Since 2020, Paul Skenes has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 275 innings, with an ERA of 2.06.
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MLB best era by a player since 2020 minimum 275 ip starting pitchers only| 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 | 2.06 | 375.2 | 65 | 27 | 16 | .628 | 65 | 449 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 86 | 94 | 26 | 82 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1,455 | 5 | 10.76 | 1.96 | 5.48 | 0.62 | 30.9 | 5.6 | 0.91 | .266 | 2.25 | 6.25 |
| 2 |  | J. deGrom | 2.50 | 488.2 | 86 | 33 | 19 | .635 | 86 | 657 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 317 | 136 | 144 | 61 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1,856 | 10 | 12.10 | 1.60 | 7.55 | 1.12 | 35.4 | 4.7 | 0.83 | .245 | 2.65 | 5.84 |
| 3 |  | D. Rasmussen | 2.76 | 437.2 | 90 | 32 | 15 | .681 | 90 | 378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 134 | 143 | 42 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1,721 | 18 | 7.77 | 1.95 | 3.98 | 0.86 | 22.0 | 5.5 | 1.00 | .253 | 2.94 | 7.07 |
| 4 |  | S. Ohtani | 2.78 | 521.0 | 97 | 38 | 20 | .655 | 97 | 657 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 375 | 161 | 171 | 52 | 171 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2,099 | 47 | 11.35 | 2.95 | 3.84 | 0.90 | 31.3 | 8.1 | 1.05 | .271 | 2.95 | 6.48 |
| 5 |  | Y. Yamamoto | 2.81 | 313.2 | 56 | 22 | 13 | .629 | 56 | 354 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 98 | 106 | 29 | 91 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1,247 | 8 | 10.16 | 2.61 | 3.89 | 0.83 | 28.4 | 7.3 | 1.03 | .263 | 3.04 | 6.63 |
| 6 |  | M. Fried | 2.85 | 916.0 | 154 | 77 | 33 | .700 | 154 | 863 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 760 | 290 | 320 | 64 | 237 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 3,690 | 34 | 8.48 | 2.33 | 3.64 | 0.63 | 23.4 | 6.4 | 1.09 | .280 | 3.14 | 7.47 |
| 7 |  | C. Burnes | 2.85 | 868.1 | 145 | 55 | 33 | .625 | 145 | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 653 | 275 | 306 | 82 | 241 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 3,477 | 38 | 10.27 | 2.50 | 4.11 | 0.85 | 28.5 | 6.9 | 1.03 | .268 | 3.17 | 6.77 |
| 8 |  | B. Woodruff | 2.85 | 568.0 | 99 | 39 | 23 | .629 | 99 | 674 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 416 | 180 | 192 | 67 | 139 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2,252 | 6 | 10.68 | 2.20 | 4.85 | 1.06 | 29.9 | 6.2 | 0.98 | .259 | 3.04 | 6.59 |
| 9 |  | C. Sale | 2.86 | 503.2 | 89 | 41 | 18 | .695 | 89 | 627 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 412 | 160 | 173 | 47 | 125 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 2,039 | 10 | 11.20 | 2.23 | 5.02 | 0.84 | 30.8 | 6.1 | 1.07 | .303 | 3.09 | 7.36 |
| 10 |  | Z. Wheeler | 2.88 | 1010.2 | 162 | 72 | 37 | .661 | 162 | 1,124 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 796 | 323 | 349 | 92 | 227 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 4,023 | 18 | 10.01 | 2.02 | 4.95 | 0.82 | 27.9 | 5.6 | 1.01 | .278 | 3.11 | 7.09 |
| 11 |  | C. Kershaw | 2.90 | 579.2 | 107 | 54 | 22 | .711 | 107 | 588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 478 | 187 | 209 | 62 | 136 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2,318 | 20 | 9.13 | 2.11 | 4.32 | 0.96 | 25.4 | 5.9 | 1.06 | .274 | 3.24 | 7.42 |
| 12 |  | C. Sánchez | 2.94 | 560.0 | 95 | 34 | 22 | .607 | 95 | 552 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 517 | 183 | 205 | 45 | 122 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2,280 | 16 | 8.87 | 1.96 | 4.52 | 0.72 | 24.2 | 5.4 | 1.14 | .305 | 3.29 | 8.31 |
