mlb starting pitchers with best era since 2014 minimum 50 games started

Since 2014, Clayton Kershaw has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when starting 50+ games, with an ERA of 2.49.

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	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	Clayton 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
2	Yoshinobu Yamamoto Y. Yamamoto	2.60	75	75	33	18	.647	484	1	0	0	442.2	305	128	136	40	122	10	0	1	1,734	9	9.84	2.48	3.97	0.81	27.9	7.0	0.96	.246	2.77	6.20
3	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	2.63	86	86	31	24	.564	578	1	0	0	488.2	373	143	157	40	121	23	0	0	1,936	6	10.65	2.23	4.78	0.74	29.9	6.3	1.01	.284	2.89	6.87
4	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	2.68	277	277	107	74	.591	2,045	4	2	0	1694.0	1,299	505	542	166	384	26	0	16	6,667	34	10.86	2.04	5.33	0.88	30.7	5.8	0.99	.280	2.88	6.90
5	Drew Rasmussen D. Rasmussen	2.71	110	110	43	19	.694	496	0	0	0	555.0	429	167	176	49	115	16	0	1	2,172	19	8.04	1.86	4.31	0.79	22.8	5.3	0.98	.254	2.85	6.96
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	Shohei Ohtani S. Ohtani	2.83	114	114	47	22	.681	765	1	1	0	614.1	443	193	205	60	208	30	0	2	2,479	52	11.21	3.05	3.68	0.88	30.9	8.4	1.06	.270	3.00	6.49
8	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.95	279	279	126	72	.636	2,231	12	3	0	1734.2	1,395	569	618	172	382	122	0	5	6,976	31	11.58	1.98	5.84	0.89	32.0	5.5	1.02	.301	3.21	7.24
9	Max Fried M. Fried	2.99	202	202	97	43	.693	1,124	6	4	0	1160.2	1,001	386	427	90	313	46	0	5	4,715	49	8.72	2.43	3.59	0.70	23.8	6.6	1.13	.290	3.31	7.76
10	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	3.01	158	158	64	42	.604	1,051	1	1	0	902.2	720	302	331	100	193	30	0	0	3,583	12	10.48	1.92	5.45	1.00	29.3	5.4	1.01	.281	3.30	7.18
11	Corbin Burnes C. Burnes	3.03	151	151	55	35	.611	1,021	0	0	0	893.2	690	301	332	95	251	34	0	1	3,599	40	10.28	2.53	4.07	0.96	28.4	7.0	1.05	.271	3.34	6.95
12	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	3.04	116	116	46	26	.639	687	4	2	0	689.1	647	233	256	59	152	16	0	0	2,817	20	8.97	1.98	4.52	0.77	24.4	5.4	1.16	.309	3.34	8.45
13	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	3.09	325	325	150	80	.652	2,474	12	5	0	2016.2	1,575	692	723	253	484	78	0	14	8,068	48	11.04	2.16	5.11	1.13	30.7	6.0	1.02	.277	3.23	7.03
14	Shane McClanahan S. McClanahan	3.10	98	98	43	23	.652	562	0	0	0	522.2	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
15	Blake Snell B. Snell	3.11	230	230	85	63	.574	1,492	1	1	0	1196.2	917	413	449	111	537	12	0	6	4,948	87	11.22	4.04	2.78	0.83	30.2	10.9	1.22	.288	3.38	6.90
16	Brandon Woodruff B. Woodruff	3.13	136	136	53	30	.639	884	2	1	0	763.2	587	266	279	87	195	32	0	2	3,054	8	10.42	2.30	4.53	1.03	28.9	6.4	1.02	.269	3.29	6.92
17	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	3.20	319	319	152	82	.650	2,274	8	5	0	1958.0	1,630	697	747	231	494	60	0	7	7,889	54	10.45	2.27	4.60	1.06	28.8	6.3	1.08	.290	3.43	7.49
18	Julio 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
19	Michael King M. King	3.23	95	95	30	30	.500	513	1	1	0	503.2	424	181	205	57	184	27	0	3	2,098	9	9.17	3.29	2.79	1.02	24.5	8.8	1.21	.279	3.66	7.58
20	Corey Kluber C. Kluber	3.25	224	224	102	67	.604	1,522	18	8	0	1413.2	1,228	510	555	147	311	53	0	9	5,709	27	9.69	1.98	4.89	0.94	26.7	5.4	1.09	.294	3.53	7.82
21	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	3.25	292	292	119	75	.613	1,913	5	3	0	1778.2	1,498	642	692	176	490	76	0	12	7,254	37	9.68	2.48	3.90	0.89	26.4	6.8	1.12	.287	3.50	7.58
22	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	3.26	290	290	129	82	.611	1,883	6	3	0	1799.1	1,487	651	703	216	461	57	0	8	7,293	40	9.42	2.31	4.08	1.08	25.8	6.3	1.08	.272	3.52	7.44
23	Garrett Crochet G. Crochet	3.26	70	70	27	20	.574	501	1	1	0	381.1	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
24	Shane Bieber S. Bieber	3.26	152	152	71	35	.670	1,036	5	2	0	932.1	831	338	360	110	217	18	0	1	3,786	34	10.00	2.09	4.77	1.06	27.4	5.7	1.12	.300	3.48	8.02
25	Tony Gonsolin T. Gonsolin	3.28	78	78	33	12	.733	365	0	0	0	389.1	280	142	151	50	138	15	0	2	1,574	14	8.44	3.19	2.64	1.16	23.2	8.8	1.07	.229	3.49	6.47

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