lowest era by a rookie pitcher since 1980

Since 1980, Jose Fernandez has the best ERA by a rookie, with an ERA of 2.19 in 2013.

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1Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
2.19
2013
MIA MIA
28
12
6
.667
28
187
0
0
0
172.2
111
42
47
10
58
5
0
5
681
3
9.75
3.02
3.22
0.52
27.5
8.5
0.98
.240
2.45
60
2.72
75
5.79
18.1
2Fernando Valenzuela
F. Valenzuela
2.48
1981
LAD LAD
25
13
7
.650
25
180
11
8
0
192.1
140
53
55
11
61
1
0
4
758
4
8.42
2.85
2.95
0.51
23.7
8.0
1.05
.255
2.57
73
2.44
72
6.55
20.4
3Hideo Nomo
H. Nomo
2.54
1995
LAD LAD
28
13
6
.684
28
236
4
3
0
191.1
124
54
63
14
78
5
0
2
780
19
11.10
3.67
3.03
0.66
30.3
10.0
1.06
.246
2.96
65
2.88
71
5.83
26.1
4Parker Messick
P. Messick
2.55
2026
CLE CLE
31
12
9
.571
31
191
0
0
0
183.1
143
52
56
17
48
4
0
2
731
6
9.38
2.36
3.98
0.83
26.1
6.6
1.04
.268
2.75
62
3.06
76
7.02
20.2
5Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
2.60
1984
NYM NYM
31
17
9
.654
31
276
7
3
0
218.0
161
63
72
7
73
2
0
2
879
3
11.39
3.01
3.78
0.29
31.4
8.3
1.07
.296
2.97
74
1.68
48
6.65
44.6
6Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
2.66
1984
LAD LAD
45
11
8
.579
20
150
8
4
2
189.2
160
56
65
9
50
4
10
8
771
8
7.12
2.37
3.00
0.43
19.5
6.5
1.11
.271
3.08
77
2.65
77
7.59
17.2
7Michael Soroka
M. Soroka
2.68
2019
ATL ATL
29
13
4
.765
29
142
0
0
0
174.2
153
52
56
14
41
7
0
1
701
3
7.32
2.11
3.46
0.72
20.3
5.8
1.11
.280
2.89
60
3.44
79
7.88
18.3
8Jaime Garcia
J. Garcia
2.70
2010
STL STL
28
13
8
.619
28
132
1
1
0
163.1
151
49
64
9
64
3
0
4
695
4
7.27
3.53
2.06
0.50
19.0
9.2
1.32
.292
3.53
69
3.40
87
8.32
9.3
9Kevin Appier
K. Appier
2.76
1990
KCR KCR
32
12
8
.600
24
127
3
3
0
185.2
179
57
67
13
54
6
1
2
784
6
6.16
2.62
2.35
0.63
16.2
6.9
1.25
.284
3.25
71
3.31
88
8.68
9.1
10Mike Boddicker
M. Boddicker
2.77
1983
BAL BAL
27
16
8
.667
26
120
10
5
0
179.0
141
55
65
13
52
0
1
1
711
5
6.03
2.61
2.31
0.65
16.9
7.3
1.08
.243
3.27
69
3.22
81
7.09
15.4
11Rick Mahler
R. Mahler
2.80
1981
ATL ATL
34
8
6
.571
14
54
1
0
2
112.1
109
35
41
5
43
1
10
5
478
3
4.33
3.45
1.26
0.40
11.3
9.0
1.35
.277
3.28
77
3.39
94
8.73
3.1
12Britt Burns
B. Burns
2.84
1980
CWS CWS
34
15
13
.536
32
133
11
1
0
238.0
213
75
83
17
63
4
1
2
970
1
5.03
2.38
2.11
0.64
13.7
6.5
1.16
.260
3.14
70
3.40
85
8.05
15.6
13Brandon Webb
B. Webb
2.84
2003
ARI ARI
29
10
9
.526
28
172
1
1
0
180.2
140
57
65
12
68
13
1
4
750
9
8.57
3.39
2.53
0.60
22.9
9.1
1.15
.264
3.24
63
3.33
75
6.97
22.3
14Tim Belcher
T. Belcher
2.91
1988
LAD LAD
36
12
6
.667
27
152
4
1
4
179.2
143
58
65
8
51
2
5
7
719
4
7.61
2.55
2.98
0.40
21.1
7.1
1.08
.267
3.26
88
2.53
74
7.16
17.6
15Shota Imanaga
S. Imanaga
2.91
2024
CHC CHC
29
15
3
.833
29
174
0
0
0
173.1
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
72
3.71
93
7.74
5
16J.A. Happ
J.A. Happ
2.93
2009
PHI PHI
35
12
4
.750
23
119
3
2
0
166.0
149
54
55
20
56
5
4
2
685
2
6.45
3.04
2.13
1.08
17.4
8.2
1.23
.266
2.98
69
4.32
101
8.08
-0.9
17Jeremy Hellickson
J. Hellickson
2.95
2011
TBR TBR
29
13
10
.565
29
117
2
1
0
189.0
146
62
64
21
72
4
0
8
774
8
5.57
3.43
1.63
1.00
15.1
9.3
1.15
.223
3.05
76
4.43
112
6.95
-10.3
18Kodai Senga
K. Senga
2.98
2023
NYM NYM
29
12
7
.632
29
202
0
0
0
166.1
126
55
60
17
77
5
0
0
694
14
10.93
4.17
2.62
0.92
29.1
11.1
1.22
.277
3.25
71
3.63
84
6.82
13
19Hyun Jin Ryu
H. Jin Ryu
3.00
2013
LAD LAD
30
14
8
.636
30
154
2
1
0
192.0
182
64
67
15
49
1
0
4
783
5
7.22
2.30
3.14
0.70
19.7
6.3
1.20
.296
3.14
84
3.24
87
8.53
10.4
20Mike Dunne
M. Dunne
3.03
1987
PIT PIT
23
13
6
.684
23
72
5
1
0
163.1
143
55
66
10
68
1
0
8
680
6
3.97
3.75
1.06
0.55
10.6
10.0
1.29
.251
3.64
74
4.04
97
7.88
2.3
21John Dopson
J. Dopson
3.04
1988
MON MON
26
3
11
.214
26
101
1
0
0
168.2
150
57
69
15
58
1
0
3
704
3
5.39
3.09
1.74
0.80
14.3
8.2
1.23
.255
3.68
87
3.77
109
8.00
-5.7
22Randy Wells
R. Wells
3.05
2009
CHC CHC
27
12
10
.545
27
104
0
0
0
165.1
165
56
67
14
46
6
0
4
694
3
5.66
2.50
2.26
0.76
15.0
6.6
1.28
.288
3.65
70
3.87
91
8.98
7.3
23Shane Reynolds
S. Reynolds
3.05
1994
HOU HOU
33
8
5
.615
14
110
1
1
0
124.0
128
42
46
10
21
6
5
3
517
3
7.98
1.52
5.24
0.73
21.3
4.1
1.20
.319
3.34
77
3.05
74
9.29
14.9
24Shelby Miller
S. Miller
3.06
2013
STL STL
31
15
9
.625
31
169
1
1
0
173.1
152
59
65
20
57
5
0
0
722
2
8.78
2.96
2.96
1.04
23.4
7.9
1.21
.280
3.38
84
3.67
98
7.89
1.1
25Craig McMurtry
C. McMurtry
3.08
1983
ATL ATL
36
15
9
.625
35
105
6
3
0
224.2
204
77
86
13
88
1
0
1
943
1
4.21
3.53
1.19
0.52
11.1
9.3
1.30
.260
3.45
80
3.75
96
8.17
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RBI

