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Best Starting Pitchers in MLB 2026

Shohei Ohtani is the highest-rated starting pitcher in MLB 2026 on Legends Deck. The top three are Shohei Ohtani, Paul Skenes, Drew Rasmussen, ranked by a percentile transform of real 2026 Statcast data from Baseball Savant.

Every active MLB starting pitcher 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	100	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.69
2	84	Paul Skenes	Pirates	6	3.62	1.01	11.0	2.0	1.0	2.76
3	83	Drew Rasmussen	Rays	7	2.45	0.87	9.2	1.6	0.9	3.00
4	83	Cristopher Sánchez	Phillies	10	2.00	1.09	10.5	1.8	0.6	2.91
5	82	Hunter Greene	Reds	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.23
6	81	Tarik Skubal	Tigers	4	3.15	0.91	10.3	1.1	1.2	3.26
7	81	Zack Wheeler	Phillies	8	2.36	0.94	9.4	2.3	1.0	2.95
8	81	Chris Sale	Braves	8	2.10	1.08	10.9	2.2	0.6	3.21
9	80	A.J. Puk	Diamondbacks	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.88
10	80	Joe Jiménez	Braves	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.24
11	78	Dylan Cease	Blue Jays	5	2.79	1.18	13.7	4.1	0.5	3.00
12	78	Jacob deGrom	Rangers	7	3.48	0.99	10.8	1.9	1.5	3.43
13	78	Brusdar Graterol	Dodgers	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.12
14	78	Dedniel Núñez	Mets	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.95
15	77	Spencer Schwellenbach	Braves	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.59
16	77	Bryan Woo	Mariners	7	4.17	1.03	8.8	1.7	0.8	3.33
17	77	Braxton Ashcraft	Pirates	8	3.33	1.08	10.1	2.0	1.0	3.07
18	77	Jesús Luzardo	Phillies	6	3.88	1.30	10.7	3.0	0.8	3.23
19	76	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	Dodgers	8	2.67	0.89	8.3	1.8	1.0	3.53
20	76	Nick Pivetta	Padres	1	4.50	1.13	13.5	3.4	0.0	1.85
21	75	Joe Ryan	Twins	5	3.61	1.08	10.4	2.0	0.9	3.21
22	75	Logan Gilbert	Mariners	6	3.42	1.01	9.6	2.0	1.3	3.85
23	75	Bryce Miller	Mariners	4	1.71	0.66	10.6	0.8	1.2	2.09
24	75	Hunter Brown	Astros	1	1.78	1.18	11.4	4.6	0.7	2.69
25	75	Cam Schlittler	Yankees	8	2.08	0.96	10.6	1.8	0.9	3.14
26	75	Drew Anderson	Tigers	3	4.27	1.33	11.3	3.4	1.4	3.18
27	74	Nathan Eovaldi	Rangers	9	4.02	1.17	9.4	2.0	1.6	4.01
28	74	Max Fried	Yankees	4	3.21	1.01	7.3	2.8	0.1	2.61
29	74	George Kirby	Mariners	7	3.81	1.32	7.9	2.1	0.9	3.71
30	74	Blake Snell	Dodgers	0	12.00	2.67	15.0	6.0	0.0	3.87
31	73	Tyler Glasnow	Dodgers	3	2.72	0.83	11.1	3.0	1.1	2.59
32	73	Shane Smith	White Sox	0	10.80	2.52	11.9	9.7	1.1	4.67
33	73	Jacob Latz	Rangers	1	1.71	0.62	9.2	1.9	0.6	2.47
34	73	Pablo López	Twins	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.48
35	73	Kyle Harrison	Brewers	8	2.82	1.08	11.2	2.3	1.0	3.04
36	73	Huascar Brazobán	Mets	4	1.94	0.96	8.2	3.9	0.4	2.61
37	72	Kevin Gausman	Blue Jays	4	4.19	1.19	8.9	2.1	1.3	3.77
38	72	Casey Mize	Tigers	3	2.63	0.97	9.4	1.9	0.6	2.82
39	72	Ranger Suárez	Red Sox	4	2.94	1.13	9.3	2.6	0.5	3.28
