lowest era by a rookie pitcher since 2000 minimum 100 innings

Since 2000, Paul Skenes has the lowest ERA by a rookie with 100.0+ innings pitched, with an ERA of 1.96 in 2024.

	NAME	ERA	IP	SEASON	TM	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	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	1.96	133.0	2024	PIT	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	47	2.44	60	6.36	23.9
2	Francisco Liriano F. Liriano	2.16	121.0	2006	MIN	28	12	3	.800	16	144	0	0	1	89	29	31	9	32	1	2	0	473	9	10.71	2.38	4.50	0.67	30.4	6.8	1.00	.279	2.31	48	2.54	58	6.62	25.3
3	Chris Devenski C. Devenski	2.16	108.1	2016	HOU	48	4	4	.500	5	104	0	0	1	79	26	26	4	20	3	16	0	408	2	8.64	1.66	5.20	0.33	25.5	4.9	0.91	.271	2.16	54	2.34	56	6.56	22.6
4	Jose Fernandez J. Fernandez	2.19	172.2	2013	MIA	28	12	6	.667	28	187	0	0	0	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
5	Mike Vasil M. Vasil	2.50	101.0	2025	CWS	47	5	3	.625	3	82	0	0	4	74	28	32	8	52	8	17	5	423	4	7.31	4.63	1.58	0.71	19.4	12.3	1.25	.242	2.85	61	4.32	100	6.59	-0.1
6	Jered Weaver J. Weaver	2.56	123.0	2006	LAA	19	11	2	.846	19	105	0	0	0	94	35	36	15	33	3	0	1	490	2	7.68	2.41	3.18	1.10	21.4	6.7	1.03	.237	2.63	57	3.90	87	6.88	7.9
7	Joba Chamberlain J. Chamberlain	2.60	100.1	2008	NYY	42	4	3	.571	12	118	0	0	0	87	29	32	5	39	2	5	3	417	4	10.58	3.50	3.03	0.45	28.3	9.4	1.26	.324	2.87	60	2.65	61	7.80	18.6
8	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	2.62	137.1	2018	LAD	24	8	5	.615	23	151	0	0	0	95	40	43	12	37	6	0	1	541	4	9.90	2.42	4.08	0.79	27.9	6.8	0.96	.248	2.82	69	3.03	75	6.23	15.2
9	Trevor Rogers T. Rogers	2.64	133.0	2021	MIA	25	7	8	.467	25	157	0	0	0	107	39	46	6	46	5	0	2	550	4	10.62	3.11	3.41	0.41	28.5	8.4	1.15	.301	3.11	63	2.54	61	7.24	24.3
10	Spencer Strider S. Strider	2.67	131.2	2022	ATL	31	11	5	.688	20	202	0	0	0	86	39	42	7	45	3	3	1	528	6	13.81	3.08	4.49	0.48	38.3	8.5	0.99	.292	2.87	65	1.82	46	5.88	31.3
11	Cade Horton C. Horton	2.67	118.0	2025	CHC	23	11	4	.733	22	97	0	0	0	95	35	40	10	33	6	0	0	476	1	7.40	2.52	2.94	0.76	20.4	6.9	1.08	.258	3.05	65	3.58	88	7.25	6.2
12	Michael Soroka M. Soroka	2.68	174.2	2019	ATL	29	13	4	.765	29	142	0	0	0	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
13	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.69	140.1	2014	NYM	22	9	6	.600	22	144	0	0	0	117	42	44	7	43	1	0	2	565	1	9.24	2.76	3.35	0.45	25.5	7.6	1.14	.297	2.82	77	2.66	72	7.50	16
14	Jaime Garcia J. Garcia	2.70	163.1	2010	STL	28	13	8	.619	28	132	1	1	0	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
15	Roy Oswalt R. Oswalt	2.73	141.2	2001	HOU	28	14	3	.824	20	144	3	1	0	126	43	48	13	24	6	4	2	575	0	9.15	1.52	6.00	0.83	25.0	4.2	1.06	.291	3.05	60	2.84	64	8.00	25.1
16	Collin McHugh C. McHugh	2.73	154.2	2014	HOU	25	11	9	.550	25	157	0	0	0	117	47	53	13	41	6	0	1	619	6	9.14	2.39	3.83	0.76	25.4	6.6	1.02	.259	3.08	73	3.10	83	6.81	11.1
17	Masahiro Tanaka M. Tanaka	2.77	136.1	2014	NYY	20	13	5	.722	20	141	3	1	0	123	42	47	15	21	4	0	0	542	4	9.31	1.39	6.71	0.99	26.0	3.9	1.06	.299	3.10	72	3.04	77	8.12	13.3
18	Junior Guerra J. Guerra	2.81	121.2	2016	MIL	20	9	3	.750	20	100	0	0	0	94	38	40	10	43	3	0	2	492	7	7.40	3.18	2.33	0.74	20.3	8.7	1.13	.250	2.96	67	3.70	88	6.95	6.8
19	Dereck Rodríguez D. Rodríguez	2.81	118.1	2018	SFG	21	6	4	.600	19	89	0	0	0	98	37	43	9	36	7	1	2	487	1	6.77	2.74	2.47	0.68	18.3	7.4	1.13	.257	3.27	72	3.73	97	7.45	1.5
20	Anibal Sanchez A. Sanchez	2.83	114.1	2006	FLA	18	10	3	.769	17	72	2	1	0	90	36	39	9	46	4	0	1	469	4	5.67	3.62	1.57	0.71	15.4	9.8	1.19	.240	3.07	64	4.22	95	7.08	2.7
21	Brandon Webb B. Webb	2.84	180.2	2003	ARI	29	10	9	.526	28	172	1	1	0	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
22	Tommy Hanson T. Hanson	2.89	127.2	2009	ATL	21	11	4	.733	21	116	0	0	0	105	41	42	10	46	5	0	1	522	2	8.18	3.24	2.52	0.70	22.2	8.8	1.18	.275	2.96	70	3.49	82	7.40	10.5
23	Shota Imanaga S. Imanaga	2.91	173.1	2024	CHC	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	72	3.71	93	7.74	5
24	Tony Cingrani T. Cingrani	2.92	104.2	2013	CIN	23	7	4	.636	18	120	0	0	0	72	34	37	14	43	2	0	1	420	4	10.32	3.70	2.79	1.20	28.6	10.2	1.10	.241	3.18	77	3.78	98	6.19	1.2
25	J.A. Happ	2.93	166.0	2009	PHI	35	12	4	.750	23	119	3	2	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

