Between 2020 and 2025, Brandon Woodruff had the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 500 innings, with an ERA of 2.81.
| 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 |  | B. Woodruff | 2.81 | 538.0 | 93 | 37 | 22 | .627 | 93 | 649 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 392 | 168 | 179 | 63 | 132 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2,131 | 6 | 10.86 | 2.21 | 4.92 | 1.05 | 30.5 | 6.2 | 0.97 | .260 | 2.99 | 6.56 |
| 2 |  | M. Fried | 2.82 | 854.1 | 144 | 73 | 30 | .709 | 144 | 813 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 717 | 268 | 298 | 63 | 218 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 3,450 | 34 | 8.56 | 2.30 | 3.73 | 0.66 | 23.6 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .282 | 3.14 | 7.55 |
| 3 |  | C. Burnes | 2.85 | 868.1 | 145 | 55 | 33 | .625 | 145 | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 653 | 275 | 306 | 82 | 241 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3,477 | 38 | 10.27 | 2.50 | 4.11 | 0.85 | 28.5 | 6.9 | 1.03 | .268 | 3.17 | 6.77 |
| 4 |  | C. Kershaw | 2.90 | 579.2 | 107 | 54 | 22 | .711 | 107 | 588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 478 | 187 | 209 | 62 | 136 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2,318 | 20 | 9.13 | 2.11 | 4.32 | 0.96 | 25.4 | 5.9 | 1.06 | .274 | 3.24 | 7.42 |
| 5 |  | Z. Wheeler | 2.91 | 979.0 | 157 | 69 | 37 | .651 | 157 | 1,094 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 775 | 316 | 342 | 91 | 220 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 3,903 | 18 | 10.06 | 2.02 | 4.97 | 0.84 | 28.0 | 5.6 | 1.02 | .279 | 3.14 | 7.12 |
| 6 |  | S. Bieber | 2.95 | 554.1 | 89 | 40 | 21 | .656 | 89 | 618 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 470 | 182 | 193 | 58 | 132 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2,230 | 23 | 10.03 | 2.14 | 4.68 | 0.94 | 27.7 | 5.9 | 1.09 | .292 | 3.13 | 7.63 |
| 7 |  | T. Skubal | 3.07 | 756.0 | 134 | 54 | 35 | .607 | 134 | 878 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 605 | 258 | 283 | 87 | 168 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3,011 | 11 | 10.45 | 2.00 | 5.23 | 1.04 | 29.2 | 5.6 | 1.02 | .280 | 3.37 | 7.20 |
| 8 |  | B. Snell | 3.08 | 652.0 | 125 | 43 | 34 | .558 | 125 | 855 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 477 | 223 | 237 | 61 | 307 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2,702 | 48 | 11.80 | 4.24 | 2.79 | 0.84 | 31.6 | 11.4 | 1.20 | .283 | 3.27 | 6.58 |
| 9 | | 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 |
| 10 |  | 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 |
| 11 |  | F. Valdez | 3.25 | 966.2 | 153 | 73 | 44 | .624 | 153 | 943 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 811 | 349 | 382 | 75 | 320 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 3,975 | 52 | 8.78 | 2.98 | 2.95 | 0.70 | 23.7 | 8.1 | 1.17 | .284 | 3.56 | 7.55 |
| 12 | | J. Musgrove | 3.27 | 594.0 | 105 | 38 | 29 | .567 | 105 | 637 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 513 | 216 | 231 | 73 | 156 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 2,447 | 10 | 9.65 | 2.36 | 4.08 | 1.11 | 26.0 | 6.4 | 1.13 | .288 | 3.50 | 7.77 |
| 13 |  | J. Verlander | 3.29 | 585.2 | 102 | 41 | 29 | .586 | 102 | 547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 511 | 214 | 238 | 63 | 154 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2,414 | 12 | 8.41 | 2.37 | 3.55 | 0.97 | 22.7 | 6.4 | 1.14 | .275 | 3.66 | 7.85 |