40	71	Freddy Peralta	Mets	5	4.81	1.42	8.7	3.6	1.2	3.77
41	71	Corbin Burnes	Diamondbacks	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.37
42	71	Ben Brown	Cubs	4	1.85	0.94	8.6	2.5	0.3	3.18
43	71	Brandon Woodruff	Brewers	2	2.59	0.84	8.9	1.9	0.9	2.84
44	70	Logan Webb	Giants	5	3.66	1.17	7.5	2.3	0.7	3.61
45	70	Sonny Gray	Red Sox	9	2.69	1.11	8.1	2.3	1.0	3.61
46	70	Clarke Schmidt	Yankees	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.92
47	70	Dean Kremer	Orioles	1	3.18	0.88	10.6	1.6	2.6	3.93
48	70	Carlos Rodón	Yankees	4	3.30	1.25	10.1	5.0	0.6	3.63
49	70	Ben Joyce	Angels	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.82
50	70	Connelly Early	Red Sox	7	3.44	1.25	9.1	3.3	1.5	4.30
51	70	Brandon Walter	Astros	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.79
52	70	Emmet Sheehan	Dodgers	4	5.08	1.27	10.0	2.7	1.9	4.10
53	70	Gavin Stone	Dodgers	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.05
54	70	Devin Williams	Mets	3	4.13	1.48	13.0	5.1	0.6	3.07
55	69	Will Warren	Yankees	7	3.73	1.33	9.2	2.9	1.0	4.04
56	69	Ryan Pepiot	Rays	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.89
57	69	Reese Olson	Tigers	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.04
58	69	MacKenzie Gore	Rangers	5	4.31	1.27	9.8	3.7	0.8	3.85
59	69	Garrett Crochet	Red Sox	3	6.30	1.47	11.1	3.3	1.5	5.02
60	69	Gavin Williams	Guardians	9	3.89	1.18	10.4	3.0	1.4	4.45
61	69	Kyle Bradish	Orioles	5	3.77	1.45	9.3	4.5	1.1	3.98
62	69	Brad Lord	Nationals	5	3.18	1.16	8.3	3.2	0.9	3.90
63	69	Mike Soroka	Diamondbacks	8	3.07	1.09	8.7	1.9	0.7	3.96
64	69	Gerrit Cole	Yankees	3	4.01	1.20	8.7	2.1	1.7	3.50
65	69	Walbert Urena	Angels	5	3.03	1.31	8.7	4.8	0.6	3.26
66	68	Clay Holmes	Mets	4	2.39	1.10	7.7	3.1	0.5	3.87
67	68	Sean Burke	White Sox	5	3.69	1.22	9.2	3.2	1.1	3.90
68	68	Shota Imanaga	Cubs	5	4.30	1.08	8.4	2.1	1.8	3.66
69	68	Framber Valdez	Tigers	4	4.29	1.38	7.0	3.2	1.0	4.39
70	68	Andre Pallante	Cardinals	10	3.60	1.22	6.6	2.6	0.8	3.79
71	68	Quinn Priester	Brewers	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.85
72	68	Tylor Megill	Mets	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.19
73	68	Max Meyer	Marlins	9	2.53	1.11	9.8	3.1	0.9	3.74
74	68	Chase Dollander	Rockies	3	3.89	1.30	9.6	3.7	1.2	3.90
75	68	Dustin May	Cardinals	5	4.80	1.27	8.3	2.6	0.8	3.85
76	68	Spencer Strider	Braves	4	5.31	1.36	10.6	4.6	2.1	3.48
77	68	José Soriano	Angels	8	3.42	1.32	10.0	4.4	1.1	4.33
78	68	Cade Horton	Cubs	1	2.45	0.82	4.9	2.5	1.2	3.28
79	68	James McArthur	Royals	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.86
80	68	Ken Waldichuk	Nationals	0	6.75	1.50	7.7	5.8	3.9	7.11
81	68	Kutter Crawford	Red Sox	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.71
82	67	Luis Castillo	Mariners	3	4.79	1.33	8.4	2.9	1.0	4.60
83	67	Sandy Alcantara	Marlins	9	4.20	1.28	6.5	2.5	0.9	3.90
