Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

Be careful with your pitching selections as scoring remains elevated.

Updated on August 17, 2025 12:10AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on August 17, 2025 12:10AM EST

Scoring usually peaks in July and then slowly starts to decline in August. This season is an aberration, at least so far. The data is through Aug. 15. It's curious that BABIP is down so far, though it's likely happenstance and not something tangible. This is the time to start getting more aggressive with pitching usually based on declining scoring, but also due to category management. While the August increase suggests proceeding with caution (especially if BABIP regresses up), you do what you have to do if you need points.

Month	runs per game	HR%	K%	BB%	BABIP
Mar/Apr	4.34	2.8%	22.1%	9.0%	0.288
May	4.32	2.9%	21.7%	8.3%	0.294
Jun	4.45	3.1%	21.9%	8.3%	0.291
Jul	4.50	3.2%	21.9%	8.2%	0.290
Aug	4.61	3.3%	21.9%	8.3%	0.286

Question? Comments? The discussion section is back. Just keep in mind I pull the rotations from the Probable Pitchers Page.

As is tradition, these are the preliminary rankings. The final set will be posted Sunday night.

Week of August 18-24

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Joe Ryan	MIN	ATH, @CWS	Pitching well + favorable matchups = top spot
2	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@PHI, ATH
3	Paul Skenes	PIT	TOR, COL	Coming off a rare clunker, second start isn't a sure thing
4	Hunter Brown	HOU	@DET, @BAL
5	Nick Pivetta	SD	SF, LAD
6	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@CHC, SF
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Month	runs per game	HR%	K%	BB%	BABIP
Mar/Apr	4.34	2.8%	22.1%	9.0%	0.288
May	4.32	2.9%	21.7%	8.3%	0.294
Jun	4.45	3.1%	21.9%	8.3%	0.291
Jul	4.50	3.2%	21.9%	8.2%	0.290
Aug	4.61	3.3%	21.9%	8.3%	0.286

Question? Comments? The discussion section is back. Just keep in mind I pull the rotations from the Probable Pitchers Page.

As is tradition, these are the preliminary rankings. The final set will be posted Sunday night.

