top 15 starting pitchers with the highest era in 2026

Burch Smith has the highest ERA by a starting pitcher this season, with an ERA of 54.00.

	NAME	ERA	SEASON	TM	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	H/9
1	Burch Smith B. Smith	54.00	2026	DET	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.00	0.00		27.00	0.0	0.0	9.00	.667	54.00	81.00
2	Lyon Richardson L. Richardson	36.00	2026	CIN	1	0	1	.000	1	2	0	0	0	1.0	1	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	7	0	18.00	18.00	1.00	9.00	28.6	28.6	3.00	.000	36.00	9.00
3	Tyler Samaniego T. Samaniego	36.00	2026	BOS	1	0	1	.000	1	2	0	0	0	1.0	6	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	18.00	0.00		0.00	22.2	0.0	6.00	.857	36.00	54.00
4	Sammy Peralta S. Peralta	27.00	2026	COL	1	0	1	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0.2	2	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	7	0	13.50	27.00	0.50	0.00	14.3	28.6	6.00	.667	27.00	27.00
5	Juan Mejia J. Mejia	27.00	2026	COL	1	0	0		1	2	0	0	0	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	1	27.00	0.00		0.00	33.3	0.0	4.50	1.000	27.00	40.50
6	Pete Fairbanks P. Fairbanks	27.00	2026	MIA	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	7	0	9.00	9.00	1.00	9.00	14.3	14.3	4.00	.500	27.00	27.00
7	Kade Morris K. Morris	20.25	2026	ATH	1	0	1	.000	1	4	0	0	0	4.0	9	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	22	0	9.00	6.75	1.33	6.75	18.2	13.6	3.00	.500	20.25	20.25
8	Brennan Bernardino B. Bernardino	20.25	2026	COL	2	0	1	.000	2	1	0	0	0	1.1	4	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	10	1	6.75	13.50	0.50	6.75	10.0	20.0	4.50	.500	20.25	27.00
9	Bailey Falter B. Falter	18.69	2026	KCR	2	0	2	.000	2	2	0	0	0	4.1	13	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	28	0	4.15	6.23	0.67	6.23	7.1	10.7	3.69	.500	18.69	27.00
10	Beck Way B. Way	18.00	2026	KCR	1	0	1	.000	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0.00	0.00		0.00	0.0	0.0	3.00	.500	18.00	27.00
11	Jordan Wicks J. Wicks	15.63	2026	CHC	2	0	2	.000	2	6	0	0	0	6.1	13	11	11	1	1	1	0	0	34	0	8.53	1.42	6.00	1.42	17.6	2.9	2.21	.480	15.63	18.47
12	Tobias Myers T. Myers	15.43	2026	NYM	3	0	1	.000	3	3	0	0	0	4.2	6	8	8	1	5	0	0	0	24	0	5.79	9.64	0.60	1.93	12.5	20.8	2.36	.333	15.43	11.57
13	Jovani Morán J. Morán	15.00	2026	BOS	3	0	2	.000	3	6	0	0	0	3.0	7	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	18	0	18.00	6.00	3.00	6.00	33.3	11.1	3.00	.625	15.00	21.00
14	Braxton Garrett B. Garrett	14.54	2026	MIA	2	0	1	.000	2	5	0	0	0	4.1	7	7	7	0	8	0	0	0	28	0	10.38	16.62	0.63	0.00	17.9	28.6	3.46	.467	14.54	14.54
15	Bryan King B. King	13.50	2026	HOU	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0.2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	13.50	27.00	0.50	0.00	25.0	50.0	3.00	.000	13.50	0.00
16	Danny Young D. Young	13.50	2026	ATL	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0.2	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	13.50	27.00	0.50	0.00	20.0	40.0	4.50	.500	13.50	13.50
17	Chris Murphy C. Murphy	13.50	2026	CWS	2	0	0		2	3	0	0	0	2.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	10	1	13.50	4.50	3.00	4.50	30.0	10.0	2.00	.400	13.50	13.50
18	Mitch Spence M. Spence	13.50	2026	KCR	1	0	1	.000	1	1	0	0	0	4.0	7	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	20	0	2.25	2.25	1.00	0.00	5.0	5.0	2.00	.389	13.50	15.75
19	Tyler Gilbert T. Gilbert	13.50	2026	CWS	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	13.50	0.00		0.00	25.0	0.0	3.00	.667	13.50	27.00
20	Steven Okert S. Okert	13.50	2026	HOU	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	0.2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	13.50	13.50	1.00	0.00	16.7	16.7	6.00	.750	13.50	40.50
21	Brendan Beck B. Beck	12.27	2026	NYY	1	0	1	.000	1	3	0	0	0	3.2	5	5	5	3	2	0	0	0	18	0	7.36	4.91	1.50	7.36	16.7	11.1	1.91	.200	12.27	12.27
22	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	12.27	2026	DET	1	0	1	.000	1	1	0	0	0	3.2	6	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	19	1	2.45	4.91	0.50	2.45	5.3	10.5	2.18	.333	12.27	14.73
23	Luis Morales L. Morales	12.27	2026	ATH	2	0	2	.000	2	5	0	0	0	7.1	13	10	10	4	8	1	0	0	42	0	6.14	9.82	0.63	4.91	11.9	19.0	2.86	.375	12.27	15.95
24	Didier Fuentes D. Fuentes	12.00	2026	ATL	1	0	0		1	7	0	0	0	3.0	7	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	18	0	21.00	3.00	7.00	3.00	38.9	5.6	2.67	.667	12.00	21.00
25	Carson Palmquist C. Palmquist	10.97	2026	WSH	6	0	2	.000	6	13	0	0	0	10.2	17	13	13	1	6	2	0	0	55	0	10.97	5.06	2.17	0.84	23.6	10.9	2.16	.485	10.97	14.34

