Between 2020 and 2024, Paul Skenes had the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 100 innings, with an ERA of 1.96.
| 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 | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Skenes | 1.96 | 133.0 | 23 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 23 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 2 | 11.50 | 2.17 | 5.31 | 0.68 | 33.1 | 6.2 | 0.95 | .284 | 2.10 | 6.36 |
| 2 |  | J. deGrom | 2.10 | 265.1 | 47 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 47 | 411 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 62 | 70 | 25 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 990 | 5 | 13.94 | 1.42 | 9.79 | 0.85 | 41.5 | 4.2 | 0.75 | .259 | 2.37 | 5.33 |
| 3 |  | T. Bauer | 2.24 | 180.2 | 28 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 28 | 237 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 45 | 53 | 28 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 710 | 6 | 11.81 | 2.69 | 4.39 | 1.39 | 33.4 | 7.6 | 0.92 | .218 | 2.64 | 5.58 |
| 4 |  | J. Springs | 2.59 | 174.0 | 35 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 35 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 50 | 55 | 20 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 710 | 1 | 10.03 | 2.22 | 4.51 | 1.03 | 27.3 | 6.1 | 1.10 | .284 | 2.84 | 7.66 |
| 5 |  | D. Rasmussen | 2.67 | 239.2 | 50 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 50 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 71 | 77 | 17 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 942 | 13 | 7.74 | 1.84 | 4.20 | 0.64 | 21.9 | 5.2 | 0.99 | .258 | 2.89 | 7.10 |
| 6 | | B. Woodruff | 2.76 | 473.1 | 81 | 30 | 20 | .600 | 81 | 566 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 347 | 145 | 153 | 54 | 118 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,874 | 5 | 10.76 | 2.24 | 4.80 | 1.03 | 30.2 | 6.3 | 0.98 | .262 | 2.91 | 6.60 |
| 7 |  | C. Kershaw | 2.79 | 468.0 | 85 | 43 | 20 | .683 | 85 | 504 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 145 | 163 | 54 | 101 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1,858 | 15 | 9.69 | 1.94 | 4.99 | 1.04 | 27.1 | 5.4 | 1.02 | .271 | 3.13 | 7.23 |
| 8 |  | M. Fried | 2.81 | 659.0 | 112 | 54 | 25 | .684 | 112 | 624 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 553 | 206 | 225 | 49 | 167 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2,649 | 26 | 8.52 | 2.28 | 3.74 | 0.67 | 23.6 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .282 | 3.07 | 7.55 |
| 9 |  | C. Burnes | 2.87 | 804.0 | 134 | 52 | 31 | .627 | 134 | 928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 604 | 256 | 283 | 75 | 215 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3,212 | 37 | 10.39 | 2.41 | 4.32 | 0.84 | 28.9 | 6.7 | 1.02 | .269 | 3.17 | 6.76 |
| 10 |  | S. Bieber | 2.91 | 514.0 | 82 | 36 | 19 | .655 | 82 | 581 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 436 | 166 | 177 | 50 | 125 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2,071 | 23 | 10.17 | 2.19 | 4.65 | 0.88 | 28.1 | 6.0 | 1.09 | .296 | 3.10 | 7.63 |
| 11 |  | S. Imanaga | 2.91 | 173.1 | 29 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 29 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 56 | 66 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 694 | 3 | 9.03 | 1.45 | 6.21 | 1.40 | 25.1 | 4.0 | 1.02 | .264 | 3.43 | 7.74 |
| 12 |  | Z. Wheeler | 2.94 | 829.1 | 133 | 59 | 32 | .648 | 133 | 899 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 668 | 271 | 294 | 72 | 187 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 3,318 | 16 | 9.76 | 2.03 | 4.81 | 0.78 | 27.1 | 5.6 | 1.03 | .281 | 3.19 | 7.25 |
