Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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

September 20, 2025

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

September 20, 2025

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.

The rankings will be updated on Sunday. Good luck over the final week. And thank you for your patronage and discussion.

Week of September 22 - 28

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Chris Sale	ATL	WAS, PIT
2	Bryan Woo	SEA	COL	Tentative, left last start with pec issue
3	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SEA
4	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CIN
5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ARI	Playoff tuneup
6	Cole Ragans	KC	@LAA, @ATH	Could be shut down
7	Jacob deGrom	TEX	MIN
8	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CLE
9	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
10	Kevin Gausman	TOR	BOS, TB
11	Ian Seymour	TB	@BAL, @TOR
12	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@TOR	Generous with HR lately
13	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@SD	Gives MIL co-aces
14	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@SD, CIN
15	Cristian Javier	HOU	@ATH, @LAA

The rankings will be updated on Sunday. Good luck over the final week. And thank you for your patronage and discussion.

Week of September 22 - 28

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Chris Sale	ATL	WAS, PIT
2	Bryan Woo	SEA	COL	Tentative, left last start with pec issue
3	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SEA
4	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CIN
5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ARI	Playoff tuneup
6	Cole Ragans	KC	@LAA, @ATH	Could be shut down
7	Jacob deGrom	TEX	MIN
8	Tarik Skubal	DET	@CLE
9	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
10	Kevin Gausman	TOR	BOS, TB
11	Ian Seymour	TB	@BAL, @TOR
12	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@TOR	Generous with HR lately
13	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@SD	Gives MIL co-aces
14	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@SD, CIN
15	Cristian Javier	HOU	@ATH, @LAA
16	Blake Snell	LAD	@ARI	Quietly pitching well
17	Luis Gil	NYY	CWS, BAL
18	Jack Flaherty	DET	@CLE, @BOS	Needs to step up for DET to make a long playoff run
19	Nick Pivetta	SD	MIL, ARI
20	Luis Castillo	SEA	COL
21	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	MIA
22	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	MIA
23	Brady Singer	CIN	PIT, @MIL	2.15 ERA, 0.94 WHIP over last 10 GS with 62 K in 58.2 IP
24	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@ARI
25	Hunter Brown	HOU	@ATH
26	Spencer Strider	ATL	PIT
27	Max Fried	NYY	CWS
28	Cade Horton	CHC	NYM, STL
29	Carlos Rodon	NYY	BAL
30	Tanner Bibee	CLE	DET
31	Shane Smith	CWS	@NYY, @WAS
32	Sonny Gray	STL	@SF
33	Merrill Kelly	TEX	MIN, @CLE
34	Gavin Williams	CLE	DET, TEX	Earning way back into the fantasy circle of trust
35	Joey Cantillo	CLE	TEX
36	Framber Valdez	HOU	@ATH
37	Dylan Cease	SD	MIL	Recent outcomes finally matching skills
38	Logan Gilbert	SEA	LAD
39	Logan Webb	SF	STL
40	Nick Lodolo	CIN	PIT
41	Joe Ryan	MIN	@PHI
42	Matthew Boyd	CHC	NYM
43	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@BAL
44	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@SEA
45	Bryce Miller	SEA	COL, LAD
46	Shane Bieber	TOR	TB
47	Shota Imanaga	CHC	STL
48	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@ATL, CWS	Great chance to finish strong
49	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	LAD, @SD
50	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SEA	Congrats, we'll miss you 22
51	Eury Perez	MIA	NYM
52	Mitch Keller	PIT	@ATL
53	Robbie Ray	SF	STL
54	Pablo Lopez	MIN	@TEX	Tentative, hurt forearm diving in last outing
55	Yu Darvish	SD	ARI
56	Bailey Ober	MIN	@PHI
