Troy Melton has the best ERA by a starting pitcher with more than 65.0 innings pitched this season, with an ERA of 1.58.
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lowest starting pitcher era with more than 65 innings pitched this regular season| NAME | ERA | IP | SEASON | TM | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | T. Melton | 1.58 | 74.0 | 2026 | 12 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 12 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 2 | 7.78 | 2.80 | 2.78 | 0.97 | 22.5 | 8.1 | 0.91 | .191 | 1.70 | 5.35 | |
| 2 |  | J. Misiorowski | 1.63 | 127.0 | 2026 | 21 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 21 | 195 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 480 | 5 | 13.82 | 2.06 | 6.72 | 0.78 | 40.6 | 6.0 | 0.73 | .225 | 2.20 | 4.54 | |
| 3 |  | S. Ohtani | 1.79 | 85.2 | 2026 | 14 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 14 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 0 | 9.98 | 2.73 | 3.65 | 0.42 | 27.9 | 7.6 | 0.95 | .244 | 2.21 | 5.78 | |
| 4 |  | C. Sale | 2.08 | 117.0 | 2026 | 20 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 20 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 0 | 11.00 | 2.00 | 5.50 | 0.62 | 30.4 | 5.5 | 1.02 | .299 | 2.46 | 7.15 | |
| 5 |  | C. Schlittler | 2.26 | 139.2 | 2026 | 24 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 24 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 555 | 0 | 11.02 | 2.00 | 5.52 | 0.84 | 30.8 | 5.6 | 0.95 | .266 | 2.71 | 6.57 | |
| 6 |  | D. Cease | 2.28 | 126.1 | 2026 | 21 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 21 | 184 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 32 | 37 | 7 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 5 | 13.11 | 3.70 | 3.54 | 0.50 | 36.4 | 10.3 | 1.04 | .282 | 2.64 | 5.70 | |
| 7 |  | C. Burns | 2.35 | 118.2 | 2026 | 21 | 13 | 1 | .929 | 21 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 477 | 4 | 10.39 | 3.26 | 3.19 | 0.99 | 28.7 | 9.0 | 1.10 | .261 | 2.65 | 6.60 | |
| 8 |  | Z. Wheeler | 2.49 | 105.0 | 2026 | 18 | 10 | 2 | .833 | 18 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 1 | 10.80 | 1.97 | 5.48 | 1.11 | 31.3 | 5.7 | 0.91 | .251 | 2.49 | 6.26 | |
| 9 |  | P. Messick | 2.57 | 129.2 | 2026 | 22 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 22 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 37 | 41 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 516 | 5 | 8.88 | 2.57 | 3.46 | 0.76 | 24.8 | 7.2 | 1.06 | .263 | 2.85 | 6.94 | |
| 10 | | W. Ureña | 2.58 | 97.2 | 2026 | 18 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 18 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 28 | 29 | 6 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 408 | 3 | 8.57 | 4.52 | 1.90 | 0.55 | 22.8 | 12.0 | 1.19 | .242 | 2.67 | 6.17 | |
| 11 |  | C. Sánchez | 2.65 | 149.2 | 2026 | 24 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 24 | 174 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 147 | 44 | 50 | 13 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 626 | 3 | 10.46 | 2.10 | 4.97 | 0.78 | 27.8 | 5.6 | 1.22 | .336 | 3.01 | 8.84 | |
| 12 |  | N. Martinez | 2.65 | 129.0 | 2026 | 22 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 22 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 519 | 2 | 5.09 | 1.40 | 3.65 | 1.05 | 14.1 | 3.9 | 1.10 | .262 | 2.65 | 8.51 | |
| 13 |  | M. Meyer | 2.68 | 111.0 | 2026 | 20 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 20 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 33 | 39 | 11 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 462 | 5 | 9.81 | 3.32 | 2.95 | 0.89 | 26.2 | 8.9 | 1.14 | .262 | 3.16 | 6.89 | |
| 14 |  | E. Rodriguez | 2.71 | 136.1 | 2026 | 23 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 23 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 41 | 45 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 562 | 0 | 6.07 | 2.97 | 2.04 | 0.86 | 16.4 | 8.0 | 1.24 | .269 | 2.97 | 8.19 | |
