Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

Next week's two-start selections are looking slim.

Updated on August 24, 2026 2:21AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

Updated on August 24, 2026 2:21AM EST

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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I may be misremembering, but I can't recall ever ranking this many pitchers in one week. As of now, there are 163 different hurlers slated to take the hill during this period with the previous one featuring 155 and two fewer games this time. There are two doubleheaders, yet there was one last time and that isn't nearly enough to add eight to the docket.

The repercussion is reason No. 18 not to rely too heavily on two-start options. There were already a precious few. With fewer contests distributed among more pitchers, double-dippers are even more scarce.

UPDATED: Monday August 24, 2:20 a.m. ET

Week of August 24 - 30

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@SEA, @LAA	Nice pair to get on track for the home stretch
2	Parker Messick	CLE	@LAA, KC	Making a case to be an SP1 next season
3	Chase Burns	CIN	@SF, @CHC	Has already thrown 26 more innings than last season
4	Tarik Skubal	LAD	@DET	Yo Tarik, your dugout is over there
5	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@NYM
6	Cam Schlittler	NYY	HOU
7	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@SD, @STL	K% not elite, but checks all the other boxes
8	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@SEA
9	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@LAA
10	Chris Sale	ATL	LAD
11	Gerrit Cole	NYY	HOU
12	Dylan Cease	TOR	SEA
13	Paul Skenes	PIT	@SD
14	Cade Cavalli	WAS	COL, MIA	Finally, a Nationals success story on

