lowest single season starting pitcher era since 2000 minimum 162.0 innings

Since 2000, 50 pitchers are tied for the best ERA by a starting pitcher in a season, with an ERA of 0.00. The first three are Javier Assad, Brandon Young and Grant Taylor this season.

NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Javier Assad
J. Assad
0.00
2026
1
1
0
1.000
1
3
0
0
0
5.2
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
19
0
4.76
3.18
1.50
0.00
15.8
10.5
0.53
.071
0.00
1.59
2Brandon Young
B. Young
0.00
2026
1
1
0
1.000
1
2
0
0
0
5.0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
18
1
3.60
3.60
1.00
0.00
11.1
11.1
0.80
.143
0.00
3.60
3Grant Taylor
G. Taylor
0.00
2026
3
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
30.0
0.0
0.33
.143
0.00
3.00
4Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
0.00
2026
1
1
0
1.000
1
6
0
0
0
6.0
1
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
23
0
9.00
4.50
2.00
0.00
26.1
13.0
0.67
.077
0.00
1.50
5PJ Poulin
PJ Poulin
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
33.3
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
6Edward Cabrera
E. Cabrera
0.00
2026
2
1
0
1.000
2
9
0
0
0
11.2
2
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
41
0
6.94
4.63
1.50
0.00
22.0
14.6
0.69
.077
0.00
1.54
7Bryce Elder
B. Elder
0.00
2026
2
1
1
.500
2
13
0
0
0
13.0
9
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
47
0
9.00
1.38
6.50
0.00
27.7
4.3
0.85
.281
1.38
6.23
8Jacob Latz
J. Latz
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
4.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
14
0
6.75
2.25
3.00
0.00
21.4
7.1
0.25
.000
0.00
0.00
9Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
0.00
2026
2
0
0
2
8
0
0
0
12.0
8
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
46
0
6.00
2.25
2.67
0.00
17.4
6.5
0.92
.229
0.75
6.00
10Kyle Leahy
K. Leahy
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
3.00
0.00
0.00
11.1
0.0
0.33
.125
0.00
3.00
11Louis Varland
L. Varland
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
13.50
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
12Jayden Murray
J. Murray
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
3.00
0.00
0.00
10.0
0.0
0.33
.111
0.00
3.00
13Griffin Jax
G. Jax
0.00
2025
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2.0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
9
0
9.00
4.50
2.00
0.00
22.2
11.1
2.00
.500
0.00
13.50
14Fraser Ellard
F. Ellard
0.00
2025
3
0
0
3
5
0
0
0
3.2
2
0
1
0
7
0
0
0
20
1
12.27
17.18
0.71
0.00
25.0
35.0
2.45
.250
2.45
4.91
15Aaron Ashby
A. Ashby
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
13.50
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
16Rico Garcia
R. Garcia
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
20.0
0.0
2.00
.500
0.00
18.00
17Wandy Peralta
W. Peralta
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
13.50
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
18Reed Garrett
R. Garrett
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
18.00
0.00
0.00
66.7
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
19Matt Gage
M. Gage
0.00
2025
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
33.3
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
20Ryan Brasier
R. Brasier
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
33.3
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
21Angel Zerpa
A. Zerpa
0.00
2025
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
4.50
0.00
0.00
14.3
0.0
0.50
.167
0.00
4.50
22Chris Devenski
C. Devenski
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
28.6
0.0
0.50
.200
0.00
4.50
23Tanner Banks
T. Banks
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
25.0
0.0
1.00
.333
0.00
9.00
24Anthony Veneziano
A. Veneziano
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
22.2
0.0
1.50
.429
0.00
13.50
25Ryan Rolison
R. Rolison
0.00
2025
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
25.0
0.0
1.00
.333
0.00
9.00
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8
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Fri
4/10
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7
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.636
7
5
.583
0.5
6
5
.545
1.0
6
5
.545
1.0
4
7
.364
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NL CentralWLPCTGB
8
3
.727
8
4
.667
0.5
7
5
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6
5
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5
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3.5
5
6
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4.0
5
6
.455
4.0
4
8
.333
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5
6
.455
3.5
5
6
.455
3.5
4
7
.364
4.5
4
8
.333
5.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
8
5
.615
5
6
.455
2.0
5
7
.417
2.5
4
7
.364
3.0
4
7
.364
3.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
7
5
.583
6
6
.500
1.0
6
6
.500
1.0
4
9
.308
3.5
3
7
.300
3.0

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Tue
3/24
@
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Wed
3/25
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