Who gave up the most Earned Runs in their Career?

Answer 1

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

CAREER

EARNED RUNS ER

1 Cy Young 2146

2 Phil Niekro 2012

3 Don Sutton 1914

4 Nolan Ryan 1911

5 Pud Galvin 1895

6 Gus Weyhing 1867

7 Steve Carlton 1864

8 Gaylord Perry 1846

9 Red Ruffing 1833

10 Bert Blyleven 1830

11 Warren Spahn 1798

12 Early Wynn 1796

13 Robin Roberts 1774

14 Tommy John 1749

15 Jim Kaat 1738

16 Earl Whitehill 1726

17 Roger Clemens 1707

18 Frank Tanana 1702

19 Ted Lyons 1696

20 Tom Glavine 1695

21 Ferguson Jenkins 1669

22 Greg Maddux 1665

23 Bobo Newsom 1664

24 Jamie Moyer 1662

25 Kid Nichols 1660

26 Jack Morris 1657

27 Sad Sam Jones 1656

28 Dennis Martinez 1643

29 Burleigh Grimes 1636

30 Charlie Hough 1582

31 David Wells 1578

32 Eppa Rixey 1572

33 Tony Mullane 1537

34 Tom Seaver 1521

35 Waite Hoyt 1500

36 Jerry Reuss 1483

37 Grover C Alexander 1476

38 Tim Keefe 1472

39 Kenny Rogers 1458

40 Adonis Terry 1456

41 Jack Powell 1450

T42 Mickey Welch 1447

T42 Mel Harder 1447

44 Bob Friend 1438

T45 Jack Quinn 1433

T45 Jerry Koosman 1433

47 Joe Niekro 1431

48 Red Faber 1430

49 Herb Pennock 1428

50 Walter Johnson 1424

51 John Clarkson 1417

52 Doyle Alexander 1406

53 Paul Derringer 1401

54 Mickey Lolich 1390

55 Bump Hadley 1389

T56 Bob Feller 1384

T56 George Uhle 1384

58 Mike Mussina 1383

T59 Randy Johnson 1381

T59 Mike Moore 1381

61 Chick Fraser 1371

T62 Chuck Finley 1366

T62 Jim Bunning 1366

64 Old Hoss Radbourn 1348

65 Mike Torrez 1340

66 Lefty Grove 1339

T67 Rick Reuschel 1330

T67 Ted Breitenstein 1330

69 Brickyard Kennedy 1329

70 Pink Hawley 1326

71 Bobby Witt 1324

72 Curt Simmons 1318

73 Mark Langston 1306

74 Mike Morgan 1303

75 Jesse Haines 1298

76 Tom Zachary 1295

77 Amos Rusie 1287

78 Danny Darwin 1286

T79 Willis Hudlin 1281

T79 Rick Wise 1281

81 Luis Tiant 1280

82 Bert Cunningham 1279

83 Dennis Eckersley 1278

84 Charlie Root 1274

T85 Claude Osteen 1268

T85 John Burkett 1268

T87 Tim Wakefield 1262

T87 Terry Mulholland 1262

T89 Bob Gibson 1258

T89 Jim Perry 1258

91 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1257

92 Al Orth 1256

T93 Curt Schilling 1253

T93 Jim Palmer 1253

95 Hooks Dauss 1250

96 Catfish Hunter 1248

T97 Lew Burdette 1246

T97 Clark Griffith 1246

99 Murry Dickson 1240

100 Larry Jackson 1233

101 Red Ehret 1229

102 Bill Hutchison 1228

103 Rube Walberg 1224

T104 Kid Carsey 1223

T104 Rick Sutcliffe 1223

106 John Smoltz 1221

T107 Vida Blue 1211

T107 Orel Hershiser 1211

109 Larry French 1206

110 Joe Bush 1205

111 Frank Dwyer 1204

T112 Milt Pappas 1203

T112 Scott Erickson 1203

114 Jim Slaton 1202

115 Billy Pierce 1201

T116 Jack Stivetts 1199

T116 Mike Flanagan 1199

118 Red Donahue 1194

T119 Bob Welch 1191

T119 Danny MacFayden 1191