| 13 |  | S. Bieber | 2.95 | 554.1 | 89 | 40 | 21 | .656 | 89 | 618 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 470 | 182 | 193 | 58 | 132 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2,230 | 23 | 10.03 | 2.14 | 4.68 | 0.94 | 27.7 | 5.9 | 1.09 | .292 | 3.13 | 7.63 |
| 14 |  | S. McClanahan | 2.96 | 444.1 | 82 | 37 | 18 | .673 | 82 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 146 | 155 | 49 | 131 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1,786 | 20 | 10.07 | 2.65 | 3.79 | 0.99 | 27.8 | 7.3 | 1.09 | .277 | 3.14 | 7.19 |
| 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. UrÃas | 3.11 | 527.0 | 94 | 51 | 18 | .739 | 94 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 433 | 182 | 198 | 71 | 119 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2,118 | 6 | 8.85 | 2.03 | 4.35 | 1.21 | 24.5 | 5.6 | 1.05 | .260 | 3.38 | 7.39 |
| 17 |  | G. Cole | 3.12 | 759.0 | 125 | 59 | 28 | .678 | 125 | 915 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 593 | 263 | 279 | 102 | 185 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3,018 | 13 | 10.85 | 2.19 | 4.95 | 1.21 | 30.3 | 6.1 | 1.03 | .273 | 3.31 | 7.03 |
| 18 |  | B. Snell | 3.12 | 655.0 | 126 | 43 | 35 | .551 | 126 | 860 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 483 | 227 | 242 | 61 | 309 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2,720 | 48 | 11.82 | 4.25 | 2.78 | 0.84 | 31.6 | 11.4 | 1.21 | .285 | 3.33 | 6.64 |
| 19 |  | S. Imanaga | 3.14 | 372.1 | 63 | 28 | 14 | .667 | 63 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 130 | 143 | 63 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,472 | 7 | 8.46 | 1.62 | 5.22 | 1.52 | 23.8 | 4.6 | 0.99 | .242 | 3.46 | 7.30 |
| 20 |  | M. King | 3.25 | 374.0 | 73 | 21 | 23 | .477 | 73 | 409 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 135 | 158 | 41 | 138 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1,567 | 7 | 9.84 | 3.32 | 2.96 | 0.99 | 26.1 | 8.8 | 1.21 | .286 | 3.80 | 7.60 |
| 21 |  | G. Crochet | 3.26 | 381.1 | 70 | 27 | 20 | .574 | 70 | 501 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 138 | 146 | 47 | 90 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1,547 | 12 | 11.82 | 2.12 | 5.57 | 1.11 | 32.4 | 5.8 | 1.08 | .305 | 3.45 | 7.58 |
| 22 | | J. Musgrove | 3.27 | 594.0 | 105 | 38 | 29 | .567 | 105 | 637 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 513 | 216 | 231 | 73 | 156 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 2,447 | 10 | 9.65 | 2.36 | 4.08 | 1.11 | 26.0 | 6.4 | 1.13 | .288 | 3.50 | 7.77 |
| 23 |  | B. Woo | 3.29 | 448.2 | 79 | 29 | 17 | .630 | 79 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 164 | 174 | 59 | 90 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1,785 | 4 | 8.81 | 1.81 | 4.88 | 1.18 | 24.6 | 5.0 | 0.98 | .247 | 3.49 | 7.04 |
| 24 | | T. Glasnow | 3.29 | 536.0 | 95 | 36 | 19 | .655 | 95 | 709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 196 | 203 | 65 | 179 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2,125 | 44 | 11.90 | 3.01 | 3.96 | 1.09 | 33.4 | 8.4 | 1.01 | .255 | 3.41 | 6.10 |
| 25 |  | F. Valdez | 3.30 | 1016.2 | 162 | 75 | 46 | .620 | 162 | 985 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 862 | 373 | 410 | 80 | 337 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 4,198 | 54 | 8.72 | 2.98 | 2.92 | 0.71 | 23.5 | 8.0 | 1.18 | .285 | 3.63 | 7.63 |
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