starting pitchers ranked by era 2026 lowest to highest

18 pitchers are tied for the best ERA by a starting pitcher this season, with an ERA of 0.00. The first three are Steven Cruz, Chris Murphy and Sean Newcomb.

Interpreted as:
starting pitchers ranked by era 2026 lowest to highest this regular season
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Steven Cruz
S. Cruz
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
20.25
6.75
3.00
0.00
60.0
20.0
0.75
.000
0.00
0.00
2Chris Murphy
C. Murphy
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
13.50
0.00
0.00
50.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
3Sean Newcomb
S. Newcomb
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
3.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
12.00
0.00
0.00
44.4
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
4Wandy Peralta
W. Peralta
0.00
2026
3
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
30.0
0.0
0.33
.143
0.00
3.00
5Ryan Rolison
R. Rolison
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
6Adam Macko
A. Macko
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1.2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
5.40
0.00
0.00
14.3
0.0
1.80
.500
0.00
16.20
7Luis Medina
L. Medina
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
6.75
0.00
0.00
20.0
0.0
1.50
.500
0.00
13.50
8Tyler Alexander
T. Alexander
0.00
2026
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
7
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
28.6
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
9Paul Blackburn
P. Blackburn
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
5
0
0.00
18.00
0.00
0.00
0.0
40.0
2.00
.000
0.00
0.00
10Bradgley Rodriguez
B. Rodriguez
0.00
2026
3
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
3.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
6.00
0.00
0.00
20.0
0.0
0.33
.125
0.00
3.00
11Tyler Holton
T. Holton
0.00
2026
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1.2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
10.80
0.00
0.00
25.0
0.0
1.80
.500
0.00
16.20
12DL Hall
DL Hall
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
7
0
9.00
9.00
1.00
0.00
28.6
28.6
1.00
.000
0.00
0.00
13Braydon Fisher
B. Fisher
0.00
2026
5
0
0
5
7
0
0
0
5.2
3
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
24
0
11.12
6.35
1.75
0.00
29.2
16.7
1.24
.231
0.00
4.76
14Jordan Leasure
J. Leasure
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0.00
6.75
0.00
0.00
0.0
20.0
0.75
.000
0.00
0.00
15Mason Montgomery
M. Montgomery
0.00
2026
4
0
0
4
7
0
0
0
4.0
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
17
0
15.75
4.50
3.50
0.00
41.2
11.8
1.25
.375
0.00
6.75
16Riley Martin
R. Martin
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
33.3
0.0
0.00
.000
0.00
0.00
17Grant Taylor
G. Taylor
0.00
2026
4
0
0
4
5
0
0
0
5.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
9.00
0.00
0.00
31.3
0.0
0.20
.091
0.00
1.80
18Jacob Latz
J. Latz
0.00
2026
1
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
4.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
14
0
6.75
2.25
3.00
0.00
21.4
7.1
0.25
.000
0.00
0.00
19Drew Anderson
D. Anderson
1.23
2026
2
0
0
2
12
0
0
0
7.1
4
1
1
0
4
0
0
0
30
0
14.73
4.91
3.00
0.00
40.0
13.3
1.09
.286
1.23
4.91
20Hunter Brown
H. Brown
1.40
2026
4
1
0
1.000
4
28
0
0
0
19.1
12
3
3
1
11
2
0
0
81
0
13.03
5.12
2.55
0.47
34.6
13.6
1.19
.282
1.40
5.59
21Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
1.45
2026
16
9
3
.750
16
146
1
1
0
99.0
49
16
19
5
27
7
0
0
376
5
13.27
2.45
5.41
0.45
38.8
7.2
0.77
.230
1.73
4.45
22Cal Quantrill
C. Quantrill
1.50
2026
2
0
0
2
6
0
0
0
6.0
5
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
24
0
9.00
1.50
6.00
1.50
25.0
4.2
1.00
.250
1.50
7.50
23Kendry Rojas
K. Rojas
1.50
2026
2
0
0
2
7
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
0
4
1
0
0
25
0
10.50
6.00
1.75
0.00
28.0
16.0
1.17
.231
1.50
4.50
24Bryan Hudson
B. Hudson
1.50
2026
5
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
6.0
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
21
0
7.50
1.50
5.00
1.50
23.8
4.8
0.67
.143
1.50
4.50
25Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
1.58
2026
13
8
2
.800
13
86
0
0
0
79.2
48
14
18
3
24
6
0
0
313
0
9.72
2.71
3.58
0.34
27.5
7.7
0.90
.232
2.03
5.42
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.531
43
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49
32
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46
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4.0
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6.0
42
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10.5
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43
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9.0
41
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11.5
34
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50
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47
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.588
48
34
.585
39
44
.470
9.5
39
45
.464
10.0
35
46
.432
12.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
43
38
.531
43
40
.518
1.0
39
45
.464
5.5
35
48
.422
9.0
34
50
.405
10.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
42
42
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