Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

The pitching rankings may be crowded, though there's still a number of solid performers rising to the top.

Updated on April 20, 2026 1:39AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on April 20, 2026 1:39AM EST

With many starting pitchers making their fourth and fifth appearances, it's time to switch the projections fueling the rankings to rest-of-season mode. The differences are small, though pitchers can move up or down five to 10 spots due to all the congestion in the middle.

Keep in mind that baseball returns to Mexico City over the weekend, with the Padres and Diamondbacks squaring off at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú. The altitude is even higher than Coors Field, so expect a pair of high-scoring affairs.

UPDATED: Monday April 21, 1:00 AM ET

Week of April 20-26

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Nolan McLean	NYM	MIN, COL	At times, appears to be throwing a wiffle ball.
2	Dylan Cease	TOR	@LAA, CLE
3	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@SF
4	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SF
5	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@KC, BOS
6	Jack Flaherty	DET	@BOS, @CIN	Walks uncharacteristically elevated
7	Logan Gilbert	SEA	ATH
8	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@BOS	Someone teach him the secret handshake for the elite tier
9	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@WAS, PHI
10	Jose Soriano	LAA	TOR	Walks high, but strikeouts are real
11	Joe Ryan	MIN	@NYM
12	Paul Skenes	PIT	@MIL	1.56 ERA and .63 WHIP in three starts since Opening Day debacle
13	Connelly Early	BOS	NYY, @BAL
14	Chase Burns	CIN	@TB
15	Jacob deGrom	TEX	PIT
16	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	ATH
17	Michael Soroka	ARI	CWS	Buying into the dominance
18	Tarik

