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2026 AL Earned Run Average Leaders

Earned runs allowed per nine innings

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Cam Schlittler led the AL in earned run average with 1.95 in 2026, 0.45 ahead of Dylan Cease (2.40).

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Led the AL in 2026 Cam Schlittler New York Yankees
1.95 Earned Run Average 0.45 clear of Dylan Cease

The 2026 Earned Run Average race

How it was won
1.20 1.76 2.32 2.87 3.43 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
  1. Cam Schlittler 1.95
  2. Dylan Cease 2.40
  3. Parker Messick 2.56
  4. Drew Rasmussen 2.67
  5. Sonny Gray 2.72
Each line is a season total on every night that player was in the top ten, from March 25 to September 27.
Showing Earned Run Average and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team ERA W L IP WHIP
1 Cam Schlittler NYA 1.95 14 6 193.2 0.92
2 Dylan Cease Dylan Cease TOR 2.40 11 6 169.0 1.10
3 Parker Messick Parker Messick CLE 2.56 12 9 186.1 1.06
4 Drew Rasmussen Drew Rasmussen TBA 2.67 16 5 172.0 0.91
5 Sonny Gray Sonny Gray BOS 2.72 18 5 169.0 1.15
6 Nick Martinez Nick Martinez TBA 3.10 15 6 180.0 1.09
7 Michael Wacha Michael Wacha KCA 3.32 9 10 200.2 1.11
8 Sean Burke Sean Burke CHA 3.34 11 7 172.1 1.20
9 Reid Detmers Reid Detmers LAA 3.36 7 8 185.0 1.04
10 Logan Gilbert Logan Gilbert SEA 3.73 12 11 186.0 1.09
11 Taj Bradley MIN 3.73 12 6 178.1 1.22
12 Gavin Williams Gavin Williams CLE 3.76 14 8 184.1 1.11
13 José Soriano José Soriano LAA +1 3.91 12 8 177.1 1.29
14 Bryan Woo Bryan Woo SEA 4.01 12 10 173.0 1.10
15 Framber Valdez Framber Valdez DET 4.03 10 12 174.0 1.36
16 Trevor Rogers Trevor Rogers BAL 4.03 10 11 169.2 1.18
17 Shane Baz Shane Baz BAL 4.11 6 15 179.2 1.35
18 Noah Cameron Noah Cameron KCA 4.11 9 8 177.1 1.23
19 Jacob deGrom Jacob deGrom TEX 4.20 11 11 162.2 1.14
20 George Kirby George Kirby SEA 4.33 9 11 174.2 1.40
21 Tanner Bibee Tanner Bibee CLE 4.36 7 15 188.0 1.22
22 Kevin Gausman Kevin Gausman TOR +1 4.51 9 12 177.2 1.27
23 MacKenzie Gore MacKenzie Gore TEX 4.58 8 11 173.0 1.34
24 Seth Lugo Seth Lugo KCA 5.17 7 9 172.1 1.47