Since 2000, Paul Skenes has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 150 innings, with an ERA of 2.13.
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lowest starting pitcher era since 2000 with 150 or more innings pitched| 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 | 2.13 | 380.2 | 66 | 27 | 17 | .614 | 66 | 451 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 90 | 98 | 27 | 83 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1,479 | 5 | 10.66 | 1.96 | 5.43 | 0.64 | 30.5 | 5.6 | 0.93 | .269 | 2.32 | 6.38 |
| 2 |  | C. Kershaw | 2.54 | 2850.1 | 451 | 223 | 96 | .699 | 451 | 3,047 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 2,191 | 804 | 881 | 235 | 711 | 46 | 0 | 27 | 11,261 | 108 | 9.62 | 2.25 | 4.29 | 0.74 | 27.1 | 6.3 | 1.02 | .271 | 2.78 | 6.92 |
| 3 |  | J. Fernandez | 2.58 | 471.1 | 76 | 38 | 17 | .691 | 76 | 589 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 135 | 150 | 31 | 140 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1,888 | 16 | 11.25 | 2.67 | 4.21 | 0.59 | 31.2 | 7.4 | 1.05 | .292 | 2.86 | 6.82 |
| 4 |  | J. deGrom | 2.62 | 1593.1 | 258 | 99 | 69 | .589 | 258 | 1,915 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,217 | 463 | 500 | 158 | 356 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 6,260 | 32 | 10.82 | 2.01 | 5.38 | 0.89 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 0.99 | .278 | 2.82 | 6.87 |
| 5 |  | D. Rasmussen | 2.71 | 444.2 | 91 | 32 | 15 | .681 | 91 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 134 | 143 | 42 | 96 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1,745 | 18 | 7.77 | 1.94 | 4.00 | 0.85 | 22.0 | 5.5 | 1.00 | .253 | 2.89 | 7.06 |
| 6 |  | Y. Yamamoto | 2.75 | 327.2 | 58 | 23 | 14 | .622 | 58 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 100 | 108 | 30 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1,300 | 9 | 10.03 | 2.58 | 3.88 | 0.82 | 28.1 | 7.2 | 1.02 | .262 | 2.97 | 6.62 |
| 7 |  | S. Ohtani | 2.80 | 577.2 | 108 | 43 | 22 | .662 | 108 | 724 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 416 | 180 | 190 | 58 | 195 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2,329 | 52 | 11.28 | 3.04 | 3.71 | 0.90 | 31.1 | 8.4 | 1.06 | .270 | 2.96 | 6.48 |
| 8 |  | C. Sánchez | 2.90 | 568.0 | 96 | 34 | 22 | .607 | 96 | 558 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 521 | 183 | 205 | 45 | 124 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2,308 | 16 | 8.84 | 1.96 | 4.50 | 0.71 | 24.2 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .303 | 3.25 | 8.26 |
| 9 |  | S. McClanahan | 2.97 | 454.2 | 84 | 38 | 18 | .679 | 84 | 506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 150 | 159 | 50 | 135 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1,830 | 20 | 10.02 | 2.67 | 3.75 | 0.99 | 27.7 | 7.4 | 1.10 | .277 | 3.15 | 7.21 |
| 10 |  | C. Sale | 3.00 | 2045.0 | 322 | 147 | 88 | .626 | 322 | 2,530 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1,660 | 682 | 736 | 211 | 461 | 133 | 0 | 12 | 8,222 | 45 | 11.13 | 2.03 | 5.49 | 0.93 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 1.04 | .297 | 3.24 | 7.31 |
| 11 |  | C. Burnes | 3.01 | 886.0 | 149 | 55 | 35 | .611 | 149 | 1,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 683 | 296 | 327 | 93 | 249 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3,567 | 39 | 10.31 | 2.53 | 4.08 | 0.94 | 28.5 | 7.0 | 1.05 | .271 | 3.32 | 6.94 |