UPDATED: Monday August 24, 2:20 a.m. ET

Week of August 24 - 30

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@SEA, @LAA	Nice pair to get on track for the home stretch
2	Parker Messick	CLE	@LAA, KC	Making a case to be an SP1 next season
3	Chase Burns	CIN	@SF, @CHC	Has already thrown 26 more innings than last season
4	Tarik Skubal	LAD	@DET	Yo Tarik, your dugout is over there
5	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@NYM
6	Cam Schlittler	NYY	HOU
7	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@SD, @STL	K% not elite, but checks all the other boxes
8	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@SEA
9	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@LAA
10	Chris Sale	ATL	LAD
11	Gerrit Cole	NYY	HOU
12	Dylan Cease	TOR	SEA
13	Paul Skenes	PIT	@SD
14	Cade Cavalli	WAS	COL, MIA	Finally, a Nationals success story on the hill
15	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ATL
16	Joe Ryan	MIN	CWS
17	Logan Webb	SF	ARI
18	Bryan Woo	SEA	PHI	Given extra rest
19	Logan Henderson	MIL	TEX
20	Logan Gilbert	SEA	PHI
21	Payton Tolle	BOS	@MIA
22	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@ATL, @DET	Hey there part-time
23	Max Fried	NYY	BOS
24	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@CWS
25	Nolan McLean	NYM	HOU
26	Noah Cameron	KC	@TOR
27	Nick Martinez	TB	SD
28	Eury Perez	MIA	@WAS
29	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@MIA, @NYY
30	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@DET
31	Griffin Jax	TB	SD
32	Kevin Gausman	CHC	@ARI, CIN
33	Blake Snell	LAD	@DET
34	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	BOS, @WAS
35	Reid Detmers	LAA	PHI
36	Kyle Harrison	MIL	@NYM
37	Shane McClanahan	TB	SD
38	Gavin Williams	CLE	@LAA
39	Sonny Gray	BOS	@MIA
40	Michael Wacha	KC	@CLE
41	Carlos Rodon	NYY	BOS
42	Framber Valdez	DET	TB, LAD
43	Kyle Leahy	STL	PIT
44	Cody Bradford	TEX	@MIL
45	Sean Burke	CWS	TEX
46	Ian Seymour	TB	@DET
47	Kade Anderson	SEA	@TOR
48	Tanner Bibee	CLE	KC
49	Shota Imanaga	CHC	CIN
50	Foster Griffin	CLE	KC
51	Michael King	SD	PIT
52	Adrian Houser	SF	CIN
53	Shane Bieber	TOR	KC
54	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@STL
55	Hunter Brown	HOU	@NYM
56	Brayan Bello	BOS	@NYY
57	Sean Manaea	NYM	MIL
58	Mix 12 Reliever
59	George Kirby	SEA	PHI
60	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SEA	Look who's good again
61	Tyler Mahle	ATL	COL
62	Jared Jones	PIT	@STL
63	Jose Soriano	TOR	SEA
64	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@STL
65	Elmer Rodriguez	NYY	BOS
66	Clay Holmes	CHC	@ARI
67	Bailey Ober	MIN	CWS
68	Mix 15 Reliever
69	Robert Gasser	MIL	TEX
70	Troy Melton	DET	TB
71	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	CHC
72	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	COL, MIA	Could be emerging as a solid starter
73	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	CHC	Over his skis a tad, 3.39 ERA compared to 4.01 xFIP
74	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	CLE
75	Landen Roupp	SF	CIN
76	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@CWS
77	Michael McGreevy	STL	BAL
78	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@LAA
79	Robbie Ray	SD	PIT, @TB
80	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@SF
81	Ryan Johnson	LAA	PHI
82	Max Scherzer	TOR	KC, SEA
83	Shane Drohan	MIL	TEX
84	Grant Holmes	ATL	COL
85	Mike Burrows	HOU	@NYM
86	Dean Kremer	MIN	CWS
87	Jose Urquidy	CWS	TEX, @MIN
88	Will Warren	NYY	HOU, BOS
89	Daniel Lynch IV	KC	@CLE
90	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	PHI
91	Casey Mize	SD	@TB
92	Jake Bennett	BOS	@NYY
93	Dustin May	MIL	@NYM
94	Christian Scott	NYM	HOU
95	Martin Perez	ATL	COL
96	Will Dion	WAS	COL
97	Matthew Liberatore	STL	BAL, PIT
98	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@ATL
99	Spencer Arrighetti	TOR	KC
100	David Peterson	CHC	CIN
101	Randy Vasquez	SD	PIT
102	Ryan Gusto	MIA	BOS
103	Jose Cabrera	ARI	@SF
104	Seth Lugo	KC	@TOR, @CLE
105	Davis Martin	CWS	@MIN
106	Merrill Kelly	ARI	CHC, @SF
107	Andrew Painter	PHI	@LAA
108	Janson Junk	MIA	@WAS
109	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	@NYY
110	Mitch Bratt	ARI	@SF
111	Bryce Miller	SEA	@TOR
112	Keider Montero	DET	LAD
113	Brandon Young	BAL	@ATH
114	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@STL
115	Jack Perkins	ATH	BAL
116	Anthony Kay	CWS	TEX
117	Freddy Peralta	TB	@DET
118	Pete Hansen	STL	BAL
119	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@STL, @ATH
120	Taj Bradley	MIN	@ATH
121	Shane Baz	BAL	@ATH
122	Luis Castillo	CWS	@MIN
123	Walbert Urena	LAA	CLE
124	Drew Anderson	DET	LAD
125	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@SD
126	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@CHC
127	Jacob Lopez	ATH	BAL
128	Cristian Javier	HOU	@NYM
129	Brady Singer	CIN	@SF
130	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	MIN, BAL
131	Bryce Elder	ATL	LAD
132	Randy Dobnak	KC	@TOR
133	Cal Quantrill	TEX	@MIL
134	J.T. Ginn	ATH	MIN
135	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	LAD
136	Robert Stock	NYM	MIL
137	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@ARI
138	Peter Lambert	HOU	@NYY
139	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@ATL
140	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@TOR
141	Tanner Gordon	COL	@WAS
142	Gage Jump	ATH	MIN
143	Tyler Phillips	MIA	BOS
144	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@CHC
145	Matt Wilkinson	SF	ARI
146	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@CWS, @MIL
147	Jackson Kent	WAS	MIA
148	Patrick Sandoval	BOS	@NYY
149	Zac Thornton	NYM	MIL, HOU
150	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@ATH
151	Jake Irvin	WAS	COL
152	Kyle Freeland	COL	@WAS, @ATL
153	Jackson Jobe	DET	TB
154	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	CIN, ARI
155	George Klassen	LAA	CLE
156	Connor Prielipp	MIN	@ATH
157	Ethan Pecko	HOU	@NYY
158	Blade Tidwell	SF	ARI
159	Quinn Mathews	STL	PIT
160	Ryan Feltner	COL	@WAS, @ATL
161	Kohl Drake	ARI	@SF
162	Walker Buehler	SD	@TB
163	Gabriel Hughes	COL	@WAS

