Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

Time to focus on pitchers with two starts this week.

Updated on September 8, 2025 2:19AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on September 8, 2025 2:19AM EST

It's a fairly busy week with 95 games. But with more teams deploying six-man rotations, the volume of two-start options is even sparser than usual. Clubs are also being cautious with starters with last-minute scratches and skipped starts.

Along those lines, there will be changes between now and the end of the weekend. Be sure to check back for the weekly refresh on Monday morning.

UPDATED: Monday September 8, 2:20 AM ET

Week of September 8 - 14

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Bryan Woo	SEA	STL, LAA	Adding durability to his impressive resume
2	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@ATH, NYY	Allowed a homer in five straight games with four given up last time out
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIA	Putting the box on second straight AL Cy Young campaign
4	Paul Skenes	PIT	@BAL
5	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	COL	Tentative, dealing with sore back
6	Logan Gilbert	SEA	STL	Ending the season in ace form
7	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@SF
8	Chris Sale	ATL	CHC
9	Logan Webb	SF	ARI, LAD
10	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@NYM
11	Hunter Greene	CIN	@ATH
12	George Kirby	SEA	STL, LAA	In a rut, but good matchups
13	Nick Pivetta	SD	CIN
14	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@CWS	Great spot to extend streak of 15 scoreless innings (only two hits allowed in that span)
15	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@TEX
16	Eury Perez	MIA	WAS, DET
17	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	STL
18	Michael

Along those lines, there will be changes between now and the end of the weekend. Be sure to check back for the weekly refresh on Monday morning.

