In MLB, that would be Hall of Famer Ed Walsh who pitched with the Chicago White Sox from 1904-1916 and the Boston Braves in 1917. In 2,964 innings, Walsh's ERA was 1.82. Hall of Famer Addie Joss, who pitched for Cleveland from 1902-1910 is second in career ERA. In 2,327 innings, Joss' ERA was 1.89.
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Mariano Rivera
Through games played on June 4, 2009 Rivera has pitched 1046 1/3 innings and given up 266 earned runs for a career ERA of 2.29.
For pitchers who started at least 20 games, Big Ed Walsh went 18-20 and had a 1.27 ERA in 1910.
Micky Mantle
Babe Ruth started his baseball career as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.
Lou Gehrig has the most runs batted in as a Yankee with 1,995.
Bernie Williams hit the most career postseason home runs as a Yankee with 22.
Defensive end Aaron Smith is the Steelers career active sack leader with 44 sacks.