57	Stephen Kolek	KC	@LAA		7%	39%
58	Michael King	SD	ARI
59	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@PHI
60	Ranger Suarez	PHI	MIN
61	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	CIN
62	Justin Verlander	SF	STL, COL
63	Shane Baz	TB	@BAL
64	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	KC
65	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@TOR
66	Cade Cavalli	WAS	CWS
67	Zac Gallen	ARI	LAD
68	Parker Messick	CLE	DET
69	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@NYY
70	Tyler Wells	BAL	TB
71	Trey Yesavage	TOR	TB		0%	0%
72	Jameson Taillon	CHC	STL
73	Michael Lorenzen	KC	@LAA		12%
74	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@NYY
75	Aaron Nola	PHI	MIN
76	Casey Mize	DET	@BOS
77	Noah Cameron	KC	@ATH
78	Brayan Bello	BOS	@TOR
79	Will Warren	NYY	CWS
80	Brad Lord	WAS	@ATL		1%	39%
81	David Peterson	NYM	@CHC, @MIA
82	Chris Bassitt	TOR	BOS
83	Luis Severino	ATH	HOU		49%
84	Sean Burke	CWS	@WAS		6%
85	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@ATL
86	Tyler Mahle	TEX	MIN		14%	37%
87	Dean Kremer	BAL	TB		33%
88	George Kirby	SEA	LAD
89	Mix 12 Reliever
90	Sean Manaea	NYM	@MIA
91	Michael Wacha	KC	@ATH
92	Lucas Giolito	BOS	@TOR, DET
93	Chad Patrick	MIL	CIN		18%	19%
94	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	@WAS		8%
95	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@SD		38%
96	Jack Leiter	TEX	@CLE
97	Taj Bradley	MIN	@TEX
98	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIL
99	Quinn Priester	MIL	@SD
100	Mix 15 Reliever
101	Max Scherzer	TOR	BOS
102	Jake Irvin	WAS	CWS		9%	35%
103	Slade Cecconi	CLE	TEX
104	Zack Littell	CIN	@MIL
105	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@TEX
106	Connelly Early	BOS	DET
107	Jason Alexander	HOU	@LAA
108	AJ Blubaugh	HOU	@LAA		0%	0%
109	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@PHI, NYM		47%
110	Janson Junk	MIA	@PHI		11%	46%
111	Caden Dana	LAA	KC, HOU		1%	25%
112	Adrian Houser	TB	@TOR		34%
113	Ryne Nelson	ARI	LAD
114	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	KC
115	Andre Pallante	STL	@SF		4%	49%
116	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@PHI		16%
117	Kyle Harrison	BOS	DET		5%	42%
118	Colin Rea	CHC	NYM		38%
119	Davis Martin	CWS	@NYY		2%	33%
120	Bryce Elder	ATL	WAS		14%
121	Johan Oviedo	PIT	@CIN		19%
122	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	@NYY		49%
123	Jonah Tong	NYM	@CHC
124	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SF, @CHC		49%
125	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	WAS
126	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@CHC
127	Luis Morales	ATH	KC
128	Brandon Sproat	NYM	@MIA		45%
129	Walker Buehler	PHI	MIN		33%
130	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CIN		28%
131	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CHC		3%	19%
132	Cade Povich	BAL	TB		26%
133	Mason Barnett	ATH	HOU, KC		0%	2%
134	Kyle Freeland	COL	@SF		2%	23%
135	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	COL		0%	19%
136	Cam Schlittler	NYY	BAL
137	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	@SD		0%	0%
138	Joey Wentz	ATL	PIT		10%
139	Nolan McLean	NYM	@CHC
140	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	COL		1%	12%
141	Tyler Alexander	CWS	@NYY		0%	0%
142	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	HOU		1%	5%
143	J.T. Ginn	ATH	HOU		13%
144	Charlie Morton	DET	@CLE
145	Mike Burrows	PIT	@ATL		12%
146	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	@ATL		1%	23%
147	McCade Brown	COL	@SEA, @SF		0%	2%
148	Keider Montero	DET	@BOS		0%	2%
149	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@CLE		14%
150	Sam Aldegheri	LAA	HOU		0%	0%
151	Taijuan Walker	PHI	MIA		8%
152	Tanner Gordon	COL	@SEA		0%	4%
153	Randy Vasquez	SD	MIL		2%	37%
154	Adam Mazur	MIA	NYM		0%	4%
155	Mitch Farris	LAA	KC		0%	7%
156	German Marquez	COL	@SF		0%	2%
157	Bradley Blalock	COL	@SEA		0%	0%