UPDATED: Monday September 8, 2:20 AM ET

Week of September 8 - 14

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Bryan Woo	SEA	STL, LAA	Adding durability to his impressive resume
2	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@ATH, NYY	Allowed a homer in five straight games with four given up last time out
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIA	Putting the box on second straight AL Cy Young campaign
4	Paul Skenes	PIT	@BAL
5	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	COL	Tentative, dealing with sore back
6	Logan Gilbert	SEA	STL	Ending the season in ace form
7	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@SF
8	Chris Sale	ATL	CHC
9	Logan Webb	SF	ARI, LAD
10	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@NYM
11	Hunter Greene	CIN	@ATH
12	George Kirby	SEA	STL, LAA	In a rut, but good matchups
13	Nick Pivetta	SD	CIN
14	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@CWS	Great spot to extend streak of 15 scoreless innings (only two hits allowed in that span)
15	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@TEX
16	Eury Perez	MIA	WAS, DET
17	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	STL
18	Michael King	SD	CIN, COL
19	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@CHC
20	Hunter Brown	HOU	@ATL
21	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@ATL, TB
22	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	COL
23	Framber Valdez	HOU	@ATL	I hope he doesn't get made he's not ranked higher
24	Yu Darvish	SD	CIN, COL
25	Dylan Cease	SD	COL
26	Matthew Boyd	CHC	TB
27	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SF
28	Kevin Gausman	TOR	HOU
29	Joe Ryan	MIN	ARI
30	Zac Gallen	ARI	@SF	2.20 ERA and 1.05 WHIP last 6 GS, covering 41 IP. Five QS in that stretch.
31	Kyle Bradish	BAL	PIT
32	Luis Garcia	HOU	@TOR, @ATL
33	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@SD, @ATH
34	Blake Snell	LAD	COL
35	Shane Bieber	TOR	HOU	Rounding into form, 21 K with just 2 BB over previous 17.1 IP
36	Tanner Bibee	CLE	CWS
37	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	WAS
38	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@SF
39	Michael Wacha	KC	@CLE
40	Max Fried	NYY	@BOS
41	Mitch Keller	PIT	@WAS
42	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	NYM
43	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	NYM
44	Bryce Miller	SEA	LAA
45	Merrill Kelly	TEX	MIL
46	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	STL
47	Jose Soriano	LAA	MIN
48	Pablo Lopez	MIN	ARI
49	Shane Smith	CWS	TB
50	Luis Castillo	SEA	LAA
51	Sonny Gray	STL	@MIL	In a rut with 7 BB and 4 HR allowed over prior 18 IP
52	Ranger Suarez	PHI	NYM
53	Caden Dana	LAA	MIN, @SEA
54	Joey Cantillo	CLE	KC
55	Cade Horton	CHC	@ATL
56	Noah Cameron	KC	@CLE, @PHI	Hitting the rookie wall?
57	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@MIN
58	Carlos Rodon	NYY	DET
59	Spencer Strider	ATL	CHC
60	Chris Bassitt	TOR	BAL
61	Jose Berrios	TOR	HOU, BAL
62	Luis Gil	NYY	@BOS
63	Parker Messick	CLE	CWS
64	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	BOS
65	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@LAA
66	Robbie Ray	SF	ARI
67	Shane Baz	TB	@CHC
68	Brady Singer	CIN	@ATH
69	Gavin Williams	CLE	KC
70	Aaron Nola	PHI	NYM, KC
71	Bailey Ober	MIN	ARI
72	Cristian Javier	HOU	@TOR
73	Luis Severino	ATH	CIN
74	Taj Bradley	MIN	@LAA
75	Ian Seymour	TB	@CWS
76	Sean Manaea	NYM	@PHI	Snake bit lately, 22 K with 2 BB over last 13 IP, but .455 BABIP and 54.9% LOB bloated ERA to 7.62.
77	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@SF
78	Luis Morales	ATH	BOS, CIN
79	Casey Mize	DET	@NYY, @MIA
80	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@TOR
81	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@WAS
82	Ryan Bergert	KC	@CLE, @PHI
83	Brayan Bello	BOS	NYY
84	Max Scherzer	TOR	BAL
85	Janson Junk	MIA	WAS, DET
86	Slade Cecconi	CLE	KC, CWS	Favorable matchups, but struggling
87	Mix 12 Reliever
88	Quinn Priester	MIL	STL
89	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@SEA
90	Martin Perez	CWS	@CLE
91	Stephen Kolek	KC	@CLE
92	Nolan McLean	NYM	@PHI, TEX
93	Ryan Weathers	MIA	WAS
94	Clay Holmes	NYM	@PHI
95	Jack Flaherty	DET	@NYY
96	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@MIN
97	Adrian Houser	TB	@CWS, @CHC
98	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@SD
99	Jack Leiter	TEX	MIL
100	Tyler Wells	BAL	PIT
101	Mix 15 Reliever
102	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@PHI
103	Jonah Tong	NYM	TEX
104	Jose Quintana	MIL	@TEX
105	David Peterson	NYM	@PHI
106	Davis Martin	CWS	@CLE
107	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@ATL
108	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@MIA, PIT
109	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@LAA
110	Johan Oviedo	PIT	@BAL
111	Cade Povich	BAL	PIT
112	Lucas Giolito	BOS	NYY
113	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	TB, @CLE
114	Cam Schlittler	NYY	DET
115	Brad Lord	WAS	@MIA
116	Sean Burke	CWS	TB
117	Bryce Elder	ATL	CHC, HOU
118	Payton Tolle	BOS	@ATH
119	Brandon Sproat	NYM	TEX
120	Zack Littell	CIN	@SD
121	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	MIN, @SEA
122	Jacob Latz	TEX	MIL, @NYM
123	Dustin May	BOS	@ATH
124	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@SEA
125	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@MIA, PIT
126	Walker Buehler	PHI	KC
127	Mason Barnett	ATH	BOS
128	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	PIT
129	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@NYM
130	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	HOU
131	Will Warren	NYY	DET, @BOS
132	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@TOR
133	Andre Pallante	STL	@MIL
134	Charlie Morton	DET	@MIA
135	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	@SF, @MIN
136	Justin Verlander	SF	LAD
137	Colin Rea	CHC	TB
138	Miles Mikolas	STL	@SEA, @MIL
139	Erick Fedde	MIL	@TEX
140	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	@NYY
141	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SEA
142	Mike Burrows	PIT	@BAL, @WAS
143	J.T. Ginn	ATH	CIN
144	Jason Alexander	HOU	@TOR
145	Randy Vasquez	SD	COL
146	Logan Allen	CLE	KC
147	Taijuan Walker	PHI	KC
148	Chase Dollander	COL	@LAD, @SD
149	Adam Mazur	MIA	DET
150	Jake Irvin	WAS	@MIA
151	Carson Seymour	SF	ARI
152	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	LAD
153	McCade Brown	COL	@SD
154	Joey Wentz	ATL	HOU
155	Mitch Farris	LAA	@SEA
156	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAD
157	German Marquez	COL	@LAD, @SD
158	Tanner Gordon	COL	@SD
159	Dietrich Enns	BAL	@TOR