121 Carl Hubbell 1188

T122 Lee Meadows 1185

T122 Kevin Brown 1185

124 Camilo Pascual 1183

T125 Steve Trachsel 1182

T125 Jim Clancy 1182

T127 Jouett Meekin 1177

T127 Wes Ferrell 1177

T129 Howard Ehmke 1175

T129 Frank Viola 1175

131 Eddie Plank 1174

132 Bob Forsch 1169

133 Vic Willis 1167

134 Guy Bush 1166

135 Dutch Leonard 1162

136 Dolf Luque 1161

137 George Mullin 1156

138 Jim McCormick 1155

T139 Jim Whitney 1154

T139 Dave Stewart 1154

T139 Fernando Valenzuela 1154

142 Brad Radke 1150

143 Pedro Astacio 1140

144 Bucky Walters 1139

145 Kevin Gross 1137

146 Christy Mathewson 1133

T147 Rube Marquard 1130

T147 Tim Belcher 1130

T147 Tom Candiotti 1130

150 Bill Lee 1127

T151 Silver King 1126

T151 Juan Marichal 1126

153 Don Drysdale 1124

154 Tommy Bridges 1122

T155 Charlie Buffinton 1120

T155 Bill Sherdel 1120

T157 Wilbur Cooper 1119

T157 Livan Hernandez 1119

T159 Bill Gullickson 1118

T159 Vern Law 1118

161 David Cone 1115

162 Ken Holtzman 1111

163 Steve Renko 1107

T164 Dave Stieb 1106

T164 Andy Benes 1106

T164 Bob Knepper 1106

167 Aaron Sele 1102

168 Kevin Tapani 1094

169 Scott Sanderson 1093

T170 Win Mercer 1091

T170 Dwight Gooden 1091

172 Paul Splittorff 1082

173 Jimmy Ring 1079

T174 Floyd Bannister 1078

T174 Kevin Appier 1078

T174 Jaime Navarro 1078

177 Andy Pettitte 1077

178 General Crowder 1072

T179 Dazzy Vance 1068

T179 Pedro Ramos 1068

T179 Esteban Loaiza 1068

182 Milt Gaston 1064

183 Jeff Suppan 1060

184 Jim Lonborg 1056

185 Joe Coleman 1055

186 Frank Killen 1054

T187 Doug Drabek 1052

T187 Bruce Hurst 1052

T187 Vern Kennedy 1052

T190 Ray Sadecki 1051

T190 Mark Baldwin 1051

192 Red Lucas 1048

193 Todd Stottlemyre 1042

T194 Rick Rhoden 1036

T194 Si Johnson 1036

T194 Sid Hudson 1036

197 Woody Williams 1031

T198 Bill Dinneen 1029

T198 Larry Benton 1029

200 Ned Garver 1027

201 Sadie McMahon 1026

202 Bob Lemon 1024

203 Jon Lieber 1022

204 Mike Caldwell 1020

205 Bob Buhl 1019

206 Jack Russell 1017

T207 Hal Newhouser 1016

T207 Ron Darling 1016

T207 Joe McGinnity 1016

T207 Clarence Mitchell 1016

211 Ray Burris 1015

212 Stan Bahnsen 1013

T213 Al Leiter 1010

T213 Jimmy Key 1010

T213 Woodie Fryman 1010

216 Virgil Trucks 1009

217 Bob Shawkey 1008

T218 Rudy May 1007

T218 Kid Gleason 1007

220 Eddie Rommel 1006

221 Claude Passeau 1003

222 Steve Rogers 1001

223 Elton Chamberlin 999

224 Joe Nuxhall 998

225 Bill Dietrich 997

T226 Burt Hooton 996

T226 Pat Hentgen 996

228 Tommy Thomas 995

229 Darryl Kile 992

230 Stan Coveleski 990

231 Mike McCormick 986

232 Mudcat Grant 985

233 Lon Warneke 984

234 Bob Smith 983

235 Dave McNally 982

236 Javier Vazquez 981

237 Charles Nagy 980

T238 Carl Mays 979

T238 Mike Cuellar 979

T238 Dizzy Trout 979

241 Mark Gubicza 978

T242 Syl Johnson 977

