lowest career era with at least 500 innings pitched since 1990

Since 1990, Mariano Rivera has the best ERA when pitching at least 500 innings, with an ERA of 2.21.

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	NAME	ERA	IP	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	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	Mariano Rivera M. Rivera	2.21	1283.2	1,115	82	60	.577	10	1,173	0	0	652	998	315	340	71	286	46	952	41	5,103	13	8.22	2.01	4.10	0.50	23.0	5.6	1.00	.263	2.38	49	2.76	61	7.00	246.7
2	Billy Wagner B. Wagner	2.31	903.0	853	47	40	.540	0	1,196	0	0	422	601	232	262	82	300	33	703	26	3,600	43	11.92	2.99	3.99	0.82	33.2	8.3	1.00	.261	2.61	54	2.72	63	5.99	159
3	Jonathan Papelbon J. Papelbon	2.44	725.2	689	41	36	.532	3	808	0	0	368	572	197	226	57	185	34	585	18	2,938	14	10.02	2.29	4.37	0.71	27.5	6.3	1.04	.278	2.80	58	2.80	69	7.09	105.2
4	Aroldis Chapman A. Chapman	2.48	873.0	916	63	51	.553	0	1,402	0	0	402	510	241	268	57	431	34	607	7	3,554	90	14.45	4.44	3.25	0.59	39.4	12.1	1.08	.278	2.76	60	2.36	57	5.26	171.1
5	Josh Hader J. Hader	2.50	557.0	513	38	33	.535	0	884	0	0	252	301	155	170	66	213	24	358	6	2,186	20	14.28	3.44	4.15	1.07	40.4	9.7	0.92	.235	2.75	61	2.80	67	4.86	86.8
6	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2.53	2855.1	455	223	96	.699	451	3,052	25	15	0	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
7	Darren O'Day D. O'Day	2.59	609.0	644	42	21	.667	0	637	0	0	21	458	175	189	64	172	50	155	24	2,461	3	9.41	2.54	3.70	0.95	25.9	7.0	1.03	.256	2.79	61	3.48	82	6.77	52.4
8	Kenley Jansen K. Jansen	2.60	972.1	984	58	46	.558	0	1,329	0	0	497	634	281	302	95	305	33	739	21	3,860	22	12.30	2.82	4.36	0.88	34.4	7.9	0.97	.257	2.80	66	2.71	67	5.87	144.6
9	Craig Kimbrel C. Kimbrel	2.69	867.2	897	57	53	.518	0	1,322	0	0	441	532	259	290	79	368	43	674	13	3,502	74	13.71	3.82	3.59	0.82	37.7	10.5	1.04	.268	3.01	65	2.68	66	5.52	132.4
10	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.73	1702.1	279	107	76	.585	279	2,052	4	2	0	1,312	516	553	166	391	27	0	16	6,713	35	10.85	2.07	5.25	0.88	30.6	5.8	1.00	.281	2.92	69	2.74	67	6.94	256.5
11	Brad Ziegler B. Ziegler	2.75	717.1	739	37	38	.493	0	479	0	0	105	654	219	251	32	248	25	264	55	2,947	7	6.01	3.11	1.93	0.40	16.3	8.4	1.26	.288	3.15	68	3.49	87	8.21	41.9
12	John Wetteland J. Wetteland	2.80	662.1	587	43	37	.538	5	708	0	0	329	535	206	241	65	218	16	516	26	2,734	24	9.62	2.96	3.25	0.88	25.9	8.0	1.14	.272	3.27	64	3.23	74	7.27	83
13	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	2.83	614.1	114	47	22	.681	114	765	1	1	0	443	193	205	60	208	30	0	2	2,479	52	11.21	3.05	3.68	0.88	30.9	8.4	1.06	.270	3.00	67	3.09	72	6.49	77.9
14	Drew Rasmussen D. Rasmussen	2.83	632.2	160	46	22	.676	111	602	0	0	2	497	199	211	55	151	16	17	3	2,509	23	8.56	2.15	3.99	0.78	24.0	6.0	1.02	.262	3.00	70	3.15	77	7.07	66.4
15	Francisco Rodriguez F. Rodriguez	2.86	976.0	948	52	53	.495	0	1,142	0	0	437	738	310	336	98	389	17	677	42	4,011	68	10.53	3.59	2.94	0.90	28.5	9.7	1.15	.271	3.10	69	3.30	79	6.81	97
16	Joe Nathan J. Nathan	2.87	923.1	787	64	34	.653	29	976	0	0	377	690	294	317	84	344	23	587	31	3,771	47	9.51	3.35	2.84	0.82	25.9	9.1	1.12	.259	3.09	67	3.35	78	6.73	93.6
17	Trevor Hoffman T. Hoffman	2.87	1089.1	1,035	61	75	.449	0	1,133	0	0	601	846	347	378	100	307	9	856	58	4,388	49	9.36	2.54	3.69	0.83	25.8	7.0	1.06	.263	3.12	71	3.07	73	6.99	143.1
18	Jose Rijo J. Rijo	2.88	1205.0	212	77	47	.621	177	1,005	16	3	0	1,080	386	437	89	342	15	10	13	4,939	12	7.51	2.55	2.94	0.66	20.3	6.9	1.18	.284	3.26	73	3.10	76	8.07	123.9
19	Rafael Soriano R. Soriano	2.89	636.1	591	24	28	.462	8	641	0	0	207	489	204	213	62	197	15	343	20	2,571	13	9.07	2.79	3.25	0.88	24.9	7.7	1.08	.258	3.01	71	3.34	81	6.92	58.6
20	Raisel Iglesias R. Iglesias	2.89	796.0	659	43	57	.430	21	933	0	0	287	618	256	286	89	219	28	508	18	3,201	17	10.55	2.48	4.26	1.01	29.1	6.8	1.05	.274	3.23	68	3.19	76	6.99	89.2
21	Tony Watson T. Watson	2.90	648.1	689	47	29	.618	0	570	0	0	32	528	209	222	63	174	33	109	20	2,620	5	7.91	2.42	3.28	0.87	21.8	6.6	1.08	.261	3.08	73	3.59	91	7.33	24.5
22	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	2.93	2827.1	476	219	100	.687	409	3,154	46	17	3	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
23	David Robertson D. Robertson	2.93	894.1	881	68	46	.596	1	1,176	0	0	179	674	291	315	81	365	25	358	38	3,690	57	11.83	3.67	3.22	0.82	31.9	9.9	1.16	.290	3.17	70	2.98	70	6.78	122.1
24	Mark Melancon M. Melancon	2.94	726.2	732	37	40	.481	0	643	0	0	262	657	237	276	44	192	25	454	23	2,981	44	7.96	2.38	3.35	0.54	21.6	6.4	1.17	.295	3.42	73	3.03	76	8.14	75.9
25	Blake Treinen B. Treinen	2.94	606.0	567	49	42	.538	7	627	0	0	83	516	198	225	46	236	21	203	28	2,516	24	9.31	3.50	2.66	0.68	24.9	9.4	1.24	.296	3.34	71	3.34	80	7.66	55.5

