Weekly Pitcher Rankings: One at a Time

Weekly Pitcher Rankings: One at a Time

This article is part of our Weekly Pitcher Rankings series.

Most teams starting their fourth and fifth starters early in the week, along with only 90 games on the docket have combined to yield what will likely be the poorest two-start slate of the season. This serves to reiterate advice which becomes more important every year: Don't enact a strategy reliant on two-start pitchers for success. Even in a regular week, the inventory is thinner than usual. With more off days, and teams exerting more caution, a perceived double-dipper often starts Monday or Tuesday, then has their second start bumped.

For those new to the site, these rankings will be refreshed Sunday night. They are always based on the site's Probable Pitching grid. I'm always happy to address questions germane to the rankings, but please direct scheduling inquiries to the Probable Pitchers page.

UPDATED: Monday April 1 12:40 AM ET

Week of April 1 - 7

Mixed League

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Spencer StriderATL@CWS   
2Nick PivettaBOS@OAKOnly mistake a HR to JP Crawford in his debut  
3Tarik SkubalDET@NYM   
4Corbin BurnesBALKC   
5Tanner HouckBOS@OAK, @LAAGreat pitching venues, weak lineups elevate ranking  
6Tyler GlasnowLADSF   
7Aaron NolaPHI@WAS   
8Zack WheelerPHICIN   
9Max FriedATLARI   
10Jesus LuzardoMIALAA  

Most teams starting their fourth and fifth starters early in the week, along with only 90 games on the docket have combined to yield what will likely be the poorest two-start slate of the season. This serves to reiterate advice which becomes more important every year: Don't enact a strategy reliant on two-start pitchers for success. Even in a regular week, the inventory is thinner than usual. With more off days, and teams exerting more caution, a perceived double-dipper often starts Monday or Tuesday, then has their second start bumped.

For those new to the site, these rankings will be refreshed Sunday night. They are always based on the site's Probable Pitching grid. I'm always happy to address questions germane to the rankings, but please direct scheduling inquiries to the Probable Pitchers page.