T242 Bob Rush 977

T244 Charlie Getzien 976

T244 Jack Taylor 976

246 Ed Brandt 974

247 Dick Ruthven 970

248 Whitey Ford 967

249 George Blaeholder 966

250 Wilbur Wood 965

T251 Elden Auker 964

T251 Art Nehf 964

253 Herm Wehmeier 961

254 Harry Staley 959

255 Greg Swindell 957

256 Schoolboy Rowe 955

257 Ron Reed 953

T258 Bret Saberhagen 952

T258 Charlie Leibrandt 952

T260 Mike Krukow 949

T260 Jack Billingham 949

T260 Scott McGregor 949

T263 Guy Hecker 944

T263 Ed Whitson 944

265 Ad Gumbert 942

T266 Urban Shocker 941

T266 Ray Benge 941

268 Matt Kilroy 939

269 John Candelaria 935

270 Red Ames 934

271 George Earnshaw 933

272 Walt Terrell 931

T273 Lefty Gomez 929

T273 Jeff Fassero 929

275 Stump Wiedman 928

276 Johnny Klippstein 927

277 Hal Schumacher 926

278 Johnny Podres 925

279 Don Cardwell 924

T280 Danny Jackson 923

T280 Hideo Nomo 923

282 Thornton Lee 921

283 Bill Doak 920

284 Jesse Barnes 918

T285 Jose Lima 917

T285 Fritz Ostermueller 917

T287 Chuck Stobbs 916

T287 Mike Hampton 916

T289 Babe Adams 915

T289 Allie Reynolds 915

291 Milt Wilcox 913

T292 Kirk Rueter 911

T292 Dan Petry 911

294 Bobby Mathews 910

295 Pete Donohue 909

T296 Sam Gray 906

T296 Tom Gordon 906

T296 Alex Kellner 906

299 Long Tom Hughes 905

300 Harvey Haddix 901

301 Bartolo Colon 899

T302 Dennis Leonard 898

T302 Mike Witt 898

T302 Jeff Weaver 898

305 Mike Boddicker 897

306 Will White 896

307 Mark Gardner 894

308 Rick Honeycutt 893

T309 Denny Neagle 891

T309 Bob Purkey 891

T309 Ken Hill 891

T309 Bob Caruthers 891

T309 Jack Fisher 891

314 Dick Ellsworth 890

T315 Chris Short 886

T315 Dave Burba 886

T315 Wild Bill Donovan 886

318 Denny Galehouse 885

T319 Nig Cuppy 884

T319 Curt Davis 884

321 Hal Carlson 883

T322 Dave Roberts 882

T322 Harry Gumbert 882

324 Sam McDowell 879

325 Mel Stottlemyre 878

326 Bud Black 876

T327 Joe Dobson 874

T327 Ron Guidry 874

329 Rich Dotson 872

330 Ed Lopat 869

331 Eric Milton 868

332 Jason Schmidt 867

T333 Ron Kline 866

T333 Rick Mahler 866

Answer 2

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

SEASON

EARNED RUNS YEAR ER

1 John Coleman 1883 291

2 Ted Breitenstein 1894 238

3 Red Donahue 1897 237

4 Al Mays 1887 232

5 Kid Carsey 1891 230

6 Gus Weyhing 1887 221

7 Henry Porter 1888 219

T8 Tony Mullane 1886 218

T8 Matt Kilroy 1886 218

10 Ed Seward 1887 216

T11 Kid Nichols 1894 215

T11 Old Hoss Radbourn 1887 215

T13 Toad Ramsey 1887 214

T13 Pink Hawley 1894 214

T13 Stump Wiedman 1886 214

16 George Cobb 1892 213

17 Ted Breitenstein 1895 212

18 Billy Crowell 1887 211

19 Phenomenal Smith 1887 207

T20 Mark Baldwin 1889 206

T20 Fleury Sullivan 1884 206

22 Bill Hart 1897 205

23 Ed Beatin 1890 202

T24 Frank Mountain 1883 201

T24 Matt Kilroy 1887 201

26 Bert Cunningham 1890 200

