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| League History Index | Players | Teams | Managers | Leagues | Leaderboards | Awards | Accomplishments |
| Rank | Player | ERA | YEAR | Open Season Leaderboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Dransfield# | 1.673 | 1901-1907 | |
| 2 | Ed Sparks# | 1.784 | 1901-1907 | |
| 3 | Charles Heim# | 1.954 | 1903-1907 | |
| 4 | Jim Hess# | 1.957 | 1903-1907 | |
| 5 | Joe Connors# | 1.968 | 1903-1907 | |
| 6 | Frank Hawthorne# | 2.086 | 1905-1907 | |
| 7 | Joe Marshall# | 2.171 | 1901-1907 | |
| 8 | Gene Bailey# | 2.177 | 1905-1907 | |
| 9 | Andrew LaChance# | 2.178 | 1903-1907 | |
| 10 | Bill Hanrahan# | 2.228 | 1900-1907 | |
| 11 | Edgar Monroe | 2.247 | 1879-1885 | |
| 12 | Bill Miller# | 2.251 | 1904-1907 | |
| 13 | Pete Van Artsdalen# | 2.320 | 1901-1907 | |
| 14 | Joe Kaiser# | 2.349 | 1902-1907 | |
| 15 | Eddie Gill# | 2.354 | 1902-1907 | |
| 15 | John Jenkins# | 2.354 | 1903-1907 | |
| 17 | Ed Moriarty# | 2.396 | 1901-1907 | |
| 18 | Lee Andresen# | 2.398 | 1902-1907 | |
| 19 | Doc Freeman# | 2.403 | 1900-1907 | |
| 20 | Willie Cronauer# | 2.407 | 1901-1907 | |
| 21 | Lew Stiggers | 2.416 | 1885-1906 | |
| 22 | John Buell# | 2.425 | 1903-1907 | |
| 23 | Tom Gower# | 2.448 | 1903-1907 | |
| 24 | Matt Lamer# | 2.477 | 1902-1907 | |
| 25 | Mike Goodwin# | 2.490 | 1902-1907 | |
| 26 | Johnny Wallace | 2.525 | 1884-1887 | |
| 27 | Rudy Hartley# | 2.535 | 1902-1907 | |
| 28 | Jim Albertson# | 2.536 | 1901-1907 | |
| 29 | Sam Lehman# | 2.539 | 1902-1907 | |
| 30 | Edgar Kirkpatrick | 2.553 | 1880-1889 | |
| 31 | Win Prentiss# | 2.588 | 1901-1907 | |
| 32 | Charley Pfeiffer# | 2.657 | 1901-1907 | |
| 33 | Herbert Thayer | 2.677 | 1882-1892 | |
| 34 | Henry Howard# | 2.705 | 1901-1907 | |
| 35 | Will McAvoy# | 2.708 | 1902-1907 | |
| 36 | Irv Thomas# | 2.716 | 1903-1907 | |
| 37 | Cal Ames | 2.720 | 1882-1889 | |
| 38 | Art Frost | 2.730 | 1892-1904 | |
| 39 | Earl McCoy# | 2.745 | 1901-1907 | |
| 40 | Sam Vogel# | 2.755 | 1898-1907 | |
| 41 | Rufus Barrell# | 2.762 | 1892-1907 | |
| 42 | Beany Nilsson# | 2.782 | 1902-1907 | |
| 43 | Will Dixon# | 2.784 | 1896-1907 | |
| 44 | Al Lynn | 2.803 | 1882-1886 | |
| 45 | Dummy Davis# | 2.806 | 1899-1907 | |
| 46 | Bill Austin# | 2.811 | 1899-1907 | |
| 47 | Sam Weiss# | 2.815 | 1896-1907 | |
| 48 | Bill Pinnick# | 2.819 | 1902-1907 | |
| 49 | Otto Hinz | 2.830 | 1889-1905 | |
| 50 | Martin Tucker | 2.832 | 1879-1885 | |
| 51 | Michael Pitchford | 2.846 | 1876-1882 | |
| 52 | Harry Hartmann# | 2.852 | 1890-1907 | |
| 53 | Lew Davis# | 2.862 | 1904-1907 | |
| 54 | Frank Kinsella# | 2.897 | 1901-1907 | |
| 55 | Billy Crutchfield | 2.909 | 1883-1888 | |
| 56 | Pat Murphy | 2.924 | 1876-1895 | |
| 56 | Dan LeBoeuf | 2.924 | 1885-1896 | |
| 58 | Lew Anthony | 2.928 | 1885-1889 | |
| 59 | Bernard Bridges# | 2.967 | 1888-1907 | |
| 60 | Willie Davis | 2.990 | 1879-1885 | |
| 61 | Nate Chadwick | 2.995 | 1881-1889 | |
| 62 | Roy Blakely | 3.011 | 1890-1902 | |
| 63 | Rufus Riddick | 3.034 | 1878-1896 | |
| 63 | Paul Talbot | 3.034 | 1890-1907 | |
| 65 | Paul Dexter# | 3.037 | 1892-1907 | |
| 66 | Jim Cannon | 3.055 | 1878-1887 | |
| 67 | Gus Schneider | 3.058 | 1884-1905 | |
| 68 | Bill Page | 3.063 | 1880-1888 | |
| 69 | Jerry Kessler# | 3.074 | 1901-1907 | |
| 70 | Tom Sweeney# | 3.076 | 1900-1907 | |
| 71 | Fred Wilder# | 3.102 | 1887-1907 | |
| 72 | Will Ryan | 3.111 | 1876-1880 | |
| 73 | Walt Sutter | 3.120 | 1892-1906 | |
| 74 | Ezra Lockhart | 3.131 | 1879-1889 | |
| 75 | Sam Tilden# | 3.139 | 1900-1907 | |
| 76 | Dan Farham | 3.141 | 1876-1883 | |
| 77 | Frank McCarver# | 3.151 | 1901-1907 | |
| 78 | David Atwood | 3.181 | 1889-1899 | |
| 79 | Hank Jung# | 3.193 | 1892-1907 | |
| 79 | Will Beaumont | 3.193 | 1893-1906 | |
| 81 | Henry Holladay# | 3.210 | 1901-1907 | |
| 82 | Jim Marchand# | 3.226 | 1885-1907 | |
| 83 | Dan Kimball | 3.239 | 1892-1903 | |
| 84 | Lou Allerton | 3.261 | 1877-1895 | |
| 85 | Walt Lopp | 3.267 | 1880-1890 | |
| 86 | Lew Townsel | 3.306 | 1892-1905 | |
| 87 | Elmer Meier# | 3.317 | 1891-1907 | |
| 88 | Lou Daley# | 3.325 | 1889-1907 | |
| 89 | Homer Clayton | 3.335 | 1897-1906 | |
| 90 | Joe Chastain | 3.348 | 1887-1904 | |
| 91 | Gene Wofford | 3.351 | 1887-1892 | |
| 92 | Fred Babcock | 3.352 | 1901-1906 | |
| 93 | Otis O'Brien | 3.360 | 1881-1895 | |
| 94 | Hank Ludlow | 3.363 | 1892-1906 | |
| 95 | Jack Pendleton | 3.381 | 1889-1905 | |
| 96 | Will Bullock | 3.426 | 1880-1886 | |
| 97 | Bernard Witter | 3.442 | 1892-1905 | |
| 98 | Duke Blackwell | 3.465 | 1889-1902 | |
| 99 | Tom Volk | 3.526 | 1886-1902 | |
| 100 | Ike Samuels# | 3.585 | 1895-1907 |