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Parker Messick	CLE	@LAA, KC	Making a case to be an SP1 next season
2	Cam Schlittler	NYY	HOU
3	Gerrit Cole	NYY	HOU
4	Dylan Cease	TOR	SEA
5	Joe Ryan	MIN	CWS
6	Bryan Woo	SEA	PHI	Given extra rest
7	Logan Gilbert	SEA	PHI
8	Payton Tolle	BOS	@MIA
9	Max Fried	NYY	BOS
10	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@CWS
11	Noah Cameron	KC	@TOR
12	Nick Martinez	TB	SD
13	Ranger Suarez	BOS	@MIA, @NYY
14	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@DET
15	Griffin Jax	TB	SD
16	Reid Detmers	LAA	PHI
17	Shane McClanahan	TB	SD
18	Gavin Williams	CLE	@LAA
19	Sonny Gray	BOS	@MIA
20	Michael Wacha	KC	@CLE
21	Carlos Rodon	NYY	BOS
22	Framber Valdez	DET	TB, LAD
23	Cody Bradford	TEX	@MIL
24	Sean Burke	CWS	TEX
25	Ian Seymour	TB	@DET
26	Kade Anderson	SEA	@TOR
27	Tanner Bibee	CLE	KC
28	Foster Griffin	CLE	KC
29	Shane Bieber	TOR	KC
30	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@STL
31	Hunter Brown	HOU	@NYM
32	Brayan Bello	BOS	@NYY
33	George Kirby	SEA	PHI
34	Jose Soriano	TOR	SEA
35	Trevor Rogers	BAL	@STL
36	Elmer Rodriguez	NYY	BOS
37	Bailey Ober	MIN	CWS
38	Troy Melton	DET	TB
39	Grayson Rodriguez	LAA	CLE
40	MacKenzie Gore	TEX	@CWS
41	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@LAA
42	Ryan Johnson	LAA	PHI
43	Max Scherzer	TOR	KC, SEA
44	AL Reliever
45	Mike Burrows	HOU	@NYM
46	Dean Kremer	MIN	CWS
47	Jose Urquidy	CWS	TEX, @MIN
48	Will Warren	NYY	HOU, BOS
49	Daniel Lynch IV	KC	@CLE
50	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	PHI
51	Jake Bennett	BOS	@NYY
52	Spencer Arrighetti	TOR	KC
53	Seth Lugo	KC	@TOR, @CLE
54	Davis Martin	CWS	@MIN
55	Hayden Wesneski	HOU	@NYY
56	Bryce Miller	SEA	@TOR
57	Keider Montero	DET	LAD
58	Brandon Young	BAL	@ATH
59	Jack Perkins	ATH	BAL
60	Anthony Kay	CWS	TEX
61	Freddy Peralta	TB	@DET
62	Chris Bassitt	BAL	@STL, @ATH
63	Taj Bradley	MIN	@ATH
64	Shane Baz	BAL	@ATH
65	Luis Castillo	CWS	@MIN
66	Walbert Urena	LAA	CLE
67	Drew Anderson	DET	LAD
68	Jacob Lopez	ATH	BAL
69	Cristian Javier	HOU	@NYM
70	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	MIN, BAL
71	Randy Dobnak	KC	@TOR
72	Cal Quantrill	TEX	@MIL
73	J.T. Ginn	ATH	MIN
74	Peter Lambert	HOU	@NYY
75	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@TOR
76	Gage Jump	ATH	MIN
77	Kumar Rocker	TEX	@CWS, @MIL
78	Patrick Sandoval	BOS	@NYY
79	Zebby Matthews	MIN	@ATH
80	Jackson Jobe	DET	TB
81	George Klassen	LAA	CLE
82	Connor Prielipp	MIN	@ATH
83	Ethan Pecko	HOU	@NYY