27 Larry McKeon 1884 199

T28 Red Ehret 1894 198

T28 Pud Galvin 1883 198

T30 Brickyard Kennedy 1894 197

T30 Park Swartzel 1889 197

T32 Egyptian Healy 1887 196

T32 Scott Stratton 1893 196

T32 Frank Dwyer 1894 196

T32 Jim Whitney 1886 196

36 Kid Gleason 1893 195

37 Red Ehret 1889 194

38 Tom Parrott 1894 192

T39 Bill Hart 1896 191

T39 Jack Taylor 1896 191

T39 Bill Hutchison 1892 191

T39 George Hemming 1893 191

T39 Hardie Henderson 1885 191

T44 Jack Lynch 1886 190

T44 Elton Chamberlin 1891 190

46 Chick Fraser 1896 189

T47 Adonis Terry 1884 188

T47 Jersey Bakely 1884 188

T47 John Clarkson 1889 188

T50 Bill Hutchison 1894 187

T50 Kid Carsey 1895 187

T50 Bill Carrick 1899 187

T53 George Haddock 1890 186

T53 Bobo Newsom 1938 186

55 Sadie McMahon 1890 185

T56 Mark Baldwin 1890 184

T56 Bill Hutchison 1893 184

T56 Jack Stivetts 1894 184

T59 Henry Gruber 1890 182

T59 Gus Weyhing 1893 182

T61 Ed Stein 1894 181

T61 Bill Hutchison 1890 181

T61 Gus Weyhing 1898 181

T61 Tony Mullane 1893 181

T61 Bob Barr 1884 181

66 Ad Gumbert 1894 180

T67 John Ewing 1889 179

T67 Cy Young 1894 179

T67 Hardie Henderson 1883 179

T67 John Clarkson 1887 179

71 Bob Barr 1890 178

T72 Charlie Getzien 1889 176

T72 Jersey Bakely 1888 176

T74 Al Maul 1893 175

T74 Bill Hutchison 1891 175

T74 Duke Esper 1893 175

T77 Lee Richmond 1881 174

T77 Al Atkinson 1886 174

T79 Amos Rusie 1893 173

T79 Mike Morrison 1887 173

T81 Jack Taylor 1898 172

T81 Gus Weyhing 1894 172

T81 Snake Wiltse 1902 172

T81 Sam Weaver 1883 172

T81 Red Donahue 1896 172

T86 Bert Cunningham 1888 171

T86 Lee Richmond 1882 171

T86 Kid Carsey 1894 171

T89 Amos Rusie 1892 170

T89 Mark Baldwin 1892 170

T89 WildBill Widner 1889 170

T89 Jim Hughey 1899 170

T89 Kid Carsey 1893 170

T89 Old Hoss Radbourn 1886 170

T89 Ed Crane 1890 170

T96 Frank Killen 1892 169

T96 John Keefe 1890 169

T96 Gus Weyhing 1899 169

T96 Ted Breitenstein 1896 169

T100 Win Mercer 1896 168

T100 Jouett Meekin 1894 168

T100 Frank Killen 1893 168

T100 Jock Menefee 1894 168

T100 Will White 1884 168

T100 Sadie McMahon 1893 168

T106 Jack Taylor 1895 167

T106 Frank Killen 1897 167

T106 Guy Hecker 1883 167

T109 Adonis Terry 1895 166

T109 Pink Hawley 1897 166

T109 Kid Nichols 1893 166

T109 Dan Casey 1890 166

T109 Dad Clarke 1896 166

T109 Mickey Welch 1886 166

T109 Frank Dwyer 1891 166

T109 Tim Keefe 1883 166

T117 Dad Clarkson 1894 165

T117 Henry Boyle 1889 165

T117 Pud Galvin 1885 165

T117 Tim Keefe 1887 165

T121 Charlie Ferguson 1884 164

T121 Frank Killen 1896 164

T121 Bobby Mathews 1876 164

T121 Jack Stivetts 1890 164

T121 Harry Staley 1889 164

T121 Silver King 1887 164

T127 Amos Rusie 1895 163

T127 Kid Gleason 1891 163

T129 Frank Foreman 1889 162

T129 Mickey Welch 1880 162

T129 Dickie Kerr 1921 162

T129 Jersey Bakely 1890 162

