lowest career era after 1972

Since 1973, Paul Skenes has the lowest ERA, with an ERA of 1.96.

Interpreted as:
lowest career era with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game by a player after 1972
NAMEERAGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
1.96
55
21
13
.618
55
386
1
0
0
320.2
230
70
76
21
74
12
0
0
1,247
4
10.83
2.08
5.22
0.59
31.0
5.9
0.95
.277
2.13
46
2.39
58
6.46
61
2Mike Vasil
M. Vasil
2.50
47
5
3
.625
3
82
0
0
4
101.0
74
28
32
8
52
8
17
5
423
4
7.31
4.63
1.58
0.71
19.4
12.3
1.25
.242
2.85
60
4.32
100
6.59
-0.1
3Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.53
455
223
96
.699
451
3,052
25
15
0
2855.1
2,193
804
881
235
713
46
1
28
11,279
108
9.62
2.25
4.28
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
65
2.85
70
6.91
375.1
4Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.57
248
96
65
.596
248
1,851
4
2
0
1539.2
1,173
440
477
146
345
25
0
13
6,045
30
10.82
2.02
5.37
0.85
30.6
5.7
0.99
.279
2.79
66
2.70
66
6.86
239.4
5Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
2.58
76
38
17
.691
76
589
0
0
0
471.1
357
135
150
31
140
13
0
12
1,888
16
11.25
2.67
4.21
0.59
31.2
7.4
1.05
.292
2.86
68
2.43
64
6.82
73
6Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
2.66
48
19
10
.655
48
306
0
0
0
263.2
191
78
85
21
81
4
0
0
1,052
7
10.45
2.76
3.78
0.72
29.1
7.7
1.03
.266
2.90
65
2.82
67
6.52
39.5
7Cade Horton
C. Horton
2.67
23
11
4
.733
22
97
0
0
0
118.0
95
35
40
10
33
6
0
0
476
1
7.40
2.52
2.94
0.76
20.4
6.9
1.08
.258
3.05
65
3.58
88
7.25
6.2
8Tim Burke
T. Burke
2.72
498
49
33
.598
2
444
0
0
102
699.1
624
211
251
49
219
21
262
71
2,906
25
5.71
2.82
2.03
0.63
15.3
7.5
1.21
.265
3.23
75
3.45
93
8.03
19.9
9Rollie Fingers
R. Fingers
2.73
725
86
87
.497
2
948
0
0
289
1192.1
1,038
362
405
74
340
23
601
89
4,882
30
7.16
2.57
2.79
0.56
19.4
7.0
1.16
.276
3.06
77
2.77
75
7.84
120.8
10Dan Quisenberry
D. Quisenberry
2.76
674
56
46
.549
0
379
0
0
244
1043.1
1,064
320
356
59
162
7
553
70
4,247
4
3.27
1.40
2.34
0.51
8.9
3.8
1.18
.276
3.07
69
3.23
82
9.18
81.6
11John Hiller
J. Hiller
2.80
366
63
55
.534
9
715
4
1
109
793.1
666
247
277
68
369
6
297
59
3,350
29
8.11
4.19
1.94
0.77
21.3
11.0
1.30
.273
3.14
70
3.35
84
7.56
51.3
12Bruce Sutter
B. Sutter
2.83
661
68
71
.489
0
861
0
0
300
1042.0
879
328
370
77
309
13
512
83
4,251
37
7.44
2.67
2.79
0.67
20.3
7.3
1.14
.268
3.20
75
2.93
80
7.59
88
13John Fulgham
J. Fulgham
2.84
35
14
12
.538
33
123
14
3
0
231.1
189
73
80
17
58
4
0
4
914
3
4.79
2.26
2.12
0.66
13.5
6.3
1.07
.242
3.11
77
3.42
95
7.35
4.6
14Kent Tekulve
K. Tekulve
2.85
1,050
94
90
.511
0
779
0
0
184
1436.2
1,305
455
526
63
491
17
638
179
6,001
23
4.88
3.08
1.59
0.39
13.0
8.2
1.25
.267
3.30
77
3.25
88
8.18
71.1
15Drew Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
2.89
130
30
17
.638
