the best left handed pitchers from 2000 to 2026

Between 2000 and 2026, Clayton Kershaw has the lowest ERA by a left-hander, with an ERA of 2.53.

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Assumption:0.5+ IP/TG

	NAME	ERA	G	W	L	W%	GS	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	2.53	455	223	96	.699	451	3,052	25	15	0	2855.1	2,193	804	881	235	713	46	1	28	11,279	108	9.62	2.25	4.28	0.74	27.1	6.3	1.02	.271	2.78	65	2.85	70	6.91	375.2
2	Parker Messick P. Messick	2.59	39	15	10	.600	39	231	0	0	0	226.0	195	65	69	21	55	4	0	2	912	8	9.20	2.19	4.20	0.84	25.3	6.0	1.11	.290	2.75	63	3.05	75	7.77	25.8
3	Chris Sale C. Sale	2.95	420	159	97	.621	339	2,779	17	4	12	2246.2	1,821	736	794	223	518	145	25	15	9,037	48	11.13	2.08	5.36	0.89	30.8	5.7	1.04	.297	3.18	69	2.83	67	7.29	338.1
4	Kwang-Hyun Kim K. Kim	2.97	35	10	7	.588	28	104	0	0	2	145.2	126	48	55	15	51	4	3	4	606	5	6.43	3.15	2.04	0.93	17.2	8.4	1.22	.257	3.40	72	4.21	100	7.78	-0.4
5	Max Fried M. Fried	3.01	220	97	46	.678	203	1,156	6	4	0	1192.1	1,026	399	440	94	330	47	10	6	4,849	49	8.73	2.49	3.50	0.71	23.8	6.8	1.14	.289	3.32	71	3.19	76	7.74	130.8
6	Tarik Skubal T. Skubal	3.02	163	66	44	.600	160	1,075	1	1	0	925.1	740	310	339	104	199	31	1	0	3,676	12	10.46	1.94	5.40	1.01	29.2	5.4	1.01	.281	3.30	73	3.03	73	7.20	115.8
7	Shane McClanahan S. McClanahan	3.10	98	43	23	.652	98	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	77	3.38	84	7.30	38
8	Blake Snell B. Snell	3.10	231	85	63	.574	231	1,495	1	1	0	1200.2	922	414	450	111	537	12	0	6	4,964	87	11.21	4.03	2.78	0.83	30.1	10.8	1.22	.289	3.37	76	3.25	78	6.91	123.8
9	Julio Urías J. Urías	3.11	158	60	25	.706	122	710	0	0	4	717.0	599	248	274	84	193	28	11	5	2,917	12	8.91	2.42	3.68	1.05	24.3	6.6	1.10	.271	3.44	75	3.63	85	7.52	49.1
10	Cristopher Sánchez C. Sánchez	3.15	137	48	28	.632	118	740	4	2	1	742.2	699	260	284	64	173	19	4	1	3,050	20	8.97	2.10	4.28	0.78	24.3	5.7	1.17	.309	3.44	74	3.04	71	8.47	98.9
11	Garrett Crochet G. Crochet	3.17	142	30	27	.526	70	586	1	1	0	454.1	378	160	174	50	130	15	18	2	1,863	17	11.61	2.58	4.51	0.99	31.5	7.0	1.12	.303	3.45	76	2.95	70	7.49	63.5
12	Johan Santana J. Santana	3.20	360	139	78	.641	284	1,988	15	10	1	2025.2	1,726	721	773	220	567	36	23	13	8,262	68	8.83	2.52	3.51	0.98	24.1	6.9	1.13	.276	3.43	74	3.43	81	7.67	187.6
13	Hyun Jin Ryu H. Jin Ryu	3.27	186	78	48	.619	185	934	4	3	1	1055.1	1,013	384	416	116	236	17	1	13	4,339	15	7.97	2.01	3.96	0.99	21.5	5.4	1.18	.295	3.55	82	3.52	86	8.64	64.8
14	Justin Steele J. Steele	3.30	102	32	22	.593	91	517	1	0	0	506.2	460	186	219	51	155	20	2	2	2,123	14	9.18	2.75	3.34	0.91	24.4	7.3	1.21	.296	3.89	80	3.48	85	8.17	35.4
15	David Price D. Price	3.32	400	157	82	.657	322	2,076	17	3	3	2143.2	1,930	790	865	221	562	63	19	16	8,807	40	8.72	2.36	3.69	0.93	23.6	6.4	1.16	.290	3.63	81	3.38	83	8.10	165.9
16	Payton Tolle P. Tolle	3.33	33	9	7	.563	29	190	0	0	0	165.0	141	61	66	20	48	6	2	1	677	3	10.36	2.62	3.96	1.09	28.1	7.1	1.15	.293	3.60	78	3.35	81	7.69	14.4
17	Randy Johnson R. Johnson	3.34	287	143	78	.647	281	2,182	32	12	0	1885.1	1,616	699	790	212	484	89	3	22	7,686	34	10.42	2.31	4.51	1.01	28.4	6.3	1.11	.298	3.77	75	3.12	70	7.71	275.2
18	Ranger Suarez R. Suarez	3.35	215	61	42	.592	147	845	2	2	4	910.1	858	339	370	80	286	29	22	7	3,809	12	8.35	2.83	2.95	0.79	22.2	7.5	1.26	.303	3.66	79	3.47	82	8.48	76.5
19	Zac Thornton Z. Thornton	3.42	15	5	6	.455	15	63	0	0	0	84.1	78	32	33	14	18	3	0	0	337	1	6.72	1.92	3.50	1.49	18.7	5.3	1.14	.268	3.52	83	4.50	108	8.32	-3.3
20	Cole Hamels C. Hamels	3.43	423	163	122	.572	422	2,560	17	7	0	2698.0	2,424	1,027	1,103	310	767	100	0	43	11,115	57	8.54	2.56	3.34	1.03	23.0	6.9	1.18	.287	3.68	82	3.68	88	8.09	151.3
21	Shota Imanaga S. Imanaga	3.45	86	35	21	.625	86	465	0	0	0	492.1	420	189	203	93	91	11	0	0	1,967	8	8.50	1.66	5.11	1.70	23.6	4.6	1.04	.250	3.71	84	4.32	106	7.68	-15.3
22	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	3.46	219	91	64	.587	197	1,188	9	3	0	1254.2	1,082	482	531	103	456	72	7	1	5,241	66	8.52	3.27	2.61	0.74	22.7	8.7	1.23	.286	3.81	84	3.59	86	7.76	79.4
23	Madison Bumgarner M. Bumgarner	3.47	358	134	124	.519	355	2,070	16	7	0	2209.1	2,007	853	933	258	544	89	1	38	9,098	29	8.43	2.22	3.81	1.05	22.8	6.0	1.15	.285	3.80	90	3.62	94	8.18	50.1
24	Cliff Lee C. Lee	3.52	328	143	91	.611	324	1,824	29	12	0	2156.2	2,116	843	923	223	464	50	1	12	8,917	41	7.61	1.94	3.93	0.93	20.5	5.2	1.20	.298	3.85	84	3.44	82	8.83	168.2
25	Noah Cameron N. Cameron	3.62	55	18	15	.545	54	272	1	1	0	315.2	269	127	133	39	101	8	1	2	1,302	6	7.76	2.88	2.69	1.11	20.9	7.8	1.17	.261	3.79	85	4.03	96	7.67	5.9

