Jacob deGrom has the best career ERA by an active starting pitcher when pitching at least 500 innings, with an ERA of 2.66.
| NAME | ERA | IP | G | W | L | W% | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. deGrom | 2.66 | 1666.1 | 272 | 105 | 73 | .590 | 272 | 2,008 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,284 | 493 | 530 | 163 | 377 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 6,563 | 33 | 10.85 | 2.04 | 5.33 | 0.88 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 1.00 | .281 | 2.86 | 6.93 |
| 2 |  | D. Rasmussen | 2.78 | 524.0 | 105 | 41 | 19 | .683 | 105 | 471 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 162 | 171 | 48 | 111 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2,056 | 19 | 8.09 | 1.91 | 4.24 | 0.82 | 22.9 | 5.4 | 0.99 | .255 | 2.94 | 6.99 |
| 3 |  | S. Ohtani | 2.83 | 614.1 | 114 | 47 | 22 | .681 | 114 | 765 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 443 | 193 | 205 | 60 | 208 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2,479 | 52 | 11.21 | 3.05 | 3.68 | 0.88 | 30.9 | 8.4 | 1.06 | .270 | 3.00 | 6.49 |
| 4 |  | C. Sánchez | 2.94 | 657.1 | 111 | 45 | 24 | .652 | 111 | 659 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 613 | 215 | 238 | 55 | 146 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2,685 | 20 | 9.02 | 2.00 | 4.51 | 0.75 | 24.5 | 5.4 | 1.15 | .308 | 3.26 | 8.39 |
| 5 |  | C. Sale | 2.98 | 2112.0 | 334 | 152 | 93 | .620 | 334 | 2,618 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1,723 | 700 | 757 | 213 | 475 | 138 | 0 | 12 | 8,498 | 45 | 11.16 | 2.02 | 5.51 | 0.91 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 1.04 | .299 | 3.23 | 7.34 |
| 6 |  | C. Burnes | 3.01 | 886.0 | 149 | 55 | 35 | .611 | 149 | 1,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 683 | 296 | 327 | 93 | 249 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3,567 | 39 | 10.31 | 2.53 | 4.08 | 0.94 | 28.5 | 7.0 | 1.05 | .271 | 3.32 | 6.94 |
| 7 |  | M. Fried | 3.01 | 1141.0 | 198 | 96 | 43 | .691 | 198 | 1,103 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 987 | 382 | 423 | 88 | 309 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 4,640 | 49 | 8.70 | 2.44 | 3.57 | 0.69 | 23.8 | 6.7 | 1.14 | .291 | 3.34 | 7.79 |
| 8 |  | T. Skubal | 3.04 | 869.2 | 153 | 61 | 42 | .592 | 153 | 1,013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 694 | 294 | 323 | 99 | 188 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3,457 | 11 | 10.48 | 1.95 | 5.39 | 1.02 | 29.3 | 5.4 | 1.01 | .280 | 3.34 | 7.18 |
| 9 |  | S. McClanahan | 3.07 | 507.0 | 95 | 42 | 22 | .656 | 95 | 550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 411 | 173 | 187 | 56 | 151 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2,050 | 22 | 9.76 | 2.68 | 3.64 | 0.99 | 26.8 | 7.4 | 1.11 | .276 | 3.32 | 7.30 |
| 10 |  | B. Woodruff | 3.13 | 763.2 | 136 | 53 | 30 | .639 | 136 | 884 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 587 | 266 | 279 | 87 | 195 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 3,054 | 8 | 10.42 | 2.30 | 4.53 | 1.03 | 28.9 | 6.4 | 1.02 | .269 | 3.29 | 6.92 |
| 11 |  | B. Snell | 3.15 | 1173.0 | 225 | 82 | 63 | .566 | 225 | 1,460 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 902 | 411 | 447 | 111 | 527 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4,854 | 87 | 11.20 | 4.04 | 2.77 | 0.85 | 30.1 | 10.9 | 1.22 | .288 | 3.43 | 6.92 |
| 12 |  | G. Cole | 3.17 | 2046.2 | 333 | 160 | 86 | .650 | 333 | 2,351 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,706 | 722 | 773 | 229 | 520 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 8,237 | 58 | 10.34 | 2.29 | 4.52 | 1.01 | 28.5 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .291 | 3.40 | 7.50 |