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Bryan Woo	SEA	STL, LAA	Adding durability to his impressive resume
2	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@ATH, NYY	Allowed a homer in five straight games with four given up last time out
3	Tarik Skubal	DET	@MIA	Putting the box on second straight AL Cy Young campaign
4	Logan Gilbert	SEA	STL	Ending the season in ace form
5	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@NYM
6	George Kirby	SEA	STL, LAA	In a rut, but good matchups
7	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@CWS	Great spot to extend streak of 15 scoreless innings (only two hits allowed in that span)
8	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@CHC
9	Hunter Brown	HOU	@ATL
10	Framber Valdez	HOU	@ATL	I hope he doesn't get made he's not ranked higher
11	Kevin Gausman	TOR	HOU
12	Joe Ryan	MIN	ARI
13	Kyle Bradish	BAL	PIT
14	Luis Garcia	HOU	@TOR, @ATL
15	Shane Bieber	TOR	HOU	Rounding into form, 21 K with just 2 BB over previous 17.1 IP
16	Tanner Bibee	CLE	CWS
17	Michael Wacha	KC	@CLE
18	Max Fried	NYY	@BOS
19	Bryce Miller	SEA	LAA
20	Merrill Kelly	TEX	MIL
21	Jose Soriano	LAA	MIN
22	Pablo Lopez	MIN	ARI
23	Shane Smith	CWS	TB
24	Luis Castillo	SEA	LAA
25	Caden Dana	LAA	MIN, @SEA
26	Joey Cantillo	CLE	KC
27	Noah Cameron	KC	@CLE, @PHI	Hitting the rookie wall?
28	Carlos Rodon	NYY	DET
29	Chris Bassitt	TOR	BAL
30	Jose Berrios	TOR	HOU, BAL
31	Luis Gil	NYY	@BOS
32	Parker Messick	CLE	CWS
33	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	BOS
34	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@LAA
35	Shane Baz	TB	@CHC
36	Gavin Williams	CLE	KC
37	Bailey Ober	MIN	ARI
38	Cristian Javier	HOU	@TOR
39	Luis Severino	ATH	CIN
40	Taj Bradley	MIN	@LAA
41	Ian Seymour	TB	@CWS
42	Luis Morales	ATH	BOS, CIN
43	Casey Mize	DET	@NYY, @MIA
44	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@TOR
45	Ryan Bergert	KC	@CLE, @PHI
46	Brayan Bello	BOS	NYY
47	Max Scherzer	TOR	BAL
48	Slade Cecconi	CLE	KC, CWS	Favorable matchups, but struggling
49	Martin Perez	CWS	@CLE
50	Stephen Kolek	KC	@CLE
51	Jack Flaherty	DET	@NYY
52	Adrian Houser	TB	@CWS, @CHC
53	Jack Leiter	TEX	MIL
54	Tyler Wells	BAL	PIT
55	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@PHI
56	Davis Martin	CWS	@CLE
57	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@LAA
58	Cade Povich	BAL	PIT
59	Lucas Giolito	BOS	NYY
60	AL Reliever
61	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	TB, @CLE
62	Cam Schlittler	NYY	DET
63	Sean Burke	CWS	TB
64	Payton Tolle	BOS	@ATH
65	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	MIN, @SEA
66	Jacob Latz	TEX	MIL, @NYM
67	Dustin May	BOS	@ATH
68	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@SEA
69	Mason Barnett	ATH	BOS
70	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@NYM
71	Will Warren	NYY	DET, @BOS
72	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@TOR
73	Charlie Morton	DET	@MIA
74	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	@NYY
75	J.T. Ginn	ATH	CIN
76	Jason Alexander	HOU	@TOR
77	Logan Allen	CLE	KC
78	Mitch Farris	LAA	@SEA
79	Dietrich Enns	BAL	@TOR

