Between October 1, 2021 and October 1, 2026, Paul Skenes has the best ERA when starting 80+ games, with an ERA of 2.62.
| NAME | ERA | GS | G | W | L | W% | 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 | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Skenes | 2.62 | 87 | 87 | 31 | 24 | .564 | 586 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 495.0 | 376 | 144 | 158 | 41 | 123 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1,959 | 6 | 10.65 | 2.24 | 4.76 | 0.75 | 29.9 | 6.3 | 1.01 | .282 | 2.87 | 6.84 |
| 2 |  | T. Skubal | 2.64 | 124 | 124 | 57 | 28 | .671 | 874 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 744.0 | 571 | 218 | 242 | 60 | 141 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2,908 | 8 | 10.57 | 1.71 | 6.20 | 0.73 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 0.96 | .282 | 2.93 | 6.91 |
| 3 |  | B. Snell | 2.69 | 96 | 96 | 36 | 27 | .571 | 677 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 516.0 | 365 | 154 | 167 | 35 | 236 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2,122 | 35 | 11.81 | 4.12 | 2.87 | 0.61 | 31.9 | 11.1 | 1.16 | .283 | 2.91 | 6.37 |
| 4 |  | C. Sale | 2.73 | 99 | 100 | 45 | 23 | .662 | 727 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 576.2 | 468 | 175 | 187 | 45 | 135 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 2,324 | 10 | 11.35 | 2.11 | 5.39 | 0.70 | 31.3 | 5.8 | 1.05 | .308 | 2.92 | 7.30 |
| 5 |  | D. Rasmussen | 2.74 | 101 | 113 | 41 | 21 | .661 | 508 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 541.1 | 423 | 165 | 174 | 47 | 117 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2,131 | 19 | 8.45 | 1.95 | 4.34 | 0.78 | 23.8 | 5.5 | 1.00 | .261 | 2.89 | 7.03 |
| 6 |  | M. Fried | 2.81 | 125 | 125 | 57 | 28 | .671 | 709 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 745.1 | 615 | 233 | 258 | 50 | 191 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2,993 | 28 | 8.56 | 2.31 | 3.71 | 0.60 | 23.7 | 6.4 | 1.08 | .280 | 3.12 | 7.43 |
| 7 |  | Z. Wheeler | 2.95 | 142 | 142 | 65 | 30 | .684 | 987 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 856.2 | 662 | 281 | 299 | 93 | 205 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3,411 | 14 | 10.37 | 2.15 | 4.81 | 0.98 | 28.9 | 6.0 | 1.01 | .272 | 3.14 | 6.95 |
| 8 |  | M. King | 3.05 | 86 | 162 | 40 | 33 | .548 | 630 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 588.0 | 481 | 199 | 223 | 63 | 207 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 2,426 | 9 | 9.64 | 3.17 | 3.04 | 0.96 | 26.0 | 8.5 | 1.17 | .279 | 3.41 | 7.36 |
| 9 |  | C. Sánchez | 3.11 | 117 | 131 | 47 | 28 | .627 | 729 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 733.0 | 685 | 253 | 276 | 63 | 167 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3,001 | 20 | 8.95 | 2.05 | 4.37 | 0.77 | 24.3 | 5.6 | 1.16 | .307 | 3.39 | 8.41 |
| 10 |  | C. Burnes | 3.15 | 112 | 112 | 40 | 28 | .588 | 699 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 666.2 | 513 | 233 | 261 | 80 | 196 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2,686 | 29 | 9.44 | 2.65 | 3.57 | 1.08 | 26.0 | 7.3 | 1.06 | .257 | 3.52 | 6.93 |
| 11 |  | J. Steele | 3.18 | 82 | 82 | 28 | 18 | .609 | 458 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 449.2 | 410 | 159 | 190 | 39 | 128 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1,875 | 14 | 9.17 | 2.56 | 3.58 | 0.78 | 24.4 | 6.8 | 1.20 | .300 | 3.80 | 8.21 |
| 12 |  | G. Cole | 3.22 | 105 | 105 | 46 | 26 | .639 | 709 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 631.2 | 504 | 226 | 235 | 86 | 152 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2,523 | 6 | 10.10 | 2.17 | 4.66 | 1.23 | 28.1 | 6.0 | 1.04 | .268 | 3.35 | 7.18 |
