Since 2011, 7 pitchers are tied for the worst ERA in a game, with an ERA of 216.00. The first three are Paolo Espino on July 18, 2023, Cody Bolton on May 29, 2023 and Matt Shoemaker on June 4, 2021.
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highest era by a player in a single regular-season game since 2011| NAME | ERA | DATE | TM | OPP | DEC | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Espino | 216.00 | 7/18/2023 |  WSH | @ |  CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | C. Bolton | 216.00 | 5/29/2023 |  PIT | @ |  SFG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | M. Shoemaker | 216.00 | 6/4/2021 |  MIN | @ |  KCR | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 |  | T. Williams | 216.00 | 6/4/2019 |  MIL | vs |  MIA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | F. Hernandez | 216.00 | 6/12/2015 |  SEA | @ |  HOU | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 |  | P. Humber | 216.00 | 4/20/2013 | HOU | vs |  CLE | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 |  | P. Humber | 216.00 | 9/4/2012 |  CWS | vs |  MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | M. Bumgarner | 216.00 | 6/21/2011 | SFG | vs | MIN | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | | L. McCullers Jr. | 189.00 | 5/10/2025 | HOU | vs |  CIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 |  | J. DÃaz | 189.00 | 9/15/2023 |  LAA | vs |  DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 11 | | R. Contreras | 189.00 | 6/7/2023 | PIT | vs |  OAK | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | | P. Espino | 189.00 | 10/4/2022 | WSH | @ |  NYM | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 |  | T. Rogers | 189.00 | 5/24/2022 | SFG | vs | NYM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | S. Watkins | 189.00 | 9/12/2021 |  BAL | vs |  TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | M. Peacock | 189.00 | 5/1/2021 |  ARI | vs |  COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | N. Cortes | 189.00 | 8/14/2020 | SEA | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | | W. Miley | 189.00 | 9/10/2019 | HOU | vs | OAK | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | | J. Yacabonis | 189.00 | 7/20/2019 | BAL | vs |  BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| 19 | | F. Pena | 189.00 | 7/29/2018 | LAA | vs | SEA | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | | T.J. McFarland | 189.00 | 8/20/2017 | ARI | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 |  | G. Sparkman | 189.00 | 7/2/2017 | TOR | vs | BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | T. Gorzelanny | 189.00 | 7/3/2016 | CLE | @ | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | T. Stauffer | 189.00 | 5/28/2014 |  SDP | @ | ARI | L | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 24 | | J. Cosart | 189.00 | 4/18/2014 | HOU | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 25 |  | M. Acosta | 189.00 | 4/27/2012 | NYM | @ | COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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