Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

Do what you gotta do to get in a couple top pitchers on multiple starts this week.

September 13, 2025

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

By:

Todd Zola

September 13, 2025

Weekly Pitcher Rankings

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A pair of doubleheaders get the game count up to 96 for the penultimate week of the regular season. Two-start pitchers are even scarcer than before, making it even more important to identify strong one-start options. Unfortunately, it's getting increasingly difficult to gauge matchup quality of. There are 24 weeks of data from which to evaluate this, yet lineups aren't the same and are more fluid. Team needs are ultimately as important as crunching the numbers. That is, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Something I gotta do is refresh the rankings Sunday night after teams have refined their pitching plans, so be sure to visit Monday morning before setting your lineups.

Week of September 15 - 21

Mixed League

RK	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC, ATH	Please PIT, get him some bats next season
2	Freddy Peralta	MIL	LAA, @STL	Great matchups to finish strong
3	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@KC, @HOU
4	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@MIN, @BAL
5	Chris Sale	ATL	@WAS
6	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TB, @KC	Excelling without K% of his salad days
7	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SF
8	Tarik Skubal	DET	CLE	Tentative, undergoing imaging for sore side
9	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SF
10	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@HOU
11	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@CWS, NYY	Giving BAL reason for 2026 optimism
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Something I gotta do is refresh the rankings Sunday night after teams have refined their pitching plans, so be sure to visit Monday morning before setting your lineups.