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AVG

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
93
65
.589
Phillies Phillies
87
72
.547
6.5
Marlins Marlins
78
81
.491
15.5
Nationals Nationals
75
84
.472
18.5
Mets Mets
73
86
.459
20.5
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Fri
9/25
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
7:10 PM
Sat
9/26
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
4:10 PM
Sun
9/27
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
3:10 PM
Last Game
MIA Marlins

78 - 81

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Final

2

CHC Cubs

88 - 71

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45

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41

Caminero

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RBI Leaders

113

Burleson

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110

Stewart

Sal Stewart

110

Alonso

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Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

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.310

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.309

Simpson

Chandler Simpson
Hit Leaders

188

Lopez

Otto Lopez

185

Arraez

Luis Arraez

177

Tatis

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Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

109

Arozarena

Randy Arozarena

104

Vargas

Miguel Vargas
OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.393

Bauers

Jake Bauers

.388

Rumfield

TJ Rumfield
SLG Leaders

.603

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.575

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

.537

Rice

Ben Rice
SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

46

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

43

Witt

Bobby Witt Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

18

Gray

Sonny Gray

16

Rodriguez

Eduardo Rodriguez
Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

244

Williams

Gavin Williams

239

Cease

Dylan Cease
ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

2.16

Sale

Chris Sale
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0.80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

Dylan Cease

12.13

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

Chris Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
Walk Leaders

25

Martinez

Nick Martinez

31

Sale

Chris Sale

32

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1,597.6

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White Sox

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Padres

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Nationals

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Cardinals

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Twins

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Diamondbacks

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Mariners

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Dodgers

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Phillies

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Mets

74-85

Rangers

74-85

Red Sox

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Braves Braves - y
93
65
.589
Phillies Phillies
87
72
.547
6.5
Marlins Marlins
78
81
.491
15.5
Nationals Nationals
75
84
.472
18.5
Mets Mets
73
86
.459
20.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers - y
100
59
.629
Cubs Cubs - w
88
71
.553
12.0
Pirates Pirates
81
78
.509
19.0
Cardinals Cardinals
77
82
.484
23.0
Reds Reds
73
85
.462
26.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers - y
97
61
.614
Padres Padres
88
70
.557
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
85
74
.535
12.5
Giants Giants
65
94
.409
32.5
Rockies Rockies
57
102
.358
40.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
96
62
.608
Yankees Yankees - w
91
67
.576
5.0
Red Sox Red Sox - w
85
74
.535
11.5
Orioles Orioles
78
81
.491
18.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
77
82
.484
19.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
83
76
.522
White Sox White Sox - x
82
77
.516
1.0
Twins Twins
75
84
.472
8.0
Tigers Tigers
74
85
.465
9.0
Royals Royals
68
91
.428
15.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Rangers Rangers
79
80
.497
Astros Astros
78
80
.494
0.5
Mariners Mariners
74
84
.468
4.5
Athletics Athletics
63
95
.399
15.5
Angels Angels
60
98
.380
18.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
2-7
Wed
9/9
TOR TOR
@
ATH ATH
0-2
Wed
9/9
STL STL
@
SFG SFG
6-7
Wed
9/9
WSH WSH
@
SDP SDP
2-9
Wed
9/9
TEX TEX
@
SEA SEA
2-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
9/24
SDP SDP
@
LAD LAD
10:10 PM
Fri
9/25
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
1:05 PM
Fri
9/25
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
4:05 PM
Fri
9/25
CHC CHC
@
BOS BOS
6:05 PM
Fri
9/25
TBR TBR
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM