lowest career era in mlb since 1920 minimum 300 starts

Since 1920, Clayton Kershaw has the best ERA when starting 300+ games, with an ERA of 2.53.

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	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2.53	451	455	223	96	.699	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	375.2
2	Whitey Ford W. Ford	2.75	438	498	236	106	.690	1,956	156	45	11	3170.1	2,766	967	1,107	228	1,086	28	35	44	13,036	75	5.55	3.08	1.80	0.65	15.0	8.3	1.22	.261	3.14	75	3.26	88	7.85	156.9
3	Sandy Koufax S. Koufax	2.76	314	397	165	87	.655	2,396	137	40	9	2324.1	1,754	713	806	204	817	18	44	48	9,497	87	9.28	3.16	2.93	0.79	25.2	8.6	1.11	.256	3.12	75	2.69	75	6.79	226.6
4	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	2.86	521	558	268	152	.638	2,212	211	53	4	3948.0	3,349	1,253	1,395	303	1,311	38	15	37	16,114	85	5.04	2.99	1.69	0.69	13.7	8.1	1.18	.249	3.18	80	3.50	95	7.63	83.2
5	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	2.86	647	656	311	205	.603	3,640	231	61	1	4783.0	3,971	1,521	1,674	380	1,390	76	6	116	19,369	126	6.85	2.62	2.62	0.72	18.8	7.2	1.12	.259	3.15	79	3.03	85	7.47	286.1
6	Juan Marichal J. Marichal	2.89	457	471	243	142	.631	2,303	244	52	2	3507.0	3,153	1,126	1,329	320	709	40	11	82	14,236	51	5.91	1.82	3.25	0.82	16.2	5.0	1.10	.261	3.41	81	3.04	88	8.09	154.8
7	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	2.91	482	528	251	174	.591	3,117	255	56	6	3884.1	3,279	1,258	1,420	257	1,336	102	21	118	16,068	108	7.22	3.10	2.33	0.60	19.4	8.3	1.19	.268	3.29	78	2.89	81	7.60	290.5
8	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2.93	409	476	219	100	.687	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
9	Don Drysdale D. Drysdale	2.95	465	518	209	166	.557	2,486	167	49	6	3432.0	3,084	1,124	1,292	280	855	154	34	123	14,097	82	6.52	2.24	2.91	0.73	17.6	6.1	1.15	.272	3.39	83	3.02	88	8.09	162.2
10	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.95	339	420	159	97	.621	2,779	17	4	12	2246.2	1,821	736	794	223	518	145	25	15	9,037	48	11.13	2.08	5.36	0.89	30.8	5.7	1.04	.297	3.18	69	2.83	68	7.29	337.6
11	Mel Stottlemyre M. Stottlemyre	2.97	356	360	164	139	.541	1,257	152	40	1	2661.1	2,435	878	1,003	171	809	44	3	75	10,972	57	4.25	2.74	1.55	0.58	11.5	7.4	1.22	.260	3.39	90	3.36	98	8.23	14.4
12	Carl Hubbell C. Hubbell	2.98	433	535	253	154	.622	1,677	260	36	33	3590.1	3,461	1,188	1,380	227	725	53	82		14,805	53	4.20	1.82	2.31	0.57	11.3	4.9	1.17	.267	3.46	76	3.55	89	8.68	174.2
13	Hal Newhouser H. Newhouser	3.06	374	488	207	150	.580	1,796	212	33	26	2993.0	2,674	1,016	1,197	136	1,249	19	79	1	12,648	65	5.40	3.76	1.44	0.41	14.2	9.9	1.31	.269	3.60	76	3.19	80	8.04	244.2
14	Lefty Grove L. Grove	3.06	457	616	300	141	.680	2,266	298	35	54	3940.2	3,849	1,339	1,594	162	1,187	42	123		16,622	51	5.18	2.71	1.91	0.37	13.6	7.1	1.28	.284	3.64	68	3.36	76	8.79	462.8
15	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	3.09	665	750	363	245	.597	2,583	382	63	28	5243.2	4,830	1,798	2,016	434	1,434	42	67	60	21,547	81	4.43	2.46	1.80	0.74	12.0	6.7	1.19	.258	3.46	84	3.44	94	8.29	124.4
16	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	3.11	690	777	314	265	.542	3,534	303	53	10	5350.0	4,938	1,846	2,128	399	1,379	108	33	164	21,953	160	5.95	2.32	2.56	0.67	16.1	6.3	1.18	.275	3.58	85	3.06	85	8.31	312.9
17	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	3.12	707	709	354	184	.658	4,672	118	46	0	4916.2	4,185	1,707	1,885	363	1,580	159	0	63	20,240	143	8.55	2.89	2.96	0.66	23.1	7.8	1.17	.284	3.45	70	3.08	71	7.66	680.4
18	Mike Cuellar M. Cuellar	3.14	379	453	185	130	.587	1,632	172	36	11	2808.0	2,538	979	1,130	222	822	12	33	61	11,505	53	5.23	2.63	1.99	0.71	14.2	7.1	1.20	.263	3.62	91	3.28	94	8.13	61.8
19	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	3.16	740	744	355	227	.610	3,371	109	35	0	5008.1	4,726	1,756	1,981	353	999	137	3	177	20,421	70	6.06	1.80	3.37	0.63	16.5	4.9	1.14	.281	3.56	76	3.25	78	8.49	519.5
20	Sam McDowell S. McDowell	3.17	346	425	141	134	.513	2,453	103	23	14	2492.1	1,948	879	999	164	1,312	59	39	74	10,587	140	8.86	4.74	1.87	0.59	23.2	12.4	1.31	.270	3.61	90	3.06	84	7.03	160.4
21	Steve Rogers S. Rogers	3.17	393	399	158	152	.510	1,621	129	37	2	2837.2	2,619	1,001	1,122	151	876	43	3	75	11,702	87	5.14	2.78	1.85	0.48	13.9	7.5	1.23	.274	3.56	87	3.19	88	8.31	137.7
22	Jon Matlack J. Matlack	3.18	318	361	125	126	.498	1,516	97	30	3	2363.0	2,276	835	970	161	638	26	23	69	9,789	68	5.77	2.43	2.38	0.61	15.5	6.5	1.23	.284	3.69	87	3.05	84	8.67	153.5
23	Lon Warneke L. Warneke	3.18	343	445	192	121	.613	1,140	192	30	14	2782.1	2,726	984	1,164	175	739	27	66		11,608	50	3.69	2.39	1.54	0.57	9.8	6.4	1.25	.268	3.77	83	3.74	95	8.82	56.7
24	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	3.19	773	807	324	292	.526	5,714	222	61	3	5386.0	3,923	1,911	2,178	321	2,795	158	13	78	22,575	277	9.55	4.67	2.04	0.54	25.3	12.4	1.25	.265	3.64	90	2.96	83	6.56	370.2
25	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.20	339	339	163	89	.647	2,382	8	5	0	2081.0	1,742	741	792	239	525	63	0	7	8,380	58	10.30	2.27	4.54	1.03	28.4	6.3	1.09	.291	3.43	79	3.20	78	7.53	217.3

