Between February 12, 2023 and February 12, 2026, Paul Skenes has the lowest ERA when pitching at least 250 innings, with an ERA of 1.96.
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lowest era by a player over last 3 years min 250 ip| 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 |  | P. Skenes | 1.96 | 320.2 | 55 | 21 | 13 | .618 | 55 | 386 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 70 | 76 | 21 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1,247 | 4 | 10.83 | 2.08 | 5.22 | 0.59 | 31.0 | 5.9 | 0.95 | .277 | 2.13 | 6.46 |
| 2 |  | T. Skubal | 2.39 | 467.2 | 77 | 38 | 13 | .745 | 77 | 571 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 341 | 124 | 137 | 37 | 82 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1,811 | 6 | 10.99 | 1.58 | 6.96 | 0.71 | 31.5 | 4.5 | 0.90 | .275 | 2.64 | 6.56 |
| 3 |  | B. Snell | 2.53 | 345.1 | 63 | 24 | 16 | .600 | 63 | 451 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 231 | 97 | 106 | 24 | 169 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1,414 | 28 | 11.75 | 4.40 | 2.67 | 0.63 | 31.9 | 12.0 | 1.16 | .270 | 2.76 | 6.02 |
| 4 |  | T. Holton | 2.61 | 258.1 | 195 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 16 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 178 | 75 | 80 | 31 | 52 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 990 | 7 | 7.49 | 1.81 | 4.13 | 1.08 | 21.7 | 5.3 | 0.89 | .214 | 2.79 | 6.20 |
| 5 |  | Y. Yamamoto | 2.66 | 263.2 | 48 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 48 | 306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 78 | 85 | 21 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,052 | 7 | 10.45 | 2.76 | 3.78 | 0.72 | 29.1 | 7.7 | 1.03 | .266 | 2.90 | 6.52 |
| 6 |  | G. Cole | 2.87 | 304.0 | 50 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 50 | 321 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 97 | 102 | 31 | 77 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1,211 | 4 | 9.50 | 2.28 | 4.17 | 0.92 | 26.5 | 6.4 | 1.03 | .265 | 3.02 | 6.96 |
| 7 |  | C. Sale | 2.93 | 406.0 | 70 | 31 | 13 | .705 | 69 | 515 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 132 | 138 | 35 | 100 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1,637 | 10 | 11.42 | 2.22 | 5.15 | 0.78 | 31.5 | 6.1 | 1.06 | .307 | 3.06 | 7.32 |
| 8 |  | M. Fried | 2.96 | 447.1 | 75 | 38 | 16 | .704 | 75 | 435 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 380 | 147 | 168 | 34 | 126 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,826 | 17 | 8.75 | 2.54 | 3.45 | 0.68 | 23.8 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .285 | 3.38 | 7.65 |
| 9 |  | Z. Wheeler | 2.97 | 541.2 | 88 | 39 | 18 | .684 | 88 | 631 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 414 | 179 | 192 | 59 | 124 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2,159 | 11 | 10.48 | 2.06 | 5.09 | 0.98 | 29.2 | 5.7 | 0.99 | .269 | 3.19 | 6.88 |
| 10 |  | M. King | 2.99 | 351.2 | 95 | 22 | 20 | .524 | 54 | 404 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 294 | 117 | 137 | 39 | 121 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1,465 | 5 | 10.34 | 3.10 | 3.34 | 1.00 | 27.6 | 8.3 | 1.18 | .288 | 3.51 | 7.52 |
| 11 |  | C. Sánchez | 3.00 | 483.0 | 82 | 27 | 19 | .587 | 81 | 461 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 441 | 161 | 178 | 39 | 104 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1,957 | 16 | 8.59 | 1.94 | 4.43 | 0.73 | 23.6 | 5.3 | 1.13 | .299 | 3.32 | 8.22 |
| 12 | | K. Senga | 3.00 | 285.0 | 52 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 52 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 95 | 106 | 30 | 133 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1,196 | 19 | 10.11 | 4.20 | 2.41 | 0.95 | 26.8 | 11.1 | 1.25 | .273 | 3.35 | 7.01 |