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3

Muncy

RBI

4

Pages

AVG

.333

Tucker

Team Pitching Leaders

1

Yamamoto

14

Skubal

ERA

0.00

Vesia

Team Rankings

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7th

801

4th

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ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	100	62	.617
Padres	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

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4 - 0

Final

Dodgers

0 - 4

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

Playoffs HR Leaders

4

Rice

3

Contreras

3

Muncy

Playoffs RBI Leaders

9

Rice

8

Chourio

8

Hicks

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Taylor

.500

Hoerner

.500

Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

15

Contreras

13

DeLauter

13

Aranda

Playoffs Run Leaders

8

Ramírez

8

Díaz

7

DeLauter

Playoffs OBP Leaders

1.000

Taylor

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De Paula

.500

Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

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Velázquez

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Sheets

1.105

Rice

Playoffs SB Leaders

5

Simpson

4

Chisholm

3

Frelick

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

3

Hall

2

Williams

2

Rasmussen

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

Williams

27

Rasmussen

19

Sale

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Suarez

0.00

Peterson

0.00

Hader

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

13.00

Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Suarez

0

Warren

0

Duran

MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

161

Rasmussen

155.6

Ramírez

149

Williams

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

118

Ramírez

109

Contreras

94.5

Williams

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Best Record ATS

97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

93-80

87-75

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-96

72-98

75-87

76-88

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0