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	@BAL
2	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	COL	Tentative, dealing with sore back
3	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@SF
4	Chris Sale	ATL	CHC
5	Logan Webb	SF	ARI, LAD
6	Hunter Greene	CIN	@ATH
7	Nick Pivetta	SD	CIN
8	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@TEX
9	Eury Perez	MIA	WAS, DET
10	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	STL
11	Michael King	SD	CIN, COL
12	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@ATL, TB
13	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	COL
14	Yu Darvish	SD	CIN, COL
15	Dylan Cease	SD	COL
16	Matthew Boyd	CHC	TB
17	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SF
18	Zac Gallen	ARI	@SF	2.20 ERA and 1.05 WHIP last 6 GS, covering 41 IP. Five QS in that stretch.
19	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@SD, @ATH
20	Blake Snell	LAD	COL
21	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	WAS
22	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@SF
23	Mitch Keller	PIT	@WAS
24	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	NYM
25	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	NYM
26	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	STL
27	Sonny Gray	STL	@MIL	In a rut with 7 BB and 4 HR allowed over prior 18 IP
28	Ranger Suarez	PHI	NYM
29	Cade Horton	CHC	@ATL
30	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@MIN
31	Spencer Strider	ATL	CHC
32	Robbie Ray	SF	ARI
33	Brady Singer	CIN	@ATH
34	Aaron Nola	PHI	NYM, KC
35	Sean Manaea	NYM	@PHI	Snake bit lately, 22 K with 2 BB over last 13 IP, but .455 BABIP and 54.9% LOB bloated ERA to 7.62.
36	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@SF
37	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@WAS
38	Janson Junk	MIA	WAS, DET
39	Quinn Priester	MIL	STL
40	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@SEA
41	Nolan McLean	NYM	@PHI, TEX
42	Ryan Weathers	MIA	WAS
43	Clay Holmes	NYM	@PHI
44	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@MIN
45	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@SD
46	Jonah Tong	NYM	TEX
47	Jose Quintana	MIL	@TEX
48	David Peterson	NYM	@PHI
49	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@ATL
50	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@MIA, PIT
51	Johan Oviedo	PIT	@BAL
52	NL Reliever
53	Brad Lord	WAS	@MIA
54	Bryce Elder	ATL	CHC, HOU
55	Brandon Sproat	NYM	TEX
56	Zack Littell	CIN	@SD
57	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@MIA, PIT
58	Walker Buehler	PHI	KC
59	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	PIT
60	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	HOU
61	Andre Pallante	STL	@MIL
62	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	@SF, @MIN
63	Justin Verlander	SF	LAD
64	Colin Rea	CHC	TB
65	Miles Mikolas	STL	@SEA, @MIL
66	Erick Fedde	MIL	@TEX
67	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SEA
68	Mike Burrows	PIT	@BAL, @WAS
69	Randy Vasquez	SD	COL
70	Taijuan Walker	PHI	KC
71	Chase Dollander	COL	@LAD, @SD
72	Adam Mazur	MIA	DET
73	Jake Irvin	WAS	@MIA
74	Carson Seymour	SF	ARI
75	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	LAD
76	McCade Brown	COL	@SD
77	Joey Wentz	ATL	HOU
78	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAD
79	German Marquez	COL	@LAD, @SD
80	Tanner Gordon	COL	@SD