Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

It's the last week of the regular season. Make those final pitching decisions count.

Updated on September 22, 2025 12:55AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

Updated on September 22, 2025 12:55AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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Hey friends, we made it. It took putting up with wild weather early in the season, manager whims, a crazy number of injuries and more six-man rotations than ever. But here we are in the last week of the season.

There are only 90 games with MLB scheduling three Monday contests to leave the chance to make up postponements. Not to mention that clubs will be shutting down pitchers and shuffling to align their playoff rotations.

Good luck over the final week. And thank you for your patronage and discussion.

UPDATED: Monday September 22, 12:55 AM ET

Week of September 22 - 28

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Chris Sale	ATL	WAS, PIT
2	Jacob deGrom	TEX	MIN, @CLE
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CLE, @BOS
4	Bryan Woo	SEA	COL	Tentative, left last start with pec issue
5	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@TOR	Generous with HR lately
6	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SEA
7	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ARI	Playoff tuneup
9	Cole Ragans	KC	@LAA, @ATH	Could be shut down
10	Cristian Javier	HOU	@ATH, @LAA
11	Kevin Gausman	TOR	BOS, TB
12	Blake Snell	LAD	@ARI	Quietly pitching well
13	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@SD, CIN
14	Luis Gil	NYY	CWS, BAL
15	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	MIA
16	Carlos Rodon	NYY	BAL
17	Tanner Bibee	CLE	DET
18	Nick Pivetta	SD	MIL, ARI
19	Luis Castillo	SEA	COL
20	Brady

Good luck over the final week. And thank you for your patronage and discussion.

