Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

A couple indicators have been affecting pitching stats.

May 23, 2026

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

May 23, 2026

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

Let's take a look at some of the pitching-related rate stats through the same point of the previous two seasons:

Year	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	HR%	Runs/Game	BABIP	wOBA	SB%
2026	4.08	1.30	22.1%	9.3%	2.8%	4.40	0.287	0.311	76.2%
2025	4.04	1.29	21.9%	8.7%	2.9%	4.34	0.290	0.311	78.0%
2024	3.95	1.26	22.3%	8.5%	2.8%	4.33	0.287	0.306	79.0%

Walks are up, which has inched up scoring. The likely cause is ABS System with the umpires missing most at the top and bottom of the zone. The issue at the bottom is pitches often cross through a blind spot caused by where the umpire sets up. The problem with the top is they're still getting used to the definition based on height.

Some have suggested walks will decrease as umpires get a better feel for ABS. Maybe, but the calls will be same even if they receive fewer challenges. It just means they got it right and a challenge wasn't needed. However, walks could decline if pitchers get a better idea at the top of the zone for each batter. Here's some challenge data through Friday's action:

	Challenges	Overturned	% Overturned
Overall	1664	3137	53.0%
Batter	679	1452	46.8%
Catcher	964	1623	59.4%
Pitcher	21	62	33.9%

Weather is affecting the games during Memorial Day Weekend, which in turn will change next week's schedule. We'll have it all fleshed out Sunday night with the update.

Week of May 25 - May 31

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP

Let's take a look at some of the pitching-related rate stats through the same point of the previous two seasons:

Year	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	HR%	Runs/Game	BABIP	wOBA	SB%
2026	4.08	1.30	22.1%	9.3%	2.8%	4.40	0.287	0.311	76.2%
2025	4.04	1.29	21.9%	8.7%	2.9%	4.34	0.290	0.311	78.0%
2024	3.95	1.26	22.3%	8.5%	2.8%	4.33	0.287	0.306	79.0%

	Challenges	Overturned	% Overturned
Overall	1664	3137	53.0%
Batter	679	1452	46.8%
Catcher	964	1623	59.4%
Pitcher	21	62	33.9%

Weather is affecting the games during Memorial Day Weekend, which in turn will change next week's schedule. We'll have it all fleshed out Sunday night with the update.

