who is currently the best pitcher

Louis Varland has the lowest ERA by an active pitcher this season, with an ERA of 1.26.

Interpreted as:
Who is currently the best with a minimum of 0.5 IP per team game pitcher this regular season?
NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Louis Varland
L. Varland
1.26
2026
TOR TOR
58
5
4
.556
0
79
0
0
28
64.1
45
9
18
2
17
0
40
1
249
3
11.05
2.38
4.65
0.28
31.7
6.8
0.96
.285
2.52
31
1.82
44
6.30
16.7
2Brent Headrick
B. Headrick
1.59
2026
NYY NYY
63
6
2
.750
0
77
0
0
0
62.1
52
11
12
3
19
0
6
1
254
3
11.12
2.74
4.05
0.43
30.3
7.5
1.14
.316
1.73
39
2.15
51
7.51
14.1
3Troy Melton
T. Melton
1.71
2026
DET DET
14
7
1
.875
14
73
0
0
0
84.1
57
16
18
8
25
2
0
0
329
2
7.79
2.67
2.92
0.85
22.2
7.6
0.97
.222
1.92
41
3.54
86
6.08
5.6
4Jacob Misiorowski
J. Misiorowski
1.75
2026
MIL MIL
23
12
5
.706
23
210
1
1
0
139.0
73
27
35
13
31
9
0
0
527
5
13.60
2.01
6.77
0.84
39.8
5.9
0.75
.227
2.27
42
2.13
51
4.73
31.9
5Shohei Ohtani
S. Ohtani
1.79
2026
LAD LAD
14
8
2
.800
14
95
0
0
0
85.2
55
17
21
4
26
6
0
0
340
0
9.98
2.73
3.65
0.42
27.9
7.6
0.95
.244
2.21
43
2.59
60
5.78
16.2
6Paul Blackburn
P. Blackburn
1.85
2026
NYY NYY
46
4
2
.667
2
54
0
0
1
68.0
46
14
16
6
25
1
15
1
265
0
7.15
3.31
2.16
0.79
20.4
9.4
1.04
.223
2.12
45
3.78
90
6.09
3.3
7Ben Brown
B. Brown
1.85
2026
CHC CHC
20
4
2
.667
8
65
0
0
1
68.0
45
14
16
2
19
2
2
0
265
6
8.60
2.51
3.42
0.26
24.5
7.2
0.94
.243
2.12
45
2.47
60
5.96
12.6
8Grant Taylor
G. Taylor
2.11
2026
CWS CWS
46
4
2
.667
4
81
0
0
6
64.0
45
15
21
4
20
1
12
0
255
4
11.39
2.81
4.05
0.56
31.8
7.8
1.02
.275
2.95
51
2.34
55
6.33
13.3
9Chris Sale
C. Sale
2.16
2026
ATL ATL
22
12
8
.600
22
160
0
0
0
129.0
103
31
36
8
28
10
0
0
517
0
11.16
1.95
5.71
0.56
30.9
5.4
1.02
.305
2.51
52
2.29
56
7.19
26.6
10Cam Schlittler
C. Schlittler
2.19
2026
NYY NYY
26
10
6
.625
26
189
0
0
0
152.0
109
37
44
14
34
6
0
0
602
0
11.19
2.01
5.56
0.83
31.4
5.6
0.94
.265
2.61
53
2.58
61
6.45
27.3
11Dylan Cease
D. Cease
2.42
2026
TOR TOR
23
7
5
.583
23
201
1
1
0
137.2
87
37
42
9
59
3
0
0
553
5
13.14
3.86
3.41
0.59
36.3
10.7
1.06
.278
2.75
59
2.36
56
5.69
27.6
12Chase Burns
C. Burns
2.47
2026
CIN CIN
23
14
2
.875
23
151
0
0
0
131.0
97
36
40
13
46
1
0
0
526
4
10.37
3.16
3.28
0.89
28.7
8.7
1.09
.267
2.75
56
3.14
71
6.66
17.9
13Sean Newcomb
S. Newcomb
2.51
2026
CWS CWS
46
1
3
.250
2
64
0
0
4
68.0
50
19
23
2
25
6
8
3
276
0
8.47
3.31
2.56
0.26
23.2
9.1
1.10
.268
3.04
61
2.94
69
6.62
9.7
14Cristopher Sánchez
C. Sánchez
2.54
2026
PHI PHI
25
15
4
.789
25
181
1
1
0
155.2
151
44
50
13
35
5
0
0
646
3
10.46
2.02
5.17
0.75
28.0
5.4
1.19
.335
2.89
60
2.61
61
8.73
28.5
15Clay Holmes
C. Holmes
2.56
2026
TOT
11
5
5
.500
11
49
0
0
0
63.1
47
18
18
4
21
1
0
0
255
2
6.96
2.98
2.33
0.57
19.2
8.2
1.07
.239
2.56
63
3.39
82
6.68
5.3
16Parker Messick
P. Messick
2.59
2026
CLE CLE
24
9
7
.563
24
142
0
0
0
142.1
107
41
45
14
40
2
0
2
565
5
8.98
2.53
3.55
0.89
25.1
7.1
1.03
.253
2.85
63
3.25
79
6.77
13.5
17Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Y. Yamamoto
2.60
2026
LAD LAD
22
12
7
.632
22
136
1
0
0
145.1
96
42
43
15
34
4
0
1
556
2
8.42
2.11
4.00
0.93
24.5
6.1
0.89
.221
2.66
63
3.33
77
5.94
15.7
18Sonny Gray
S. Gray
2.65
2026
BOS BOS
23
15
3
.833
23
117
0
0
0
132.2
118
39
40
13
34
5
0
0
536
1
7.94
2.31
3.44
0.88
21.8
6.3
1.15
.286
2.71
61
3.47
84
8.01
9.8
19Yohan Ramírez
Y. Ramírez
2.67
2026
PIT PIT
49
6
3
.667
1
79
0
0
1
67.1
46
20
24
4
38
10
11
9
288
6
10.56
5.08
2.08
0.53
27.4
13.2
1.25
.268
3.21
63
3.64
87
6.15
4.2
20Walbert Ureña
W. Ureña
2.67
2026
LAA LAA
22
8
8
.500
20
102
0
0
0
107.2
78
32
39
6
57
8
0
1
459
4
8.53
4.76
1.79
0.50
22.2
12.4
1.25
.252
3.26
64
3.72
89
6.52
5.5
21Max Meyer
M. Meyer
2.68
2026
MIA MIA
20
9
1
.900
20
121
0
0
0
111.0
85
33
39
11
41
7
0
0
462
5
9.81
3.32
2.95
0.89
26.2
8.9
1.14
.262
3.16
63
3.48
83
6.89
8.8
22Logan Henderson
L. Henderson
2.70
2026
MIL MIL
12
7
2
.778
12
75
0
0
0
63.1
43
19
19
10
12
1
0
0
240
1
10.66
1.71
6.25
1.42
31.3
5.0
0.87
.232
2.70
65
3.38
80
6.11
5.8
23Eduardo Rodriguez
E. Rodriguez
2.71
2026
AZ AZ
25
12
4
.750
25
106
0
0
0
149.1
134
45
49
14
47
0
0
0
613
0
6.39
2.83
2.26
0.84
17.3
7.7
1.21
.269
2.95
64
3.82
94
8.08
4.1
24Nick Martinez
N. Martinez
2.74
2026
TBR TBR
23
12
3
.800
23
78
1
0
0
138.0
130
42
42
16
20
3
0
0
552
2
5.09
1.30
3.90
1.04
14.1
3.6
1.09
.262
2.74
65
3.95
94
8.48
4.1
25Adrian Morejon
A. Morejon
2.76
2026
SDP SDP
56
9
2
.818
0
80
0
0
2
65.1
53
20
24
3
18
4
8
4
268
1
11.02
2.48
4.44
0.41
29.9
6.7
1.09
.307
3.31
69
2.24
54
7.30
14.1
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Okamoto

