most mlb starts with one earned run or less

Nolan Ryan has the most career starts when allowing 1 or fewer earned run, with 293 starts.

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	NAME	GS	ER	G	W	L	W%	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Nolan Ryan N. Ryan	293	153	319	208	28	.881	0.61	2,445	121	61	3	2255.2	1,064	258	24	980	48	10	14	8,665	74	9.76	3.91	2.49	0.10	28.2	11.3	0.91	.201	1.03	4.25
2	Roger Clemens R. Clemens	291	169	293	217	20	.916	0.69	2,130	78	46	0	2200.0	1,297	244	43	594	49	0	13	8,363	38	8.71	2.43	3.59	0.18	25.5	7.1	0.86	.226	1.00	5.31
3	Don Sutton D. Sutton	268	164	283	196	25	.887	0.69	1,452	113	58	5	2149.0	1,313	236	53	447	20	11	30	8,087	32	6.08	1.87	3.25	0.22	18.0	5.5	0.82	.206	0.99	5.50
4	Greg Maddux G. Maddux	265	139	267	192	17	.919	0.65	1,340	66	35	0	1935.1	1,259	214	30	284	33	1	39	7,213	18	6.23	1.32	4.72	0.14	18.6	3.9	0.80	.222	1.00	5.85
5	Tom Glavine T. Glavine	246	157	246	175	17	.911	0.79	1,091	44	25	0	1778.0	1,212	223	47	458	22	0	28	6,842	17	5.52	2.32	2.38	0.24	15.9	6.7	0.94	.223	1.13	6.13
6	Tommy John T. John	237	145	290	167	32	.839	0.68	956	102	46	3	1924.1	1,353	257	39	412	32	20	34	7,349	45	4.47	1.93	2.32	0.18	13.0	5.6	0.92	.222	1.20	6.33
7	Steve Carlton S. Carlton	236	146	262	177	27	.868	0.66	1,549	138	55	2	1979.0	1,263	243	46	551	19	11	36	7,577	58	7.04	2.51	2.81	0.21	20.4	7.3	0.92	.225	1.11	5.74
8	Gaylord Perry G. Perry	234	159	301	181	34	.842	0.67	1,439	161	53	10	2128.2	1,367	276	38	455	40	26	42	8,059	38	6.08	1.92	3.16	0.16	17.9	5.6	0.86	.218	1.17	5.78
9	Tom Seaver T. Seaver	233	136	241	178	26	.873	0.63	1,502	137	61	1	1932.2	1,111	187	39	444	25	5	32	7,233	33	6.99	2.07	3.38	0.18	20.8	6.1	0.80	.205	0.87	5.17
10	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	232	121	236	164	8	.953	0.69	1,697	21	15	0	1573.2	904	162	44	301	16	1	8	5,813	52	9.71	1.72	5.64	0.25	29.2	5.2	0.77	.229	0.93	5.17
11	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	218	130	254	137	19	.878	0.78	1,346	12	5	1	1505.1	997	172	51	279	20	6	7	5,674	40	8.05	1.67	4.82	0.30	23.7	4.9	0.85	.238	1.03	5.96
12	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	218	121	231	171	16	.914	0.65	2,118	66	37	2	1685.1	941	197	48	424	52	7	7	6,358	29	11.31	2.26	5.00	0.26	33.3	6.7	0.81	.240	1.05	5.03
13	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	218	126	223	170	18	.904	0.63	1,416	131	60	0	1801.2	1,125	189	35	393	48	3	15	6,792	26	7.07	1.96	3.60	0.17	20.8	5.8	0.84	.222	0.94	5.62
14	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	216	114	216	158	15	.913	0.68	1,570	17	9	0	1498.2	852	155	54	359	46	0	7	5,648	24	9.43	2.16	4.37	0.32	27.8	6.4	0.81	.221	0.93	5.12
15	Phil Niekro P. Niekro	214	154	343	171	35	.830	0.71	1,234	120	45	29	1953.0	1,321	275	45	519	37	79	23	7,552	63	5.69	2.39	2.38	0.21	16.3	6.9	0.94	.223	1.27	6.09
16	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	204	116	212	134	16	.893	0.77	1,618	8	5	0	1359.2	767	142	49	313	50	1	7	5,104	19	10.71	2.07	5.17	0.32	31.7	6.1	0.79	.234	0.94	5.08
17	Warren Spahn W. Spahn	204	136	273	189	21	.900	0.63	1,000	185	63	28	1927.2	1,245	225	40	444	7	57	13	7,311	18	4.67	2.07	2.25	0.19	13.7	6.1	0.88	.207	1.05	5.81
18	Jim Palmer J. Palmer	199	121	222	163	15	.916	0.64	958	125	53	4	1694.1	1,020	180	33	465	11	11	6	6,419	27	5.09	2.47	2.06	0.18	14.9	7.2	0.88	.199	0.96	5.42
19	Fergie Jenkins F. Jenkins	192	134	246	151	26	.853	0.71	1,204	138	49	7	1703.1	1,072	207	53	314	24	31	41	6,396	20	6.36	1.66	3.83	0.28	18.8	4.9	0.81	.212	1.09	5.66
20	Jim Kaat J. Kaat	188	172	421	148	43	.775	0.87	967	97	31	17	1783.1	1,342	306	49	346	34	89	48	6,931	33	4.88	1.75	2.79	0.25	14.0	5.0	0.95	.234	1.54	6.77
21	Jon Lester J. Lester	187	107	188	126	10	.926	0.77	1,195	12	4	0	1257.1	811	142	32	326	35	0	4	4,811	21	8.55	2.33	3.67	0.23	24.8	6.8	0.90	.242	1.02	5.81
22	Kevin Brown K. Brown	184	119	190	126	14	.900	0.77	1,067	44	17	0	1383.1	884	187	27	314	45	0	6	5,254	29	6.94	2.04	3.40	0.18	20.3	6.0	0.87	.225	1.22	5.75
23	Rick Reuschel R. Reuschel	183	102	204	129	15	.896	0.66	804	66	26	5	1389.1	998	158	21	308	21	12	31	5,344	19	5.21	2.00	2.61	0.14	15.0	5.8	0.94	.233	1.02	6.46
24	Jerry Reuss J. Reuss	183	131	248	135	28	.828	0.77	813	96	39	10	1526.2	1,087	219	21	373	11	35	40	5,924	30	4.79	2.20	2.18	0.12	13.7	6.3	0.96	.227	1.29	6.41
25	CC Sabathia	182	105	183	128	11	.921	0.75	1,163	19	12	0	1251.2	801	147	36	327	45	0	7	4,787	14	8.36	2.35	3.56	0.26	24.3	6.8	0.90	.238	1.06	5.76

