Since 2012, Clayton Kershaw has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 1000 innings, with an ERA of 2.42.
| 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 |  | C. Kershaw | 2.42 | 2137.0 | 335 | 176 | 68 | .721 | 335 | 2,306 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 1,631 | 575 | 636 | 189 | 435 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 8,342 | 80 | 9.71 | 1.83 | 5.30 | 0.80 | 27.6 | 5.2 | 0.97 | .268 | 2.68 | 6.87 |
| 2 |  | J. deGrom | 2.65 | 1645.0 | 267 | 103 | 71 | .592 | 267 | 1,979 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,260 | 484 | 521 | 162 | 369 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 6,469 | 33 | 10.83 | 2.02 | 5.36 | 0.89 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 0.99 | .279 | 2.85 | 6.89 |
| 3 |  | C. Sale | 2.99 | 2088.0 | 330 | 150 | 91 | .622 | 330 | 2,581 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1,706 | 693 | 750 | 213 | 472 | 137 | 0 | 12 | 8,407 | 45 | 11.13 | 2.03 | 5.47 | 0.92 | 30.7 | 5.6 | 1.04 | .298 | 3.23 | 7.35 |
| 4 |  | M. Fried | 3.04 | 1116.1 | 193 | 96 | 42 | .696 | 193 | 1,074 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 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 | 3.10 | 2368.0 | 379 | 185 | 86 | .683 | 379 | 2,905 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1,865 | 815 | 854 | 289 | 580 | 86 | 0 | 16 | 9,478 | 53 | 11.04 | 2.20 | 5.01 | 1.10 | 30.6 | 6.1 | 1.03 | .281 | 3.25 | 7.09 |
| 6 |  | B. Snell | 3.17 | 1161.0 | 223 | 81 | 63 | .563 | 223 | 1,445 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 2009.0 | 327 | 156 | 85 | .647 | 327 | 2,306 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,679 | 714 | 764 | 226 | 512 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 8,091 | 58 | 10.33 | 2.29 | 4.50 | 1.01 | 28.5 | 6.3 | 1.09 | .291 | 3.42 | 7.52 |
| 8 |  | J. Verlander | 3.21 | 2256.0 | 357 | 159 | 102 | .609 | 357 | 2,339 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1,891 | 805 | 878 | 254 | 596 | 66 | 0 | 11 | 9,174 | 45 | 9.33 | 2.38 | 3.92 | 1.01 | 25.5 | 6.5 | 1.10 | .277 | 3.50 | 7.54 |
| 9 |  | Z. Wheeler | 3.22 | 1821.1 | 298 | 123 | 76 | .618 | 298 | 1,928 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,536 | 652 | 705 | 176 | 512 | 78 | 0 | 14 | 7,441 | 42 | 9.53 | 2.53 | 3.77 | 0.87 | 25.9 | 6.9 | 1.12 | .286 | 3.48 | 7.59 |
| 10 |  | Z. Greinke | 3.28 | 2096.0 | 344 | 149 | 81 | .648 | 344 | 1,835 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1,910 | 763 | 810 | 233 | 435 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 8,455 | 66 | 7.88 | 1.87 | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.7 | 5.1 | 1.12 | .283 | 3.48 | 8.20 |
| 11 |  | H. Jin Ryu | 3.29 | 1051.1 | 185 | 78 | 48 | .619 | 185 | 932 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1,011 | 384 | 416 | 116 | 235 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 4,325 | 15 | 7.98 | 2.01 | 3.97 | 0.99 | 21.5 | 5.4 | 1.19 | .296 | 3.56 | 8.65 |
| 12 |  | S. Strasburg | 3.29 | 1378.0 | 230 | 107 | 58 | .648 | 230 | 1,607 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1,146 | 504 | 552 | 144 | 375 | 53 | 0 | 20 | 5,600 | 42 | 10.50 | 2.45 | 4.29 | 0.94 | 28.7 | 6.7 | 1.10 | .293 | 3.61 | 7.48 |
