Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

Strikeouts may be lower than usual, but there are still a number of pitchers more than capable of doing well this week.

Updated on June 30, 2025 12:29AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on June 30, 2025 12:29AM EST

The league strikeout rate is below 22 percent for the first time since 2017, and the reasons aren't clear. It could be a great focus on making contact or a greater reliance on strong defenders who are weaker with the stick. It may come from the pitcher's end. It could even be due to the umpires. It's not enough to alter fantasy thinking, but it's something to track. Of course, this all goes out the window when MLB adopts robot umpires, hopefully with a challenge system.

UPDATED: Monday June 30, 12:30 AM ET

Week of June 30 - July 6

Mixed league

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Garrett Crochet	BOS	CIN, @WAS	Getting better as the season progresses
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SD, CIN
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CLE
4	Logan Webb	SF	@ARI, @ATH
5	Max Fried	NYY	@TOR, @NYM
6	Joe Ryan	MIN	@MIA, TB
7	Matthew Boyd	CHC	CLE, STL
8	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TOR, @NYM
9	Jacob deGrom	TEX	BAL
10	Michael Wacha	KC	@SEA, @ARI	Catching the depleted Diamondbacks at the right time
11	Sonny Gray	STL	@PIT
12	Hunter Brown	HOU	@COL
13	Seth Lugo	KC	@SEA
14	Spencer Strider	ATL	BAL	29 K over last 17 IP
15	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@TOR
16	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	CWS
17	Paul Skenes	PIT	STL
18	George Kirby	SEA	KC, PIT	Nice pair at home, getting on a roll
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UPDATED: Monday June 30, 12:30 AM ET

Week of June 30 - July 6

Mixed league

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Garrett Crochet	BOS	CIN, @WAS	Getting better as the season progresses
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SD, CIN
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CLE
4	Logan Webb	SF	@ARI, @ATH
5	Max Fried	NYY	@TOR, @NYM
6	Joe Ryan	MIN	@MIA, TB
7	Matthew Boyd	CHC	CLE, STL
8	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TOR, @NYM
9	Jacob deGrom	TEX	BAL
10	Michael Wacha	KC	@SEA, @ARI	Catching the depleted Diamondbacks at the right time
11	Sonny Gray	STL	@PIT
12	Hunter Brown	HOU	@COL
13	Seth Lugo	KC	@SEA
14	Spencer Strider	ATL	BAL	29 K over last 17 IP
15	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@TOR
16	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	CWS
17	Paul Skenes	PIT	STL
18	George Kirby	SEA	KC, PIT	Nice pair at home, getting on a roll
19	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@TB, SF	Can't fake strikeouts and he's fanned 55 in 43 IP
20	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@SEA, @ARI
21	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SD
22	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@NYM
23	Drew Rasmussen	TB	ATH, @MIN	Rays managing innings after 28.2 last season and 44.2 in 2023
24	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@TB
25	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	CWS
26	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	BAL
27	Luis Castillo	SEA	PIT
28	Dylan Cease	SD	@PHI	Underlying metrics harbinger of a solid second half
29	Ryan Pepiot	TB	ATH
30	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	KC	Starting to come around
31	Framber Valdez	HOU	@LAD
32	Logan Gilbert	SEA	KC
33	Kevin Gausman	TOR	NYY, LAA
34	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	CIN
35	Bryan Woo	SEA	KC
36	Ranger Suarez	PHI	CIN
37	David Peterson	NYM	MIL
38	Nick Pivetta	SD	@PHI
39	Edward Cabrera	MIA	MIN, MIL	Walks high, but getting a groove
40	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@NYM
41	Jack Flaherty	DET	@WAS, @CLE	Decent pair to get back on track
42	Shota Imanaga	CHC	CLE
43	Reese Olson	DET	@WAS
44	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	BAL
45	Noah Cameron	KC	@SEA
46	Shane Baz	TB	ATH	In-season adjustments beginning to take hold
47	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@SD
48	Brayan Bello	BOS	CIN
49	Ryne Nelson	ARI	SF, KC
50	Robbie Ray	SF	@ARI
51	Andre Pallante	STL	@PIT
52	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@TEX, @ATL	Who woulda thunk
53	Grant Holmes	ATL	LAA
54	Landen Roupp	SF	@ARI
55	Kris Bubic	KC	@ARI
56	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@MIA
57	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@MIA
58	Merrill Kelly	ARI	SF
59	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@ARI, @ATH
60	David Festa	MIN	@MIA	Showing signs of breaking out of funk
61	Bailey Ober	MIN	TB
62	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@WAS
63	Dustin May	LAD	CWS
64	Zac Gallen	ARI	SF, KC	Things getting worse, not better
65	Jose Soriano	LAA	@ATL
66	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@CHC
67	Michael Soroka	WAS	BOS
68	Max Scherzer	TOR	NYY, LAA
69	Zack Littell	TB	@MIN
70	Shane Smith	CWS	@LAD, @COL
71	Will Warren	NYY	@TOR
72	Taj Bradley	TB	@MIN
73	Eury Perez	MIA	MIN
74	Emerson Hancock	SEA	KC, PIT
75	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	MIL
76	Mitch Keller	PIT	STL
77	Mix 12 Reliever
78	Adrian Houser	CWS	@COL
79	Clay Holmes	NYM	MIL, NYY
80	Andrew Heaney	PIT	STL, @SEA
81	Erick Fedde	STL	@PIT, @CHC
82	Charlie Morton	BAL	@TEX, @ATL
83	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	SF
84	Matt Waldron	SD	@PHI, TEX
85	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@PHI
86	Gavin Williams	CLE	@CHC, DET
87	Mix 15 Reliever
88	Stephen Kolek	SD	TEX
89	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	HOU
90	Nick Martinez	CIN	@BOS
91	Dean Kremer	BAL	@ATL
92	Ben Casparius	LAD	HOU
93	Brandon Walter	HOU	@COL
94	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@TEX
95	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@TOR
96	Casey Mize	DET	@CLE
97	Jose Berrios	TOR	NYY
98	Didier Fuentes	ATL	LAA, BAL
99	Landon Knack	LAD	HOU
100	Bailey Falter	PIT	@SEA
101	Chad Patrick	MIL	@MIA
102	Brady Singer	CIN	@BOS
103	Marcus Stroman	NYY	@NYM
104	Patrick Corbin	TEX	BAL, @SD
105	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@ATL
106	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@TOR
107	Jake Irvin	WAS	DET
108	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@COL
109	Cade Horton	CHC	CLE
110	Mitch Spence	ATH	@TB
111	Chase Burns	CIN	@BOS, @PHI
112	Luis Severino	ATH	SF
113	Chris Paddack	MIN	TB
114	Chase Dollander	COL	HOU, CWS
115	Colton Gordon	HOU	@COL, @LAD
116	German Marquez	COL	CWS
117	JP Sears	ATH	SF
118	Mike Burrows	PIT	@SEA
119	Sean Burke	CWS	@LAD
120	Richard Fitts	BOS	CIN
121	Jack Leiter	TEX	@SD
122	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@PHI
123	Quinn Priester	MIL	@MIA
124	Eric Lauer	TOR	LAA
125	Jameson Taillon	CHC	STL
126	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	@CHC
127	Chris Bassitt	TOR	NYY
128	Walker Buehler	BOS	@WAS
129	Randy Vasquez	SD	TEX
130	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	DET
131	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@ATL, @TOR
132	Justin Verlander	SF	@ATH
133	Colin Rea	CHC	STL
134	Cal Quantrill	MIA	MIL
135	Frankie Montas	NYM	NYY
136	Slade Cecconi	CLE	DET
137	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@CHC
138	Janson Junk	MIA	MIN
139	Trevor Williams	WAS	DET, BOS
140	Aaron Civale	CWS	@LAD
141	Jose Quintana	MIL	@NYM
142	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CHC
143	Lance McCullers	HOU	@LAD
144	Mick Abel	PHI	SD
145	Mitchell Parker	WAS	BOS
146	Blade Tidwell	NYM	MIL
147	Paul Blackburn	NYM	NYY
148	Austin Gomber	COL	HOU
149	Kyle Freeland	COL	HOU
150	Dietrich Enns	DET	@WAS
151	Bryce Elder	ATL	LAA
152	Logan Allen	CLE	DET
153	Antonio Senzatela	COL	CWS

