highest era for relievers in 2026

Carlos Estévez has the worst ERA by a relief pitcher this season, with an ERA of 162.00.

NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Carlos Estévez
C. Estévez
162.00
2026
1
0
1
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
4
6
6
1
2
0
1
0
7
0
0.00
54.00
0.00
27.00
0.0
28.6
18.00
.750
162.00
108.00
2Yunior Marte
Y. Marte
108.00
2026
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0.1
3
4
4
0
1
1
0
1
6
0
27.00
27.00
1.00
0.00
16.7
16.7
12.00
1.000
108.00
81.00
3Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
81.00
2026
1
0
1
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0.1
1
3
4
1
2
0
1
0
4
0
0.00
54.00
0.00
27.00
0.0
50.0
9.00
.000
108.00
27.00
4Josh White
J. White
67.50
2026
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0.2
1
5
5
1
4
1
0
0
8
0
13.50
54.00
0.25
13.50
12.5
50.0
7.50
.000
67.50
13.50
5Jackson Rutledge
J. Rutledge
47.25
2026
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1.1
6
7
7
0
2
0
0
0
12
0
13.50
13.50
1.00
0.00
16.7
16.7
6.00
.750
47.25
40.50
6Jorbit Vivas
J. Vivas
40.50
2026
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.2
4
3
3
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
6.00
.667
40.50
54.00
7Buddy Kennedy
B. Kennedy
36.00
2026
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
4
4
4
0
2
0
1
0
9
1
0.00
18.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
22.2
6.00
.571
36.00
36.00
8Alex Jackson
A. Jackson
27.00
2026
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
0
6
0
0.00
9.00
0.00
18.00
0.0
16.7
3.00
.000
27.00
18.00
9Joe La Sorsa
J. La Sorsa
27.00
2026
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0.1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
27.00
0.00
27.00
50.0
0.0
3.00
27.00
27.00
10Andrew Wantz
A. Wantz
27.00
2026
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1.2
2
5
5
1
2
2
0
0
11
0
5.40
10.80
0.50
5.40
9.1
18.2
2.40
.200
27.00
10.80
11Ian Hamilton
I. Hamilton
27.00
2026
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1.0
2
3
3
0
2
0
0
0
7
0
9.00
18.00
0.50
0.00
14.3
28.6
4.00
.500
27.00
18.00
12Miguel Rojas
M. Rojas
27.00
2026
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.0
9
6
6
2
1
1
2
0
17
0
0.00
4.50
0.00
9.00
0.0
5.9
5.00
.538
27.00
40.50
13Brendon Little
B. Little
24.55
2026
5
0
2
.000
0
6
0
0
0
3.2
10
10
11
3
3
0
1
1
24
0
14.73
7.36
2.00
7.36
25.0
12.5
3.55
.583
27.00
24.55
14Wilkin Ramos
W. Ramos
22.50
2026
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2.0
5
5
5
0
4
0
0
0
15
0
4.50
18.00
0.25
0.00
6.7
26.7
4.50
.500
22.50
22.50
15Luis Morales
L. Morales
22.50
2026
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2.0
4
5
5
1
4
0
1
0
13
1
9.00
18.00
0.50
4.50
15.4
30.8
4.00
.500
22.50
18.00
16Joey Wiemer
J. Wiemer
22.50
2026
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.0
7
5
5
1
2
1
2
0
16
1
0.00
9.00
0.00
4.50
0.0
12.5
4.50
.500
22.50
31.50
17José Buttó
J. Buttó
22.50
2026
3
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
2.0
6
5
5
2
4
0
1
0
16
0
22.50
18.00
1.25
9.00
31.3
25.0
5.00
.800
22.50
27.00
18Yaramil Hiraldo
Y. Hiraldo
21.60
2026
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1.2
3
4
4
2
4
0
0
0
12
0
10.80
21.60
0.50
10.80
16.7
33.3
4.20
.250
21.60
16.20
19Kyle Higashioka
K. Higashioka
18.00
2026
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
3.00
.500
18.00
27.00
20Carson Kelly
C. Kelly
18.00
2026
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.0
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
5
0
0.00
0.00
18.00
0.0
0.0
2.00
.000
18.00
18.00
21Lou Trivino
L. Trivino
18.00
2026
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3.0
6
6
6
0
3
0
0
0
18
0
9.00
9.00
1.00
0.00
16.7
16.7
3.00
.500
18.00
18.00
22Adam Frazier
A. Frazier
18.00
2026
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.0
7
4
4
1
2
0
3
0
14
0
0.00
9.00
0.00
4.50
0.0
14.3
4.50
.545
18.00
31.50
23Tyler Gilbert
T. Gilbert
18.00
2026
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3.0
5
6
6
2
4
0
0
0
18
0
6.00
12.00
0.50
6.00
11.1
22.2
3.00
.300
18.00
15.00
24Jedixson Paez
J. Paez
18.00
2026
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.0
4
6
6
2
3
0
1
0
16
0
0.00
9.00
0.00
6.00
0.0
18.8
2.33
.182
18.00
12.00
25Philip Abner
P. Abner
17.18
2026
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
3.2
6
7
7
2
2
0
0
0
18
0
7.36
4.91
1.50
4.91
16.7
11.1
2.18
.364
17.18
14.73
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.639
40
34
.541
7.0
39
36
.520
8.5
37
38
.493
10.5
33
41
.446
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.629
40
32
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38
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37
.500
9.0
35
38
.479
10.5
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.640
38
35
.521
9.0
38
36
.514
9.5
30
43
.411
17.0
28
46
.378
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44
27
.620
41
30
.577
3.0
35
38
.479
10.0
34
40
.459
11.5
29
41
.414
14.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
38
33
.535
39
34
.534
35
40
.467
5.0
30
44
.405
9.5
30
45
.400
10.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
38
36
.514
36
37
.493
1.5
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.479
2.5
35
41
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4.0
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