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

Since 2014, Paul Skenes has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when starting 25+ games, with an ERA of 1.96.

NAMEERAGSGWLW%SOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
1.96
55
55
21
13
.618
386
1
0
0
320.2
230
70
76
21
74
12
0
0
1,247
4
10.83
2.08
5.22
0.59
31.0
5.9
0.95
.277
2.13
6.46
2Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.49
269
269
146
50
.745
1,845
14
8
0
1673.1
1,297
463
511
162
320
26
0
3
6,533
62
9.92
1.72
5.77
0.87
28.2
4.9
0.97
.272
2.75
6.98
3Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.57
248
248
96
65
.596
1,851
4
2
0
1539.2
1,173
440
477
146
345
25
0
13
6,045
30
10.82
2.02
5.37
0.85
30.6
5.7
0.99
.279
2.79
6.86
4Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
2.66
48
48
19
10
.655
306
0
0
0
263.2
191
78
85
21
81
4
0
0
1,052
7
10.45
2.76
3.78
0.72
29.1
7.7
1.03
.266
2.90
6.52
5Drew Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
2.70
81
81
28
14
.667
333
0
0
0
389.2
305
117
124
35
86
9
0
1
1,527
16
7.69
1.99
3.87
0.81
21.8
5.6
1.00
.254
2.86
7.04
6Ryne 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
7Jose 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
8Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
2.98
309
309
147
72
.671
2,420
12
5
0
1944.0
1,507
643
674
239
453
76
0
14
7,753
45
11.20
2.10
5.34
1.11
31.2
5.8
1.01
.278
3.12
6.98
9Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
3.00
100
100
39
20
.661
670
1
1
0
528.2
388
176
184
56
182
24
0
2
2,139
52
11.41
3.10
3.68
0.95
31.3
8.5
1.08
.275
3.13
6.61
10Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
3.00
64
64
24
17
.585
464
1
1
0
351.1
288
117
123
42
79
8
0
0
1,409
10
11.89
2.02
5.87
1.08
32.9
5.6
1.04
.301
3.15
7.38
11Kodai Senga
K. Senga
3.00
52
52
20
13
.606
320
0
0
0
285.0
222
95
106
30
133
9
0
0
1,196
19
10.11
4.20
2.41
0.95
26.8
11.1
1.25
.273
3.35
7.01
12Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
3.01
149
149
55
35
.611
1,015
0
0
0
886.0
683
296
327
93
249
34
0
1
3,567
39
10.31
2.53
4.08
0.94
28.5
7.0
1.05
.271
3.32
6.94
13Kwang-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
14Shane 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
15Chris Sale
C. Sale
3.03
253
253
112
63
.640
2,041
11
2
0
1577.2
1,270
531
575
163
351
108
0
5
6,349
31
11.64
2.00
5.81
0.93
32.1
5.5
1.03
.300
3.28
7.24
16Max Fried
M. Fried
3.03
183
183
92
39
.702
1,024
6
4
0
1054.2
928
355
396
86
282
44
0
5
4,308
47
8.74
2.41
3.63
0.73
23.8
6.5
1.15
.293
3.38
7.92
17Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
3.07
134
134
54
35
.607
878
1
1
0
756.0
605
258
283
87
168
25
0
0
3,011
11
10.45
2.00
5.23
1.04
29.2
5.6
1.02
.280
3.37
7.20
18Cristopher Sánchez
C. Sánchez
3.09
85
85
29
20
.592
472
3
1
0
495.2
454
170
187
42
108
10
0
0
2,012
16
8.57
1.96
4.37
0.76
23.5
5.4
1.13
.299
3.40
8.24
19Henderson 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
20Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
3.14
127
127
51
28
.646
837
2
1
0
718.1
559
251
263
82
185
31
0
1
2,880
8
10.49
2.32
4.52
1.03
29.1
6.4
1.04
.273
3.30
7.00
21Blake Snell
B. Snell
3.15
222
222
81
62
.566
1,440
1
1
0
1158.0
891
405
440
111
521
11
0
6
4,791
86
11.19
4.05
2.76
0.86
30.1
10.9
1.22
.288
3.42
6.92
22Gerrit 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
23Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
3.19
141
141
66
33
.667
992
5
2
0
876.2
776
311
332
100
193
18
0
1
3,544
33
10.18
1.98
5.14
1.03
28.0
5.4
1.11
.302
3.41
7.97
24Bryan Woo
B. Woo
3.21
70
70
26
15
.634
392
0
0
0
395.2
308
141
149
53
80
14
0
1
1,574
4
8.92
1.82
4.90
1.21
24.9
5.1
0.98
.246
3.39
7.01
25Julio Urías
J. Urías
3.21
122
122
56
23
.709
643
0
0
0
650.0
551
232
254
79
168
25
0
4
2,644
10
8.90
2.33
3.83
1.09
24.3
6.4
1.11
.273
3.52
7.63
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