Week of August 18-24

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Joe Ryan	MIN	ATH, @CWS	Pitching well + favorable matchups = top spot
2	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@PHI, ATH
3	Paul Skenes	PIT	TOR, COL	Coming off a rare clunker, second start isn't a sure thing
4	Hunter Brown	HOU	@DET, @BAL
5	Nick Pivetta	SD	SF, LAD
6	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@CHC, SF
7	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TB, BOS
8	Michael Wacha	KC	TEX, @DET
9	Hunter Greene	CIN	@LAA
10	Robbie Ray	SF	@SD, @MIL
11	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SD
12	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@MIN, @SEA	No runs over last 19.2 IP, .71 WHIP wih 24 K and just 2 BB
13	Eury Perez	MIA	STL, TOR
14	Dylan Cease	SD	SF	ERA finally heading down
15	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@COL, @SD
16	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@KC
17	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CHC, SF
18	Tarik Skubal	DET	HOU
19	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	CLE
20	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@NYY
21	Drew Rasmussen	TB	NYY
22	Edward Cabrera	MIA	STL	String of 3 straight QS snapped last time out
23	Merrill Kelly	TEX	@KC, CLE
24	Jack Flaherty	DET	HOU, KC	Good week to start a strong stretch run
25	Cade Horton	CHC	MIL, @LAA	Picking up NL ROY momentum
26	George Kirby	SEA	ATH
27	Sonny Gray	STL	@TB
28	Gavin Williams	CLE	@ARI, @TEX	Two favorable starts to sat on 2H roll
29	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SEA
30	Zac Gallen	ARI	CLE, CIN
31	Spencer Strider	ATL	CWS, NYM
32	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@PIT
33	Cristian Javier	HOU	@BAL		0%	0%
34	Ranger Suarez	PHI	SEA, WAS
35	Matthew Boyd	CHC	MIL
36	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@ARI
37	Max Scherzer	TOR	@PIT
38	Max Fried	NYY	BOS
39	Shota Imanaga	CHC	MIL
40	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@COL
41	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	SEA
42	Bryan Woo	SEA	ATH
43	David Peterson	NYM	@WAS, @ATL
44	Kodai Senga	NYM	@WAS
45	Blake Snell	LAD	@SD
46	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@SEA
47	Framber Valdez	HOU	@DET
48	Shane Smith	CWS	@ATL		38%
49	Ryan Pepiot	TB	STL
50	Logan Webb	SF	@MIL
51	Luis Gil	NYY	BOS
52	Bailey Ober	MIN	ATH
53	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@BOS, HOU
54	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	STL
55	Noah Cameron	KC	TEX
56	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL
57	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@PIT
58	Sean Manaea	NYM	@WAS
59	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@COL
60	Casey Mize	DET	KC
61	Jose Soriano	LAA	CHC
62	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@ARI		43%
63	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@ARI
64	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CWS
65	Yu Darvish	SD	LAD
66	Brady Singer	CIN	@LAA
67	Dean Kremer	BAL	HOU
68	Nestor Cortes	SD	SF, LAD
69	Landen Roupp	SF	@SD
70	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	CWS		23%
71	Nick Martinez	CIN	@LAA
72	Aaron Civale	CWS	@ATL		17%
73	Jose Quintana	MIL	SF
74	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@CHC
75	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@DET, @BAL
76	Seth Lugo	KC	TEX, @DET
77	Chris Paddack	DET	KC
78	Aaron Nola	PHI	WAS
79	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	NYM
80	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@BOS		44%
81	Bryce Miller	SEA	@PHI
82	Michael Lorenzen	KC	TEX		9%	28%
83	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	CLE
84	Shane Bieber	TOR	@MIA		3%	25%
85	Mix 12 Reliever
86	Sean Burke	CWS	MIN		7%
87	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@ARI
88	Ryne Nelson	ARI	CIN
89	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@MIA, @TB
90	Jack Perkins	ATH	@MIN
91	Brandon Young	BAL	HOU		0%	4%
92	Brad Lord	WAS	NYM		2%	46%
93	Dustin May	BOS	BAL, @NYY
94	Mix 15 Reliever
95	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@LAA, MIL		40%
96	Zack Littell	CIN	@ARI
97	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	CLE		32%
98	Chad Patrick	MIL	@CHC		20%	16%
99	Charlie Morton	DET	HOU
100	Luis Castillo	SEA	@PHI
101	Hunter Barco	PIT	COL		0%	0%
102	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	CIN
103	Shane Baz	TB	NYY
104	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@NYY
105	Joey Wentz	ATL	NYM		18%
106	Joe Boyle	TB	STL
107	Jack Leiter	TEX	@KC, CLE
108	Lance McCullers	HOU	@BAL		13%	40%
109	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	@ATL, MIN		0%	0%
110	Brayan Bello	BOS	@NYY
111	Jose Berrios	TOR	@MIA
112	Ryan Bergert	KC	@DET		3%
113	Colin Rea	CHC	MIL		35%
114	Clay Holmes	NYM	@ATL
