Since 2020, Max Fried has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when starting 100+ games, with an ERA of 2.85.
| 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 |  | M. Fried | 2.85 | 154 | 154 | 77 | 33 | .700 | 863 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 916.0 | 760 | 290 | 320 | 64 | 237 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 3,690 | 34 | 8.48 | 2.33 | 3.64 | 0.63 | 23.4 | 6.4 | 1.09 | .280 | 3.14 | 7.47 |
| 2 |  | C. Burnes | 2.85 | 145 | 145 | 55 | 33 | .625 | 991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 868.1 | 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 |
| 3 |  | Z. Wheeler | 2.86 | 163 | 163 | 73 | 37 | .664 | 1,130 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1016.2 | 798 | 323 | 349 | 92 | 228 | 48 | 0 | 4 | 4,044 | 18 | 10.00 | 2.02 | 4.96 | 0.81 | 27.9 | 5.6 | 1.01 | .277 | 3.09 | 7.06 |
| 4 |  | C. Kershaw | 2.90 | 107 | 107 | 54 | 22 | .711 | 588 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 579.2 | 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 |
| 5 |  | T. Skubal | 3.05 | 141 | 141 | 57 | 37 | .606 | 923 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 799.1 | 640 | 271 | 297 | 89 | 174 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3,177 | 11 | 10.39 | 1.96 | 5.30 | 1.00 | 29.1 | 5.5 | 1.02 | .280 | 3.34 | 7.21 |
| 6 |  | G. Cole | 3.07 | 127 | 127 | 60 | 28 | .682 | 927 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 771.2 | 599 | 263 | 279 | 102 | 188 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3,063 | 13 | 10.81 | 2.19 | 4.93 | 1.19 | 30.3 | 6.1 | 1.02 | .272 | 3.25 | 6.99 |
| 7 |  | B. Snell | 3.12 | 126 | 126 | 43 | 35 | .551 | 860 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 655.0 | 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 |
| 8 |  | J. Musgrove | 3.27 | 105 | 105 | 38 | 29 | .567 | 637 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 594.0 | 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 |
| 9 |  | F. Valdez | 3.31 | 164 | 164 | 75 | 47 | .615 | 993 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1027.2 | 869 | 378 | 415 | 81 | 343 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 4,243 | 54 | 8.70 | 3.00 | 2.90 | 0.71 | 23.4 | 8.1 | 1.18 | .284 | 3.63 | 7.61 |
| 10 |  | F. Peralta | 3.33 | 152 | 152 | 57 | 38 | .600 | 957 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 803.2 | 592 | 297 | 313 | 100 | 297 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 3,305 | 27 | 10.72 | 3.33 | 3.22 | 1.12 | 29.0 | 9.0 | 1.11 | .258 | 3.51 | 6.63 |
| 11 |  | J. Verlander | 3.34 | 103 | 103 | 41 | 30 | .577 | 548 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 589.1 | 517 | 219 | 243 | 64 | 156 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2,433 | 13 | 8.37 | 2.38 | 3.51 | 0.98 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 1.14 | .276 | 3.71 | 7.90 |
| 12 |  | K. Gausman | 3.34 | 180 | 180 | 69 | 53 | .566 | 1,161 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1049.1 | 928 | 390 | 424 | 108 | 266 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4,298 | 21 | 9.96 | 2.28 | 4.36 | 0.93 | 27.0 | 6.2 | 1.14 | .298 | 3.64 | 7.96 |
| 13 |  | R. Suarez | 3.36 | 126 | 126 | 43 | 34 | .558 | 656 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 707.2 | 665 | 264 | 282 | 61 | 221 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2,952 | 10 | 8.34 | 2.81 | 2.97 | 0.78 | 22.2 | 7.5 | 1.25 | .303 | 3.59 | 8.46 |