84	67	Ronel Blanco	Astros	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.03
85	67	Matthew Boyd	Cubs	3	5.08	1.40	9.9	2.7	1.1	4.73
86	67	Shane Baz	Orioles	4	4.19	1.37	7.8	3.5	0.8	4.48
87	67	Landen Roupp	Giants	5	4.55	1.37	10.0	4.0	0.6	3.43
88	67	Taj Bradley	Twins	7	3.86	1.29	10.3	3.9	1.2	3.96
89	67	Eury Pérez	Marlins	4	4.21	1.21	10.0	4.0	1.6	4.70
90	67	José Fermin	Angels	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.13
91	67	Gavin Hollowell	Cubs	0	4.05	1.65	6.8	8.1	2.7	9.16
92	67	Jared Jones	Pirates	1	5.28	1.38	9.6	3.4	1.6	4.42
93	67	Joe Musgrove	Padres	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.89
94	67	Shane McClanahan	Rays	7	3.05	1.17	8.7	3.2	0.7	4.27
95	67	José Urquidy	Pirates	0	8.53	2.68	8.5	2.8	1.4	4.10
96	66	Michael Wacha	Royals	5	3.31	1.14	7.0	2.5	0.8	3.93
97	66	Aaron Nola	Phillies	3	6.04	1.49	9.2	3.1	2.0	4.48
98	66	Justin Steele	Cubs	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.28
99	66	Shane Bieber	Blue Jays	0	6.00	2.00	6.0	4.0	4.0	17.03
100	66	Reynaldo López	Braves	4	3.31	1.30	8.0	3.8	1.1	4.60
101	66	Trevor Rogers	Orioles	6	4.70	1.32	6.9	3.1	1.0	4.07
102	66	Patrick Sandoval	Red Sox	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.53
103	65	Justin Verlander	Tigers	0	12.27	2.18	2.5	4.9	2.5	11.32
104	65	Bryan Hoeing	Padres	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.01
105	65	Keaton Winn	Giants	2	3.23	0.98	7.6	2.6	0.6	3.43
106	65	Johan Oviedo	Red Sox	0	9.82	1.91	7.4	2.5	4.9	12.02
107	65	Luke Little	Cubs	0	9.00	2.00	9.0	0.0	9.0	15.56
108	65	Jason Foley	Giants	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.09
109	65	Alec Marsh	Royals	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.91
110	64	Tanner Bibee	Guardians	2	3.69	1.11	7.3	2.5	1.5	4.51
111	64	Bryce Elder	Braves	5	4.01	1.23	7.6	2.7	1.1	3.61
112	64	Joe Boyle	Rays	0	5.17	1.09	9.2	3.5	0.6	4.51
113	64	José Berríos	Blue Jays	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.70
114	64	Danny Young	Braves	0	0.00	1.50	0.0	13.5	0.0	3.73
115	64	Tyler Wells	Orioles	1	3.10	1.03	9.5	2.0	1.1	3.71
116	64	Steven Cruz	Royals	2	5.27	1.43	11.5	4.9	2.6	4.15
117	64	Josiah Gray	Nationals	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.33
118	64	Luis Medina	Athletics	1	3.96	1.50	10.9	4.7	0.9	4.13
119	63	Luis Severino	Athletics	2	4.16	1.47	9.3	4.5	1.3	4.21
120	63	Jack Flaherty	Tigers	1	4.97	1.53	11.1	4.7	1.0	4.39
121	63	Davis Martin	White Sox	9	3.08	1.26	8.4	2.7	0.6	4.10
122	63	José Suarez	Athletics	1	4.87	1.62	9.7	4.3	0.6	3.58
123	63	Clayton Beeter	Nationals	3	3.16	1.29	10.2	6.3	0.7	3.56
124	63	Jhony Brito	Padres	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.43
125	62	Nick Lodolo	Reds	2	5.05	1.47	7.3	3.8	1.4	6.11
126	62	Mitch Keller	Pirates	6	5.02	1.31	6.6	3.0	1.1	4.99
127	62	Andrew Abbott	Reds	5	3.88	1.44	6.9	4.3	1.4	4.86
128	62	Michael King	Padres	5	3.52	1.16	7.7	3.6	0.9	4.76
129	62	Edward Cabrera	Cubs	5	5.10	1.40	8.1	3.6	1.7	4.83
