worst era pitcher in mlb in 2023

Jordan Lyles had the worst ERA in 2023, with an ERA of 6.28.

Interpreted as:
worst era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game pitcher in MLB in 2023
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 ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Jordan Lyles
J. Lyles
6.28
2023
KCR KCR
31
6
17
.261
31
120
3
0
0
177.2
176
124
130
39
45
6
0
0
748
10
6.08
2.28
2.67
1.98
16.0
6.0
1.24
.255
6.59
140
5.62
131
8.92
-26.3
2 Lance Lynn
L. Lynn
5.73
2023
TOT
32
13
11
.542
32
191
0
0
0
183.2
189
117
127
44
67
9
0
1
808
3
9.36
3.28
2.85
2.16
23.6
8.3
1.39
.292
6.22
133
5.53
125
9.26
-21.7
3 Patrick Corbin
P. Corbin
5.20
2023
WSH WSH
32
10
15
.400
32
124
0
0
0
180.0
210
104
113
33
57
4
0
0
790
6
6.20
2.85
2.18
1.65
15.7
7.2
1.48
.309
5.65
120
5.27
119
10.50
-16.9
4 Lucas Giolito
L. Giolito
4.88
2023
TOT
33
7
15
.318
33
204
0
0
0
184.1
169
100
110
41
73
9
0
2
794
5
9.96
3.56
2.79
2.00
25.7
9.2
1.31
.274
5.37
113
5.26
120
8.25
-17.8
5 Miles Mikolas
M. Mikolas
4.78
2023
STL STL
35
9
13
.409
35
137
0
0
0
201.1
226
107
110
26
39
8
0
0
860
4
6.12
1.74
3.51
1.16
15.9
4.5
1.32
.308
4.92
111
4.27
100
10.10
0.2
6 Kyle Gibson
K. Gibson
4.73
2023
BAL BAL
33
14
9
.609
33
157
0
0
0
192.0
198
101
101
23
55
6
0
0
807
8
7.36
2.58
2.85
1.08
19.5
6.8
1.32
.309
4.73
113
4.13
98
9.28
1.3
7 Dylan Cease
D. Cease
4.58
2023
CWS CWS
33
7
9
.438
33
214
0
0
0
177.0
172
90
98
19
79
9
0
3
784
13
10.88
4.02
2.71
0.97
27.3
10.1
1.42
.330
4.98
106
3.72
84
8.75
13.4
8 Cristian Javier
C. Javier
4.56
2023
HOU HOU
31
10
4
.714
31
159
0
0
0
162.0
143
82
85
25
62
7
0
0
687
4
8.83
3.44
2.56
1.39
23.1
9.0
1.27
.272
4.72
108
4.57
108
7.94
-6.1
9 JP Sears
JP Sears
4.54
2023
OAK OAK
32
5
12
.294
32
161
0
0
0
172.1
165
87
90
34
53
16
0
2
735
2
8.41
2.77
3.04
1.78
21.9
7.2
1.26
.278
4.70
111
5.15
124
8.62
-19.9
10 Aaron Nola
A. Nola
4.46
2023
PHI PHI
32
12
9
.571
32
202
0
0
0
193.2
178
96
105
32
45
1
0
0
793
2
9.39
2.09
4.49
1.49
25.5
5.7
1.15
.285
4.88
102
4.03
90
8.27
9.4
11 Taijuan Walker
T. Walker
4.38
2023
PHI PHI
31
15
6
.714
31
138
0
0
0
172.2
155
84
87
20
71
8
0
1
733
3
7.19
3.70
1.94
1.04
18.8
9.7
1.31
.272
4.53
100
4.53
102
8.08
-1.2
12 Johan Oviedo
J. Oviedo
4.31
2023
PIT PIT
32
9
14
.391
32
158
1
1
0
177.2
161
85
91
19
83
13
0
1
781
7
8.00
4.20
1.90
0.96
20.2
10.6
1.37
.280
4.61
96
4.48
102
8.16
-2.2
13 Mitch Keller
M. Keller
4.21
2023
PIT PIT
32
13
9
.591
32
210
1
1
0
194.1
187
91
97
25
55
12
0
0
825
5
9.73
2.55
3.82
1.16
25.5
6.7
1.25
.310
4.49
94
3.80
87
8.66
12.5
14 Sandy Alcantara
S. Alcantara
4.14
2023
MIA MIA
28
7
12
.368
28
151
3
1
0
184.2
176
85
91
22
48
5
0
0
762
4
7.36
2.34
3.15
1.07
19.8
6.3
1.21
.287
4.44
93
4.03
92
8.58
7.2
15 Dean Kremer
D. Kremer
4.12
2023
BAL BAL
32
13
5
.722
32
157
0
0
0
172.2
171
79
85
27
55
5
0
0
735
5
8.18
2.87
2.85
1.41
21.4
7.5
1.31
.293
4.43
98
4.51
107
8.91
-6.3
16 Yusei Kikuchi
Y. Kikuchi
3.86
2023
TOR TOR
32
11
6
.647
32
181
0
0
0
167.2
165
72
78
27
48
4
0
0
700
7
9.72
2.58
3.77
1.45
25.9
6.9
1.27
.314
4.19
91
4.12
96
8.86
3.1
17 Freddy Peralta
F. Peralta
3.86
2023
MIL MIL
30
12
10
.545
30
210
0
0
0
165.2
131
71
77
26
54
6
0
0
680
6
11.41
2.93
3.89
1.41
30.9
7.9
1.12
.273
4.18
88
3.84
87
7.12
10.6
18 Spencer Strider
S. Strider
3.86
2023
ATL ATL
32
19
5
.792
32
281
0
0
0
186.2
146
80
85
22
58
9
0
1
763
6
13.55
2.80
4.84
1.06
36.8
7.6
1.09
.316
4.10
87
2.85
66
7.04
30.3
19 Bryce Elder
B. Elder
3.81
2023
ATL ATL
31
12
4
.750
31
128
0
0
0
174.2
160
74
79
19
63
8
0
0
732
11
6.60
3.25
2.03
0.98
17.5
8.6
1.28
.274
4.07
86
4.42
103
8.24
-2.7
20 Logan Gilbert
L. Gilbert
3.73
2023
SEA SEA
32
12
7
.632
32
189
1
1
0
190.2
169
79
82
29
36
2
0
1
770
6
8.92
1.70
5.25
1.37
24.5
4.7
1.08
.272
3.87
93
3.84
94
7.98
5.6
21 Dane Dunning
D. Dunning
3.70
2023
TEX TEX
35
12
7
.632
26
140
0
0
0
172.2
163
71
73
20
55
10
2
0
722
6
7.30
2.87
2.55
1.04
19.4
7.6
1.26
.288
3.81
87
4.27
98
8.50
2.1
22 Pablo López
P. López
3.66
2023
MIN MIN
32
11
8
.579
32
234
1
1
0
194.0
176
79
81
24
48
9
0
1
801
7
10.86
2.23
4.88
1.11
29.2
6.0
1.15
.313
3.76
86
3.33
78
8.16
20.5
23 José Berríos
J. Berríos
3.65
2023
TOR TOR
32
11
12
.478
32
184
0
0
0
189.2
173
77
82
25
52
9
0
3
782
4
8.73
2.47
3.54
1.19
23.5
6.6
1.19
.289
3.89
86
3.99
93
8.21
6.1
24 Charlie Morton
C. Morton
3.64
2023
ATL ATL
30
14
12
.538
30
183
0
0
0
163.1
150
66
70
14
83
12
0
2
716
4
10.08
4.57
2.20
0.77
25.6
11.6
1.43
.321
3.86
82
3.87
90
8.27
7.6
25 Zack Wheeler
Z. Wheeler
3.61
2023
PHI PHI
32
13
6
.684
32
212
0
0
0
192.0
168
77
82
20
39
9
0
0
787
1
9.94
1.83
5.44
0.94
26.9
5.0
1.08
.292
3.84
82
3.15
71
7.88
27.7

