mlb starting pitchers with best era since 2014 minimum 25 games started

Since 2014, Paul Skenes has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when starting 25+ games, with an ERA of 2.18.

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
2.18
31
31
14
7
.667
217
0
0
0
181.2
128
44
48
14
44
7
0
0
704
3
10.75
2.18
4.93
0.69
30.8
6.3
0.95
.270
2.38
6.34
2 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.43
247
247
135
48
.738
1,761
14
8
0
1561.2
1,195
421
465
154
285
24
0
3
6,073
57
10.15
1.64
6.18
0.89
29.0
4.7
0.95
.270
2.68
6.89
3 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.53
226
226
87
58
.600
1,712
4
2
0
1410.0
1,085
396
433
127
318
23
0
13
5,545
28
10.93
2.03
5.38
0.81
30.9
5.7
1.00
.285
2.76
6.93
4 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
2.60
26
26
11
5
.688
158
0
0
0
135.0
108
39
44
11
36
2
0
0
543
3
10.53
2.40
4.39
0.73
29.1
6.6
1.07
.289
2.93
7.20
5 Kodai Senga
K. Senga
2.65
37
37
17
9
.654
246
0
0
0
210.1
156
62
69
19
95
7
0
0
866
16
10.53
4.06
2.59
0.81
28.4
11.0
1.19
.275
2.95
6.68
6 Ryne Stanek
R. Stanek
2.71
56
56
0
3
.000
102
0
0
0
83.0
57
25
27
9
31
1
0
0
331
3
11.06
3.36
3.29
0.98
30.8
9.4
1.06
.255
2.93
6.18
7 Drew Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
2.77
58
58
19
13
.594
241
0
0
0
279.2
221
86
92
23
59
6
0
0
1,100
13
7.76
1.90
4.08
0.74
21.9
5.4
1.00
.257
2.96
7.11
8 Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
2.80
48
48
26
11
.703
402
0
0
0
298.2
246
93
103
21
82
8
0
7
1,207
13
12.11
2.47
4.90
0.63
33.3
6.8
1.10
.324
3.10
7.41
9 Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2.88
293
293
142
67
.679
2,339
12
5
0
1862.0
1,423
596
627
222
430
74
0
14
7,406
43
11.31
2.08
5.44
1.07
31.6
5.8
1.00
.277
3.03
6.88
10 Shota Imanaga
S. Imanaga
2.89
37
37
18
5
.783
208
0
0
0
218.0
184
70
81
34
42
3
0
0
875
3
8.59
1.73
4.95
1.40
23.8
4.8
1.04
.255
3.34
7.60
11 Jeffrey Springs
J. Springs
2.93
45
45
16
10
.615
231
0
0
0
218.1
188
71
82
26
62
3
0
0
904
1
9.52
2.56
3.73
1.07
25.6
6.9
1.15
.278
3.38
7.75
12 Max Fried
M. Fried
2.95
159
159
79
34
.699
882
6
4
0
911.0
800
299
334
75
242
38
0
5
3,715
41
8.71
2.39
3.64
0.74
23.7
6.5
1.14
.293
3.30
7.90
13 Kwang-Hyun Kim
K. Kim
3.01
28
28
9
7
.563
98
0
0
0
134.2
116
45
49
14
45
4
0
3
558
5
6.55
3.01
2.18
0.94
17.6
8.1
1.20
.257
3.27
7.75
14 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
3.01
86
86
38
19
.667
608
1
1
0
481.2
348
161
169
53
173
24
0
2
1,951
42
11.36
3.23
3.51
0.99
31.2
8.9
1.08
.270
3.16
6.50
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 Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
3.03
145
145
54
34
.614
985
0
0
0
861.1
667
290
321
91
242
33
0
1
3,469
39
10.29
2.53
4.07
0.95
28.4
7.0
1.06
.272
3.35
6.97
17 Chris Sale
C. Sale
3.09
242
242
107
61
.637
1,949
11
2
0
1505.1
1,226
517
561
157
334
102
0
5
6,073
30
11.65
2.00
5.84
0.94
32.1
5.5
1.04
.303
3.35
7.33
18 Tony Gonsolin
T. Gonsolin
3.09
74
74
32
10
.762
348
0
0
0
369.1
260
127
135
43
124
12
0
2
1,480
14
8.48
3.02
2.81
1.05
23.5
8.4
1.04
.228
3.29
6.34
19 Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
3.12
41
41
10
14
.417
274
0
0
0
202.0
162
70
76
21
54
5
0
0
820
3
12.21
2.41
5.07
0.94
33.4
6.6
1.07
.303
3.39
7.22
20 Henderson Alvarez III
H. Alvarez III
3.13
37
37
12
12
.500
126
3
3
0
224.0
240
78
90
17
51
8
0
5
941
7
5.06
2.05
2.47
0.68
13.4
5.4
1.30
.302
3.62
9.64
21 Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
3.14
115
115
44
26
.629
754
2
1
0
653.2
514
228
237
73
171
28
0
1
2,623
7
10.38
2.35
4.41
1.01
28.7
6.5
1.05
.276
3.26
7.08
22 Michael King
M. King
3.15
57
57
17
19
.472
331
1
1
0
294.0
250
103
123
29
104
13
0
3
1,232
7
10.13
3.18
3.18
0.89
26.9
8.4
1.20
.293
3.77
7.65
23 Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
3.17
134
134
62
31
.667
955
5
2
0
836.1
742
295
316
92
186
17
0
1
3,385
33
10.28
2.00
5.13
0.99
28.2
5.5
1.11
.304
3.40
7.98
24 Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
3.18
298
298
143
73
.662
2,151
8
5
0
1836.2
1,518
648
697
210
472
58
0
8
7,392
54
10.54
2.31
4.56
1.03
29.1
6.4
1.08
.291
3.42
7.44
25 Blake Snell
B. Snell
3.18
213
213
77
58
.570
1,372
1
1
0
1105.2
850
391
426
108
503
11
0
5
4,583
81
11.17
4.09
2.73
0.88
29.9
11.0
1.22
.287
3.47
6.92
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TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
23
18
.561
Cardinals Cardinals
22
19
.537
1.0
Brewers Brewers
20
21
.488
3.0
Reds Reds
20
22
.476
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Pirates Pirates
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27
.341
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/12
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Tue
5/13
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Wed
5/14
PIT PIT
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Fri
5/16
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Sat
5/17
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
6:05 PM
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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
26
15
.634
Phillies Phillies
24
16
.600
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
23
18
.561
Cardinals Cardinals
22
19
.537
1.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
27
14
.659
Padres Padres
25
14
.641
1.0
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Yankees Yankees
23
17
.575
Red Sox Red Sox
22
20
.524
2.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
26
15
.634
Guardians Guardians
23
17
.575
2.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
22
17
.564
Astros Astros
20
19
.513
2.0

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
4/26
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
2-11
Sat
4/26
BAL BAL
@
DET DET
0-7
Sat
4/26
LAA LAA
@
MIN MIN
0-5
Sat
4/26
BOS BOS
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CLE CLE
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KCR KCR
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
5/12
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
6:10 PM
Mon
5/12
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Mon
5/12
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
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5/12
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NYM NYM
7:10 PM
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5/12
WSH WSH
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ATL ATL
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