lowest single season starting pitcher era since 2000 minimum 20 starts

Since 2000, Zack Greinke has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher with 20+ starts in a season, with an ERA of 1.66 in 2015.

	NAME	ERA	GS	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	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	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	1.66	32	2015	LAD	32	19	3	.864	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	5.98
2	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1.69	21	2016	LAD	21	12	4	.750	172	3	3	0	149.0	97	28	31	8	11	2	0	1	544	5	10.39	0.66	15.64	0.48	31.6	2.0	0.72	.254	1.87	5.86
3	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	1.70	32	2018	NYM	32	10	9	.526	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	6.30
4	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	1.73	22	2025	TEX	22	11	3	.786	129	1	1	0	130.0	90	25	28	10	21	7	0	1	496	6	8.93	1.45	6.14	0.69	26.0	4.2	0.85	.243	1.94	6.23
5	Pedro Martinez P. Martinez	1.74	29	2000	BOS	29	18	6	.750	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	5.31
6	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	1.75	28	2022	HOU	28	18	4	.818	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	5.97
7	Jacob Misiorowski J. Misiorowski	1.76	22	2026	MIL	22	11	5	.688	204	1	1	0	133.0	68	26	34	13	30	9	0	0	503	5	13.80	2.03	6.80	0.88	40.6	6.0	0.74	.223	2.30	4.60
8	Jake Arrieta J. Arrieta	1.77	33	2015	CHC	33	22	6	.786	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	5.90
9	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1.77	27	2014	LAD	27	21	3	.875	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	6.31
10	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	1.83	33	2013	LAD	33	16	9	.640	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	6.25
11	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	1.87	32	2005	HOU	32	13	8	.619	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	6.43
12	Blake Snell B. Snell	1.89	31	2018	TBR	31	21	5	.808	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	5.58
13	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	1.96	23	2024	PIT	23	11	3	.786	170	0	0	0	133.0	94	29	31	10	32	6	0	0	514	2	11.50	2.17	5.31	0.68	33.1	6.2	0.95	.284	2.10	6.36
14	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	1.97	32	2025	PIT	32	10	10	.500	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	6.52
15	Reynaldo López R. López	2.00	25	2024	ATL	25	8	5	.615	146	0	0	0	134.2	108	30	32	10	42	2	0	0	540	2	9.76	2.81	3.48	0.67	27.0	7.8	1.11	.288	2.14	7.22
16	Rich Harden R. Harden	2.07	25	2008	TOT	25	10	2	.833	181	0	0	0	148.0	96	34	38	11	61	3	0	2	595	3	11.01	3.71	2.97	0.67	30.4	10.3	1.06	.251	2.31	5.84
17	Ryne Stanek R. Stanek	2.09	27	2019	TBR	27	0	1	.000	49	0	0	0	43.0	29	10	12	3	14	0	0	0	169	1	10.26	2.93	3.50	0.63	29.0	8.3	1.00	.252	2.51	6.07
18	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.11	27	2018	BOS	27	12	4	.750	237	0	0	0	158.0	102	37	39	11	34	14	0	0	617	4	13.50	1.94	6.97	0.63	38.4	5.5	0.86	.283	2.22	5.81
19	Rich Hill R. Hill	2.12	20	2016	TOT	20	12	5	.706	129	0	0	0	110.1	77	26	29	4	33	8	0	0	439	0	10.52	2.69	3.91	0.33	29.4	7.5	1.00	.275	2.37	6.28
20	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2.13	33	2015	LAD	33	16	7	.696	301	4	3	0	232.2	163	55	62	15	42	5	0	1	890	9	11.64	1.62	7.17	0.58	33.8	4.7	0.88	.281	2.40	6.31
21	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	2.14	34	2014	SEA	34	15	6	.714	248	0	0	0	236.0	170	56	68	16	46	5	0	1	912	18	9.46	1.75	5.39	0.61	27.2	5.0	0.92	.258	2.59	6.48
22	Tony Gonsolin T. Gonsolin	2.14	24	2022	LAD	24	16	1	.941	119	0	0	0	130.1	79	31	32	11	35	4	0	1	498	5	8.22	2.42	3.40	0.76	23.9	7.0	0.87	.207	2.21	5.46
23	Kyle Hendricks K. Hendricks	2.15	30	2016	CHC	30	16	8	.667	169	2	1	0	188.0	142	45	53	15	43	8	0	3	738	5	8.09	2.06	3.93	0.72	22.9	5.8	0.98	.252	2.54	6.80
24	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	2.16	33	2009	KCR	33	16	8	.667	242	6	3	0	229.1	195	55	64	11	51	4	0	0	915	5	9.50	2.00	4.75	0.43	26.4	5.6	1.07	.303	2.51	7.65
25	Julio Urías J. Urías	2.16	31	2022	LAD	31	17	7	.708	166	0	0	0	175.0	127	42	51	23	41	5	0	0	689	0	8.54	2.11	4.05	1.18	24.1	6.0	0.96	.229	2.62	6.53

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Yamamoto

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1.79

Ohtani

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591

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ERA

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	70	48	.593
Diamondbacks	63	56	.529	7.5
Padres	62	57	.521	8.5
Giants	49	69	.415	21.0
Rockies	46	72	.390	24.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/10	KCR	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Tue 8/11	KCR	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Wed 8/12	KCR	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Thu 8/13	MIL	@	LAD	10:10 PM
Fri 8/14	MIL	@	LAD	10:10 PM

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70 - 48

Final

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63 - 56

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35

Alvarez

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Schwarber

34

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RBI Leaders

89

Abrams

87

Stewart

86

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Lopez

Hit Leaders

147

Lopez

143

Arraez

137

Alvarez

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Wood

84

Crow-Armstrong

83

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OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

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Kurtz

.395

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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Olson

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SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

31

Simpson

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Win Leaders

15

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Strikeout Leaders

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Misiorowski

185

Williams

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2.21

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0.74

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0.91

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13.80

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11.51

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5.91

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5.87

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Ohtani

1,661.5

Wood

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Crow-Armstrong

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54-65

55-63

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	71	47	.602
Phillies	63	56	.529	8.5
Marlins	60	59	.504	11.5
Nationals	59	61	.492	13.0
Mets	52	67	.437	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	74	44	.627
Cubs	69	50	.580	5.5
Cardinals	59	59	.500	15.0
Pirates	58	62	.483	17.0
Reds	56	61	.479	17.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	70	48	.593
Diamondbacks	63	56	.529	7.5
Padres	62	57	.521	8.5
Giants	49	69	.415	21.0
Rockies	46	72	.390	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	71	46	.607
Yankees	66	52	.559	5.5
Red Sox	64	53	.547	7.0
Orioles	57	61	.483	14.5
Blue Jays	56	63	.471	16.0
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White Sox	61	56	.521
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Twins	58	61	.487	4.0
Guardians	58	61	.487	4.0
Royals	49	70	.412	13.0
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Astros	60	59	.504
Rangers	59	59	.500	0.5
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Sun 7/26	AZ	@	WSH	7-10
Sun 7/26	LAD	@	NYM	3-8
Sun 7/26	KCR	@	DET	5-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/10	BOS	@	TOR	7:07 PM
Mon 8/10	NYM	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Mon 8/10	BAL	@	MIN	7:40 PM
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Since 2000, Zack Greinke has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher with 20+ starts in a season, with an ERA of 1.66 in 2015.

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