Joaquin Benoit ERA in 2008
5.002008 Regular Season
Joaquin Benoit posted a 5.00 ERA in the 2008 regular season.
| ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | HR: Home runs hit. | |||
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| Sep 7, 2008 |  vs BOS | L 7-2 | 5.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 2008 |  vs SEA | W 6-4 | 5.11 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 31, 2008 |  @ LAA | W 4-3 | 5.02 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 28, 2008 | @ LAA | L 7-5 | 5.06 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 2008 |  @ KC | W 3-2 | 5.18 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 24, 2008 |  vs CLE | L 4-3 | 5.23 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 18, 2008 |  vs DET | L 8-7 | 5.36 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aug 14, 2008 | @ BOS | L 10-0 | 5.49 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Aug 9, 2008 |  @ BAL | L 9-0 | 5.79 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Aug 6, 2008 |  vs NYY | L 5-3 | 5.45 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 2008 | @ NYY | L 18-7 | 5.60 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 28, 2008 |  vs PHI | L 8-6 | 5.82 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 26, 2008 |  @ HOU | L 7-2 | 5.91 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 2008 | @ HOU | L 4-3 | 13.50 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2008 |  @ WSH | L 4-3 F/14 | 5.58 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 2008 |  vs TB | L 5-4 | 5.76 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 5, 2008 | vs CLE | W 9-4 | 5.34 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jun 2, 2008 | vs CLE | L 13-9 | 5.53 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| May 31, 2008 |  vs ATH | W 8-4 | 4.39 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 30, 2008 | vs ATH | W 3-1 | 4.50 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 28, 2008 | @ TB | L 5-3 | 4.68 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 24, 2008 | @ CLE | L 5-2 | 4.94 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| May 22, 2008 |  @ MIN | W 8-7 F/10 | 5.16 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| May 19, 2008 | @ MIN | L 7-6 F/12 | 4.79 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| May 17, 2008 | vs HOU | W 6-2 | 5.03 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 16, 2008 | vs HOU | W 16-8 | 5.30 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 13, 2008 | vs SEA | W 5-2 | 5.60 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 12, 2008 | vs SEA | W 13-12 F/10 | 5.94 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 10, 2008 | vs ATH | W 6-4 | 5.17 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 9, 2008 | vs ATH | W 4-0 | 5.65 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 7, 2008 | @ SEA | W 2-0 | 6.08 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May 3, 2008 | @ ATH | W 6-3 | 6.57 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 2, 2008 | @ ATH | W 4-3 | 7.15 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Apr 29, 2008 | vs KC | L 9-5 | 7.84 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 25, 2008 | vs MIN | W 6-5 F/10 | 6.75 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23, 2008 | @ DET | L 19-6 | 7.56 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 21, 2008 | @ BOS | L 8-3 | 7.36 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 19, 2008 | @ BOS | L 5-3 | 8.53 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2008 |  @ TOR | W 7-5 F/14 | 5.06 | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15, 2008 | vs LAA | L 7-4 | 1.80 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 2008 | vs TOR | L 5-4 F/10 | 2.25 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 10, 2008 | vs BAL | W 3-1 | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 6, 2008 | @ LAA | W 10-4 | 4.50 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 2008 | @ SEA | W 5-4 | 9.00 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
- 12th-best of Joaquin Benoit's 16 seasons on file; the best is 1.34 in 2010.
- Up 2.15 from 2.85 in 2007.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on October 24, 2026.