Between the 2000 and 2010 seasons, Jaime Garcia had the best ERA by a rookie, with an ERA of 2.70 in 2010.
Interpreted as:
lowest rookie era with a minimum of 1 IP per team game 2000 to 2010| 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 |  | J. Garcia | 2.70 | 2010 | 28 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 28 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 163.1 | 151 | 49 | 64 | 9 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 695 | 4 | 7.27 | 3.53 | 2.06 | 0.50 | 19.0 | 9.2 | 1.32 | .292 | 3.53 | 69 | 3.40 | 87 | 8.32 | 9.3 | |
| 2 | | B. Webb | 2.84 | 2003 | 29 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 28 | 172 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 180.2 | 140 | 57 | 65 | 12 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 750 | 9 | 8.57 | 3.39 | 2.53 | 0.60 | 22.9 | 9.1 | 1.15 | .264 | 3.24 | 63 | 3.33 | 75 | 6.97 | 22.3 | |
| 3 |  | J.A. Happ | 2.93 | 2009 | 35 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 23 | 119 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 166.0 | 149 | 54 | 55 | 20 | 56 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 685 | 2 | 6.45 | 3.04 | 2.13 | 1.08 | 17.4 | 8.2 | 1.23 | .266 | 2.98 | 69 | 4.32 | 101 | 8.08 | -0.9 | |
| 4 | | R. Wells | 3.05 | 2009 | 27 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 27 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1 | 165 | 56 | 67 | 14 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 694 | 3 | 5.66 | 2.50 | 2.26 | 0.76 | 15.0 | 6.6 | 1.28 | .288 | 3.65 | 70 | 3.87 | 91 | 8.98 | 7.3 | |
| 5 | | D. Moss | 3.42 | 2002 | 33 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 29 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179.0 | 140 | 68 | 80 | 20 | 89 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 743 | 13 | 5.58 | 4.47 | 1.25 | 1.01 | 14.9 | 12.0 | 1.28 | .232 | 4.02 | 84 | 4.76 | 114 | 7.04 | -11.3 | |
| 6 | | R. Ankiel | 3.50 | 2000 | 31 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 30 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.0 | 137 | 68 | 80 | 21 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 735 | 12 | 9.98 | 4.63 | 2.16 | 1.08 | 26.4 | 12.2 | 1.30 | .274 | 4.11 | 76 | 4.11 | 86 | 7.05 | 13.3 | |
| 7 | | J. Blanton | 3.53 | 2005 | 33 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 33 | 116 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 201.1 | 178 | 79 | 86 | 23 | 67 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 835 | 4 | 5.19 | 3.00 | 1.73 | 1.03 | 13.9 | 8.0 | 1.22 | .248 | 3.84 | 84 | 4.42 | 102 | 7.96 | -2.2 | |
| 8 | | R. Lopez | 3.57 | 2002 | 33 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 28 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 196.2 | 172 | 78 | 83 | 23 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 809 | 2 | 6.22 | 2.84 | 2.19 | 1.05 | 16.8 | 7.7 | 1.19 | .256 | 3.80 | 83 | 4.11 | 93 | 7.87 | 6.4 | |
| 9 |  | J. Verlander | 3.63 | 2006 | 30 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 30 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 186.0 | 187 | 75 | 78 | 21 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 776 | 5 | 6.00 | 2.90 | 2.07 | 1.02 | 16.0 | 7.7 | 1.33 | .294 | 3.77 | 80 | 4.34 | 96 | 9.05 | 3.6 | |
| 10 | | J. Jurrjens | 3.68 | 2008 | 31 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 31 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188.1 | 188 | 77 | 87 | 11 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 813 | 3 | 6.64 | 3.35 | 1.99 | 0.53 | 17.1 | 8.6 | 1.37 | .301 | 4.16 | 88 | 3.59 | 84 | 8.98 | 14.4 | |
| 11 | | J. Guthrie | 3.70 | 2007 | 32 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 26 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.1 | 165 | 72 | 78 | 23 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 723 | 8 | 6.31 | 2.41 | 2.62 | 1.18 | 17.0 | 6.5 | 1.21 | .270 | 4.00 | 82 | 4.40 | 96 | 8.47 | 3.3 | |
| 12 | | C. Hensley | 3.71 | 2006 | 37 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 29 | 122 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 187.0 | 174 | 77 | 82 | 15 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 787 | 3 | 5.87 | 3.66 | 1.61 | 0.72 | 15.5 | 9.7 | 1.34 | .278 | 3.95 | 90 | 4.14 | 95 | 8.37 | 4 | |