Week of May 25 - May 31

Mixed Leagues

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	STL, @HOU	No one will complain when he's an All-Star this season
2	Chris Sale	ATL	@BOS, @CIN	Revenge (or maybe a thank you) game in Fenway
3	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	COL
4	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CWS, @PIT
5	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC
6	Nolan McLean	NYM	CIN, MIA
7	Tanner Bibee	CLE	WAS, BOS
8	Bryan Woo	SEA	ARI
9	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	PHI
10	Trey Yesavage	TOR	MIA, @BAL
11	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@SD
12	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@SD, @LAD
13	Chase Burns	CIN	@NYM
14	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	HOU
15	Drew Rasmussen	TB	LAA
16	Cole Ragans	KC	@TEX
17	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@KC
18	Jacob deGrom	TEX	HOU
19	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@LAD
20	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@ATH
21	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	COL
22	Dylan Cease	TOR	@BAL
23	Michael Wacha	KC	NYY, @TEX	Quietly racking up some strikeouts
24	George Kirby	SEA	ARI
25	Kevin Gausman	TOR	MIA
26	Ranger Suarez	BOS	ATL, @CLE
27	Spencer Strider	ATL	@BOS
28	Logan Webb	SF	ARI
29	Gavin Williams	CLE	WAS	24 K and only 1 BB over last 20 IP
30	Freddy Peralta	NYM	MIA
31	Sonny Gray	BOS	@CLE
32	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@ATH
33	Casey Mize	DET	LAA
34	Payton Tolle	BOS	ATL
35	Roki Sasaki	LAD	PHI
36	Connelly Early	BOS	ATL
37	Davis Martin	CWS	MIN
38	Eury Perez	MIA	@TOR
39	Mitch Keller	PIT	MIN
40	Griffin Jax	TB	@BAL
41	Jonah Tong	NYM	CIN		3%	2%
42	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	CHC
43	Jose Soriano	LAA	@DET
44	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@SF, @SEA
45	Shane McClanahan	TB	@BAL, LAA
46	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	KC
47	Michael Soroka	ARI	@SF
48	Nick Martinez	TB	LAA
49	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@NYM, ATL	Struggling, but upside K potential remains
50	Logan Henderson	MIL	STL
51	Parker Messick	CLE	BOS
52	Jared Jones	PIT	MIN		10%	32%
53	Tyler Mahle	SF	ARI		27%
54	Ryan Weathers	NYY	@ATH
55	Kyle Bradish	BAL	TB, TOR	Seems to have regained form
56	Framber Valdez	DET	@CWS
57	Jack Leiter	TEX	HOU, KC
58	Will Warren	NYY	@KC, @ATH
59	Bryce Miller	SEA	@ATH, ARI
60	Landen Roupp	SF	ARI, @COL
61	Foster Griffin	WAS	SD
62	Michael King	SD	@WAS
63	Bailey Ober	MIN	@PIT
64	Ben Brown	CHC	@PIT, @STL	Sinker may be the long-desired third pitch
65	Jack Flaherty	DET	LAA
66	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	PHI
67	Zac Gallen	ARI	@SEA
68	Edward Cabrera	CHC	@PIT, @STL
69	Randy Vasquez	SD	PHI
70	Kyle Leahy	STL	CHC		3%
71	Kyle Harrison	MIL	STL
72	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	CHC, MIN
73	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@TOR
74	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@STL
75	Trevor Rogers	BAL	TOR
76	Joey Cantillo	CLE	WAS
77	Mix 12 Reliever
78	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	@TEX, MIL	Worth the speculative pick in shallower formats
79	Max Meyer	MIA	@NYM
80	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	@DET
81	Christian Scott	NYM	MIA
82	Kumar Rocker	TEX	HOU, KC		9%
83	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CWS, @PIT
84	Slade Cecconi	CLE	BOS		8%
85	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@NYM
86	Taj Bradley	MIN	@CWS
87	Anthony Kay	CWS	MIN, DET		3%	42%
88	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SD
89	Mix 15 Reliever
90	Bryce Elder	ATL	@BOS
91	Shane Baz	BAL	TB
92	Lucas Giolito	SD	@WAS		7%	17%
93	Robert Gasser	MIL	@HOU		100%	100%
94	David Peterson	NYM	CIN		12%
95	Noah Schultz	CWS	DET
96	Eric Lauer	LAD	COL		1%	13%
97	Seth Lugo	KC	@TEX
98	Steven Matz	TB	@BAL		19%
99	Grant Holmes	ATL	@CIN		45%
100	Bubba Chandler	PIT	CHC
101	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@CLE
102	Mike Burrows	HOU	@TEX
103	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@TEX
104	Brandon Young	BAL	TOR		1%	10%
105	Reid Detmers	LAA	@TB
106	Noah Cameron	KC	NYY		32%
107	Luis Severino	ATH	SEA		31%
108	Sean Burke	CWS	MIN, DET
109	Keider Montero	DET	LAA, @CWS
110	Peter Lambert	HOU	MIL
111	Zack Littell	WAS	@CLE, SD		0%	5%
112	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@SF
113	Griffin Canning	SD	PHI, @WAS		4%	45%
114	Albert Suarez	BAL	TOR		100%	100%
115	Janson Junk	MIA	@TOR, @NYM
116	Dustin May	STL	@MIL
117	Aaron Civale	ATH	SEA, NYY		15%
118	J.T. Ginn	ATH	NYY
119	Dax Fulton	MIA	@NYM		100%	100%
120	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	SEA
121	Troy Melton	DET	@CWS		3%	2%
122	Robbie Ray	SF	@COL
123	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@SEA
124	Kai-Wei Teng	HOU	MIL		7%
125	Brayan Bello	BOS	@CLE		15%	25%
126	Spencer Miles	TOR	MIA, @BAL		2%
127	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CHC		32%
128	Chris Bassitt	BAL	TB		9%
129	Andre Pallante	STL	CHC		5%
130	Brady Singer	CIN	ATL		14%	48%
131	Jake Irvin	WAS	SD		3%	45%
132	Hunter Dobbins	STL	@MIL		100%	2%
133	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@DET, @TB		8%	40%
134	Martin Perez	ATL	@CIN		3%	32%
135	Brandon Sproat	MIL	@HOU
136	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@ATH
137	Connor Prielipp	MIN	@CWS
138	Zach Agnos	COL	@LAD		100%	2%
139	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@CLE		0%	100%
140	Michael McGreevy	STL	@MIL
141	Jose Quintana	COL	SF		100%	5%
142	Erick Fedde	CWS	MIN		2%	22%
143	Walker Buehler	SD	PHI		5.00%
144	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@KC
145	Jacob Lopez	ATH	NYY		12.00%
146	Adrian Houser	SF	@COL		0%	18%
147	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@PIT
148	Andrew Painter	PHI	@LAD
149	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@LAD		0%	17%
150	Chris Paddack	CIN	ATL		100%	2%
151	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAD, SF		0%	100%
152	Michael Lorenzen	COL	SF		0%	100%
153	Walbert Urena	LAA	@TB		38%
154	Jason Alexander	HOU	@TEX		100%	100%
155	Patrick Corbin	TOR	@BAL		100%	25%
156	Bailey Falter	KC	NYY		100%	100%
157	Colin Rea	CHC	@PIT		28%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Joe Ryan	MIN	@CWS, @PIT
2	Tanner Bibee	CLE	WAS, BOS
3	Bryan Woo	SEA	ARI
4	Trey Yesavage	TOR	MIA, @BAL
5	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	HOU
6	Drew Rasmussen	TB	LAA
7	Cole Ragans	KC	@TEX
8	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@KC
9	Jacob deGrom	TEX	HOU
10	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@ATH
11	Dylan Cease	TOR	@BAL
12	Michael Wacha	KC	NYY, @TEX	Quietly racking up some strikeouts
13	George Kirby	SEA	ARI
14	Kevin Gausman	TOR	MIA
15	Ranger Suarez	BOS	ATL, @CLE
16	Gavin Williams	CLE	WAS	24 K and only 1 BB over last 20 IP
17	Sonny Gray	BOS	@CLE
18	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@ATH
19	Casey Mize	DET	LAA
20	Payton Tolle	BOS	ATL
21	Connelly Early	BOS	ATL
22	Davis Martin	CWS	MIN
23	Griffin Jax	TB	@BAL
24	Jose Soriano	LAA	@DET
25	Shane McClanahan	TB	@BAL, LAA
26	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	KC
27	Nick Martinez	TB	LAA
28	Parker Messick	CLE	BOS
29	Ryan Weathers	NYY	@ATH
30	Kyle Bradish	BAL	TB, TOR	Seems to have regained form
31	Framber Valdez	DET	@CWS
32	Jack Leiter	TEX	HOU, KC
33	Will Warren	NYY	@KC, @ATH
34	Bryce Miller	SEA	@ATH, ARI
35	Bailey Ober	MIN	@PIT
36	Jack Flaherty	DET	LAA
37	Trevor Rogers	BAL	TOR
38	Joey Cantillo	CLE	WAS
39	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	@TEX, MIL	Worth the speculative pick in shallower formats
40	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	@DET
41	Kumar Rocker	TEX	HOU, KC
42	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@CWS, @PIT
43	Slade Cecconi	CLE	BOS
44	Taj Bradley	MIN	@CWS
45	Anthony Kay	CWS	MIN, DET
46	Shane Baz	BAL	TB
47	Noah Schultz	CWS	DET
48	Seth Lugo	KC	@TEX
49	Steven Matz	TB	@BAL
50	AL Reliever
51	Mike Burrows	HOU	@TEX
52	Spencer Arrighetti	HOU	@TEX
53	Brandon Young	BAL	TOR
54	Reid Detmers	LAA	@TB
55	Noah Cameron	KC	NYY
56	Luis Severino	ATH	SEA
57	Sean Burke	CWS	MIN, DET
58	Keider Montero	DET	LAA, @CWS
59	Peter Lambert	HOU	MIL
60	Albert Suarez	BAL	TOR
61	Aaron Civale	ATH	SEA, NYY
62	J.T. Ginn	ATH	NYY
63	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	SEA
64	Troy Melton	DET	@CWS
65	Kai-Wei Teng	HOU	MIL
66	Brayan Bello	BOS	@CLE
67	Spencer Miles	TOR	MIA, @BAL
68	Chris Bassitt	BAL	TB
69	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@DET, @TB
70	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@ATH
71	Connor Prielipp	MIN	@CWS
72	Erick Fedde	CWS	MIN
73	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@KC
74	Jacob Lopez	ATH	NYY
75	Walbert Urena	LAA	@TB
76	Jason Alexander	HOU	@TEX
77	Patrick Corbin	TOR	@BAL
78	Bailey Falter	KC	NYY

