{"id":247,"date":"2026-05-06T13:28:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatshoheireallysaid.com\/?p=247"},"modified":"2026-05-06T13:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:30:44","slug":"shohei-ohtani-surpasses-hideo-nomo-with-historic-feat-2-04-era-through-first-20-dodgers-starts-ranks-3rd-in-franchise-history-also-sets-a-unique-mlb-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatshoheireallysaid.com\/?p=247","title":{"rendered":"Shohei Ohtani surpasses Hideo Nomo with historic feat \u2014 2.04 ERA through first 20 Dodgers starts ranks 3rd in franchise history; also sets a unique MLB record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ohtani (31) started on the road against the Astros and delivered a strong outing, throwing a season-high 7 innings while allowing 4 hits, 2 runs, and striking out 8. Despite the effort, he received little run support and took his second loss of the season. However, it was later revealed that he achieved a milestone by surpassing Nomo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He allowed two solo home runs\u2014including his first of the season\u2014but completed 7 innings for the first time in three years, dating back to his complete-game shutout on July 27, 2023, with the Angels against the Tigers. He also reached the qualifying innings threshold again, and his ERA dropped to 0.97, the best in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to MLB.com reporter Sarah Langs, this was Ohtani\u2019s 20th start with the Dodgers. Since ERA became an official stat in the National League in 1912, the lowest ERAs through a pitcher\u2019s first 20 starts with the Dodgers are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1.37 by Larry Cheney (1915\u201316)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.73 by Burleigh Grimes (1918)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2.04 by Ohtani (3rd all-time)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lowest ERA in first 20 starts with Dodgers (since ER official in NL in 1912):<br><br>1915-16 Larry Cheney: 1.37<br>1918 Burleigh Grimes: 1.73<br>2025-26 Shohei Ohtani: 2.04<br>1995 Hideo Nomo: 2.08<\/p>&mdash; Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SlangsOnSports\/status\/2051846614512193781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The previous third-place mark was 2.08 by Nomo in 1995, meaning Ohtani officially surpassed him with this outing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the analytics account Codify Baseball noted a rare statistical milestone:<br>Ohtani is the <strong>first pitcher in MLB history<\/strong> to have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At least 9 starts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>50+ innings pitched<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 or fewer earned runs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 or fewer wins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shohei Ohtani just became the first pitcher in MLB history to have a span of 9 regular season starts with:<br>\ud83d\udc49 at least 50 total innings pitched<br>\ud83d\udc49 no more than 4 total earned runs allowed<br>\ud83d\udc49 no more than 2 wins <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/STsaKcsFne\">pic.twitter.com\/STsaKcsFne<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Codify (@CodifyBaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CodifyBaseball\/status\/2051858731567399309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This season, he has made 6 starts, pitching 37 innings with a 2\u20132 record and just 4 earned runs. 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