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Alvarez

AVG

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Alvarez

Team Pitching Leaders

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ERA

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3rd

700

18th

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	79	80	.497
Astros	78	80	.494	0.5
Mariners	74	84	.468	4.5
Athletics	63	95	.399	15.5
Angels	60	98	.380	18.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/24	HOU	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Fri 9/25	HOU	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sat 9/26	HOU	@	ATH	9:40 PM
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	ATH	3:05 PM

Last Game

Astros

78 - 80

Final

Mariners

74 - 84

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

113

Burleson

110

Stewart

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Alonso

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Alvarez

.312

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

188

Lopez

185

Arraez

177

Tatis

Run Leaders

119

Crow-Armstrong

109

Arozarena

104

Vargas

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.393

Bauers

.388

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.603

Alvarez

.575

Crow-Armstrong

.537

Rice

SB Leaders

49

Nuñez

46

Simpson

43

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

18

Gray

16

Rodriguez

Strikeout Leaders

247

Misiorowski

244

Williams

239

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.86

Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

2.16

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.13

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.45

Sale

5.88

Misiorowski

5.44

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

25

Martinez

31

Sale

32

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,342.3

Crow-Armstrong

2,270.8

Ohtani

2,033.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,776

Crow-Armstrong

1,597.6

Ohtani

1,525

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

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89-69

89-70

87-72

85-74

84-75

Worst Record ATS

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67-91

68-90

74-85

74-84

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	93	65	.589
Phillies	87	71	.551	6.0
Marlins	78	81	.491	15.5
Nationals	75	84	.472	18.5
Mets	73	86	.459	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	99	59	.627
Cubs - w	88	71	.553	11.5
Pirates	81	78	.509	18.5
Cardinals	77	82	.484	22.5
Reds	73	85	.462	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	97	61	.614
Padres	88	70	.557	9.0
Diamondbacks	85	74	.535	12.5
Giants	65	94	.409	32.5
Rockies	57	102	.358	40.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	96	62	.608
Yankees - w	91	67	.576	5.0
Red Sox - w	85	73	.538	11.0
Orioles	78	81	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	77	82	.484	19.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	82	76	.519
White Sox - x	82	77	.516	0.5
Twins	75	84	.472	7.5
Tigers	74	85	.465	8.5
Royals	68	91	.428	14.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	79	80	.497
Astros	78	80	.494	0.5
Mariners	74	84	.468	4.5
Athletics	63	95	.399	15.5
Angels	60	98	.380	18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/8	TBR	@	ATL	7-1
Tue 9/8	CHC	@	MIL	3-4
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Wed 9/9	TOR	@	ATH	0-2
Wed 9/9	STL	@	SFG	6-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/24	TBR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Thu 9/24	CIN	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Thu 9/24	LAA	@	SEA	9:40 PM
Thu 9/24	HOU	@	ATH	9:40 PM
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Nolan Ryan has the most career starts when allowing 1 or fewer earned run, with 293 starts.

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MLB Fantasy 2026

2,342.3

2,270.8

2,033.2

1,776

1,597.6

1,525

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