| 13 |  | G. Crochet | 3.02 | 364.0 | 77 | 24 | 19 | .558 | 64 | 476 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 122 | 129 | 43 | 92 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1,473 | 11 | 11.77 | 2.27 | 5.17 | 1.06 | 32.3 | 6.2 | 1.08 | .301 | 3.19 | 7.42 |
| 14 |  | C. Kershaw | 3.05 | 274.1 | 54 | 26 | 9 | .743 | 53 | 245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 93 | 104 | 29 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1,119 | 13 | 8.04 | 2.76 | 2.92 | 0.95 | 21.9 | 7.5 | 1.17 | .277 | 3.41 | 7.81 |
| 15 |  | C. Burnes | 3.08 | 452.1 | 75 | 28 | 19 | .596 | 75 | 444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 155 | 176 | 51 | 140 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1,833 | 18 | 8.83 | 2.79 | 3.17 | 1.01 | 24.2 | 7.6 | 1.09 | .257 | 3.50 | 7.06 |
| 16 |  | N. Eovaldi | 3.14 | 444.2 | 76 | 35 | 16 | .686 | 76 | 427 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 354 | 155 | 161 | 48 | 110 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1,769 | 11 | 8.64 | 2.23 | 3.88 | 0.97 | 24.1 | 6.2 | 1.04 | .263 | 3.26 | 7.16 |
| 17 |  | J. Steele | 3.18 | 330.2 | 58 | 24 | 11 | .686 | 58 | 332 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 117 | 137 | 31 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1,363 | 10 | 9.04 | 2.12 | 4.26 | 0.84 | 24.4 | 5.7 | 1.14 | .295 | 3.73 | 8.14 |
| 18 |  | B. Woo | 3.21 | 395.2 | 70 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 70 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 141 | 149 | 53 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1,574 | 4 | 8.92 | 1.82 | 4.90 | 1.21 | 24.9 | 5.1 | 0.98 | .246 | 3.39 | 7.01 |
| 19 |  | S. Imanaga | 3.28 | 318.0 | 54 | 24 | 11 | .686 | 54 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 116 | 128 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,261 | 4 | 8.24 | 1.53 | 5.39 | 1.64 | 23.1 | 4.3 | 1.01 | .244 | 3.62 | 7.53 |
| 20 |  | C. Holmes | 3.30 | 291.2 | 166 | 19 | 17 | .528 | 31 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 261 | 107 | 125 | 20 | 111 | 19 | 91 | 1 | 1,241 | 15 | 8.27 | 3.43 | 2.41 | 0.62 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 1.28 | .293 | 3.86 | 8.05 |
| 21 |  | L. Webb | 3.31 | 627.2 | 100 | 38 | 32 | .543 | 100 | 590 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 613 | 231 | 248 | 45 | 127 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 2,547 | 7 | 8.46 | 1.82 | 4.65 | 0.65 | 23.2 | 5.0 | 1.18 | .321 | 3.56 | 8.79 |
| 22 |  | F. Valdez | 3.35 | 566.1 | 90 | 40 | 29 | .580 | 90 | 556 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 477 | 211 | 228 | 47 | 180 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2,313 | 26 | 8.84 | 2.86 | 3.09 | 0.75 | 24.0 | 7.8 | 1.16 | .285 | 3.62 | 7.58 |
| 23 | | R. Blanco | 3.36 | 267.2 | 56 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 45 | 266 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 100 | 107 | 41 | 116 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1,101 | 5 | 8.94 | 3.90 | 2.29 | 1.38 | 24.2 | 10.5 | 1.18 | .236 | 3.60 | 6.72 |
| 24 |  | H. Greene | 3.38 | 370.0 | 67 | 20 | 16 | .556 | 67 | 453 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 282 | 139 | 147 | 46 | 131 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1,529 | 17 | 11.02 | 3.19 | 3.46 | 1.12 | 29.6 | 8.6 | 1.12 | .271 | 3.58 | 6.86 |
| 25 |  | F. Peralta | 3.40 | 516.0 | 95 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 95 | 614 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 195 | 205 | 73 | 188 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2,128 | 18 | 10.71 | 3.28 | 3.27 | 1.27 | 28.9 | 8.8 | 1.14 | .265 | 3.58 | 6.94 |
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