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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, Tarik Skubal, Dylan Cease, 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	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.74
2	99	Tarik Skubal	Dodgers	9	2.84	0.97	10.6	1.6	0.8	3.03
3	98	Dylan Cease	Blue Jays	11	2.38	1.06	12.8	3.9	0.6	2.80
4	98	Chris Sale	Braves	14	2.18	0.99	10.9	1.8	0.5	3.05
5	98	Jesús Luzardo	Phillies	14	2.87	1.08	11.1	2.6	0.8	2.85
6	98	Cam Schlittler	Yankees	14	1.95	0.90	11.1	2.1	0.8	2.87
7	97	Zack Wheeler	Phillies	12	3.14	1.07	10.8	2.8	1.3	3.03
8	96	Paul Skenes	Pirates	10	3.78	1.13	10.3	2.6	0.9	3.26
9	96	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	Dodgers	13	2.62	0.88	8.9	2.0	1.0	3.03
10	95	Drew Rasmussen	Rays	14	2.81	0.92	9.0	1.5	0.8	3.10
11	94	Braxton Ashcraft	Pirates	14	3.65	1.09	9.4	1.9	1.2	3.43
12	94	Cristopher Sánchez	Phillies	17	2.79	1.21	10.1	2.0	0.8	3.31
13	93	Bryan Woo	Mariners	12	3.88	1.05	9.0	1.9	1.0	3.54
14	93	Max Fried	Yankees	4	2.73	0.99	8.6	2.8	0.4	2.57
15	92	Logan Gilbert	Mariners	12	3.72	1.05	9.8	2.3	1.4	3.64
16	92	Tyler Glasnow	Dodgers	4	3.50	0.97	11.2	3.1	0.9	3.12
17	92	Jacob deGrom	Rangers	10	3.80	1.08	11.2	2.3	1.1	3.38
18	91	Hunter Brown	Astros	5	3.52	1.30	9.8	4.5	1.1	3.38
19	91	Jacob Latz	Rangers	3	2.06	0.81	10.0	2.9	0.6	2.59
20	91	Jared Jones	Pirates	4	4.10	1.17	10.5	3.1	1.3	3.43
21	91	Walbert Ureña	Angels	9	2.88	1.24	8.6	4.4	0.6	3.41
22	90	Brandon Woodruff	Brewers	2	2.98	0.84	9.3	2.0	1.0	2.87
23	89	Joe Ryan	Twins	6	3.84	1.16	9.8	1.9	1.4	3.67
24	89	Bryce Miller	Mariners	4	4.19	1.16	8.9	2.9	1.7	3.69
25	89	Gavin Williams	Guardians	13	3.78	1.09	12.1	2.8	1.4	3.80
26	89	Emmet Sheehan	Dodgers	5	4.79	1.21	10.3	2.7	1.8	3.72
27	88	Casey Mize	Padres	5	3.70	1.11	8.1	2.2	1.1	3.49
28	88	Jacob Lopez	Athletics	6	5.02	1.48	8.4	4.4	1.6	3.51
29	88	Devin Williams	Mets	3	4.66	1.66	11.9	4.9	0.7	3.31
30	88	Huascar Brazobán	Charlotte Knights	5	3.16	1.13	7.8	4.2	0.7	3.56
31	87	Freddy Peralta	Rays	9	4.67	1.34	8.3	3.3	1.3	3.86
32	87	Garrett Crochet	Red Sox	3	6.30	1.47	11.1	3.3	1.5	5.11
33	87	Landen Roupp	Giants	9	4.00	1.28	8.3	4.3	0.7	3.72
34	87	Eury Pérez	Marlins	7	3.99	1.24	9.7	4.0	1.1	4.11
35	87	Tyler Wells	Rays	5	2.38	0.90	9.0	2.3	1.0	2.93
36	87	Blake Snell	Dodgers	4	1.91	1.09	12.2	3.8	0.0	2.10
37	86	Cole Ragans	Royals	1	4.84	1.42	11.5	5.9	2.5	5.11
