3.12  12.74  0.79   4.97

41   AARON SELE             54   110  4.45   9.89  3.66  13.56  0.82   7.19
42   SID FERNANDEZ*         46   114  3.52   7.09  3.14  10.23  1.12   8.32
43   TOM CANDIOTTI          46   106  3.75   8.80  2.81  11.62  0.87   5.89
44   MARK LANGSTON*         43   106  4.11   8.60  3.52  12.11  0.93   6.86
45   SHANE REYNOLDS         42   108  3.70   9.48  1.83  11.31  0.83   7.78
46   PETE HARNISCH          41   106  3.71   8.22  3.11  11.33  0.97   6.44
47   ZANE SMITH*            38   109  3.58   9.50  1.75  11.25  0.66   4.32
48   TIM WAKEFIELD          38   107  4.34   8.90  3.84  12.75  1.14   5.85
49   CHRIS BOSIO            38   108  3.98   9.09  2.74  11.83  0.88   5.15
50   KEVIN TAPANI           32   104  4.28   9.55  2.20  11.75  0.96   5.61

51   BOB TEWKSBURY          31   104  3.88  10.11  1.29  11.41  0.71   4.09
52   GREG SWINDELL*         29   105  3.88   9.61  1.95  11.55  1.05   5.84
53   TODD STOTTLEMYRE       29   103  4.16   8.90  3.32  12.22  0.96   6.66
54   OREL HERSHISER         27   104  4.04   9.05  3.05  12.10  0.85   5.40
55   ARMANDO REYNOSO        25   106  4.56   9.88  3.24  13.12  1.08   4.68
56   WOODY WILLIAMS         24   106  4.33   8.78  3.55  12.33  1.33   6.31
57   ERIK HANSON            24   104  4.25   9.42  2.96  12.38  0.82   6.84
58   HIDEO NOMO             20   105  3.82   7.50  4.00  11.50  0.99   9.66
59   SCOTT KARL*            19   104  4.57  10.21  3.19  13.40  1.02   4.67
60   DARREN OLIVER*         17   104  4.55   9.64  3.95  13.59  0.98   5.56

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

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

81   STEVE TRACHSEL         -5    99  4.35   9.10  3.23  12.33  1.33   6.51
82   JOEY HAMILTON          -5    99  4.09   8.98  3.33  12.31  0.81   6.06
83   MARK GUBICZA           -5    99  4.61  10.21  2.81  13.02  0.80   5.15
84   OMAR OLIVARES          -6    99  4.36   9.31  3.82  13.13  0.86   4.76
85   SCOTT KAMIENIECKI     -10    98  4.45   9.24  3.96  13.20  0.94   4.86
86   DWIGHT GOODEN         -11    98  4.21   8.92  3.40  12.32  0.78   6.86
87   TERRY MULHOLLAND*     -12    99  4.17   9.49  2.21  11.70  0.95   4.74
88   GREG HIBBARD*         -13    97  4.19   9.59  2.61  12.20  0.85   3.73
89   DOUG DRABEK           -15    98  3.90   8.92  2.50  11.42  0.86   5.86
90   CHARLIE HOUGH         -18    96  4.21   8.26  3.97  12.22  1.00   4.81

91   KIRK McCASKILL        -20    95  4.33   9.53  3.72  13.25  0.76   4.58
92   SCOTT SANDERSON       -20    95  4.34   9.78  2.04  11.82  1.29   5.07
93   DARRYL KILE           -24    97  4.32   8.94  4.26  13.20  0.83   6.92
94   RICKY BONES           -29    95  4.86   9.95  3.20  13.15  1.22   3.67
95   BOB WELCH             -31    92  4.26   9.20  3.42  12.61  1.09   4.21
96   MARK CLARK            -31    95  4.48   9.72  2.57  12.28  1.08   5.33
97   JACK MORRIS           -33    94  4.54   9.00  3.50  12.50  0.82   5.76
98   DAVE STEWART          -35    93  4.35   8.79  3.71  12.50  1.05   5.94
99   KEVIN GROSS           -36    94  4.30   9.47  3.56  13.03  0.81   6.41
100  BILL GULLICKSON       -37    92  4.50  10.29  2.20  12.49  1.28   3.57

101  JOHN BURKETT          -39    96  4.31   9.81  2.23  12.04  0.84   5.74
102  STERLING HITCHCOCK*   -41    92  4.67   9.40  3.32  12.72  1.26   7.01
103  CHRIS HAMMOND*        -41    90  4.54   9.62  3.34  12.96  0.86   5.47
104  DANNY JACKSON*        -45    91  4.39   9.76  3.50  13.27  0.68   5.16
105  MARK LEITER           -47    92  4.60   9.19  3.26  12.45  1.17   6.79
106  BRIAN BOHANON*        -48    90  5.07   9.84  3.88  13.73  1.05   5.62
107  PETE SCHOUREK*        -55    89  4.54   9.32  3.27  12.58  1.06   6.50
108  ALLEN WATSON*         -57    88  4.90   9.82  3.44  13.26  1.38   5.89
109  FRANK CASTILLO        -59    90  4.63   9.62  2.74  12.36  1.09   6.19
110  RON DARLING           -60    88  4.58   9.31  3.38  12.69  1.05   5.57

111  WILLIE BLAIR          -64    89  4.94  10.00  3.04  13.04  1.21   5.52
112  BOBBY WITT            -72    92  4.80   9.68  4.38  14.07  0.97   6.58
113  SHAWN BOSKIE          -79    84  5.15  10.16  3.01  13.17  1.38   5.11
114  MIKE MOORE            -80    87  4.78   9.27  4.27  13.54  1.04   4.43
115  MARK GARDNER          -92    88  4.55   8.88  3.25  12.13  1.21   6.55
116  JAIME NAVARRO        -103    90  4.71  10.07  2.99  13.06  0.94   4.90