| 15 |  | Y. Yamamoto | 2.76 | 133.2 | 2026 | 20 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 20 | 121 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 41 | 42 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 509 | 2 | 8.15 | 1.95 | 4.17 | 1.01 | 23.8 | 5.7 | 0.88 | .217 | 2.83 | 5.99 | |
| 16 |  | S. Gray | 2.78 | 119.2 | 2026 | 21 | 14 | 2 | .875 | 21 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 37 | 38 | 12 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 484 | 0 | 7.97 | 2.41 | 3.31 | 0.90 | 21.9 | 6.6 | 1.15 | .285 | 2.86 | 7.97 | |
| 17 |  | T. Skubal | 2.81 | 102.2 | 2026 | TOT | 17 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 17 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 32 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 0 | 10.69 | 1.40 | 7.63 | 0.96 | 30.7 | 4.0 | 0.92 | .273 | 3.07 | 6.84 |
| 18 | | K. Harrison | 2.84 | 88.2 | 2026 | 18 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 18 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 2 | 11.27 | 2.13 | 5.29 | 1.02 | 31.1 | 5.9 | 1.04 | .289 | 2.84 | 7.21 | |
| 19 | | J. Bennett | 2.90 | 71.1 | 2026 | 12 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 280 | 2 | 6.31 | 1.64 | 3.85 | 0.63 | 17.9 | 4.6 | 1.01 | .257 | 2.90 | 7.44 | |
| 20 |  | D. Rasmussen | 2.91 | 117.1 | 2026 | 21 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 21 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 3 | 9.36 | 1.53 | 6.10 | 0.92 | 26.5 | 4.3 | 0.93 | .256 | 3.07 | 6.83 | |
| 21 | | B. Miller | 3.04 | 74.0 | 2026 | 13 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 13 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 288 | 0 | 9.12 | 1.82 | 5.00 | 1.46 | 26.0 | 5.2 | 0.95 | .232 | 3.41 | 6.69 | |
| 22 |  | P. Lambert | 3.06 | 108.2 | 2026 | 19 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 19 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 4 | 8.94 | 3.40 | 2.63 | 0.91 | 24.1 | 9.1 | 1.13 | .253 | 3.06 | 6.79 | |
| 23 | | M. Soroka | 3.07 | 82.0 | 2026 | 15 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 15 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 1 | 8.67 | 1.87 | 4.65 | 0.66 | 23.7 | 5.1 | 1.09 | .292 | 3.07 | 7.90 | |
| 24 |  | S. McClanahan | 3.09 | 99.0 | 2026 | 20 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 20 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 34 | 41 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 3 | 8.27 | 3.18 | 2.60 | 0.64 | 22.2 | 8.6 | 1.12 | .254 | 3.73 | 6.91 | |
| 25 |  | M. Fried | 3.12 | 75.0 | 2026 | 13 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 13 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 2 | 8.16 | 2.76 | 2.96 | 0.12 | 23.4 | 7.9 | 0.99 | .255 | 3.12 | 6.12 | |
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AVG
.284
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | 45 | .609 | ||
62 | 54 | .534 | 8.5 | |
58 | 58 | .500 | 12.5 | |
56 | 61 | .479 | 15.0 | |
50 | 66 | .431 | 20.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
72 | 43 | .626 | ||
67 | 49 | .578 | 5.5 | |
57 | 58 | .496 | 15.0 | |
56 | 58 | .491 | 15.5 | |
57 | 60 | .487 | 16.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 46 | .600 | ||
61 | 55 | .526 | 8.5 | |
60 | 56 | .517 | 9.5 | |
48 | 67 | .417 | 21.0 | |
45 | 70 | .391 | 24.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
68 | 46 | .596 | ||
64 | 51 | .557 | 4.5 | |
63 | 51 | .553 | 5.0 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 12.5 | |
54 | 62 | .466 | 15.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 55 | .518 | ||
57 | 59 | .491 | 3.0 | |
57 | 59 | .491 | 3.0 | |
56 | 59 | .487 | 3.5 | |
48 | 68 | .414 | 12.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
59 | 57 | .509 | ||
57 | 58 | .496 | 1.5 | |
56 | 60 | .483 | 3.0 | |
45 | 70 | .391 | 13.5 | |
44 | 71 | .383 | 14.5 |
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