lowest single season era since 1976

Since 1976, Dwight Gooden has the best ERA in a season, with an ERA of 1.53 in 1985.

Interpreted as:
lowest single season era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game by a player since 1976
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Dwight Gooden
D. Gooden
1.53
1985
NYM 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
2Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.56
1994
ATL 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
3Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
1.63
2020
CLE CLE
12
8
1
.889
12
122
0
0
0
77.1
46
14
15
7
21
1
0
0
297
5
14.20
2.44
5.81
0.81
41.1
7.1
0.87
.267
1.75
37
2.06
46
5.35
20.5
4Greg Maddux
G. Maddux
1.63
1995
ATL ATL
28
19
2
.905
28
181
10
3
0
209.2
147
38
39
8
23
4
0
3
785
1
7.77
0.99
7.87
0.34
23.1
2.9
0.81
.244
1.67
39
2.25
52
6.31
46.9
5Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
1.66
2015
LAD LAD
32
19
3
.864
32
200
1
0
0
222.2
148
41
43
14
40
5
0
1
843
7
8.08
1.62
5.00
0.57
23.7
4.7
0.84
.229
1.74
44
2.75
73
5.98
26.2
6Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
1.69
1981
HOU HOU
21
11
5
.688
21
140
5
3
0
149.0
99
28
34
2
68
1
0
1
605
16
8.46
4.11
2.06
0.12
23.1
11.2
1.12
.246
2.05
52
2.28
70
5.98
16.5
7Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
1.70
2018
NYM NYM
32
10
9
.526
32
269
1
0
0
217.0
152
41
48
10
46
5
0
3
835
2
11.16
1.91
5.85
0.41
32.2
5.5
0.91
.281
1.99
44
1.98
50
6.30
49
8Trevor Bauer
T. Bauer
1.73
2020
CIN CIN
11
5
4
.556
11
100
2
2
0
73.0
41
14
17
9
17
3
0
1
278
3
12.33
2.10
5.88
1.11
36.0
6.1
0.79
.215
2.10
36
2.87
61
5.05
14.1
9Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
1.73
2026
MIL MIL
25
14
5
.737
25
222
1
1
0
151.0
79
29
37
13
35
9
0
0
571
5
13.23
2.09
6.34
0.77
38.9
6.1
0.75
.226
2.21
42
2.13
51
4.71
34
10Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1.74
2000
BOS BOS
29
18
6
.750
29
284
7
4
0
217.0
128
42
44
17
32
14
0
0
817
1
11.78
1.33
8.88
0.71
34.8
3.9
0.74
.236
1.82
35
2.16
47
5.31
61.5
11Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1.74
1978
NYY NYY
35
25
3
.893
35
248
16
9
0
273.2
187
53
61
13
72
1
0
1
1,057
7
8.16
2.37
3.44
0.43
23.5
6.8
0.95
.241
2.01
48
2.18
58
6.15
48.5
12Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
1.75
2022
HOU HOU
28
18
4
.818
28
185
0
0
0
175.0
116
34
43
12
29
6
0
0
666
3
9.51
1.49
6.38
0.62
27.8
4.4
0.83
.240
2.21
