Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Updated on July 27, 2026 1:52AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

Updated on July 27, 2026 1:52AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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The dog days of August will soon be here, highlighted by the Trade Deadline on the 2nd. Look out for early deals that will shuffle rotations and teams scratching starters this weekend in anticipation of moving them.

UPDATED: Monday July 27, 1:50 a.m. ET

Week of July 27 - August 2

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Chris Sale	ATL	@NYM, WAS	22 K, just 2 BB over last 16 IP
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIA, @BAL
3	Chase Burns	CIN	CLE, PIT
4	Tarik Skubal	DET	BAL
5	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CWS, @CHC
6	Max Fried	NYY	@CWS, @CHC	Should be free of a pitch limit
7	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@LAA
8	Dylan Cease	TOR	STL
9	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@CWS
10	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CIN
11	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@DET, PHI
12	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	BOS
13	Cade Cavalli	WAS	TOR, @ATL	Quietly enjoying breakthrough season
14	George Kirby	SEA	@TEX, MIN
15	Michael King	SD	COL, SF	Strikeouts down, but still effective
16	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	SEA, BOS	Good example of improving skills to fend off likely regression
17	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CWS
18	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@BAL
19	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@MIA	With a 3.31 ERA, essentially mitigated early season bad luck
20	Jared Jones	PIT	ARI	Rounding into dominant form
21	Parker Messick	CLE	ARI
22	Nick Martinez	TB	CWS	2-0 with a 2.38 ERA and 1.06, but only

