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Best Closers in MLB 2026

Mason Miller is the highest-rated closer in MLB 2026 on Legends Deck. The top three are Mason Miller, Aroldis Chapman, Josh Hader, ranked by a percentile transform of real 2026 Statcast data from Baseball Savant.

Every active MLB closer ranked by Legends Deck card rating — built from real 2026 Statcast data from Baseball Savant through the same calibrated pipeline for every player. Ratings refresh nightly.

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#	OVR	Player	Team	W	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	xERA
1	89	Mason Miller	Padres	2	0.78	0.84	17.1	3.4	0.0	1.27
2	88	Aroldis Chapman	Red Sox	0	2.10	1.29	11.6	4.2	0.0	2.67
3	86	Josh Hader	Astros	2	0.69	0.54	14.5	3.5	0.7	0.82
4	85	Jhoan Duran	Phillies	1	1.52	0.94	13.7	1.8	0.3	2.22
5	85	Andrés Muñoz	Mariners	3	4.60	1.34	13.5	4.0	1.1	4.01
6	85	Trevor Megill	Brewers	2	3.18	0.97	11.7	2.4	0.0	2.14
7	84	Cade Smith	Guardians	2	2.97	1.17	13.0	2.3	0.7	3.48
8	83	Robert Suarez	Braves	4	0.56	0.84	7.3	1.7	0.3	3.26
9	82	Edwin Díaz	Dodgers	1	10.50	2.33	15.0	7.5	1.5	4.60
10	78	Tanner Scott	Dodgers	1	2.02	0.70	11.4	0.8	1.0	2.80
11	78	Raisel Iglesias	Braves	0	1.53	1.06	9.8	1.8	0.3	2.39
12	78	David Bednar	Yankees	2	3.00	1.19	10.8	3.0	0.5	2.91
13	76	Jeff Hoffman	Blue Jays	5	4.42	1.42	14.4	3.5	0.9	3.09
14	74	Jose A. Ferrer	Mariners	1	2.43	1.32	7.5	2.4	0.5	2.89
15	72	Camilo Doval	Yankees	3	4.96	1.26	8.8	2.8	1.4	2.91
16	71	Will Vest	Tigers	3	6.08	1.43	9.1	3.4	0.7	3.90
17	71	Ryan Helsley	Orioles	0	4.11	1.43	12.3	5.3	1.8	2.86
18	69	Félix Bautista	Orioles	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.80
19	68	Carlos Estévez	Royals	0	162.00	18.00	0.0	54.0	27.0	29.02
20	67	Pete Fairbanks	Marlins	3	6.84	1.36	11.9	4.0	2.2	4.36
21	67	Daniel Palencia	Cubs	2	2.70	1.38	10.3	3.2	1.1	3.71
22	63	Calvin Faucher	Marlins	4	4.25	1.53	9.5	6.3	0.0	4.39
23	62	Dennis Santana	Pirates	2	5.09	1.44	8.2	4.8	1.3	4.79
24	62	Kyle Finnegan	Tigers	2	2.23	1.51	6.9	5.6	0.9	4.33
25	60	Seth Halvorsen	Rockies	0	4.74	1.95	8.1	7.1	1.4	6.98
26	60	Emilio Pagán	Reds	2	6.28	1.40	7.5	3.8	1.9	4.92
27	60	Kenley Jansen	Tigers	1	5.23	1.26	10.0	5.2	2.2	3.90

How this leaderboard is built

Legends Deck rates every closer using real 2026 Statcast data. For pitchers, that means the key inputs are fastball velocity, spin rate, expected ERA (xERA), xwOBA against, put-away rate, and zone control. No scout opinions, no card-by-card tuning — the same fixed pipeline for every player.

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Best Closers in MLB 2026

Every active MLB closer ranked by Legends Deck card rating — built from real 2026 Statcast data from Baseball Savant through the same calibrated pipeline for every player. Ratings refresh nightly.