Since 2020, Paul Skenes has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 275 innings, with an ERA of 2.43.
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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 | 2.43 | 441.1 | 77 | 30 | 22 | .577 | 77 | 535 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 119 | 132 | 32 | 102 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1,737 | 5 | 10.91 | 2.08 | 5.25 | 0.65 | 30.8 | 5.9 | 0.98 | .284 | 2.69 | 6.73 |
| 2 |  | Y. Yamamoto | 2.68 | 389.1 | 67 | 30 | 16 | .652 | 67 | 424 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 116 | 124 | 34 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1,533 | 9 | 9.80 | 2.52 | 3.89 | 0.79 | 27.7 | 7.1 | 0.99 | .252 | 2.87 | 6.38 |
| 3 |  | J. deGrom | 2.69 | 548.1 | 97 | 37 | 22 | .627 | 97 | 728 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 373 | 164 | 172 | 67 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2,105 | 11 | 11.95 | 1.69 | 7.07 | 1.10 | 34.6 | 4.9 | 0.87 | .255 | 2.82 | 6.12 |
| 4 |  | S. Ohtani | 2.78 | 562.2 | 104 | 43 | 20 | .683 | 104 | 702 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 405 | 174 | 186 | 54 | 186 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2,268 | 47 | 11.23 | 2.98 | 3.77 | 0.86 | 31.0 | 8.2 | 1.05 | .271 | 2.98 | 6.48 |
| 5 |  | D. Rasmussen | 2.78 | 501.0 | 101 | 37 | 19 | .661 | 101 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 155 | 164 | 47 | 105 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1,966 | 19 | 7.99 | 1.89 | 4.24 | 0.84 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 0.99 | .253 | 2.95 | 7.01 |
| 6 |  | C. Sale | 2.81 | 559.2 | 99 | 46 | 21 | .687 | 99 | 697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 467 | 175 | 191 | 49 | 137 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 2,274 | 10 | 11.21 | 2.20 | 5.09 | 0.79 | 30.7 | 6.0 | 1.08 | .310 | 3.07 | 7.51 |
| 7 |  | B. Woodruff | 2.82 | 583.1 | 102 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 102 | 696 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 420 | 183 | 195 | 68 | 142 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2,305 | 6 | 10.74 | 2.19 | 4.90 | 1.05 | 30.2 | 6.2 | 0.96 | .256 | 3.01 | 6.48 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 |  | M. Fried | 2.85 | 924.0 | 156 | 77 | 33 | .700 | 156 | 874 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 766 | 293 | 323 | 64 | 240 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 3,721 | 34 | 8.51 | 2.34 | 3.64 | 0.62 | 23.5 | 6.4 | 1.09 | .280 | 3.15 | 7.46 |
| 10 |  | Z. Wheeler | 2.87 | 1082.0 | 174 | 79 | 39 | .669 | 174 | 1,217 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 847 | 345 | 371 | 104 | 243 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 4,299 | 19 | 10.12 | 2.02 | 5.01 | 0.87 | 28.3 | 5.7 | 1.01 | .277 | 3.09 | 7.05 |
| 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 | 3.01 | 634.1 | 107 | 42 | 24 | .636 | 107 | 629 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 593 | 212 | 235 | 54 | 136 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2,590 | 19 | 8.92 | 1.93 | 4.63 | 0.77 | 24.3 | 5.3 | 1.15 | .307 | 3.33 | 8.41 |
| 13 |  | T. Skubal | 3.03 | 846.0 | 149 | 61 | 40 | .604 | 149 | 988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 675 | 285 | 313 | 97 | 181 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3,360 | 11 | 10.51 | 1.93 | 5.46 | 1.03 | 29.4 | 5.4 | 1.01 | .280 | 3.33 | 7.18 |
| 14 |  | S. McClanahan | 3.04 | 500.2 | 93 | 42 | 22 | .656 | 93 | 544 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 169 | 183 | 55 | 149 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2,024 | 22 | 9.78 | 2.68 | 3.65 | 0.99 | 26.9 | 7.4 | 1.11 | .278 | 3.29 | 7.32 |
| 15 |  | S. Bieber | 3.05 | 585.0 | 95 | 42 | 22 | .656 | 95 | 640 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 502 | 198 | 209 | 65 | 144 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2,362 | 24 | 9.85 | 2.22 | 4.44 | 1.00 | 27.1 | 6.1 | 1.10 | .291 | 3.22 | 7.72 |
| 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 |  | 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 |
| 18 |  | G. Cole | 3.18 | 821.0 | 136 | 62 | 33 | .653 | 136 | 981 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 649 | 290 | 306 | 113 | 197 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3,273 | 13 | 10.75 | 2.16 | 4.98 | 1.24 | 30.0 | 6.0 | 1.03 | .273 | 3.35 | 7.11 |
| 19 |  | 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 |
| 20 | | 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 |
| 21 | | 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 |
| 22 | | T. Gonsolin | 3.31 | 361.1 | 72 | 31 | 10 | .756 | 72 | 341 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 133 | 140 | 47 | 128 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1,459 | 13 | 8.49 | 3.19 | 2.66 | 1.17 | 23.4 | 8.8 | 1.07 | .230 | 3.49 | 6.48 |
| 23 |  | M. King | 3.32 | 442.0 | 85 | 24 | 28 | .462 | 85 | 462 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 373 | 163 | 186 | 48 | 165 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1,853 | 9 | 9.41 | 3.36 | 2.80 | 0.98 | 24.9 | 8.9 | 1.22 | .282 | 3.79 | 7.60 |
| 24 |  | J. Steele | 3.34 | 493.1 | 91 | 30 | 22 | .577 | 91 | 496 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 453 | 183 | 215 | 49 | 148 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2,067 | 14 | 9.05 | 2.70 | 3.35 | 0.89 | 24.0 | 7.2 | 1.22 | .298 | 3.92 | 8.26 |
| 25 |  | R. Suarez | 3.34 | 749.1 | 134 | 45 | 34 | .570 | 134 | 712 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 708 | 278 | 298 | 62 | 230 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3,130 | 10 | 8.55 | 2.76 | 3.10 | 0.74 | 22.7 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .307 | 3.58 | 8.50 |
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