Between the 2000 and 2025 seasons, Clayton Kershaw had the lowest ERA when pitching at least 2000 innings, with an ERA of 2.53.
| 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 | ERA- | FIP | FIP- | H/9 | PRAA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Kershaw | 2.53 | 2855.1 | 455 | 223 | 96 | .699 | 451 | 3,052 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2,193 | 804 | 881 | 235 | 713 | 46 | 1 | 28 | 11,279 | 108 | 9.62 | 2.25 | 4.28 | 0.74 | 27.1 | 6.3 | 1.02 | .271 | 2.78 | 65 | 2.85 | 70 | 6.91 | 375.2 |
| 2 |  | C. Sale | 3.01 | 2084.0 | 393 | 145 | 88 | .622 | 312 | 2,579 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1,692 | 697 | 750 | 213 | 487 | 130 | 25 | 15 | 8,389 | 48 | 11.14 | 2.10 | 5.30 | 0.92 | 30.7 | 5.8 | 1.05 | .297 | 3.24 | 71 | 2.87 | 68 | 7.31 | 303.3 |
| 3 |  | J. Santana | 3.20 | 2025.2 | 360 | 139 | 78 | .641 | 284 | 1,988 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1,726 | 721 | 773 | 220 | 567 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 8,262 | 68 | 8.83 | 2.52 | 3.51 | 0.98 | 24.1 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .276 | 3.43 | 74 | 3.43 | 81 | 7.67 | 187.6 |
| 4 |  | M. Scherzer | 3.22 | 2963.0 | 483 | 220 | 117 | .653 | 474 | 3,489 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2,433 | 1,059 | 1,132 | 354 | 779 | 114 | 2 | 20 | 11,987 | 80 | 10.60 | 2.37 | 4.48 | 1.08 | 29.1 | 6.5 | 1.08 | .287 | 3.44 | 77 | 3.23 | 78 | 7.39 | 302.8 |
| 5 |  | D. Price | 3.32 | 2143.2 | 400 | 157 | 82 | .657 | 322 | 2,076 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1,930 | 790 | 865 | 221 | 562 | 63 | 19 | 16 | 8,807 | 40 | 8.72 | 2.36 | 3.69 | 0.93 | 23.6 | 6.4 | 1.16 | .290 | 3.63 | 81 | 3.38 | 83 | 8.10 | 165.9 |
| 6 |  | J. Verlander | 3.32 | 3567.2 | 555 | 266 | 158 | .627 | 555 | 3,553 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3,046 | 1,317 | 1,428 | 371 | 1,004 | 121 | 0 | 28 | 14,607 | 99 | 8.96 | 2.53 | 3.54 | 0.94 | 24.3 | 6.9 | 1.14 | .280 | 3.60 | 79 | 3.43 | 81 | 7.68 | 312.1 |
| 7 | | R. Oswalt | 3.36 | 2245.1 | 365 | 163 | 102 | .615 | 341 | 1,852 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2,199 | 838 | 897 | 197 | 520 | 80 | 7 | 34 | 9,301 | 30 | 7.42 | 2.08 | 3.56 | 0.79 | 19.9 | 5.6 | 1.21 | .301 | 3.60 | 79 | 3.36 | 78 | 8.81 | 236.2 |
| 8 | | R. Halladay | 3.36 | 2586.0 | 378 | 194 | 98 | .664 | 370 | 2,022 | 65 | 19 | 0 | 2,481 | 966 | 1,055 | 215 | 511 | 77 | 4 | 27 | 10,566 | 50 | 7.04 | 1.78 | 3.96 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 4.8 | 1.16 | .293 | 3.67 | 77 | 3.27 | 75 | 8.63 | 304.7 |
| 9 |  | F. Hernandez | 3.42 | 2729.2 | 419 | 169 | 136 | .554 | 418 | 2,524 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 2,487 | 1,037 | 1,157 | 264 | 805 | 105 | 0 | 16 | 11,284 | 156 | 8.32 | 2.65 | 3.14 | 0.87 | 22.4 | 7.1 | 1.21 | .293 | 3.81 | 84 | 3.52 | 85 | 8.20 | 181.5 |
| 10 | | C. Hamels | 3.43 | 2698.0 | 423 | 163 | 122 | .572 | 422 | 2,560 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2,424 | 1,027 | 1,103 | 310 | 767 | 100 | 0 | 43 | 11,115 | 57 | 8.54 | 2.56 | 3.34 | 1.03 | 23.0 | 6.9 | 1.18 | .287 | 3.68 | 82 | 3.68 | 88 | 8.09 | 151.3 |
| 11 |  | M. Bumgarner | 3.47 | 2209.1 | 358 | 134 | 124 | .519 | 355 | 2,070 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2,007 | 853 | 933 | 258 | 544 | 89 | 1 | 38 | 9,098 | 29 | 8.43 | 2.22 | 3.81 | 1.05 | 22.8 | 6.0 | 1.15 | .285 | 3.80 | 90 | 3.62 | 94 | 8.18 | 50.1 |
| 12 |  | Z. Greinke | 3.49 | 3389.1 | 586 | 225 | 156 | .591 | 541 | 2,979 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3,207 | 1,315 | 1,410 | 367 | 762 | 79 | 8 | 25 | 13,877 | 101 | 7.91 | 2.02 | 3.91 | 0.97 | 21.5 | 5.5 | 1.17 | .293 | 3.74 | 83 | 3.51 | 85 | 8.52 | 235 |
| 13 | | T. Hudson | 3.50 | 2990.1 | 461 | 211 | 131 | .617 | 458 | 1,948 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 2,836 | 1,164 | 1,263 | 240 | 855 | 120 | 0 | 82 | 12,425 | 78 | 5.86 | 2.57 | 2.28 | 0.72 | 15.7 | 6.9 | 1.23 | .280 | 3.80 | 84 | 3.79 | 91 | 8.54 | 131.3 |
