<page_title> Earned run average </page_title> <section_title> All-time career leaders </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1.82 <col_header> ERA </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Ed Walsh <col_header> Player </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1904–17 <col_header> Year(s) </col_header> <row_header> 1 </row_header> </cell> </table>
The record for the lowest career earned run average is 1.82, held by Ed Walsh, who played from 1904 through 1917.