Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on July 21, 2025 1:29AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

Updated on July 21, 2025 1:29AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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The first full week out of the break features 95 games, with all 30 teams in action on Monday.

UPDATED: Monday July 21, 1:30 AM ET

Week of July 21 - 27

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	BOS, @NYY
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	DET, ARI
3	Framber Valdez	HOU	@ARI, ATH
4	Jacob deGrom	TEX	ATH, ATL	Just ride him, working with house money now
5	Logan Gilbert	SEA	MIL, @LAA
6	Tarik Skubal	DET	TOR
7	Shane Baz	TB	CWS, @CIN	Rounding into form
8	Eury Perez	MIA	SD, @MIL	21 K, 1 BB over last 18 IP
9	Joe Ryan	MIN	WAS
10	Kodai Senga	NYM	LAA, @SF
11	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TOR, PHI
12	Hunter Brown	HOU	ATH	Look for a rebound from pre-break struggles
13	Garrett Crochet	BOS	LAD
14	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	MIN
15	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@PIT
16	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	MIN
17	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	ATL
18	George Kirby	SEA	MIL, @LAA	Back on track
19	Spencer Strider	ATL	SF
20	Kris Bubic	KC	CLE
21	Matthew Boyd	CHC	KC
22	Nick Pivetta	SD	@STL
23	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CWS
24	Bryan Woo	SEA	@LAA	Could have won some $$$ betting he'd be SEA best pitcher
25	Kevin Gausman	TOR	NYY, @DET
26	Taj Bradley	TB	CWS	Nice spot to keep 2H momentum
27	Trevor Rogers	BAL	COL

The first full week out of the break features 95 games, with all 30 teams in action on Monday.

