starting pitchers with the best career era since 1969 with a minimum of 50 ip

Since 1969, Paul Skenes has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 50 innings, with an ERA of 1.95.

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 Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
1.95
249.0
42
15
10
.600
42
295
1
0
0
171
54
59
15
62
10
0
0
963
4
10.66
2.24
4.76
0.54
30.6
6.4
0.94
.269
2.13
6.18
2 Tyler Thornburg
T. Thornburg
2.37
57.0
10
2
1
.667
10
45
0
0
0
50
15
17
6
20
1
0
1
230
1
7.11
3.16
2.25
0.95
19.6
8.7
1.23
.278
2.68
7.89
3 Rob Gardner
R. Gardner
2.41
101.0
16
9
4
.692
16
60
1
0
0
85
27
37
10
30
0
0
2
417
5
5.35
2.67
2.00
0.89
14.4
7.2
1.14
.237
3.30
7.57
4 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
5 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
6 Kodai Senga
K. Senga
2.53
245.1
43
20
10
.667
43
281
0
0
0
179
69
77
22
109
7
0
0
1,007
18
10.31
4.00
2.58
0.81
27.9
10.8
1.17
.267
2.82
6.57
7 Noah Cameron
N. Cameron
2.56
56.1
10
2
4
.333
10
43
0
0
0
38
16
16
6
19
0
0
0
223
1
6.87
3.04
2.26
0.96
19.3
8.5
1.01
.206
2.56
6.07
8 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
9 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
10 Ryne Stanek
R. Stanek
2.71
83.0
56
0
3
.000
56
102
0
0
0
57
25
27
9
31
1
0
0
331
3
11.06
3.36
3.29
0.98
30.8
9.4
1.06
.255
2.93
6.18
11 Jim Wright
J. Wright
2.74
102.0
17
9
4
.692
17
47
5
3
0
102
31
35
4
15
5
0
1
410
0
4.15
1.32
3.13
0.35
11.5
3.7
1.15
.289
3.09
9.00
12 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
2.75
186.2
35
15
8
.652
35
214
0
0
0
144
57
62
16
54
3
0
0
749
6
10.32
2.60
3.96
0.77
28.6
7.2
1.06
.277
2.99
6.94
13 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
14 John Fulgham
J. Fulgham
2.86
229.1
33
14
12
.538
33
121
14
3
0
188
73
80
17
58
4
0
4
907
3
4.75
2.28
2.09
0.67
13.3
6.4
1.07
.242
3.14
7.38
15 Shota Imanaga
S. Imanaga
2.88
228.1
39
20
5
.800
39
215
0
0
0
189
73
84
37
43
4
0
0
913
3
8.47
1.69
5.00
1.46
23.5
4.7
1.02
.248
3.31
7.45
16 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
17 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
18 Scott Williamson
S. Williamson
2.93
55.1
10
3
3
.500
10
53
0
0
0
47
18
21
4
29
2
0
3
241
8
8.62
4.72
1.83
0.65
22.0
12.0
1.37
.281
3.42
7.64
19 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
20 Monty Montgomery
M. Montgomery
2.97
69.2
10
5
3
.625
10
31
1
1
0
65
23
25
2
20
0
0
2
282
0
4.00
2.58
1.55
0.26
11.0
7.1
1.22
.275
3.23
8.40
21 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
22 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
23 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
24 Jeffrey Springs
J. Springs
3.00
263.2
53
18
12
.600
53
263
0
0
0
224
88
102
34
78
4
0
0
1,090
1
8.98
2.66
3.37
1.16
24.1
7.2
1.15
.267
3.48
7.65
25 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
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48
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
7/7
PIT PIT
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Tue
7/8
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7:40 PM
Wed
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@
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7/11
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7/12
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Blue Jays Blue Jays
52
38
.578
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41
.544
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Cubs Cubs
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Brewers Brewers
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35
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
6/20
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
0-9
Sat
6/21
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
2-4
Sat
6/21
DET DET
@
TBR TBR
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Sat
6/21
TEX TEX
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PIT PIT
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
7/7
TBR TBR
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DET DET
6:40 PM
Mon
7/7
COL COL
@
BOS BOS
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7/7
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CWS CWS
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