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Garrett Crochet	BOS	CIN, @WAS	Getting better as the season progresses
2	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CLE
3	Max Fried	NYY	@TOR, @NYM
4	Joe Ryan	MIN	@MIA, TB
5	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TOR, @NYM
6	Jacob deGrom	TEX	BAL
7	Michael Wacha	KC	@SEA, @ARI	Catching the depleted Diamondbacks at the right time
8	Hunter Brown	HOU	@COL
9	Seth Lugo	KC	@SEA
10	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@TOR
11	George Kirby	SEA	KC, PIT	Nice pair at home, getting on a roll
12	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@TB, SF	Can't fake strikeouts and he's fanned 55 in 43 IP
13	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@SEA, @ARI
14	Drew Rasmussen	TB	ATH, @MIN	Rays managing innings after 28.2 last season and 44.2 in 2023
15	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@TB
16	Luis Castillo	SEA	PIT
17	Ryan Pepiot	TB	ATH
18	Framber Valdez	HOU	@LAD
19	Logan Gilbert	SEA	KC
20	Kevin Gausman	TOR	NYY, LAA
21	Bryan Woo	SEA	KC
22	Jack Flaherty	DET	@WAS, @CLE	Decent pair to get back on track
23	Reese Olson	DET	@WAS
24	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	BAL
25	Noah Cameron	KC	@SEA
26	Shane Baz	TB	ATH	In-season adjustments beginning to take hold
27	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@SD
28	Brayan Bello	BOS	CIN
29	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@TEX, @ATL	Who woulda thunk
30	Kris Bubic	KC	@ARI
31	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@MIA
32	David Festa	MIN	@MIA	Showing signs of breaking out of funk
33	Bailey Ober	MIN	TB
34	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@WAS
35	Jose Soriano	LAA	@ATL
36	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@CHC
37	Max Scherzer	TOR	NYY, LAA
38	Zack Littell	TB	@MIN
39	Shane Smith	CWS	@LAD, @COL
40	Will Warren	NYY	@TOR
41	Taj Bradley	TB	@MIN
42	Emerson Hancock	SEA	KC, PIT
43	Adrian Houser	CWS	@COL
44	Charlie Morton	BAL	@TEX, @ATL
45	Gavin Williams	CLE	@CHC, DET
46	Dean Kremer	BAL	@ATL
47	Brandon Walter	HOU	@COL
48	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@TEX
49	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@TOR
50	Casey Mize	DET	@CLE
51	Jose Berrios	TOR	NYY
52	Marcus Stroman	NYY	@NYM
53	Patrick Corbin	TEX	BAL, @SD
54	AL Reliever
55	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@ATL
56	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@TOR
57	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@COL
58	Mitch Spence	ATH	@TB
59	Luis Severino	ATH	SF
60	Chris Paddack	MIN	TB
61	Colton Gordon	HOU	@COL, @LAD
62	JP Sears	ATH	SF
63	Sean Burke	CWS	@LAD
64	Richard Fitts	BOS	CIN
65	Jack Leiter	TEX	@SD
66	Eric Lauer	TOR	LAA
67	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	@CHC
68	Chris Bassitt	TOR	NYY
69	Walker Buehler	BOS	@WAS
70	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@ATL, @TOR
71	Slade Cecconi	CLE	DET
72	Aaron Civale	CWS	@LAD
73	Lance McCullers	HOU	@LAD
74	Dietrich Enns	DET	@WAS
75	Logan Allen	CLE	DET