UPDATED: Monday September 22, 12:55 AM ET

Week of September 22 - 28

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Chris Sale	ATL	WAS, PIT
2	Jacob deGrom	TEX	MIN, @CLE
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CLE, @BOS
4	Bryan Woo	SEA	COL	Tentative, left last start with pec issue
5	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@TOR	Generous with HR lately
6	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SEA
7	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ARI	Playoff tuneup
9	Cole Ragans	KC	@LAA, @ATH	Could be shut down
10	Cristian Javier	HOU	@ATH, @LAA
11	Kevin Gausman	TOR	BOS, TB
12	Blake Snell	LAD	@ARI	Quietly pitching well
13	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@SD, CIN
14	Luis Gil	NYY	CWS, BAL
15	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	MIA
16	Carlos Rodon	NYY	BAL
17	Tanner Bibee	CLE	DET
18	Nick Pivetta	SD	MIL, ARI
19	Luis Castillo	SEA	COL
20	Brady Singer	CIN	PIT, @MIL	2.15 ERA, .94 WHIP over last 10 GS with 62 K in 58.2 IP
21	Hunter Brown	HOU	@ATH
22	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	MIA
23	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CIN
24	Max Fried	NYY	CWS
25	Sonny Gray	STL	@SF
26	Shane Smith	CWS	@NYY, @WAS
27	Spencer Strider	ATL	PIT
28	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@SEA
29	Eury Perez	MIA	NYM
30	Dylan Cease	SD	MIL	Recent outcomes finally matching skills
31	Logan Gilbert	SEA	LAD
32	Matthew Boyd	CHC	NYM
33	Joey Cantillo	CLE	TEX
34	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@ARI
35	Nick Lodolo	CIN	PIT
36	Logan Webb	SF	STL
37	Gavin Williams	CLE	DET, TEX	Earning way back into the fantasy circle of trust
38	Joe Ryan	MIN	@TEX
39	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@BAL
40	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@PHI, NYM
41	Framber Valdez	HOU	@ATH
42	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@BAL
43	Bryce Miller	SEA	COL, LAD
44	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@ATL
45	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@ATL, CWS	Great chance to finish strong
46	George Kirby	SEA	LAD
47	Robbie Ray	SF	STL
48	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	LAD, @SD
49	Shane Bieber	TOR	BOS
50	Sean Manaea	NYM	@MIA
51	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SEA	Congrats, we'll miss you 22
52	Ian Seymour	TB	@TOR
53	Shota Imanaga	CHC	NYM
54	Mitch Keller	PIT	@ATL
55	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@NYY
56	Jameson Taillon	CHC	STL
57	Jack Flaherty	DET	@CLE	Needs to step up for DET to make a long playoff run
58	Bailey Ober	MIN	@PHI
59	Stephen Kolek	KC	@LAA
60	Yu Darvish	SD	ARI
61	Tyler Mahle	TEX	MIN
62	Colin Rea	CHC	STL
63	Cade Cavalli	WAS	CWS
64	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	NYM
65	Noah Cameron	KC	@ATH
66	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	HOU, KC
67	Shane Baz	TB	@BAL
68	Cade Horton	CHC	NYM
69	Michael King	SD	ARI
70	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	CIN
71	Zac Gallen	ARI	LAD
72	Justin Verlander	SF	STL, COL
73	Slade Cecconi	CLE	TEX
74	Parker Messick	CLE	DET
75	Merrill Kelly	TEX	@CLE
76	Ranger Suarez	PHI	MIN
77	Aaron Nola	PHI	MIN
78	Tyler Wells	BAL	TB
79	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@LAA
80	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@NYY
81	Brad Lord	WAS	@ATL
82	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	@WAS
83	Dean Kremer	BAL	TB
84	Trey Yesavage	TOR	TB
85	Will Warren	NYY	CWS
86	Quinn Priester	MIL	@SD
87	Luis Severino	ATH	HOU
88	Michael Wacha	KC	@ATH
89	Brayan Bello	BOS	@TOR
90	Mix 12 Reliever
91	Chad Patrick	MIL	CIN
92	Taj Bradley	MIN	@TEX
93	Sean Burke	CWS	@WAS
94	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@TOR, DET
95	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@SD
96	Zack Littell	CIN	@MIL
97	Casey Mize	DET	@BOS
98	Mix 15 Reliever
99	Javier Assad	CHC	STL
100	AJ Blubaugh	HOU	@LAA
101	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIL
102	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@PHI
103	Chris Paddack	DET	@BOS
104	Max Scherzer	TOR	BOS
105	Jose Berrios	TOR	TB
106	Jake Irvin	WAS	CWS
107	Trevor McDonald	SF	COL
108	Connelly Early	BOS	DET
109	Kyle Harrison	BOS	DET
110	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@TEX, @PHI
111	Janson Junk	MIA	@PHI
112	Joe Boyle	TB	@TOR
113	Jack Leiter	TEX	MIN
114	Adrian Houser	TB	@TOR
115	Ryne Nelson	ARI	LAD
116	Jonah Tong	NYM	@CHC
117	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	KC
118	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@PHI
119	Andre Pallante	STL	@SF
120	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CIN
121	Caden Dana	LAA	HOU
122	David Peterson	NYM	@CHC, @MIA
123	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SF, @CHC
124	Davis Martin	CWS	@NYY
125	Jason Alexander	HOU	@LAA
126	Johan Oviedo	PIT	@CIN
127	Cade Povich	BAL	TB
128	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@NYY
129	Kyle Freeland	COL	@SF
130	Walker Buehler	PHI	MIN
131	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@CHC
132	Luis Morales	ATH	KC
133	Bryce Elder	ATL	WAS
134	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	HOU
135	Brandon Sproat	NYM	@MIA
136	Cam Schlittler	NYY	BAL
137	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CHC
138	Sam Aldegheri	LAA	KC, HOU
139	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	WAS
140	Tyler Alexander	CWS	@NYY
141	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	@SD
142	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@CLE
143	Joey Wentz	ATL	PIT
144	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	COL
145	J.T. Ginn	ATH	HOU
146	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	@ATL
147	Mitch Spence	ATH	KC
148	Randy Vasquez	SD	MIL
149	Nolan McLean	NYM	@CHC
150	McCade Brown	COL	@SEA, @SF
151	Bruce Zimmermann	MIL	@SD
152	Mike Burrows	PIT	@ATL
153	Keider Montero	DET	@CLE
154	Taijuan Walker	PHI	MIA
155	Tanner Gordon	COL	@SEA
156	German Marquez	COL	@SF
157	Mitch Farris	LAA	KC
158	Bradley Blalock	COL	@SEA