UPDATED: Monday April 21, 1:00 AM ET

Week of April 20-26

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Nolan McLean	NYM	MIN, COL	At times, appears to be throwing a wiffle ball.
2	Dylan Cease	TOR	@LAA, CLE
3	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@SF
4	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SF
5	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@KC, BOS
6	Jack Flaherty	DET	@BOS, @CIN	Walks uncharacteristically elevated
7	Logan Gilbert	SEA	ATH
8	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@BOS	Someone teach him the secret handshake for the elite tier
9	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@WAS, PHI
10	Jose Soriano	LAA	TOR	Walks high, but strikeouts are real
11	Joe Ryan	MIN	@NYM
12	Paul Skenes	PIT	@MIL	1.56 ERA and .63 WHIP in three starts since Opening Day debacle
13	Connelly Early	BOS	NYY, @BAL
14	Chase Burns	CIN	@TB
15	Jacob deGrom	TEX	PIT
16	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	ATH
17	Michael Soroka	ARI	CWS	Buying into the dominance
18	Tarik Skubal	DET	MIL
19	Matthew Boyd	CHC	PHI
20	Bryan Woo	SEA	@STL	Best winless pitcher in the league
21	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	CHC
22	Max Fried	NYY	@BOS
23	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@BAL
24	Framber Valdez	DET	@CIN
25	Cole Ragans	KC	LAA
26	Shota Imanaga	CHC	PHI, @LAD
27	Chris Sale	ATL	@WAS
28	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@SF
29	Eury Perez	MIA	@SF
30	Drew Rasmussen	TB	MIN
31	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	ATH
32	Ranger Suarez	BOS	NYY
33	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	PIT
34	Kevin Gausman	TOR	CLE
35	Kris Bubic	KC	BAL
36	George Kirby	SEA	@STL
37	Freddy Peralta	NYM	COL
38	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@SF
39	Nick Martinez	TB	CIN
40	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@ATL
41	Gavin Williams	CLE	@TOR
42	Michael King	SD	@ARI	Slated for Sunday in Mexico City
43	Parker Messick	CLE	HOU
44	Mick Abel	MIN	@NYM, @TB	Great chance to prove breakout is real.
45	Robbie Ray	SF	MIA
46	Sonny Gray	BOS	DET, @BAL
47	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	PIT
48	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@TEX
49	Reid Detmers	LAA	TOR, @KC
50	Merrill Kelly	ARI	CWS
51	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@CHC
52	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@CHC
53	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@TEX
54	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@TB, DET
55	Edward Cabrera	CHC	PHI
56	Bailey Ober	MIN	@TB
57	Seth Lugo	KC	BAL, LAA
58	Max Meyer	MIA	STL, @SF
59	Matthew Liberatore	STL	SEA
60	Davis Martin	CWS	@ARI
61	Michael Wacha	KC	BAL
62	Luis Castillo	SEA	ATH
63	Trevor Rogers	BAL	BOS
64	Aaron Nola	PHI	@CHC, @ATL
65	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@SEA
66	Clay Holmes	NYM	MIN
67	Dean Kremer	BAL	BOS
68	Andrew Abbott	CIN	DET
69	Taj Bradley	MIN	@TB
70	Grant Holmes	ATL	PHI
71	Steven Matz	TB	CIN
72	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@TB
73	Shane Baz	BAL	@KC
74	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@TEX, @MIL
75	Max Scherzer	TOR	CLE
76	Emerson Hancock	SEA	ATH, @STL
77	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@NYM
78	Mix 12 Reliever
79	Jesse Scholtens	TB	CIN, MIN
80	Sean Burke	CWS	@ARI, WAS
81	David Peterson	NYM	COL
82	Aaron Civale	ATH	@SEA
83	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@TEX
84	Luis Gil	NYY	@BOS, @HOU
85	Mix 15 Reliever
86	Chad Patrick	MIL	@DET
87	Janson Junk	MIA	STL
88	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@TOR
89	Slade Cecconi	CLE	HOU, @TOR
90	Brady Singer	CIN	DET
91	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@NYM
92	Shane McClanahan	TB	MIN
93	Kyle Leahy	STL	@MIA
94	Mitch Keller	PIT	@MIL
95	Tanner Bibee	CLE	HOU
96	Landen Roupp	SF	LAD, MIA
97	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@CLE, NYY
98	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@KC
99	Kumar Rocker	TEX	PIT, ATH
100	Logan Webb	SF	LAD
101	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@COL, CHC
102	Bryce Elder	ATL	@WAS, PHI
103	Mike Burrows	HOU	NYY
104	Foster Griffin	WAS	ATL, @CWS
105	Noah Cameron	KC	LAA
106	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	CWS
107	Zac Gallen	ARI	SD	Slated for Saturday in Mexico City
108	Casey Mize	DET	MIL
109	Dustin May	STL	@MIA
110	Keider Montero	DET	MIL, @CIN
111	Roki Sasaki	LAD	CHC
112	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@CWS
113	Kodai Senga	NYM	MIN
114	Erick Fedde	CWS	WAS
115	Jack Leiter	TEX	PIT
116	Michael McGreevy	STL	@MIA, SEA
117	Chris Paddack	MIA	STL
118	Will Warren	NYY	@HOU
119	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	TOR
120	Ryne Nelson	ARI	SD
121	Jake Irvin	WAS	ATL, @CWS
122	Noah Schultz	CWS	WAS
123	Adrian Houser	SF	MIA
124	Peter Lambert	HOU	@CLE
125	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@SEA, @TEX
126	Ryan Weathers	NYY	@HOU
127	Anthony Kay	CWS	@ARI
128	Kyle Harrison	MIL	@DET, PIT
129	Colin Rea	CHC	PHI, @LAD
130	Chase Dollander	COL	SD, @NYM
131	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	SD
132	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@KC
133	Brandon Sproat	MIL	@DET
134	Andre Pallante	STL	SEA
135	Andrew Painter	PHI	@ATL
136	Eric Lauer	TOR	@LAA
137	Ryan Weiss	HOU	@CLE
138	Martin Perez	ATL	@WAS
139	Luis Severino	ATH	@TEX
140	Tyler Mahle	SF	LAD
141	Brayan Bello	BOS	NYY
142	Patrick Corbin	TOR	@LAA
143	Randy Vasquez	SD	@COL
144	Zack Littell	WAS	ATL
145	Lance McCullers	HOU	NYY
146	Matt Waldron	SD	@COL
147	Walbert Urena	LAA	@KC
148	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@LAD
149	German Marquez	SD	@ARI	Slated for Saturday in Mexico City
150	Cade Cavalli	WAS	ATL
151	Jose Quintana	COL	LAD, @NYM
152	Walker Buehler	SD	@COL
153	Ryan Feltner	COL	SD
154	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@CHC