| 13 | | R. López | 2.97 | 200.1 | 43 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 43 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 66 | 74 | 26 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 817 | 3 | 9.25 | 3.01 | 3.07 | 1.17 | 25.2 | 8.2 | 1.18 | .278 | 3.32 | 7.59 |
| 14 |  | S. Ohtani | 2.97 | 430.0 | 76 | 34 | 17 | .667 | 76 | 545 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 310 | 142 | 150 | 47 | 151 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1,740 | 37 | 11.41 | 3.16 | 3.61 | 0.98 | 31.3 | 8.7 | 1.07 | .270 | 3.14 | 6.49 |
| 15 | | K. Senga | 2.99 | 171.2 | 30 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 30 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 57 | 62 | 18 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 714 | 14 | 11.06 | 4.09 | 2.71 | 0.94 | 29.6 | 10.9 | 1.20 | .274 | 3.25 | 6.71 |
| 16 | | K. Kim | 3.01 | 134.2 | 28 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 28 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 45 | 49 | 14 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 558 | 5 | 6.55 | 3.01 | 2.18 | 0.94 | 17.6 | 8.1 | 1.20 | .257 | 3.27 | 7.75 |
| 17 |  | M. Scherzer | 3.02 | 588.0 | 101 | 45 | 23 | .662 | 101 | 715 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 463 | 197 | 207 | 81 | 138 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2,351 | 13 | 10.94 | 2.11 | 5.18 | 1.24 | 30.4 | 5.9 | 1.02 | .275 | 3.17 | 7.09 |
| 18 |  | S. McClanahan | 3.02 | 404.2 | 74 | 33 | 16 | .673 | 74 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331 | 136 | 143 | 48 | 116 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1,627 | 19 | 10.14 | 2.58 | 3.93 | 1.07 | 28.0 | 7.1 | 1.10 | .282 | 3.18 | 7.36 |
| 19 |  | J. Verlander | 3.09 | 433.2 | 73 | 37 | 18 | .673 | 73 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 149 | 164 | 47 | 102 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1,752 | 10 | 8.51 | 2.12 | 4.02 | 0.98 | 23.4 | 5.8 | 1.06 | .263 | 3.40 | 7.39 |
| 20 |  | C. Sale | 3.09 | 328.2 | 60 | 29 | 10 | .744 | 60 | 407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 113 | 122 | 30 | 81 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1,335 | 7 | 11.15 | 2.22 | 5.02 | 0.82 | 30.5 | 6.1 | 1.09 | .312 | 3.34 | 7.61 |
| 21 | | J. UrÃas | 3.11 | 527.0 | 94 | 51 | 18 | .739 | 94 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 433 | 182 | 198 | 71 | 119 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2,118 | 6 | 8.85 | 2.03 | 4.35 | 1.21 | 24.5 | 5.6 | 1.05 | .260 | 3.38 | 7.39 |
| 22 | | D. May | 3.11 | 147.2 | 30 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 30 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 51 | 54 | 15 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 597 | 3 | 7.98 | 2.99 | 2.67 | 0.91 | 21.9 | 8.2 | 1.05 | .232 | 3.29 | 6.46 |
| 23 | | T. Myers | 3.11 | 133.0 | 25 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 25 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 46 | 52 | 18 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 551 | 4 | 8.12 | 2.44 | 3.33 | 1.22 | 21.8 | 6.5 | 1.20 | .285 | 3.52 | 8.39 |
| 24 |  | G. Cole | 3.12 | 759.0 | 125 | 59 | 28 | .678 | 125 | 915 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 593 | 263 | 279 | 102 | 185 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3,018 | 13 | 10.85 | 2.19 | 4.95 | 1.21 | 30.3 | 6.1 | 1.03 | .273 | 3.31 | 7.03 |
| 25 | | T. Gonsolin | 3.13 | 325.1 | 65 | 28 | 8 | .778 | 65 | 303 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 113 | 119 | 38 | 110 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1,302 | 12 | 8.38 | 3.04 | 2.75 | 1.05 | 23.3 | 8.4 | 1.04 | .225 | 3.29 | 6.28 |
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