Since 2014, Clayton Kershaw has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when starting >150 games, with an ERA of 2.49.
| NAME | ERA | GS | G | W | L | W% | 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 | H/9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Kershaw | 2.49 | 269 | 269 | 146 | 50 | .745 | 1,845 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1673.1 | 1,297 | 463 | 511 | 162 | 320 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 6,533 | 62 | 9.92 | 1.72 | 5.77 | 0.87 | 28.2 | 4.9 | 0.97 | .272 | 2.75 | 6.98 |
| 2 |  | J. deGrom | 2.63 | 266 | 266 | 103 | 70 | .595 | 1,973 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1640.1 | 1,253 | 479 | 516 | 162 | 367 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 6,446 | 33 | 10.83 | 2.01 | 5.38 | 0.89 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 0.99 | .278 | 2.83 | 6.87 |
| 3 |  | C. Sale | 2.97 | 271 | 271 | 122 | 69 | .639 | 2,164 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1682.2 | 1,356 | 555 | 604 | 171 | 376 | 117 | 0 | 5 | 6,775 | 31 | 11.57 | 2.01 | 5.76 | 0.91 | 31.9 | 5.5 | 1.03 | .300 | 3.23 | 7.25 |
| 4 |  | M. Fried | 3.04 | 193 | 193 | 96 | 42 | .696 | 1,074 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1116.1 | 971 | 377 | 418 | 87 | 301 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 4,548 | 47 | 8.66 | 2.43 | 3.57 | 0.70 | 23.6 | 6.6 | 1.14 | .291 | 3.37 | 7.83 |
| 5 |  | M. Scherzer | 3.06 | 315 | 315 | 148 | 76 | .661 | 2,434 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1966.0 | 1,534 | 668 | 699 | 248 | 464 | 77 | 0 | 14 | 7,855 | 45 | 11.14 | 2.12 | 5.25 | 1.14 | 31.0 | 5.9 | 1.02 | .278 | 3.20 | 7.02 |
| 6 |  | B. Snell | 3.17 | 223 | 223 | 81 | 63 | .563 | 1,445 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1161.0 | 897 | 409 | 445 | 111 | 523 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4,809 | 86 | 11.20 | 4.05 | 2.76 | 0.86 | 30.0 | 10.9 | 1.22 | .289 | 3.45 | 6.95 |
| 7 |  | G. Cole | 3.20 | 308 | 308 | 146 | 78 | .652 | 2,206 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1891.2 | 1,570 | 672 | 721 | 219 | 484 | 59 | 0 | 7 | 7,622 | 54 | 10.50 | 2.30 | 4.56 | 1.04 | 28.9 | 6.4 | 1.09 | .290 | 3.43 | 7.47 |
| 8 |  | Z. Wheeler | 3.21 | 281 | 281 | 116 | 71 | .620 | 1,844 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1721.1 | 1,446 | 614 | 663 | 166 | 466 | 74 | 0 | 12 | 7,010 | 36 | 9.64 | 2.44 | 3.96 | 0.87 | 26.3 | 6.6 | 1.11 | .287 | 3.47 | 7.56 |
| 9 |  | C. Kluber | 3.25 | 224 | 224 | 102 | 67 | .604 | 1,522 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1413.2 | 1,228 | 510 | 555 | 147 | 311 | 53 | 0 | 9 | 5,709 | 27 | 9.69 | 1.98 | 4.89 | 0.94 | 26.7 | 5.4 | 1.09 | .294 | 3.53 | 7.82 |
| 10 |  | J. Verlander | 3.26 | 290 | 290 | 129 | 82 | .611 | 1,883 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1799.1 | 1,487 | 651 | 703 | 216 | 461 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 7,293 | 40 | 9.42 | 2.31 | 4.08 | 1.08 | 25.8 | 6.3 | 1.08 | .272 | 3.52 | 7.44 |
| 11 |  | Z. Greinke | 3.32 | 282 | 282 | 119 | 72 | .623 | 1,487 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1706.0 | 1,558 | 629 | 672 | 202 | 335 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 6,870 | 53 | 7.84 | 1.77 | 4.44 | 1.07 | 21.6 | 4.9 | 1.11 | .281 | 3.55 | 8.22 |
| 12 |  | H. Jin Ryu | 3.35 | 155 | 155 | 64 | 40 | .615 | 778 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 859.1 | 829 | 320 | 349 | 101 | 186 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 3,542 | 10 | 8.15 | 1.95 | 4.18 | 1.06 | 22.0 | 5.3 | 1.18 | .296 | 3.66 | 8.68 |
