Since July 4, 2026, Paul Blackburn has the lowest ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 26 innings, with an ERA of 0.66.
| NAME | ERA | IP | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | P. Blackburn | 0.66 | 40.2 | 33 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 159 | 0 | 7.97 | 4.43 | 1.80 | 0.66 | 22.6 | 12.6 | 1.03 | .190 | 1.33 | 4.87 |
| 2 |  | C. Smith | 0.78 | 34.2 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 132 | 1 | 12.98 | 3.38 | 3.85 | 0.52 | 37.9 | 9.8 | 0.72 | .156 | 1.04 | 3.12 |
| 3 |  | B. Baker | 0.96 | 28.0 | 29 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 112 | 0 | 8.36 | 3.54 | 2.36 | 0.64 | 23.2 | 9.8 | 1.04 | .222 | 1.61 | 5.79 |
| 4 |  | J. Hader | 1.14 | 31.2 | 32 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 121 | 1 | 9.66 | 2.84 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 28.1 | 8.3 | 0.85 | .221 | 1.42 | 4.83 |
| 5 | | M. Montgomery | 1.32 | 34.0 | 35 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 128 | 0 | 14.56 | 2.38 | 6.11 | 0.53 | 43.0 | 7.0 | 0.71 | .213 | 1.32 | 3.97 |
| 6 | | B. Burke | 1.36 | 33.0 | 34 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 1 | 10.36 | 3.82 | 2.71 | 0.55 | 27.9 | 10.3 | 1.12 | .266 | 3.00 | 6.27 |
| 7 | | G. Taylor | 1.37 | 39.1 | 27 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 152 | 1 | 9.61 | 3.66 | 2.63 | 0.69 | 27.6 | 10.5 | 1.02 | .233 | 1.60 | 5.49 |
| 8 | | H. Smith | 1.38 | 26.0 | 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 |
| 9 | | T. Wells | 1.44 | 31.1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 116 | 1 | 8.33 | 2.59 | 3.22 | 0.86 | 25.0 | 7.8 | 0.73 | .149 | 1.72 | 4.02 |
| 10 | | A. Houser | 1.59 | 28.1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 5.72 | 2.22 | 2.57 | 0.64 | 16.1 | 6.3 | 1.02 | .235 | 1.59 | 6.99 |
| 11 | | Y. Matsui | 1.60 | 33.2 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 1 | 9.09 | 5.35 | 1.70 | 0.80 | 25.0 | 14.7 | 1.10 | .179 | 1.60 | 4.54 |
| 12 | | T. Rogers | 1.72 | 31.1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 127 | 0 | 5.74 | 2.59 | 2.22 | 0.57 | 15.7 | 7.1 | 1.09 | .245 | 2.01 | 7.18 |
| 13 |  | A. Chapman | 1.73 | 26.0 | 26 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 103 | 2 | 13.15 | 3.81 | 3.45 | 1.04 | 36.9 | 10.7 | 0.96 | .216 | 2.08 | 4.85 |
| 14 |  | L. Varland | 1.74 | 31.0 | 29 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 9.29 | 2.90 | 3.20 | 0.29 | 25.4 | 7.9 | 1.06 | .265 | 2.90 | 6.68 |
| 15 | | B. Garcia | 1.74 | 31.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 11.03 | 1.45 | 7.60 | 0.87 | 33.0 | 4.3 | 0.68 | .200 | 2.03 | 4.65 | |
| 16 | | J. Morillo | 1.74 | 31.0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 126 | 1 | 9.29 | 2.90 | 3.20 | 0.29 | 25.4 | 7.9 | 1.06 | .275 | 1.74 | 6.68 |
| 17 | | DL Hall | 1.78 | 30.1 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 115 | 3 | 9.49 | 3.26 | 2.91 | 1.19 | 27.8 | 9.6 | 0.86 | .164 | 1.78 | 4.45 |
| 18 | | T. Holton | 1.78 | 30.1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 1 | 6.23 | 2.37 | 2.63 | 0.89 | 17.1 | 6.5 | 1.09 | .250 | 2.08 | 7.42 |
| 19 | | B. Abreu | 1.87 | 33.2 | 34 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 134 | 3 | 11.50 | 4.28 | 2.69 | 0.53 | 32.1 | 11.9 | 1.07 | .254 | 1.87 | 5.35 |
| 20 | | M. Fluharty | 1.88 | 28.2 | 36 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 110 | 2 | 7.85 | 3.14 | 2.50 | 0.63 | 22.7 | 9.1 | 0.87 | .178 | 1.88 | 4.71 |
| 21 | | D. Bednar | 1.89 | 33.1 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 129 | 2 | 8.91 | 2.16 | 4.13 | 0.54 | 25.6 | 6.2 | 0.87 | .224 | 2.70 | 5.67 |
| 22 | | E. Pagán | 1.91 | 28.1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 110 | 2 | 10.48 | 1.59 | 6.60 | 1.27 | 30.0 | 4.5 | 0.85 | .227 | 1.91 | 6.04 |
| 23 | | T. Megill | 1.95 | 27.2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 105 | 0 | 8.13 | 1.95 | 4.17 | 0.33 | 23.8 | 5.7 | 0.80 | .205 | 2.28 | 5.20 |
| 24 | | Y. RamÃrez | 2.04 | 35.1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 143 | 2 | 10.95 | 4.08 | 2.69 | 0.00 | 30.1 | 11.2 | 0.99 | .241 | 2.55 | 4.84 |
| 25 | | L. Medina | 2.10 | 34.1 | 32 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 146 | 2 | 12.06 | 4.98 | 2.42 | 0.79 | 31.5 | 13.0 | 1.28 | .293 | 2.36 | 6.55 |
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