Weekly Pitcher Rankings: Top Pitchers This Week

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Todd Zola

Updated on June 9, 2025 9:09AM EST

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Through Friday's action, league ERA is down over last season - which feels strange after a number of horrible starts. Here's some stats, focusing on earned runs per start for the two years:

ER	2025	2024
12	2
11	2
10	0	7
9	7	17
8	17	48
7	40	121
6	70	203
5	123	339
4	211	563
3	304	728
2	369	942
1	411	1004
0	360	886

Comparing is easier using percentage of overall starts:

ER	2025	2024
12	0.10%
11	0.10%
10	0.00%	0.14%
9	0.37%	0.35%
8	0.89%	0.99%
7	2.09%	2.49%
6	3.65%	4.18%
5	6.42%	6.98%
4	11.01%	11.59%
3	15.87%	14.99%
2	19.26%	19.39%
1	21.45%	20.67%
0	18.79%	18.24%

Presenting the data this way shows there are fewer disasters so far this season, though it could catch up as offense usually increases:

	2025	2024
8 or more ER	1.46%	1.48%
7 or more ER	3.55%	3.97%
6 or more ER	7.20%	8.15%
5 or more ER	13.62%	15.13%

This is rather crude analysis, but so far there have been 28 starts with at least eight earned runs. Random distribution indicates almost everyone in a 15-team league would have absorbed two. Those, like me with Jesus Luzardo and Brandon Pfaadt active for their last two outings, are less fortunate.

This notion warrants a deeper treatment. But if you've been victimized twice by a terrible performance, you're on par with much of your league. If

Through Friday's action, league ERA is down over last season - which feels strange after a number of horrible starts. Here's some stats, focusing on earned runs per start for the two years:

ER	2025	2024
12	2
11	2
10	0	7
9	7	17
8	17	48
7	40	121
6	70	203
5	123	339
4	211	563
3	304	728
2	369	942
1	411	1004
0	360	886

Comparing is easier using percentage of overall starts:

ER	2025	2024
12	0.10%
11	0.10%
10	0.00%	0.14%
9	0.37%	0.35%
8	0.89%	0.99%
7	2.09%	2.49%
6	3.65%	4.18%
5	6.42%	6.98%
4	11.01%	11.59%
3	15.87%	14.99%
2	19.26%	19.39%
1	21.45%	20.67%
0	18.79%	18.24%

Presenting the data this way shows there are fewer disasters so far this season, though it could catch up as offense usually increases:

	2025	2024
8 or more ER	1.46%	1.48%
7 or more ER	3.55%	3.97%
6 or more ER	7.20%	8.15%
5 or more ER	13.62%	15.13%

This notion warrants a deeper treatment. But if you've been victimized twice by a terrible performance, you're on par with much of your league. If you've escaped a pair of duds, consider yourself lucky.

There were 72 starts of at least eight earned runs during 2024, or around five each in 15-team formats. Hang in there, and hopefully the other owners will also be subjected to the same fate.

Find out which projected starters are going and when with RotoWire's Probable Pitchers page!

