Pirates' Paul Skenes holds an absolutely crazy MLB record that you'd never think to check

Pirates' Paul Skenes holds an absolutely crazy MLB record that you'd never think to check originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Paul Skenes is a historic pitcher already in a lot of ways for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

One manner in which it's possible to prove that point is with a record you'd probably never think to check: Skenes' ERA in losses.Skenes has a 4.58 ERA in games that he takes a loss in his record.

According to statistician @JayHayKid, that's the lowest by any active pitcher and the lowest in MLB in at least 50 years.Paul Skenes now has a 4.58 ERA in *losses* in his MLB career.

That is *by far* the lowest ERA in losses for any active pitcher (min. 20 career losses) and the lowest by any pitcher in the last 50 years.— nugget chef (@jayhaykid) June 21, 2026MORE: How Pirates lost on maddening interference call for final out vs.

RockiesThat includes Saturday night, when the Pirates lost in controversial fashion to the Rockies, a 2-1 defeat.The stat really tells an entire detailed story about what Skenes' time with the Pirates has been like.For one, he's pretty dominant.

Even in his bad starts, he essentially gives up a run every other inning.It also shows the Pirates don't often give him the best run support. That ERA might mean Skenes gives up three runs in six innings.

For Pittsburgh not just to lose but to have Skenes actually get the 'L' means they score even less than that.This season's Pirates team has better bats, so they may help Skenes avoid more tough-luck losses.They'd much rather have him setting impressive records in a positive sense, anyway -- Skenes would certainly appreciate the run support.

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