| 13 |  | D. Price | 3.32 | 1487.0 | 233 | 108 | 56 | .659 | 233 | 1,482 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1,357 | 548 | 598 | 156 | 336 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 6,061 | 30 | 8.97 | 2.03 | 4.41 | 0.94 | 24.5 | 5.5 | 1.14 | .297 | 3.62 | 8.21 |
| 14 |  | C. Kluber | 3.38 | 1619.0 | 260 | 114 | 77 | .597 | 260 | 1,707 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1,452 | 608 | 665 | 171 | 362 | 61 | 0 | 9 | 6,578 | 30 | 9.49 | 2.01 | 4.72 | 0.95 | 26.0 | 5.5 | 1.12 | .300 | 3.70 | 8.07 |
| 15 |  | J. Cueto | 3.38 | 1556.0 | 249 | 103 | 76 | .575 | 249 | 1,317 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1,427 | 585 | 628 | 170 | 402 | 73 | 0 | 16 | 6,398 | 16 | 7.62 | 2.33 | 3.28 | 0.98 | 20.6 | 6.3 | 1.18 | .283 | 3.63 | 8.25 |
| 16 |  | L. Webb | 3.43 | 1162.2 | 194 | 73 | 58 | .557 | 194 | 1,077 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
| 17 |  | F. Valdez | 3.44 | 1134.1 | 185 | 82 | 55 | .599 | 185 | 1,089 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 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 |
| 18 |  | C. Hamels | 3.45 | 1536.2 | 242 | 89 | 68 | .567 | 242 | 1,469 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1,391 | 589 | 639 | 169 | 475 | 75 | 0 | 17 | 6,380 | 40 | 8.60 | 2.78 | 3.09 | 0.99 | 23.0 | 7.4 | 1.21 | .292 | 3.74 | 8.15 |
| 19 |  | S. Gray | 3.54 | 1998.1 | 348 | 135 | 103 | .567 | 348 | 1,994 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1,740 | 786 | 860 | 202 | 641 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 8,269 | 106 | 8.98 | 2.89 | 3.11 | 0.91 | 24.1 | 7.8 | 1.19 | .286 | 3.87 | 7.84 |
| 20 |  | M. Bumgarner | 3.54 | 1883.2 | 303 | 114 | 105 | .521 | 303 | 1,783 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1,678 | 741 | 809 | 233 | 469 | 79 | 0 | 30 | 7,742 | 28 | 8.52 | 2.24 | 3.80 | 1.11 | 23.0 | 6.1 | 1.14 | .279 | 3.87 | 8.02 |
| 21 |  | F. Hernandez | 3.60 | 1335.2 | 213 | 84 | 68 | .553 | 213 | 1,258 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1,207 | 535 | 591 | 147 | 379 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 5,511 | 84 | 8.48 | 2.55 | 3.32 | 0.99 | 22.8 | 6.9 | 1.19 | .289 | 3.98 | 8.13 |
| 22 | | G. Gonzalez | 3.61 | 1377.0 | 239 | 91 | 68 | .572 | 239 | 1,329 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1,235 | 552 | 589 | 113 | 540 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 5,817 | 44 | 8.69 | 3.53 | 2.46 | 0.74 | 22.8 | 9.3 | 1.29 | .295 | 3.85 | 8.07 |
| 23 |  | L. Castillo | 3.62 | 1487.0 | 258 | 85 | 91 | .483 | 258 | 1,563 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| 24 |  | Y. Darvish | 3.65 | 1778.0 | 297 | 115 | 93 | .553 | 297 | 2,075 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,460 | 721 | 756 | 231 | 563 | 83 | 0 | 8 | 7,305 | 83 | 10.50 | 2.85 | 3.69 | 1.17 | 28.4 | 7.7 | 1.14 | .282 | 3.83 | 7.39 |
| 25 |  | S. Alcantara | 3.67 | 1203.2 | 190 | 62 | 72 | .463 | 190 | 1,028 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1,055 | 491 | 543 | 125 | 361 | 51 | 0 | 8 | 4,954 | 27 | 7.69 | 2.70 | 2.85 | 0.93 | 20.8 | 7.3 | 1.18 | .274 | 4.06 | 7.89 |
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