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Rice

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Rice

Team Pitching Leaders

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ERA

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739

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3.24

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	98	64	.605
Yankees	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Thu 10/1	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM

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0 - 1

Final

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1 - 0

Tue 29 Sep 2026

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Rice

1

Montgomery

1

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Playoffs RBI Leaders

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Rice

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Riley

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Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

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Harris

1.000

Marsh

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Rice

Playoffs Hit Leaders

4

Rice

3

Harris

3

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Playoffs Run Leaders

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Tatis

2

Murakami

2

Rice

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

.800

Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

2.200

Rice

2.000

Machado

1.667

Tatis

Playoffs SB Leaders

1

Crow-Armstrong

1

Tatis

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Playoffs Win Leaders

1

Schlittler

1

King

1

Lee

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

10

Schlittler

9

Sale

8

King

Playoffs ERA Leaders

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Schlittler

0.00

King

0.00

Iglesias

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

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0.00

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Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

King

19.29

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Playoffs K/BB Leaders

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

60.4

Rice

59

Schlittler

55

King

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Rice

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King

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94-69

93-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-94

69-93

75-87

76-87

MLB 2026 Standings

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

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 9/13	PHI	@	ATL	9-4
Sun 9/13	NYM	@	NYY	0-2
Sun 9/13	LAA	@	WSH	5-6
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	TOR	1-8
Sun 9/13	HOU	@	TBR	4-14

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	CWS	@	HOU	5:00 PM
Wed 9/30	BOS	@	NYY	8:00 PM
Wed 9/30	CHC	@	SDP	10:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PHI	@	ATL	2:00 PM
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