UPDATED: Monday April 1 12:40 AM ET

Week of April 1 - 7

Mixed League

RankPitcherTMOPPCommentsMIX12MIX15
1Spencer StriderATL@CWS   
2Nick PivettaBOS@OAKOnly mistake a HR to JP Crawford in his debut  
3Tarik SkubalDET@NYM   
4Corbin BurnesBALKC   
5Tanner HouckBOS@OAK, @LAAGreat pitching venues, weak lineups elevate ranking  
6Tyler GlasnowLADSF   
7Aaron NolaPHI@WAS   
8Zack WheelerPHICIN   
9Max FriedATLARI   
10Jesus LuzardoMIALAA   
11Freddy PeraltaMILSEA   
12Triston McKenzieCLE@SEA, @MIN   
13Shane BieberCLE@SEA18 swinging strikes, 11 K in opener at Oakland  
14Bobby MillerLADSF11K with 1 BB in six scoreless innings to begin the season  
15Zac GallenARINYY   
16Grayson RodriguezBAL@PIT   
17Luis CastilloSEACLE   
18Yoshinobu YamamotoLAD@CHC   
19George KirbySEACLE   
20Kenta MaedaDETOAKreat spot to rebound after a rough first start  
21Mitch KellerPIT@WAS   
22Dean KremerBALKC, @PITWon't enjoy an easier double dip  
23Cristian JavierHOUTOR   
24Chris SaleATLARI   
25Cristopher SanchezPHICIN, @WAS   
26Zach EflinTBTEX   
27Brayan BelloBOS@OAK   
28Kevin GausmanTOR@NYY   
29Framber ValdezHOUTOR   
30Nathan EovaldiTEX@TB   
31Joe RyanMINCLE   
32Pablo LopezMINCLE   
33Reese OlsonDET@NYM, OAK   
34Dylan CeaseSD@SF   
35Tanner BibeeCLE@MIN   
36Merrill KellyARINYY   
37Michael KingSD@SF   
38A.J. PukMIALAA   
39Kutter CrawfordBOS@LAA   
40Bailey OberMINCLE   
41Garrett WhitlockBOS@LAA   
42Marcus StromanNYYTOR   
43Andrew AbbottCIN@PHI, NYM   
44Charlie MortonATL@CWS, ARI   
45Joe MusgroveSDSTL   
46Shota ImanagaCHCCOL, LAD   
47Logan WebbSF@LAD   
48Logan AllenCLE@SEA   
49Logan GilbertSEA@MIL   
50Reynaldo LopezATL@CWS   
51Cole RagansKC@BAL   
52Andrew HeaneyTEX@TB 41% 
53Blake SnellSF@LAD   
54Ranger SuarezPHI@WAS   
55Bowden FrancisTOR@HOU, @NYY 25% 
56Sean ManaeaNYMDET, @CIN   
57Jose QuintanaNYMDET 35% 
58Max MeyerMIALAA, @STL   
59Yu DarvishSDSTL   
60Tyler WellsBAL@PIT   
61Garrett CrochetCWSATL, @KC   
62DL HallMILSEA   
63Jordan HicksSFSD   
64Louie VarlandMIN@MIL   
65Dane DunningTEX@TB, HOU 34% 
66Aaron CivaleTBTEX   
67Chris PaddackMIN@MIL 0%0%
68Bryce MillerSEA@MIL   
69Joe BoyleOAKBOS, @DET 24% 
70Luis GilNYY@ARI, TOR   
71Keaton WinnSF@LAD, SD 13% 
72Trevor RogersMIA@STL   
73Lance LynnSTLMIA   
74Mix 12 Reliever     
75JP SearsOAK@DET   
76Yusei KikuchiTOR@NYY   
77Michael WachaKC@BAL, CWS   
78Chris BassittTOR@HOU   
79Jack FlahertyDETOAK   
80Steven MatzSTLMIA 9% 
81MacKenzie GoreWASPIT, PHI   
82Cal QuantrillCOL@CHC 0%0%
83Joe RossMILMIN 0%2%
84Hunter GreeneCINNYM   
85Adrian HouserNYMDET 0%16%
86Cole IrvinBALKC 5% 
87Mix 15 Reliever     
88James PaxtonLADSF, @CHC   
89Chase SilsethLAA@MIA, BOS   
90Clarke SchmidtNYYTOR   
91Ryan PepiotTBTEX, @COL   
92Kyle GibsonSTL@SD, MIA 4%44%
93Hunter BrownHOU@TEX   
94Javier AssadCHCCOL 1%21%
95Martin PerezPIT@WAS 1%32%
96Nestor CortesNYY@ARI   
97Drew SmylyCHCCOL 0%2%
98Reid DetmersLAABOS   
99Seth LugoKCCWS   
100Brady SingerKCCWS 10% 
101Miles MikolasSTL@SD 17% 
102Jose BerriosTOR@HOU   
103Griffin CanningLAABOS   
104Frankie MontasCIN@PHI   
105Casey MizeDET@NYM   
106Jakob JunisMILMIN 0%7%
107Kyle HarrisonSFSD   
108Patrick SandovalLAA@MIA 7% 
109Josiah GrayWASPIT 45% 
110Erick FeddeCWS@KC   
111Jon GrayTEXHOU   
112Alex WoodOAKBOS 2%49%
113Jordan WicksCHCLAD 12% 
114Tyler AndersonLAA@MIA 0%7%
115Spencer TurnbullPHICIN 0%39%
116Carlos RodonNYY@ARI   
117Ross StriplingOAKBOS 0%7%
118Matt WaldronSDSTL, @SF 0%11%
119Luis SeverinoNYM@CIN   
120Nick MartinezCINNYM 17% 
121Emerson HancockSEACLE, @MIL 1%26%
122Graham AshcraftCIN@PHI 13% 
123Alec MarshKC@BAL, CWS 0%23%
124Ronel BlancoHOUTOR, @TEX 7% 
125Bailey FalterPITBAL 0%0%
126Gavin StoneLAD@CHC   
127Kyle HendricksCHCLAD 12% 
128Colin ReaMILSEA 1% 
129Tylor MegillNYM@CIN 44% 
130Kyle FreelandCOL@CHC 0%21%
131Brandon PfaadtARI@ATL   
132Carlos CarrascoCLE@MIN 0%0%
133Dakota HudsonCOL@CHC, TB 0%0%
134Jared JonesPITBAL   
135Michael SorokaCWS@KC 38% 
136Chris FlexenCWSATL, @KC 0%0%
137Ryne NelsonARINYY, @ATL 22% 
138Marco GonzalesPIT@WAS, BAL 0%0%
139Austin GomberCOLTB 1%0%
140Jake IrvinWASPHI 0%37%
141Cody BradfordTEXHOU 0%2%
142Trevor WilliamsWASPIT 0%0%
143Paul BlackburnOAK@DET 1%16%
144Ryan FeltnerCOLTB 0%0%
145Tyler AlexanderTB@COL 0%18%
146Zack ThompsonSTL@SD 0%18%
147J.P. FranceHOU@TEX 15% 
148Ryan WeathersMIA@STL 35% 
149Nick NastriniCWSATL 2%21%
150Zack LittellTB@COL   
151Patrick CorbinWASPHI 0%4%
152Tommy HenryARI@ATL 0%2%