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RBI

71

Okamoto

Kazuma Okamoto

AVG

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Clement

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

7

Cease

Dylan Cease

K

201

Cease

Dylan Cease

ERA

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Varland

Louis Varland
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HR

116

29th

R

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29th

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9th

ERA

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TEAMWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
74
49
.602
Yankees Yankees
69
55
.556
5.5
Red Sox Red Sox
66
58
.532
8.5
Orioles Orioles
61
63
.492
13.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
61
65
.484
14.5
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
8/18
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Wed
8/19
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Thu
8/20
TOR TOR
@
TBR TBR
1:10 PM
Fri
8/21
TOR TOR
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Sat
8/22
TOR TOR
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NYY NYY
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Last Game
NYY Yankees

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4

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3

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Hit Leaders

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Arraez

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Run Leaders

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Wood

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88

Olson

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87

Crow-Armstrong

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OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

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.396

Kurtz

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Wood

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SLG Leaders

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Alvarez

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.551

Olson

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.543

Murakami

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SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

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35

Simpson

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32

Chisholm

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MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

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14

Burns

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Strikeout Leaders

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Misiorowski

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201

Cease

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Williams

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2.16

Sale

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WHIP Leaders

0.75

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0.89

Yamamoto

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0.91

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13.14

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11.48

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K/BB Leaders

6.77

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5.78

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23

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27

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White Sox

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Nationals

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Rays

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Cardinals

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Padres

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Diamondbacks

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Worst Record ATS
Mariners

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Phillies

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Dodgers

51-74

Rangers

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Athletics

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Royals

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Braves Braves
74
50
.597
Phillies Phillies
67
58
.536
7.5
Marlins Marlins
64
61
.512
10.5
Nationals Nationals
60
66
.476
15.0
Mets Mets
56
69
.448
18.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers
77
48
.616
Cubs Cubs
72
53
.576
5.0
Cardinals Cardinals
63
61
.508
13.5
Pirates Pirates
61
65
.484
16.5
Reds Reds
59
64
.480
17.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
74
51
.592
Padres Padres
66
58
.532
7.5
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
66
59
.528
8.0
Giants Giants
51
73
.411
22.5
Rockies Rockies
50
74
.403
23.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
74
49
.602
Yankees Yankees
69
55
.556
5.5
Red Sox Red Sox
66
58
.532
8.5
Orioles Orioles
61
63
.492
13.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
61
65
.484
14.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
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65
58
.528
Guardians Guardians
60
64
.484
5.5
Tigers Tigers
60
64
.484
5.5
Twins Twins
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65
.480
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Royals Royals
51
74
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15.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
63
61
.508
Rangers Rangers
61
64
.488
2.5
Mariners Mariners
58
66
.468
5.0
Athletics Athletics
49
75
.395
14.0
Angels Angels
49
76
.392
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Sun
8/2
WSH WSH
@
ATL ATL
2-4
Sun
8/2
PHI PHI
@
BAL BAL
8-0
Sun
8/2
STL STL
@
TOR TOR
5-1
Sun
8/2
MIA MIA
@
NYM NYM
2-0
Sun
8/2
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
2-10

Schedule

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Sun
8/16
SEA SEA
@
HOU HOU
7:20 PM
Mon
8/17
STL STL
@
CIN CIN
1:40 PM
Mon
8/17
BAL BAL
@
TBR TBR
6:05 PM
Mon
8/17
STL STL
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Mon
8/17
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
6:40 PM