UPDATED: Monday July 27, 1:50 a.m. ET

Week of July 27 - August 2

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Chris Sale	ATL	@NYM, WAS	22 K, just 2 BB over last 16 IP
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIA, @BAL
3	Chase Burns	CIN	CLE, PIT
4	Tarik Skubal	DET	BAL
5	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CWS, @CHC
6	Max Fried	NYY	@CWS, @CHC	Should be free of a pitch limit
7	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@LAA
8	Dylan Cease	TOR	STL
9	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@CWS
10	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CIN
11	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@DET, PHI
12	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	BOS
13	Cade Cavalli	WAS	TOR, @ATL	Quietly enjoying breakthrough season
14	George Kirby	SEA	@TEX, MIN
15	Michael King	SD	COL, SF	Strikeouts down, but still effective
16	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	SEA, BOS	Good example of improving skills to fend off likely regression
17	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CWS
18	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@BAL
19	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@MIA	With a 3.31 ERA, essentially mitigated early season bad luck
20	Jared Jones	PIT	ARI	Rounding into dominant form
21	Parker Messick	CLE	ARI
22	Nick Martinez	TB	CWS	2-0 with a 2.38 ERA and 1.06, but only 1 K
23	Logan Gilbert	SEA	MIN
24	Griffin Jax	TB	TEX, CWS	Good pair to get out of mini-rut
25	Bryan Woo	SEA	MIN
26	Nolan McLean	NYM	MIA
27	Taj Bradley	MIN	KC, @SEA
28	Joe Ryan	MIN	KC	Could be his last game with the Twins
29	Eury Perez	MIA	@NYM
30	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	PHI, @NYM
31	Hunter Brown	HOU	TEX	Only 8 K with a whopping 11 BB over last 10.2 IP
32	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
33	Tanner Bibee	CLE	ARI
34	Logan Webb	SF	MIL
35	Kevin Gausman	TOR	STL
36	Zac Thornton	NYM	ATL, MIA
37	Roki Sasaki	LAD	SEA	Back on the upswing
38	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@LAD
39	Brady Singer	CIN	CLE, PIT
40	Sonny Gray	BOS	@ATH
41	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	BOS
42	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@HOU
43	Sean Burke	CWS	NYY	Getting it done, regardless of role
44	Casey Mize	DET	@ATH
45	Gavin Williams	CLE	@CIN
46	Brandon Young	BAL	PHI
47	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@STL
48	Landen Roupp	SF	MIL, @SD
49	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@STL
50	Sean Manaea	NYM	ATL
51	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	WAS
52	Jake Bennett	BOS	@ATH, @LAD	Good test for the rookie southpaw
53	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@TB
54	Foster Griffin	WAS	@ATL
55	Troy Melton	DET	BAL	Walks high, but production is encouraging
56	Shane Baz	BAL	PHI
57	Payton Tolle	BOS	@ATH, @LAD
58	Logan Henderson	MIL	@SF	Should be in the rotation to sat, but we'll see
59	Bailey Ober	MIN	KC
60	Ian Seymour	TB	TEX
61	Reid Detmers	LAA	HOU
62	Keider Montero	DET	BAL, @ATH
63	Mitch Keller	PIT	ARI, @CIN
64	Jose Soriano	LAA	MIL
65	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@DET
66	Shane Drohan	MIL	@SF
67	Michael McGreevy	STL	CHC
68	Kyle Leahy	STL	@TOR
69	Clay Holmes	NYM	MIA
70	Shane McClanahan	TB	TEX
71	Robbie Ray	SF	@SD
72	Ryan Weathers	NYY	@CWS	6.98 ERA and 1.98 WHIP over last four outings, but 2.58 xFIP in this span says he deserves better outcomes
73	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	@LAA, TEX
74	Mix 12 Reliever
75	Tyler Mahle	SF	MIL, @SD
76	Jack Perkins	ATH	BOS, DET
77	Connor Prielipp	MIN	@SEA
78	Robert Gasser	MIL	@LAA
79	Andrew Abbott	CIN	PIT
80	Davis Martin	CWS	NYY
81	Ronel Blanco	HOU	TEX
82	Noah Cameron	KC	@MIN
83	Christian Scott	NYM	ATL
84	Peter Lambert	HOU	@LAA
85	Mix 15 Reliever
86	Freddy Peralta	NYM	MIA
87	Eric Lauer	LAD	SEA
88	Bubba Chandler	PIT	ARI, @CIN
89	Shane Bieber	TOR	@WAS
90	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CIN
91	Dustin May	STL	CHC
92	Hunter Dobbins	STL	CHC
93	Kumar Rocker	TEX	SEA, @HOU
94	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	@LAA
95	David Peterson	CHC	@STL, NYY
96	Zack Littell	WAS	TOR
97	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@PIT, @CLE
98	Grant Holmes	ATL	@NYM
99	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@WAS
100	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	KC
101	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@SEA
102	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CHC, @TOR
103	Seth Lugo	KC	@MIN, @COL
104	Framber Valdez	DET	@ATH	Failing to step up when the team really needs him
105	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	HOU
106	Max Scherzer	TOR	@WAS, STL
107	Walbert Urena	LAA	HOU, MIL
108	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@CIN, ARI
109	JP Sears	SD	SF
110	Janson Junk	MIA	@NYM
111	Ryan Johnson	LAA	MIL
112	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@PIT
113	Ryan Gusto	MIA	PHI
114	Michael Wacha	KC	@COL
115	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@TB
116	Will Warren	NYY	@CHC
117	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	@SD
118	Bryce Elder	ATL	WAS
119	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	TOR, @ATL
120	Martin Perez	ATL	@NYM, WAS
121	Andre Pallante	STL	@TOR
122	Jordan Montgomery	TEX	@HOU
123	Rhett Lowder	CIN	CLE
124	Brandon Sproat	MIL	@SF, @LAA
125	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIA
126	Colin Rea	CHC	@STL, NYY
127	Gage Jump	ATH	BOS, DET
128	Dean Kremer	BAL	@DET
129	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@PIT
130	Bryce Miller	SEA	@LAD
131	Jameson Taillon	CHC	NYY
132	Brian Keller	PHI	@BAL
133	Anthony Kay	CWS	NYY, @TB
134	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@CIN
135	Noah Schultz	CWS	NYY, @TB
136	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	DET
137	Patrick Sandoval	BOS	@ATH
138	Mitch Bratt	ARI	@CLE
139	Luis Castillo	SEA	@LAD
140	Griffin Canning	SD	COL
141	Tyler Phillips	MIA	PHI, @NYM
142	Gabriel Hughes	COL	@SD
143	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@SD
144	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@LAD
145	Randy Dobnak	KC	@MIN
146	Kyle Freeland	COL	KC
147	Jacob Lopez	ATH	BOS
148	Erick Fedde	CWS	@TB
149	German Marquez	SD	SF
150	Ryan Feltner	COL	KC
151	Luinder Avila	KC	@COL
152	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@ATL
153	Mason Barnett	ATH	BOS
154	Walker Buehler	SD	SF
155	Cal Quantrill	TEX	@TB
156	Kohl Drake	ARI	@CLE

