since 1960, who has the lowest era for a reliever minimum 150 ip

Since 1960, Emmanuel Clase has the best ERA by a relief pitcher when pitching at least 150 innings, with an ERA of 1.88.

NAME ERA IP G W L W% GS SO CG SHO SV 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 Emmanuel Clase
E. Clase
1.88
359.0
365
21
25
.457
0
349
0
0
182
266
75
111
15
68
9
297
10
1,412
19
8.75
1.70
5.13
0.38
24.7
4.8
0.93
.258
2.78
6.67
2 Félix Bautista
F. Bautista
2.01
161.1
156
13
7
.650
0
248
0
0
67
84
36
42
14
72
3
104
1
632
10
13.83
4.02
3.44
0.78
39.2
11.4
0.97
.237
2.34
4.69
3 Zack Britton
Z. Britton
2.03
391.0
396
17
9
.654
0
367
0
0
154
276
88
102
17
153
8
250
6
1,551
36
8.45
3.52
2.40
0.39
23.7
9.9
1.10
.257
2.35
6.35
4 Mariano Rivera
M. Rivera
2.06
1233.2
1,105
79
57
.581
0
1,135
0
0
652
934
282
305
63
266
44
952
41
4,870
13
8.28
1.94
4.27
0.46
23.3
5.5
0.97
.259
2.23
6.81
5 Hoyt Wilhelm
H. Wilhelm
2.18
1134.0
623
78
67
.538
0
896
0
0
170
802
275
338
68
347
28
447
39
4,512
54
7.11
2.75
2.58
0.54
19.9
7.7
1.01
.231
2.68
6.37
6 Drew Pomeranz
D. Pomeranz
2.25
191.2
186
9
7
.563
0
234
0
0
10
136
48
57
15
72
9
40
4
771
2
10.99
3.38
3.25
0.70
30.4
9.3
1.09
.274
2.68
6.39
7 Billy Wagner
B. Wagner
2.31
903.0
853
47
40
.540
0
1,196
0
0
422
601
232
262
82
300
33
703
26
3,600
43
11.92
2.99
3.99
0.82
33.2
8.3
1.00
.261
2.61
5.99
8 Takashi Saito
T. Saito
2.34
338.0
338
21
15
.583
0
400
0
0
84
250
88
99
25
108
14
189
13
1,363
9
10.65
2.88
3.70
0.67
29.3
7.9
1.06
.276
2.64
6.66
9 Sammy Ellis
S. Ellis
2.36
156.2
89
11
4
.733
0
138
0
0
18
117
41
44
12
56
4
51
6
637
5
7.93
3.22
2.46
0.69
21.7
8.8
1.10
.246
2.53
6.72
10 Jim Bibby
J. Bibby
2.38
196.2
101
14
12
.538
0
127
0
0
8
167
52
68
7
99
2
39
14
837
11
5.81
4.53
1.28
0.32
15.2
11.8
1.35
.266
3.11
7.64
11 Andrés Muñoz
A. Muñoz
2.39
245.0
248
12
21
.364
0
332
0
0
69
154
65
77
17
99
14
111
12
984
18
12.20
3.64
3.35
0.62
33.7
10.1
1.03
.262
2.83
5.66
12 Mike Adams
M. Adams
2.41
407.1
408
21
20
.512
0
409
0
0
4
316
109
122
33
126
6
60
12
1,653
7
9.04
2.78
3.25
0.73
24.7
7.6
1.09
.262
2.70
6.98
13 John Smoltz
J. Smoltz
2.41
261.1
242
4
6
.400
0
280
0
0
154
205
70
74
17
50
1
204
5
1,015
9
9.64
1.72
5.60
0.59
27.6
4.9
0.98
.282
2.55
7.06
14 Jhoan Duran
J. Duran
2.42
238.1
229
17
23
.425
0
296
0
0
79
186
64
83
17
74
17
137
14
971
17
11.18
2.79
4.00
0.64
30.5
7.6
1.09
.298
3.13
7.02
15 Devin Williams
D. Williams
2.42
283.0
293
30
15
.667
0
439
0
0
85
164
76
94
20
132
15
125
4
1,152
17
13.96
4.20
3.33
0.64
38.1
11.5
1.05
.264
2.99
5.22
16 Jim Umbricht
J. Umbricht
2.43
159.1
81
9
1
.900
0
110
0
0
3
122
43
49
10
54
2
38
5
641
6
6.21
3.05
2.04
0.56
17.2
8.4
1.10
.241
2.77
6.89
17 Koji Uehara
K. Uehara
2.43
414.0
424
20
22
.476
0
524
0
0
95
279
112
120
53
66
4
207
8
1,583
9
11.39
1.43
7.94
1.15
33.1
4.2
0.83
.241
2.61
6.07
18 Akinori Otsuka
A. Otsuka
2.44
232.0
236
13
15
.464
0
217
0
0
39
190
63
71
12
80
2
96
15
951
4
8.42
3.10
2.71
0.47
22.8
8.4
1.16
.278
2.75
7.37
19 Jonathan Papelbon
J. Papelbon
2.45
709.2
686
41
36
.532
0
793
0
0
368
557
193
221
55
175
32
585
17
2,867
13
10.06
2.22
4.53
0.70
27.7
6.1
1.03
.277
2.80
7.06
20 Bill Hands
B. Hands
2.48
235.2
114
11
11
.500
0
143
0
0
14
210
65
79
11
70
6
69
15
966
11
5.46
2.67
2.04
0.42
14.8
7.2
1.19
.270
3.02
8.02
21 Bryan Harvey
B. Harvey
2.49
387.0
322
17
25
.405
0
448
0
0
177
278
107
122
30
144
2
278
19
1,582
25
10.42
3.35
3.11
0.70
28.3
9.1
1.09
.259
2.84
6.47
22 Joe Nathan
J. Nathan
2.50
761.0
758
52
29
.642
0
881
0
0
377
540
211
222
60
248
18
587
27
3,048
41
10.42
2.93
3.55
0.71
28.9
8.1
1.04
.261
2.63
6.39
23 Jeff Calhoun
J. Calhoun
2.51
150.2
118
6
7
.462
0
104
0
0
5
120
42
57
8
65
1
45
15
629
10
6.21
3.88
1.60
0.48
16.5
10.3
1.23
.248
3.40
7.17
24 Tyler Holton
T. Holton
2.53
224.1
173
15
5
.750
0
181
0
0
9
156
63
68
26
44
6
30
2
864
7
7.26
1.77
4.11
1.04
20.9
5.1
0.89
.214
2.73
6.26
25 Bill Swift
B. Swift
2.53
309.1
183
11
7
.611
0
143
0
0
27
290
87
105
8
88
4
67
15
1,265
8
4.16
2.56
1.63
0.23
11.3
7.0
1.22
.276
3.05
8.44
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Team Rankings