American League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Nick PivettaBOS@OAKOnly mistake a HR to JP Crawford in his debut
2Tarik SkubalDET@NYM 
3Corbin BurnesBALKC 
4Tanner HouckBOS@OAK, @LAAGreat pitching venues, weak lineups elevate ranking
5Triston McKenzieCLE@SEA, @MIN 
6Shane BieberCLE@SEA18 swinging strikes, 11 K in opener at Oakland
7Grayson RodriguezBAL@PIT 
8Luis CastilloSEACLE 
9George KirbySEACLE 
10Kenta MaedaDETOAKGreat spot to rebound after a rough first start
11Dean KremerBALKC, @PITWon't enjoy an easier double dip
12Cristian JavierHOUTOR 
13Zach EflinTBTEX 
14Brayan BelloBOS@OAK 
15Kevin GausmanTOR@NYY 
16Framber ValdezHOUTOR 
17Nathan EovaldiTEX@TB 
18Joe RyanMINCLE 
19Pablo LopezMINCLE 
20Reese OlsonDET@NYM, OAK 
21Tanner BibeeCLE@MIN 
22Kutter CrawfordBOS@LAA 
23Bailey OberMINCLE 
24Garrett WhitlockBOS@LAA 
25Marcus StromanNYYTOR 
26Logan AllenCLE@SEA 
27Logan GilbertSEA@MIL 
28Cole RagansKC@BAL 
29Andrew HeaneyTEX@TB 
30Bowden FrancisTOR@HOU, @NYY 
31Tyler WellsBAL@PIT 
32Garrett CrochetCWSATL, @KC 
33Louie VarlandMIN@MIL 
34Dane DunningTEX@TB, HOU 
35Aaron CivaleTBTEX 
36Chris PaddackMIN@MIL 
37Bryce MillerSEA@MIL 
38Joe BoyleOAKBOS, @DET 
39Luis GilNYY@ARI, TOR 
40JP SearsOAK@DET 
41Yusei KikuchiTOR@NYY 
42Michael WachaKC@BAL, CWS 
43Chris BassittTOR@HOU 
44Jack FlahertyDETOAK 
45Cole IrvinBALKC 
46Chase SilsethLAA@MIA, BOS 
47Clarke SchmidtNYYTOR 
48Ryan PepiotTBTEX, @COL 
49Hunter BrownHOU@TEX 
50Nestor CortesNYY@ARI 
51Reid DetmersLAABOS 
52Seth LugoKCCWS 
53Brady SingerKCCWS 
54Jose BerriosTOR@HOU 
55AL Reliever   
56Griffin CanningLAABOS 
57Casey MizeDET@NYM 
58Patrick SandovalLAA@MIA 
59Erick FeddeCWS@KC 
60Jon GrayTEXHOU 
61Alex WoodOAKBOS 
62Tyler AndersonLAA@MIA 
63Carlos RodonNYY@ARI 
64Ross StriplingOAKBOS 
65Emerson HancockSEACLE, @MIL 
66Alec MarshKC@BAL, CWS 
67Ronel BlancoHOUTOR, @TEX 
68Carlos CarrascoCLE@MIN 
69Michael SorokaCWS@KC 
70Chris FlexenCWSATL, @KC 
71Cody BradfordTEXHOU 
72Paul BlackburnOAK@DET 
73Tyler AlexanderTB@COL 
74J.P. FranceHOU@TEX 
75Nick NastriniCWSATL 
76Zack LittellTB@COL 