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	BAL
2	Gerrit Cole	NYY	@CWS, @CHC
3	Max Fried	NYY	@CWS, @CHC	Should be free of a pitch limit
4	Dylan Cease	TOR	STL
5	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@CWS
6	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@DET, PHI
7	George Kirby	SEA	@TEX, MIN
8	Drew Rasmussen	TB	CWS
9	Parker Messick	CLE	ARI
10	Nick Martinez	TB	CWS	2-0 with a 2.38 ERA and 1.06, but only 1 K
11	Logan Gilbert	SEA	MIN
12	Griffin Jax	TB	TEX, CWS	Good pair to get out of mini-rut
13	Bryan Woo	SEA	MIN
14	Taj Bradley	MIN	KC, @SEA
15	Joe Ryan	MIN	KC	Could be his last game with the Twins
16	Hunter Brown	HOU	TEX	Only 8 K with a whopping 11 BB over last 10.2 IP
17	Tanner Bibee	CLE	ARI
18	Kevin Gausman	TOR	STL
19	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@LAD
20	Sonny Gray	BOS	@ATH
21	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@HOU
22	Sean Burke	CWS	NYY	Getting it done, regardless of role
23	Casey Mize	DET	@ATH
24	Gavin Williams	CLE	@CIN
25	Brandon Young	BAL	PHI
26	Jake Bennett	BOS	@ATH, @LAD	Good test for the rookie southpaw
27	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	@TB
28	Troy Melton	DET	BAL	Walks high, but production is encouraging
29	Shane Baz	BAL	PHI
30	Payton Tolle	BOS	@ATH, @LAD
31	Bailey Ober	MIN	KC
32	Ian Seymour	TB	TEX
33	Reid Detmers	LAA	HOU
34	Keider Montero	DET	BAL, @ATH
35	Jose Soriano	LAA	MIL
36	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@DET
37	Shane McClanahan	TB	TEX
38	Ryan Weathers	NYY	@CWS	6.98 ERA and 1.98 WHIP over last four outings, but 2.58 xFIP in this span says he deserves better outcomes
39	Tatsuya Imai	HOU	@LAA, TEX
40	Jack Perkins	ATH	BOS, DET
41	Connor Prielipp	MIN	@SEA
42	Davis Martin	CWS	NYY
43	Ronel Blanco	HOU	TEX
44	Noah Cameron	KC	@MIN
45	Peter Lambert	HOU	@LAA
46	Shane Bieber	TOR	@WAS
47	Kumar Rocker	TEX	SEA, @HOU
48	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	@LAA
49	AL Reliever
50	Trey Yesavage	TOR	@WAS
51	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@SEA
52	Seth Lugo	KC	@MIN, @COL
53	Framber Valdez	DET	@ATH	Failing to step up when the team really needs him
54	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	HOU
55	Max Scherzer	TOR	@WAS, STL
56	Walbert Urena	LAA	HOU, MIL
57	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@CIN, ARI
58	Ryan Johnson	LAA	MIL
59	Michael Wacha	KC	@COL
60	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@TB
61	Will Warren	NYY	@CHC
62	Jordan Montgomery	TEX	@HOU
63	Gage Jump	ATH	BOS, DET
64	Dean Kremer	BAL	@DET
65	Bryce Miller	SEA	@LAD
66	Anthony Kay	CWS	NYY, @TB
67	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@CIN
68	Noah Schultz	CWS	NYY, @TB
69	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	DET
70	Patrick Sandoval	BOS	@ATH
71	Luis Castillo	SEA	@LAD
72	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@LAD
73	Randy Dobnak	KC	@MIN
74	Jacob Lopez	ATH	BOS
75	Erick Fedde	CWS	@TB
76	Luinder Avila	KC	@COL
77	Mason Barnett	ATH	BOS
78	Cal Quantrill	TEX	@TB

