Spanning Multiple Seasons or entire Careers, From 1901 to 2014, Younger than 26, Throws LH, (requiring At least 1000 Innings Pitched), sorted by greatest Adjusted ERA+: Results
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Rk | Player | IP | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | ||||
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1 | Clayton Kershaw | 148 | 1259.1 | 2008 | 2014 | 20-26 | 196 | 194 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 86 | 48 | .642 | 0 | 958 | 388 | 359 | 404 | 1313 | 2.57 | 2.79 | 77 | 5048 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 50 | LAD |
2 | Hal Newhouser | 139 | 1894.0 | 1939 | 1947 | 18-26 | 301 | 236 | 141 | 26 | 49 | 131 | 96 | .577 | 13 | 1604 | 703 | 577 | 862 | 1296 | 2.74 | 2.91 | 55 | 8008 | 9 | 6 | 47 | DET | |
3 | Noodles Hahn | 138 | 1367.0 | 1901 | 1905 | 22-26 | 160 | 154 | 148 | 16 | 6 | 88 | 64 | .579 | 0 | 1292 | 526 | 351 | 218 | 623 | 2.31 | 2.52 | 20 | 5436 | 32 | 1 | 21 | CIN | |
4 | Dutch Leonard | 129 | 1361.1 | 1913 | 1918 | 21-26 | 211 | 161 | 96 | 25 | 40 | 90 | 64 | .584 | 11 | 1134 | 425 | 322 | 412 | 771 | 2.13 | 2.39 | 16 | 5375 | 41 | 3 | 32 | BOS | |
5 | Johnny Antonelli | 127 | 1085.1 | 1948 | 1956 | 18-26 | 195 | 149 | 63 | 17 | 26 | 72 | 58 | .554 | 6 | 989 | 455 | 374 | 389 | 652 | 3.10 | 3.46 | 90 | 4589 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 17 | BSN-MLN-NYG |
6 | Mark Buehrle | 127 | 1224.0 | 2000 | 2005 | 21-26 | 197 | 172 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 53 | .616 | 0 | 1226 | 560 | 494 | 280 | 730 | 3.63 | 3.97 | 129 | 5059 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 10 | CHW |
7 | Lefty Gomez | 126 | 1330.2 | 1930 | 1935 | 21-26 | 199 | 156 | 94 | 14 | 27 | 101 | 51 | .664 | 10 | 1202 | 567 | 476 | 506 | 807 | 3.22 | 3.85 | 88 | 5634 | 9 | 0 | 18 | NYY | |
8 | Doc White | 123 | 1331.0 | 1901 | 1905 | 22-26 | 170 | 161 | 133 | 17 | 9 | 80 | 74 | .519 | 1 | 1181 | 516 | 337 | 323 | 666 | 2.28 | 2.69 | 17 | 5345 | 59 | 3 | 33 | PHI-CHW | |
9 | Billy Pierce | 123 | 1223.1 | 1945 | 1953 | 18-26 | 202 | 153 | 74 | 13 | 33 | 70 | 69 | .504 | 7 | 1054 | 506 | 448 | 564 | 702 | 3.30 | 3.57 | 74 | 5205 | 11 | 2 | 19 | DET-CHW | |
10 | Babe Ruth | 123 | 1203.1 | 1914 | 1921 | 19-26 | 161 | 145 | 105 | 17 | 12 | 92 | 46 | .667 | 4 | 951 | 392 | 301 | 436 | 485 | 2.25 | 2.80 | 10 | 4815 | 29 | 4 | 25 | BOS-NYY | |
11 | Vida Blue | 121 | 1666.0 | 1969 | 1976 | 19-26 | 235 | 224 | 89 | 27 | 2 | 110 | 67 | .621 | 2 | 1366 | 593 | 519 | 531 | 1158 | 2.80 | 3.05 | 116 | 6751 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 46 | OAK |
12 | Jon Matlack | 120 | 1279.0 | 1971 | 1976 | 21-26 | 177 | 173 | 60 | 23 | 2 | 75 | 66 | .532 | 0 | 1137 | 471 | 409 | 376 | 900 | 2.88 | 2.80 | 73 | 5251 | 50 | 13 | 6 | 40 | NYM |
13 | Tommy John | 119 | 1109.1 | 1963 | 1969 | 20-26 | 193 | 164 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 59 | 58 | .504 | 3 | 985 | 404 | 346 | 342 | 693 | 2.81 | 3.13 | 74 | 4563 | 36 | 27 | 4 | 46 | CLE-CHW |