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@SEA, @LAA	Nice pair to get on track for the home stretch
2	Chase Burns	CIN	@SF, @CHC	Has already thrown 26 more innings than last season
3	Tarik Skubal	LAD	@DET	Yo Tarik, your dugout is over there
4	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@NYM
5	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@SD, @STL	K% not elite, but checks all the other boxes
6	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@SEA
7	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@LAA
8	Chris Sale	ATL	LAD
9	Paul Skenes	PIT	@SD
10	Cade Cavalli	WAS	COL, MIA	Finally, a Nationals success story on the hill
11	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@ATL
12	Logan Webb	SF	ARI
13	Logan Henderson	MIL	TEX
14	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	@ATL, @DET	Hey there part-time
15	Nolan McLean	NYM	HOU
16	Eury Perez	MIA	@WAS
17	Kevin Gausman	CHC	@ARI, CIN
18	Blake Snell	LAD	@DET
19	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	BOS, @WAS
20	Kyle Harrison	MIL	@NYM
21	Kyle Leahy	STL	PIT
22	Shota Imanaga	CHC	CIN
23	Michael King	SD	PIT
24	Adrian Houser	SF	CIN
25	Sean Manaea	NYM	MIL
26	Aaron Nola	PHI	@SEA	Look who's good again
27	Tyler Mahle	ATL	COL
28	Jared Jones	PIT	@STL
29	Clay Holmes	CHC	@ARI
30	Robert Gasser	MIL	TEX
31	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	CHC
32	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	COL, MIA	Could be emerging as a solid starter
33	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	CHC	Over his skis a tad, 3.39 ERA compared to 4.01 xFIP
34	Landen Roupp	SF	CIN
35	Michael McGreevy	STL	BAL
36	Robbie Ray	SD	PIT, @TB
37	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@SF
38	NL Reliever
39	Shane Drohan	MIL	TEX
40	Grant Holmes	ATL	COL
41	Casey Mize	SD	@TB
42	Dustin May	MIL	@NYM
43	Christian Scott	NYM	HOU
44	Martin Perez	ATL	COL
45	Will Dion	WAS	COL
46	Matthew Liberatore	STL	BAL, PIT
47	Roki Sasaki	LAD	@ATL
48	David Peterson	CHC	CIN
49	Randy Vasquez	SD	PIT
50	Ryan Gusto	MIA	BOS
51	Jose Cabrera	ARI	@SF
52	Merrill Kelly	ARI	CHC, @SF
53	Andrew Painter	PHI	@LAA
54	Janson Junk	MIA	@WAS
55	Mitch Bratt	ARI	@SF
56	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	@STL
57	Pete Hansen	STL	BAL
58	Bubba Chandler	PIT	@SD
59	Rhett Lowder	CIN	@CHC
60	Brady Singer	CIN	@SF
61	Bryce Elder	ATL	LAD
62	AJ Smith-Shawver	ATL	LAD
63	Robert Stock	NYM	MIL
64	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@ARI
65	Tomoyuki Sugano	COL	@ATL
66	Tanner Gordon	COL	@WAS
67	Tyler Phillips	MIA	BOS
68	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@CHC
69	Matt Wilkinson	SF	ARI
70	Jackson Kent	WAS	MIA
71	Zac Thornton	NYM	MIL, HOU
72	Jake Irvin	WAS	COL
73	Kyle Freeland	COL	@WAS, @ATL
74	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	CIN, ARI
75	Blade Tidwell	SF	ARI
76	Quinn Mathews	STL	PIT
77	Ryan Feltner	COL	@WAS, @ATL
78	Kohl Drake	ARI	@SF
79	Walker Buehler	SD	@TB
80	Gabriel Hughes	COL	@WAS