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	SD, CIN
2	Logan Webb	SF	@ARI, @ATH
3	Matthew Boyd	CHC	CLE, STL
4	Sonny Gray	STL	@PIT
5	Spencer Strider	ATL	BAL	29 K over last 17 IP
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	CWS
7	Paul Skenes	PIT	STL
8	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SD
9	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@NYM
10	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	CWS
11	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	BAL
12	Dylan Cease	SD	@PHI	Underlying metrics harbinger of a solid second half
13	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	KC	Starting to come around
14	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	CIN
15	Ranger Suarez	PHI	CIN
16	David Peterson	NYM	MIL
17	Nick Pivetta	SD	@PHI
18	Edward Cabrera	MIA	MIN, MIL	Walks high, but getting a groove
19	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@NYM
20	Shota Imanaga	CHC	CLE
21	Ryne Nelson	ARI	SF, KC
22	Robbie Ray	SF	@ARI
23	Andre Pallante	STL	@PIT
24	Grant Holmes	ATL	LAA
25	Landen Roupp	SF	@ARI
26	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@MIA
27	Merrill Kelly	ARI	SF
28	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@ARI, @ATH
29	Dustin May	LAD	CWS
30	Zac Gallen	ARI	SF, KC	Things getting worse, not better
31	Michael Soroka	WAS	BOS
32	Eury Perez	MIA	MIN
33	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	MIL
34	Mitch Keller	PIT	STL
35	Clay Holmes	NYM	MIL, NYY
36	Andrew Heaney	PIT	STL, @SEA
37	Erick Fedde	STL	@PIT, @CHC
38	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	SF
39	Matt Waldron	SD	@PHI, TEX
40	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@PHI
41	Stephen Kolek	SD	TEX
42	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	HOU
43	Nick Martinez	CIN	@BOS
44	Ben Casparius	LAD	HOU
45	Didier Fuentes	ATL	LAA, BAL
46	Landon Knack	LAD	HOU
47	Bailey Falter	PIT	@SEA
48	Chad Patrick	MIL	@MIA
49	Brady Singer	CIN	@BOS
50	NL Reliever
51	Jake Irvin	WAS	DET
52	Cade Horton	CHC	CLE
53	Chase Burns	CIN	@BOS, @PHI
54	Chase Dollander	COL	HOU, CWS
55	German Marquez	COL	CWS
56	Mike Burrows	PIT	@SEA
57	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@PHI
58	Quinn Priester	MIL	@MIA
59	Jameson Taillon	CHC	STL
60	Randy Vasquez	SD	TEX
61	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	DET
62	Justin Verlander	SF	@ATH
63	Colin Rea	CHC	STL
64	Cal Quantrill	MIA	MIL
65	Frankie Montas	NYM	NYY
66	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@CHC
67	Janson Junk	MIA	MIN
68	Trevor Williams	WAS	DET, BOS
69	Jose Quintana	MIL	@NYM
70	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CHC
71	Mick Abel	PHI	SD
72	Mitchell Parker	WAS	BOS
73	Blade Tidwell	NYM	MIL
74	Paul Blackburn	NYM	NYY
75	Austin Gomber	COL	HOU
76	Kyle Freeland	COL	HOU
77	Bryce Elder	ATL	LAA
78	Antonio Senzatela	COL	CWS