starting pitchers with the best career era since 1969 with a minimum of 287 ip

Since 1969, Paul Skenes has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 287 innings, with an ERA of 1.96.

NAMEERAIPGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
1.96
320.2
55
21
13
.618
55
386
1
0
0
230
70
76
21
74
12
0
0
1,247
4
10.83
2.08
5.22
0.59
31.0
5.9
0.95
.277
2.13
6.46
2Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.54
2850.1
451
223
96
.699
451
3,047
25
15
0
2,191
804
881
235
711
46
0
27
11,261
108
9.62
2.25
4.29
0.74
27.1
6.3
1.02
.271
2.78
6.92
3Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.57
1539.2
248
96
65
.596
248
1,851
4
2
0
1,173
440
477
146
345
25
0
13
6,045
30
10.82
2.02
5.37
0.85
30.6
5.7
0.99
.279
2.79
6.86
4Jose Fernandez
J. Fernandez
2.58
471.1
76
38
17
.691
76
589
0
0
0
357
135
150
31
140
13
0
12
1,888
16
11.25
2.67
4.21
0.59
31.2
7.4
1.05
.292
2.86
6.82
5Drew Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
2.70
389.2
81
28
14
.667
81
333
0
0
0
305
117
124
35
86
9
0
1
1,527
16
7.69
1.99
3.87
0.81
21.8
5.6
1.00
.254
2.86
7.04
6Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.76
3563.2
476
243
135
.643
476
1,950
203
52
0
3,020
1,092
1,217
262
1,127
36
0
34
14,500
73
4.92
2.85
1.73
0.66
13.4
7.8
1.16
.248
3.07
7.63
7Tom Seaver
T. Seaver
2.91
4249.2
578
278
179
.608
578
3,260
199
54
0
3,517
1,373
1,513
344
1,262
63
0
105
17,232
111
6.90
2.67
2.58
0.73
18.9
7.3
1.12
.258
3.20
7.45
8Andy Messersmith
A. Messersmith
2.92
2100.1
290
123
97
.559
290
1,504
96
26
0
1,650
682
784
168
781
39
0
37
8,616
67
6.44
3.35
1.93
0.72
17.5
9.1
1.16
.242
3.36
7.07
9Pedro Martinez
P. Martinez
2.95
2720.0
409
208
97
.682
409
3,032
46
17
0
2,151
893
979
233
705
136
0
26
10,955
60
10.03
2.33
4.30
0.77
27.7
6.4
1.05
.280
3.24
7.12
10Bob Gibson
B. Gibson
2.99
1657.1
206
103
75
.579
206
1,249
117
18
0
1,452
551
613
97
559
35
0
63
6,876
41
6.78
3.04
2.23
0.53
18.2
8.1
1.21
.275
3.33
7.88
11Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
3.00
528.2
100
39
20
.661
100
670
1
1
0
388
176
184
56
182
24
0
2
2,139
52
11.41
3.10
3.68
0.95
31.3
8.5
1.08
.275
3.13
6.61
12Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
3.00
351.1
64
24
17
.585
64
464
1
1
0
288
117
123
42
79
8
0
0
1,409
10
11.89
2.02
5.87
1.08
32.9
5.6
1.04
.301
3.15
7.38
13Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
3.01
886.0
149
55
35
.611
149
1,015
0
0
0
683
296
327
93
249
34
0
1
3,567
39
10.31
2.53
4.08
0.94
28.5
7.0
1.05
.271
3.32
6.94
14Shane McClanahan
S. McClanahan
3.02
404.2
74
33
16
.673
74
456
0
0
0
331
136
143
48
116
5
0
1
1,627
19
10.14
2.58
3.93
1.07
28.0
7.1
1.10
.282
3.18
7.36
15Max Fried
M. Fried
3.03
1054.2
183
92
39
.702
183
1,024
6
4
0
928
355
396
86
282
44
0
5
4,308
47
8.74
2.41
3.63
0.73
23.8
6.5
1.15
.293
3.38
7.92
16Chris Sale
C. Sale
3.04
1983.0
312
140
85
.622
312
2,458
16
3
0
1,620
669
721
205
447
128
0
12
7,981
45
11.16
2.03
5.50
0.93
30.8
5.6
1.04
.298
3.27
7.35
17Mel Stottlemyre
M. Stottlemyre
3.04
1487.2
200
87
80
.521
200
614
91
21
0
1,389
503
578
90
449
29
0
44
6,156
35
3.71
2.72
1.37
0.54
10.0
7.3
1.24
.261
3.50
8.40
18Alejandro Pena
A. Pena
3.07
448.2
72
23
20
.535
72
293
12
7
0
428
153
185
25
123
6
0
14
1,870
7
5.88
2.47
2.38
0.50
15.7
6.6
1.23
.283
3.71
8.59
19Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
3.07
756.0
134
54
35
.607
134
878
1
1
0
605
258
283
87
168
25
0
0
3,011
11
10.45
2.00
5.23
1.04
29.2
5.6
1.02
.280
3.37
7.20
20Roger Nelson
R. Nelson
3.08
482.2
71
24
26
.480
71
236
20
7
0
404
165
181
37
144
11
0
7
1,945
16
4.40
2.69
1.64
0.69
12.1
7.4
1.14
.242
3.38
7.53
21Cristopher Sánchez
C. Sánchez
3.09
495.2
85
29
20
.592
85
472
3
1
0
454
170
187
42
108
10
0
0
2,012
16
8.57
1.96
4.37
0.76
23.5
5.4
1.13
.299
3.40
8.24
22Mark Fidrych
M. Fidrych
3.11
411.1
56
29
19
.604
56
169
34
5
0
394
142
163
23
99
6
0
9
1,689
10
3.70
2.17
1.71
0.50
10.0
5.9
1.20
.267
3.57
8.62
23Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
3.12
3978.1
524
237
194
.550
524
2,528
241
42
0
3,702
1,378
1,599
304
1,034
81
0
97
16,313
110
5.72
2.34
2.44
0.69
15.5
6.3
1.19
.275
3.62
8.37
24J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard
3.12
1573.0
221
105
70
.600
221
1,462
76
19
0
1,197
546
609
73
753
15
0
15
6,537
90
8.36
4.31
1.94
0.42
22.4
11.5
1.24
.265
3.48
6.85
25Roger Clemens
R. Clemens
3.12
4913.2
707
354
184
.658
707
4,671
118
46
0
4,182
1,706
1,884
363
1,579
159
0
63
20,227
143
8.56
2.89
2.96
0.66
23.1
7.8
1.17
.284
3.45
7.66
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