lowest era in first 15 starts as an astros pitcher

Justin Verlander has the best ERA for the Astros in starts in his first 15 games, with an ERA of 1.05.

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 Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1.05
15
15
10
2
.833
127
1
1
0
102.2
52
12
14
8
19
4
0
0
376
1
11.13
1.67
6.68
0.70
33.8
5.1
0.69
.202
1.23
4.56
2 Bob Knepper
B. Knepper
1.95
15
15
6
3
.667
47
5
4
0
111.0
93
24
27
3
22
3
0
1
435
0
3.81
1.78
2.14
0.24
10.8
5.1
1.04
.250
2.19
7.54
3 Pete Harnisch
P. Harnisch
2.01
15
15
5
5
.500
75
3
2
0
103.0
67
23
26
4
42
1
0
1
413
4
6.55
3.67
1.79
0.35
18.2
10.2
1.06
.216
2.27
5.85
4 Robin Roberts
R. Roberts
2.04
15
15
7
5
.583
47
4
3
0
110.1
99
25
33
4
16
0
0
1
435
1
3.83
1.31
2.94
0.33
10.8
3.7
1.04
.258
2.69
8.08
5 Vern Ruhle
V. Ruhle
2.43
15
15
4
6
.400
39
3
3
0
100.0
83
27
28
4
23
3
0
1
400
1
3.51
2.07
1.70
0.36
9.8
5.8
1.06
.239
2.52
7.47
6 Mike Cuellar
M. Cuellar
2.44
15
15
4
3
.571
81
4
0
0
103.1
81
28
37
6
28
0
0
2
414
1
7.05
2.44
2.89
0.52
19.6
6.8
1.05
.251
3.22
7.05
7 Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
2.49
15
15
5
5
.500
87
2
2
0
104.2
77
29
35
5
57
1
0
1
436
4
7.48
4.90
1.53
0.43
20.0
13.1
1.28
.252
3.01
6.62
8 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
2.59
15
15
8
1
.889
138
1
1
0
100.2
60
29
30
12
30
3
0
0
382
4
12.34
2.68
4.60
1.07
36.1
7.9
0.89
.241
2.68
5.36
9 Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2.64
15
15
9
1
.900
77
0
0
0
92.0
80
27
31
6
13
2
0
0
360
3
7.53
1.27
5.92
0.59
21.4
3.6
1.01
.282
3.03
7.83
10 Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
2.73
15
15
10
2
.833
101
0
0
0
95.2
77
29
31
8
38
4
0
4
397
1
9.50
3.57
2.66
0.75
25.4
9.6
1.20
.280
2.92
7.24
11 Mark Portugal
M. Portugal
2.80
15
15
7
1
.875
79
2
1
0
99.2
86
31
32
7
36
2
0
0
409
3
7.13
3.25
2.19
0.63
19.3
8.8
1.22
.277
2.89
7.77
12 Darryl Kile
D. Kile
2.81
15
15
5
6
.455
60
0
0
0
86.1
75
27
40
8
44
2
0
0
373
3
6.25
4.59
1.36
0.83
16.1
11.8
1.38
.259
4.17
7.82
13 J.P. France
J.P. France
2.85
15
15
7
3
.700
64
0
0
0
91.2
86
29
33
10
26
1
0
0
376
4
6.28
2.55
2.46
0.98
17.0
6.9
1.22
.276
3.24
8.44
14 Mike Hampton
M. Hampton
2.89
15
15
8
4
.667
73
0
0
0
96.2
83
31
40
6
27
3
0
0
401
0
6.80
2.51
2.70
0.56
18.2
6.7
1.14
.264
3.72
7.73
15 Brett Oberholtzer
B. Oberholtzer
2.95
15
15
4
9
.308
63
2
1
0
91.2
84
30
34
8
21
2
0
0
379
0
6.19
2.06
3.00
0.79
16.6
5.5
1.15
.267
3.34
8.25
16 Danny Darwin
D. Darwin
2.95
15
15
6
5
.545
72
1
0
0
94.2
94
31
36
4
23
2
0
6
401
3
6.85
2.19
3.13
0.38
18.0
5.7
1.24
.300
3.42
8.94
17 Chris Sampson
C. Sampson
2.95
15
15
7
6
.538
35
0
0
0
88.1
79
29
33
10
22
3
0
1
360
1
3.57
2.24
1.59
1.02
9.7
6.1
1.14
.238
3.36
8.05
18 Carlos Hernandez
C. Hernandez
2.97
15
15
6
2
.750
74
0
0
0
91.0
77
30
30
8
39
2
0
4
381
3
7.32
3.86
1.90
0.79
19.4
10.2
1.27
.267
2.97
7.62
19 Sean Bergman
S. Bergman
3.01
15
15
8
4
.667
48
1
0
0
92.2
97
31
38
7
26
3
0
1
401
5
4.66
2.53
1.85
0.68
12.0
6.5
1.33
.284
3.69
9.42
20 Cristian Javier
C. Javier
3.04
15
15
8
2
.800
78
0
0
0
77.0
49
26
26
12
26
5
0
0
303
5
9.12
3.04
3.00
1.40
25.7
8.6
0.97
.203
3.04
5.73
21 Luis Garcia
L. Garcia
3.06
15
15
6
4
.600
87
0
0
0
79.1
60
27
28
8
28
2
0
1
322
3
9.87
3.18
3.11
0.91
27.0
8.7
1.11
.264
3.18
6.81
22 Jack Billingham
J. Billingham
3.07
15
15
7
6
.538
71
5
1
0
96.2
102
33
41
7
26
1
0
2
414
4
6.61
2.42
2.73
0.65
17.1
6.3
1.32
.307
3.82
9.50
23 Turk Farrell
T. Farrell
3.08
15
15
5
9
.357
92
6
1
0
105.1
89
36
41
5
27
1
0
0
430
3
7.86
2.31
3.41
0.43
21.4
6.3
1.10
.275
3.50
7.60
24 Hunter Brown
H. Brown
3.09
15
15
8
3
.727
94
0
0
0
87.1
72
30
34
6
29
4
0
0
350
2
9.69
2.99
3.24
0.62
26.9
8.3
1.16
.304
3.50
7.42
25 Joe Niekro
J. Niekro
3.11
15
15
6
6
.500
47
1
1
0
81.0
77
28
42
3
38
2
0
0
358
6
5.22
4.22
1.24
0.33
13.1
10.6
1.42
.276
4.67
8.56
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22nd

