best mlb era by season since 2016

Since 2016, Shane Bieber has the lowest ERA in a season, with an ERA of 1.63 in 2020.

Interpreted as:
best MLB era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a player by season since 2016
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
1.63
2020
CLE 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
2Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
1.63
2026
MIL MIL
21
11
5
.688
21
195
1
1
0
127.0
64
23
31
11
29
9
0
0
480
5
13.82
2.06
6.72
0.78
40.6
6.0
0.73
.225
2.20
39
2.04
48
4.54
30.7
3Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1.70
2018
NYM 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
4Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
1.73
2020
CIN 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
5Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1.75
2022
HOU 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
6Blake Snell
B. Snell
1.89
2018
TBR 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
7Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
1.97
2025
PIT 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
8Dallas Keuchel
D. Keuchel
1.99
2020
CWS 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
9Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2.01
2020
CHC 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
10Chris Sale
C. Sale
2.08
2026
ATL ATL
20
12
6
.667
20
143
0
0
0
117.0
93
27
32
8
26
10
0
0
471
0
11.00
2.00
5.50
0.62
30.4
5.5
1.02
.299
2.46
49
2.45
59
7.15
22.1
11Dinelson Lamet
D. Lamet
2.09
2020
SDP 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
12Kyle Hendricks
K. Hendricks
2.13
2016
CHC 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
13Julio Urías
J. Urías
2.16
2022
LAD 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
14Dylan Cease
D. Cease
2.20
2022
CWS 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
15Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
2.21
2018
CLE CLE
28
12
6
.667
27
221
0
0
1
175.1
134
43
51
9
57
9
1
2
717
12
11.34
2.93
3.88
0.46
30.8
7.9
1.09
.297
2.62
50
2.43
57
6.88
35
16Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
2.21
2025
DET DET
31
13
6
.684
31
241
1
1
0
195.1
141
48
55
18
33
5
0
0
748
3
11.10
1.52
7.30
0.83
32.2
4.4
0.89
.273
2.53
54
2.44
59
6.50
37.5
17Alek Manoah
A. Manoah
2.24
2022
TOR TOR
31
16
7
.696
31
180
0
0
0
196.2
144
49
55
16
51
15
0
0
786
5
8.24
2.33
3.53
0.73
22.9
6.5
0.99
.244
2.52
58
3.34
83
6.59
14.7
18Blake Snell
B. Snell
2.25
2023
SDP SDP
32
14
9
.609
32
234
0
0
0
180.0
115
45
47
15
99
3
0
0
742
13
11.70
4.95
2.36
0.75
31.5
13.3
1.19
.256
2.35
54
3.43
79
5.75
18
19Corey Kluber
C. Kluber
2.25
2017
CLE CLE
29
18
4
.818
29
265
5
3
0
203.2
141
51
56
21
36
5
0
2
777
4
11.71
1.59
7.36
0.93
34.1
4.6
0.87
.267
2.47
50
2.49
57
6.23
42.8
20Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
2.26
2026
NYY NYY
24
10
6
.625
24
171
0
0
0
139.2
102
35
42
13
31
6
0
0
555
0
11.02
2.00
5.52
0.84
30.8
5.6
0.95
.266
2.71
55
2.64
63
6.57
24.2
21Sandy Alcantara
S. Alcantara
2.28
2022
MIA MIA
32
14
9
.609
32
207
6
1
0
228.2
174
58
67
16
50
9
0
1
886
3
8.15
1.97
4.14
0.63
23.4
5.6
0.98
.262
2.64
56
2.98
76
6.85
23.8
22Chris Bassitt
C. Bassitt
2.29
2020
OAK OAK
11
5
2
.714
11
55
0
0
0
63.0
56
16
18
6
17
2
0
0
261
2
7.86
2.43
3.24
0.86
21.1
6.5
1.16
.276
2.57
54
3.58
83
8.00
5.2
23Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.31
2017
LAD LAD
27
18
4
.818
27
202
1
0
0
175.0
136
45
49
23
30
0
0
0
679
4
10.39
1.54
6.73
1.18
29.7
4.4
0.95
.267
2.52
56
3.06
72
6.99
23
24Hyun Jin Ryu
H. Jin Ryu
2.32
2019
LAD LAD
29
14
5
.737
29
163
1
1
0
182.2
160
47
53
17
24
4
0
2
723
0
8.03
1.18
6.79
0.84
22.5
3.3
1.01
.278
2.61
54
3.09
70
7.88
27.1
25Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
2.33
2022
LAA LAA
28
15
9
.625
28
219
0
0
0
166.0
124
43
45
14
44
2
0
0
660
14
11.87
2.39
4.98
0.76
33.2
6.7
1.01
.289
2.44
59
2.40
60
6.72
29.5
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HR