Week of September 15 - 21

Mixed League

RK	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments	MIX12	MIX15
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC, ATH	Please PIT, get him some bats next season
2	Freddy Peralta	MIL	LAA, @STL	Great matchups to finish strong
3	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@KC, @HOU
4	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@MIN, @BAL
5	Chris Sale	ATL	@WAS
6	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TB, @KC	Excelling without K% of his salad days
7	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SF
8	Tarik Skubal	DET	CLE	Tentative, undergoing imaging for sore side
9	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SF
10	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@HOU
11	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@CWS, NYY	Giving BAL reason for 2026 optimism
12	Hunter Greene	CIN	CHC
13	Ryan Pepiot	TB	TOR, BOS
14	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@TB
15	Zac Gallen	ARI	SF, PHI
16	Joe Ryan	MIN	CLE
17	Max Fried	NYY	@BAL
18	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	LAA
19	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	PHI, SF
20	Framber Valdez	HOU	SEA
21	Cade Horton	CHC	@PIT, @CIN	Putting finishing touches on NL ROY campaign
22	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@MIN
23	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@PIT
24	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@COL
25	Nick Pivetta	SD	@NYM
26	Blake Snell	LAD	PHI
27	Drew Rasmussen	TB	TOR
28	Bryan Woo	SEA	@HOU
29	Hunter Brown	HOU	SEA
30	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@LAD
31	Jack Flaherty	DET	CLE
32	Spencer Strider	ATL	@WAS, @DET
33	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@LAD
34	Michael King	SD	@NYM, @CWS	Building up stamina for postseason
35	Eury Perez	MIA	@COL, @TEX
36	Nick Lodolo	CIN	CHC
37	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SF
38	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@CIN
39	Cristian Javier	HOU	TEX
40	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@STL, CHC	Walks up lately
41	Michael Wacha	KC	SEA, TOR
42	Ian Seymour	TB	TOR, BOS	Another solid arm from the TB pitching tree
43	Pablo Lopez	MIN	CLE
44	Shane Smith	CWS	BAL
45	Dylan Cease	SD	@NYM
46	Brady Singer	CIN	@STL
47	Luis Gil	NYY	@MIN
48	Merrill Kelly	TEX	@HOU
49	Casey Mize	DET	CLE, ATL
50	Luis Severino	ATH	@PIT		44%
51	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@STL
52	Bryce Miller	SEA	@KC
53	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	PHI
54	Yu Darvish	SD	@CWS
55	Sonny Gray	STL	MIL
56	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@LAD
57	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	SF		31%
58	Robbie Ray	SF	@LAD
59	Shane Bieber	TOR	@KC
60	Brayan Bello	BOS	ATH
61	Gavin Williams	CLE	@DET
62	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@DET		28%
63	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@BOS, @PIT
64	Logan Webb	SF	@LAD	Maintaining elevated K% all season
65	Sean Manaea	NYM	SD
66	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	ATL
67	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@TB
68	Tyler Mahle	TEX	MIA		13%	16%
69	Bailey Ober	MIN	ATL
70	Jack Leiter	TEX	@HOU, MIA
71	Ryne Nelson	ARI	PHI
72	Quinn Priester	MIL	LAA
73	Connelly Early	BOS	ATH, @TB	Looking forward to Jeff E's puns next season	0%	0%
74	David Peterson	NYM	SD	Struggling lately, needs a strong finish
75	Zack Littell	CIN	@STL, CHC
76	Luis Castillo	SEA	@KC
77	Tyler Wells	BAL	@CWS		25%
78	Mitch Keller	PIT	CHC
79	Lucas Giolito	BOS	ATH
80	Parker Messick	CLE	@MIN
81	Jonah Tong	NYM	WAS
82	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@COL		25%
83	Brad Lord	WAS	ATL		2%	44%
84	Trevor Rogers	BAL	NYY
85	Luis Morales	ATH	@PIT
86	Aaron Nola	PHI	@ARI
87	Mix 12 Reliever
88	Noah Cameron	KC	TOR
89	Caden Dana	LAA	@MIL, @COL		5%	32%
90	George Kirby	SEA	@HOU
91	Jose Soriano	LAA	@MIL
92	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@PIT, @CIN		37%
93	Bryce Elder	ATL	@DET		18%
94	Mix 15 Reliever
95	Jose Berrios	TOR	@TB, @KC
96	Zebby Matthews	MIN	NYY
97	Shane Baz	TB	TOR
98	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@MIN, @BAL	High WHIP suppresses ranking
99	Mitchell Parker	WAS	ATL, @NYM		11%	28%
100	Max Scherzer	TOR	@TB
101	Taj Bradley	MIN	NYY
102	John Means	CLE	@MIN		0%	0%
103	Nolan McLean	NYM	WAS
104	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@MIN
105	Brandon Sproat	NYM	WAS		2%	9%
106	Payton Tolle	BOS	@TB
107	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	SF
108	Adrian Houser	TB	BOS		35%
109	Bubba Chandler	PIT	ATH
110	Clay Holmes	NYM	SD
111	Jose Quintana	MIL	@STL
112	Will Warren	NYY	@BAL
113	Andre Pallante	STL	CIN		3%	47%
114	Martin Perez	CWS	BAL		4%
115	Sean Burke	CWS	BAL, SD		3%	35%
116	Justin Verlander	SF	@ARI
117	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@COL		1%	2%
118	Patrick Corbin	TEX	MIA		14%
119	Seth Lugo	KC	SEA
120	Janson Junk	MIA	@TEX		19%
121	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	NYY, CLE		13%	47%
122	Jason Alexander	HOU	TEX, SEA		26%
123	AJ Blubaugh	HOU	TEX		0%	0%
124	Dean Kremer	BAL	NYY		34%
125	Davis Martin	CWS	SD		1%	46%
126	Miles Mikolas	STL	MIL		3%	23%
127	Charlie Morton	DET	ATL
128	Walker Buehler	PHI	@ARI		32%	47%
129	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	@NYM		1%	12%
130	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@MIL
131	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CIN, MIL		49%
132	Randy Vasquez	SD	@CWS		3%	19%
133	Michael McGreevy	STL	CIN
134	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	@WAS
135	Michael Lorenzen	KC	SEA		14%
136	Johan Oviedo	PIT	CHC		17%
137	Cade Povich	BAL	@CWS		19%
138	Jake Irvin	WAS	ATL		9%	33%
139	Troy Melton	DET	ATL		7%	37%
140	Kyle Freeland	COL	MIA, LAA		0%	5%
141	Colin Rea	CHC	@CIN		42%
142	Mason Barnett	ATH	@BOS		0%	2%
143	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	SD		14%
144	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	@ARI, @LAD		0%	19%
145	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	NYY		49%
146	Adam Mazur	MIA	@TEX		0%	4%
147	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@NYM
148	Anthony DeSclafani	ARI	PHI		0%	0%
149	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@BOS		16%
150	Carson Seymour	SF	@ARI, @LAD		0%	5%
151	Mike Burrows	PIT	ATH		14%
152	Logan Allen	CLE	@DET		20%
153	Ryan Bergert	KC	TOR
154	Joey Wentz	ATL	@DET		11%
155	Mitch Farris	LAA	@COL		0%	0%
156	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@ARI		11%
157	Nathan Wiles	ATL	@WAS		0%	0%
158	McCade Brown	COL	MIA		0%	0%
159	German Marquez	COL	LAA		0%	2%