UPDATED: Monday June 9 1:15 AM ET

Week of June 9 - 15

Mixed League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comments
1	Chris Sale	ATL	@MIL, COL	Back in the Cy Young discussion
2	Tarik Skubal	DET	@BAL
3	Framber Valdez	HOU	CWS
4	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@NYM, MIA	Worthy of ace status
5	Robbie Ray	SF	@COL, @LAD	25 K, only 4 BB over last 20 IP
6	Jack Flaherty	DET	CIN
7	Merrill Kelly	ARI	SEA, SD
8	Nick Pivetta	SD	LAD, @ARI
9	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CHC
10	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@PHI, PIT
11	Jacob deGrom	TEX	CWS	Strikeouts and velo down, worth monitoring
12	Max Fried	NYY	@KC
13	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@KC, @BOS
14	Logan Webb	SF	@COL
15	Shane Smith	CWS	@HOU, @TEX	Walks high, but facing manageable lineups
16	Jameson Taillon	CHC	PIT
17	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@MIL
18	Joe Ryan	MIN	@HOU
19	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SF
20	Tyler Mahle	TEX	@MIN, CWS	Regression underway, but still due more
21	Kris Bubic	KC	NYY, ATH	Showing no signs of slowing down
22	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@SEA
23	Kodai Senga	NYM	WAS
24	Sonny Gray	STL	@MIL
25	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@NYM
26	Zack Wheeler	PHI	CHC
27	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@LAA, @KC
28	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ARI
29	Bailey Ober	MIN	TEX
30	Gavin Williams	CLE	@SEA
31	Ranger Suarez	PHI	TOR
32	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	CWS
33	Jose Berrios	TOR	@STL, @PHI
34	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	TOR
35	Hunter Brown	HOU	MIN
36	Shane Baz	TB	@BOS, @NYM
37	Logan Gilbert	SEA	CLE
38	Ben Brown	CHC	@PHI	Beginning to use his changeup more
39	Spencer Strider	ATL	COL
40	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@PIT	Still skeptical of a turnaround but has a soft matchup
41	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@BOS
42	Dustin May	LAD	@SD, SF
43	Cade Horton	CHC	PIT
44	David Peterson	NYM	WAS
45	Grant Holmes	ATL	@MIL
46	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@CLE
47	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@WAS
48	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	CIN, @SEA
49	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@COL
50	Aaron Nola	PHI	TOR
51	Clay Holmes	NYM	TB
52	Bryce Miller	SEA	@ARI
53	Griffin Canning	NYM	WAS, TB
54	Eury Perez	MIA	@PIT, @WAS
55	Michael Wacha	KC	ATH
56	Taj Bradley	TB	@NYM
57	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	ATH, @BAL
58	Dylan Cease	SD	LAD
59	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	TEX, @HOU
60	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@PHI
61	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@BAL
62	Sean Burke	CWS	@HOU
63	Lance McCullers	HOU	CWS
64	Zach Eflin	BAL	DET
65	George Kirby	SEA	CLE
66	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SF
67	Garrett Crochet	BOS	NYY
68	Tylor Megill	NYM	TB
69	David Festa	MIN	TEX
70	Mitch Keller	PIT	MIA, @CHC
71	Freddy Peralta	MIL	STL
72	Luis Castillo	SEA	CLE
73	Slade Cecconi	CLE	CIN
74	Chris Paddack	MIN	@HOU
75	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	SEA	Grumble, grumble
76	Colton Gordon	HOU	MIN
77	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	@BAL, CIN
78	Andre Pallante	STL	TOR, @MIL
79	Keider Montero	DET	CIN
80	Zac Gallen	ARI	SD
81	Jose Quintana	MIL	STL
82	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	LAA
83	Luis Severino	ATH	@KC
84	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@WAS
85	Erick Fedde	STL	@MIL
86	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	SEA
87	Bailey Falter	PIT	MIA
88	Jose Soriano	LAA	ATH
89	Jake Irvin	WAS	@NYM
90	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@CLE
91	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@PIT
92	Zack Littell	TB	@BOS
93	Miles Mikolas	STL	TOR
94	Adrian Houser	CWS	@TEX
95	Cole Ragans	KC	NYY
96	Stephen Kolek	SD	@ARI
97	Michael Soroka	WAS	@NYM
98	Matthew Liberatore	STL	TOR
99	Bryce Elder	ATL	COL
100	Davis Martin	CWS	@HOU
101	Mix 12 Reliever
102	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@KC
103	Nick Martinez	CIN	@DET
104	Colin Rea	CHC	@PHI, PIT
105	Seth Lugo	KC	NYY
106	Landen Roupp	SF	@LAD
107	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@STL
108	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@BOS
109	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@SD
110	Cade Povich	BAL	DET, LAA
111	Eric Lauer	TOR	@STL
112	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIA
113	Ryne Nelson	ARI	SD
114	Mix 15 Reliever
115	Mitch Spence	ATH	@LAA
116	Trevor Williams	WAS	MIA
117	Chad Patrick	MIL	ATL
118	Jack Leiter	TEX	@MIN
119	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@MIN
120	Aaron Civale	MIL	ATL, STL
121	Charlie Morton	BAL	LAA
122	Lucas Giolito	BOS	TB
123	Walker Buehler	BOS	TB
124	Brayan Bello	BOS	TB, NYY
125	Casey Mize	DET	@BAL
126	Michael Lorenzen	KC	ATH
127	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@ARI
128	Brady Singer	CIN	@DET
129	Brandon Walter	HOU	MIN
130	Bowden Francis	TOR	@PHI
131	Quinn Priester	MIL	ATL, STL
132	Ryan Gusto	HOU	CWS
133	Will Warren	NYY	@KC
134	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	CHC	Facing the top offense in the league, not the best matchup for a rebound
135	JP Sears	ATH	@LAA
136	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@BAL
137	Ryan Bergert	SD	@ARI
138	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	ATH
139	Dean Kremer	BAL	DET
140	Michael McGreevy	STL	@MIL
141	Ryan Yarbrough	NYY	@BOS
142	Mick Abel	PHI	CHC
143	Hunter Dobbins	BOS	NYY
144	Carson Palmquist	COL	SF
145	Mike Burrows	PIT	MIA, @CHC
146	Kyle Freeland	COL	SF
147	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@CHC
148	Jose Urena	LAD	@SD
149	Chase Dollander	COL	@ATL
150	Logan Allen	CLE	CIN
151	Wade Miley	CIN	@CLE, @DET
152	German Marquez	COL	@ATL
153	Mike Vasil	CWS	@TEX
154	Justin Verlander	SF	@LAD
155	Randy Vasquez	SD	LAD
156	Antonio Senzatela	COL	SF
157	Bradley Blalock	COL	@ATL

