How Shohei Ohtani's otherworldly ERA pace compares to MLB records so far in 2026

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Shohei Ohtani continues to make MLB history, but this year is doing so from the pitcher's mound.

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Ohtani threw another six shutout innings on Wednesday night for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Arizona Diamondbacks, lowering his ERA to a pristine 0.74 on the year. As Ohtani is now over two months into the season, his miniscule ERA continues to threaten records across the league.

It remains to be seen if Ohtani can keep this level of dominance up for an entire season, but Ohtani is currently pitching as well as he's ever pitched in his career. The two-way player now faces a challenge of keeping this up for the next four months, especially as the Dodgers eye a three-peat.

In the meantime, Ohtani remains must-see television for any sports fan who is interested in history. Here's a breakdown of Ohtani's pitching dominance thus far.

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Shohei Ohtani pitching stats 2026

  • Starts: 10
  • Record: 6-2
  • ERA: 0.74
  • Innings: 61.0
  • Strikeouts: 67

Ohtani has made 10 starts so far in 2026, going at least five innings in each appearance and at least six innings in all but one appearance. Additionally, Ohtani has not allowed a run in six of his 10 starts, and his season-high in runs allowed is two, which he's done once.

Shohei Ohtani hitting stats 2026

  • BA: .301
  • OBP: .420
  • OPS: .941
  • Home Runs: 10
  • RBI: 33
  • Hits: 66
  • Stolen Bases: 6

Even though Ohtani's hitting numbers are slightly down in most categories, he is still among the best best hitters in baseball this year. Ohtani is on pace for 30 home runs and a fourth-straight season with an OPS over .900, although he had an OPS of over 1.000 in the last three years.

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MLB ERA leaders 2026

RankPlayerTeamERA1.Cristopher SanchezPhillies1.462.Jacob MisiorowskiBrewers1.653.Cam SchlittlerYankees1.864.Chris SaleBraves2.015.Chase BurnsReds2.05

Ohtani is still one inning away from qualifying for the ERA title, so he doesn't currently lead the league in the category. That honor belongs to Philadelphia Phillies ace Cristopher Sanchez who has produced an impressive scoreless streak of his own this year.

The NL Cy Young race is shaping up to be electric down the stretch with Ohtani, Sanchez and Jacob Misiorowski all worthy of the award. All three players are making their own versions of MLB history this year and would all be the favorites in past NL Cy Young races.

While Ohtani being a two-way player helps his MVP case, it may not have as much of an impact for the Cy Young award. Ohtani looks to have much steeper competition for his first Cy Young than he does for a fourth-straight MVP and fifth of his career.

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Lowest ERAs in MLB history

RankPlayerYearERA1.Tim Keefe18800.862.Garnett Blair19450.963.Dutch Leonard19140.964.Satchel Paige19441.015.Mordecai Brown19061.046.Gready McKinnis19411.047.Bob Gibson19681.128.Christy Mathewson19091.149.Walter Johnson19131.1510.Jack Pfiester19071.15

Each of the 10 lowest ERAs in MLB history came before 1950, with most of them being from the dead-ball era. Only three players have ever produced ERAs under 1.00 while still pitching enough innings to qualify, as Tim Keefe's 0.86 ERA in 1880 remains the top spot.

The most recent pitcher with a single-season ERA of 1.15 or lower is Bob Gibson, who met the mark all the way back in 1968. Since 2000, the lowest single-season ERA belongs to Shane Bieber's 1.63 mark in the shortened 2020 season, and the lowest in a 162-game season is Zach Greinke's 1.68 in 2015.

Therefore, it is rare for a player to have an ERA this low over the course of a full season. If Ohtani can continue this dominance, he would make a special kind of history that his literally never been done.

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