Mike Johnson has the highest career ERA by a starting pitcher when starting 32+ games, with an ERA of 8.21.
| 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 |  | M. Johnson | 8.21 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136.0 | 167 | 124 | 126 | 33 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 642 | 13 | 5.76 | 4.76 | 1.21 | 2.18 | 13.6 | 11.2 | 1.76 | .302 | 8.34 | 11.05 |
| 2 | | T. Gordon | 7.36 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 19 | .269 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0 | 242 | 135 | 143 | 38 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 766 | 1 | 6.98 | 2.13 | 3.28 | 2.07 | 16.7 | 5.1 | 1.70 | .368 | 7.80 | 13.20 |
| 3 | | S. Howard | 7.07 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.0 | 138 | 88 | 95 | 24 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 529 | 5 | 7.71 | 4.42 | 1.75 | 1.93 | 18.1 | 10.4 | 1.72 | .327 | 7.63 | 11.09 |
| 4 | | J. Walkup | 7.04 | 53 | 53 | 12 | 30 | .286 | 89 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 317.0 | 444 | 248 | 275 | 32 | 181 | 3 | 0 | 1,526 | 12 | 2.53 | 5.14 | 0.49 | 0.91 | 5.8 | 11.9 | 1.97 | .337 | 7.81 | 12.61 | |
| 5 | | D. Covey | 6.94 | 46 | 46 | 5 | 27 | .156 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218.0 | 256 | 168 | 182 | 41 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 992 | 13 | 6.36 | 4.13 | 1.54 | 1.69 | 15.5 | 10.1 | 1.63 | .310 | 7.51 | 10.57 |
| 6 | | C.J. Nitkowski | 6.84 | 44 | 44 | 8 | 19 | .296 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198.2 | 254 | 151 | 170 | 29 | 109 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 944 | 7 | 5.53 | 4.94 | 1.12 | 1.31 | 12.9 | 11.5 | 1.83 | .336 | 7.70 | 11.51 |
| 7 | | G. Olson | 6.78 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 18 | .419 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 217.2 | 262 | 164 | 167 | 37 | 113 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1,014 | 7 | 5.75 | 4.67 | 1.23 | 1.53 | 13.7 | 11.1 | 1.72 | .316 | 6.91 | 10.83 |
| 8 | | A. Brooks | 6.78 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.2 | 194 | 115 | 122 | 29 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 698 | 3 | 6.07 | 2.95 | 2.06 | 1.71 | 14.8 | 7.2 | 1.60 | .328 | 7.19 | 11.44 |
| 9 | | D. Wengert | 6.69 | 48 | 48 | 10 | 23 | .303 | 127 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 249.0 | 321 | 185 | 192 | 48 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1,138 | 6 | 4.59 | 3.11 | 1.48 | 1.73 | 11.2 | 7.6 | 1.63 | .316 | 6.94 | 11.60 |
| 10 | | S. Aldred | 6.66 | 67 | 67 | 13 | 32 | .289 | 192 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 337.2 | 410 | 250 | 266 | 65 | 150 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1,540 | 19 | 5.12 | 4.00 | 1.28 | 1.73 | 12.5 | 9.7 | 1.66 | .307 | 7.09 | 10.93 |
| 11 | | P. Mahomes | 6.52 | 63 | 63 | 13 | 25 | .342 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 320.1 | 373 | 232 | 245 | 61 | 172 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1,452 | 10 | 5.03 | 4.83 | 1.04 | 1.71 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 1.70 | .301 | 6.88 | 10.48 |
| 12 | | J. Johnson | 6.51 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.0 | 222 | 123 | 133 | 20 | 54 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 773 | 5 | 3.81 | 2.86 | 1.33 | 1.06 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 1.62 | .326 | 7.04 | 11.75 |
| 13 | | K. Cloude | 6.46 | 45 | 45 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228.1 | 266 | 164 | 174 | 43 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1,055 | 7 | 6.78 | 4.69 | 1.45 | 1.69 | 16.3 | 11.3 | 1.69 | .312 | 6.86 | 10.48 |
| 14 | | C. George | 6.41 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 20 | .412 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 230.1 | 288 | 164 | 172 | 39 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1,050 | 9 | 3.67 | 3.56 | 1.03 | 1.52 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 1.65 | .303 | 6.72 | 11.25 |
| 15 | | J. López | 6.36 | 58 | 58 | 11 | 29 | .275 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 273.0 | 323 | 193 | 201 | 51 | 108 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1,233 | 19 | 7.45 | 3.56 | 2.09 | 1.68 | 18.3 | 8.8 | 1.58 | .330 | 6.63 | 10.65 |
| 16 | | B. Wiesler | 6.36 | 38 | 38 | 7 | 19 | .269 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 182.2 | 199 | 129 | 136 | 10 | 173 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 875 | 6 | 4.29 | 8.52 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 9.9 | 19.8 | 2.04 | .314 | 6.70 | 9.80 |
| 17 | | J.P. Howell | 6.34 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 14 | .263 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.0 | 194 | 117 | 125 | 21 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 759 | 11 | 7.37 | 4.01 | 1.84 | 1.14 | 17.9 | 9.7 | 1.61 | .335 | 6.78 | 10.52 |
| 18 | | R. Glynn | 6.33 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 19 | .321 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204.2 | 248 | 144 | 159 | 35 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 965 | 11 | 4.31 | 5.01 | 0.86 | 1.54 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 1.77 | .299 | 6.99 | 10.91 |
| 19 | | T. Van Poppel | 6.31 | 98 | 98 | 25 | 37 | .403 | 336 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 516.0 | 551 | 362 | 379 | 89 | 282 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2,333 | 19 | 5.86 | 4.92 | 1.19 | 1.55 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 1.61 | .287 | 6.61 | 9.61 |
| 20 | | A. Bernero | 6.28 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 21 | .160 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209.1 | 235 | 146 | 149 | 34 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 934 | 5 | 5.20 | 3.53 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 13.0 | 8.8 | 1.51 | .293 | 6.41 | 10.10 |
| 21 | | L. DiNardo | 6.27 | 34 | 34 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.0 | 205 | 108 | 130 | 18 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 720 | 4 | 3.89 | 4.35 | 0.89 | 1.05 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 1.81 | .336 | 7.55 | 11.90 |
| 22 | | B. Powell | 6.27 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 17 | .261 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178.0 | 213 | 124 | 136 | 41 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 806 | 4 | 5.01 | 3.54 | 1.41 | 2.07 | 12.3 | 8.7 | 1.59 | .291 | 6.88 | 10.77 |
| 23 | | J. Acevedo | 6.22 | 59 | 59 | 16 | 24 | .400 | 222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 308.0 | 358 | 213 | 221 | 61 | 101 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1,375 | 9 | 6.49 | 2.95 | 2.20 | 1.78 | 16.1 | 7.3 | 1.49 | .303 | 6.46 | 10.46 |
| 24 | | J. Wasdin | 6.20 | 65 | 65 | 15 | 22 | .405 | 212 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 342.1 | 407 | 236 | 249 | 66 | 124 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1,536 | 3 | 5.57 | 3.26 | 1.71 | 1.74 | 13.8 | 8.1 | 1.55 | .303 | 6.55 | 10.70 |
| 25 | | D. Brazelton | 6.18 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 24 | .250 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225.2 | 251 | 155 | 177 | 37 | 114 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1,032 | 6 | 4.75 | 4.55 | 1.04 | 1.48 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 1.62 | .288 | 7.06 | 10.01 |
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 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
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 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
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 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
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 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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