| 14 |  | L. Webb | 3.39 | 177 | 177 | 68 | 52 | .567 | 997 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1064.0 | 1,020 | 401 | 442 | 73 | 248 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 4,354 | 18 | 8.43 | 2.10 | 4.02 | 0.62 | 22.9 | 5.7 | 1.19 | .316 | 3.74 | 8.63 |
| 15 |  | N. Eovaldi | 3.46 | 148 | 148 | 61 | 36 | .629 | 844 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 853.1 | 762 | 328 | 349 | 105 | 188 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3,475 | 25 | 8.90 | 1.98 | 4.49 | 1.11 | 24.3 | 5.4 | 1.11 | .286 | 3.68 | 8.04 |
| 16 |  | M. Scherzer | 3.46 | 123 | 123 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 807 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 691.2 | 572 | 266 | 276 | 107 | 169 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2,793 | 15 | 10.50 | 2.20 | 4.78 | 1.39 | 28.9 | 6.1 | 1.07 | .277 | 3.59 | 7.44 |
| 17 |  | C. Rodón | 3.50 | 139 | 139 | 64 | 42 | .604 | 906 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 764.0 | 591 | 297 | 317 | 94 | 260 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 3,140 | 35 | 10.67 | 3.06 | 3.48 | 1.11 | 28.9 | 8.3 | 1.11 | .269 | 3.73 | 6.96 |
| 18 |  | G. Kirby | 3.58 | 123 | 123 | 49 | 38 | .563 | 676 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 706.1 | 683 | 281 | 299 | 78 | 109 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 2,879 | 13 | 8.61 | 1.39 | 6.20 | 0.99 | 23.5 | 3.8 | 1.12 | .304 | 3.81 | 8.70 |
| 19 |  | L. Gilbert | 3.59 | 158 | 158 | 49 | 40 | .551 | 953 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 903.2 | 763 | 360 | 380 | 122 | 197 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 3,653 | 43 | 9.49 | 1.96 | 4.84 | 1.22 | 26.1 | 5.4 | 1.06 | .272 | 3.78 | 7.60 |
| 20 |  | L. Castillo | 3.60 | 175 | 175 | 56 | 61 | .479 | 1,053 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1009.0 | 902 | 404 | 446 | 120 | 311 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 4,195 | 8 | 9.39 | 2.77 | 3.39 | 1.07 | 25.1 | 7.4 | 1.20 | .292 | 3.98 | 8.05 |
| 21 |  | P. López | 3.61 | 141 | 141 | 52 | 41 | .559 | 853 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 795.0 | 716 | 319 | 341 | 92 | 206 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 3,279 | 18 | 9.66 | 2.33 | 4.14 | 1.04 | 26.0 | 6.3 | 1.16 | .299 | 3.86 | 8.11 |
| 22 |  | S. Gray | 3.63 | 162 | 162 | 60 | 43 | .583 | 965 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 886.0 | 781 | 357 | 385 | 92 | 255 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 3,658 | 34 | 9.80 | 2.59 | 3.78 | 0.93 | 26.4 | 7.0 | 1.17 | .298 | 3.91 | 7.93 |
| 23 |  | S. Lugo | 3.65 | 103 | 103 | 36 | 29 | .554 | 536 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 589.2 | 549 | 239 | 254 | 72 | 170 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2,444 | 14 | 8.18 | 2.59 | 3.15 | 1.10 | 21.9 | 7.0 | 1.22 | .290 | 3.88 | 8.38 |
| 24 |  | C. Bassitt | 3.65 | 172 | 172 | 71 | 49 | .592 | 926 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 985.1 | 926 | 400 | 430 | 113 | 305 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 4,162 | 24 | 8.46 | 2.79 | 3.04 | 1.03 | 22.2 | 7.3 | 1.25 | .296 | 3.93 | 8.46 |
| 25 |  | M. Wacha | 3.67 | 148 | 148 | 55 | 38 | .591 | 695 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 808.2 | 744 | 330 | 341 | 97 | 219 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 3,334 | 20 | 7.73 | 2.44 | 3.17 | 1.08 | 20.8 | 6.6 | 1.19 | .282 | 3.80 | 8.28 |
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