American League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	@BAL
2	Framber Valdez	HOU	CWS
3	Jack Flaherty	DET	CIN
4	Jacob deGrom	TEX	CWS	Strikeouts and velo down, worth monitoring
5	Max Fried	NYY	@KC
6	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	@KC, @BOS
7	Shane Smith	CWS	@HOU, @TEX	Walks high, but facing manageable lineups
8	Joe Ryan	MIN	@HOU
9	Tyler Mahle	TEX	@MIN, CWS	Regression underway, but still due more
10	Kris Bubic	KC	NYY, ATH	Showing no signs of slowing down
11	Tanner Bibee	CLE	@SEA
12	Drew Rasmussen	TB	@NYM
13	Jeffrey Springs	ATH	@LAA, @KC
14	Bryan Woo	SEA	@ARI
15	Bailey Ober	MIN	TEX
16	Gavin Williams	CLE	@SEA
17	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	CWS
18	Jose Berrios	TOR	@STL, @PHI
19	Hunter Brown	HOU	MIN
20	Shane Baz	TB	@BOS, @NYM
21	Logan Gilbert	SEA	CLE
22	Ryan Pepiot	TB	@BOS
23	Luis L. Ortiz	CLE	CIN, @SEA
24	Bryce Miller	SEA	@ARI
25	Michael Wacha	KC	ATH
26	Taj Bradley	TB	@NYM
27	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	ATH, @BAL
28	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	TEX, @HOU
29	Kevin Gausman	TOR	@PHI
30	Tyler Anderson	LAA	@BAL
31	Sean Burke	CWS	@HOU
32	Lance McCullers	HOU	CWS
33	Zach Eflin	BAL	DET
34	George Kirby	SEA	CLE
35	Garrett Crochet	BOS	NYY
36	David Festa	MIN	TEX
37	Luis Castillo	SEA	CLE
38	Slade Cecconi	CLE	CIN
39	Chris Paddack	MIN	@HOU
40	Colton Gordon	HOU	MIN
41	Sawyer Gipson-Long	DET	@BAL, CIN
42	Keider Montero	DET	CIN
43	Tomoyuki Sugano	BAL	LAA
44	Luis Severino	ATH	@KC
45	Jose Soriano	LAA	ATH
46	Zack Littell	TB	@BOS
47	Adrian Houser	CWS	@TEX
48	Cole Ragans	KC	NYY
49	Davis Martin	CWS	@HOU
50	Jacob Lopez	ATH	@KC
51	Seth Lugo	KC	NYY
52	Chris Bassitt	TOR	@STL
53	Carlos Rodon	NYY	@BOS
54	Cade Povich	BAL	DET, LAA
55	Eric Lauer	TOR	@STL
56	Mitch Spence	ATH	@LAA
57	Jack Leiter	TEX	@MIN
58	Patrick Corbin	TEX	@MIN
59	Charlie Morton	BAL	LAA
60	Lucas Giolito	BOS	TB
61	Walker Buehler	BOS	TB
62	Brayan Bello	BOS	TB, NYY
63	Casey Mize	DET	@BAL
64	AL Reliever
65	Michael Lorenzen	KC	ATH
66	Emerson Hancock	SEA	@ARI
67	Brandon Walter	HOU	MIN
68	Bowden Francis	TOR	@PHI
69	Ryan Gusto	HOU	CWS
70	Will Warren	NYY	@KC
71	JP Sears	ATH	@LAA
72	Jack Kochanowicz	LAA	@BAL
73	Kyle Hendricks	LAA	ATH
74	Dean Kremer	BAL	DET
75	Ryan Yarbrough	NYY	@BOS
76	Hunter Dobbins	BOS	NYY
77	Logan Allen	CLE	CIN
78	Mike Vasil	CWS	@TEX

