Carson Palmquist had the worst ERA by a starting pitcher with 6+ starts this season, with an ERA of 10.97.
| NAME | ERA | GS | SEASON | TM | G | W | L | W% | 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | C. Palmquist | 10.97 | 6 | 2026 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 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 | |
| 2 | | K. Senga | 9.66 | 8 | 2026 | 8 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 1 | 10.80 | 6.82 | 1.58 | 2.56 | 25.3 | 16.0 | 1.80 | .312 | 9.95 | 9.38 | |
| 3 | | M. Barnett | 9.24 | 6 | 2026 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 3 | 9.59 | 6.04 | 1.59 | 3.20 | 21.8 | 13.7 | 1.93 | .333 | 9.59 | 11.37 | |
| 4 |  | M. Mikolas | 8.32 | 11 | 2026 | 11 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 74 | 49 | 52 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 1 | 5.09 | 2.55 | 2.00 | 2.72 | 12.2 | 6.1 | 1.68 | .317 | 8.83 | 12.57 | |
| 5 | | S. Woods Richardson | 8.26 | 10 | 2026 | 10 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 | 63 | 41 | 46 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 2 | 4.84 | 4.63 | 1.04 | 1.81 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 1.93 | .346 | 9.27 | 12.69 | |
| 6 | | T. Gordon | 7.97 | 12 | 2026 | 12 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 93 | 49 | 49 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 269 | 0 | 6.51 | 2.60 | 2.50 | 1.95 | 14.9 | 5.9 | 1.97 | .407 | 7.97 | 15.13 | |
| 7 | | C. Paddack | 7.68 | 9 | 2026 | TOT | 9 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 58 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 3 | 6.80 | 2.85 | 2.38 | 1.54 | 16.1 | 6.7 | 1.73 | .364 | 7.68 | 12.73 |
| 8 | | B. Basso | 7.56 | 7 | 2026 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 1 | 6.48 | 2.70 | 2.40 | 1.08 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 1.98 | .400 | 7.56 | 15.12 | |
| 9 |  | B. Bello | 7.18 | 11 | 2026 | 11 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.2 | 71 | 42 | 44 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 2 | 7.18 | 4.10 | 1.75 | 1.88 | 16.7 | 9.6 | 1.80 | .349 | 7.52 | 12.13 | |
| 10 | | M. Lorenzen | 7.14 | 25 | 2026 | 25 | 3 | 11 | .214 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114.2 | 168 | 91 | 102 | 19 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 558 | 3 | 6.44 | 3.85 | 1.67 | 1.49 | 14.7 | 8.8 | 1.89 | .370 | 8.01 | 13.19 | |
| 11 | | L. McCullers Jr. | 6.86 | 8 | 2026 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 38 | 30 | 32 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 4 | 9.84 | 5.03 | 1.95 | 1.60 | 25.0 | 12.8 | 1.53 | .316 | 7.32 | 8.69 | |
| 12 | | G. Canning | 6.79 | 11 | 2026 | 11 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 1 | 9.12 | 4.65 | 1.96 | 1.61 | 23.1 | 11.8 | 1.59 | .336 | 6.79 | 9.66 | |
| 13 | | J. Perkins | 6.75 | 17 | 2026 | 17 | 0 | 10 | .000 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 | 92 | 61 | 64 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 3 | 10.51 | 3.98 | 2.64 | 2.10 | 25.8 | 9.8 | 1.57 | .340 | 7.08 | 10.18 | |
| 14 | | K. Freeland | 6.65 | 26 | 2026 | 26 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135.1 | 177 | 100 | 104 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 613 | 3 | 7.18 | 1.93 | 3.72 | 1.93 | 17.6 | 4.7 | 1.52 | .336 | 6.92 | 11.77 | |
| 15 | | G. Hughes | 6.64 | 13 | 2026 | 13 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 66 | 45 | 46 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 272 | 3 | 8.11 | 3.39 | 2.39 | 1.03 | 20.2 | 8.5 | 1.46 | .321 | 6.79 | 9.74 | |
| 16 | | D. Lynch IV | 6.53 | 10 | 2026 | 10 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 42 | 29 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 1 | 4.72 | 3.15 | 1.50 | 2.03 | 12.1 | 8.1 | 1.40 | .260 | 6.75 | 9.45 | |
| 17 | | C. Whisenhunt | 6.49 | 8 | 2026 | 8 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 41 | 25 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 2 | 6.75 | 5.45 | 1.24 | 1.30 | 15.9 | 12.8 | 1.79 | .324 | 6.75 | 10.64 | |
| 18 | | N. Schultz | 6.41 | 14 | 2026 | 14 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 59 | 43 | 44 | 9 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 2 | 8.20 | 4.62 | 1.77 | 1.34 | 20.2 | 11.4 | 1.49 | .294 | 6.56 | 8.80 | |
| 19 | | J. Kent | 6.40 | 7 | 2026 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 1 | 7.52 | 6.40 | 1.17 | 0.56 | 17.9 | 15.2 | 1.76 | .323 | 6.68 | 9.46 | |
| 20 | | S. Aldegheri | 6.31 | 6 | 2026 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 1 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 1.48 | .235 | 6.66 | 8.42 | |
| 21 |  | G. Crochet | 6.30 | 6 | 2026 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 2 | 11.10 | 3.30 | 3.36 | 1.50 | 26.8 | 8.0 | 1.47 | .346 | 6.90 | 9.90 | |
| 22 | | L. Avila | 6.27 | 12 | 2026 | 12 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.2 | 52 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 1 | 7.84 | 5.75 | 1.36 | 1.22 | 19.4 | 14.2 | 1.65 | .310 | 6.27 | 9.06 | |
| 23 |  | Z. Gallen | 6.22 | 20 | 2026 | 20 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101.1 | 126 | 70 | 76 | 19 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 455 | 1 | 5.51 | 2.93 | 1.88 | 1.69 | 13.6 | 7.3 | 1.57 | .318 | 6.75 | 11.19 | |
| 24 | | T. Gibson | 6.21 | 8 | 2026 | 8 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 2 | 8.36 | 6.21 | 1.35 | 1.67 | 20.0 | 14.9 | 1.70 | .292 | 6.21 | 9.08 | |
| 25 | | J. Kochanowicz | 6.19 | 13 | 2026 | 13 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 65 | 44 | 47 | 7 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 296 | 6 | 6.61 | 5.06 | 1.31 | 0.98 | 15.9 | 12.2 | 1.58 | .289 | 6.61 | 9.14 | |
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 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
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 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
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69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
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 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
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