HR

129

20th

R

488

26th

SO

1,035

15th

ERA

3.89

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
73
53
.579
Guardians Guardians
63
60
.512
8.5
Royals Royals
63
61
.508
9.0
Twins Twins
58
66
.468
14.0
White Sox White Sox
44
80
.355
28.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
8/18
CLE CLE
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Tue
8/19
CLE CLE
@
AZ AZ
9:40 PM
Wed
8/20
CLE CLE
@
AZ AZ
3:40 PM
Fri
8/22
CLE CLE
@
TEX TEX
8:05 PM
Sat
8/23
CLE CLE
@
TEX TEX
7:05 PM
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MLB Fantasy 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
71
53
.573
Mets Mets
65
58
.528
5.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
78
45
.634
Cubs Cubs
70
53
.569
8.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
70
53
.569
Padres Padres
69
54
.561
1.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
73
52
.584
Red Sox Red Sox
68
57
.544
5.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
73
53
.579
Guardians Guardians
63
60
.512
8.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
69
55
.556
Mariners Mariners
68
56
.548
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MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
8/1
MIL MIL
@
WSH WSH
8-2
Fri
8/1
CWS CWS
@
LAA LAA
1-0
Fri
8/1
STL STL
@
SDP SDP
8-5
Sat
8/2
HOU HOU
@
BOS BOS
1-6
Sat
8/2
LAD LAD
@
TBR TBR
3-0

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
8/17
SEA SEA
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Mon
8/18
MIL MIL
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Mon
8/18
TOR TOR
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Mon
8/18
HOU HOU
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Mon
8/18
STL STL
@
MIA MIA
6:40 PM