115	Luis Morales	ATH	@SEA		0%	4%
116	Bryce Elder	ATL	CWS		8%	18%
117	Logan Allen	CLE	@TEX		49%
118	Mitch Keller	PIT	TOR
119	Will Warren	NYY	BOS
120	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@TEX
121	Taijuan Walker	PHI	WAS		6%	47%
122	Adrian Houser	TB	STL		39%
123	Miles Mikolas	STL	@TB		8%
124	Travis Adams	MIN	@CWS		0%	0%
125	JP Sears	SD	SF		29%
126	Eric Lauer	TOR	@MIA
127	Davis Martin	CWS	MIN		1%	26%
128	Walker Buehler	BOS	BAL		39%
129	Erick Fedde	ATL	NYM		22%	42%
130	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	TOR		0%	4%
131	Javier Assad	CHC	@LAA		0%	0%
132	Cade Povich	BAL	HOU		7%
133	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@PHI
134	Quinn Priester	MIL	@CHC
135	Mike Burrows	PIT	COL		25%
136	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	CIN		0%	0%
137	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@PHI		6%	7%
138	Andre Pallante	STL	@MIA		3%
139	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	CIN		1%	2%
140	Tyler Anderson	LAA	CHC		11%
141	Jake Irvin	WAS	NYM, @PHI		11%	47%
142	Michael McGreevy	STL	@MIA
143	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	@SD, @MIL		3%	30%
144	Victor Mederos	LAA	CIN, CHC		0%	0%
145	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD, @PIT		0%	7%
146	Justin Verlander	SF	@SD
147	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@MIN		28%
148	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@TB
149	Chase Dollander	COL	LAD		4%	7%
150	Janson Junk	MIA	TOR		31%
151	Nolan McLean	NYM	@ATL		0%	0%
152	Cal Quantrill	MIA	TOR		0%	21%
153	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@KC		31%
154	Austin Gomber	COL	LAD, @PIT		0%	2%
155	Jose Urena	MIN	ATH		0%	0%
156	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@PIT		0%	0%
157	Bradley Blalock	COL	LAD		0%	0%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Joe Ryan	MIN	ATH, @CWS	Pitching well + favorable matchups = top spot
2	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@PHI, ATH
3	Hunter Brown	HOU	@DET, @BAL
4	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TB, BOS
5	Michael Wacha	KC	TEX, @DET
6	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@MIN, @SEA	No runs over last 19.2 IP, .71 WHIP wih 24 K and just 2 BB
7	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@KC
8	Tarik Skubal	DET	HOU
9	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	CLE
10	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@NYY
11	Drew Rasmussen	TB	NYY
12	Merrill Kelly	TEX	@KC, CLE
13	Jack Flaherty	DET	HOU, KC	Good week to start a strong stretch run
14	George Kirby	SEA	ATH
15	Gavin Williams	CLE	@ARI, @TEX	Two favorable starts to sat on 2H roll
16	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@PIT
17	Cristian Javier	HOU	@BAL
18	Max Scherzer	TOR	@PIT
19	Max Fried	NYY	BOS
20	Bryan Woo	SEA	ATH
21	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@SEA
22	Framber Valdez	HOU	@DET
23	Shane Smith	CWS	@ATL
24	Ryan Pepiot	TB	STL
25	Luis Gil	NYY	BOS
26	Bailey Ober	MIN	ATH
27	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@BOS, HOU
28	Noah Cameron	KC	TEX
29	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@PIT
30	Casey Mize	DET	KC
31	Jose Soriano	LAA	CHC
32	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@ARI
33	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@ARI
34	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CWS
35	Dean Kremer	BAL	HOU
36	Aaron Civale	CWS	@ATL
37	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@DET, @BAL
38	Seth Lugo	KC	TEX, @DET
39	Chris Paddack	DET	KC
40	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@BOS
41	Bryce Miller	SEA	@PHI
42	Michael Lorenzen	KC	TEX
43	Shane Bieber	TOR	@MIA
44	Sean Burke	CWS	MIN
45	Jack Perkins	ATH	@MIN
46	Brandon Young	BAL	HOU
47	Dustin May	BOS	BAL, @NYY
48	Charlie Morton	DET	HOU
49	Luis Castillo	SEA	@PHI
50	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	CIN
51	Shane Baz	TB	NYY
52	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@NYY
53	Joe Boyle	TB	STL
54	AL Reliever
55	Jack Leiter	TEX	@KC, CLE
56	Lance McCullers	HOU	@BAL
57	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	@ATL, MIN
58	Brayan Bello	BOS	@NYY
59	Jose Berrios	TOR	@MIA
60	Ryan Bergert	KC	@DET
61	Luis Morales	ATH	@SEA
62	Logan Allen	CLE	@TEX
63	Will Warren	NYY	BOS
64	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@TEX
65	Adrian Houser	TB	STL
66	Travis Adams	MIN	@CWS
67	Eric Lauer	TOR	@MIA
68	Davis Martin	CWS	MIN
69	Walker Buehler	BOS	BAL
70	Cade Povich	BAL	HOU
71	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	CIN
72	Tyler Anderson	LAA	CHC
73	Victor Mederos	LAA	CIN, CHC
74	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@MIN
75	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@TB
76	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@KC
77	Jose Urena	MIN	ATH