130	62	Ryne Nelson	Diamondbacks	3	4.97	1.24	6.7	2.4	1.9	5.19
131	62	Carmen Mlodzinski	Pirates	5	3.33	1.39	7.1	3.1	0.7	4.79
132	62	Antonio Senzatela	Rockies	8	3.07	1.16	7.4	2.9	0.6	3.43
133	62	Matt Waldron	Padres	1	8.49	1.71	8.5	2.7	1.9	3.87
134	62	Paul Blackburn	Yankees	2	2.34	1.13	6.4	2.8	0.6	3.63
135	62	Jovani Morán	Red Sox	1	3.12	1.07	10.6	4.4	1.3	2.95
136	62	Blake Treinen	Dodgers	4	3.52	1.35	9.8	3.9	0.8	5.16
137	62	Justin Wrobleski	Dodgers	10	2.80	1.01	6.2	1.7	0.8	4.27
138	61	David Peterson	Cubs	4	6.75	1.67	7.9	3.8	0.9	4.86
139	61	Grant Holmes	Braves	5	3.83	1.35	7.8	4.2	1.6	4.76
140	61	Robbie Ray	Giants	7	3.39	1.22	7.7	4.0	1.3	4.60
141	61	Yusei Kikuchi	Angels	0	5.81	1.58	9.6	4.1	0.9	4.89
142	61	Keider Montero	Tigers	5	3.31	0.99	5.9	1.9	0.9	3.53
143	61	Nick Martinez	Rays	7	2.61	1.13	5.5	1.6	0.9	4.57
144	61	Jack Leiter	Rangers	3	5.29	1.44	9.3	3.9	1.6	4.79
145	61	Emerson Hancock	Mariners	5	3.47	1.05	8.6	2.2	1.2	4.48
146	61	J.T. Ginn	Athletics	7	3.04	1.23	7.8	3.9	0.9	4.07
147	61	Ron Marinaccio	Padres	1	4.93	1.45	7.3	3.9	1.7	4.86
148	61	Mike Burrows	Astros	4	5.58	1.51	7.2	3.3	1.9	4.64
149	61	Sean Manaea	Mets	1	4.71	1.37	9.1	3.1	0.9	4.07
150	61	Kendry Rojas	Twins	1	1.65	1.53	9.9	7.2	0.0	3.71
151	61	Andrew Nardi	Marlins	3	5.16	1.41	10.7	4.4	1.6	5.19
152	60	Bailey Ober	Twins	6	4.59	1.22	6.2	2.4	1.6	4.36
153	60	Jack Kochanowicz	Angels	2	6.19	1.58	6.6	5.1	1.0	5.55
154	60	Cade Povich	Orioles	1	5.12	1.34	5.6	3.3	1.9	5.33
155	60	Brady Singer	Reds	3	5.03	1.54	7.8	3.3	2.2	5.58
156	60	Tanner Houck	Red Sox	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.16
157	60	Colin Rea	Cubs	6	4.74	1.43	6.8	3.4	1.3	5.47
158	60	Jameson Taillon	Cubs	2	5.19	1.30	7.8	3.1	2.7	5.47
159	60	Miles Mikolas	Nationals	2	5.44	1.29	5.0	1.8	1.9	4.79
160	60	Cole Ragans	Royals	1	4.84	1.42	11.5	5.9	2.5	5.02
161	60	Brandon Pfaadt	Diamondbacks	1	5.40	1.41	6.8	3.7	1.7	4.92
162	60	Zach Eflin	Orioles	0	2.45	1.64	17.2	4.9	2.5	3.90
163	60	Jake Irvin	Nationals	2	5.23	1.35	10.1	3.8	1.2	5.19
164	60	Seth Lugo	Royals	3	4.20	1.38	7.1	2.8	1.1	5.33
165	60	Chris Bassitt	Orioles	4	5.27	1.63	5.9	3.5	1.0	5.02
166	60	Joey Cantillo	Guardians	7	3.86	1.36	8.8	4.3	1.2	4.21
167	60	Kyle Freeland	Rockies	2	7.25	1.60	8.0	2.1	1.9	5.58
168	60	Tomoyuki Sugano	Rockies	8	4.80	1.32	5.1	2.5	1.7	7.07
169	60	Ryan Feltner	Rockies	3	4.27	1.22	6.7	3.0	1.4	5.23
170	60	Zac Gallen	Diamondbacks	3	6.36	1.57	5.5	2.7	1.7	6.27
171	60	Landon Knack	Dodgers	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.78
172	60	Brayan Bello	Red Sox	2	6.34	1.67	6.5	3.5	1.5	6.23
173	60	Kodai Senga	Mets	0	8.66	1.70	10.7	5.9	2.8	5.06
174	60	Lucas Giolito	Padres	2	5.16	1.85	5.5	7.0	1.2	5.51
175	60	Jonathan Cannon	White Sox	0	—	—	—	—	—	46.82
176	60	Eduardo Rodriguez	Diamondbacks	7	2.21	1.18	6.3	3.4	0.8	4.89
177	60	Mitchell Parker	Nationals	3	6.58	1.49	7.7	3.0	2.0	5.12
