mlb best era since 2021 for a starting pitcher 500 ip

Since 2021, Shohei Ohtani has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 500 innings, with an ERA of 2.68.

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	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	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	2.68	561.0	102	43	19	.694	102	699	1	1	0	402	167	179	54	178	29	0	2	2,252	46	11.21	2.86	3.93	0.87	31.0	7.9	1.03	.269	2.87	6.45
2	Drew Rasmussen D. Rasmussen	2.69	561.2	111	44	19	.698	111	507	0	0	0	430	168	177	49	118	16	0	1	2,196	19	8.12	1.89	4.30	0.79	23.1	5.4	0.98	.253	2.84	6.89
3	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.75	611.1	107	49	24	.671	107	763	1	1	0	505	187	203	51	142	47	0	1	2,471	10	11.23	2.09	5.37	0.75	30.9	5.7	1.06	.309	2.99	7.43
4	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	2.79	509.2	89	36	19	.655	89	605	1	1	0	365	158	169	59	124	19	0	1	2,012	5	10.68	2.19	4.88	1.04	30.1	6.2	0.96	.254	2.98	6.45
5	Max Fried M. Fried	2.86	911.0	153	71	35	.670	153	867	5	4	0	754	289	319	65	232	32	0	2	3,660	35	8.57	2.29	3.74	0.64	23.7	6.3	1.08	.280	3.15	7.45
6	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	2.92	1070.0	174	79	40	.664	174	1,234	4	2	0	831	347	371	109	251	44	0	2	4,260	20	10.38	2.11	4.92	0.92	29.0	5.9	1.01	.275	3.12	6.99
7	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	2.92	887.2	153	65	39	.625	153	1,033	1	1	0	705	288	316	94	185	28	0	0	3,515	12	10.47	1.88	5.58	0.95	29.4	5.3	1.00	.281	3.20	7.15
8	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	2.98	831.2	139	51	32	.614	139	929	0	0	0	634	275	305	86	229	32	0	1	3,334	34	10.05	2.48	4.06	0.93	27.9	6.9	1.04	.266	3.30	6.86
9	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2.99	521.1	97	48	20	.706	97	526	0	0	0	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
10	Blake Snell B. Snell	2.99	644.2	123	43	33	.566	123	847	1	1	0	466	214	228	51	305	10	0	2	2,672	42	11.82	4.26	2.78	0.71	31.7	11.4	1.20	.284	3.18	6.51
11	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.99	532.2	96	37	25	.597	96	693	1	1	0	371	177	182	64	107	7	0	3	2,059	9	11.71	1.81	6.48	1.08	33.7	5.2	0.90	.258	3.08	6.27
12	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	3.04	702.2	118	47	27	.635	118	703	4	2	0	658	237	260	61	153	16	0	0	2,869	20	9.00	1.96	4.59	0.78	24.5	5.3	1.15	.308	3.33	8.43
13	Shane McClanahan S. McClanahan	3.10	522.2	98	43	23	.652	98	562	0	0	0	424	180	195	58	155	9	0	1	2,114	22	9.68	2.67	3.63	1.00	26.6	7.3	1.11	.275	3.36	7.30
14	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.22	813.0	135	62	34	.646	135	952	4	3	0	655	291	304	110	193	19	0	1	3,249	11	10.54	2.14	4.93	1.22	29.3	5.9	1.04	.276	3.37	7.25
15	Joe Musgrove J. Musgrove	3.23	554.1	97	37	24	.607	97	582	2	2	0	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
16	Tyler Glasnow T. Glasnow	3.28	513.0	90	33	20	.623	90	667	0	0	0	345	187	194	56	169	5	0	1	2,027	40	11.70	2.96	3.95	0.98	32.9	8.3	1.00	.256	3.40	6.05
17	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	3.29	532.2	88	37	22	.627	88	540	2	0	0	479	195	206	61	135	10	0	0	2,175	19	9.12	2.28	4.00	1.03	24.8	6.2	1.15	.293	3.48	8.09
18	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	3.34	1076.1	174	78	53	.595	174	1,010	9	3	0	923	399	438	86	372	59	0	1	4,470	51	8.45	3.11	2.72	0.72	22.6	8.3	1.20	.284	3.66	7.72
19	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3.35	588.2	103	40	30	.571	103	547	0	0	0	519	219	243	64	156	23	0	1	2,432	13	8.36	2.39	3.51	0.98	22.5	6.4	1.15	.277	3.72	7.93
20	Logan Webb L. Webb	3.35	1128.0	185	73	55	.570	185	1,044	4	2	0	1,062	420	457	78	253	39	0	3	4,595	16	8.33	2.02	4.13	0.62	22.7	5.5	1.17	.309	3.65	8.47
21	Ranger Suarez R. Suarez	3.35	802.1	144	49	36	.576	144	749	2	2	0	754	299	320	67	250	24	0	2	3,351	11	8.40	2.80	3.00	0.75	22.4	7.5	1.25	.304	3.59	8.46
22	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	3.36	829.2	150	71	42	.628	150	975	2	1	0	627	310	334	100	284	36	0	1	3,395	36	10.58	3.08	3.43	1.08	28.7	8.4	1.10	.264	3.62	6.80
23	Bryan Woo B. Woo	3.45	568.2	100	40	25	.615	100	567	0	0	0	460	218	233	71	119	22	0	2	2,284	7	8.97	1.88	4.76	1.12	24.8	5.2	1.02	.258	3.69	7.28
24	Sonny Gray S. Gray	3.48	955.0	171	68	44	.607	171	1,008	1	1	0	845	369	394	100	264	31	0	1	3,924	28	9.50	2.49	3.82	0.94	25.7	6.7	1.16	.296	3.71	7.96
25	Freddy Peralta F. Peralta	3.49	903.2	171	64	44	.593	171	1,042	1	0	0	692	350	370	115	330	47	0	1	3,735	30	10.38	3.29	3.16	1.15	27.9	8.8	1.13	.262	3.68	6.89

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