This chart gives the Effective Runs Allowed Rates for all pitchers with 100 or more starts in the Retrosheet data, and notes some pitchers who are either in the black (meaning that their Effective Runs Allowed Rate is markedly better than their basic Runs Allowed Rate) or in the red (meaning that it is worse.)
Effective
Runs
Team
Allowed
Rank
First
Last
Starts
Wins
Losses
Rate
Note
1
Whitey
Ford
423
284
139
2.84
GOOD
2
Bob
Gibson
480
285
195
2.85
3
Jim
Palmer
521
325
196
2.90
4
Don
Gullett
185
122
63
3.06
5
Sandy
Koufax
314
206
108
3.09
6
Luis
Tiant
484
288
3.14
7
Johan
Santana
233
153
80
3.16
8
Mike
Garcia
199
125
74
3.21
9
Chien-Ming
Wang
104
69
35
10
Warren
Spahn
425
259
166
3.23
11
Tom
Seaver
647
369
278
3.27
12
Maloney
261
156
105
13
Felix
Hernandez
138
58
3.28
14
Pedro
Martinez
410
253
157
3.29
15
Ferguson
Jenkins
593
337
256
3.30
16
Gary
Nolan
247
144
103
3.32
17
Jack
Harshman
83
70
18
Juan
Marichal
457
280
177
3.33
19
Rich
Harden
127
47
3.34
20
Cuellar
377
217
160
3.35
21
Lemon
187
118
22
Veale
240
137
23
Greg
Maddux
740
431
309
24
Fritz
Peterson
328
170
158
3.37
25
Randy
Johnson
603
371
232
26
Denny
McLain
263
110
27
Scott
Baker
109
62
3.38
28
Vida
Blue
473
267
3.40
29
John
Tudor
30
Billy
Pierce
339
200
3.41
31
Dave
McNally
396
236
32
Andy
Messersmith
295
162
133
3.42
33
Dennis
Leonard
302
173
129
3.43
34
Phoebus
149
84
65
Johnny
Antonelli
225
123
102
3.44
36
Bobby
Shantz
112
3.45
37
Ryan
773
405
368
38
Tim
Hudson
310
197
113
39
Hendley
121
67
54
3.46
40
Ron
Guidry
323
201
3.48
41
Milt
Pappas
461
205
42
Claude
Osteen
487
254
3.49
43
Drysdale
463
210
44
Steve
Carlton
709
404
305
45
Joe
Horlen
290
143
147
3.50
46
Mel
Stottlemyre
354
167
3.51
Ross
Grimsley
293
126
48
Browning
299
3.52
49
Roger
Clemens
706
433
273
50
Candelaria
356
214
142
3.53
51
Peters
286
3.54
52
Pat
Jarvis
76
53
Curt
Schilling
436
258
178
3.55
Roy
Oswalt
271
55
Kirk
McCaskill
242
128
114
56
Kevin
Brown
476
276
3.56
57
Flanagan
168
Kent
Mercker
151
90
61
3.57
59
Ed
Figueroa
179
101
78
3.58
60
Smiley
155
Fred
Norman
266
141
Storm
Davis
239
97
David
Cone
419
248
171
3.59
64
Sutton
756
418
338
3.60
Wickersham
124
66
Pete
Richert
3.61
Dan
Haren
3.62
68
Larry
Gura
150
111
Perry
447
3.63
Sal
Maglie
152
93
71
Ralph
Terry
251
72
Vuckovich
107
3.64
73
Britt
Burns
85
75
Jerry
Koosman
526
255
3.65
Barry
Zito
320
180
140
3.66
Mickey
Lolich
496
264
3.67
77
Early
Wynn
358
209
Carlos
Zambrano
238
100
3.68
79
Carl
Erskine
Burt
Hooton
204
3.69
81
Dick
Donovan
268
148
120
82
Jackson
216
203
3.70
Barber
274
130
Kaat
622
345
277
Dwight
Gooden
241
169
3.71
86
Jimmy
Key
389
87
Sam
McDowell
174
88
Kazmir
89
Atlee
Hammaker
3.72
Ken
Holtzman
224
186
3.74
91
Bunning
516
92
Orel
Hershiser
465
Ray
Culp
119
94
Charlie
Lea
3.75
95
Herb
Score
96
Tidrow
Dean
Chance
294
146
3.76
98
Hunter
481
213
99
Vern
Law
292
164
Mussina
535
Welch
462
Dobson
279
136
McGlothlin
Pettitte
3.77
Bill
Singer
307
154
3.78
106
Gaylord
689
360
329
3.79
Shaw
220
115
Nelson
Briles
Petry
300
134
Jake
Peavy
215
Tommy
699
386
313
3.80
Bret
Saberhagen
Bert
Blyleven
685
364
321
Turley
235
Josh
Beckett
3.81
116
Bolin
161
117
Doc
Medich
287
3.82
Doug
Rau
Dravecky
Mark
Mulder
3.83
Teddy
Higuera
McCormick
331
175
Washburn
165
Brandon
Webb
198
Morris
3.84
Christenson
Al
Downing
316
Drago
188
O'Toole
Buzhardt
3.85
131
Fernando
Valenzuela
424
207
132
Murphy
Dierker
324
Wilson
3.86
135
Lamarr
Hoyt
172
Robinson
229
Podres
182
Frank
Viola
420
3.87
Joey
Jay
202
Hesketh
Jon
Matlack
317
Wilmer
Mizell
3.88
Monbouquette
262
Ramon
297
176
145
318
Halladay
3.89
Sonny
Siebert
306
Stan
Bahnsen
163
Glavine
682
391
291
3.90
Sparma
Lee
Cal
McLish
3.91
J.R.