| 13 | | G. Chacin | 3.72 | 2005 | 34 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 34 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203.0 | 213 | 84 | 93 | 20 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 872 | 3 | 5.36 | 3.10 | 1.73 | 0.89 | 13.9 | 8.0 | 1.39 | .296 | 4.12 | 84 | 4.25 | 97 | 9.44 | 3.6 | |
| 14 | | A. Galarraga | 3.73 | 2008 | 30 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 28 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178.2 | 152 | 74 | 83 | 28 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 746 | 6 | 6.35 | 3.07 | 2.07 | 1.41 | 16.9 | 8.2 | 1.19 | .236 | 4.18 | 85 | 4.88 | 112 | 7.66 | -10.1 | |
| 15 | | H. Kuroda | 3.73 | 2008 | 31 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 31 | 116 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 183.1 | 181 | 76 | 85 | 13 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 776 | 5 | 5.69 | 2.06 | 2.76 | 0.64 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 1.22 | .281 | 4.17 | 89 | 3.58 | 84 | 8.89 | 14.1 | |
| 16 | | S. Kazmir | 3.77 | 2005 | 32 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 32 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186.0 | 172 | 78 | 90 | 12 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 818 | 7 | 8.42 | 4.84 | 1.74 | 0.58 | 21.3 | 12.2 | 1.46 | .307 | 4.35 | 89 | 3.75 | 87 | 8.32 | 11.7 | |
| 17 | | J. Weong Seo | 3.82 | 2003 | 32 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 31 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188.1 | 193 | 80 | 94 | 18 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 806 | 2 | 5.26 | 2.20 | 2.39 | 0.86 | 13.6 | 5.7 | 1.27 | .280 | 4.49 | 92 | 3.93 | 92 | 9.22 | 6.7 | |
| 18 | | B. Bannister | 3.87 | 2007 | 27 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 27 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0 | 156 | 71 | 76 | 15 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 683 | 4 | 4.20 | 2.40 | 1.75 | 0.82 | 11.3 | 6.4 | 1.21 | .261 | 4.15 | 84 | 4.39 | 100 | 8.51 | 0 | |
| 19 | | J. Lannan | 3.91 | 2008 | 31 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 31 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182.0 | 172 | 79 | 89 | 23 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 779 | 6 | 5.79 | 3.56 | 1.63 | 1.14 | 15.0 | 9.2 | 1.34 | .266 | 4.40 | 91 | 4.78 | 110 | 8.51 | -8.5 | |
| 20 | | J. Niemann | 3.94 | 2009 | 31 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 30 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180.2 | 185 | 79 | 84 | 17 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 769 | 6 | 6.23 | 2.94 | 2.12 | 0.85 | 16.3 | 7.7 | 1.35 | .301 | 4.18 | 93 | 4.06 | 94 | 9.22 | 5.3 | |
| 21 | | R. Porcello | 3.96 | 2009 | 31 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 31 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2 | 176 | 75 | 81 | 23 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 720 | 6 | 4.69 | 2.74 | 1.71 | 1.21 | 12.4 | 7.2 | 1.34 | .277 | 4.27 | 87 | 4.76 | 107 | 9.28 | -5.8 | |
| 22 | | H. Ramirez | 4.00 | 2003 | 29 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 29 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 182.1 | 181 | 81 | 91 | 21 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 781 | 5 | 4.94 | 3.55 | 1.39 | 1.04 | 12.8 | 9.2 | 1.39 | .275 | 4.49 | 93 | 4.71 | 110 | 8.93 | -8.6 | |
| 23 | | S. Olsen | 4.04 | 2006 | 31 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 31 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180.2 | 160 | 81 | 94 | 23 | 75 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 761 | 8 | 8.27 | 3.74 | 2.21 | 1.15 | 21.8 | 9.9 | 1.30 | .280 | 4.68 | 92 | 4.32 | 97 | 7.97 | 2.2 | |
| 24 | | N. Blackburn | 4.05 | 2008 | 33 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 33 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193.1 | 224 | 87 | 102 | 23 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 823 | 2 | 4.47 | 1.82 | 2.46 | 1.07 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 1.36 | .305 | 4.75 | 95 | 4.39 | 105 | 10.43 | -4.7 | |
| 25 | | B. Anderson | 4.06 | 2009 | 30 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 30 | 150 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 175.1 | 180 | 79 | 94 | 20 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 735 | 0 | 7.70 | 2.31 | 3.33 | 1.03 | 20.4 | 6.1 | 1.28 | .309 | 4.83 | 94 | 3.68 | 85 | 9.24 | 12.6 | |
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