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26

Dingler

RBI

82

Dingler

AVG

.282

McGonigle

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Montero

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Skubal

ERA

1.49

Melton

Team Rankings

152

14th

577

13th

1,043

19th

ERA

3.55

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	66	61	.520
Twins	63	65	.492	3.5
Guardians	62	66	.484	4.5
Tigers	61	66	.480	5.0
Royals	55	74	.426	12.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/21	DET	@	KCR	8:10 PM
Sat 8/22	DET	@	KCR	7:15 PM
Sun 8/23	DET	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Mon 8/24	TBR	@	DET	6:40 PM
Tue 8/25	TBR	@	DET	6:40 PM

Last Game

Tigers

61 - 66

Final

Pirates

63 - 66

Wed 19 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

96

Stewart

94

Walker

93

Burleson

Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

.319

Alvarez

.310

Gonzales

Hit Leaders

155

Arraez

153

Lopez

148

Díaz

Run Leaders

100

Wood

90

Crow-Armstrong

89

Olson

OBP Leaders

.432

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Contreras

SLG Leaders

.613

Alvarez

.554

Ohtani

.550

Crow-Armstrong

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

33

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

16

Sánchez

15

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

201

Williams

201

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.94

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.70

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

5.71

Sale

5.56

Schlittler

Walk Leaders

22

Martinez

25

Rasmussen

28

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,158.4

Ohtani

1,791.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,701.8

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,511.6

Ohtani

1,361

Crow-Armstrong

1,276

Alvarez

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Best Record ATS

76-51

74-55

71-57

70-57

71-58

Worst Record ATS

48-80

52-76

53-75

56-72

58-70

59-69

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	75	53	.586
Phillies	70	58	.547	5.0
Marlins	64	64	.500	11.0
Nationals	61	68	.473	14.5
Mets	58	70	.453	17.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	79	49	.617
Cubs	74	54	.578	5.0
Cardinals	66	63	.512	13.5
Pirates	63	66	.488	16.5
Reds	61	67	.477	18.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	77	51	.602
Padres	68	60	.531	9.0
Diamondbacks	67	61	.523	10.0
Giants	52	75	.409	24.5
Rockies	50	77	.394	26.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	76	51	.598
Yankees	72	55	.567	4.0
Red Sox	68	59	.535	8.0
Blue Jays	63	66	.488	14.0
Orioles	61	67	.477	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	66	61	.520
Twins	63	65	.492	3.5
Guardians	62	66	.484	4.5
Tigers	61	66	.480	5.0
Royals	55	74	.426	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	64	64	.500
Rangers	63	65	.492	1.0
Mariners	60	68	.469	4.0
Angels	51	77	.398	13.0
Athletics	49	79	.383	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 8/5	SDP	@	AZ	4-10
Thu 8/6	LAA	@	BAL	4-1
Thu 8/6	ATH	@	CIN	5-6
Thu 8/6	NYM	@	CLE	13-6
Thu 8/6	PIT	@	MIL	2-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 8/21	ATL	@	MIL	4:10 PM
Fri 8/21	STL	@	PHI	6:40 PM
Fri 8/21	TOR	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 8/21	WSH	@	MIA	7:10 PM
Fri 8/21	SFG	@	BOS	7:10 PM

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