T133 Henry Porter 1886 161

T133 George Hemming 1894 161

T133 Pud Galvin 1887 161

T136 Nig Cuppy 1894 160

T136 Toad Ramsey 1886 160

T136 Tom Parrott 1895 160

T136 Henry Gruber 1891 160

T136 Stump Wiedman 1887 160

T136 Silver King 1889 160

T136 John Harkins 1884 160

T136 Darby O'Brien 1889 160

T144 Henry Porter 1887 159

T144 Bobby Mathews 1884 159

T144 Gus Weyhing 1891 159

T144 Tony Mullane 1884 159

T144 Brickyard Kennedy 1895 159

T149 Stump Wiedman 1883 158

T149 Cy Young 1893 158

T149 Pud Galvin 1889 158

T149 Fred Klobedanz 1897 158

T149 Harry Staley 1894 158

T149 Brickyard Kennedy 1893 158

T155 Pink Hawley 1895 157

T155 Lee Viau 1889 157

T155 Pud Galvin 1882 157

T155 Jim McCormick 1882 157

T155 Sadie McMahon 1891 157

T160 Amos Rusie 1890 156

T160 Jack Knott 1936 156

T160 Gus Weyhing 1890 156

T163 Bill Sweeney 1884 155

T163 Bob Caruthers 1889 155

T163 Red Ehret 1895 155

T163 Mickey Welch 1884 155

T163 Guy Bush 1930 155

T163 Willie McGill 1893 155

T163 Phil Knell 1894 155

T170 Win Mercer 1895 154

T170 Ray Kremer 1930 154

T170 Clark Griffith 1895 154

T170 Mark Baldwin 1893 154

T170 Jim McCormick 1887 154

T170 George Bradley 1879 154

T170 Hank O'Day 1890 154

T170 Ed Crane 1892 154

T178 Wes Ferrell 1937 153

T178 Bill Hill 1896 153

T178 Bill Hutchison 1895 153

T178 Danny Friend 1896 153

T178 Lev Shreve 1888 153

T178 Sam Kimber 1884 153

T178 Tony Mullane 1891 153

T178 Elton Chamberlin 1892 153

T186 Pat Caraway 1931 152

T186 Willie Sudhoff 1898 152

T186 Charlie Getzien 1887 152

T186 George Pechiney 1886 152

T186 Harry McCormick 1879 152

T186 Ed Morris 1887 152

T186 Ed Morris 1885 152

T186 Jack Lynch 1885 152

T186 Matt Kilroy 1889 152

T186 Jim Whitney 1881 152

T186 Tim Keefe 1886 152

T197 Bert Cunningham 1889 151

T197 Dan Daub 1894 151

T197 Ed Morris 1886 151

T197 Joe McGinnity 1901 151

T197 Silver King 1892 151

T202 Pink Hawley 1896 150

T202 Tom Lovett 1891 150

T202 Jim McCormick 1884 150

T202 Pud Galvin 1879 150

T202 Phil Knell 1891 150

T202 Will White 1879 150

T202 Jack Stivetts 1896 150

T202 Jack Stivetts 1895 150

T202 Tony Mullane 1887 150

T202 George Uhle 1923 150

T202 Brickyard Kennedy 1896 150

T202 Harry Staley 1893 150

T202 Mike Sullivan 1894 150

T215 Bump Hadley 1932 149

T215 Jack Taylor 1897 149

T215 Henry Porter 1885 149

T215 Cy Young 1896 149

T215 Gus Weyhing 1895 149

T215 Pete Conway 1886 149

T215 Denny Driscoll 1883 149

T215 Brickyard Kennedy 1897 149

T223 Jack Taylor 1899 148

T223 Kid Gleason 1890 148

T223 Kid Gleason 1892 148

T223 John Clarkson 1888 148

T223 Phil Niekro 1977 148

T228 Jack Lynch 1884 147

T228 Al Atkinson 1884 147

T228 Gus Weyhing 1889 147

T228 Robin Roberts 1956 147

T228 Jim McCormick 1879 147

T228 Ed Cushman 1890 147

T228 Bobo Newsom 1937 147