National League

Rank	Pitcher	TM	OPP	Comment
1	Chris Sale	ATL	@MIL, COL	Back in the Cy Young discussion
2	MacKenzie Gore	WAS	@NYM, MIA	Worthy of ace status
3	Robbie Ray	SF	@COL, @LAD	25 K, only 4 BB over last 20 IP
4	Merrill Kelly	ARI	SEA, SD
5	Nick Pivetta	SD	LAD, @ARI
6	Paul Skenes	PIT	@CHC
7	Matthew Boyd	CHC	@PHI, PIT
8	Logan Webb	SF	@COL
9	Jameson Taillon	CHC	PIT
10	Spencer Schwellenbach	ATL	@MIL
11	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	SF
12	Kodai Senga	NYM	WAS
13	Sonny Gray	STL	@MIL
14	Zack Wheeler	PHI	CHC
15	Ranger Suarez	PHI	TOR
16	Cristopher Sanchez	PHI	TOR
17	Ben Brown	CHC	@PHI	Beginning to use his changeup more
18	Spencer Strider	ATL	COL
19	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	@PIT	Still skeptical of a turnaround but has a soft matchup
20	Dustin May	LAD	@SD, SF
21	Cade Horton	CHC	PIT
22	David Peterson	NYM	WAS
23	Grant Holmes	ATL	@MIL
24	Nick Lodolo	CIN	@CLE
25	Edward Cabrera	MIA	@WAS
26	Hayden Birdsong	SF	@COL
27	Aaron Nola	PHI	TOR
28	Clay Holmes	NYM	TB
29	Griffin Canning	NYM	WAS, TB
30	Eury Perez	MIA	@PIT, @WAS
31	Dylan Cease	SD	LAD
32	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	SF
33	Tylor Megill	NYM	TB
34	Mitch Keller	PIT	MIA, @CHC
35	Freddy Peralta	MIL	STL
36	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	SEA	Grumble, grumble
37	Andre Pallante	STL	TOR, @MIL
38	Zac Gallen	ARI	SD
39	Jose Quintana	MIL	STL
40	Ryan Weathers	MIA	@WAS
41	Erick Fedde	STL	@MIL
42	Eduardo Rodriguez	ARI	SEA
43	Bailey Falter	PIT	MIA
44	Jake Irvin	WAS	@NYM
45	Andrew Abbott	CIN	@CLE
46	Cal Quantrill	MIA	@PIT
47	Miles Mikolas	STL	TOR
48	Stephen Kolek	SD	@ARI
49	Michael Soroka	WAS	@NYM
50	Matthew Liberatore	STL	TOR
51	Bryce Elder	ATL	COL
52	Nick Martinez	CIN	@DET
53	Colin Rea	CHC	@PHI, PIT
54	Landen Roupp	SF	@LAD
55	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	@SD
56	Mitchell Parker	WAS	MIA
57	Ryne Nelson	ARI	SD
58	Trevor Williams	WAS	MIA
59	Chad Patrick	MIL	ATL
60	Aaron Civale	MIL	ATL, STL
61	NL Reliever
62	Brady Singer	CIN	@DET
63	Quinn Priester	MIL	ATL, STL
64	Jesus Luzardo	PHI	CHC	Facing the top offense in the league, not the best matchup for a rebound
65	Ryan Bergert	SD	@ARI
66	Michael McGreevy	STL	@MIL
67	Mick Abel	PHI	CHC
68	Carson Palmquist	COL	SF
69	Mike Burrows	PIT	MIA, @CHC
70	Kyle Freeland	COL	SF
71	Andrew Heaney	PIT	@CHC
72	Jose Urena	LAD	@SD
73	Chase Dollander	COL	@ATL
74	Wade Miley	CIN	@CLE, @DET
75	German Marquez	COL	@ATL
76	Justin Verlander	SF	@LAD
77	Randy Vasquez	SD	LAD
78	Antonio Senzatela	COL	SF
79	Bradley Blalock	COL	@ATL