Active Leaders & Records for Earned Run Average
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| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | IP | Throws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jacob deGrom (13, 38) | 2.628 | 1640.1 | R |
| 2. | Chris Sale (16, 37) | 2.974 | 2182.0 | L |
| 3. | Max Fried (10, 32) | 3.044 | 1141.1 | L |
| 4. | Blake Snell (11, 33) | 3.171 | 1161.0 | L |
| 5. | Gerrit Cole (13, 35) | 3.199 | 2003.0 | R |
| 6. | Zack Wheeler (12, 36) | 3.222 | 1821.1 | R |
| 7. | Max Scherzer (19, 41) | 3.268 | 2985.0 | R |
| 8. | Justin Verlander (21, 43) | 3.332 | 3571.1 | R |
| 9. | Logan Webb (8, 29) | 3.421 | 1162.2 | R |
| 10. | Framber Valdez (9, 32) | 3.431 | 1188.1 | L |
| 11. | Sonny Gray (14, 36) | 3.531 | 2013.2 | R |
| 12. | Seth Lugo (11, 36) | 3.591 | 1097.2 | R |
| 13. | Luis Castillo (10, 33) | 3.634 | 1498.1 | R |
| 14. | Yu Darvish (13, 39) | 3.650 | 1778.0 | R |
| 15. | Sandy Alcantara (9, 30) | 3.687 | 1206.0 | R |
| 16. | Freddy Peralta (9, 30) | 3.694 | 1035.1 | R |
| 17. | Chris Bassitt (12, 37) | 3.708 | 1335.0 | R |
| 18. | Carlos Rodón (12, 33) | 3.720 | 1328.1 | L |
| 19. | Joe Musgrove (9, 33) | 3.733 | 1056.0 | R |
| 20. | Dylan Cease (8, 30) | 3.766 | 1113.2 | R |
| 21. | Jose Quintana (15, 37) | 3.785 | 2142.1 | L |
| 22. | Zac Gallen (8, 30) | 3.827 | 1105.1 | R |
| 23. | Kevin Gausman (14, 35) | 3.843 | 2023.1 | R |
| 24. | Jack Flaherty (10, 30) | 3.850 | 1073.0 | R |
| 25. | Michael Wacha (14, 34) | 3.880 | 1746.2 | R |
| 26. | Nathan Eovaldi (15, 36) | 3.900 | 1813.2 | R |
| 27. | Robbie Ray (13, 34) | 3.902 | 1547.2 | L |
| 28. | Merrill Kelly (8, 37) | 3.904 | 1102.0 | R |
| 29. | Aaron Nola (12, 33) | 3.934 | 1818.2 | R |
| Luis Severino (11, 32) | 3.934 | 1134.2 | R | |
| 31. | Jameson Taillon (10, 34) | 3.939 | 1304.2 | R |
| 32. | Nick Martinez (9, 35) | 4.004 | 1045.1 | R |
| 33. | Eduardo Rodríguez (11, 33) | 4.035 | 1418.2 | L |
| 34. | José Berríos (10, 32) | 4.083 | 1571.2 | R |
| 35. | Sean Manaea (11, 34) | 4.111 | 1320.0 | L |
| 36. | Carlos Carrasco (17, 39) | 4.241 | 1704.0 | R |
| 37. | Taijuan Walker (14, 33) | 4.269 | 1300.2 | R |
| 38. | Michael Lorenzen (12, 34) | 4.274 | 1093.0 | R |
| 39. | Zach Eflin (11, 32) | 4.277 | 1077.1 | R |
| 40. | Steven Matz (12, 35) | 4.299 | 1057.1 | L |
| 41. | Lucas Giolito (10, 31) | 4.325 | 1188.1 | R |
| 42. | Miles Mikolas (11, 37) | 4.331 | 1346.2 | R |
| 43. | Martín Pérez (15, 35) | 4.371 | 1713.0 | L |
| 44. | Matt Moore (13, 37) | 4.387 | 1142.2 | L |
| 45. | Trevor Williams (10, 34) | 4.460 | 1009.0 | R |
| 46. | Nick Pivetta (10, 33) | 4.474 | 1227.0 | R |
| 47. | Yusei Kikuchi (8, 35) | 4.504 | 1019.0 | L |
| 48. | Patrick Corbin (14, 36) | 4.525 | 2124.0 | L |
| 49. | Matthew Boyd (12, 35) | 4.571 | 1134.0 | L |
| 50. | Germán Márquez (11, 31) | 4.689 | 1188.0 | R |
| Rank | Player (yrs, age) | Earned Run Average | IP | Throws |
| 51. | Kyle Freeland (10, 33) | 4.726 | 1348.1 | L |