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Jacob deGrom	TEX	MIN, @CLE
2	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CLE, @BOS
3	Bryan Woo	SEA	COL	Tentative, left last start with pec issue
4	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@TOR	Generous with HR lately
5	Cole Ragans	KC	@LAA, @ATH	Could be shut down
6	Cristian Javier	HOU	@ATH, @LAA
7	Kevin Gausman	TOR	BOS, TB
8	Luis Gil	NYY	CWS, BAL
9	Carlos Rodon	NYY	BAL
10	Tanner Bibee	CLE	DET
11	Luis Castillo	SEA	COL
12	Hunter Brown	HOU	@ATH
13	Max Fried	NYY	CWS
14	Shane Smith	CWS	@NYY, @WAS
15	Logan Gilbert	SEA	LAD
16	Joey Cantillo	CLE	TEX
17	Gavin Williams	CLE	DET, TEX	Earning way back into the fantasy circle of trust
18	Joe Ryan	MIN	@TEX
19	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@BAL
20	Framber Valdez	HOU	@ATH
21	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@BAL
22	Bryce Miller	SEA	COL, LAD
23	George Kirby	SEA	LAD
24	Shane Bieber	TOR	BOS
25	Ian Seymour	TB	@TOR
26	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@NYY
27	Jack Flaherty	DET	@CLE	Needs to step up for DET to make a long playoff run
28	Bailey Ober	MIN	@PHI
29	Stephen Kolek	KC	@LAA
30	Tyler Mahle	TEX	MIN
31	Noah Cameron	KC	@ATH
32	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	HOU, KC
33	Shane Baz	TB	@BAL
34	Slade Cecconi	CLE	TEX
35	Parker Messick	CLE	DET
36	Merrill Kelly	TEX	@CLE
37	Tyler Wells	BAL	TB
38	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@LAA
39	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@NYY
40	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	@WAS
41	Dean Kremer	BAL	TB
42	Trey Yesavage	TOR	TB
43	Will Warren	NYY	CWS
44	Luis Severino	ATH	HOU
45	Michael Wacha	KC	@ATH
46	Brayan Bello	BOS	@TOR
47	Taj Bradley	MIN	@TEX
48	Sean Burke	CWS	@WAS
49	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@TOR, DET
50	Casey Mize	DET	@BOS
51	AJ Blubaugh	HOU	@LAA
52	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@PHI
53	Chris Paddack	DET	@BOS
54	Max Scherzer	TOR	BOS
55	Jose Berrios	TOR	TB
56	Connelly Early	BOS	DET
57	Kyle Harrison	BOS	DET
58	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@TEX, @PHI
59	Joe Boyle	TB	@TOR
60	AL Reliever
61	Jack Leiter	TEX	MIN
62	Adrian Houser	TB	@TOR
63	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	KC
64	Caden Dana	LAA	HOU
65	Davis Martin	CWS	@NYY
66	Jason Alexander	HOU	@LAA
67	Cade Povich	BAL	TB
68	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@NYY
69	Luis Morales	ATH	KC
70	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	HOU
71	Cam Schlittler	NYY	BAL
72	Sam Aldegheri	LAA	KC, HOU
73	Tyler Alexander	CWS	@NYY
74	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@CLE
75	J.T. Ginn	ATH	HOU
76	Mitch Spence	ATH	KC
77	Keider Montero	DET	@CLE
78	Mitch Farris	LAA	KC

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Chris Sale	ATL	WAS, PIT
2	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SEA
3	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
4	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ARI	Playoff tuneup
5	Blake Snell	LAD	@ARI	Quietly pitching well
6	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@SD, CIN
7	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	MIA
8	Nick Pivetta	SD	MIL, ARI
9	Brady Singer	CIN	PIT, @MIL	2.15 ERA, .94 WHIP over last 10 GS with 62 K in 58.2 IP
10	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	MIA
11	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CIN
12	Sonny Gray	STL	@SF
13	Spencer Strider	ATL	PIT
14	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@SEA
15	Eury Perez	MIA	NYM
16	Dylan Cease	SD	MIL	Recent outcomes finally matching skills
17	Matthew Boyd	CHC	NYM
18	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@ARI
19	Nick Lodolo	CIN	PIT
20	Logan Webb	SF	STL
21	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@PHI, NYM
22	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@ATL
23	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@ATL, CWS	Great chance to finish strong
24	Robbie Ray	SF	STL
25	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	LAD, @SD
26	Sean Manaea	NYM	@MIA
27	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SEA	Congrats, we'll miss you 22
28	Shota Imanaga	CHC	NYM
29	Mitch Keller	PIT	@ATL
30	Jameson Taillon	CHC	STL
31	Yu Darvish	SD	ARI
32	Colin Rea	CHC	STL
33	Cade Cavalli	WAS	CWS
34	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	NYM
35	Cade Horton	CHC	NYM
36	Michael King	SD	ARI
37	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	CIN
38	Zac Gallen	ARI	LAD
39	Justin Verlander	SF	STL, COL
40	Ranger Suarez	PHI	MIN
41	Aaron Nola	PHI	MIN
42	Brad Lord	WAS	@ATL
43	Quinn Priester	MIL	@SD
44	Chad Patrick	MIL	CIN
45	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@SD
46	Zack Littell	CIN	@MIL
47	Javier Assad	CHC	STL
48	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIL
49	Jake Irvin	WAS	CWS
50	Trevor McDonald	SF	COL
51	Janson Junk	MIA	@PHI
52	NL Reliever
53	Ryne Nelson	ARI	LAD
54	Jonah Tong	NYM	@CHC
55	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@PHI
56	Andre Pallante	STL	@SF
57	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CIN
58	David Peterson	NYM	@CHC, @MIA
59	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SF, @CHC
60	Johan Oviedo	PIT	@CIN
61	Kyle Freeland	COL	@SF
62	Walker Buehler	PHI	MIN
63	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@CHC
64	Bryce Elder	ATL	WAS
65	Brandon Sproat	NYM	@MIA
66	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CHC
67	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	WAS
68	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	@SD
69	Joey Wentz	ATL	PIT
70	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	COL
71	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	@ATL
72	Randy Vasquez	SD	MIL
73	Nolan McLean	NYM	@CHC
74	McCade Brown	COL	@SEA, @SF
75	Bruce Zimmermann	MIL	@SD
76	Mike Burrows	PIT	@ATL
77	Taijuan Walker	PHI	MIA
78	Tanner Gordon	COL	@SEA
79	German Marquez	COL	@SF
80	Bradley Blalock	COL	@SEA