Who gave up the most Earned Runs in a Single Season since 1900?

Answer 1

Here's a list as of the start of the 2008 season:

SEASON

MODERN (1900-)

EARNED RUNS YEAR ER

1 Bobo Newsom 1938 186

2 Snake Wiltse 1902 172

3 Dickie Kerr 1921 162

4 Jack Knott 1936 156

5 Guy Bush 1930 155

6 Ray Kremer 1930 154

7 Wes Ferrell 1937 153

8 Pat Caraway 1931 152

9 Joe McGinnity 1901 151

10 George Uhle 1923 150

11 Bump Hadley 1932 149

12 Phil Niekro 1977 148

T13 Robin Roberts 1956 147

T13 Bobo Newsom 1937 147

T15 Sam Gray 1931 146

T15 George Earnshaw 1930 146

T17 Herm Wehmeier 1950 145

T17 Pedro Astacio 1998 145

T17 Bill Phillips 1901 145

T17 Jose Lima 2000 145

T17 Harry Byrd 1953 145

T22 Nels Potter 1939 144

T22 Jimmie DeShong 1937 144

T24 Al Orth 1902 143

T24 Ray Benge 1930 143

T24 Leo Sweetland 1930 143

T24 Rube Walberg 1932 143

T28 Jack Powell 1900 142

T28 Mickey Lolich 1974 142

T30 Claude Passeau 1937 141

T30 Pete Dowling 1901 141

T30 Milt Gaston 1927 141

T30 Vern Kennedy 1936 141

T30 Bill Reidy 1901 141

T35 Wes Ferrell 1936 140

T35 Chick Fraser 1901 140

T35 Darryl Kile 1999 140

T38 Ray Benge 1929 139

T38 Jack Russell 1930 139

T38 Jim Bibby 1974 139

T38 Bill Carrick 1902 139

T42 Wilbur Wood 1973 138

T42 Bump Hadley 1933 138

T42 Gordon Rhodes 1936 138

T42 Vern Kennedy 1940 138

T42 Burleigh Grimes 1925 138

T47 Joe Coleman 1974 137

T47 Alex Kellner 1950 137

T47 Jack Kramer 1939 137

T47 Hugh Mulcahy 1938 137

T47 Vern Kennedy 1939 137

T47 Bobo Newsom 1936 137

T53 Chief Hogsett 1936 136

T53 Togie Pittinger 1903 136

T53 George Caster 1938 136

T53 Brian Bohanon 1999 136

T57 Ed Scott 1900 135

T57 Casey Patten 1902 135

T57 Dick Tidrow 1973 135

T57 Al Orth 1903 135

T57 Jaime Navarro 1997 135

T57 Burleigh Grimes 1922 135

T57 Claude Willoughby 1929 135

T57 Bill Carrick 1901 135

T57 George Blaeholder 1932 135

T66 Tom Gordon 1996 134

T66 Eric Milton 2005 134

T66 Bill Carrick 1900 134

T66 George Blaeholder 1933 134

T70 Jack Powell 1901 133

T70 Wilbur Wood 1975 133

T70 Earl Whitehill 1935 133

T70 Jack Russell 1931 133

T70 Ted Blankenship 1927 133

T70 Lefty Stewart 1932 133

T70 Matt Keough 1982 133

T70 Darryl Kile 1998 133

T70 Howard Ehmke 1923 133

T70 Larry French 1930 133

T80 General Crowder 1933 132

T80 Jack Scott 1927 132

T80 Elden Auker 1941 132

T80 Jack Coombs 1911 132

T80 Livan Hernandez 2001 132

T80 Burleigh Grimes 1924 132

T80 Red Ruffing 1929 132

T80 Vida Blue 1979 132

T88 Mickey Lolich 1973 131

T88 Shawn Estes 2004 131

T88 Jose Lima 2005 131

T88 Dixie Davis 1921 131

T88 Howard Ehmke 1922 131

T88 Lew Burdette 1959 131

T88 Jimmy Ring 1923 131

T88 Jimmy Ring 1925 131

T96 Vic Sorrell 1929 130

T96 Dave Stewart 1991 130

T96 Pedro Astacio 1999 130

T96 George Earnshaw 1932 130

T96 Bucky Walters 1937 130

T96 Willis Hudlin 1931 130

T96 Wayne LaMaster 1937 130

T96 Sammy Ellis 1966 130

T96 Jason Marquis 2006 130

T96 Buck Ross 1936 130

T96 Mike Mussina 1996 130

T96 Johnny Sain 1949 130

T96 George Uhle 1922 130

T96 Jamey Wright 1998 130

T96 George Caster 1940 130

T96 Burleigh Grimes 1923 130

T96 Lefty Williams 1920 130

T113 Bill Bernhard 1901 129

T113 Tommy Thomas 1931 129

T113 Pink Hawley 1900 129

T113 Erik Hanson 1996 129

T113 Mel Harder 1936 129

T113 Urban Shocker 1921 129

T113 Rick Mahler 1986 129

