Josh Hader had the lowest ERA by a relief pitcher with 20.0+ innings pitched this season, with an ERA of 1.01.
| 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 |  | J. Hader | 1.01 | 44.2 | 2026 | 45 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 167 | 1 | 11.08 | 3.02 | 3.67 | 0.20 | 32.9 | 9.0 | 0.76 | .188 | 1.21 | 3.83 | |
| 2 |  | R. Suarez | 1.06 | 34.0 | 2026 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 130 | 1 | 6.88 | 1.59 | 4.33 | 0.26 | 20.0 | 4.6 | 0.88 | .237 | 1.06 | 6.35 | |
| 3 |  | L. Varland | 1.27 | 78.0 | 2026 | 71 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 55 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 307 | 3 | 11.19 | 2.65 | 4.22 | 0.23 | 31.6 | 7.5 | 1.00 | .286 | 2.31 | 6.35 | |
| 4 |  | A. Gamboa | 1.27 | 28.1 | 2026 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 6.35 | 3.18 | 2.00 | 0.32 | 17.9 | 8.9 | 1.13 | .263 | 1.59 | 6.99 | |
| 5 | | H. Smith | 1.38 | 26.0 | 2026 | 17 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 2 | 13.15 | 5.54 | 2.38 | 0.35 | 37.3 | 15.7 | 0.96 | .170 | 1.73 | 3.12 | |
| 6 |  | B. Baker | 1.44 | 62.1 | 2026 | 65 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 244 | 0 | 9.10 | 3.18 | 2.86 | 0.58 | 25.8 | 9.0 | 0.91 | .203 | 1.73 | 5.05 | |
| 7 | | S. Drohan | 1.47 | 30.2 | 2026 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 9.10 | 2.05 | 4.43 | 0.29 | 25.6 | 5.8 | 0.95 | .256 | 2.35 | 6.46 | |
| 8 |  | S. Burke | 1.50 | 30.0 | 2026 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.40 | 3.75 | 0.90 | 26.8 | 7.1 | 0.90 | .225 | 1.80 | 5.70 | |
| 9 | | P. Blackburn | 1.54 | 82.0 | 2026 | 60 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 323 | 0 | 7.24 | 3.40 | 2.13 | 0.66 | 20.4 | 9.6 | 1.07 | .232 | 1.98 | 6.26 | |
| 10 | | N. Lavender | 1.66 | 21.2 | 2026 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 10.80 | 1.66 | 6.50 | 0.42 | 32.9 | 5.1 | 0.74 | .229 | 1.66 | 4.98 | |
| 11 |  | M. Miller | 1.67 | 70.0 | 2026 | 66 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 37 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 272 | 6 | 16.59 | 3.34 | 4.96 | 0.39 | 47.4 | 9.6 | 0.90 | .304 | 2.06 | 4.76 | |
| 12 | | G. Whitlock | 1.72 | 52.1 | 2026 | 54 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 198 | 2 | 10.15 | 1.55 | 6.56 | 0.52 | 29.8 | 4.5 | 0.90 | .276 | 2.24 | 6.54 | |
| 13 | | A. Houser | 1.75 | 36.0 | 2026 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 5.00 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 0.75 | 14.1 | 5.6 | 0.97 | .216 | 1.75 | 6.75 | |
| 14 | | T. Rogers | 1.77 | 71.0 | 2026 | 74 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 294 | 0 | 5.07 | 2.79 | 1.82 | 0.25 | 13.6 | 7.5 | 1.17 | .259 | 2.79 | 7.73 | |
| 15 |  | J. Duran | 1.82 | 59.1 | 2026 | 61 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 49 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 1 | 236 | 3 | 12.74 | 1.52 | 8.40 | 0.30 | 35.6 | 4.2 | 0.99 | .346 | 2.12 | 7.43 | |
| 16 | | Y. Matsui | 1.83 | 64.0 | 2026 | 54 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 260 | 4 | 9.56 | 5.06 | 1.89 | 0.98 | 26.2 | 13.8 | 1.14 | .204 | 1.97 | 5.20 | |
| 17 | | S. Miles | 1.83 | 73.2 | 2026 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 292 | 1 | 9.04 | 2.44 | 3.70 | 0.37 | 25.3 | 6.8 | 1.00 | .263 | 2.08 | 6.60 | |
| 18 |  | A. Chapman | 1.92 | 51.2 | 2026 | 53 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 213 | 3 | 12.37 | 4.01 | 3.09 | 0.52 | 33.3 | 10.8 | 1.12 | .278 | 2.26 | 6.10 | |
| 19 | | B. Garcia | 1.93 | 51.1 | 2026 | 57 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 192 | 1 | 10.52 | 1.93 | 5.45 | 0.53 | 31.3 | 5.7 | 0.74 | .216 | 2.10 | 4.73 | |
| 20 |  | C. Smith | 1.95 | 74.0 | 2026 | 69 | 6 | 1 | .857 | 0 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 48 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 295 | 6 | 13.01 | 2.80 | 4.65 | 0.61 | 36.3 | 7.8 | 0.96 | .276 | 2.43 | 5.84 | |
| 21 | | D. Lynch IV | 1.96 | 46.0 | 2026 | 46 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 1 | 6.85 | 2.35 | 2.92 | 0.39 | 19.1 | 6.6 | 0.93 | .220 | 2.54 | 6.07 | |
| 22 | | T. Phillips | 1.96 | 36.2 | 2026 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 162 | 5 | 8.10 | 5.15 | 1.57 | 0.49 | 20.4 | 13.0 | 1.42 | .276 | 2.45 | 7.61 | ||
| 23 | | A. Uribe | 1.97 | 59.1 | 2026 | 61 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 234 | 2 | 9.40 | 2.88 | 3.26 | 0.46 | 26.5 | 8.1 | 1.03 | .262 | 1.97 | 6.37 | |
| 24 | | DL Hall | 1.97 | 59.1 | 2026 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 234 | 6 | 9.40 | 5.01 | 1.88 | 0.76 | 26.5 | 14.1 | 1.04 | .182 | 1.97 | 4.40 | |
| 25 | | C. Booser | 1.98 | 41.0 | 2026 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 152 | 1 | 9.88 | 1.32 | 7.50 | 1.10 | 29.6 | 3.9 | 0.76 | .208 | 2.20 | 5.49 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
74 | 88 | .457 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
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 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Guardians - y | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
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 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 5.0 | |
64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | |
62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |
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