T228 Ted Breitenstein 1892 147

T236 Chick Fraser 1898 146

T236 George Earnshaw 1930 146

T236 Jack Powell 1899 146

T236 Sam Gray 1931 146

T236 Elmer Smith 1887 146

T236 Billy Serad 1884 146

T236 Bert Inks 1895 146

T236 Jack Wadsworth 1894 146

T236 Dave Foutz 1887 146

T236 Ed Cushman 1887 146

T236 Jim Whitney 1885 146

T236 Tom Vickery 1890 146

T236 Tommy Bond 1880 146

T236 Duke Esper 1894 146

T236 Jack Neagle 1883 146

T236 John Clarkson 1893 146

T252 Pedro Astacio 1998 145

T252 Herm Wehmeier 1950 145

T252 Al Orth 1897 145

T252 Bill Phillips 1901 145

T252 Jose Lima 2000 145

T252 Bill Hoffer 1897 145

T252 Harry Byrd 1953 145

T252 Ben Sanders 1890 145

T252 George Bradley 1877 145

T252 Jim Whitney 1887 145

T252 Ad Gumbert 1892 145

T252 Tim Keefe 1881 145

T264 Nels Potter 1939 144

T264 Kid Nichols 1895 144

T264 Jimmie DeShong 1937 144

T264 Matt Kilroy 1888 144

T264 Harley Payne 1897 144

T264 Old Hoss Radbourn 1883 144

T270 Toad Ramsey 1890 143

T270 Frank Foreman 1891 143

T270 Willie Sudhoff 1899 143

T270 Al Orth 1902 143

T270 Kid Nichols 1892 143

T270 Clark Griffith 1894 143

T270 Ray Benge 1930 143

T270 Jim McCormick 1881 143

T270 Dupee Shaw 1886 143

T270 Rube Walberg 1932 143

T270 John Clarkson 1891 143

T270 Sadie McMahon 1892 143

T270 Leo Sweetland 1930 143

T270 Billy Rhines 1895 143

T284 Jack Powell 1900 142

T284 Jouett Meekin 1896 142

T284 Mickey Lolich 1974 142

T284 Amos Rusie 1891 142

T284 Adonis Terry 1887 142

T284 Clark Griffith 1897 142

T284 George Keefe 1890 142

T291 Lee Richmond 1880 141

T291 Claude Passeau 1937 141

T291 Pete Dowling 1901 141

T291 Cy Young 1897 141

T291 Milt Gaston 1927 141

T291 Pud Galvin 1884 141

T291 Ed Seward 1889 141

T291 Vern Kennedy 1936 141

T291 Charlie Knepper 1899 141

T291 Bill Reidy 1901 141

T301 Monte Ward 1879 140

T301 Charlie Buffinton 1884 140

T301 Wes Ferrell 1936 140

T301 Chick Fraser 1901 140

T301 Jim Devlin 1877 140

T301 Jack Stivetts 1891 140

T301 Jack Stivetts 1892 140

T301 Darryl Kile 1999 140

T309 Egyptian Healy 1888 139

T309 Win Mercer 1894 139

T309 Nig Cuppy 1895 139

T309 Charlie Buffinton 1885 139

T309 Jack Russell 1930 139

T309 Ray Benge 1929 139

T309 Jim Bibby 1974 139

T309 Terry Larkin 1879 139

T309 Jack Stivetts 1893 139

T309 Gus Weyhing 1892 139

T309 Harry Staley 1890 139

T309 Dupee Shaw 1884 139

T309 Hank O'Day 1888 139

T309 John Clarkson 1890 139

T309 Bob Emslie 1884 139

T309 Bill Carrick 1902 139

T309 Elton Chamberlin 1889 139

T326 Burleigh Grimes 1925 138

T326 Bill Hart 1895 138

T326 Bert Cunningham 1899 138

T326 Wilbur Wood 1973 138

T326 Bump Hadley 1933 138

T326 Mike McDermott 1895 138

T326 Vern Kennedy 1940 138

T326 Gordon Rhodes 1936 138

T326 Pud Galvin 1880 138

T326 Ben Sanders 1889 138

T326 Larry Corcoran 1884 138

T326 Silver King 1890 138