46
2.48
64
5.97
27.7
13Jake Arrieta
J. Arrieta
1.77
2015
CHC CHC
33
22
6
.786
33
236
4
3
0
229.0
150
45
52
10
48
6
0
2
870
6
9.28
1.89
4.92
0.39
27.1
5.5
0.86
.246
2.04
45
2.34
60
5.90
39
14Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.77
2014
LAD LAD
27
21
3
.875
27
239
6
2
0
198.1
139
39
42
9
31
2
0
0
749
7
10.85
1.41
7.71
0.41
31.9
4.1
0.86
.278
1.91
51
1.81
50
6.31
40.5
15Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
1.83
2013
LAD LAD
33
16
9
.640
33
232
3
2
0
236.0
164
48
55
11
52
3
0
2
908
12
8.85
1.98
4.46
0.42
25.6
5.7
0.92
.251
2.10
51
2.38
64
6.25
35.4
16Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1.87
2005
HOU HOU
32
13
8
.619
32
185
1
0
0
211.1
151
44
51
11
62
3
0
5
838
3
7.88
2.64
2.98
0.47
22.1
7.4
1.01
.243
2.17
44
2.86
67
6.43
33.4
17Kevin Brown
K. Brown
1.89
1996
FLA FLA
32
17
11
.607
32
159
5
3
0
233.0
187
49
60
8
33
16
0
2
906
6
6.14
1.27
4.82
0.31
17.5
3.6
0.94
.259
2.32
46
2.88
68
7.22
35.8
18Blake Snell
B. Snell
1.89
2018
TBR TBR
31
21
5
.808
31
221
0
0
0
180.2
112
38
41
16
64
1
0
2
700
13
11.01
3.19
3.45
0.80
31.6
9.1
0.97
.241
2.04
46
2.94
72
5.58
23.1
19Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
1.90
1997
MON MON
31
17
8
.680
31
305
13
4
0
241.1
158
51
65
16
67
9
0
5
947
3
11.37
2.50
4.55
0.60
32.2
7.1
0.93
.258
2.42
45
2.38
57
5.89
49
20John Tudor
J. Tudor
1.93
1985
STL STL
36
21
8
.724
36
169
14
10
0
275.0
209
59
68
14
49
5
0
4
1,062
4
5.53
1.60
3.45
0.46
15.9
4.6
0.94
.236
2.23
55
2.70
76
6.84
26.3
21Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
1.93
1990
BOS BOS
31
21
6
.778
31
209
7
4
0
228.1
193
49
59
7
54
7
0
3
920
8
8.24
2.13
3.87
0.28
22.7
5.9
1.08
.289
2.33
47
2.17
55
7.61
44.8
22Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
1.97
2025
PIT PIT
32
10
10
.500
32
216
1
0
0
187.2
136
41
45
11
42
6
0
0
733
2
10.36
2.01
5.14
0.53
29.5
5.7
0.95
.273
2.16
46
2.36
57
6.52
37
23Dallas Keuchel
D. Keuchel
1.99
2020
CWS CWS
11
6
2
.750
11
42
0
0
0
63.1
52
14
15
2
17
0
0
0
257
0
5.97
2.42
2.47
0.28
16.3
6.6
1.09
.255
2.13
45
3.07
66
7.39
10.6
24Yu Darvish
Y. Darvish
2.01
2020
CHC CHC
12
8
3
.727
12
93
0
0
0
76.0
59
17
18
5
14
2
0
1
297
3
11.01
1.66
6.64
0.59
31.3
4.7
0.96
.295
2.13
46
2.22
50
6.99
18.6
25Orel Hershiser
O. Hershiser
2.03
1985
LAD LAD
36
19
3
.864
34
157
9
5
0
239.2
179
54
72
8
68
6
1
5
953
5
5.90
2.55
2.31
0.30
16.5
7.1
1.03
.239
2.70
59
2.73
77
6.72
22.1
Unlock 2x data