R

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SO

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ERA

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2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
27
20
.574
Astros Astros
25
23
.521
2.5
Rangers Rangers
25
24
.510
3.0
Angels Angels
22
25
.468
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Athletics Athletics
22
27
.449
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Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/21
HOU HOU
@
TBR TBR
1:10 PM
Thu
5/22
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Fri
5/23
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM
Sat
5/24
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
4:10 PM
Sun
5/25
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
2:10 PM
Last Game
TBR Rays

22 - 26

3

Final

2

HOU Astros

25 - 23

Tue 20 May 2025

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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
28
19
.596
Red Sox Red Sox
25
25
.500
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
32
17
.653
Twins Twins
26
21
.553
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AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
27
20
.574
Astros Astros
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23
.521
2.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
30
18
.625
Mets Mets
29
20
.592
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
29
20
.592
Cardinals Cardinals
27
22
.551
2.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
30
19
.612
Giants Giants
29
20
.592
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/5
LAD LAD
@
MIA MIA
4-5
Mon
5/5
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
6-1
Mon
5/5
PHI PHI
@
TBR TBR
8-4
Mon
5/5
SDP SDP
@
NYY NYY
3-12
Mon
5/5
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
9-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/21
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
12:35 PM
Wed
5/21
HOU HOU
@
TBR TBR
1:10 PM
Wed
5/21
CLE CLE
@
MIN MIN
1:10 PM
Wed
5/21
CHC CHC
@
MIA MIA
1:10 PM
Wed
5/21
BAL BAL
@
MIL MIL
1:10 PM