T113 Tanyon Sturtze 2002 129

T113 Bill Sherdel 1929 129

T113 Gaylord Perry 1973 129

T113 Mark Langston 1986 129

T113 Dutch Ruether 1923 129

T113 Phil Niekro 1979 129

T113 Bobo Newsom 1942 129

T113 Charlie Root 1927 129

T113 Claude Willoughby 1930 129

T113 LaTroy Hawkins 1999 129

T113 Murry Dickson 1951 129

T131 Sherry Smith 1925 128

T131 Wilbur Wood 1974 128

T131 Early Wynn 1948 128

T131 Henry Schmidt 1903 128

T131 Elmer Myers 1916 128

T131 Benny Frey 1930 128

T131 Watty Lee 1901 128

T131 Slim Harriss 1922 128

T131 Sid Hudson 1940 128

T131 David Wells 1996 128

T131 Frank Viola 1983 128

T131 Bobo Newsom 1941 128

T131 Monte Pearson 1934 128

T144 Steve Carlton 1973 127

T144 Larry Benton 1930 127

T144 Jim Perry 1971 127

T144 Harry McIntire 1905 127

T144 Hooks Dauss 1923 127

T144 Jaime Navarro 1993 127

T144 Dan Griner 1913 127

T144 Ed Brandt 1928 127

T144 Steve Trachsel 1999 127

T144 Sad Sam Jones 1925 127

T144 Roxie Lawson 1937 127

T144 Jim Tobin 1942 127

T144 Brickyard Kennedy 1900 127

T144 Sidney Ponson 2004 127

T144 Jimmy Ring 1922 127

T144 Mike Moore 1986 127

T144 Phil Collins 1930 127

T161 Earl Whitehill 1929 126

T161 Sam Gray 1929 126

T161 Earl Caldwell 1936 126

T161 Early Wynn 1957 126

T161 Red Lucas 1930 126

T161 Chuck Stobbs 1957 126

T161 Wes Ferrell 1935 126

T161 Vic Frasier 1931 126

T161 Steve Rogers 1974 126

T161 Mike Flanagan 1978 126

T161 Mike Torrez 1979 126

T161 Scott Erickson 1993 126

T161 Bump Hadley 1935 126

T161 Lefty Stewart 1931 126

T161 Jim Walkup 1935 126

T161 Roy Mahaffey 1932 126

T161 Milt Gaston 1934 126

T161 Daniel Cabrera 2007 126

T161 Danny MacFayden 1930 126

T161 Paul Derringer 1936 126

T161 Bob Feller 1938 126

T182 Wes Ferrell 1938 125

T182 Chick Fraser 1903 125

T182 Kevin Ritz 1996 125

T182 Jeff Fassero 1999 125

T182 Eddie Rommel 1921 125

T182 Bert Blyleven 1988 125

T182 Ted Lyons 1930 125

T182 Ryan Dempster 2002 125

T182 Luther Taylor 1901 125

T182 Hub Pruett 1927 125

T182 Art Ditmar 1956 125

T182 Hugh Mulcahy 1939 125

T182 Sheriff Blake 1925 125

T182 Jim Clancy 1984 125

T182 Vern Kennedy 1937 125

T182 Si Johnson 1934 125

T182 Jack Morris 1990 125

T182 Red Ruffing 1928 125

T200 Earl Whitehill 1925 124

T200 Joe Coleman 1975 124

T200 Lefty Mills 1938 124

T200 Jim Barr 1977 124

T200 Jack Harper 1901 124

T200 Rick Helling 2001 124

T200 Scott Erickson 1996 124

T200 Lefty Gomez 1932 124

T200 David Wells 1999 124

T200 Hal Wiltse 1927 124

T200 Mike Smithson 1985 124

T200 Chief Hogsett 1937 124

T200 Paul Foytack 1959 124

T200 Erv Brame 1930 124

T200 Ted Lewis 1901 124

T200 Rodrigo Lopez 2006 124

T200 Mike Moore 1993 124

T217 Bob Lemon 1950 123

T217 Mike Maroth 2003 123

T217 Earl Whitehill 1931 123

T217 Jeff Suppan 2002 123

T217 John Burkett 1998 123

T217 Earl Whitehill 1932 123

T217 Sloppy Thurston 1924 123

T217 Cory Lidle 2003 123

T217 Jason Jennings 2004 123

T217 Scott Erickson 1999 123

T217 Schoolboy Rowe 1936 123

T217 Chris Holt 2000 123

T217 Jim Walkup 1937 123

T217 Pedro Ramos 1957 123

T217 Camilo Pascual 1956 123

T217 Hugh Mulcahy 1937 123

T217 Livan Hernandez 1998 123

T217 Jon Lieber 2000 123

T217 Frank Viola 1986 123

T217 Jimmy Ring 1928 123

T217 Wild Bill Hallahan 1930 123

T217 Eppa Rixey 1922 123

T239 Mickey Lolich 1971 122

