Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

Written by

Todd Zola

Updated on June 23, 2025 2:12AM EST

More Home Runs. Fewer Strikeouts.

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Earlier this week, Andrew McCutchen indicated that a league official told him the seams of this year's ball are a bit higher. He said the league's aware, it wasn't on purpose, and they're investigating the reason. The balls are hand-sewn, so there isn't anything that can be done this season.

The repercussion is added drag, thereby reducing carry. And the data corroborates the report. Here are the numbers through Jun. 20 of each year:

	AEV (mph)	Distance (ft)	HR%
2022	92.1	314.9	2.8
2023	92.2	316.6	3
2024	92	314.3	2.8
2025	92.5	314.1	2.9

The distance is only a smidge less this season, but the exit velocity is up so it should travel further. Home run rate is also slightly up as the percentage of fly balls has increased while strikeouts are down, leading to more balls in play.

The mercury is rising, so the distance - and therefore, homers - should do likewise... but not by as much as it would if the seams were lower. Higher seams could means increased spin, though that's a story for another day. But as cited, strikeouts are lower.

UPDATED: Monday June 23, 2:10 AM ET

Week of June 23 - 29

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	ATH, MIN
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@HOU
3	Paul Skenes	PIT	@MIL
4	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@LAA
5	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@NYM, PHI	Needs to step up with Sale out
6	Joe Ryan	MIN

The repercussion is added drag, thereby reducing carry. And the data corroborates the report. Here are the numbers through Jun. 20 of each year:

	AEV (mph)	Distance (ft)	HR%
2022	92.1	314.9	2.8
2023	92.2	316.6	3
2024	92	314.3	2.8
2025	92.5	314.1	2.9

UPDATED: Monday June 23, 2:10 AM ET

Week of June 23 - 29

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	ATH, MIN
2	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@HOU
3	Paul Skenes	PIT	@MIL
4	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@LAA
5	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@NYM, PHI	Needs to step up with Sale out
6	Joe Ryan	MIN	SEA
7	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@CIN, ATH
8	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@BAL
9	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PIT
10	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@STL
11	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@COL
12	David Peterson	NYM	@PIT
13	Spencer Strider	ATL	@NYM, PHI	Showing signs of returning to form
14	Kris Bubic	KC	TB, LAD	In a rut, but should rebound, though tough pair
15	Max Fried	NYY	@CIN
16	Bryan Woo	SEA	@MIN, @TEX
17	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	ATH
18	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	PIT	Crazy movement along with plus velo
19	Framber Valdez	HOU	PHI, CHC	Two productive lineup, at least he's at home
20	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SEA
21	Chad Patrick	MIL	PIT, COL	Matchups don't get better than this
22	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@HOU, @ATL
23	Logan Webb	SF	MIA
24	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@BAL
25	Dylan Cease	SD	@CIN	Keeping the ball in the yard; ratios will fall
26	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TOR	Deserves more than four wins
27	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@KC
28	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX
29	Hunter Brown	HOU	PHI
30	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@ARI	Back in fantasy circle of trust
31	Merrill Kelly	ARI	MIA
32	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@HOU
33	Bailey Ober	MIN	SEA, @DET	Not as confident in a bounce back as this time last season
34	Andrew Abbott	CIN	SD
35	Sonny Gray	STL	@CLE
36	Shane Smith	CWS	ARI, SF
37	Nick Pivetta	SD	WAS
38	Nick Lodolo	CIN	NYY, SD
39	Mitch Keller	PIT	NYM	1-9 record, but 3.93 xFIP
40	Jose Soriano	LAA	WAS
41	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@STL
42	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@SD
43	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@COL, @KC
44	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@ATL
45	Grant Holmes	ATL	@NYM
46	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL
47	Gavin Williams	CLE	TOR
48	Luis Castillo	SEA	@MIN, @TEX
49	Eury Perez	MIA	@ARI
50	Jack Flaherty	DET	ATH
51	Shane Baz	TB	@KC	Bagged the slider, added a cutter
52	Michael Wacha	KC	TB
53	Kumar Rocker	TEX	SEA
54	Lucas Giolito	BOS	TOR
55	Robbie Ray	SF	@CWS
56	Stephen Kolek	SD	WAS, @CIN
57	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@SF
58	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@MIL
59	Hayden Birdsong	SF	MIA
60	Michael Soroka	WAS	@LAA
61	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@STL, @HOU
62	Brayan Bello	BOS	TOR
63	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@CWS, MIA	Matchup driven, still not in a groove
64	Sean Burke	CWS	ARI
65	George Kirby	SEA	@MIN
66	Seth Lugo	KC	LAD
67	Landen Roupp	SF	@CWS
68	Cade Horton	CHC	@HOU
69	Ben Brown	CHC	@STL
70	Trevor Rogers	BAL	TEX, TB
71	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@BAL
72	Max Scherzer	TOR	@CLE
73	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CWS
74	Michael Lorenzen	KC	TB
75	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	SEA
76	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@SD, @LAA
77	Jacob Latz	TEX	@BAL
78	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@CLE
79	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@BOS
80	Frankie Montas	NYM	ATL, @PIT
81	Dustin May	LAD	@KC
82	Mix 12 Reliever
83	Taj Bradley	TB	@KC, @BAL	Not talking the next step (yet)
84	Charlie Morton	BAL	TEX
85	Dean Kremer	BAL	TB
86	Will Warren	NYY	ATH
87	Mix 15 Reliever
88	Zack Littell	TB	@BAL
89	Didier Fuentes	ATL	@NYM
90	Walker Buehler	BOS	@LAA, TOR
91	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BOS
92	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	TEX
93	Zach Eflin	BAL	TB
94	Randy Vasquez	SD	@CIN
95	David Festa	MIN	@DET
96	Clay Holmes	NYM	ATL
97	Ben Casparius	LAD	@KC
98	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@CWS
99	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@DET
100	Jose Quintana	MIL	COL
101	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	MIA
102	Allan Winans	NYY	@CIN
103	Casey Mize	DET	MIN
104	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@MIL
105	Quinn Priester	MIL	COL
106	Luis Severino	ATH	@DET, @NYY	Tough road tilts
107	Jake Irvin	WAS	@LAA
108	Logan Allen	CLE	TOR, STL
109	Chase Burns	CIN	NYY
110	Jack Leiter	TEX	SEA
111	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	MIN
112	Kyle Freeland	COL	@MIL
113	Ryan Bergert	SD	WAS
114	Erick Fedde	STL	CHC
115	Nick Martinez	CIN	SD
116	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CLE
117	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CHC, @CLE	Tough duo to get back on track
118	Noah Cameron	KC	LAD
119	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@SF, @ARI
120	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	BOS
121	Brady Singer	CIN	NYY
122	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	STL
123	Griffin Canning	NYM	ATL
124	Aaron Civale	CWS	SF
125	Slade Cecconi	CLE	STL
126	Chris Paddack	MIN	SEA, @DET
127	Trevor Williams	WAS	@SD
128	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	WAS
129	Justin Verlander	SF	MIA, @CWS
130	Colin Rea	CHC	@HOU
131	Paul Blackburn	NYM	ATL, @PIT
132	Andre Pallante	STL	CHC
133	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@DET
134	Janson Junk	MIA	@SF
135	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	BOS, WAS
136	Eric Lauer	TOR	@CLE, @BOS
137	Adrian Houser	CWS	SF
138	Mick Abel	PHI	@ATL
139	Bailey Falter	PIT	NYM
140	Mitch Spence	ATH	@NYY
141	Bryce Elder	ATL	PHI
142	Ryan Gusto	HOU	CHC
143	Tyler Alexander	CWS	ARI
144	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@MIN
145	German Marquez	COL	LAD, @MIL
146	Richard Fitts	BOS	@LAA
147	Colton Gordon	HOU	PHI
148	Brandon Walter	HOU	CHC
149	Mike Burrows	PIT	NYM
150	Michael McGreevy	STL	CHC
151	Chase Dollander	COL	LAD
152	JP Sears	ATH	@NYY
153	Tyler Anderson	LAA	BOS
154	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@MIL
155	Austin Gomber	COL	LAD
156	Dietrich Enns	DET	ATH

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	ATH, MIN
2	Garrett Crochet	BOS	@LAA
3	Joe Ryan	MIN	SEA
4	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@CIN, ATH
5	Jacob deGrom	TEX	@BAL
6	Kris Bubic	KC	TB, LAD	In a rut, but should rebound, though tough pair
7	Max Fried	NYY	@CIN
8	Bryan Woo	SEA	@MIN, @TEX
9	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	ATH
10	Framber Valdez	HOU	PHI, CHC	Two productive lineup, at least he's at home
11	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	SEA
12	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@BAL
13	Tanner Bibee	CLE	TOR	Deserves more than four wins
14	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@KC
15	Logan Gilbert	SEA	@TEX
16	Hunter Brown	HOU	PHI
17	Bailey Ober	MIN	SEA, @DET	Not as confident in a bounce back as this time last season
18	Shane Smith	CWS	ARI, SF
19	Jose Soriano	LAA	WAS
20	Gavin Williams	CLE	TOR
21	Luis Castillo	SEA	@MIN, @TEX
22	Jack Flaherty	DET	ATH
23	Shane Baz	TB	@KC	Bagged the slider, added a cutter
24	Michael Wacha	KC	TB
25	Kumar Rocker	TEX	SEA
26	Lucas Giolito	BOS	TOR
27	Brayan Bello	BOS	TOR
28	Sean Burke	CWS	ARI
29	George Kirby	SEA	@MIN
30	Seth Lugo	KC	LAD
31	Trevor Rogers	BAL	TEX, TB
32	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@BAL
33	Max Scherzer	TOR	@CLE
34	Michael Lorenzen	KC	TB
35	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	SEA
36	Jacob Latz	TEX	@BAL
37	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@CLE
38	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@BOS
39	Taj Bradley	TB	@KC, @BAL	Not talking the next step (yet)
40	Charlie Morton	BAL	TEX
41	Dean Kremer	BAL	TB
42	Will Warren	NYY	ATH
43	Zack Littell	TB	@BAL
44	Walker Buehler	BOS	@LAA, TOR
45	Jose Berrios	TOR	@BOS
46	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	TEX
47	Zach Eflin	BAL	TB
48	David Festa	MIN	@DET
49	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@DET
50	AL Reliever
51	Allan Winans	NYY	@CIN
52	Casey Mize	DET	MIN
53	Luis Severino	ATH	@DET, @NYY	Tough road tilts
54	Logan Allen	CLE	TOR, STL
55	Jack Leiter	TEX	SEA
56	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	MIN
57	Noah Cameron	KC	LAD
58	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	BOS
59	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	STL
60	Aaron Civale	CWS	SF
61	Slade Cecconi	CLE	STL
62	Chris Paddack	MIN	SEA, @DET
63	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	WAS
64	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@DET
65	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	BOS, WAS
66	Eric Lauer	TOR	@CLE, @BOS
67	Adrian Houser	CWS	SF
68	Mitch Spence	ATH	@NYY
69	Ryan Gusto	HOU	CHC
70	Tyler Alexander	CWS	ARI
71	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@MIN
72	Richard Fitts	BOS	@LAA
73	Colton Gordon	HOU	PHI
74	Brandon Walter	HOU	CHC
75	JP Sears	ATH	@NYY
76	Tyler Anderson	LAA	BOS
77	Dietrich Enns	DET	ATH

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Zack Wheeler	PHI	@HOU
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	@MIL
3	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@NYM, PHI	Needs to step up with Sale out
4	Freddy Peralta	MIL	PIT
5	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@STL
6	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	@COL
7	David Peterson	NYM	@PIT
8	Spencer Strider	ATL	@NYM, PHI	Showing signs of returning to form
9	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	PIT	Crazy movement along with plus velo
10	Chad Patrick	MIL	PIT, COL	Matchups don't get better than this
11	Ranger Suarez	PHI	@HOU, @ATL
12	Logan Webb	SF	MIA
13	Dylan Cease	SD	@CIN	Keeping the ball in the yard; ratios will fall
14	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@ARI	Back in fantasy circle of trust
15	Merrill Kelly	ARI	MIA
16	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	@HOU
17	Andrew Abbott	CIN	SD
18	Sonny Gray	STL	@CLE
19	Nick Pivetta	SD	WAS
20	Nick Lodolo	CIN	NYY, SD
21	Mitch Keller	PIT	NYM	1-9 record, but 3.93 xFIP
22	Shota Imanaga	CHC	@STL
23	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@SD
24	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@COL, @KC
25	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	@ATL
26	Grant Holmes	ATL	@NYM
27	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	@COL
28	Eury Perez	MIA	@ARI
29	Robbie Ray	SF	@CWS
30	Stephen Kolek	SD	WAS, @CIN
31	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@SF
32	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@MIL
33	Hayden Birdsong	SF	MIA
34	Michael Soroka	WAS	@LAA
35	Jameson Taillon	CHC	@STL, @HOU
36	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	@CWS, MIA	Matchup driven, still not in a groove
37	Landen Roupp	SF	@CWS
38	Cade Horton	CHC	@HOU
39	Ben Brown	CHC	@STL
40	Zac Gallen	ARI	@CWS
41	Mitchell Parker	WAS	@SD, @LAA
42	Frankie Montas	NYM	ATL, @PIT
43	Dustin May	LAD	@KC
44	Didier Fuentes	ATL	@NYM
45	Randy Vasquez	SD	@CIN
46	Clay Holmes	NYM	ATL
47	Ben Casparius	LAD	@KC
48	Ryne Nelson	ARI	@CWS
49	Jose Quintana	MIL	COL
50	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	MIA
51	NL Reliever
52	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	@MIL
53	Quinn Priester	MIL	COL
54	Jake Irvin	WAS	@LAA
55	Chase Burns	CIN	NYY
56	Kyle Freeland	COL	@MIL
57	Ryan Bergert	SD	WAS
58	Erick Fedde	STL	CHC
59	Nick Martinez	CIN	SD
60	Miles Mikolas	STL	@CLE
61	Matthew Liberatore	STL	CHC, @CLE	Tough duo to get back on track
62	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@SF, @ARI
63	Brady Singer	CIN	NYY
64	Griffin Canning	NYM	ATL
65	Trevor Williams	WAS	@SD
66	Justin Verlander	SF	MIA, @CWS
67	Colin Rea	CHC	@HOU
68	Paul Blackburn	NYM	ATL, @PIT
69	Andre Pallante	STL	CHC
70	Janson Junk	MIA	@SF
71	Mick Abel	PHI	@ATL
72	Bailey Falter	PIT	NYM
73	Bryce Elder	ATL	PHI
74	German Marquez	COL	LAD, @MIL
75	Mike Burrows	PIT	NYM
76	Michael McGreevy	STL	CHC
77	Chase Dollander	COL	LAD
78	Antonio Senzatela	COL	@MIL
79	Austin Gomber	COL	LAD