So far during the 2021 MLB season, Mets ace Jacob deGrom has been on another planet, dismantling opposing batters with ease as his already otherworldly stuff has somehow gotten better than it was in 2020.

Here are 10 of the ridiculous stats he has put up through his first nine starts...

0.62 ERA

The conventional wisdom is that deGrom's ERA will eventually shoot up, but it hasn't yet -- to the point where deGrom's ERA is the lowest ever for any pitcher through the first nine starts of a season.

The second-best ERA in the NL belongs to Kevin Gausman (1.27) of the San Francisco Giants. The best ERA in the AL belongs to Texas Rangers right-hander Kyle Gibson at 2.06.

99th percentile

A look at Baseball Savant will take you beyond the standard numbers and give you a deeper look at just how dominant deGrom has been.

And when it comes to his chase rate, strikeout rate, xBA, xwOBA, and xERA, he's in the 99th percentile.

0.57 WHIP

It can be argued that deGrom's miniscule WHIP is actually more impressive than his ERA.

The second-best WHIP in the NL is owned by Corbin Burnes of the Milwaukee Brewers, whose WHIP is 0.71 (his ERA is 1.97).

14.43 K/9

Strikeouts are up across baseball, but deGrom and Burnes are in a league of their own here, with deGrom edging Burnes (14.3 K/9) for the best mark among big league starters.

3.7 fWAR

DeGrom's total fWAR of 3.7 is the best in baseball, with Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (3.5), Burnes (3.3), Nick Castellanos (3.0), and Gerrit Cole (3.0) rounding out the top five.

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