MLB Pitcher Rankings

Regular Season 2026 Active Season

Pitchers

189

Total Innings

3229.4

Games

882

Avg ERA

4.27

Our Secret Stats Weapon: Performance Score

We rank pitchers using our proprietary awRPP metric because we're stubborn nerds who think we're smarter than everyone else. But we are going to show you our Performance Score, which is a 0-100 scale where higher is better. The best pitcher gets a 100, the worst gets a 0, and everyone else is scaled proportionally. The colored progress bars let you visualize the gap between pitchers at a glance. Trust us, these scores are better than any stat you've seen on TV.

Top 10 Pitchers

The Cream of the Crop

If these pitchers aren't on your Cy Young shortlist, you're holding your ballot upside down. They represent the most valuable arms in baseball and should be getting the biggest paychecks. GMs take note: these are the pitchers worth breaking the bank for.

# Name Team Score ERA IP G Runs Salary Type Role Pitches
1 José Soriano Los Angeles
100.0
0.33 27.0 4 1.0 $??? Mixed Starter 384
2 Michael Wacha Kansas City
99.2
0.43 21.0 3 1.0 $18M Mixed Starter 270
3 Parker Messick Cleveland
98.4
1.07 25.2 4 3.0 $??? Mixed Starter 363
4 Taj Bradley Minnesota
97.7
1.27 21.2 4 3.0 $774.2K Groundball Starter 402
5 Jeffrey Springs Athletics
97.4
1.49 24.2 4 4.0 $10.5M Groundball Starter 369
6 Chad Patrick Milwaukee
97.3
0.95 19.0 4 2.0 $760K Groundball Hybrid 291
7 Max Fried New York
96.9
2.99 33.1 5 11.0 $14.5M Groundball Starter 466
8 Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles
96.7
1.0 18.0 3 2.0 $28.2M Mixed Starter 278
9 Bryce Elder Atlanta
96.6
1.56 23.1 4 4.0 $800K Groundball Starter 327
10 Seth Lugo Kansas City
96.5
1.87 24.1 4 5.0 $15M Mixed Starter 364

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Last updated: April 17, 2026 at 19:17