lowest era by player in season national league since 1901

Since 1901, Shohei Ohtani has the lowest ERA in the NL in a season, with an ERA of 0.82 this season.

Interpreted as:

lowest era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by player in season national league since 1901

	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	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	0.82	2026	LAD	7	3	2	.600	7	50	0	0	0	44.0	25	4	6	2	11	3	0	0	171	0	10.23	2.25	4.55	0.41	29.2	6.4	0.82	.219	1.23	20	2.37	57	5.11	8.6
2	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	1.04	1906	CHC	36	26	6	.813	32	144	27	9	3	277.1	198	32	56	1	61	4	4		1,044	2	4.67	1.98	2.36	0.03	13.8	5.8	0.93	.236	1.82	39	2.08	75	6.43	21.1
3	Bob Gibson B. Gibson	1.12	1968	STL	34	22	9	.710	34	268	28	13	0	304.2	198	38	49	11	62	7	0	6	1,161	4	7.92	1.83	4.32	0.32	23.1	5.3	0.85	.230	1.45	38	1.77	63	5.85	34.8
4	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	1.14	1909	NYG	37	25	6	.806	33	149	26	8	2	275.1	192	35	57	2	36	0	4		998	4	4.87	1.18	4.14	0.07	14.9	3.6	0.83	.234	1.86	44	1.62	61	6.28	31.7
5	Jack Pfiester J. Pfiester	1.15	1907	CHC	30	14	9	.609	22	90	13	3	0	195.0	143	25	61	1	48	5	5		745	2	4.15	2.22	1.88	0.05	12.1	6.4	0.98	.236	2.82	47	2.14	81	6.60	10.6
6	Carl Lundgren C. Lundgren	1.17	1907	CHC	28	18	7	.720	25	84	21	7	0	207.0	130	27	42	0	92	2	3		795	2	3.65	4.00	0.91	0.00	10.6	11.6	1.07	.211	1.83	48	2.73	104	5.65	-2.3
7	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	1.22	1915	PHN	49	31	10	.756	42	241	36	12	3	376.1	253	51	86	3	64	10	7		1,435	2	5.76	1.53	3.77	0.07	16.8	4.5	0.84	.224	2.06	43	1.82	63	6.05	44.1
8	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	1.28	1905	NYG	43	31	9	.775	37	206	32	8	3	338.2	252	48	85	4	64	1	6		1,294	6	5.47	1.70	3.22	0.11	15.9	4.9	0.93	.243	2.26	42	2.03	69	6.70	34.9
9	Jack Taylor J. Taylor	1.29	1902	CHO	37	23	11	.676	34	88	34	8	1	333.2	273	48	86	2	45	12	3		1,278	10	2.37	1.21	1.96	0.05	6.9	3.5	0.95	.240	2.32	49	2.73	98	7.36	0.6
10	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	1.31	1909	CHC	50	27	9	.750	34	172	32	8	7	342.2	246	50	78	1	53	7	15		1,280	9	4.52	1.39	3.25	0.03	13.4	4.1	0.87	.234	2.05	51	1.78	68	6.46	32.4
11	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	1.39	1907	CHC	34	20	6	.769	27	107	20	6	3	233.0	180	36	51	2	40	6	7		861	4	4.13	1.55	2.68	0.08	12.4	4.6	0.94	.252	1.97	56	1.97	75	6.95	17.2
12	Ed Reulbach E. Reulbach	1.42	1905	CHC	34	18	14	.563	29	152	28	5	1	291.2	208	46	71	1	73	18	5		1,124	5	4.69	2.25	2.08	0.03	13.5	6.5	0.96	.235	2.19	48	2.46	85	6.42	14
13	Orval Overall O. Overall	1.42	1909	CHC	38	20	11	.645	32	205	23	9	3	285.0	204	45	66	1	80	8	6		1,116	11	6.47	2.53	2.56	0.03	18.4	7.2	1.00	.247	2.08	55	1.75	67	6.44	27.8
14	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	1.43	1908	NYG	56	37	11	.771	44	259	34	11	5	390.2	281	62	85	5	42	3	9		1,469	2	5.97	0.97	6.17	0.12	17.6	2.9	0.83	.238	1.96	61	1.29	52	6.47	52.4
15	Fred Anderson F. Anderson	1.44	1917	NYG	38	8	8	.500	18	69	8	1	3	162.0	122	26	40	1	34	2	15		632	5	3.83	1.89	2.03	0.06	10.9	5.4	0.96	.230	2.22	56	2.16	87	6.78	5.4
16	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	1.47	1908	CHC	44	29	9	.763	31	123	27	9	5	312.1	214	51	64	1	49	5	12		1,153	6	3.54	1.41	2.51	0.03	10.7	4.2	0.84	.218	1.84	63	1.87	75	6.17	21.5
17	Jack Pfiester J. Pfiester	1.51	1906	CHC	31	20	8	.714	29	153	20	4	0	250.2	173	42	63	3	63	13	2		966	4	5.49	2.26	2.43	0.11	15.8	6.5	0.94	.232	2.26	57	2.21	80	6.21	15.4
18	George McQuillan G. McQuillan	1.53	1908	PHN	48	23	17	.575	42	114	32	7	2	359.2	263	61	88	1	91	6	6		1,367	5	2.85	2.28	1.25	0.03	8.3	6.7	0.98	.227	2.20	66	2.31	95	6.58	4.5
19	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	1.53	1985	NYM	35	24	4	.857	35	268	16	8	0	276.2	198	47	51	13	69	2	0	4	1,065	6	8.72	2.24	3.88	0.42	25.2	6.5	0.97	.259	1.66	44	2.12	59	6.44	45.6
20	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	1.55	1916	PHN	48	33	12	.733	45	167	38	16	3	389.0	323	67	90	6	50	10	3		1,500	3	3.86	1.16	3.34	0.14	11.1	3.3	0.96	.250	2.08	58	2.12	79	7.47	25.4
21	Howie Camnitz H. Camnitz	1.56	1908	PIT	38	16	9	.640	26	118	17	3	2	236.2	182	41	76	6	69	5	10		942	2	4.49	2.62	1.71	0.23	12.5	7.3	1.06	.237	2.89	66	2.37	95	6.92	3.2
22	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	1.56	1994	ATL	25	16	6	.727	25	156	10	3	0	202.0	150	35	44	4	31	6	0	3	774	3	6.95	1.38	5.03	0.18	20.2	4.0	0.90	.253	1.96	37	2.39	55	6.68	43.7
23	Fred Toney F. Toney	1.58	1915	CIN	36	17	6	.739	23	108	18	6	2	222.2	160	39	46	1	73	3	10		877	2	4.37	2.95	1.48	0.04	12.3	8.3	1.05	.230	1.86	57	2.52	89	6.47	7.7
24	Rube Marquard R. Marquard	1.58	1916	BKN	36	13	6	.684	21	107	15	2	5	205.0	169	36	54	2	38	0	11		793	3	4.70	1.67	2.82	0.09	13.5	4.8	1.01	.259	2.37	59	1.95	73	7.42	16.5
25	Joe McGinnity J. McGinnity	1.61	1904	NYG	51	35	8	.814	44	144	38	9	5	408.0	307	73	103	8	86	13	7		1,588	2	3.18	1.90	1.67	0.18	9.1	5.4	0.96	.224	2.27	59	2.70	96	6.77	5.3