178	60	Bowden Francis	Blue Jays	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.75
179	60	Hayden Birdsong	Giants	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.61
180	60	Kris Bubic	Royals	3	4.11	1.23	9.1	4.7	0.7	4.51
181	60	Chad Patrick	Brewers	5	3.54	1.24	7.5	3.5	0.9	4.45
182	60	Michael Lorenzen	Rockies	3	6.91	1.81	7.0	3.4	1.4	5.58
183	60	Matthew Liberatore	Cardinals	4	5.33	1.55	8.6	3.6	1.9	5.55
184	60	Jeffrey Springs	Athletics	3	5.79	1.38	7.7	3.2	2.3	4.60
185	60	Patrick Corbin	Blue Jays	2	5.11	1.50	6.9	2.9	1.3	5.58
186	60	Tyler Mahle	Giants	1	5.67	1.47	8.6	3.9	1.6	4.33
187	60	Logan Allen	Guardians	0	0.00	1.50	15.8	2.3	0.0	3.87
188	60	Trevor Williams	Nationals	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.14
189	60	Mitch Spence	Royals	0	21.21	3.00	5.8	8.7	2.9	5.62
190	60	Ryan Yarbrough	Yankees	0	4.24	1.18	6.6	3.7	0.5	2.91
191	60	Hayden Wesneski	Astros	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.80
192	60	Griffin Canning	Padres	1	7.09	1.66	8.8	5.4	1.5	5.06
193	60	Jose Quintana	Rockies	2	5.27	1.51	4.4	3.7	1.3	4.99
194	60	Max Kranick	Nationals	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.43
195	60	German Marquez	Padres	3	5.79	1.47	5.5	4.1	2.2	5.99
196	60	Bryse Wilson	Cubs	0	6.52	1.55	7.5	1.9	1.9	3.71
197	60	Merrill Kelly	Diamondbacks	5	5.84	1.53	5.2	3.6	2.0	7.57
198	60	JP Sears	Padres	1	6.97	1.74	7.8	4.3	3.5	7.90
199	60	Stephen Kolek	Royals	4	4.50	1.24	5.7	2.0	1.3	3.79
200	60	Walker Buehler	Padres	5	4.61	1.38	8.3	3.3	1.0	4.45
201	60	Zack Littell	Nationals	7	5.29	1.35	5.5	2.8	2.5	6.76
202	60	Ryan Gusto	Marlins	0	5.55	1.60	8.1	3.7	1.1	5.47
203	60	Erick Fedde	White Sox	3	4.41	1.43	6.0	3.7	1.6	4.64
204	60	Joey Wentz	Braves	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.94
205	60	Cal Quantrill	Rangers	3	3.31	1.22	6.4	2.8	1.0	4.83
206	60	Jacob Lopez	Athletics	4	6.75	1.84	6.8	5.9	1.9	4.01
207	60	Joey Estes	Athletics	0	8.31	1.38	8.3	2.1	2.1	2.84
208	60	Randy Vásquez	Padres	6	4.71	1.50	6.4	2.9	1.5	7.11
209	60	Cooper Criswell	Mariners	2	3.52	1.17	6.8	2.4	0.9	3.35
210	60	Adrian Houser	Giants	2	5.38	1.49	6.1	3.2	1.6	5.44
211	60	Michael McGreevy	Cardinals	3	3.12	1.11	5.7	2.1	1.2	5.58
212	60	Jesse Scholtens	Rays	5	3.82	1.27	7.2	2.6	1.9	5.09
213	60	Yoendrys Gómez	Twins	0	3.57	1.24	8.0	4.0	1.3	5.02
214	60	Eric Lauer	Dodgers	4	4.84	1.27	5.6	3.2	2.2	5.06
215	60	David Festa	Twins	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.43
216	60	Bradley Blalock	Marlins	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.70
217	60	Janson Junk	Marlins	3	4.80	1.30	6.5	1.9	1.2	3.98
218	60	Luis Gil	Yankees	1	6.05	1.34	4.2	5.1	2.8	6.55
219	60	Ethan Roberts	Cubs	0	4.21	1.40	6.0	4.9	1.1	4.96
220	60	Javier Assad	Cubs	6	4.53	1.12	5.4	2.3	1.7	4.86
221	60	Slade Cecconi	Guardians	4	4.44	1.40	6.9	2.8	1.2	4.51
222	60	Tanner Gordon	Rockies	0	6.69	1.59	8.7	1.8	1.6	4.67
