Paul Skenes had the best ERA in 2025, with an ERA of 1.97.

Interpreted as:

lowest era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a player by a closer 2025

	NAME	ERA	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	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	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	1.97	2025	PIT	32	10	10	.500	32	216	1	0	0	187.2	136	41	45	11	42	6	0	0	733	2	10.36	2.01	5.14	0.53	29.5	5.7	0.95	.273	2.16	46	2.36	57	6.52	37
2	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	2.21	2025	DET	31	13	6	.684	31	241	1	1	0	195.1	141	48	55	18	33	5	0	0	748	3	11.10	1.52	7.30	0.83	32.2	4.4	0.89	.273	2.53	54	2.44	59	6.50	37.5
3	Hunter Brown H. Brown	2.43	2025	HOU	31	12	9	.571	31	206	1	0	0	185.1	133	50	55	17	57	7	0	1	729	0	10.00	2.77	3.61	0.83	28.3	7.8	1.03	.262	2.67	60	3.13	75	6.46	21.4
4	Yoshinobu Yamamoto Y. Yamamoto	2.49	2025	LAD	30	12	8	.600	30	201	0	0	0	173.2	113	48	53	14	59	3	0	0	684	5	10.42	3.06	3.41	0.73	29.4	8.6	0.99	.243	2.75	60	2.93	69	5.86	25
5	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	2.50	2025	PHI	32	13	5	.722	32	212	1	0	0	202.0	171	56	58	12	44	6	0	0	807	6	9.45	1.96	4.82	0.53	26.3	5.5	1.06	.298	2.58	59	2.54	60	7.62	36.9
6	Garrett Crochet G. Crochet	2.59	2025	BOS	32	18	5	.783	32	255	1	1	0	205.1	165	59	62	24	46	3	0	0	814	7	11.18	2.02	5.54	1.05	31.3	5.7	1.03	.290	2.72	61	2.88	69	7.23	29.5
7	Freddy Peralta F. Peralta	2.70	2025	MIL	33	17	6	.739	33	204	0	0	0	176.2	124	53	54	21	66	9	0	0	723	4	10.39	3.36	3.09	1.07	28.2	9.1	1.08	.243	2.75	65	3.64	88	6.32	9.7
8	Max Fried M. Fried	2.86	2025	NYY	32	19	5	.792	32	189	0	0	0	195.1	164	62	73	14	51	10	0	0	801	8	8.71	2.35	3.71	0.65	23.6	6.4	1.10	.279	3.36	71	3.06	72	7.56	25.5
9	Andrew Abbott A. Abbott	2.87	2025	CIN	29	10	7	.588	29	149	1	1	0	166.1	148	53	60	19	43	3	0	0	684	4	8.06	2.33	3.47	1.03	21.8	6.3	1.15	.274	3.25	65	3.65	84	8.01	12.4
10	Nick Pivetta N. Pivetta	2.87	2025	SDP	31	13	5	.722	31	190	0	0	0	181.2	129	58	63	22	50	3	0	1	721	1	9.41	2.48	3.80	1.09	26.4	6.9	0.99	.235	3.12	71	3.49	85	6.39	12.2
11	Bryan Woo B. Woo	2.94	2025	SEA	30	15	7	.682	30	198	0	0	0	186.2	137	61	64	26	36	4	0	0	731	3	9.55	1.74	5.50	1.25	27.1	4.9	0.93	.238	3.09	77	3.46	86	6.61	11.4
12	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.97	2025	TEX	30	12	8	.600	30	185	0	0	0	172.2	122	57	57	26	37	3	0	0	669	3	9.64	1.93	5.00	1.36	27.7	5.5	0.92	.230	2.97	73	3.64	86	6.36	11
13	Gavin Williams G. Williams	3.06	2025	CLE	31	12	5	.706	31	173	0	0	0	167.2	130	57	62	23	83	3	0	0	704	9	9.29	4.46	2.08	1.23	24.6	11.8	1.27	.254	3.33	76	4.39	106	6.98	-4.9
14	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	3.09	2025	NYY	33	18	9	.667	33	203	0	0	0	195.1	132	67	74	22	73	9	0	0	789	4	9.35	3.36	2.78	1.01	25.7	9.3	1.05	.228	3.41	76	3.77	89	6.08	10.4
15	Matthew Boyd M. Boyd	3.21	2025	CHC	31	14	8	.636	31	154	0	0	0	179.2	154	64	69	19	42	9	0	0	718	2	7.71	2.10	3.67	0.95	21.4	5.8	1.09	.273	3.46	78	3.64	90	7.71	8.2
16	Logan Webb L. Webb	3.22	2025	SFG	34	15	11	.577	34	224	0	0	0	207.0	210	74	82	14	46	6	0	0	856	2	9.74	2.00	4.87	0.61	26.2	5.4	1.24	.346	3.57	79	2.60	65	9.13	32.5
17	Brayan Bello B. Bello	3.35	2025	BOS	29	11	9	.550	28	124	1	0	0	166.2	147	62	71	16	59	13	0	0	700	5	6.70	3.19	2.10	0.86	17.7	8.4	1.24	.268	3.83	79	4.18	100	7.94	-0.2
18	Joe Ryan J. Ryan	3.42	2025	MIN	31	13	10	.565	30	194	0	0	0	171.0	138	65	69	26	39	12	0	0	689	0	10.21	2.05	4.97	1.37	28.2	5.7	1.04	.268	3.63	83	3.73	89	7.26	8.4
19	Merrill Kelly M. Kelly	3.52	2025	TOT	32	12	9	.571	32	167	0	0	0	184.0	157	72	79	23	48	2	0	0	748	1	8.17	2.35	3.48	1.13	22.3	6.4	1.11	.264	3.86	84	3.75	92	7.68	6.5
20	Clay Holmes C. Holmes	3.53	2025	NYM	33	12	8	.600	31	129	0	0	0	165.2	150	65	74	14	66	13	0	0	708	6	7.01	3.59	1.95	0.76	18.2	9.3	1.30	.280	4.02	87	4.10	100	8.15	-0.2
21	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	3.54	2025	SEA	32	11	8	.579	32	162	0	0	0	180.2	168	71	76	23	46	7	0	0	745	3	8.07	2.29	3.52	1.15	21.7	6.2	1.18	.286	3.79	92	3.87	97	8.37	2.5
22	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	3.59	2025	TOR	32	10	11	.476	32	189	1	1	0	193.0	155	77	79	21	50	3	0	2	775	1	8.81	2.33	3.78	0.98	24.4	6.5	1.06	.262	3.68	89	3.41	81	7.23	17.2
23	Robbie Ray R. Ray	3.65	2025	SFG	32	11	8	.579	32	186	1	0	0	182.1	148	74	81	22	73	4	0	0	755	7	9.18	3.60	2.55	1.09	24.6	9.7	1.21	.268	4.00	89	3.92	99	7.31	0.6
24	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	3.66	2025	HOU	31	13	11	.542	31	187	2	0	0	192.0	171	78	82	15	68	7	0	0	802	12	8.77	3.19	2.75	0.70	23.3	8.5	1.24	.297	3.84	90	3.37	81	8.02	17.1
25	Zack Littell Z. Littell	3.81	2025	TOT	32	10	8	.556	32	130	1	0	0	186.2	174	79	81	36	32	7	0	1	759	3	6.27	1.54	4.06	1.74	17.1	4.2	1.10	.249	3.91	90	4.87	114	8.39	-11.7