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11

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RBI

35

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AVG

.312

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Wrobleski

50

Ohtani

ERA

0.82

Ohtani

Team Rankings

3rd

212

6th

384

7th

ERA

3.40

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Padres	25	17	.595
Dodgers	25	18	.581	0.5
Diamondbacks	20	22	.476	5.0
Giants	18	25	.419	7.5
Rockies	17	26	.395	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/14	SFG	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Fri 5/15	LAD	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sat 5/16	LAD	@	LAA	9:38 PM
Sun 5/17	LAD	@	LAA	4:07 PM
Mon 5/18	LAD	@	SDP	9:40 PM

Last Game

Giants

18 - 25

Final

Dodgers

25 - 18

Wed 13 May 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

17

Schwarber

16

Judge

15

Murakami

RBI Leaders

38

Hicks

37

Olson

36

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.343

Marsh

.335

Lopez

.331

Langeliers

Hit Leaders

56

Lopez

52

Witt

52

Langeliers

Run Leaders

37

Baldwin

36

Wood

36

Olson

OBP Leaders

.426

Ward

.419

Greene

.418

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.693

Moniak

.667

Rice

.639

Olson

SB Leaders

18

Ramírez

17

Nuñez

15

Cruz

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

7

Ashby

6

Skenes

6

Soriano

Strikeout Leaders

80

Misiorowski

75

Cease

67

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

0.82

Ohtani

1.35

Schlittler

1.62

Martin

WHIP Leaders

0.64

Skenes

0.81

Schlittler

0.82

Ohtani

K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

12.90

Cease

11.75

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

8.00

Skenes

7.50

Skubal

7.13

deGrom

Walk Leaders

6

Skubal

7

Skenes

7

Rasmussen

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

779.9

Ohtani

649.2

Judge

636.7

Wood

DraftKings Points Leaders

527.6

Ohtani

481

Judge

470

Olson

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Best Record ATS

30-13

25-15

26-16

26-17

25-17

Worst Record ATS

11-32

16-28

16-26

17-27

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	30	13	.698
Nationals	21	22	.488	9.0
Phillies	20	23	.465	10.0
Marlins	20	23	.465	10.0
Mets	17	25	.405	12.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	27	16	.628
Brewers	23	17	.575	2.5
Cardinals	24	18	.571	2.5
Pirates	23	20	.535	4.0
Reds	22	21	.512	5.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Padres	25	17	.595
Dodgers	25	18	.581	0.5
Diamondbacks	20	22	.476	5.0
Giants	18	25	.419	7.5
Rockies	17	26	.395	8.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	28	14	.667
Yankees	27	17	.614	2.0
Orioles	20	24	.455	9.0
Blue Jays	19	24	.442	9.5
Red Sox	18	24	.429	10.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	24	21	.533
White Sox	21	21	.500	1.5
Twins	19	24	.442	4.0
Royals	19	24	.442	4.0
Tigers	19	24	.442	4.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	22	20	.524
Rangers	21	22	.488	1.5
Mariners	21	23	.477	2.0
Astros	17	27	.386	6.0
Angels	16	28	.364	7.0