lowest starting pitcher era since 2021 minimum 40 starts

Since 2021, Paul Skenes has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when starting 40+ games, with an ERA of 1.96.

NAME ERA GS 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 Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
1.96
55
55
21
13
.618
386
1
0
0
320.2
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 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.46
65
65
26
14
.650
492
1
1
0
370.0
232
101
106
44
61
5
0
0
1,391
4
11.97
1.48
8.07
1.07
35.4
4.4
0.79
.238
2.58
5.64
3 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
2.66
48
48
19
10
.655
306
0
0
0
263.2
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
4 Drew Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
2.70
81
81
28
14
.667
333
0
0
0
389.2
305
117
124
35
86
9
0
1
1,527
16
7.69
1.99
3.87
0.81
21.8
5.6
1.00
.254
2.86
7.04
5 Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
2.77
80
80
34
17
.667
558
1
1
0
464.1
337
143
153
54
114
18
0
0
1,838
5
10.82
2.21
4.89
1.05
30.4
6.2
0.97
.259
2.97
6.53
6 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
2.84
88
88
35
17
.673
604
1
1
0
475.1
347
150
158
50
152
23
0
2
1,912
46
11.44
2.88
3.97
0.95
31.6
7.9
1.05
.274
2.99
6.57
7 Max Fried
M. Fried
2.86
133
133
66
30
.688
763
5
4
0
798.1
675
254
284
61
199
30
0
2
3,226
33
8.60
2.24
3.83
0.69
23.7
6.2
1.09
.283
3.20
7.61
8 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
2.90
146
146
65
35
.650
1,041
4
2
0
908.0
708
293
316
88
204
40
0
2
3,615
18
10.32
2.02
5.10
0.87
28.8
5.6
1.00
.277
3.13
7.02
9 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
2.91
136
136
51
32
.614
921
0
0
0
821.1
622
266
296
81
225
32
0
1
3,287
33
10.09
2.47
4.09
0.89
28.0
6.8
1.03
.267
3.24
6.82
10 Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
2.96
127
127
53
32
.624
847
1
1
0
729.0
579
240
264
80
158
23
0
0
2,895
11
10.46
1.95
5.36
0.99
29.3
5.5
1.01
.279
3.26
7.15
11 Chris Sale
C. Sale
2.97
80
80
35
15
.700
563
0
0
0
448.2
376
148
159
41
111
32
0
1
1,823
10
11.29
2.23
5.07
0.82
30.9
6.1
1.09
.311
3.19
7.54
12 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.99
97
97
48
20
.706
526
0
0
0
521.1
437
173
191
54
128
12
0
1
2,097
20
9.08
2.21
4.11
0.93
25.1
6.1
1.08
.278
3.30
7.54
13 Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
3.00
64
64
24
17
.585
464
1
1
0
351.1
288
117
123
42
79
8
0
0
1,409
10
11.89
2.02
5.87
1.08
32.9
5.6
1.04
.301
3.15
7.38
14 Kodai Senga
K. Senga
3.00
52
52
20
13
.606
320
0
0
0
285.0
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
15 Shane McClanahan
S. McClanahan
3.02
74
74
33
16
.673
456
0
0
0
404.2
331
136
143
48
116
5
0
1
1,627
19
10.14
2.58
3.93
1.07
28.0
7.1
1.10
.282
3.18
7.36
16 Blake Snell
B. Snell
3.06
114
114
39
32
.549
792
1
1
0
602.0
435
205
218
51
289
9
0
2
2,499
41
11.84
4.32
2.74
0.76
31.7
11.6
1.20
.283
3.26
6.50
17 Julio Urías
J. Urías
3.07
84
84
48
18
.727
478
0
0
0
478.0
390
163
179
66
103
18
0
3
1,916
4
9.00
1.94
4.64
1.24
24.9
5.4
1.03
.259
3.37
7.34
18 Cristopher Sánchez
C. Sánchez
3.09
85
85
29
20
.592
472
3
1
0
495.2
454
170
187
42
108
10
0
0
2,012
16
8.57
1.96
4.37
0.76
23.5
5.4
1.13
.299
3.40
8.24
19 Michael King
M. King
3.12
60
60
18
19
.486
343
1
1
0
308.2
266
107
129
35
107
14
0
3
1,294
7
10.00
3.12
3.21
1.02
26.5
8.3
1.21
.291
3.76
7.76
20 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
3.15
113
113
52
25
.675
821
4
3
0
686.0
540
240
252
88
168
17
0
2
2,730
11
10.77
2.20
4.89
1.15
30.1
6.2
1.03
.276
3.31
7.08
21 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
3.17
77
77
32
20
.615
496
2
0
0
477.0
424
168
178
51
111
10
0
0
1,933
18
9.36
2.09
4.47
0.96
25.7
5.7
1.12
.295
3.36
8.00
22 Logan Webb
L. Webb
3.19
158
158
64
44
.593
910
3
2
0
967.1
915
343
377
65
212
28
0
3
3,927
15
8.47
1.97
4.29
0.60
23.2
5.4
1.17
.313
3.51
8.51
23 Framber Valdez
F. Valdez
3.20
143
143
68
41
.624
875
9
3
0
902.1
753
321
351
70
305
45
0
1
3,712
46
8.73
3.04
2.87
0.70
23.6
8.2
1.17
.283
3.50
7.51
24 Bryan Woo
B. Woo
3.21
70
70
26
15
.634
392
0
0
0
395.2
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
25 Joe Musgrove
J. Musgrove
3.23
97
97
37
24
.607
582
2
2
0
554.1
480
199
214
68
140
50
0
5
2,281
9
9.45
2.27
4.16
1.10
25.5
6.1
1.12
.286
3.47
7.79
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TOR TOR
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