| 13 |  | Z. Wheeler | 3.26 | 1848.2 | 304 | 123 | 79 | .609 | 304 | 1,964 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,563 | 669 | 723 | 181 | 523 | 79 | 0 | 14 | 7,560 | 42 | 9.56 | 2.55 | 3.76 | 0.88 | 26.0 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .287 | 3.52 | 7.61 |
| 14 |  | S. Bieber | 3.27 | 932.1 | 152 | 71 | 35 | .670 | 152 | 1,036 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 832 | 339 | 360 | 110 | 217 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3,786 | 34 | 10.00 | 2.09 | 4.77 | 1.06 | 27.4 | 5.7 | 1.13 | .300 | 3.48 | 8.03 |
| 15 |  | M. Scherzer | 3.29 | 2989.0 | 485 | 221 | 123 | .642 | 485 | 3,503 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2,470 | 1,091 | 1,164 | 364 | 792 | 113 | 0 | 20 | 12,115 | 82 | 10.55 | 2.38 | 4.42 | 1.10 | 28.9 | 6.5 | 1.09 | .287 | 3.50 | 7.44 |
| 16 |  | J. Verlander | 3.33 | 3571.1 | 556 | 266 | 159 | .626 | 556 | 3,554 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3,052 | 1,322 | 1,433 | 372 | 1,006 | 121 | 0 | 28 | 14,626 | 100 | 8.96 | 2.54 | 3.53 | 0.94 | 24.3 | 6.9 | 1.14 | .280 | 3.61 | 7.69 |
| 17 |  | L. Webb | 3.40 | 1194.2 | 199 | 76 | 58 | .567 | 199 | 1,102 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,128 | 451 | 495 | 83 | 279 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 4,880 | 23 | 8.30 | 2.10 | 3.95 | 0.63 | 22.6 | 5.7 | 1.18 | .310 | 3.73 | 8.50 |
| 18 |  | B. Woo | 3.44 | 534.0 | 94 | 35 | 23 | .603 | 94 | 529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 429 | 204 | 216 | 68 | 109 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2,137 | 6 | 8.92 | 1.84 | 4.85 | 1.15 | 24.8 | 5.1 | 1.01 | .256 | 3.64 | 7.23 |
| 19 |  | R. Suarez | 3.44 | 779.1 | 141 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 141 | 732 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 743 | 298 | 323 | 67 | 242 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3,263 | 10 | 8.45 | 2.79 | 3.02 | 0.77 | 22.4 | 7.4 | 1.26 | .307 | 3.73 | 8.58 |
| 20 |  | F. Valdez | 3.48 | 1165.1 | 191 | 85 | 57 | .599 | 191 | 1,113 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1,005 | 451 | 491 | 97 | 415 | 66 | 0 | 1 | 4,857 | 63 | 8.60 | 3.21 | 2.68 | 0.75 | 22.9 | 8.5 | 1.22 | .287 | 3.79 | 7.76 |
| 21 |  | S. Gray | 3.53 | 2029.1 | 353 | 138 | 105 | .568 | 353 | 2,021 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1,772 | 797 | 871 | 204 | 647 | 61 | 0 | 5 | 8,397 | 107 | 8.96 | 2.87 | 3.12 | 0.90 | 24.1 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .287 | 3.86 | 7.86 |
| 22 |  | L. Gilbert | 3.54 | 985.2 | 171 | 56 | 43 | .566 | 171 | 1,041 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 818 | 388 | 408 | 131 | 218 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 3,971 | 44 | 9.51 | 1.99 | 4.78 | 1.20 | 26.2 | 5.5 | 1.05 | .269 | 3.73 | 7.47 |
| 23 |  | A. Abbott | 3.58 | 553.0 | 101 | 34 | 30 | .531 | 101 | 491 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 504 | 220 | 234 | 78 | 205 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2,333 | 10 | 7.99 | 3.34 | 2.40 | 1.27 | 21.0 | 8.8 | 1.28 | .274 | 3.81 | 8.20 |
| 24 |  | H. Brown | 3.59 | 583.2 | 105 | 38 | 34 | .528 | 105 | 638 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 497 | 233 | 251 | 69 | 213 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2,409 | 10 | 9.84 | 3.28 | 3.00 | 1.06 | 26.5 | 8.8 | 1.22 | .292 | 3.87 | 7.66 |
| 25 |  | W. Buehler | 3.60 | 943.2 | 171 | 62 | 34 | .646 | 171 | 933 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 816 | 377 | 412 | 116 | 288 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 3,907 | 24 | 8.90 | 2.75 | 3.24 | 1.11 | 23.9 | 7.4 | 1.17 | .277 | 3.93 | 7.78 |
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