American League

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

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Chris Sale	ATL	WAS, PIT
2	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SEA
3	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CIN
4	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ARI	Playoff tuneup
5	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
6	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	@SD	Gives MIL co-aces
7	Freddy Peralta	MIL	@SD, CIN
8	Blake Snell	LAD	@ARI	Quietly pitching well
9	Nick Pivetta	SD	MIL, ARI
10	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	MIA
11	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	MIA
12	Brady Singer	CIN	PIT, @MIL	2.15 ERA, 0.94 WHIP over last 10 GS with 62 K in 58.2 IP
13	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@ARI
14	Spencer Strider	ATL	PIT
15	Cade Horton	CHC	NYM, STL
16	Sonny Gray	STL	@SF
17	Dylan Cease	SD	MIL	Recent outcomes finally matching skills
18	Logan Webb	SF	STL
19	Nick Lodolo	CIN	PIT
20	Matthew Boyd	CHC	NYM
21	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	@SEA
22	Shota Imanaga	CHC	STL
23	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@ATL, CWS	Great chance to finish strong
24	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	LAD, @SD
25	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@SEA	Congrats, we'll miss you 22
26	Eury Perez	MIA	NYM
27	Mitch Keller	PIT	@ATL
28	Robbie Ray	SF	STL
29	Yu Darvish	SD	ARI
30	Michael King	SD	ARI
31	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@PHI
32	Ranger Suarez	PHI	MIN
33	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	CIN
34	Justin Verlander	SF	STL, COL
35	Cade Cavalli	WAS	CWS
36	Zac Gallen	ARI	LAD
37	Jameson Taillon	CHC	STL
38	Aaron Nola	PHI	MIN
39	Brad Lord	WAS	@ATL
40	David Peterson	NYM	@CHC, @MIA
41	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@ATL
42	Sean Manaea	NYM	@MIA
43	Chad Patrick	MIL	CIN
44	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@SD
45	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@MIL
46	Quinn Priester	MIL	@SD
47	Jake Irvin	WAS	CWS
48	Zack Littell	CIN	@MIL
49	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@PHI, NYM
50	Janson Junk	MIA	@PHI
51	NL Reliever
52	Ryne Nelson	ARI	LAD
53	Andre Pallante	STL	@SF
54	Colin Rea	CHC	NYM
55	Bryce Elder	ATL	WAS
56	Johan Oviedo	PIT	@CIN
57	Jonah Tong	NYM	@CHC
58	Michael McGreevy	STL	@SF, @CHC
59	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	WAS
60	Matthew Liberatore	STL	@CHC
61	Brandon Sproat	NYM	@MIA
62	Walker Buehler	PHI	MIN
63	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CIN
64	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CHC
65	Kyle Freeland	COL	@SF
66	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	COL
67	Nabil Crismatt	ARI	@SD
68	Joey Wentz	ATL	PIT
69	Nolan McLean	NYM	@CHC
70	Kai-Wei Teng	SF	COL
71	Mike Burrows	PIT	@ATL
72	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	@ATL
73	McCade Brown	COL	@SEA, @SF
74	Taijuan Walker	PHI	MIA
75	Tanner Gordon	COL	@SEA
76	Randy Vasquez	SD	MIL
77	Adam Mazur	MIA	NYM
78	German Marquez	COL	@SF
79	Bradley Blalock	COL	@SEA