Richard
221
NOT GOOD
Paul
Splittorff
212
Rozema
Chuck
Finley
467
Turk
Farrell
3.92
Rudy
May
159
Chris
Short
Wilbur
Wood
3.93
Bruce
Hurst
359
3.94
Joaquin
Andujar
Lew
Krausse
George
Brunet
Langston
428
223
3.95
Tewksbury
Billingham
303
Phil
Niekro
708
376
332
3.96
Darling
Eric
Show
Orlando
211
3.97
Smoltz
Wally
Bunker
Stange
Art
Mahaffey
275
3.98
Dock
Ellis
Joe Jr.
Coleman
340
Leibrandt
346
Montefusco
244
3.99
181
Moose
Magrane
4.00
183
Sanderson
407
219
184
Rick
Sutcliffe
218
4.01
500
Reuss
546
CC
Sabathia
4.02
Pascual
Perez
193
189
Justin
Verlander
190
Jason
Schmidt
191
Torrez
456
250
192
Stewart
348
322
194
Curtis
Wolf
4.03
Simmons
375
Hal
Reed
245
4.04
Appier
402
Berenyi
Knepper
413
Rainey
4.05
Caldwell
308
Gubicza
Stieb
412
226
208
4.06
Buhl
Virgil
Trucks
4.07
Busby
Leiter
382
Stone
269
Brad
Penny
4.08
Robin
Roberts
452
228
Prior
Friend
416
Lollar
Whitson
Sullivan
Bryant
4.09
222
Williams
Giusti
4.10
Boswell
Fitzmorris
Jose
Rijo
227
Mario
Soto
Reuschel
529
Pavano
230
Millwood
4.11
231
Bryn
Smith
Young
Deshaies
4.12
234
Woody
330
Haas
252
4.13
Burdette
237
Freddy
Kralick
4.14
Bud
Black
296
Jarrod
4.15
Sadecki
326
Grant
243
Blass
Jones
Hough
440
4.16
246
Honeycutt
Nash
Wells
489
4.17
249
Lackey
Shane
Reynolds
Ashby
Krukow
Gentry
Pizarro
4.18
Clyde
Wright
Zachry
257
Aaron
Harang
Doyle
Alexander
464
4.19
Ruthven
260
Carpenter
Jered
Weaver
Odom
Rooker
4.20
Sid
Fernandez
265
Hideo
Nomo
LaCoss
Bibby
Wise
455
Hands
4.21
270
Forsch
Rueter
336
272
Bouton
Camilo
Gullickson
Buehrle
301
4.22
Danny
Cox
Nuxhall
Benes
387
Barr
4.23
281
Porterfield
282
Nino
Espinosa
283
Bosman
4.24
A.J.
Burnett
Darren
Dreifort
Cole
Hamels
Harvey
Haddix
4.25
561
304
289
O'Dell
Ervin
Kelly
Downs
Woodie
Fryman
4.26
Kison
Alan
Foster
Eckersley
361
4.27
Blanton
Portugal
298
Alex
Jamie
Moyer
608
Ricky
Mahler
Chart continues in a second article.