T239 Bucky Walters 1936 122

T239 Fred Frankhouse 1935 122

T239 Mike Hampton 2001 122

T239 Mike Hampton 2002 122

T239 Chick Fraser 1905 122

T239 Casey Patten 1904 122

T239 Charles Nagy 1998 122

T239 Bump Hadley 1929 122

T239 Irv Young 1905 122

T239 Eddie Rommel 1924 122

T239 Chris Carpenter 2000 122

T239 Jaime Navarro 1998 122

T239 Alex Ferguson 1927 122

T239 Pedro Ramos 1958 122

T239 Kaiser Wilhelm 1905 122

T239 Robin Roberts 1959 122

T239 Patsy Flaherty 1903 122

T239 Harry Kelley 1937 122

T239 Vic Willis 1905 122

T239 Earl Moseley 1914 122

T239 Clint Brown 1931 122

T239 Jim Merritt 1969 122

T239 Johnny Sain 1950 122

T263 General Crowder 1932 121

T263 General Crowder 1930 121

T263 Bert Blyleven 1986 121

T263 Nixey Callahan 1900 121

T263 Mike Oquist 1998 121

T263 Bob Harmon 1911 121

T263 Bob Friend 1956 121

T263 Bill Dinneen 1902 121

T263 Mike Moore 1987 121

T263 Howard Ehmke 1924 121

T263 Lew Burdette 1961 121

T263 Tim Wakefield 1996 121

T263 Rube Walberg 1931 121

T263 Red Ruffing 1925 121

T263 Bobo Newsom 1935 121

T278 Lynn Nelson 1938 120

T278 Vern Bickford 1950 120

T278 Casey Patten 1903 120

T278 Claude Passeau 1938 120

T278 Sloppy Thurston 1925 120

T278 Rich Dotson 1986 120

T278 Lon Warneke 1937 120

T278 Bob Hasty 1923 120

T278 Bobby Witt 1996 120

T278 Hal Gregg 1944 120

T278 Bob Smith 1929 120

T278 Harry Howell 1901 120

T278 Carl Erskine 1954 120

T278 Sad Sam Jones 1920 120

T278 Bill Bonham 1975 120

T278 Charlie Hough 1987 120

T278 Jack Morris 1982 120

T278 Art Mahaffey 1962 120

T278 Bob Feller 1941 120

T278 Kevin Appier 1999 120

T298 John Whitehead 1936 119

T298 Matt Young 1985 119

T298 Dick Ellsworth 1966 119

T298 David Cone 2000 119

T298 Dennis Martinez 1979 119

T298 Lefty Tyler 1912 119

T298 Jeff Suppan 2000 119

T298 Bert Blyleven 1987 119

T298 Jose Mercedes 2001 119

T298 Bob Harmon 1913 119

T298 Carlos Silva 2006 119

T298 Bill Steele 1911 119

T298 Bill Wight 1948 119

T298 Tim Belcher 1997 119

T298 Brett Tomko 2003 119

T298 Chris Haney 1996 119

T298 Sid Hudson 1948 119

T298 Mike Sirotka 1998 119

T298 Milt Gaston 1930 119

T298 Pat Malone 1930 119

T298 Dave Lemanczyk 1977 119

T298 Sidney Ponson 2000 119

T298 Cliff Chambers 1950 119

T298 Wayne Franklin 2003 119

T298 Vida Blue 1977 119

T298 Clint Brown 1932 119

T324 Stan Coveleski 1921 118

T324 Frank Kitson 1900 118

T324 Jimmy Haynes 2000 118

T324 Dick Ellsworth 1962 118

T324 Tony Cloninger 1966 118

T324 Dennis Martinez 1982 118

T324 Jim Abbott 1996 118

T324 Jumbo Elliott 1931 118

T324 Earl Whitehill 1934 118

T324 Jon Garland 2004 118

T324 Ramon Ortiz 2006 118

T324 Dennis Leonard 1980 118

T324 Willis Hudlin 1927 118

T324 Rick Sutcliffe 1992 118

T324 Tim Hudson 2006 118

T324 Wilbur Cooper 1921 118

T324 Bill Lee 1940 118

T324 Ted Lyons 1929 118

T324 Ferguson Jenkins 1975 118

T324 Jack Taylor 1905 118

T324 Ferguson Jenkins 1970 118

T324 Joe Shaute 1924 118

T324 Rick Helling 1999 118

T324 Kevin Tapani 1998 118

T324 Zack Greinke 2005 118

T324 Bob Walk 1993 118

T324 Kaiser Wilhelm 1904 118

T324 Van Lingle Mungo 1934 118

T324 Joel Pineiro 2005 118

T324 Tommy Bridges 1936 118

T324 Dontrelle Willis 2007 118

T324 Clint Brown 1930 118

T324 Phil Collins 1934 118

T324 Lary Sorensen 1982 118

T324 Don Sutton 1970 118

T324 Joe Bush 1925 118