14 | Wilbur Cooper | 119 | 1400.1 | 1912 | 1918 | 20-26 | 234 | 153 | 101 | 15 | 62 | 77 | 70 | .524 | 10 | 1240 | 504 | 365 | 384 | 569 | 2.35 | 2.61 | 19 | 5668 | 34 | 0 | 25 | PIT | |
15 | John Candelaria | 118 | 1200.2 | 1975 | 1980 | 21-26 | 181 | 175 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 81 | 52 | .609 | 3 | 1103 | 468 | 420 | 286 | 658 | 3.15 | 3.57 | 113 | 4910 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 7 | PIT |
16 | Rube Marquard | 118 | 1109.0 | 1908 | 1913 | 21-26 | 173 | 135 | 74 | 10 | 22 | 82 | 46 | .641 | 8 | 981 | 431 | 328 | 350 | 726 | 2.66 | 2.69 | 32 | 4498 | 24 | 2 | 34 | NYG | |
17 | Frank Tanana | 118 | 1615.1 | 1973 | 1980 | 19-26 | 225 | 218 | 92 | 24 | 4 | 102 | 78 | .567 | 0 | 1461 | 614 | 553 | 422 | 1233 | 3.08 | 3.18 | 146 | 6645 | 24 | 55 | 14 | 41 | CAL |
18 | Eppa Rixey | 117 | 1165.2 | 1912 | 1917 | 21-26 | 188 | 145 | 74 | 13 | 24 | 70 | 69 | .504 | 4 | 1070 | 457 | 326 | 360 | 518 | 2.52 | 2.66 | 11 | 4800 | 25 | 7 | 45 | PHI | |
19 | Sam McDowell | 117 | 1590.0 | 1961 | 1969 | 18-26 | 262 | 225 | 70 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 80 | .527 | 10 | 1207 | 608 | 522 | 788 | 1663 | 2.95 | 2.73 | 91 | 6689 | 38 | 43 | 5 | 84 | CLE |
20 | Mike Hampton | 117 | 1043.0 | 1993 | 1999 | 20-26 | 208 | 154 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 43 | .619 | 1 | 1040 | 474 | 406 | 390 | 701 | 3.50 | 3.94 | 78 | 4445 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 35 | SEA-HOU |
21 | Nap Rucker | 116 | 1554.0 | 1907 | 1911 | 22-26 | 206 | 172 | 134 | 27 | 32 | 84 | 87 | .491 | 6 | 1300 | 510 | 404 | 500 | 868 | 2.34 | 2.50 | 27 | 6075 | 58 | 0 | 30 | BRO | |
22 | Larry French | 116 | 1502.2 | 1929 | 1934 | 21-26 | 254 | 183 | 104 | 15 | 46 | 87 | 83 | .512 | 9 | 1646 | 736 | 585 | 397 | 475 | 3.50 | 3.94 | 73 | 6471 | 19 | 1 | 17 | PIT | |
23 | Fernando Valenzuela | 116 | 1805.2 | 1980 | 1987 | 19-26 | 244 | 234 | 96 | 27 | 4 | 113 | 82 | .579 | 1 | 1549 | 709 | 618 | 664 | 1464 | 3.08 | 3.05 | 111 | 7479 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 68 | LAD |
24 | Lefty Leifield | 115 | 1236.1 | 1905 | 1910 | 21-26 | 191 | 153 | 98 | 26 | 31 | 92 | 66 | .582 | 6 | 1073 | 450 | 313 | 389 | 427 | 2.28 | 2.80 | 15 | 4960 | 58 | 1 | 14 | PIT | |
25 | CC Sabathia | 115 | 1406.1 | 2001 | 2007 | 20-26 | 219 | 219 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 63 | .613 | 0 | 1318 | 646 | 598 | 464 | 1142 | 3.83 | 3.74 | 131 | 5873 | 14 | 43 | 9 | 29 | CLE |
Rk | Player | IP | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | ||||
26 | Steve Carlton | 114 | 1265.1 | 1965 | 1971 | 20-26 | 190 | 172 | 66 | 16 | 7 | 77 | 62 | .554 | 1 | 1169 | 496 | 436 | 449 | 951 | 3.10 | 3.02 | 89 | 5308 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 52 | STL |
27 | Don Gullett | 114 | 1345.1 | 1970 | 1977 | 19-26 | 258 | 178 | 42 | 14 | 35 | 105 | 48 | .686 | 11 | 1159 | 509 | 463 | 481 | 893 | 3.10 | 3.42 | 112 | 5569 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 35 | CIN-NYY |