13

Manzardo

Kyle Manzardo

RBI

55

DeLauter

Chase DeLauter

AVG

.276

DeLauter

Chase DeLauter
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W

11

Williams

Gavin Williams

K

178

Williams

Gavin Williams

ERA

2.57

Messick

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HR

109

29th

R

453

29th

SO

1,066

4th

ERA

3.74

7th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
59
54
.522
Guardians Guardians
57
58
.496
3.0
Twins Twins
56
59
.487
4.0
Tigers Tigers
55
59
.482
4.5
Royals Royals
48
67
.417
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
8/7
CLE CLE
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Sat
8/8
CLE CLE
@
CWS CWS
7:15 PM
Sun
8/9
CLE CLE
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Tue
8/11
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Wed
8/12
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Last Game
NYM Mets

49 - 66

6

Final

5

CLE Guardians

57 - 58

Wed 5 Aug 2026

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35

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33

Caminero

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33

Goodman

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RBI Leaders

88

Abrams

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87

Stewart

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85

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Batting Average Leaders

.329

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.324

Arraez

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.320

Lopez

Otto Lopez
Hit Leaders

142

Lopez

Otto Lopez

139

Arraez

Luis Arraez

136

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
Run Leaders

100

Wood

James Wood

78

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

78

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.408

Soto

Juan Soto

.399

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani
SLG Leaders

.640

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.560

García

Luis García Jr.

.559

Caminero

Junior Caminero
SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

30

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

30

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

14

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

14

Gray

Sonny Gray

13

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

178

Williams

Gavin Williams

174

Cease

Dylan Cease
ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.08

Sale

Chris Sale

2.26

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

13.12

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.53

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

6.10

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.52

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

20

Martinez

Nick Martinez

24

Wrobleski

Justin Wrobleski

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1,989.6

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1,661.5

Wood

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1,609.1

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DraftKings Points Leaders

1,384.6

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1,234

Wood

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1,209

Crow-Armstrong

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Best Record ATS
White Sox

67-46

Nationals

67-49

Rays

65-49

Cardinals

63-52

Reds

62-52

Diamondbacks

62-53
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

43-72

Phillies

46-69

Dodgers

49-66

Rangers

51-64

Royals

53-62

Mets

53-62

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
69
45
.605
Phillies Phillies
61
54
.530
8.5
Marlins Marlins
58
57
.504
11.5
Nationals Nationals
56
60
.483
14.0
Mets Mets
49
66
.426
20.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
71
43
.623
Cubs Cubs
66
49
.574
5.5
Cardinals Cardinals
57
58
.496
14.5
Pirates Pirates
57
59
.491
15.0
Reds Reds
56
58
.491
15.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
69
46
.600
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
61
54
.530
8.0
Padres Padres
59
56
.513
10.0
Giants Giants
48
67
.417
21.0
Rockies Rockies
45
70
.391
24.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
68
46
.596
Yankees Yankees
64
51
.557
4.5
Red Sox Red Sox
62
51
.549
5.5
Orioles Orioles
56
58
.491
12.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
54
61
.470
14.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
59
54
.522
Guardians Guardians
57
58
.496
3.0
Twins Twins
56
59
.487
4.0
Tigers Tigers
55
59
.482
4.5
Royals Royals
48
67
.417
12.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
59
57
.509
Rangers Rangers
57
58
.496
1.5
Mariners Mariners
56
59
.487
2.5
Athletics Athletics
45
70
.391
13.5
Angels Angels
43
71
.377
15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
7/22
PIT PIT
@
NYY NYY
5-3
Wed
7/22
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
3-6
Wed
7/22
NYM NYM
@
MIL MIL
3-4
Wed
7/22
WSH WSH
@
COL COL
8-0
Wed
7/22
ATH ATH
@
AZ AZ
5-15

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
8/6
DET DET
@
SEA SEA
4:10 PM
Thu
8/6
WSH WSH
@
PHI PHI
6:05 PM
Thu
8/6
CWS CWS
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Thu
8/6
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Thu
8/6
MIN MIN
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM