Since 2001, Shane Bieber has the best ERA in a season, with an ERA of 1.63 in 2020.

Interpreted as:

best era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a player in a season after 2000

	NAME	ERA	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	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	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	1.63	2020	CLE	12	8	1	.889	12	122	0	0	0	77.1	46	14	15	7	21	1	0	0	297	5	14.20	2.44	5.81	0.81	41.1	7.1	0.87	.267	1.75	37	2.06	46	5.35	20.5
2	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	1.66	2015	LAD	32	19	3	.864	32	200	1	0	0	222.2	148	41	43	14	40	5	0	1	843	7	8.08	1.62	5.00	0.57	23.7	4.7	0.84	.229	1.74	44	2.75	73	5.98	26.2
3	Jacob Misiorowski J. Misiorowski	1.68	2026	MIL	24	13	5	.722	24	216	1	1	0	145.0	77	27	35	13	33	9	0	0	550	5	13.41	2.05	6.55	0.81	39.3	6.0	0.76	.229	2.17	41	2.13	51	4.78	33
4	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	1.70	2018	NYM	32	10	9	.526	32	269	1	0	0	217.0	152	41	48	10	46	5	0	3	835	2	11.16	1.91	5.85	0.41	32.2	5.5	0.91	.281	1.99	44	1.98	50	6.30	49
5	Trevor Bauer T. Bauer	1.73	2020	CIN	11	5	4	.556	11	100	2	2	0	73.0	41	14	17	9	17	3	0	1	278	3	12.33	2.10	5.88	1.11	36.0	6.1	0.79	.215	2.10	36	2.87	61	5.05	14.1
6	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1.75	2022	HOU	28	18	4	.818	28	185	0	0	0	175.0	116	34	43	12	29	6	0	0	666	3	9.51	1.49	6.38	0.62	27.8	4.4	0.83	.240	2.21	46	2.48	64	5.97	27.7
7	Jake Arrieta J. Arrieta	1.77	2015	CHC	33	22	6	.786	33	236	4	3	0	229.0	150	45	52	10	48	6	0	2	870	6	9.28	1.89	4.92	0.39	27.1	5.5	0.86	.246	2.04	45	2.34	60	5.90	39
8	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1.77	2014	LAD	27	21	3	.875	27	239	6	2	0	198.1	139	39	42	9	31	2	0	0	749	7	10.85	1.41	7.71	0.41	31.9	4.1	0.86	.278	1.91	51	1.81	50	6.31	40.5
9	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1.83	2013	LAD	33	16	9	.640	33	232	3	2	0	236.0	164	48	55	11	52	3	0	2	908	12	8.85	1.98	4.46	0.42	25.6	5.7	0.92	.251	2.10	51	2.38	64	6.25	35.4
10	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	1.87	2005	HOU	32	13	8	.619	32	185	1	0	0	211.1	151	44	51	11	62	3	0	5	838	3	7.88	2.64	2.98	0.47	22.1	7.4	1.01	.243	2.17	44	2.86	67	6.43	33.4
11	Blake Snell B. Snell	1.89	2018	TBR	31	21	5	.808	31	221	0	0	0	180.2	112	38	41	16	64	1	0	2	700	13	11.01	3.19	3.45	0.80	31.6	9.1	0.97	.241	2.04	46	2.94	72	5.58	23.1
12	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	1.97	2025	PIT	32	10	10	.500	32	216	1	0	0	187.2	136	41	45	11	42	6	0	0	733	2	10.36	2.01	5.14	0.53	29.5	5.7	0.95	.273	2.16	46	2.36	57	6.52	37
13	Dallas Keuchel D. Keuchel	1.99	2020	CWS	11	6	2	.750	11	42	0	0	0	63.1	52	14	15	2	17	0	0	0	257	0	5.97	2.42	2.47	0.28	16.3	6.6	1.09	.255	2.13	45	3.07	66	7.39	10.6
14	Yu Darvish Y. Darvish	2.01	2020	CHC	12	8	3	.727	12	93	0	0	0	76.0	59	17	18	5	14	2	0	1	297	3	11.01	1.66	6.64	0.59	31.3	4.7	0.96	.295	2.13	46	2.22	50	6.99	18.6
15	Dinelson Lamet D. Lamet	2.09	2020	SDP	12	3	1	.750	12	93	0	0	0	69.0	39	16	18	5	20	4	0	0	267	1	12.13	2.61	4.65	0.65	34.8	7.5	0.86	.234	2.35	49	2.47	56	5.09	15.1
16	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2.13	2015	LAD	33	16	7	.696	33	301	4	3	0	232.2	163	55	62	15	42	5	0	1	890	9	11.64	1.62	7.17	0.58	33.8	4.7	0.88	.281	2.40	57	1.98	52	6.31	47.7
17	Kyle Hendricks K. Hendricks	2.13	2016	CHC	31	16	8	.667	30	170	2	1	0	190.0	142	45	53	15	44	8	0	3	745	5	8.05	2.08	3.86	0.71	22.8	5.9	0.98	.250	2.51	51	3.20	78	6.73	19.6
18	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	2.14	2014	SEA	34	15	6	.714	34	248	0	0	0	236.0	170	56	68	16	46	5	0	1	912	18	9.46	1.75	5.39	0.61	27.2	5.0	0.92	.258	2.59	58	2.56	69	6.48	30.7
19	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2.16	2009	KCR	33	16	8	.667	33	242	6	3	0	229.1	195	55	64	11	51	4	0	0	915	5	9.50	2.00	4.75	0.43	26.4	5.6	1.07	.303	2.51	48	2.32	53	7.65	52.5
20	Julio Urías J. Urías	2.16	2022	LAD	31	17	7	.708	31	166	0	0	0	175.0	127	42	51	23	41	5	0	0	689	0	8.54	2.11	4.05	1.18	24.1	6.0	0.96	.229	2.62	55	3.71	92	6.53	6.2
21	Cam Schlittler C. Schlittler	2.16	2026	NYY	27	11	6	.647	27	193	0	0	0	158.0	115	38	45	14	37	6	0	0	627	0	10.99	2.11	5.22	0.80	30.8	5.9	0.96	.268	2.56	53	2.60	62	6.55	27.9
22	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.17	2014	CWS	26	12	4	.750	26	208	2	0	0	174.0	129	42	48	13	39	11	0	2	685	3	10.76	2.02	5.33	0.67	30.4	5.7	0.97	.280	2.48	56	2.57	66	6.67	25.1
23	Jose Fernandez J. Fernandez	2.19	2013	MIA	28	12	6	.667	28	187	0	0	0	172.2	111	42	47	10	58	5	0	5	681	3	9.75	3.02	3.22	0.52	27.5	8.5	0.98	.240	2.45	60	2.72	75	5.79	18.1
24	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.20	2026	ATL	23	12	9	.571	23	166	0	0	0	135.0	111	33	38	8	28	10	0	0	542	0	11.07	1.87	5.93	0.53	30.6	5.2	1.03	.312	2.53	53	2.23	54	7.40	28.4
25	Dylan Cease D. Cease	2.20	2022	CWS	32	14	8	.636	32	227	1	1	0	184.0	126	45	55	16	78	3	0	2	747	7	11.10	3.82	2.91	0.78	30.4	10.4	1.11	.260	2.69	56	3.09	75	6.16	20.1

