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| League History Index | Players | Teams | Managers | Leagues | Leaderboards | Awards | Accomplishments |
| Rank | Player | ERA | YEAR | Open Season Leaderboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ike Bell | 2.025 | 1899-1906 | |
| 2 | Mike Marner* | 2.064 | 1907-1918 | |
| 3 | Tom O'Leary | 2.099 | 1903-1907 | |
| 4 | John Whitten | 2.144 | 1906-1915 | |
| 5 | Woody Trease* | 2.243 | 1901-1912 | |
| 6 | Charlie Firestone* | 2.252 | 1912-1919 | |
| 7 | Jim Golden* | 2.271 | 1909-1920 | |
| 8 | Charlie Sis* | 2.288 | 1903-1921 | |
| 9 | Joe Brownfield | 2.291 | 1905-1907 | |
| 10 | Bill McDaniel | 2.306 | 1901-1913 | |
| 10 | Bill Temple* | 2.306 | 1899-1911 | |
| 12 | Bill West* | 2.323 | 1904-1917 | |
| 13 | George Wilson | 2.378 | 1904-1915 | |
| 14 | Joe Ballman | 2.388 | 1900-1914 | |
| 15 | Huck Lucas | 2.417 | 1909-1916 | |
| 16 | Isaac Meyer | 2.436 | 1908-1919 | |
| 17 | George Burger | 2.439 | 1904-1916 | |
| 18 | Tom Darr | 2.446 | 1901-1908 | |
| 19 | Mike Robinson | 2.496 | 1908-1911 | |
| 20 | Bill Taylor | 2.503 | 1905-1909 | |
| 21 | Johnny Wallace | 2.525 | 1884-1887 | |
| 22 | Aaron Wright | 2.538 | 1899-1915 | |
| 23 | Marty Jones | 2.543 | 1912-1918 | |
| 24 | Al Hopper | 2.552 | 1900-1908 | |
| 25 | Tommy Woodin | 2.560 | 1909-1920 | |
| 26 | Ray Mathews | 2.573 | 1909-1917 | |
| 27 | Will Stiglitz | 2.585 | 1908-1911 | |
| 28 | Tom Edwards | 2.592 | 1902-1908 | |
| 29 | Allan Allen* | 2.606 | 1890-1909 | |
| 30 | Joe Broege | 2.613 | 1900-1910 | |
| 31 | George Payne | 2.616 | 1885-1894 | |
| 32 | Jake Vermillion | 2.621 | 1908-1913 | |
| 33 | Jack Johnson | 2.636 | 1892-1903 | |
| 34 | Bob Wilson | 2.639 | 1917-1921 | |
| 35 | Sam Alexander | 2.644 | 1912-1917 | |
| 36 | Herman Tucker | 2.646 | 1902-1909 | |
| 37 | Jim Williams | 2.654 | 1913-1917 | |
| 38 | Jack Taylor | 2.661 | 1899-1904 | |
| 39 | Frenchy Mack* | 2.664 | 1956-1969 | |
| 40 | John Bigness | 2.688 | 1897-1912 | |
| 41 | Tom Wales | 2.689 | 1908-1919 | |
| 42 | Elias Dunlap | 2.692 | 1902-1917 | |
| 43 | Stan Waters | 2.694 | 1914-1927 | |
| 44 | Alex Hollingsworth | 2.703 | 1903-1911 | |
| 45 | James Fisher | 2.706 | 1912-1916 | |
| 46 | Al Bachman | 2.713 | 1909-1919 | |
| 47 | Alton Davis | 2.718 | 1887-1894 | |
| 48 | Charlie Wilson* | 2.722 | 1889-1901 | |
| 49 | Gil Purdy | 2.726 | 1901-1916 | |
| 50 | John Lefebure | 2.739 | 1903-1906 | |
| 51 | Frank Cobb | 2.750 | 1898-1903 | |
| 52 | Bunny Mullins# | 2.758 | 1965-1974 | |
| 53 | Ferdinand Hawkins | 2.760 | 1884-1897 | |
| 54 | Rip Humphrey | 2.776 | 1915-1921 | |
| 55 | Jim Cathey | 2.782 | 1901-1915 | |
| 56 | Pretzels Cronauer | 2.783 | 1884-1893 | |
| 57 | Alvin Hensley | 2.787 | 1899-1909 | |
| 58 | Eddie Farris | 2.790 | 1913-1917 | |
| 59 | Bob Johnston | 2.793 | 1905-1919 | |
| 60 | Darren Kelly | 2.807 | 1876-1885 | |
| 61 | Pep McCormick | 2.814 | 1906-1918 | |
| 62 | Max Morris* | 2.820 | 1914-1937 | |
| 63 | Pete Hood | 2.825 | 1880-1894 | |
| 64 | Jimmy Goodman | 2.827 | 1912-1916 | |
| 65 | Will Welles | 2.830 | 1890-1894 | |
| 66 | George Clark | 2.832 | 1882-1892 | |
| 66 | Martin Tucker | 2.832 | 1879-1885 | |
| 68 | Moe Lowery# | 2.840 | 1969-1974 | |
| 69 | Michael Pitchford | 2.846 | 1876-1882 | |
| 70 | John Jones | 2.852 | 1909-1917 | |
| 70 | Walt Snider | 2.852 | 1908-1916 | |
| 72 | Jim Fuller | 2.853 | 1902-1917 | |
| 73 | Frank Maroney | 2.855 | 1881-1894 | |
| 74 | Don French | 2.865 | 1909-1916 | |
| 75 | Eddie Jordan | 2.876 | 1882-1896 | |
| 76 | Lew Lemon | 2.882 | 1899-1909 | |
| 77 | Rip Golden | 2.889 | 1913-1922 | |
| 78 | Jack Long | 2.890 | 1902-1919 | |
| 79 | Hartigan O'Carroll | 2.893 | 1876-1896 | |
| 80 | Grover Bray | 2.898 | 1912-1918 | |
| 81 | George Hill | 2.901 | 1906-1920 | |
| 82 | Tom Guarneri | 2.904 | 1912-1920 | |
| 82 | Bob Harris | 2.904 | 1910-1917 | |
| 84 | Ike Keller | 2.912 | 1936-1955 | |
| 85 | Tom McCarthy | 2.913 | 1903-1916 | |
| 86 | George Shelton | 2.916 | 1883-1888 | |
| 86 | Jack Kotarski# | 2.916 | 1965-1974 | |
| 88 | Charles Williams | 2.921 | 1881-1893 | |
| 89 | George Gapp | 2.922 | 1901-1908 | |
| 90 | John Bates | 2.941 | 1882-1887 | |
| 90 | George Dunnigan# | 2.941 | 1963-1974 | |
| 92 | Al Goodwater | 2.942 | 1903-1913 | |
| 93 | Denny Wren | 2.945 | 1915-1929 | |
| 94 | Harry Endicott | 2.946 | 1898-1915 | |
| 95 | Frank Rutherford | 2.955 | 1906-1914 | |
| 96 | George Johnson* | 2.957 | 1907-1926 | |
| 97 | Dan Tyler | 2.959 | 1909-1918 | |
| 98 | Bill Mendine | 2.975 | 1915-1926 | |
| 99 | Charlie Bowman | 2.984 | 1906-1918 | |
| 99 | Art Shindle | 2.984 | 1909-1914 |