More Royals Stats

Team Rankings

HR

138

27th

R

557

28th

SO

1,147

25th

ERA

3.67

4th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
84
62
.575
Guardians Guardians
74
71
.510
9.5
Royals Royals
74
72
.507
10.0
Twins Twins
64
82
.438
20.0
White Sox White Sox
56
90
.384
28.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/11
KCR KCR
@
CLE CLE
7:15 PM
Fri
9/12
KCR KCR
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Sat
9/13
KCR KCR
@
PHI PHI
6:05 PM
Sun
9/14
KCR KCR
@
PHI PHI
1:35 PM
Tue
9/16
SEA SEA
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Last Game
CLE Guardians

74 - 71

3

Final

4

KCR Royals

74 - 72

Wed 10 Sep 2025

MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

MLB Fantasy 2025

MLB 2025 Betting

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
86
60
.589
Mets Mets
76
70
.521
10.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
89
58
.605
Cubs Cubs
83
63
.568
5.5
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
82
64
.562
Padres Padres
79
67
.541
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
83
62
.572
Yankees Yankees
80
65
.552
3.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
84
62
.575
Guardians Guardians
74
71
.510
9.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
79
67
.541
Mariners Mariners
78
68
.534
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
8/26
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
12-1
Tue
8/26
TBR TBR
@
CLE CLE
3-4
Tue
8/26
SDP SDP
@
SEA SEA
3-4
Tue
8/26
BOS BOS
@
BAL BAL
3-2
Tue
8/26
MIN MIN
@
TOR TOR
8-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/11
HOU HOU
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Thu
9/11
WSH WSH
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM
Thu
9/11
DET DET
@
NYY NYY
7:05 PM
Thu
9/11
NYM NYM
@
PHI PHI
7:15 PM
Thu
9/11
KCR KCR
@
CLE CLE
7:15 PM