Since 1980, Dwight Gooden has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher with 101.0+ innings pitched in a season, with an ERA of 1.53 in 1985.
| NAME | ERA | IP | SEASON | TM | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | D. Gooden | 1.53 | 276.2 | 1985 | 35 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 35 | 268 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 198 | 47 | 51 | 13 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1,065 | 6 | 8.72 | 2.24 | 3.88 | 0.42 | 25.2 | 6.5 | 0.97 | .259 | 1.66 | 6.44 | |
| 2 |  | G. Maddux | 1.56 | 202.0 | 1994 | 25 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 25 | 156 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 150 | 35 | 44 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 774 | 3 | 6.95 | 1.38 | 5.03 | 0.18 | 20.2 | 4.0 | 0.90 | .253 | 1.96 | 6.68 | |
| 3 | | G. Maddux | 1.63 | 209.2 | 1995 | 28 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 28 | 181 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 38 | 39 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 785 | 1 | 7.77 | 0.99 | 7.87 | 0.34 | 23.1 | 2.9 | 0.81 | .244 | 1.67 | 6.31 | |
| 4 |  | Z. Greinke | 1.66 | 222.2 | 2015 | 32 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 32 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 5.98 | |
| 5 |  | C. Kershaw | 1.69 | 149.0 | 2016 | 21 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 21 | 172 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 544 | 5 | 10.39 | 0.66 | 15.64 | 0.48 | 31.6 | 2.0 | 0.72 | .254 | 1.87 | 5.86 | |
| 6 |  | N. Ryan | 1.69 | 149.0 | 1981 | 21 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 21 | 140 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 605 | 16 | 8.46 | 4.11 | 2.06 | 0.12 | 23.1 | 11.2 | 1.12 | .246 | 2.05 | 5.98 | |
| 7 |  | J. deGrom | 1.70 | 217.0 | 2018 | 32 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 32 | 269 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 6.30 | |
| 8 |  | N. Eovaldi | 1.73 | 130.0 | 2025 | 22 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 22 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 496 | 6 | 8.93 | 1.45 | 6.14 | 0.69 | 26.0 | 4.2 | 0.85 | .243 | 1.94 | 6.23 | |
| 9 |  | P. Martinez | 1.74 | 217.0 | 2000 | 29 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 29 | 284 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 128 | 42 | 44 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 817 | 1 | 11.78 | 1.33 | 8.88 | 0.71 | 34.8 | 3.9 | 0.74 | .236 | 1.82 | 5.31 | |
| 10 | | C. Buchholz | 1.74 | 108.1 | 2013 | 16 | 12 | 1 | .923 | 16 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 1 | 7.98 | 2.99 | 2.67 | 0.33 | 23.1 | 8.7 | 1.02 | .254 | 1.91 | 6.23 | |
| 11 |  | J. Verlander | 1.75 | 175.0 | 2022 | 28 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 28 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 5.97 | |
| 12 |  | J. Arrieta | 1.77 | 229.0 | 2015 | 33 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 33 | 236 | 4 | 3 | 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 | 5.90 | |
| 13 | | C. Kershaw | 1.77 | 198.1 | 2014 | 27 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 27 | 239 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 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 | 6.31 | |
| 14 |  | J. Misiorowski | 1.80 | 174.2 | 2026 | 30 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 30 | 252 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 35 | 43 | 14 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 665 | 6 | 12.98 | 2.27 | 5.73 | 0.72 | 37.9 | 6.6 | 0.80 | .237 | 2.22 | 4.95 | |
| 15 |  | T. Rogers | 1.81 | 109.2 | 2025 | 18 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 18 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 423 | 0 | 8.45 | 2.38 | 3.55 | 0.49 | 24.3 | 6.9 | 0.90 | .226 | 1.89 | 5.74 | |
| 16 | | C. Kershaw | 1.83 | 236.0 | 2013 | 33 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 33 | 232 | 3 | 2 | 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 | 6.25 | |
| 17 |  | R. Clemens | 1.87 | 211.1 | 2005 | 32 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 32 | 185 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 6.43 | |
| 18 | | K. Brown | 1.89 | 233.0 | 1996 | 32 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 32 | 159 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 187 | 49 | 60 | 8 | 33 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 906 | 6 | 6.14 | 1.27 | 4.82 | 0.31 | 17.5 | 3.6 | 0.94 | .259 | 2.32 | 7.22 | |
| 19 |  | B. Snell | 1.89 | 180.2 | 2018 | 31 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 31 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 5.58 | |
| 20 | | J.R. Richard | 1.90 | 113.2 | 1980 | 17 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 17 | 119 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 438 | 2 | 9.42 | 3.17 | 2.98 | 0.16 | 27.2 | 9.1 | 0.92 | .227 | 2.45 | 5.15 | |
| 21 |  | P. Martinez | 1.90 | 241.1 | 1997 | 31 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 31 | 305 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 158 | 51 | 65 | 16 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 947 | 3 | 11.37 | 2.50 | 4.55 | 0.60 | 32.2 | 7.1 | 0.93 | .258 | 2.42 | 5.89 | |
| 22 | | J. Tudor | 1.93 | 275.0 | 1985 | 36 | 21 | 8 | .724 | 36 | 169 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 209 | 59 | 68 | 14 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1,062 | 4 | 5.53 | 1.60 | 3.45 | 0.46 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 0.94 | .236 | 2.23 | 6.84 | |
| 23 |  | R. Clemens | 1.93 | 228.1 | 1990 | 31 | 21 | 6 | .778 | 31 | 209 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 193 | 49 | 59 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 920 | 8 | 8.24 | 2.13 | 3.87 | 0.28 | 22.7 | 5.9 | 1.08 | .289 | 2.33 | 7.61 | |
| 24 |  | C. Schlittler | 1.95 | 193.2 | 2026 | 33 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 33 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 42 | 52 | 16 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 761 | 0 | 11.11 | 2.28 | 4.88 | 0.74 | 31.4 | 6.4 | 0.92 | .251 | 2.42 | 5.99 | |
| 25 |  | P. Skenes | 1.96 | 133.0 | 2024 | 23 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 23 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 2 | 11.50 | 2.17 | 5.31 | 0.68 | 33.1 | 6.2 | 0.95 | .284 | 2.10 | 6.36 | |
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