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Skenes

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ERA

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Skenes

Team Rankings

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391

5th

711

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ERA

4.17

16th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	47	29	.618
Cardinals	42	34	.553	5.0
Cubs	40	37	.519	7.5
Pirates	39	39	.500	9.0
Reds	37	40	.481	10.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 6/23	SEA	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Wed 6/24	SEA	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Thu 6/25	SEA	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Fri 6/26	CIN	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Sat 6/27	CIN	@	PIT	4:05 PM

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39 - 39

Final

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30 - 48

Sun 21 Jun 2026

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25

Alvarez

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Buxton

RBI Leaders

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Kurtz

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Walker

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Pages

Batting Average Leaders

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Lee

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Díaz

Hit Leaders

103

Lopez

95

Arraez

92

Alvarez

Run Leaders

70

Wood

56

Kurtz

56

Turang

OBP Leaders

.439

Kurtz

.431

Alvarez

.418

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.639

Alvarez

.607

Rice

.596

Buxton

SB Leaders

29

Nuñez

28

Witt

24

Ramírez

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

10

Ashby

9

Burns

9

Williams

Strikeout Leaders

138

Misiorowski

121

Sánchez

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Cease

ERA Leaders

1.45

Misiorowski

1.71

Schlittler

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Sánchez

WHIP Leaders

0.75

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0.87

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0.88

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K/9 Leaders

13.50

Cease

13.35

Misiorowski

10.94

Skenes

K/BB Leaders

6.06

Schlittler

6.05

Sánchez

6.00

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Walk Leaders

15

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1,484.8

Ohtani

1,151.5

Wood

1,121.7

Kurtz

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1,021.2

Ohtani

857

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44-33

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Worst Record ATS

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31-45

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	48	29	.623
Phillies	42	36	.538	6.5
Nationals	41	38	.519	8.0
Marlins	40	39	.506	9.0
Mets	34	43	.442	14.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	47	29	.618
Cardinals	42	34	.553	5.0
Cubs	40	37	.519	7.5
Pirates	39	39	.500	9.0
Reds	37	40	.481	10.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	50	29	.633
Padres	40	37	.519	9.0
Diamondbacks	39	39	.500	10.5
Giants	31	46	.403	18.0
Rockies	31	48	.392	19.0

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Yankees	46	31	.597
Rays	43	32	.573	2.0
Blue Jays	39	39	.500	7.5
Orioles	38	42	.475	9.5
Red Sox	31	45	.408	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	40	37	.519
Guardians	41	38	.519
Twins	38	42	.475	3.5
Tigers	34	44	.436	6.5
Royals	33	46	.418	8.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	40	39	.506
Athletics	38	40	.487	1.5
Rangers	38	40	.487	1.5
Astros	37	43	.463	3.5
Angels	32	48	.400	8.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sun 6/7	PIT	@	ATL	2-3
Sun 6/7	CWS	@	PHI	5-9
Sun 6/7	BAL	@	TOR	4-6
Sun 6/7	SEA	@	DET	4-5
Sun 6/7	TBR	@	MIA	1-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 6/23	HOU	@	TOR	4:07 PM
Tue 6/23	SEA	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Tue 6/23	TEX	@	MIA	6:40 PM
Tue 6/23	NYY	@	DET	6:40 PM
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Since 2000, Paul Skenes has the lowest ERA by a rookie with 100.0+ innings pitched, with an ERA of 1.96 in 2024.

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