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@KC, @HOU
2	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@MIN, @BAL
3	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@TB, @KC	Excelling without K% of his salad days
4	Tarik Skubal	DET	CLE	Tentative, undergoing imaging for sore side
5	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@HOU
6	Kyle Bradish	BAL	@CWS, NYY	Giving BAL reason for 2026 optimism
7	Ryan Pepiot	TB	TOR, BOS
8	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@TB
9	Joe Ryan	MIN	CLE
10	Max Fried	NYY	@BAL
11	Framber Valdez	HOU	SEA
12	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@MIN
13	Drew Rasmussen	TB	TOR
14	Bryan Woo	SEA	@HOU
15	Hunter Brown	HOU	SEA
16	Jack Flaherty	DET	CLE
17	Cristian Javier	HOU	TEX
18	Michael Wacha	KC	SEA, TOR
19	Ian Seymour	TB	TOR, BOS	Another solid arm from the TB pitching tree
20	Pablo Lopez	MIN	CLE
21	Shane Smith	CWS	BAL
22	Luis Gil	NYY	@MIN
23	Merrill Kelly	TEX	@HOU
24	Casey Mize	DET	CLE, ATL
25	Luis Severino	ATH	@PIT
26	Bryce Miller	SEA	@KC
27	Shane Bieber	TOR	@KC
28	Brayan Bello	BOS	ATH
29	Gavin Williams	CLE	@DET
30	Joey Cantillo	CLE	@DET
31	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@BOS, @PIT
32	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@TB
33	Tyler Mahle	TEX	MIA
34	Bailey Ober	MIN	ATL
35	Jack Leiter	TEX	@HOU, MIA
36	Connelly Early	BOS	ATH, @TB	Looking forward to Jeff E's puns next season
37	Luis Castillo	SEA	@KC
38	Tyler Wells	BAL	@CWS
39	Lucas Giolito	BOS	ATH
40	Parker Messick	CLE	@MIN
41	Trevor Rogers	BAL	NYY
42	Luis Morales	ATH	@PIT
43	Noah Cameron	KC	TOR
44	Caden Dana	LAA	@MIL, @COL
45	George Kirby	SEA	@HOU
46	Jose Soriano	LAA	@MIL
47	Jose Berrios	TOR	@TB, @KC
48	Zebby Matthews	MIN	NYY
49	Shane Baz	TB	TOR
50	Cam Schlittler	NYY	@MIN, @BAL	High WHIP suppresses ranking
51	Max Scherzer	TOR	@TB
52	Taj Bradley	MIN	NYY
53	John Means	CLE	@MIN
54	Slade Cecconi	CLE	@MIN
55	Payton Tolle	BOS	@TB
56	Adrian Houser	TB	BOS
57	Will Warren	NYY	@BAL
58	AL Reliever
59	Martin Perez	CWS	BAL
60	Sean Burke	CWS	BAL, SD
61	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	@COL
62	Patrick Corbin	TEX	MIA
63	Seth Lugo	KC	SEA
64	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	NYY, CLE
65	Jason Alexander	HOU	TEX, SEA
66	AJ Blubaugh	HOU	TEX
67	Dean Kremer	BAL	NYY
68	Davis Martin	CWS	SD
69	Charlie Morton	DET	ATL
70	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	@MIL
71	Michael Lorenzen	KC	SEA
72	Cade Povich	BAL	@CWS
73	Troy Melton	DET	ATL
74	Mason Barnett	ATH	@BOS
75	Yoendrys Gomez	CWS	SD
76	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	NYY
77	J.T. Ginn	ATH	@BOS
78	Logan Allen	CLE	@DET
79	Ryan Bergert	KC	TOR
80	Mitch Farris	LAA	@COL