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Dylan Cease	TOR	@LAA, CLE
2	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@KC, BOS
3	Jack Flaherty	DET	@BOS, @CIN	Walks uncharacteristically elevated
4	Logan Gilbert	SEA	ATH
5	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@BOS	Someone teach him the secret handshake for the elite tier
6	Jose Soriano	LAA	TOR	Walks high, but strikeouts are real
7	Joe Ryan	MIN	@NYM
8	Connelly Early	BOS	NYY, @BAL
9	Jacob deGrom	TEX	PIT
10	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	ATH
11	Tarik Skubal	DET	MIL
12	Bryan Woo	SEA	@STL	Best winless pitcher in the league
13	Max Fried	NYY	@BOS
14	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@BAL
15	Framber Valdez	DET	@CIN
16	Cole Ragans	KC	LAA
17	Drew Rasmussen	TB	MIN
18	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	ATH
19	Ranger Suarez	BOS	NYY
20	Kevin Gausman	TOR	CLE
21	Kris Bubic	KC	BAL
22	George Kirby	SEA	@STL
23	Nick Martinez	TB	CIN
24	Gavin Williams	CLE	@TOR
25	Parker Messick	CLE	HOU
26	Mick Abel	MIN	@NYM, @TB	Great chance to prove breakout is real.
27	Sonny Gray	BOS	DET, @BAL
28	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@TEX
29	Reid Detmers	LAA	TOR, @KC
30	Bailey Ober	MIN	@TB
31	Seth Lugo	KC	BAL, LAA
32	Davis Martin	CWS	@ARI
33	Michael Wacha	KC	BAL
34	Luis Castillo	SEA	ATH
35	Trevor Rogers	BAL	BOS
36	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@SEA
37	Dean Kremer	BAL	BOS
38	Taj Bradley	MIN	@TB
39	Steven Matz	TB	CIN
40	Shane Baz	BAL	@KC
41	Max Scherzer	TOR	CLE
42	Emerson Hancock	SEA	ATH, @STL
43	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	@NYM
44	Jesse Scholtens	TB	CIN, MIN
45	Sean Burke	CWS	@ARI, WAS
46	Aaron Civale	ATH	@SEA
47	Luis Gil	NYY	@BOS, @HOU
48	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@TOR
49	Slade Cecconi	CLE	HOU, @TOR
50	Shane McClanahan	TB	MIN
51	Tanner Bibee	CLE	HOU
52	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@CLE, NYY
53	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@KC
54	Kumar Rocker	TEX	PIT, ATH
55	Mike Burrows	HOU	NYY
56	AL Reliever
57	Noah Cameron	KC	LAA
58	Casey Mize	DET	MIL
59	Keider Montero	DET	MIL, @CIN
60	Erick Fedde	CWS	WAS
61	Jack Leiter	TEX	PIT
62	Will Warren	NYY	@HOU
63	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	TOR
64	Noah Schultz	CWS	WAS
65	Peter Lambert	HOU	@CLE
66	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@SEA, @TEX
67	Ryan Weathers	NYY	@HOU
68	Anthony Kay	CWS	@ARI
69	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@KC
70	Eric Lauer	TOR	@LAA
71	Ryan Weiss	HOU	@CLE
72	Luis Severino	ATH	@TEX
73	Brayan Bello	BOS	NYY
74	Patrick Corbin	TOR	@LAA
75	Lance McCullers	HOU	NYY
76	Walbert Urena	LAA	@KC