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	STL, @HOU	No one will complain when he's an All-Star this season
2	Chris Sale	ATL	@BOS, @CIN	Revenge (or maybe a thank you) game in Fenway
3	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	COL
4	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC
5	Nolan McLean	NYM	CIN, MIA
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	PHI
7	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@SD
8	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@SD, @LAD
9	Chase Burns	CIN	@NYM
10	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@LAD
11	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	COL
12	Spencer Strider	ATL	@BOS
13	Logan Webb	SF	ARI
14	Freddy Peralta	NYM	MIA
15	Roki Sasaki	LAD	PHI
16	Eury Perez	MIA	@TOR
17	Mitch Keller	PIT	MIN
18	Jonah Tong	NYM	CIN
19	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	CHC
20	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@SF, @SEA
21	Michael Soroka	ARI	@SF
22	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@NYM, ATL	Struggling, but upside K potential remains
23	Logan Henderson	MIL	STL
24	Jared Jones	PIT	MIN
25	Tyler Mahle	SF	ARI
26	Landen Roupp	SF	ARI, @COL
27	Foster Griffin	WAS	SD
28	Michael King	SD	@WAS
29	Ben Brown	CHC	@PIT, @STL	Sinker may be the long-desired third pitch
30	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	PHI
31	Zac Gallen	ARI	@SEA
32	Edward Cabrera	CHC	@PIT, @STL
33	Randy Vasquez	SD	PHI
34	Kyle Leahy	STL	CHC
35	Kyle Harrison	MIL	STL
36	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	CHC, MIN
37	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@TOR
38	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@STL
39	Max Meyer	MIA	@NYM
40	Christian Scott	NYM	MIA
41	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@NYM
42	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SD
43	Bryce Elder	ATL	@BOS
44	Lucas Giolito	SD	@WAS
45	Robert Gasser	MIL	@HOU
46	David Peterson	NYM	CIN
47	Eric Lauer	LAD	COL
48	Grant Holmes	ATL	@CIN
49	NL Reliever
50	Bubba Chandler	PIT	CHC
51	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@CLE
52	Zack Littell	WAS	@CLE, SD
53	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@SF
54	Griffin Canning	SD	PHI, @WAS
55	Janson Junk	MIA	@TOR, @NYM
56	Dustin May	STL	@MIL
57	Dax Fulton	MIA	@NYM
58	Robbie Ray	SF	@COL
59	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@SEA
60	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CHC
61	Andre Pallante	STL	CHC
62	Brady Singer	CIN	ATL
63	Jake Irvin	WAS	SD
64	Hunter Dobbins	STL	@MIL
65	Martin Perez	ATL	@CIN
66	Brandon Sproat	MIL	@HOU
67	Zach Agnos	COL	@LAD
68	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@CLE
69	Michael McGreevy	STL	@MIL
70	Jose Quintana	COL	SF
71	Walker Buehler	SD	PHI
72	Adrian Houser	SF	@COL
73	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@PIT
74	Andrew Painter	PHI	@LAD
75	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@LAD
76	Chris Paddack	CIN	ATL
77	Kyle Freeland	COL	@LAD, SF
78	Michael Lorenzen	COL	SF
79	Colin Rea	CHC	@PIT