highest tbf per earned runs by a starting pitcher in mlb history with at least 270 tbf

Paul Skenes has the most career total batters faced per earned run by a starting pitcher when facing 270+ batters, with 17.17.

NAME TBF/ER TBF ER G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H R HR BB HBP GF IBB WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
17.17
807
47
35
15
8
.652
35
2.03
247
1
0
0
208.1
145
51
14
50
8
0
0
3
10.67
2.16
4.94
0.60
30.6
6.2
0.94
.268
2.20
6.26
2 Kodai Senga
K. Senga
14.27
942
66
40
18
10
.643
40
2.61
263
0
0
0
227.1
171
74
20
104
7
0
0
18
10.41
4.12
2.53
0.79
27.9
11.0
1.21
.276
2.93
6.77
3 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
14.13
10,848
768
432
212
94
.693
432
2.51
2,969
25
15
0
2749.2
2,100
841
228
682
44
0
27
103
9.72
2.23
4.35
0.75
27.4
6.3
1.01
.270
2.75
6.87
4 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
14.06
5,623
400
229
88
59
.599
229
2.52
1,728
4
2
0
1430.1
1,098
437
129
322
23
0
13
28
10.87
2.03
5.37
0.81
30.7
5.7
0.99
.283
2.75
6.91
5 Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
13.99
1,888
135
76
38
17
.691
76
2.58
589
0
0
0
471.1
357
150
31
140
13
0
12
16
11.25
2.67
4.21
0.59
31.2
7.4
1.05
.292
2.86
6.82
6 Butch Wensloff
B. Wensloff
13.97
1,006
72
32
15
12
.556
32
2.63
111
19
1
0
246.1
197
90
11
83
1
0
2
4.06
3.03
1.34
0.40
11.0
8.3
1.14
.233
3.29
7.20
7 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
13.95
614
44
29
13
5
.722
29
2.57
180
0
0
0
154.0
116
49
12
42
2
0
0
5
10.52
2.45
4.29
0.70
29.3
6.8
1.03
.275
2.86
6.78
8 Otey Clark
O. Clark
13.9
292
21
9
3
4
.429
9
2.73
16
4
1
0
69.1
77
25
4
15
1
0
1
2.08
1.95
1.07
0.52
5.5
5.1
1.33
.285
3.25
10.00
9 Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
13.63
1,554
114
52
19
19
.500
52
2.68
250
20
5
0
383.1
320
136
25
115
11
0
5
9
5.87
2.70
2.17
0.59
16.1
7.4
1.13
.256
3.19
7.51
10 Whitey Ford
W. Ford
13.61
12,468
916
438
227
99
.696
438
2.71
1,857
156
45
0
3038.0
2,647
1,050
220
1,014
27
0
39
72
5.50
3.00
1.83
0.65
14.9
8.1
1.21
.260
3.11
7.84
11 Drew Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
13.53
1,164
86
61
22
13
.629
61
2.60
254
0
0
0
297.2
230
92
23
62
7
0
0
13
7.68
1.87
4.10
0.70
21.8
5.3
0.98
.253
2.78
6.95
12 Sandy Koufax
S. Koufax
13.51
8,959
663
314
159
85
.652
314
2.71
2,274
137
40
0
2202.1
1,655
751
194
742
17
0
46
76
9.29
3.03
3.06
0.79
25.4
8.3
1.09
.255
3.07
6.76
13 Spud Chandler
S. Chandler
13.29
5,915
445
184
106
42
.716
184
2.78
603
109
26
0
1442.1
1,279
525
63
445
19
0
18
3.76
2.78
1.36
0.39
10.2
7.5
1.20
.254
3.28
7.98
14 Ryne Stanek
R. Stanek
13.24
331
25
56
0
3
.000
56
2.71
102
0
0
0
83.0
57
27
9
31
1
0
0
3
11.06
3.36
3.29
0.98
30.8
9.4
1.06
.255
2.93
6.18
15 Jim Wright
J. Wright
13.23
410
31
17
9
4
.692
17
2.74
47
5
3
0
102.0
102
35
4
15
5
0
1
0
4.15
1.32
3.13
0.35
11.5
3.7
1.15
.289
3.09
9.00
16 Ernie White
E. White
13.2
1,623
123
57
25
17
.595
57
2.89
190
24
5
0
383.0
342
164
24
140
9
0
5
4.46
3.29
1.36
0.56
11.7
8.6
1.26
.252
3.85
8.04
17 Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
13.07
15,714
1,202
521
262
148
.639
521
2.80
2,142
211
53
0
3857.0
3,256
1,334
292
1,259
37
0
36
83
5.00
2.94
1.70
0.68
13.6
8.0
1.17
.247
3.11
7.60
18 Tex Hughson
T. Hughson
13.04
5,046
387
156
86
51
.628
156
2.83
627
99
19
0
1232.2
1,129
432
71
311
10
0
2
4.58
2.27
2.02
0.52
12.4
6.2
1.17
.263
3.15
8.24
19 Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
12.89
15,669
1,216
482
245
170
.590
482
2.88
3,044
255
56
0
3796.1
3,199
1,376
250
1,277
99
0
107
105
7.22
3.03
2.38
0.59
19.4
8.1
1.18
.268
3.26
7.58
20 Jeffrey Springs
J. Springs
12.88
979
76
48
17
10
.630
48
2.87
246
0
0
0
238.0
200
88
29
66
3
0
0
1
9.30
2.50
3.73
1.10
25.1
6.7
1.12
.269
3.33
7.56
21 Johnny Beazley
J. Beazley
12.82
1,359
106
46
25
9
.735
46
3.01
114
21
3
0
317.0
307
126
12
134
5
0
13
3.24
3.80
0.85
0.34
8.4
9.9
1.39
.270
3.58
8.72
22 Arnold Carter
A. Carter
12.78
703
55
24
11
10
.524
24
3.02
29
11
4
0
163.2
176
69
3
45
4
0
1
1.59
2.47
0.64
0.16
4.1
6.4
1.35
.278
3.79
9.68
23 Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
12.75
19,337
1,517
647
310
203
.604
647
2.86
3,634
231
61
0
4776.1
3,961
1,670
378
1,387
76
0
115
123
6.85
2.61
2.62
0.71
18.8
7.2
1.12
.258
3.15
7.46
24 Bob Veale
B. Veale
12.72
7,444
585
255
109
90
.548
255
2.98
1,553
78
20
0
1764.1
1,507
675
79
780
29
0
51
76
7.92
3.98
1.99
0.40
20.9
10.5
1.30
.285
3.44
7.69
25 Bob Logan
B. Logan
12.7
775
61
25
7
9
.438
25
3.07
52
5
1
0
178.2
196
76
5
51
1
0
1
2.62
2.57
1.02
0.25
6.7
6.6
1.38
.287
3.83
9.87
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