| 12 |  | P. Martinez | 3.01 | 1468.0 | 227 | 112 | 50 | .691 | 227 | 1,620 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1,171 | 491 | 530 | 132 | 350 | 86 | 0 | 10 | 5,917 | 24 | 9.93 | 2.15 | 4.63 | 0.81 | 27.4 | 5.9 | 1.04 | .279 | 3.25 | 7.18 |
| 13 | | J. Duchscherer | 3.01 | 194.1 | 32 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 32 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 65 | 73 | 17 | 51 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 788 | 3 | 6.16 | 2.36 | 2.61 | 0.79 | 16.9 | 6.5 | 1.10 | .255 | 3.38 | 7.55 |
| 14 |  | 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 |
| 15 |  | T. Skubal | 3.05 | 799.1 | 141 | 57 | 37 | .606 | 141 | 923 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 640 | 271 | 297 | 89 | 174 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3,177 | 11 | 10.39 | 1.96 | 5.30 | 1.00 | 29.1 | 5.5 | 1.02 | .280 | 3.34 | 7.21 |
| 16 | | J. Santana | 3.14 | 1862.0 | 284 | 135 | 76 | .640 | 284 | 1,823 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1,565 | 649 | 697 | 209 | 486 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 7,535 | 56 | 8.81 | 2.35 | 3.75 | 1.01 | 24.2 | 6.4 | 1.10 | .272 | 3.37 | 7.56 |
| 17 | | B. Woodruff | 3.16 | 748.1 | 133 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 133 | 862 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 583 | 263 | 276 | 86 | 192 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 3,001 | 8 | 10.37 | 2.31 | 4.49 | 1.03 | 28.7 | 6.4 | 1.04 | .272 | 3.32 | 7.01 |
| 18 |  | G. Cole | 3.17 | 1960.0 | 318 | 153 | 80 | .657 | 318 | 2,253 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,629 | 690 | 740 | 217 | 503 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 7,883 | 58 | 10.35 | 2.31 | 4.48 | 1.00 | 28.6 | 6.4 | 1.09 | .291 | 3.40 | 7.48 |
| 19 |  | 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 |
| 20 |  | S. Bieber | 3.19 | 876.2 | 141 | 66 | 33 | .667 | 141 | 992 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 776 | 311 | 332 | 100 | 193 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3,544 | 33 | 10.18 | 1.98 | 5.14 | 1.03 | 28.0 | 5.4 | 1.11 | .302 | 3.41 | 7.97 |
| 21 | | J. UrÃas | 3.21 | 650.0 | 122 | 56 | 23 | .709 | 122 | 643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 551 | 232 | 254 | 79 | 168 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2,644 | 10 | 8.90 | 2.33 | 3.83 | 1.09 | 24.3 | 6.4 | 1.11 | .273 | 3.52 | 7.63 |
| 22 |  | S. Schwellenbach | 3.23 | 234.1 | 38 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 38 | 235 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 84 | 93 | 27 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 934 | 5 | 9.03 | 1.57 | 5.73 | 1.04 | 25.2 | 4.4 | 1.01 | .270 | 3.57 | 7.49 |
| 23 |  | S. Strasburg | 3.24 | 1470.0 | 247 | 113 | 62 | .646 | 247 | 1,723 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1,217 | 530 | 582 | 149 | 394 | 53 | 0 | 20 | 5,962 | 44 | 10.55 | 2.41 | 4.37 | 0.91 | 28.9 | 6.6 | 1.10 | .293 | 3.56 | 7.45 |
| 24 |  | Z. Wheeler | 3.25 | 1766.0 | 289 | 117 | 75 | .609 | 289 | 1,856 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,498 | 637 | 690 | 167 | 498 | 77 | 0 | 14 | 7,227 | 41 | 9.46 | 2.54 | 3.73 | 0.85 | 25.7 | 6.9 | 1.13 | .288 | 3.52 | 7.63 |
| 25 |  | M. King | 3.25 | 384.2 | 75 | 22 | 24 | .478 | 75 | 422 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 325 | 139 | 162 | 42 | 144 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1,610 | 8 | 9.87 | 3.37 | 2.93 | 0.98 | 26.2 | 8.9 | 1.22 | .288 | 3.79 | 7.60 |
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