81
428
0
0
2
460.2
372
148
158
41
119
9
17
3
1,840
20
8.36
2.32
3.60
0.80
23.3
6.5
1.07
.266
3.09
74
3.27
82
7.27
37.6
16Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2.93
476
219
100
.687
409
3,154
46
17
3
2827.1
2,221
919
1,006
239
760
141
23
30
11,394
62
10.04
2.42
4.15
0.76
27.7
6.7
1.05
.279
3.20
66
2.91
68
7.07
454.6
17Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.93
176
71
52
.577
172
857
56
16
2
1258.0
1,013
409
467
112
429
19
4
13
5,136
38
6.13
3.07
2.00
0.80
16.7
8.4
1.15
.242
3.34
81
3.46
94
7.25
28.2
18Gary Lavelle
G. Lavelle
2.93
745
80
77
.510
3
769
0
0
136
1085.0
1,004
353
413
51
440
13
399
126
4,604
19
6.38
3.65
1.75
0.42
16.7
9.6
1.33
.286
3.43
80
3.13
88
8.33
54.8
19Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.93
354
168
104
.618
341
1,277
137
35
3
2556.1
2,220
833
932
198
804
29
7
23
10,421
43
4.50
2.83
1.59
0.70
12.3
7.7
1.18
.249
3.28
79
3.63
96
7.82
39.2
20Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
2.95
136
27
24
.529
64
549
1
1
0
424.1
345
139
151
45
119
11
18
2
1,725
15
11.64
2.52
4.61
0.95
31.8
6.9
1.09
.300
3.20
70
2.86
67
7.32
64.7
21Rich Gossage
R. Gossage
2.95
966
117
106
.525
36
1,445
16
0
308
1729.1
1,425
567
626
117
688
43
674
87
7,155
56
7.52
3.58
2.10
0.61
20.2
9.6
1.22
.269
3.26
78
3.18
83
7.42
123.6
22Kwang-Hyun Kim
K. Kim
2.97
35
10
7
.588
28
104
0
0
2
145.2
126
48
55
15
51
4
3
4
606
5
6.43
3.15
2.04
0.93
17.2
8.4
1.22
.257
3.40
72
4.21
100
7.78
-0.4
23Noah Cameron
N. Cameron
2.99
24
9
7
.563
24
114
0
0
0
138.1
109
46
46
18
43
3
0
1
556
3
7.42
2.80
2.65
1.17
20.5
7.7
1.10
.241
2.99
70
4.17
100
7.09
0
24Mark Eichhorn
M. Eichhorn
3.00
563
48
43
.527
7
640
0
0
32
885.2
825
295
328
49
270
40
226
63
3,702
25
6.50
2.74
2.37
0.50
17.3
7.3
1.24
.287
3.33
72
3.17
76
8.38
100.3
25Sparky Lyle
S. Lyle
3.00
580
68
54
.557
0
523
0
0
134
951.1
914
317
370
54
319
10
418
60
3,975
38
4.95
3.02
1.64
0.51
13.2
8.0
1.30
.280
3.50
80
3.32
89
8.65
45.9

More Pirates Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

20

Cruz

Oneil Cruz

RBI

73

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds

AVG

.272

Horwitz

Spencer Horwitz
Team Pitching Leaders

W

10

Skenes

Paul Skenes

K

216

Skenes

Paul Skenes

ERA

1.97

Skenes

Paul Skenes
Team Rankings

HR

117

30th

R

583

30th

SO

1,314

21st

ERA

3.76

7th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
92
70
.568
5.0
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
Pirates Pirates
71
91
.438
26.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
3:10 PM
Sat
3/28
@
4:10 PM
Sun
3/29
@
1:40 PM
Mon
3/30
@
6:40 PM
Tue
3/31
@
6:40 PM
Last Game
PIT Pirates

71 - 91

1

Final

4

ATL Braves

76 - 86

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
4:00 AM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM