Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

Be careful with your pitching selections as scoring remains elevated.

Updated on August 18, 2025 1:56AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on August 18, 2025 1:56AM 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.

UPDATED: Monday August 18, 1:55 AM ET

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
7	Michael Wacha	KC	TEX, @DET
8	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TB, BOS
9	Hunter Greene	CIN	@LAA
10	Robbie Ray	SF

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.

UPDATED: Monday August 18, 1:55 AM ET

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
7	Michael Wacha	KC	TEX, @DET
8	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@TB, BOS
9	Hunter Greene	CIN	@LAA
10	Robbie Ray	SF	@SD, @MIL
11	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@PIT, @MIA
12	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CHC, SF
13	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SD
14	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@MIN, @SEA	No runs over last 19.2 IP, .71 WHIP wih 24 K and just 2 BB
15	Tarik Skubal	DET	HOU
16	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@NYY
17	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@COL, @SD
18	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@KC
19	Eury Perez	MIA	STL, TOR
20	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	CLE
21	Edward Cabrera	MIA	STL	String of 3 straight QS snapped last time out
22	Drew Rasmussen	TB	NYY
23	Jack Flaherty	DET	HOU, KC	Good week to start a strong stretch run
24	Merrill Kelly	TEX	@KC, CLE
25	Dylan Cease	SD	SF	ERA finally heading down
26	Cade Horton	CHC	MIL, @LAA	Picking up NL ROY momentum
27	Gavin Williams	CLE	@ARI, @TEX	Two favorable starts to sat on 2H roll
28	Bryan Woo	SEA	ATH
29	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SEA
30	Spencer Strider	ATL	CWS, NYM
31	Zac Gallen	ARI	CLE, CIN
32	Shota Imanaga	CHC	MIL
33	Cristian Javier	HOU	@BAL
34	Ranger Suarez	PHI	SEA, WAS
35	Sonny Gray	STL	@TB
36	Matthew Boyd	CHC	MIL
37	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@ARI
38	George Kirby	SEA	ATH
39	Max Scherzer	TOR	@PIT
40	Logan Webb	SF	@MIL
41	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@COL
42	David Peterson	NYM	@WAS, @ATL
43	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	SEA
44	Ryan Pepiot	TB	STL
45	Kodai Senga	NYM	@WAS
46	Blake Snell	LAD	@SD
47	Framber Valdez	HOU	@DET
48	Shane Smith	CWS	@ATL
49	Casey Mize	DET	KC
50	Max Fried	NYY	BOS
51	Luis Gil	NYY	BOS
52	Dean Kremer	BAL	HOU
53	Bailey Ober	MIN	ATH
54	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@BOS, HOU
55	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	STL
56	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL
57	Noah Cameron	KC	TEX
58	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@ARI
59	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@PIT
60	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@SEA
61	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@COL
62	Sean Manaea	NYM	@WAS
63	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@ARI
64	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CWS
65	Brady Singer	CIN	@LAA
66	Jose Quintana	MIL	SF
67	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	NYM
68	Nestor Cortes	SD	SF, LAD
69	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	CWS
70	Aaron Civale	CWS	@ATL
71	Landen Roupp	SF	@SD
72	Parker Messick	CLE	@ARI
73	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@CHC
74	Nick Martinez	CIN	@LAA
75	Seth Lugo	KC	TEX, @DET
76	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@DET, @BAL
77	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@BOS
78	Jose Soriano	LAA	CHC
79	Shane Bieber	TOR	@MIA
80	Michael Lorenzen	KC	TEX
81	Bryce Miller	SEA	@PHI
82	Mix 12 Reliever
83	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@LAA, MIL
84	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	CLE
85	Yu Darvish	SD	LAD
86	Ryne Nelson	ARI	CIN
87	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@MIA, @TB
88	Clay Holmes	NYM	@ATL
89	Zack Littell	CIN	@ARI
90	Aaron Nola	PHI	WAS
91	Dustin May	BOS	BAL, @NYY
92	Brandon Young	BAL	HOU
93	Jack Perkins	ATH	@MIN
94	Brad Lord	WAS	NYM
95	Mix 15 Reliever
96	Charlie Morton	DET	HOU
97	Luis Castillo	SEA	@PHI
98	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	CLE
99	Brayan Bello	BOS	@NYY
100	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	COL
101	Sean Burke	CWS	MIN
102	Jason Alexander	HOU	@BAL
103	Thomas Hatch	MIN	@CWS
104	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	CIN
105	Shane Baz	TB	NYY
106	Joe Boyle	TB	STL
107	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@NYY
108	Jack Leiter	TEX	@KC, CLE
109	Taijuan Walker	PHI	WAS
110	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	@ATL, MIN
111	Chad Patrick	MIL	@CHC
112	Colin Rea	CHC	MIL
113	Bryce Elder	ATL	CWS
114	Davis Martin	CWS	MIN
115	Adrian Houser	TB	STL
116	Chris Paddack	DET	KC
117	Joey Wentz	ATL	NYM
118	Luis Morales	ATH	@SEA
119	Jose Berrios	TOR	@MIA
120	Ryan Bergert	KC	@DET
121	Mitch Keller	PIT	TOR
122	Logan Allen	CLE	@TEX
123	Will Warren	NYY	BOS
124	JP Sears	SD	SF
125	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@PHI
126	Javier Assad	CHC	@LAA
127	Walker Buehler	BOS	BAL
128	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	TOR
129	Miles Mikolas	STL	@TB
130	Cade Povich	BAL	HOU
131	Justin Verlander	SF	@SD
132	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@TEX
133	Erick Fedde	ATL	NYM
134	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	CIN
135	Quinn Priester	MIL	@CHC
136	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	CIN
137	Mike Burrows	PIT	COL
138	Nolan McLean	NYM	@ATL
139	Andre Pallante	STL	@MIA
140	Jake Irvin	WAS	NYM, @PHI
141	Michael McGreevy	STL	@MIA
142	Janson Junk	MIA	TOR
143	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	@SD, @MIL
144	Victor Mederos	LAA	CIN, CHC
145	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD, @PIT
146	Tyler Anderson	LAA	CHC
147	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@MIN
148	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@PHI
149	Chase Dollander	COL	LAD
150	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@TB
151	Austin Gomber	COL	LAD, @PIT
152	Jose Urena	MIN	ATH
153	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@KC
154	Cal Quantrill	MIA	TOR
155	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@PIT
156	Tanner Gordon	COL	LAD

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

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	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@CHC, SF
7	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SD
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@COL, @SD
9	Eury Perez	MIA	STL, TOR
10	Edward Cabrera	MIA	STL	String of 3 straight QS snapped last time out
11	Dylan Cease	SD	SF	ERA finally heading down
12	Cade Horton	CHC	MIL, @LAA	Picking up NL ROY momentum
13	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	SEA
14	Spencer Strider	ATL	CWS, NYM
15	Zac Gallen	ARI	CLE, CIN
16	Shota Imanaga	CHC	MIL
17	Ranger Suarez	PHI	SEA, WAS
18	Sonny Gray	STL	@TB
19	Matthew Boyd	CHC	MIL
20	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@ARI
21	Logan Webb	SF	@MIL
22	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@COL
23	David Peterson	NYM	@WAS, @ATL
24	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	SEA
25	Kodai Senga	NYM	@WAS
26	Blake Snell	LAD	@SD
27	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	STL
28	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL
29	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@ARI
30	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@COL
31	Sean Manaea	NYM	@WAS
32	Brady Singer	CIN	@LAA
33	Jose Quintana	MIL	SF
34	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	NYM
35	Nestor Cortes	SD	SF, LAD
36	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	CWS
37	Landen Roupp	SF	@SD
38	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@CHC
39	Nick Martinez	CIN	@LAA
40	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@LAA, MIL
41	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	CLE
42	Yu Darvish	SD	LAD
43	Ryne Nelson	ARI	CIN
44	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@MIA, @TB
45	Clay Holmes	NYM	@ATL
46	Zack Littell	CIN	@ARI
47	Aaron Nola	PHI	WAS
48	Brad Lord	WAS	NYM
49	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	CLE
50	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	COL
51	NL Reliever
52	Taijuan Walker	PHI	WAS
53	Chad Patrick	MIL	@CHC
54	Colin Rea	CHC	MIL
55	Bryce Elder	ATL	CWS
56	Joey Wentz	ATL	NYM
57	Mitch Keller	PIT	TOR
58	JP Sears	SD	SF
59	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@PHI
60	Javier Assad	CHC	@LAA
61	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	TOR
62	Miles Mikolas	STL	@TB
63	Justin Verlander	SF	@SD
64	Erick Fedde	ATL	NYM
65	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	CIN
66	Quinn Priester	MIL	@CHC
67	Mike Burrows	PIT	COL
68	Nolan McLean	NYM	@ATL
69	Andre Pallante	STL	@MIA
70	Jake Irvin	WAS	NYM, @PHI
71	Michael McGreevy	STL	@MIA
72	Janson Junk	MIA	TOR
73	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	@SD, @MIL
74	Kyle Freeland	COL	LAD, @PIT
75	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@PHI
76	Chase Dollander	COL	LAD
77	Austin Gomber	COL	LAD, @PIT
78	Cal Quantrill	MIA	TOR
79	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@PIT
80	Tanner Gordon	COL	LAD