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.

NAMEERAGSGWLW%SOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Justin 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
2Bob 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
3Pete 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
4Robin 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
5Vern 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
6Mike 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
7Nolan 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
8Gerrit 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
9Zack 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
10Roger 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
11Mark 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
12Darryl 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
13J.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
14Mike 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
15Brett 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
16Danny 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
17Chris 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
18Carlos 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
19Sean 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
20Cristian 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
21Luis 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
22Jack 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
23Turk 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
24Hunter 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
25Joe 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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HR

27

Walker

Christian Walker

RBI

88

Walker

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AVG

.304

Peña

Jeremy Peña
Team Pitching Leaders

W

13

Valdez

Framber Valdez

K

206

Brown

Hunter Brown

ERA

2.43

Brown

Hunter Brown
Team Rankings

HR

182

16th

R

686

21st

SO

1,504

2nd

ERA

3.86

11th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/26
@
4:10 PM
Fri
3/27
@
8:15 PM
Sat
3/28
@
7:10 PM
Sun
3/29
@
2:10 PM
Mon
3/30
@
8:10 PM
Last Game
HOU Astros

87 - 75

6

Final

2

LAA Angels

72 - 90

Sun 28 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
96
66
.593
83
79
.512
13.0
79
83
.488
17.0
76
86
.469
20.0
66
96
.407
30.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs - w
92
70
.568
5.0
Reds Reds - w
83
79
.512
14.0
78
84
.481
19.0
71
91
.438
26.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
93
69
.574
90
72
.556
3.0
81
81
.500
12.0
80
82
.494
13.0
43
119
.265
50.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
94
68
.580
89
73
.549
5.0
77
85
.475
17.0
75
87
.463
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
88
74
.543
87
75
.537
1.0
82
80
.506
6.0
70
92
.432
18.0
60
102
.370
28.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
90
72
.556
87
75
.537
3.0
81
81
.500
9.0
76
86
.469
14.0
72
90
.444
18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/16
@
6-2
Tue
9/16
@
9-4
Tue
9/16
@
4-5
Tue
9/16
@
1-2
Tue
9/16
@
5-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
3/25
@
8:05 PM
Thu
3/26
@
1:15 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:10 PM
Thu
3/26
@
2:20 PM
Thu
3/26
@
3:05 PM