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	TOR, COL	Coming off a rare clunker, second start isn't a sure thing
2	Nick Pivetta	SD	SF, LAD
3	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@CHC, SF
4	Hunter Greene	CIN	@LAA
5	Robbie Ray	SF	@SD, @MIL
6	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SD
7	Eury Perez	MIA	STL, TOR
8	Dylan Cease	SD	SF	ERA finally heading down
9	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@COL, @SD
10	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CHC, SF
11	Edward Cabrera	MIA	STL	String of 3 straight QS snapped last time out
12	Cade Horton	CHC	MIL, @LAA	Picking up NL ROY momentum
13	Sonny Gray	STL	@TB
14	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SEA
15	Zac Gallen	ARI	CLE, CIN
16	Spencer Strider	ATL	CWS, NYM
17	Ranger Suarez	PHI	SEA, WAS
18	Matthew Boyd	CHC	MIL
19	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@ARI
20	Shota Imanaga	CHC	MIL
21	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@COL
22	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	SEA
23	David Peterson	NYM	@WAS, @ATL
24	Kodai Senga	NYM	@WAS
25	Blake Snell	LAD	@SD
26	Logan Webb	SF	@MIL
27	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	STL
28	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL
29	Sean Manaea	NYM	@WAS
30	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@COL
31	Yu Darvish	SD	LAD
32	Brady Singer	CIN	@LAA
33	Nestor Cortes	SD	SF, LAD
34	Landen Roupp	SF	@SD
35	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	CWS
36	Nick Martinez	CIN	@LAA
37	Jose Quintana	MIL	SF
38	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@CHC
39	Aaron Nola	PHI	WAS
40	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	NYM
41	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	CLE
42	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@ARI
43	Ryne Nelson	ARI	CIN
44	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@MIA, @TB
45	Brad Lord	WAS	NYM
46	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@LAA, MIL
47	Zack Littell	CIN	@ARI
48	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	CLE
49	Chad Patrick	MIL	@CHC
50	Hunter Barco	PIT	COL
51	Joey Wentz	ATL	NYM
52	NL Reliever
53	Colin Rea	CHC	MIL
54	Clay Holmes	NYM	@ATL
55	Bryce Elder	ATL	CWS
56	Mitch Keller	PIT	TOR
57	Taijuan Walker	PHI	WAS
58	Miles Mikolas	STL	@TB
59	JP Sears	SD	SF
60	Erick Fedde	ATL	NYM
61	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	TOR
62	Javier Assad	CHC	@LAA
63	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@PHI
64	Quinn Priester	MIL	@CHC
65	Mike Burrows	PIT	COL
66	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	CIN
67	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@PHI
68	Andre Pallante	STL	@MIA
69	Jake Irvin	WAS	NYM, @PHI
70	Michael McGreevy	STL	@MIA
71	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	@SD, @MIL
72	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD, @PIT
73	Justin Verlander	SF	@SD
74	Chase Dollander	COL	LAD
75	Janson Junk	MIA	TOR
76	Nolan McLean	NYM	@ATL
77	Cal Quantrill	MIA	TOR
78	Austin Gomber	COL	LAD, @PIT
79	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@PIT
80	Bradley Blalock	COL	LAD