Mason Miller leads MLB in expected ERA
Mason Miller leads MLB in expected ERA in the 2026 season at 1.70, against a league average of 4.11, as of October 5, 2026.
One number, the league’s average beside it, and the top 25. Every figure here is from the 2026 season.
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2.41 below the league average of 4.11. The ERA a pitcher's contact allowed, strikeouts and walks should have produced. Lower is better. On its own a figure is only a size, which is why the league's number sits beside it.
| # | The rest of the board | Expected ERA | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason Miller 1.67 ERA | 1.70 | 1.67 ERA |
| 2 | Jhoan Duran 1.82 ERA | 2.06 | 1.82 ERA |
| 3 | Jacob Misiorowski 1.80 ERA | 2.13 | 1.80 ERA |
| 4 | Adrian Morejon 2.83 ERA | 2.34 | 2.83 ERA |
| 5 | Louis Varland 1.27 ERA | 2.37 | 1.27 ERA |
| 6 | Bradgley Rodriguez 2.19 ERA | 2.37 | 2.19 ERA |
| 7 | Juan Morillo 2.24 ERA | 2.45 | 2.24 ERA |
| 8 | Edgardo Henriquez 2.85 ERA | 2.47 | 2.85 ERA |
| 9 | Max Fried 2.80 ERA | 2.51 | 2.80 ERA |
| 10 | Mason Montgomery 2.88 ERA | 2.53 | 2.88 ERA |
| 11 | Erik Sabrowski 2.61 ERA | 2.62 | 2.61 ERA |
| 12 | Dylan Lee 3.09 ERA | 2.64 | 3.09 ERA |
| 13 | Trevor Megill 2.63 ERA | 2.64 | 2.63 ERA |
| 14 | Aroldis Chapman 1.92 ERA | 2.64 | 1.92 ERA |
| 15 | Jacob Latz 2.13 ERA | 2.66 | 2.13 ERA |
| 16 | Alex Vesia 2.64 ERA | 2.68 | 2.64 ERA |
| 17 | Payton Tolle 3.03 ERA | 2.70 | 3.03 ERA |
| 18 | Logan Henderson 2.47 ERA | 2.74 | 2.47 ERA |
| 19 | ![]() Shohei Ohtani · Los Angeles Dodgers 1.79 ERA | 2.74 | 1.79 ERA |
| 20 | Abner Uribe 1.97 ERA | 2.81 | 1.97 ERA |
| 21 | Jesús Luzardo 2.85 ERA | 2.83 | 2.85 ERA |
| 22 | Cade Smith 1.95 ERA | 2.83 | 1.95 ERA |
| 23 | Mason Fluharty 3.30 ERA | 2.83 | 3.30 ERA |
| 24 | Cam Schlittler 1.95 ERA | 2.85 | 1.95 ERA |
| 25 | Jonathan Bowlan 3.35 ERA | 2.85 | 3.35 ERA |
Source: Baseball Savant (Statcast), 2026 season. Baseball Savant's qualified players, ranked by Savant lowest first, since lower is better; the league average is Savant's own. The lead is 2.8 standard deviations (sd) above the field, estimated from Savant's percentiles: the unit the directory ranks leads by, because it lets a rate and a speed share one list. Measured (); the boards refresh twice a day.