| 13 |  | S. Strasburg | 3.36 | 172 | 172 | 84 | 43 | .661 | 1,219 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1035.2 | 874 | 387 | 419 | 113 | 271 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 4,216 | 30 | 10.59 | 2.36 | 4.50 | 0.98 | 28.9 | 6.4 | 1.11 | .295 | 3.64 | 7.60 |
| 14 |  | L. Webb | 3.43 | 194 | 194 | 73 | 58 | .557 | 1,077 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1162.2 | 1,104 | 443 | 487 | 83 | 274 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 4,758 | 23 | 8.34 | 2.12 | 3.93 | 0.64 | 22.6 | 5.8 | 1.19 | .311 | 3.77 | 8.55 |
| 15 |  | F. Valdez | 3.44 | 185 | 185 | 82 | 55 | .599 | 1,089 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1134.1 | 971 | 433 | 471 | 95 | 397 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 4,713 | 62 | 8.64 | 3.15 | 2.74 | 0.75 | 23.1 | 8.4 | 1.21 | .285 | 3.74 | 7.70 |
| 16 |  | D. Price | 3.46 | 175 | 175 | 78 | 43 | .645 | 1,126 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1089.1 | 1,006 | 419 | 457 | 124 | 250 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4,485 | 16 | 9.30 | 2.07 | 4.50 | 1.02 | 25.1 | 5.6 | 1.15 | .299 | 3.78 | 8.31 |
| 17 |  | C. Hamels | 3.50 | 178 | 178 | 64 | 48 | .571 | 1,051 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1101.1 | 996 | 428 | 465 | 124 | 373 | 63 | 0 | 9 | 4,608 | 33 | 8.59 | 3.05 | 2.82 | 1.01 | 22.8 | 8.1 | 1.24 | .291 | 3.80 | 8.14 |
| 18 |  | J. Cueto | 3.51 | 205 | 205 | 79 | 65 | .549 | 1,096 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1278.1 | 1,176 | 499 | 535 | 148 | 335 | 60 | 0 | 10 | 5,268 | 14 | 7.72 | 2.36 | 3.27 | 1.04 | 20.8 | 6.4 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.77 | 8.28 |
| 19 |  | L. Gilbert | 3.55 | 166 | 166 | 54 | 42 | .563 | 1,013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 955.1 | 796 | 377 | 397 | 126 | 206 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 3,849 | 44 | 9.54 | 1.94 | 4.92 | 1.19 | 26.3 | 5.4 | 1.05 | .271 | 3.74 | 7.50 |
| 20 |  | J. Arrieta | 3.55 | 207 | 207 | 91 | 66 | .580 | 1,119 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1202.2 | 1,048 | 475 | 537 | 126 | 388 | 46 | 0 | 14 | 4,963 | 69 | 8.37 | 2.90 | 2.88 | 0.94 | 22.5 | 7.8 | 1.19 | .281 | 4.02 | 7.84 |
| 21 |  | J. Lester | 3.56 | 231 | 231 | 100 | 61 | .621 | 1,251 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1363.2 | 1,312 | 539 | 612 | 165 | 395 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 5,689 | 27 | 8.26 | 2.61 | 3.17 | 1.09 | 22.0 | 6.9 | 1.25 | .299 | 4.04 | 8.66 |
| 22 |  | S. Gray | 3.56 | 338 | 338 | 130 | 100 | .565 | 1,933 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1938.1 | 1,691 | 767 | 838 | 198 | 622 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 8,023 | 104 | 8.98 | 2.89 | 3.11 | 0.92 | 24.1 | 7.8 | 1.19 | .287 | 3.89 | 7.85 |
| 23 |  | W. Buehler | 3.61 | 165 | 165 | 60 | 33 | .645 | 910 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 912.1 | 791 | 366 | 400 | 114 | 274 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 3,777 | 24 | 8.98 | 2.70 | 3.32 | 1.12 | 24.1 | 7.3 | 1.17 | .278 | 3.95 | 7.80 |
| 24 |  | L. Castillo | 3.62 | 258 | 258 | 85 | 91 | .483 | 1,563 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1487.0 | 1,290 | 598 | 656 | 186 | 477 | 52 | 0 | 8 | 6,164 | 19 | 9.46 | 2.89 | 3.28 | 1.13 | 25.4 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .284 | 3.97 | 7.81 |
| 25 | | R. Hill | 3.65 | 180 | 180 | 65 | 53 | .551 | 961 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 928.2 | 796 | 377 | 407 | 118 | 311 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 3,863 | 10 | 9.31 | 3.01 | 3.09 | 1.14 | 24.9 | 8.1 | 1.19 | .281 | 3.94 | 7.71 |
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