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2

Muncy

RBI

2

Tucker

AVG

.364

Freeman

Team Pitching Leaders

1

Yamamoto

10

Yamamoto

ERA

0.00

Sasaki

Team Rankings

204

7th

801

4th

1,521

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ERA

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4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	100	62	.617
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/7	LAD	@	ATL	6:00 PM
Fri 10/9	ATL	@	LAD	8:00 PM

Last Game

Dodgers

2 - 1

Final

Braves

1 - 2

Tue 6 Oct 2026

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Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

2

Muncy

2

Freeman

Playoffs RBI Leaders

8

Rice

5

Albies

5

Meidroth

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Frelick

.500

Hoerner

Playoffs Hit Leaders

9

Harris

7

Rice

7

France

Playoffs Run Leaders

5

Rice

4

Harris

4

Tatis

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Sánchez

1.000

Taylor

.750

Frelick

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.000

Sheets

1.333

Rice

1.333

Velázquez

Playoffs SB Leaders

3

Chisholm

3

Acuña

2

Tucker

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

2

Lee

1

Yamamoto

1

Schlittler

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

19

Sale

14

Burke

14

King

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Sasaki

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Smith

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Smith

0.00

Chapman

0.00

Baker

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

King

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

14.00

Burke

11.00

Taylor

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

113

Rice

90.3

Albies

85

King

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

83

Rice

66

Albies

59

Harris

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Best Record ATS

97-69

96-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

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71-94

75-87

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0