Louis Varland has the lowest ERA by a relief pitcher with 50.0+ innings pitched this season, with an ERA of 1.18.
Interpreted as:
relief pitcher era leaders min 50 ip this regular season| NAME | ERA | IP | SEASON | TM | G | W | L | W% | GS | SO | CG | SHO | SV | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | L. Varland | 1.18 | 68.2 | 2026 | 62 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 49 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 267 | 3 | 11.01 | 2.36 | 4.67 | 0.26 | 31.5 | 6.7 | 0.98 | .288 | 2.36 | 6.42 | |
| 2 |  | M. Miller | 1.26 | 57.1 | 2026 | 55 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 219 | 5 | 16.33 | 3.14 | 5.20 | 0.31 | 47.5 | 9.1 | 0.84 | .286 | 1.57 | 4.40 | |
| 3 |  | B. Baker | 1.50 | 54.0 | 2026 | 56 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 210 | 0 | 10.00 | 2.83 | 3.53 | 0.67 | 28.6 | 8.1 | 0.87 | .205 | 1.83 | 5.00 | |
| 4 |  | B. Bello | 1.53 | 59.0 | 2026 | 13 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 230 | 0 | 7.32 | 1.53 | 4.80 | 0.15 | 20.9 | 4.3 | 0.93 | .263 | 1.98 | 6.86 | |
| 5 |  | P. Blackburn | 1.59 | 73.2 | 2026 | 51 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 286 | 0 | 7.21 | 3.18 | 2.27 | 0.61 | 20.6 | 9.1 | 1.02 | .224 | 1.83 | 5.99 | |
| 6 |  | J. Duran | 1.61 | 50.1 | 2026 | 52 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 203 | 3 | 12.34 | 1.61 | 7.67 | 0.18 | 34.0 | 4.4 | 1.05 | .358 | 1.97 | 7.87 | |
| 7 | | S. Miles | 1.74 | 67.1 | 2026 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 264 | 1 | 8.96 | 2.41 | 3.72 | 0.40 | 25.4 | 6.8 | 0.98 | .257 | 2.00 | 6.42 | |
| 8 |  | J. Latz | 1.77 | 56.0 | 2026 | 47 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 208 | 3 | 10.13 | 2.73 | 3.71 | 0.48 | 30.3 | 8.2 | 0.79 | .192 | 1.93 | 4.34 | |
| 9 | | D. Fuentes | 1.88 | 57.1 | 2026 | 48 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 229 | 0 | 10.99 | 2.83 | 3.89 | 0.47 | 30.6 | 7.9 | 1.05 | .287 | 1.88 | 6.59 | |
| 10 | | T. Rogers | 1.90 | 61.2 | 2026 | 64 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 258 | 0 | 5.11 | 3.06 | 1.67 | 0.15 | 13.6 | 8.1 | 1.20 | .260 | 3.06 | 7.74 | |
| 11 | | B. Headrick | 1.97 | 68.2 | 2026 | 70 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 285 | 3 | 11.27 | 2.75 | 4.10 | 0.52 | 30.2 | 7.4 | 1.21 | .333 | 2.10 | 8.13 | |
| 12 | | K. Kelly | 1.98 | 63.2 | 2026 | 59 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 237 | 1 | 7.07 | 1.55 | 4.55 | 0.71 | 21.1 | 4.6 | 0.85 | .226 | 2.26 | 6.08 | |
| 13 | | S. Okert | 2.01 | 67.0 | 2026 | 67 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.75 | 5.15 | 0.94 | 26.3 | 5.1 | 0.82 | .213 | 2.15 | 5.64 | |
| 14 | | Y. Matsui | 2.03 | 53.1 | 2026 | 42 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 217 | 4 | 9.79 | 5.23 | 1.87 | 1.01 | 26.7 | 14.3 | 1.14 | .200 | 2.19 | 5.06 | |
| 15 | | B. Bernardino | 2.14 | 54.2 | 2026 | 62 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 222 | 0 | 6.59 | 1.98 | 3.33 | 0.49 | 18.0 | 5.4 | 1.06 | .262 | 2.96 | 7.57 | |
| 16 | | J. Morillo | 2.15 | 54.1 | 2026 | 58 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 220 | 4 | 10.27 | 3.31 | 3.10 | 0.33 | 28.2 | 9.1 | 1.05 | .263 | 2.48 | 6.13 | |
| 17 | | G. Taylor | 2.18 | 66.0 | 2026 | 48 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 266 | 4 | 11.86 | 3.27 | 3.63 | 0.55 | 32.7 | 9.0 | 1.09 | .293 | 3.00 | 6.55 | |
| 18 | | B. Rodriguez | 2.21 | 57.0 | 2026 | 53 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 239 | 0 | 9.63 | 2.84 | 3.39 | 0.47 | 25.5 | 7.5 | 1.16 | .287 | 3.32 | 7.58 | |
| 19 | | T. Megill | 2.24 | 52.1 | 2026 | 53 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 203 | 3 | 9.80 | 2.41 | 4.07 | 0.00 | 28.1 | 6.9 | 0.84 | .229 | 2.58 | 5.16 | |
| 20 | | L. Weaver | 2.26 | 51.2 | 2026 | TOT | 50 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 203 | 0 | 9.58 | 2.44 | 3.93 | 0.52 | 27.1 | 6.9 | 0.91 | .233 | 2.44 | 5.75 |
| 21 |  | C. Smith | 2.36 | 61.0 | 2026 | 58 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 45 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 251 | 6 | 12.69 | 3.10 | 4.10 | 0.74 | 34.3 | 8.4 | 1.08 | .294 | 2.95 | 6.64 | |
| 22 | | C. Mlodzinski | 2.38 | 56.2 | 2026 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 236 | 0 | 6.83 | 2.54 | 2.69 | 0.64 | 18.2 | 6.8 | 1.11 | .251 | 3.49 | 7.46 | |
| 23 | | J. Loáisiga | 2.44 | 55.1 | 2026 | 57 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 6.51 | 1.79 | 3.64 | 0.49 | 18.6 | 5.1 | 1.01 | .263 | 2.77 | 7.32 | |
| 24 | | S. Newcomb | 2.45 | 69.2 | 2026 | 46 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 284 | 0 | 8.01 | 3.10 | 2.58 | 0.26 | 21.8 | 8.5 | 1.12 | .274 | 2.97 | 6.98 | |
| 25 | | T. Scott | 2.45 | 55.0 | 2026 | 59 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 213 | 1 | 10.96 | 1.96 | 5.58 | 0.65 | 31.5 | 5.6 | 0.95 | .279 | 2.45 | 6.55 | |
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