UPDATED: Monday July 21, 1:30 AM ET

Week of July 21 - 27

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	BOS, @NYY
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	DET, ARI
3	Framber Valdez	HOU	@ARI, ATH
4	Jacob deGrom	TEX	ATH, ATL	Just ride him, working with house money now
5	Logan Gilbert	SEA	MIL, @LAA
6	Tarik Skubal	DET	TOR
7	Shane Baz	TB	CWS, @CIN	Rounding into form
8	Eury Perez	MIA	SD, @MIL	21 K, 1 BB over last 18 IP
9	Joe Ryan	MIN	WAS
10	Kodai Senga	NYM	LAA, @SF
11	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TOR, PHI
12	Hunter Brown	HOU	ATH	Look for a rebound from pre-break struggles
13	Garrett Crochet	BOS	LAD
14	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	MIN
15	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@PIT
16	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	MIN
17	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	ATL
18	George Kirby	SEA	MIL, @LAA	Back on track
19	Spencer Strider	ATL	SF
20	Kris Bubic	KC	CLE
21	Matthew Boyd	CHC	KC
22	Nick Pivetta	SD	@STL
23	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CWS
24	Bryan Woo	SEA	@LAA	Could have won some $$$ betting he'd be SEA best pitcher
25	Kevin Gausman	TOR	NYY, @DET
26	Taj Bradley	TB	CWS	Nice spot to keep 2H momentum
27	Trevor Rogers	BAL	COL
28	Tanner Bibee	CLE	BAL, @KC	Good pair to finally get over the hump
29	Freddy Peralta	MIL	MIA
30	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@PIT
31	Robbie Ray	SF	NYM
32	Max Fried	NYY	@TOR	Pending blister healing
33	Reese Olson	DET	@PIT
34	Jack Flaherty	DET	@PIT, TOR
35	Zack Littell	TB	@CIN
36	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@CIN
37	David Peterson	NYM	@SF
38	Casey Mize	DET	@PIT, TOR
39	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@SEA
40	Sonny Gray	STL	SD
41	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@CWS
42	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@SEA
43	Mitch Keller	PIT	DET	Best 3-10 pitcher in MLB
44	Joey Cantillo	CLE	BAL, @KC	Can CLE do its magic again?
45	Dean Kremer	BAL	COL
46	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@WAS
47	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	BOS
48	Edward Cabrera	MIA	SD	Seems to have escaped injury scare
49	Seth Lugo	KC	@CHC
50	Andrew Abbott	CIN	TB
51	Logan Webb	SF	NYM
52	Sean Manaea	NYM	LAA
53	Luis Castillo	SEA	MIL
54	Michael Soroka	WAS	CIN
55	Gavin Williams	CLE	@KC
56	Dylan Cease	SD	@MIA
57	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@PHI
58	Noah Cameron	KC	@CHC	Ripe for regression
59	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@MIN
60	Zac Gallen	ARI	HOU, @PIT	Turnaround seemingly out of nowhere
61	Brandon Walter	HOU	@ARI
62	Max Scherzer	TOR	NYY, @DET	Likely five and fly for ROS
63	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@BOS	Could go four or five innings
64	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@NYY
65	Mix 12 Reliever
66	JP Sears	ATH	@TEX
67	Quinn Priester	MIL	@SEA
68	Mix 15 Reliever
69	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@BOS
70	Michael Wacha	KC	CLE
71	Jake Irvin	WAS	CIN, @MIN
72	Cade Horton	CHC	@CWS
73	Logan Allen	CLE	BAL
74	Brady Singer	CIN	@WAS, TB
75	Grant Holmes	ATL	@TEX
76	Brad Lord	WAS	CIN
77	Janson Junk	MIA	@MIL
78	Yu Darvish	SD	@STL
79	Clay Holmes	NYM	@SF
80	Chase Burns	CIN	@WAS
81	Ryan Brasier	CHC	KC
82	Kumar Rocker	TEX	ATL
83	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@TEX, @HOU
84	Dustin May	LAD	MIN
85	Zebby Matthews	MIN	WAS
86	Colin Rea	CHC	KC
87	Jose Berrios	TOR	@DET
88	David Festa	MIN	@LAD
89	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	HOU	Impressive rebound
90	Frankie Montas	NYM	LAA
91	Jose Quintana	MIL	MIA
92	Andre Pallante	STL	@COL
93	Slade Cecconi	CLE	BAL
94	Nestor Cortes	MIL	MIA
95	Bailey Ober	MIN	WAS
96	Jose Soriano	LAA	SEA
97	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	SEA
98	Joey Wentz	ATL	@TEX
99	Landen Roupp	SF	@ATL
100	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@ATL, NYM
101	Matthew Liberatore	STL	SD
102	Stephen Kolek	SD	@MIA, @STL
103	Luis Severino	ATH	@HOU
104	Michael McGreevy	STL	@COL
105	Nick Martinez	CIN	TB
106	Adrian Houser	CWS	CHC
107	Michael Lorenzen	KC	CLE
108	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@CLE, COL
109	Davis Martin	CWS	@TB
110	Eric Lauer	TOR	@DET
111	Erick Fedde	STL	@COL, SD
112	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	BOS
113	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	SD
114	Chris Flexen	CHC	@CWS
115	Jack Leiter	TEX	ATH
116	Andrew Heaney	PIT	ARI
117	Brayan Bello	BOS	LAD
118	Miles Mikolas	STL	SD
119	Sean Burke	CWS	@TB, CHC
120	Colton Gordon	HOU	@ARI, ATH
121	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@MIN
122	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@MIL
123	Zach Eflin	BAL	@CLE
124	Logan Evans	SEA	@LAA
125	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@LAD
126	Will Warren	NYY	PHI
127	Patrick Corbin	TEX	ATH
128	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@BOS
129	Carson Fulmer	LAA	@NYM
130	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@HOU
131	Chris Bassitt	TOR	NYY
132	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@NYM, SEA
133	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@NYM, SEA
134	Davis Daniel	ATL	SF
135	Marcus Stroman	NYY	PHI
136	Lance McCullers	HOU	ATH
137	Chris Paddack	MIN	@LAD
138	Charlie Morton	BAL	@CLE
139	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@TB
140	Bailey Falter	PIT	DET
141	Aaron Civale	CWS	CHC
142	Bryce Elder	ATL	SF, @TEX
143	Austin Gomber	COL	STL, @BAL
144	Brandon Young	BAL	@CLE
145	Randy Vasquez	SD	@MIA, @STL
146	Kyle Freeland	COL	STL
147	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@TOR
148	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@NYY
149	Mike Burrows	PIT	ARI
150	Walker Buehler	BOS	@PHI, LAD
151	Osvaldo Bido	ATH	@TEX, @HOU
152	Richard Fitts	BOS	@PHI
153	Justin Verlander	SF	@ATL
154	Rich Hill	KC	@CHC
155	Keider Montero	DET	TOR
156	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	HOU
157	German Marquez	COL	@BAL
158	Bradley Blalock	COL	STL
159	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@BAL

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Framber Valdez	HOU	@ARI, ATH
2	Jacob deGrom	TEX	ATH, ATL	Just ride him, working with house money now
3	Logan Gilbert	SEA	MIL, @LAA
4	Tarik Skubal	DET	TOR
5	Shane Baz	TB	CWS, @CIN	Rounding into form
6	Joe Ryan	MIN	WAS
7	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TOR, PHI
8	Hunter Brown	HOU	ATH	Look for a rebound from pre-break struggles
9	Garrett Crochet	BOS	LAD
10	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	ATL
11	George Kirby	SEA	MIL, @LAA	Back on track
12	Kris Bubic	KC	CLE
13	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CWS
14	Bryan Woo	SEA	@LAA	Could have won some $$$ betting he'd be SEA best pitcher
15	Kevin Gausman	TOR	NYY, @DET
16	Taj Bradley	TB	CWS	Nice spot to keep 2H momentum
17	Trevor Rogers	BAL	COL
18	Tanner Bibee	CLE	BAL, @KC	Good pair to finally get over the hump
19	Max Fried	NYY	@TOR	Pending blister healing
20	Reese Olson	DET	@PIT
21	Jack Flaherty	DET	@PIT, TOR
22	Zack Littell	TB	@CIN
23	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@CIN
24	Casey Mize	DET	@PIT, TOR
25	Joey Cantillo	CLE	BAL, @KC	Can CLE do its magic again?
26	Dean Kremer	BAL	COL
27	Seth Lugo	KC	@CHC
28	Luis Castillo	SEA	MIL
29	Gavin Williams	CLE	@KC
30	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@PHI
31	Noah Cameron	KC	@CHC	Ripe for regression
32	Brandon Walter	HOU	@ARI
33	Max Scherzer	TOR	NYY, @DET	Likely five and fly for ROS
34	JP Sears	ATH	@TEX
35	Michael Wacha	KC	CLE
36	AL Reliever
37	Logan Allen	CLE	BAL
38	Kumar Rocker	TEX	ATL
39	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@TEX, @HOU
40	Zebby Matthews	MIN	WAS
41	Jose Berrios	TOR	@DET
42	David Festa	MIN	@LAD
43	Slade Cecconi	CLE	BAL
44	Bailey Ober	MIN	WAS
45	Jose Soriano	LAA	SEA
46	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	SEA
47	Luis Severino	ATH	@HOU
48	Adrian Houser	CWS	CHC
49	Michael Lorenzen	KC	CLE
50	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@CLE, COL
51	Davis Martin	CWS	@TB
52	Eric Lauer	TOR	@DET
53	Jack Leiter	TEX	ATH
54	Brayan Bello	BOS	LAD
55	Sean Burke	CWS	@TB, CHC
56	Colton Gordon	HOU	@ARI, ATH
57	Zach Eflin	BAL	@CLE
58	Logan Evans	SEA	@LAA
59	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@LAD
60	Will Warren	NYY	PHI
61	Patrick Corbin	TEX	ATH
62	Carson Fulmer	LAA	@NYM
63	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@HOU
64	Chris Bassitt	TOR	NYY
65	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@NYM, SEA
66	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@NYM, SEA
67	Marcus Stroman	NYY	PHI
68	Lance McCullers	HOU	ATH
69	Chris Paddack	MIN	@LAD
70	Charlie Morton	BAL	@CLE
71	Jonathan Cannon	CWS	@TB
72	Aaron Civale	CWS	CHC
73	Brandon Young	BAL	@CLE
74	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@TOR
75	Walker Buehler	BOS	@PHI, LAD
76	Osvaldo Bido	ATH	@TEX, @HOU
77	Richard Fitts	BOS	@PHI
78	Rich Hill	KC	@CHC
79	Keider Montero	DET	TOR

