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

Since 1969, Jacob deGrom has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 287 innings, with an ERA of 2.49.

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 Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.49
1468.1
235
93
59
.612
235
1,766
4
2
0
1,120
407
444
130
329
24
0
13
5,762
28
10.82
2.02
5.37
0.80
30.6
5.7
0.99
.282
2.72
6.86
2 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.52
2783.1
438
216
94
.697
438
2,995
25
15
0
2,131
779
854
233
690
44
0
27
10,984
105
9.68
2.23
4.34
0.75
27.3
6.3
1.01
.270
2.76
6.89
3 Jose 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
4 Drew Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
2.71
329.0
68
25
14
.641
68
282
0
0
0
258
99
105
27
70
8
0
0
1,287
15
7.71
1.91
4.03
0.74
21.9
5.4
1.00
.257
2.87
7.06
5 Jim 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
6 Tom 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
7 Andy 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
8 Pedro 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
9 Max Fried
M. Fried
2.97
978.1
170
84
36
.700
170
946
6
4
0
854
323
359
81
255
41
0
5
3,978
44
8.70
2.35
3.71
0.75
23.8
6.4
1.13
.291
3.30
7.86
10 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
2.99
487.2
90
38
19
.667
90
614
1
1
0
352
162
170
53
174
24
0
2
1,973
44
11.33
3.21
3.53
0.98
31.1
8.8
1.08
.270
3.14
6.50
11 Bob 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
12 Corbin 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
13 Shane 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
14 Chris Sale
C. Sale
3.04
1952.1
307
139
84
.623
307
2,416
16
3
0
1,600
659
711
201
443
124
0
12
7,863
44
11.14
2.04
5.45
0.93
30.7
5.6
1.05
.299
3.28
7.38
15 Mel 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
16 Alejandro 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
17 Roger 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
18 Mark 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
19 Gaylord 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
20 J.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
21 Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
3.12
659.2
116
45
26
.634
116
762
2
1
0
516
229
238
74
171
28
0
1
2,643
7
10.40
2.33
4.46
1.01
28.8
6.5
1.04
.275
3.25
7.04
22 Roger 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
23 Steve Kline
S. Kline
3.13
710.1
105
43
45
.489
105
224
34
6
0
666
247
293
54
166
16
0
21
2,912
7
2.84
2.10
1.35
0.68
7.7
5.7
1.17
.250
3.71
8.44
24 John Tudor
J. Tudor
3.14
1762.0
263
114
71
.616
263
959
50
16
0
1,653
614
691
153
466
28
0
31
7,235
18
4.90
2.38
2.06
0.78
13.3
6.4
1.20
.266
3.53
8.44
25 Johan Santana
J. Santana
3.14
1862.0
284
135
76
.640
284
1,823
15
10
0
1,565
649
697
209
486
30
0
12
7,535
56
8.81
2.35
3.75
1.01
24.2
6.4
1.10
.272
3.37
7.56
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HR

118

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R

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SO

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ERA

3.54

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
53
37
.589
Mets Mets
52
39
.571
1.5
Marlins Marlins
40
48
.455
12.0
Braves Braves
39
50
.438
13.5
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37
53
.411
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
7/8
NYM NYM
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Wed
7/9
NYM NYM
@
BAL BAL
7:05 PM
Thu
7/10
NYM NYM
@
BAL BAL
1:05 PM
Fri
7/11
NYM NYM
@
KCR KCR
8:10 PM
Sat
7/12
NYM NYM
@
KCR KCR
4:10 PM
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NYM Mets

52 - 39

4

Final

6

NYY Yankees

49 - 41

Sun 6 Jul 2025

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AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
52
38
.578
Yankees Yankees
49
41
.544
3.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
57
34
.626
Twins Twins
43
47
.478
13.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
55
35
.611
Mariners Mariners
48
42
.533
7.0
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
53
37
.589
Mets Mets
52
39
.571
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
53
36
.596
Brewers Brewers
50
40
.556
3.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
56
35
.615
Padres Padres
47
41
.534
7.5

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
6/20
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
0-9
Fri
6/20
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
7-0
Sat
6/21
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
2-4
Sat
6/21
DET DET
@
TBR TBR
9-3
Sat
6/21
TEX TEX
@
PIT PIT
3-8

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
7/7
TBR TBR
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Mon
7/7
COL COL
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Mon
7/7
MIA MIA
@
CIN CIN
7:10 PM
Mon
7/7
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@
MIL MIL
7:40 PM
Mon
7/7
TOR TOR
@
CWS CWS
7:40 PM