National League

RankPitcherTMOPPComment
1Spencer StriderATL@CWS 
2Tyler GlasnowLADSF 
3Aaron NolaPHI@WAS 
4Zack WheelerPHICIN 
5Max FriedATLARI 
6Jesus LuzardoMIALAA 
7Freddy PeraltaMILSEA 
8Bobby MillerLADSF11K with 1 BB in six scoreless innings to begin the season
9Zac GallenARINYY 
10Yoshinobu YamamotoLAD@CHC 
11Mitch KellerPIT@WAS 
12Chris SaleATLARI 
13Cristopher SanchezPHICIN, @WAS 
14Dylan CeaseSD@SF 
15Merrill KellyARINYY 
16Michael KingSD@SF 
17A.J. PukMIALAA 
18Andrew AbbottCIN@PHI, NYM 
19Charlie MortonATL@CWS, ARI 
20Joe MusgroveSDSTL 
21Shota ImanagaCHCCOL, LAD 
22Logan WebbSF@LAD 
23Reynaldo LopezATL@CWS 
24Blake SnellSF@LAD 
25Ranger SuarezPHI@WAS 
26Sean ManaeaNYMDET, @CIN 
27Jose QuintanaNYMDET 
28Max MeyerMIALAA, @STL 
29Yu DarvishSDSTL 
30DL HallMILSEA 
31Jordan HicksSFSD 
32Keaton WinnSF@LAD, SD 
33Trevor RogersMIA@STL 
34Lance LynnSTLMIA 
35Steven MatzSTLMIA 
36MacKenzie GoreWASPIT, PHI 
37Cal QuantrillCOL@CHC 
38Joe RossMILMIN 
39Hunter GreeneCINNYM 
40Adrian HouserNYMDET 
41James PaxtonLADSF, @CHC 
42Kyle GibsonSTL@SD, MIA 
43Javier AssadCHCCOL 
44Martin PerezPIT@WAS 
45Drew SmylyCHCCOL 
46Miles MikolasSTL@SD 
47NL Reliever   
48Frankie MontasCIN@PHI 
49Jakob JunisMILMIN 
50Kyle HarrisonSFSD 
51Josiah GrayWASPIT 
52Jordan WicksCHCLAD 
53Spencer TurnbullPHICIN 
54Matt WaldronSDSTL, @SF 
55Luis SeverinoNYM@CIN 
56Nick MartinezCINNYM 
57Graham AshcraftCIN@PHI 
58Bailey FalterPITBAL 
59Gavin StoneLAD@CHC 
60Kyle HendricksCHCLAD 
61Colin ReaMILSEA 
62Tylor MegillNYM@CIN 
63Kyle FreelandCOL@CHC 
64Brandon PfaadtARI@ATL 
65Dakota HudsonCOL@CHC, TB 
66Jared JonesPITBAL 
67Ryne NelsonARINYY, @ATL 
68Marco GonzalesPIT@WAS, BAL 
69Austin GomberCOLTB 
70Jake IrvinWASPHI 
71Trevor WilliamsWASPIT 
72Ryan FeltnerCOLTB 
73Zack ThompsonSTL@SD 
74Ryan WeathersMIA@STL 
75Patrick CorbinWASPHI 

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