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	BOS, @NYY
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	DET, ARI
3	Eury Perez	MIA	SD, @MIL	21 K, 1 BB over last 18 IP
4	Kodai Senga	NYM	LAA, @SF
5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	MIN
6	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@PIT
7	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	MIN
8	Spencer Strider	ATL	SF
9	Matthew Boyd	CHC	KC
10	Nick Pivetta	SD	@STL
11	Freddy Peralta	MIL	MIA
12	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@PIT
13	Robbie Ray	SF	NYM
14	David Peterson	NYM	@SF
15	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@SEA
16	Sonny Gray	STL	SD
17	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@CWS
18	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@SEA
19	Mitch Keller	PIT	DET	Best 3-10 pitcher in MLB
20	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@WAS
21	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	BOS
22	Edward Cabrera	MIA	SD	Seems to have escaped injury scare
23	Andrew Abbott	CIN	TB
24	Logan Webb	SF	NYM
25	Sean Manaea	NYM	LAA
26	Michael Soroka	WAS	CIN
27	Dylan Cease	SD	@MIA
28	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@MIN
29	Zac Gallen	ARI	HOU, @PIT	Turnaround seemingly out of nowhere
30	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@BOS	Could go four or five innings
31	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@NYY
32	Quinn Priester	MIL	@SEA
33	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@BOS
34	Jake Irvin	WAS	CIN, @MIN
35	NL Reliever
36	Cade Horton	CHC	@CWS
37	Brady Singer	CIN	@WAS, TB
38	Grant Holmes	ATL	@TEX
39	Brad Lord	WAS	CIN
40	Janson Junk	MIA	@MIL
41	Yu Darvish	SD	@STL
42	Clay Holmes	NYM	@SF
43	Chase Burns	CIN	@WAS
44	Ryan Brasier	CHC	KC
45	Dustin May	LAD	MIN	0
46	Colin Rea	CHC	KC
47	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	HOU	Impressive rebound
48	Frankie Montas	NYM	LAA
49	Jose Quintana	MIL	MIA
50	Andre Pallante	STL	@COL
51	Nestor Cortes	MIL	MIA
52	Joey Wentz	ATL	@TEX
53	Landen Roupp	SF	@ATL
54	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@ATL, NYM
55	Matthew Liberatore	STL	SD
56	Stephen Kolek	SD	@MIA, @STL
57	Michael McGreevy	STL	@COL
58	Nick Martinez	CIN	TB
59	Erick Fedde	STL	@COL, SD
60	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	BOS
61	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	SD
62	Chris Flexen	CHC	@CWS
63	Andrew Heaney	PIT	ARI
64	Miles Mikolas	STL	SD
65	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@MIN
66	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@MIL
67	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@BOS
68	Davis Daniel	ATL	SF
69	Bailey Falter	PIT	DET
70	Bryce Elder	ATL	SF, @TEX
71	Austin Gomber	COL	STL, @BAL
72	Randy Vasquez	SD	@MIA, @STL
73	Kyle Freeland	COL	STL
74	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@NYY
75	Mike Burrows	PIT	ARI
76	Justin Verlander	SF	@ATL
77	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	HOU
78	German Marquez	COL	@BAL
79	Bradley Blalock	COL	STL
80	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@BAL