starting pitchers with the lowest era in their first 55 career starts since 2017

Since 2017, Yoshinobu Yamamoto has the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher when starting 55+ games, with an ERA of 2.61.

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  • Data note: Earned Run Average, Starts: player game data complete from 1901
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
NAMEERAGSGWLW%SOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAH/9
1Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
2.61
76
76
33
19
.635
488
1
0
0
448.2
310
130
140
41
123
11
0
1
1,760
9
9.79
2.47
3.97
0.82
27.7
7.0
0.97
.245
2.81
6.22
2Paul Skenes
P. Skenes
2.62
87
87
31
24
.564
586
1
0
0
495.0
376
144
158
41
123
23
0
0
1,959
6
10.65
2.24
4.76
0.75
29.9
6.3
1.01
.282
2.87
6.84
3Drew Rasmussen
D. Rasmussen
2.69
111
111
44
19
.698
507
0
0
0
561.2
430
168
177
49
118
16
0
1
2,196
19
8.12
1.89
4.30
0.79
23.1
5.4
0.98
.253
2.84
6.89
4Ryne Stanek
R. Stanek
2.71
56
56
0
3
.000
102
0
0
0
83.0
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
5Jacob deGrom
J. deGrom
2.72
203
203
77
54
.588
1,560
3
1
0
1223.0
904
370
397
128
274
21
0
12
4,793
24
11.48
2.02
5.69
0.94
32.5
5.7
0.96
.276
2.92
6.65
6Clayton Kershaw
C. Kershaw
2.81
188
188
97
36
.729
1,133
1
0
0
1093.1
898
341
376
130
236
17
0
1
4,350
41
9.33
1.94
4.80
1.07
26.0
5.4
1.04
.271
3.10
7.39
7Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
2.83
114
114
47
22
.681
765
1
1
0
614.1
443
193
205
60
208
30
0
2
2,479
52
11.21
3.05
3.68
0.88
30.9
8.4
1.06
.270
3.00
6.49
8Chris Sale
C. Sale
2.90
191
191
84
47
.641
1,526
3
2
0
1131.0
895
365
395
110
256
82
0
1
4,551
19
12.14
2.04
5.96
0.88
33.5
5.6
1.02
.305
3.14
7.12
9Max Fried
M. Fried
3.01
203
203
97
44
.688
1,128
6
4
0
1167.1
1,007
390
431
90
315
46
0
5
4,742
49
8.70
2.43
3.58
0.69
23.8
6.6
1.13
.290
3.32
7.76
10Tarik Skubal
T. Skubal
3.01
160
160
66
42
.611
1,064
1
1
0
914.2
731
306
335
101
195
30
0
0
3,631
12
10.47
1.92
5.46
0.99
29.3
5.4
1.01
.281
3.30
7.19
11Cristopher Sánchez
C. Sánchez
3.04
118
118
47
27
.635
703
4
2
0
702.2
658
237
260
61
153
16
0
0
2,869
20
9.00
1.96
4.59
0.78
24.5
5.3
1.15
.308
3.33
8.43
12Corbin Burnes
C. Burnes
3.06
152
152
55
35
.611
1,023
0
0
0
896.1
695
305
336
98
253
34
0
1
3,614
40
10.27
2.54
4.04
0.98
28.3
7.0
1.06
.271
3.37
6.98
13Blake Snell
B. Snell
3.07
212
212
79
55
.590
1,397
1
1
0
1111.2
829
379
406
106
486
12
0
6
4,563
81
11.31
3.93
2.87
0.86
30.6
10.7
1.18
.282
3.29
6.71
14Justin Verlander
J. Verlander
3.07
205
205
93
53
.637
1,363
3
2
0
1237.2
985
422
454
157
308
41
0
5
4,982
27
9.91
2.24
4.43
1.14
27.4
6.2
1.04
.266
3.30
7.16
15Shane McClanahan
S. McClanahan
3.10
98
98
43
23
.652
562
0
0
0
522.2
424
180
195
58
155
9
0
1
2,114
22
9.68
2.67
3.63
1.00
26.6
7.3
1.11
.275
3.36
7.30
16Brandon Woodruff
B. Woodruff
3.13
136
136
53
30
.639
884
2
1
0
763.2
587
266
279
87
195
32
0
2
3,054
8
10.42
2.30
4.53
1.03
28.9
6.4
1.02
.269
3.29
6.92
17Max Scherzer
M. Scherzer
3.16
227
227
100
57
.637
1,676
6
1
0
1351.1
1,048
474
497
178
335
61
0
9
5,412
26
11.16
2.23
5.00
1.19
31.0
6.2
1.02
.275
3.31
6.98
18Gerrit Cole
G. Cole
3.19
245
245
116
59
.663
1,844
7
5
0
1501.2
1,192
533
563
203
377
35
0
2
6,002
33
11.05
2.26
4.89
1.22
30.7
6.3
1.04
.279
3.37
7.14
19Julio Urías
J. Urías
3.21
107
107
52
21
.712
566
0
0
0
580.2
482
207
226
75
141
21
0
4
2,346
8
8.77
2.19
4.01
1.16
24.1
6.0
1.07
.264
3.50
7.47
20Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
3.21
262
262
109
64
.630
1,742
4
2
0
1605.0
1,341
573
612
163
412
65
0
9
6,506
28
9.77
2.31
4.23
0.91
26.8
6.3
1.09
.286
3.43
7.52
21Garrett Crochet
G. Crochet
3.26
70
70
27
20
.574
501
1
1
0
381.1
321
138
146
47
90
12
0
0
1,547
12
11.82
2.12
5.57
1.11
32.4
5.8
1.08
.305
3.45
7.58
22Shane Bieber
S. Bieber
3.26
152
152
71
35
.670
1,036
5
2
0
932.1
831
338
360
110
217
18
0
1
3,786
34
10.00
2.09
4.77
1.06
27.4
5.7
1.12
.300
3.48
8.02
23Tony Gonsolin
T. Gonsolin
3.28
78
78
34
12
.739
365
0
0
0
389.1
280
142
151
50
138
15
0
2
1,574
14
8.44
3.19
2.64
1.16
23.2
8.8
1.07
.229
3.49
6.47
24Hyun Jin Ryu
H. Jin Ryu
3.29
128
128
50
32
.610
635
2
2
0
702.2
669
257
283
92
155
13
0
6
2,887
8
8.13
1.99
4.10
1.18
22.0
5.4
1.17
.290
3.62
8.57
25Michael King
M. King
3.30
96
96
30
31
.492
518
1
1
0
507.2
430
186
210
57
186
28
0
3
2,119
9
9.18
3.30
2.78
1.01
24.4
8.8
1.21
.280
3.72
7.62

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