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Paul Skenes	PIT	CHC, ATH	Please PIT, get him some bats next season
2	Freddy Peralta	MIL	LAA, @STL	Great matchups to finish strong
3	Chris Sale	ATL	@WAS
4	Tyler Glasnow	LAD	SF
5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SF
6	Hunter Greene	CIN	CHC
7	Zac Gallen	ARI	SF, PHI
8	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	LAA
9	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	PHI, SF
10	Cade Horton	CHC	@PIT, @CIN	Putting finishing touches on NL ROY campaign
11	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@PIT
12	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@COL
13	Nick Pivetta	SD	@NYM
14	Blake Snell	LAD	PHI
15	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@LAD
16	Spencer Strider	ATL	@WAS, @DET
17	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@LAD
18	Michael King	SD	@NYM, @CWS	Building up stamina for postseason
19	Eury Perez	MIA	@COL, @TEX
20	Nick Lodolo	CIN	CHC
21	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SF
22	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@CIN
23	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@STL, CHC	Walks up lately
24	Dylan Cease	SD	@NYM
25	Brady Singer	CIN	@STL
26	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	@STL
27	Emmet Sheehan	LAD	PHI
28	Yu Darvish	SD	@CWS
29	Sonny Gray	STL	MIL
30	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@LAD
31	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	SF
32	Robbie Ray	SF	@LAD
33	Logan Webb	SF	@LAD	Maintaining elevated K% all season
34	Sean Manaea	NYM	SD
35	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	ATL
36	Ryne Nelson	ARI	PHI
37	Quinn Priester	MIL	LAA
38	David Peterson	NYM	SD	Struggling lately, needs a strong finish
39	Zack Littell	CIN	@STL, CHC
40	Mitch Keller	PIT	CHC
41	Jonah Tong	NYM	WAS
42	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@COL
43	Brad Lord	WAS	ATL
44	Aaron Nola	PHI	@ARI
45	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@PIT, @CIN
46	Bryce Elder	ATL	@DET
47	Mitchell Parker	WAS	ATL, @NYM
48	Nolan McLean	NYM	WAS
49	Brandon Sproat	NYM	WAS
50	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	SF
51	Bubba Chandler	PIT	ATH
52	Clay Holmes	NYM	SD
53	Jose Quintana	MIL	@STL
54	Andre Pallante	STL	CIN
55	NL Reliever
56	Justin Verlander	SF	@ARI
57	Janson Junk	MIA	@TEX
58	Miles Mikolas	STL	MIL
59	Walker Buehler	PHI	@ARI
60	Andrew Alvarez	WAS	@NYM
61	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CIN, MIL
62	Randy Vasquez	SD	@CWS
63	Michael McGreevy	STL	CIN
64	Hurston Waldrep	ATL	@WAS
65	Johan Oviedo	PIT	CHC
66	Jake Irvin	WAS	ATL
67	Kyle Freeland	COL	MIA, LAA
68	Colin Rea	CHC	@CIN
69	Carson Whisenhunt	SF	@ARI, @LAD
70	Adam Mazur	MIA	@TEX
71	Cade Cavalli	WAS	@NYM
72	Anthony DeSclafani	ARI	PHI
73	Carson Seymour	SF	@ARI, @LAD
74	Mike Burrows	PIT	ATH
75	Joey Wentz	ATL	@DET
76	Taijuan Walker	PHI	@ARI
77	Nathan Wiles	ATL	@WAS
78	McCade Brown	COL	MIA
79	German Marquez	COL	LAA