National League

	Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	1	Nolan McLean	NYM	MIN, COL	At times, appears to be throwing a wiffle ball.
2	2	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	@SF
3	3	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@SF
4	4	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	@WAS, PHI
5	5	Paul Skenes	PIT	@MIL	1.56 ERA and .63 WHIP in three starts since Opening Day debacle
6	6	Chase Burns	CIN	@TB
7	7	Michael Soroka	ARI	CWS	Buying into the dominance
8	8	Matthew Boyd	CHC	PHI
9	9	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	CHC
10	10	Shota Imanaga	CHC	PHI, @LAD
11	11	Chris Sale	ATL	@WAS
12	12	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@SF
13	13	Eury Perez	MIA	@SF
14	14	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	PIT
15	15	Freddy Peralta	NYM	COL
16	16	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@SF
17	17	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@ATL
18	18	Michael King	SD	@ARI	Slated for Sunday in Mexico City
19	19	Robbie Ray	SF	MIA
20	20	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	PIT
21	21	Merrill Kelly	ARI	CWS
22	22	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@CHC
23	23	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@CHC
24	24	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@TEX
25	25	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@TB, DET
26	26	Edward Cabrera	CHC	PHI
27	27	Max Meyer	MIA	STL, @SF
28	28	Matthew Liberatore	STL	SEA
29	29	Aaron Nola	PHI	@CHC, @ATL
30	30	Clay Holmes	NYM	MIN
31	31	Andrew Abbott	CIN	DET
32	32	Grant Holmes	ATL	PHI
33	33	Brandon Williamson	CIN	@TB
34	34	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@TEX, @MIL
35	35	David Peterson	NYM	COL
36	36	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@TEX
37	37	Chad Patrick	MIL	@DET
38	38	Janson Junk	MIA	STL
39	39	Brady Singer	CIN	DET
40	40	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@NYM
41	41	Kyle Leahy	STL	@MIA
42	42	Mitch Keller	PIT	@MIL
43	43	Landen Roupp	SF	LAD, MIA
44	44	Logan Webb	SF	LAD
45	45	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@COL, CHC
46	46	Bryce Elder	ATL	@WAS, PHI
47	47	Foster Griffin	WAS	ATL, @CWS
48	48	NL Reliever
49	49	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	CWS
50	50	Zac Gallen	ARI	SD	Slated for Saturday in Mexico City
51	51	Dustin May	STL	@MIA
52	52	Roki Sasaki	LAD	CHC
53	53	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@CWS
54	54	Kodai Senga	NYM	MIN
55	55	Michael McGreevy	STL	@MIA, SEA
56	56	Chris Paddack	MIA	STL
57	57	Ryne Nelson	ARI	SD	Slated for Sunday in Mexico City
58	58	Jake Irvin	WAS	ATL, @CWS
59	59	Adrian Houser	SF	MIA
60	60	Kyle Harrison	MIL	@DET, PIT
61	61	Colin Rea	CHC	PHI, @LAD
62	62	Chase Dollander	COL	SD, @NYM
63	63	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	SD
64	64	Brandon Sproat	MIL	@DET
65	65	Andre Pallante	STL	SEA
66	66	Andrew Painter	PHI	@ATL
67	67	Martin Perez	ATL	@WAS
68	68	Tyler Mahle	SF	LAD
69	69	Randy Vasquez	SD	@COL
70	70	Zack Littell	WAS	ATL
71	71	Matt Waldron	SD	@COL
72	72	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@LAD
73	73	German Marquez	SD	@ARI	Slated for Saturday in Mexico City
74	74	Cade Cavalli	WAS	ATL
75	75	Jose Quintana	COL	LAD, @NYM
76	76	Walker Buehler	SD	@COL
77	77	Ryan Feltner	COL	SD
78	78	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@CHC