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DeLauter

RBI

59

DeLauter

AVG

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DeLauter

Team Pitching Leaders

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204

Williams

ERA

2.50

Messick

Team Rankings

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539

25th

1,246

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ERA

3.75

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	69	63	.523
Guardians	67	66	.504	2.5
Twins	64	69	.481	5.5
Tigers	62	70	.470	7.0
Royals	59	74	.444	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/26	CLE	@	LAA	4:07 PM
Fri 8/28	KCR	@	CLE	7:10 PM
Sat 8/29	KCR	@	CLE	4:10 PM
Sun 8/30	KCR	@	CLE	1:40 PM
Tue 9/1	TOR	@	CLE	6:40 PM

Last Game

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67 - 66

Final

Angels

52 - 81

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HR Leaders

39

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

99

Stewart

96

Burleson

96

Walker

Batting Average Leaders

.323

Alvarez

.321

Arraez

.308

Simpson

Hit Leaders

161

Arraez

158

Lopez

152

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

91

Olson

OBP Leaders

.438

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.618

Alvarez

.554

García

.550

Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

42

Nuñez

35

Simpson

35

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

16

Gray

15

Griffin

Strikeout Leaders

216

Misiorowski

209

Cease

204

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.68

Misiorowski

2.16

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.90

Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.41

Misiorowski

13.03

Cease

11.77

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.55

Misiorowski

5.93

Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,207

Ohtani

1,863.1

Crow-Armstrong

1,770.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,548.6

Ohtani

1,414

Crow-Armstrong

1,327

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

79-53

76-58

75-58

72-60

72-61

Worst Record ATS

51-82

54-79

54-78

58-75

61-72

61-71

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	77	55	.583
Phillies	73	60	.549	4.5
Marlins	67	66	.504	10.5
Nationals	62	72	.463	16.0
Mets	60	72	.455	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	81	51	.614
Cubs	76	57	.571	5.5
Cardinals	66	67	.496	15.5
Pirates	65	69	.485	17.0
Reds	62	71	.466	19.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	80	52	.606
Padres	71	62	.534	9.5
Diamondbacks	70	63	.526	10.5
Giants	54	78	.409	26.0
Rockies	51	81	.386	29.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	78	54	.591
Yankees	74	57	.565	3.5
Red Sox	73	59	.553	5.0
Orioles	64	68	.485	14.0
Blue Jays	64	69	.481	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	69	63	.523
Guardians	67	66	.504	2.5
Twins	64	69	.481	5.5
Tigers	62	70	.470	7.0
Royals	59	74	.444	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	66	66	.500
Rangers	66	67	.496	0.5
Mariners	64	69	.481	2.5
Athletics	52	81	.391	14.5
Angels	52	81	.391	14.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 8/11	PIT	@	MIA	0-2
Tue 8/11	CLE	@	DET	4-6
Tue 8/11	CHC	@	WSH	8-6
Tue 8/11	SEA	@	NYY	1-4
Tue 8/11	BOS	@	TOR	3-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 8/26	TBR	@	DET	1:10 PM
Wed 8/26	CHC	@	AZ	3:40 PM
Wed 8/26	CIN	@	SFG	3:45 PM
Wed 8/26	CLE	@	LAA	4:07 PM
Wed 8/26	PHI	@	SEA	4:10 PM

Since 2001, Shane Bieber has the best ERA in a season, with an ERA of 1.63 in 2020.

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