| 13 |  | J. Verlander | 3.35 | 103 | 103 | 40 | 30 | .571 | 547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 588.2 | 519 | 219 | 243 | 64 | 156 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2,432 | 13 | 8.36 | 2.39 | 3.51 | 0.98 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 1.15 | .277 | 3.72 | 7.93 |
| 14 |  | S. Gray | 3.36 | 145 | 145 | 61 | 35 | .635 | 853 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 819.2 | 730 | 306 | 327 | 81 | 214 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3,349 | 19 | 9.37 | 2.35 | 3.99 | 0.89 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 1.15 | .298 | 3.59 | 8.02 |
| 15 |  | F. Valdez | 3.38 | 153 | 153 | 67 | 48 | .583 | 892 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 946.2 | 817 | 356 | 390 | 76 | 315 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 3,919 | 43 | 8.48 | 2.99 | 2.83 | 0.72 | 22.8 | 8.0 | 1.20 | .286 | 3.71 | 7.77 |
| 16 |  | J. deGrom | 3.39 | 81 | 81 | 30 | 23 | .566 | 547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 440.2 | 331 | 166 | 168 | 58 | 96 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1,735 | 9 | 11.17 | 1.96 | 5.70 | 1.18 | 31.5 | 5.5 | 0.97 | .266 | 3.43 | 6.76 |
| 17 |  | M. Wacha | 3.40 | 140 | 140 | 56 | 37 | .602 | 659 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 806.2 | 713 | 305 | 319 | 95 | 219 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 3,297 | 17 | 7.35 | 2.44 | 3.01 | 1.06 | 20.0 | 6.6 | 1.16 | .269 | 3.56 | 7.95 |
| 18 |  | L. Webb | 3.41 | 160 | 160 | 62 | 50 | .554 | 895 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 987.2 | 940 | 374 | 408 | 69 | 217 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 4,029 | 14 | 8.16 | 1.98 | 4.12 | 0.63 | 22.2 | 5.4 | 1.17 | .309 | 3.72 | 8.57 |
| 19 |  | D. Cease | 3.42 | 160 | 160 | 54 | 46 | .540 | 1,124 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 891.1 | 699 | 339 | 379 | 85 | 373 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 3,718 | 43 | 11.35 | 3.77 | 3.01 | 0.86 | 30.2 | 10.0 | 1.20 | .290 | 3.83 | 7.06 |
| 20 |  | H. Brown | 3.44 | 112 | 120 | 42 | 35 | .545 | 709 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 638.2 | 542 | 244 | 264 | 72 | 234 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2,637 | 11 | 9.99 | 3.30 | 3.03 | 1.01 | 26.9 | 8.9 | 1.22 | .294 | 3.72 | 7.64 |
| 21 |  | B. Woo | 3.45 | 100 | 100 | 38 | 25 | .603 | 567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 568.2 | 460 | 218 | 233 | 71 | 119 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2,284 | 7 | 8.97 | 1.88 | 4.76 | 1.12 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 1.02 | .258 | 3.69 | 7.28 |
| 22 |  | S. Imanaga | 3.45 | 86 | 86 | 35 | 21 | .625 | 465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 492.1 | 420 | 189 | 203 | 93 | 91 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1,967 | 8 | 8.50 | 1.66 | 5.11 | 1.70 | 23.6 | 4.6 | 1.04 | .250 | 3.71 | 7.68 |
| 23 |  | L. Gilbert | 3.46 | 154 | 154 | 52 | 42 | .553 | 961 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 902.0 | 744 | 347 | 366 | 123 | 202 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 3,624 | 37 | 9.59 | 2.02 | 4.76 | 1.23 | 26.5 | 5.6 | 1.05 | .269 | 3.65 | 7.42 |
| 24 |  | N. Eovaldi | 3.47 | 119 | 123 | 52 | 29 | .642 | 674 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 699.2 | 611 | 270 | 287 | 93 | 165 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2,842 | 18 | 8.67 | 2.12 | 4.08 | 1.20 | 23.7 | 5.8 | 1.11 | .276 | 3.69 | 7.86 |
| 25 |  | R. Suarez | 3.49 | 133 | 133 | 47 | 34 | .580 | 693 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 743.2 | 708 | 288 | 309 | 66 | 232 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3,118 | 10 | 8.39 | 2.81 | 2.99 | 0.80 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 1.26 | .305 | 3.74 | 8.57 |
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