28 | Mark Mulder | 114 | 1003.0 | 2000 | 2004 | 22-26 | 150 | 150 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 42 | .659 | 0 | 990 | 471 | 437 | 298 | 668 | 3.92 | 3.98 | 99 | 4193 | 13 | 34 | 1 | 34 | OAK |
29 | Carl Weilman | 114 | 1170.2 | 1912 | 1916 | 22-26 | 184 | 132 | 80 | 11 | 44 | 64 | 72 | .471 | 8 | 1041 | 437 | 322 | 306 | 438 | 2.48 | 2.68 | 12 | 4569 | 26 | 7 | 13 | SLB | |
30 | Britt Burns | 111 | 1094.1 | 1978 | 1985 | 19-26 | 193 | 161 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 70 | 60 | .538 | 3 | 1045 | 499 | 445 | 362 | 734 | 3.66 | 3.53 | 93 | 4619 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 14 | CHW |
31 | Mickey McDermott | 111 | 1126.0 | 1948 | 1955 | 19-26 | 214 | 143 | 53 | 11 | 47 | 65 | 59 | .524 | 10 | 959 | 529 | 467 | 714 | 672 | 3.73 | 4.00 | 64 | 4921 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 26 | BOS-WSH |
32 | Johnny Podres | 111 | 1027.1 | 1953 | 1959 | 20-26 | 193 | 150 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 68 | 54 | .557 | 4 | 1001 | 472 | 430 | 370 | 672 | 3.77 | 3.61 | 105 | 4339 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 25 | BRO-LAD |
33 | Curt Simmons | 111 | 1347.1 | 1947 | 1955 | 18-26 | 220 | 178 | 79 | 15 | 24 | 81 | 75 | .519 | 3 | 1240 | 627 | 539 | 557 | 786 | 3.60 | 3.49 | 91 | 5711 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 15 | PHI |
34 | Claude Osteen | 110 | 1225.2 | 1957 | 1966 | 17-26 | 213 | 171 | 45 | 8 | 20 | 65 | 71 | .478 | 1 | 1191 | 508 | 444 | 365 | 635 | 3.26 | 3.39 | 89 | 5127 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 29 | CIN-WSA-LAD |
35 | Sandy Koufax | 110 | 1131.2 | 1955 | 1962 | 19-26 | 244 | 164 | 48 | 9 | 41 | 68 | 60 | .531 | 6 | 929 | 525 | 467 | 558 | 1168 | 3.71 | 3.44 | 128 | 4846 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 54 | BRO-LAD |
36 | Jim O'Toole | 109 | 1071.1 | 1958 | 1963 | 21-26 | 171 | 152 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 69 | 57 | .548 | 3 | 1005 | 475 | 418 | 381 | 690 | 3.51 | 3.32 | 77 | 4512 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 32 | CIN |
37 | Jim Kaat | 109 | 1210.1 | 1959 | 1965 | 20-26 | 203 | 178 | 51 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 70 | .510 | 5 | 1179 | 576 | 472 | 353 | 752 | 3.51 | 3.59 | 116 | 5122 | 20 | 59 | 2 | 47 | WSH-MIN |
38 | Ken Holtzman | 109 | 1541.2 | 1965 | 1972 | 19-26 | 230 | 220 | 70 | 17 | 4 | 93 | 80 | .538 | 1 | 1437 | 661 | 583 | 494 | 1042 | 3.40 | 3.38 | 145 | 6455 | 47 | 26 | 2 | 52 | CHC-OAK |
39 | Greg Swindell | 108 | 1043.0 | 1986 | 1991 | 21-26 | 153 | 152 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 55 | .522 | 0 | 1059 | 487 | 439 | 226 | 756 | 3.79 | 3.39 | 109 | 4316 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | CLE |
40 | Sid Fernandez | 108 | 1033.0 | 1983 | 1989 | 20-26 | 169 | 163 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 45 | .605 | 1 | 764 | 399 | 370 | 424 | 972 | 3.22 | 3.29 | 87 | 4243 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 17 | LAD-NYM |
41 | Jim Abbott | 107 | 1221.1 | 1989 | 1994 | 21-26 | 181 | 181 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 67 | 74 | .475 | 0 | 1254 | 572 | 513 | 424 | 693 | 3.78 | 3.92 | 101 | 5187 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 32 | CAL-NYY |
42 | Dontrelle Willis | 107 | 1046.2 | 2003 | 2008 | 21-26 | 170 | 169 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 68 | 56 | .548 | 0 | 1064 | 501 | 455 | 379 | 775 | 3.91 | 4.07 | 98 | 4515 | 22 | 53 | 5 | 31 | FLA-DET |
43 | Al Downing | 107 | 1043.1 | 1961 | 1967 | 20-26 | 163 | 148 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 62 | 49 | .559 | 2 | 843 | 411 | 370 | 457 | 903 | 3.19 | 3.11 | 77 | 4352 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 34 | NYY |
44 | Juan Pizarro | 107 | 1057.0 | 1957 | 1963 | 20-26 | 197 | 136 | 50 | 8 | 32 | 65 | 48 | .575 | 5 | 919 | 457 | 403 | 489 | 890 | 3.43 | 3.55 | 101 | 4536 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 32 | MLN-CHW |
45 | Harry Harper | 107 | 1252.1 | 1913 | 1921 | 18-26 | 218 | 170 | 66 | 12 | 27 | 57 | 75 | .432 | 5 | 1092 | 525 | 394 | 579 | 619 | 2.83 | 3.17 | 24 | 5150 | 40 | 4 | 64 | WSH-BOS-NYY | |
46 | Tom Glavine | 106 | 1117.2 | 1987 | 1992 | 21-26 | 172 | 172 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 73 | 60 | .549 | 0 | 1058 | 508 | 447 | 353 | 644 | 3.60 | 3.55 | 78 | 4685 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 28 | ATL |
47 | Scott Kazmir | 106 | 1020.1 | 2004 | 2010 | 20-26 | 179 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 61 | .520 | 0 | 963 | 511 | 469 | 471 | 993 | 4.14 | 4.12 | 113 | 4437 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 50 | TBD-TBR-LAA |
48 | Dave McNally | 106 | 1366.1 | 1962 | 1969 | 19-26 | 229 | 203 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 90 | 55 | .621 | 1 | 1208 | 534 | 482 | 424 | 882 | 3.17 | 3.37 | 119 | 5619 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 33 | BAL |
49 | Steve Avery | 105 | 1222.1 | 1990 | 1996 | 20-26 | 203 | 201 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 62 | .537 | 0 | 1180 | 577 | 520 | 371 | 815 | 3.83 | 3.68 | 103 | 5113 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 32 | ATL |
50 | Jim Merritt | 103 | 1171.2 | 1965 | 1970 | 21-26 | 199 | 160 | 48 | 8 | 20 | 74 | 62 | .544 | 6 | 1100 | 501 | 459 | 249 | 807 | 3.53 | 3.21 | 124 | 4816 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 22 | MIN-CIN |
Rk | Player | IP | From | To | Age | G | GS | CG | SHO | GF | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | BF | IBB | HBP | BK | WP | Tm | ||||
51 | Willie Mitchell | 103 | 1429.0 | 1909 | 1916 | 19-26 | 242 | 165 | 81 | 11 | 58 | 70 | 81 | .464 | 4 | 1277 | 653 | 465 | 544 | 835 | 2.93 | 2.70 | 10 | 5867 | 61 | 6 | 46 | DET-CLE | |
52 | Dick Ellsworth | 102 | 1613.1 | 1958 | 1966 | 18-26 | 254 | 236 | 71 | 6 | 7 | 84 | 110 | .433 | 2 | 1666 | 770 | 663 | 454 | 905 | 3.70 | 3.58 | 156 | 6834 | 45 | 25 | 0 | 54 | CHC |
53 | Earl Hamilton | 102 | 1420.0 | 1911 | 1918 | 19-26 | 244 | 161 | 93 | 12 | 49 | 66 | 91 | .420 | 6 | 1352 | 640 | 459 | 513 | 540 | 2.91 | 3.16 | 21 | 5814 | 52 | 2 | 31 | SLB-DET-PIT | |
54 | Chuck Stobbs | 100 | 1357.2 | 1947 | 1956 | 17-26 | 276 | 176 | 59 | 4 | 49 | 81 | 83 | .494 | 6 | 1388 | 697 | 625 | 548 | 596 | 4.14 | 3.90 | 111 | 5897 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 18 | BOS-CHW-WSH |
55 | Ross Grimsley | 99 | 1230.2 | 1971 | 1976 | 21-26 | 197 | 180 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 73 | 58 | .557 | 3 | 1210 | 508 | 468 | 319 | 524 | 3.42 | 3.75 | 120 | 5080 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 27 | CIN-BAL |
56 | Billy Hoeft | 98 | 1315.2 | 1952 | 1958 | 20-26 | 237 | 174 | 71 | 16 | 31 | 73 | 77 | .487 | 11 | 1325 | 629 | 586 | 477 | 781 | 4.01 | 3.68 | 129 | 5656 | 18 | 30 | 1 | 24 | DET |
57 | Tom Underwood | 98 | 1133.0 | 1974 | 1980 | 20-26 | 210 | 166 | 32 | 6 | 17 | 62 | 68 | .477 | 5 | 1115 | 566 | 502 | 475 | 693 | 3.99 | 3.82 | 92 | 4869 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 43 | PHI-STL-TOR-NYY |
58 | Mickey Lolich | 98 | 1027.2 | 1963 | 1967 | 22-26 | 191 | 151 | 39 | 16 | 20 | 66 | 54 | .550 | 8 | 926 | 445 | 411 | 331 | 868 | 3.60 | 3.19 | 100 | 4298 | 13 | 35 | 4 | 36 | DET |
59 | Lefty Tyler | 98 | 1448.2 | 1910 | 1916 | 20-26 | 215 | 171 | 112 | 18 | 35 | 78 | 80 | .494 | 5 | 1297 | 681 | 507 | 592 | 729 | 3.15 | 3.24 | 41 | 6048 | 53 | 4 | 44 | BSN | |
60 | Frank Viola | 98 | 1090.0 | 1982 | 1986 | 22-26 | 165 | 164 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 64 | .496 | 0 | 1138 | 591 | 530 | 354 | 686 | 4.38 | 4.26 | 147 | 4651 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 34 | MIN |
61 | Mike McCormick | 97 | 1398.1 | 1956 | 1965 | 17-26 | 297 | 194 | 50 | 13 | 43 | 73 | 77 | .487 | 9 | 1377 | 658 | 590 | 483 | 822 | 3.80 | 3.84 | 154 | 5941 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 41 | NYG-SFG-BAL-WSA |
62 | Johnny Lush | 97 | 1239.1 | 1904 | 1910 | 18-24 | 182 | 155 | 105 | 16 | 21 | 66 | 85 | .437 | 2 | 1169 | 571 | 369 | 413 | 490 | 2.68 | 2.79 | 17 | 5168 | 63 | 2 | 37 | PHI-STL | |
63 | Jerry Reuss | 96 | 1314.0 | 1969 | 1975 | 20-26 | 198 | 193 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 81 | 70 | .536 | 1 | 1293 | 599 | 543 | 540 | 795 | 3.72 | 3.45 | 85 | 5666 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 45 | STL-HOU-PIT |
64 | Bill Sherdel | 96 | 1101.0 | 1918 | 1923 | 21-26 | 238 | 99 | 55 | 5 | 92 | 63 | 65 | .492 | 12 | 1199 | 537 | 433 | 290 | 380 | 3.54 | 3.45 | 42 | 4703 | 30 | 3 | 13 | STL | |
65 | Rube Benton | 96 | 1275.2 | 1910 | 1916 | 20-26 | 215 | 160 | 76 | 12 | 40 | 73 | 75 | .493 | 11 | 1199 | 584 | 439 | 453 | 618 | 3.10 | 2.97 | 17 | 5361 | 71 | 4 | 44 | CIN-NYG | |
66 | Ray Sadecki | 95 | 1385.2 | 1960 | 1967 | 19-26 | 254 | 208 | 55 | 8 | 19 | 82 | 77 | .516 | 4 | 1393 | 717 | 626 | 539 | 864 | 4.07 | 3.95 | 153 | 5976 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 61 | STL-SFG |
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