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Cubs	3	3	.500	2.0
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Fri 4/3	BAL	@	PIT	4:12 PM
Sat 4/4	BAL	@	PIT	4:05 PM
Sun 4/5	BAL	@	PIT	1:35 PM
Mon 4/6	SDP	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Tue 4/7	SDP	@	PIT	6:40 PM

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RBI Leaders

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Batting Average Leaders

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OBP Leaders

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SLG Leaders

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Strikeout Leaders

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WHIP Leaders

0.25

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0.26

Schlittler

0.33

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K/9 Leaders

16.39

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15.75

Gausman

14.73

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K/BB Leaders

10.00

Rasmussen

9.00

McCullers

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Walk Leaders

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Hicks

119

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DraftKings Points Leaders

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Worst Record ATS

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AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	5	1	.833
Blue Jays	4	2	.667	1.0
Orioles	3	3	.500	2.0
Rays	2	4	.333	3.0
Red Sox	1	5	.167	4.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Royals	3	2	.600
Guardians	4	3	.571
Tigers	2	4	.333	1.5
Twins	1	4	.200	2.0
White Sox	1	5	.167	2.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	5	2	.714
Rangers	4	2	.667	0.5
Angels	3	4	.429	2.0
Mariners	3	4	.429	2.0
Athletics	1	5	.167	3.5

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Marlins	5	1	.833
Braves	4	2	.667	1.0
Mets	3	3	.500	2.0
Phillies	3	3	.500	2.0
Nationals	3	3	.500	2.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	5	1	.833
Cardinals	4	2	.667	1.0
Cubs	3	3	.500	2.0
Reds	3	3	.500	2.0
Pirates	3	3	.500	2.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	4	2	.667
Diamondbacks	3	3	.500	1.0
Rockies	2	4	.333	2.0
Padres	2	4	.333	2.0
Giants	2	4	.333	2.0