Related Searches

More MLB News

This Date in Baseball - Chicago Cubs: For the 1st time in MLB history, all 3 starting OFs hit 2 HRs

Nootbaar's leadoff homer, 3 hits spark Diamondbacks in 10-6 victory over Giants

Mayo, Encarnacion-Strand lift the Orioles past the Athletics, 4-3 in 10 innings

Edmundo Sosa's pinch-hit grand slam in 9th propels Phillies to a wild 5-3 win over Angels

Red Sox run themselves into 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium in series opener

Freddie Freeman’s late single lifts Dodgers past Tigers in Skubal’s return

More Mets Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

21

Soto

Juan Soto

RBI

66

Bichette

Bo Bichette

AVG

.283

Soto

Juan Soto
Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

McLean

Nolan McLean

K

168

McLean

Nolan McLean

ERA

3.21

McLean

Nolan McLean
Team Rankings

HR

163

10th

R

553

24th

SO

1,213

6th

ERA

4.10

13th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
80
55
.593
Phillies Phillies
75
60
.556
5.0
Marlins Marlins
68
67
.504
12.0
Nationals Nationals
64
73
.467
17.0
Mets Mets
60
75
.444
20.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
HOU HOU
@
NYM NYM
4:10 PM
Sun
8/30
HOU HOU
@
NYM NYM
3:10 PM
Mon
8/31
NYM NYM
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Tue
9/1
NYM NYM
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Wed
9/2
NYM NYM
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Last Game
HOU Astros

68 - 67

3

Final

1

NYM Mets

60 - 75

Fri 28 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

40

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

37

Olson

Matt Olson

36

Goodman

Hunter Goodman
RBI Leaders

102

Stewart

Sal Stewart

99

Burleson

Alec Burleson

97

Walker

Jordan Walker
Batting Average Leaders

.320

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.318

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.309

Simpson

Chandler Simpson
Hit Leaders

163

Arraez

Luis Arraez

161

Lopez

Otto Lopez

154

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Run Leaders

100

Wood

James Wood

93

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

92

Vargas

Miguel Vargas
OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

.393

Wood

James Wood
SLG Leaders

.607

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.557

García

Luis García Jr.

.549

Goodman

Hunter Goodman
SB Leaders

43

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

38

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

37

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

16

Gray

Sonny Gray

15

Griffin

Foster Griffin
Strikeout Leaders

222

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

217

Cease

Dylan Cease

204

Williams

Gavin Williams
ERA Leaders

1.73

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.06

Sale

Chris Sale

2.09

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler
WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.93

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.23

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.99

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.77

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.34

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

6.32

Sale

Chris Sale

5.72

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

Nick Martinez

25

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

28

Sale

Chris Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,228.2

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,875.1

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,785.3

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,565.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,425

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,338

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
White Sox

81-53

Nationals

78-59

Padres

76-59

Rays

74-60

Cardinals

75-61

Braves

74-61
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

51-84

Dodgers

54-81

Phillies

56-79

Rangers

58-77

Mets

61-74

Athletics

63-72

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
80
55
.593
Phillies Phillies
75
60
.556
5.0
Marlins Marlins
68
67
.504
12.0
Nationals Nationals
64
73
.467
17.0
Mets Mets
60
75
.444
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
84
51
.622
Cubs Cubs
76
59
.563
8.0
Cardinals Cardinals
68
68
.500
16.5
Pirates Pirates
65
71
.478
19.5
Reds Reds
64
71
.474
20.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
81
54
.600
Padres Padres
72
63
.533
9.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
72
64
.529
9.5
Giants Giants
55
80
.407
26.0
Rockies Rockies
52
83
.385
29.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
80
54
.597
Yankees Yankees
76
58
.567
4.0
Red Sox Red Sox
73
61
.545
7.0
Orioles Orioles
66
69
.489
14.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
66
70
.485
15.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
71
63
.530
Guardians Guardians
68
67
.504
3.5
Twins Twins
64
71
.474
7.5
Tigers Tigers
62
72
.463
9.0
Royals Royals
61
75
.449
11.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
68
67
.504
Rangers Rangers
66
69
.489
2.0
Mariners Mariners
64
71
.474
4.0
Athletics Athletics
53
82
.393
15.0
Angels Angels
52
83
.385
16.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
8/14
STL STL
@
CHC CHC
0-3
Fri
8/14
MIA MIA
@
CIN CIN
0-1
Fri
8/14
BOS BOS
@
PIT PIT
4-8
Fri
8/14
CWS CWS
@
DET DET
9-5
Fri
8/14
SDP SDP
@
CLE CLE
7-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
8/29
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
1:05 PM
Sat
8/29
LAD LAD
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Sat
8/29
CWS CWS
@
MIN MIN
2:10 PM
Sat
8/29
PIT PIT
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Sat
8/29
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM