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

Since 1969, Paul Skenes has the best ERA by a starting pitcher when pitching at least 50 innings, with an ERA of 2.12.

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
2.12
195.2
33
14
8
.636
33
232
1
0
0
137
46
50
14
48
7
0
0
757
3
10.67
2.21
4.83
0.64
30.6
6.3
0.95
.270
2.30
6.30
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
2.51
1418.0
227
88
58
.603
227
1,719
4
2
0
1,090
396
433
127
319
23
0
13
5,575
28
10.91
2.02
5.39
0.81
30.8
5.7
0.99
.284
2.75
6.92
5 Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.52
2742.2
430
212
94
.693
430
2,965
25
15
0
2,094
767
840
228
679
44
0
27
10,821
103
9.73
2.23
4.37
0.75
27.4
6.3
1.01
.270
2.76
6.87
6 Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
2.55
148.0
28
12
5
.706
28
173
0
0
0
113
42
47
12
40
2
0
0
591
4
10.52
2.43
4.33
0.73
29.3
6.8
1.03
.277
2.86
6.87
7 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
8 Kodai Senga
K. Senga
2.64
222.0
39
17
10
.630
39
258
0
0
0
166
65
73
19
100
7
0
0
918
18
10.46
4.05
2.58
0.77
28.1
10.9
1.20
.275
2.96
6.73
9 Drew Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
2.71
285.2
59
20
13
.606
59
246
0
0
0
225
86
92
23
59
6
0
0
1,122
13
7.75
1.86
4.17
0.72
21.9
5.3
0.99
.256
2.90
7.09
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 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
13 Jeffrey Springs
J. Springs
2.83
232.0
47
17
10
.630
47
240
0
0
0
196
73
84
27
64
3
0
0
954
1
9.31
2.48
3.75
1.05
25.2
6.7
1.12
.273
3.26
7.60
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
2.89
218.0
37
18
5
.783
37
208
0
0
0
184
70
81
34
42
3
0
0
875
3
8.59
1.73
4.95
1.40
23.8
4.8
1.04
.255
3.34
7.60
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 Max Fried
M. Fried
2.95
922.0
161
79
34
.699
161
895
6
4
0
807
302
337
75
246
38
0
5
3,758
42
8.74
2.40
3.64
0.73
23.8
6.5
1.14
.292
3.29
7.88
20 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
21 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
22 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
23 AJ Smith-Shawver
AJ Smith-Shawver
3.00
66.0
13
4
2
.667
13
61
0
0
0
51
22
25
10
29
2
0
0
276
6
8.32
3.95
2.10
1.36
22.1
10.5
1.21
.236
3.41
6.95
24 Kwang-Hyun Kim
K. Kim
3.01
134.2
28
9
7
.563
28
98
0
0
0
116
45
49
14
45
4
0
3
558
5
6.55
3.01
2.18
0.94
17.6
8.1
1.20
.257
3.27
7.75
25 Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
3.01
481.2
86
38
19
.667
86
608
1
1
0
348
161
169
53
173
24
0
2
1,951
42
11.36
3.23
3.51
0.99
31.2
8.9
1.08
.270
3.16
6.50
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HR

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29th

R

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17th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
30
20
.600
Cardinals Cardinals
27
23
.540
3.0
Reds Reds
25
26
.490
5.5
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24
25
.490
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33
.340
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/22
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Fri
5/23
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Sat
5/24
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
4:05 PM
Sun
5/25
MIL MIL
@
PIT PIT
1:35 PM
Mon
5/26
PIT PIT
@
AZ AZ
8:10 PM
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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
28
19
.596
Red Sox Red Sox
25
25
.500
4.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
33
17
.660
Twins Twins
27
21
.563
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AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
27
20
.574
Astros Astros
25
24
.510
3.0
NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
30
18
.625
Mets Mets
29
20
.592
1.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
30
20
.600
Cardinals Cardinals
27
23
.540
3.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
30
19
.612
Giants Giants
29
20
.592
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/5
TEX TEX
@
BOS BOS
6-1
Mon
5/5
PHI PHI
@
TBR TBR
8-4
Mon
5/5
SDP SDP
@
NYY NYY
3-12
Mon
5/5
CLE CLE
@
WSH WSH
9-1
Mon
5/5
CIN CIN
@
ATL ATL
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
5/21
NYM NYM
@
BOS BOS
6:45 PM
Wed
5/21
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Wed
5/21
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NYY NYY
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5/21
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