| 14 | | C. Lee | 3.52 | 2156.2 | 328 | 143 | 91 | .611 | 324 | 1,824 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2,116 | 843 | 923 | 223 | 464 | 50 | 1 | 12 | 8,917 | 41 | 7.61 | 1.94 | 3.93 | 0.93 | 20.5 | 5.2 | 1.20 | .298 | 3.85 | 84 | 3.44 | 82 | 8.83 | 168.2 |
| 15 |  | J. Cueto | 3.52 | 2256.1 | 370 | 144 | 113 | .560 | 365 | 1,857 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2,094 | 883 | 955 | 253 | 637 | 120 | 1 | 22 | 9,373 | 36 | 7.41 | 2.54 | 2.92 | 1.01 | 19.8 | 6.8 | 1.21 | .283 | 3.81 | 86 | 3.93 | 96 | 8.35 | 31.6 |
| 16 | | A. Wainwright | 3.53 | 2668.1 | 478 | 200 | 128 | .610 | 411 | 2,202 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2,577 | 1,047 | 1,117 | 233 | 736 | 81 | 13 | 40 | 11,116 | 51 | 7.43 | 2.48 | 2.99 | 0.79 | 19.8 | 6.6 | 1.24 | .298 | 3.77 | 88 | 3.53 | 87 | 8.69 | 152.8 |
| 17 | | J. Weaver | 3.63 | 2067.1 | 331 | 150 | 98 | .605 | 331 | 1,621 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1,912 | 833 | 879 | 262 | 551 | 55 | 0 | 17 | 8,531 | 37 | 7.06 | 2.40 | 2.94 | 1.14 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 1.19 | .273 | 3.83 | 89 | 4.06 | 99 | 8.32 | 5.6 |
| 18 | | J. Peavy | 3.63 | 2377.0 | 388 | 152 | 126 | .547 | 377 | 2,207 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2,134 | 960 | 1,011 | 259 | 708 | 78 | 3 | 42 | 9,838 | 46 | 8.36 | 2.68 | 3.12 | 0.98 | 22.4 | 7.2 | 1.20 | .285 | 3.83 | 90 | 3.64 | 89 | 8.08 | 127.6 |
| 19 |  | J. Lester | 3.66 | 2740.0 | 452 | 200 | 117 | .631 | 451 | 2,488 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2,610 | 1,114 | 1,215 | 294 | 892 | 90 | 0 | 13 | 11,487 | 63 | 8.17 | 2.93 | 2.79 | 0.97 | 21.7 | 7.8 | 1.28 | .300 | 3.99 | 86 | 3.77 | 92 | 8.57 | 101.7 |
| 20 | | M. Cain | 3.68 | 2085.2 | 342 | 104 | 118 | .468 | 331 | 1,694 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1,849 | 853 | 910 | 211 | 712 | 62 | 4 | 42 | 8,699 | 70 | 7.31 | 3.07 | 2.38 | 0.91 | 19.5 | 8.2 | 1.23 | .272 | 3.93 | 93 | 3.91 | 99 | 7.98 | 9.2 |
| 21 |  | CC Sabathia | 3.74 | 3577.1 | 561 | 251 | 161 | .609 | 560 | 3,093 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3,404 | 1,485 | 1,623 | 382 | 1,099 | 123 | 0 | 44 | 14,989 | 74 | 7.78 | 2.76 | 2.81 | 0.96 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 1.26 | .294 | 4.08 | 87 | 3.77 | 87 | 8.56 | 223.7 |
| 22 | | L. Lynn | 3.74 | 2006.1 | 364 | 143 | 99 | .591 | 340 | 2,015 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1,856 | 834 | 916 | 231 | 704 | 89 | 4 | 21 | 8,520 | 61 | 9.04 | 3.16 | 2.86 | 1.04 | 23.7 | 8.3 | 1.28 | .296 | 4.11 | 91 | 3.82 | 93 | 8.33 | 67.8 |
| 23 | | D. Haren | 3.75 | 2419.2 | 391 | 153 | 131 | .539 | 380 | 2,013 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2,357 | 1,009 | 1,105 | 305 | 500 | 67 | 4 | 39 | 10,022 | 98 | 7.49 | 1.86 | 4.03 | 1.13 | 20.1 | 5.0 | 1.18 | .288 | 4.11 | 92 | 3.77 | 92 | 8.77 | 92.8 |
| 24 | | J. Quintana | 3.76 | 2101.1 | 383 | 113 | 110 | .507 | 357 | 1,816 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2,043 | 877 | 949 | 219 | 641 | 58 | 7 | 23 | 8,812 | 75 | 7.78 | 2.75 | 2.83 | 0.94 | 20.6 | 7.3 | 1.28 | .300 | 4.06 | 91 | 3.76 | 91 | 8.75 | 90 |
| 25 | | M. Buehrle | 3.81 | 3283.1 | 518 | 214 | 160 | .572 | 493 | 1,870 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 3,472 | 1,391 | 1,542 | 361 | 734 | 79 | 6 | 49 | 13,705 | 27 | 5.13 | 2.01 | 2.55 | 0.99 | 13.6 | 5.4 | 1.28 | .292 | 4.23 | 87 | 4.11 | 93 | 9.52 | 111.9 |
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 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
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| Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
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 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
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 Guardians - y | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
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76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
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 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
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