Since 2001, Pedro Martinez has the best ERA by a Red Sox starting pitcher when starting 80+ games, with an ERA of 2.76.
| 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 |  | P. Martinez | 2.76 | 110 | 110 | 57 | 20 | .740 | 835 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 719.2 | 568 | 221 | 246 | 51 | 173 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 2,895 | 14 | 10.44 | 2.16 | 4.83 | 0.64 | 28.8 | 6.0 | 1.03 | .289 | 3.08 | 7.10 |
| 2 |  | C. Sale | 3.27 | 115 | 115 | 46 | 30 | .605 | 945 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 670.2 | 527 | 244 | 266 | 80 | 156 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 2,713 | 12 | 12.68 | 2.09 | 6.06 | 1.07 | 34.8 | 5.8 | 1.02 | .301 | 3.57 | 7.07 |
| 3 |  | J. Lester | 3.65 | 241 | 241 | 110 | 63 | .636 | 1,384 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1517.1 | 1,426 | 615 | 655 | 138 | 529 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 6,372 | 38 | 8.21 | 3.14 | 2.62 | 0.82 | 21.7 | 8.3 | 1.29 | .302 | 3.89 | 8.46 |
| 4 |  | D. Price | 3.90 | 98 | 98 | 45 | 24 | .652 | 596 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 579.1 | 549 | 251 | 268 | 78 | 154 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2,416 | 10 | 9.26 | 2.39 | 3.87 | 1.21 | 24.7 | 6.4 | 1.21 | .301 | 4.16 | 8.53 |
| 5 |  | C. Schilling | 3.90 | 98 | 98 | 49 | 26 | .653 | 547 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 650.2 | 687 | 282 | 287 | 79 | 102 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2,692 | 5 | 7.57 | 1.41 | 5.36 | 1.09 | 20.3 | 3.8 | 1.21 | .312 | 3.97 | 9.50 |
| 6 | | C. Buchholz | 3.98 | 188 | 188 | 78 | 59 | .569 | 882 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1141.0 | 1,086 | 504 | 554 | 115 | 405 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 4,813 | 28 | 6.96 | 3.19 | 2.18 | 0.91 | 18.3 | 8.4 | 1.31 | .288 | 4.37 | 8.57 |
| 7 | | D. Lowe | 4.00 | 101 | 101 | 53 | 27 | .663 | 357 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 621.2 | 618 | 276 | 318 | 44 | 193 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 2,635 | 11 | 5.17 | 2.79 | 1.85 | 0.64 | 13.5 | 7.3 | 1.30 | .286 | 4.60 | 8.95 |
| 8 |  | N. Eovaldi | 4.01 | 84 | 84 | 25 | 18 | .581 | 446 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 444.2 | 457 | 198 | 220 | 62 | 103 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1,880 | 16 | 9.03 | 2.08 | 4.33 | 1.25 | 23.7 | 5.5 | 1.26 | .315 | 4.45 | 9.25 |
| 9 | | T. Houck | 4.13 | 80 | 80 | 19 | 29 | .396 | 392 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 420.2 | 389 | 193 | 215 | 40 | 137 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1,784 | 10 | 8.39 | 2.93 | 2.86 | 0.86 | 22.0 | 7.7 | 1.25 | .296 | 4.60 | 8.32 |
| 10 | | J. Beckett | 4.17 | 194 | 194 | 89 | 58 | .605 | 1,108 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1240.0 | 1,179 | 574 | 604 | 153 | 338 | 53 | 0 | 9 | 5,190 | 35 | 8.04 | 2.45 | 3.28 | 1.11 | 21.3 | 6.5 | 1.22 | .290 | 4.38 | 8.56 |
| 11 |  | E. Rodriguez | 4.17 | 153 | 153 | 62 | 38 | .620 | 880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 848.1 | 826 | 393 | 407 | 106 | 292 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 3,617 | 9 | 9.34 | 3.10 | 3.01 | 1.12 | 24.3 | 8.1 | 1.32 | .311 | 4.32 | 8.76 |
| 12 |  | N. Pivetta | 4.43 | 107 | 107 | 32 | 37 | .464 | 629 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 570.1 | 521 | 281 | 287 | 95 | 208 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2,411 | 27 | 9.93 | 3.28 | 3.02 | 1.50 | 26.1 | 8.6 | 1.28 | .291 | 4.53 | 8.22 |
| 13 | | R. Porcello | 4.43 | 159 | 159 | 73 | 55 | .570 | 852 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 964.0 | 1,000 | 475 | 524 | 144 | 211 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 4,088 | 28 | 7.95 | 1.97 | 4.04 | 1.34 | 20.8 | 5.2 | 1.26 | .302 | 4.89 | 9.34 |
| 14 | | J. Lackey | 4.46 | 111 | 111 | 47 | 43 | .522 | 541 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 701.2 | 752 | 348 | 373 | 79 | 200 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3,023 | 21 | 6.94 | 2.57 | 2.71 | 1.01 | 17.9 | 6.6 | 1.36 | .310 | 4.78 | 9.65 |
| 15 | | T. Wakefield | 4.48 | 275 | 275 | 109 | 97 | .529 | 1,142 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1704.2 | 1,654 | 849 | 949 | 219 | 582 | 102 | 0 | 15 | 7,322 | 86 | 6.03 | 3.07 | 1.96 | 1.16 | 15.6 | 7.9 | 1.31 | .272 | 5.01 | 8.73 |
| 16 |  | B. Bello | 4.49 | 105 | 105 | 39 | 41 | .488 | 477 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 569.0 | 595 | 284 | 305 | 69 | 212 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2,483 | 16 | 7.54 | 3.35 | 2.25 | 1.09 | 19.2 | 8.5 | 1.42 | .310 | 4.82 | 9.41 |
| 17 | | D. Matsuzaka | 4.50 | 116 | 116 | 50 | 36 | .581 | 609 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 667.1 | 624 | 334 | 345 | 75 | 320 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 2,912 | 25 | 8.21 | 4.32 | 1.90 | 1.01 | 20.9 | 11.0 | 1.41 | .293 | 4.65 | 8.42 |
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