223	60	Colton Gordon	Astros	0	11.57	2.57	10.6	2.9	5.8	7.66
224	60	Cristian Javier	Astros	0	12.54	2.36	3.9	8.7	1.9	7.43
225	60	Jason Alexander	Astros	1	9.33	1.58	6.9	3.9	2.0	4.67
226	60	Spencer Arrighetti	Astros	7	3.81	1.23	9.1	4.4	1.1	4.83
227	60	Alex Lange	Royals	0	4.95	1.49	9.2	5.2	0.5	4.73
228	60	Noah Cameron	Royals	4	4.95	1.41	8.1	2.7	1.1	4.89
229	60	Bobby Miller	Dodgers	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.13
230	60	Cole Henry	Nationals	0	6.00	1.67	9.8	4.5	2.3	5.58
231	60	Gus Varland	Nationals	1	6.25	1.77	8.5	4.3	1.7	6.64
232	60	Orlando Ribalta	Nationals	0	3.55	1.18	7.1	3.5	0.7	4.10
233	60	PJ Poulin	Nationals	3	2.88	1.28	5.8	5.0	1.1	5.55
234	60	Sam Hentges	Giants	1	2.40	1.80	9.6	9.0	0.0	4.86
235	60	Braxton Garrett	Marlins	0	14.54	3.46	10.4	16.6	0.0	6.59
236	60	Elmer Rodríguez	Yankees	0	4.76	1.76	5.3	5.8	0.5	5.84
237	60	Grayson Rodriguez	Angels	2	8.06	1.83	8.4	5.3	1.4	7.20
238	60	David Sandlin	White Sox	2	6.05	1.29	9.3	4.7	1.9	3.85
239	60	Brandon Williamson	Reds	2	6.11	1.64	6.1	6.4	1.3	6.72
240	60	Jose Franco	Reds	0	5.40	1.92	7.0	7.6	1.6	5.40
241	60	Aaron Civale	Athletics	5	4.92	1.57	6.4	2.7	1.9	5.33
242	60	Jordan Montgomery	Rangers	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
243	60	Max Scherzer	Blue Jays	1	10.23	1.73	5.7	4.5	3.7	6.23
244	60	Albert Suárez	Orioles	2	3.63	1.24	6.3	3.0	1.6	4.51
245	60	Martín Pérez	Braves	6	3.27	1.16	7.1	3.5	1.1	4.36
246	58	Dylan Ross	Mets	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.05
247	58	Henry Baez	Athletics	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
248	58	Antwone Kelly	Pirates	0	7.71	1.29	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.61
249	58	Robinson Ortiz	Mariners	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
250	58	Leandro Lopez	Rangers	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
251	58	Winston Santos	Rangers	0	9.00	1.50	4.5	4.5	4.5	6.68
252	58	Jean Cabrera	Phillies	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.23
253	58	Josh White	Marlins	0	67.50	7.50	13.5	54.0	13.5	45.19
254	58	Kervin Castro	Yankees	0	4.50	1.00	9.0	0.0	0.0	4.21
255	58	Dylan Ray	Diamondbacks	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.79
256	58	Riley Martin	Cubs	0	2.16	0.84	10.8	2.2	1.1	2.57
257	58	Austin Peterson	Guardians	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.67
258	58	Yorman Gómez	Guardians	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.25
259	58	Welinton Herrera	Rockies	0	0.00	1.29	7.7	3.9	0.0	4.70
260	58	Jake Miller	Tigers	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.44

How this leaderboard is built

Legends Deck rates every starting pitcher 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.

Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Or read the ranked breakdown: Best Starting Pitchers in MLB 2026.

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