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Chris Sale	ATL	@NYM, WAS	22 K, just 2 BB over last 16 IP
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@MIA, @BAL
3	Chase Burns	CIN	CLE, PIT
4	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@LAA
5	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CIN
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	BOS
7	Cade Cavalli	WAS	TOR, @ATL	Quietly enjoying breakthrough season
8	Michael King	SD	COL, SF	Strikeouts down, but still effective
9	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	SEA, BOS	Good example of improving skills to fend off likely regression
10	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@BAL
11	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@MIA	With a 3.31 ERA, essentially mitigated early season bad luck
12	Jared Jones	PIT	ARI	Rounding into dominant form
13	Nolan McLean	NYM	MIA
14	Eury Perez	MIA	@NYM
15	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	PHI, @NYM
16	Hunter Greene	CIN	PIT
17	Logan Webb	SF	MIL
18	Zac Thornton	NYM	ATL, MIA
19	Roki Sasaki	LAD	SEA	Back on the upswing
20	Brady Singer	CIN	CLE, PIT
21	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	BOS
22	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@STL
23	Landen Roupp	SF	MIL, @SD
24	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@STL
25	Sean Manaea	NYM	ATL
26	Reynaldo Lopez	ATL	WAS
27	Foster Griffin	WAS	@ATL
28	Logan Henderson	MIL	@SF	Should be in the rotation to sat, but we'll see
29	Mitch Keller	PIT	ARI, @CIN
30	Shane Drohan	MIL	@SF
31	Michael McGreevy	STL	CHC
32	Kyle Leahy	STL	@TOR
33	Clay Holmes	NYM	MIA
34	Robbie Ray	SF	@SD
35	Tyler Mahle	SF	MIL, @SD
36	Robert Gasser	MIL	@LAA
37	Andrew Abbott	CIN	PIT
38	Christian Scott	NYM	ATL
39	Freddy Peralta	NYM	MIA
40	Eric Lauer	LAD	SEA
41	Bubba Chandler	PIT	ARI, @CIN
42	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@CIN
43	Dustin May	STL	CHC
44	Hunter Dobbins	STL	CHC
45	David Peterson	CHC	@STL, NYY
46	NL Reliever
47	Zack Littell	WAS	TOR
48	Merrill Kelly	ARI	@PIT, @CLE
49	Grant Holmes	ATL	@NYM
50	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	KC
51	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CHC, @TOR
52	JP Sears	SD	SF
53	Janson Junk	MIA	@NYM
54	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@PIT
55	Ryan Gusto	MIA	PHI
56	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	@SD
57	Bryce Elder	ATL	WAS
58	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	TOR, @ATL
59	Martin Perez	ATL	@NYM, WAS
60	Andre Pallante	STL	@TOR
61	Rhett Lowder	CIN	CLE
62	Brandon Sproat	MIL	@SF, @LAA
63	Aaron Nola	PHI	@MIA
64	Colin Rea	CHC	@STL, NYY
65	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	@PIT
66	Jameson Taillon	CHC	NYY
67	Brian Keller	PHI	@BAL
68	Mitch Bratt	ARI	@CLE
69	Griffin Canning	SD	COL
70	Tyler Phillips	MIA	PHI, @NYM
71	Gabriel Hughes	COL	@SD
72	Michael Lorenzen	COL	@SD
73	Kyle Freeland	COL	KC
74	German Marquez	SD	SF
75	Ryan Feltner	COL	KC
76	Miles Mikolas	WAS	@ATL
77	Walker Buehler	SD	SF
78	Kohl Drake	ARI	@CLE