| 14 |  | M. Scherzer | 3.29 | 673.0 | 118 | 50 | 28 | .641 | 118 | 797 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 246 | 256 | 100 | 161 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 2,709 | 15 | 10.66 | 2.15 | 4.95 | 1.34 | 29.4 | 5.9 | 1.06 | .277 | 3.42 | 7.36 |
| 15 |  | F. Peralta | 3.31 | 737.2 | 140 | 54 | 34 | .614 | 140 | 889 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 534 | 271 | 283 | 92 | 269 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 3,020 | 24 | 10.85 | 3.28 | 3.30 | 1.12 | 29.4 | 8.9 | 1.09 | .255 | 3.45 | 6.52 |
| 16 |  | L. Webb | 3.31 | 1016.0 | 169 | 66 | 48 | .579 | 169 | 955 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 968 | 374 | 413 | 69 | 233 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 4,146 | 18 | 8.46 | 2.06 | 4.10 | 0.61 | 23.0 | 5.6 | 1.18 | .315 | 3.66 | 8.57 |
| 17 |  | K. Gausman | 3.36 | 980.1 | 168 | 65 | 50 | .565 | 168 | 1,095 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 865 | 366 | 398 | 102 | 254 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4,018 | 20 | 10.05 | 2.33 | 4.31 | 0.94 | 27.3 | 6.3 | 1.14 | .299 | 3.65 | 7.94 |
| 18 |  | R. Suarez | 3.39 | 654.0 | 116 | 41 | 31 | .569 | 116 | 609 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 624 | 246 | 264 | 57 | 204 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2,739 | 10 | 8.38 | 2.81 | 2.99 | 0.78 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 1.27 | .306 | 3.63 | 8.59 |
| 19 |  | N. Eovaldi | 3.42 | 784.2 | 137 | 56 | 30 | .651 | 137 | 777 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 702 | 298 | 317 | 92 | 172 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3,192 | 21 | 8.91 | 1.97 | 4.52 | 1.06 | 24.3 | 5.4 | 1.11 | .288 | 3.64 | 8.05 |
| 20 |  | C. Rodón | 3.49 | 751.0 | 136 | 64 | 40 | .615 | 136 | 889 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 583 | 291 | 310 | 94 | 249 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3,081 | 33 | 10.65 | 2.98 | 3.57 | 1.13 | 28.9 | 8.1 | 1.11 | .269 | 3.72 | 6.99 |
| 21 |  | L. Castillo | 3.49 | 961.0 | 165 | 55 | 57 | .491 | 165 | 1,004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 847 | 373 | 411 | 113 | 293 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 3,976 | 8 | 9.40 | 2.74 | 3.43 | 1.06 | 25.3 | 7.4 | 1.19 | .290 | 3.85 | 7.93 |
| 22 |  | C. Bassitt | 3.57 | 942.1 | 163 | 69 | 46 | .600 | 163 | 900 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 872 | 374 | 403 | 108 | 286 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 3,960 | 22 | 8.60 | 2.73 | 3.15 | 1.03 | 22.7 | 7.2 | 1.23 | .294 | 3.85 | 8.33 |
| 23 |  | L. Gilbert | 3.58 | 835.1 | 146 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 146 | 884 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 703 | 332 | 352 | 111 | 181 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 3,377 | 41 | 9.52 | 1.95 | 4.88 | 1.20 | 26.2 | 5.4 | 1.06 | .272 | 3.79 | 7.57 |
| 24 |  | H. Brown | 3.58 | 515.0 | 92 | 35 | 31 | .530 | 92 | 566 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 448 | 205 | 221 | 60 | 173 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2,118 | 8 | 9.89 | 3.02 | 3.27 | 1.05 | 26.7 | 8.2 | 1.21 | .299 | 3.86 | 7.83 |
| 25 |  | G. Kirby | 3.58 | 637.2 | 112 | 44 | 34 | .564 | 112 | 621 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 254 | 270 | 72 | 93 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 2,601 | 13 | 8.76 | 1.31 | 6.68 | 1.02 | 23.9 | 3.6 | 1.11 | .304 | 3.81 | 8.69 |
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