worst era by a starting pitcher this season qualified

Burch Smith has the worst 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	Daniel Lynch IV D. Lynch IV	13.50	2026	KCR	2	0	2	.000	2	5	0	0	0	4.0	6	6	7	2	2	0	0	0	20	0	11.25	4.50	2.50	4.50	25.0	10.0	2.00	.364	15.75	13.50
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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

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White Sox	65	58	.528
Guardians	60	64	.484	5.5
Tigers	60	64	.484	5.5
Twins	60	65	.480	6.0
Royals	50	74	.403	15.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 8/17	DET	@	PIT	7:05 PM
Tue 8/18	DET	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Wed 8/19	DET	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Fri 8/21	DET	@	KCR	8:10 PM
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Final

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Alvarez

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Arraez

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Run Leaders

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Wood

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Olson

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SLG Leaders

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Olson

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Nuñez

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Simpson

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	50	.597
Phillies	67	58	.536	7.5
Marlins	64	61	.512	10.5
Nationals	60	66	.476	15.0
Mets	56	69	.448	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	76	48	.613
Cubs	72	52	.581	4.0
Cardinals	62	61	.504	13.5
Pirates	60	65	.480	16.5
Reds	59	64	.480	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	74	50	.597
Padres	66	58	.532	8.0
Diamondbacks	66	59	.528	8.5
Giants	51	72	.415	22.5
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Rays	74	49	.602
Yankees	69	55	.556	5.5
Red Sox	66	57	.537	8.0
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Blue Jays	61	65	.484	14.5
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White Sox	65	58	.528
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Tigers	60	64	.484	5.5
Twins	60	65	.480	6.0
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Astros	63	61	.508
Rangers	61	63	.492	2.0
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Sat 8/1	TEX	@	HOU	4-5
Sat 8/1	NYY	@	CHC	2-5

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 8/16	SEA	@	HOU	7:20 PM
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