38	86	Ben Brown	Cubs	4	1.85	0.94	8.6	2.5	0.3	3.24
39	86	Jovani Morán	Red Sox	2	3.34	1.15	9.9	4.7	1.3	3.36
40	86	Ranger Suarez	Red Sox	7	3.33	1.19	8.5	2.6	0.6	3.69
41	85	Luis Medina	Athletics	5	3.31	1.41	11.5	4.8	0.9	3.86
42	84	Keider Montero	Tigers	9	3.55	1.03	6.0	2.1	1.0	3.56
43	84	Max Meyer	Marlins	9	2.68	1.14	9.8	3.3	0.9	3.88
44	84	Drew Anderson	Tigers	4	3.80	1.31	9.7	3.7	1.3	3.91
45	83	Logan Webb	Giants	8	4.31	1.17	7.5	2.3	0.7	4.08
46	83	George Kirby	Mariners	9	4.25	1.36	7.5	2.1	1.1	4.14
47	83	Trevor Rogers	Orioles	10	4.22	1.22	8.2	2.2	1.1	3.67
48	82	Andre Pallante	Cardinals	12	3.45	1.23	6.3	2.8	0.6	3.91
49	82	Kris Bubic	Oklahoma City Comets	3	4.11	1.23	9.1	4.7	0.7	4.56
50	82	Taj Bradley	Twins	11	3.81	1.25	10.3	3.9	1.3	3.99
51	82	J.T. Ginn	Athletics	9	3.71	1.24	7.9	3.7	1.1	4.11
52	82	Kyle Harrison	Brewers	10	3.98	1.31	10.9	2.7	1.6	3.86
53	82	Steven Cruz	Royals	2	4.04	1.24	9.5	3.2	1.9	4.02
54	81	Sonny Gray	Red Sox	17	2.76	1.17	8.0	2.4	0.9	3.83
55	81	MacKenzie Gore	Rangers	8	4.62	1.35	9.6	3.7	1.0	4.02
56	81	Sandy Alcantara	Marlins	13	3.78	1.22	6.4	2.5	1.0	3.91
57	81	Sean Burke	White Sox	8	3.58	1.20	9.8	3.2	1.0	3.83
58	81	Noah Cameron	Royals	9	3.84	1.19	8.1	2.8	0.9	3.94
59	80	Joey Cantillo	Guardians	9	3.89	1.48	9.8	4.7	1.0	4.17
60	80	Michael Wacha	Royals	9	3.25	1.11	7.2	2.4	1.2	3.88
61	80	Shota Imanaga	Cubs	10	3.88	1.12	8.7	2.0	1.9	3.86
62	80	Emerson Hancock	Mariners	7	3.57	1.14	8.2	2.1	1.3	3.99
63	79	Brad Lord	Nationals	5	4.06	1.26	8.2	3.6	1.2	3.97
64	79	Sam Hentges	Giants	1	3.27	1.61	9.6	6.3	0.0	3.77
65	78	Kevin Gausman	Cubs	9	4.60	1.29	9.3	2.5	1.3	4.02
66	78	Connelly Early	Harrisburg Senators	7	3.44	1.25	9.1	3.3	1.5	4.34
67	78	Brusdar Graterol	Dodgers	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.12
68	77	Spencer Schwellenbach	Braves	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.59
69	77	Nathan Eovaldi	Rangers	10	4.19	1.21	9.2	2.1	1.6	4.19
70	77	Michael King	Padres	11	3.03	1.15	7.6	3.4	1.0	4.43
71	77	Shane Baz	Orioles	6	4.05	1.33	8.0	3.1	0.8	4.14
72	76	Tanner Bibee	Guardians	6	4.16	1.18	7.1	2.7	1.4	4.28
73	76	Luis Severino	Athletics	2	4.16	1.47	9.3	4.5	1.3	4.28
74	76	Chad Patrick	Brewers	9	3.20	1.21	8.0	3.6	0.9	4.08
75	76	Hayden Wesneski	Astros	5	3.70	1.13	7.0	3.0	0.7	3.69
76	76	Carlos Rodón	Yankees	6	2.94	1.12	10.0	4.5	0.8	3.77
77	76	Shane McClanahan	Rays	10	3.36	1.12	8.1	3.0	0.8	4.28
78	75	Hunter Greene	Reds	2	6.83	1.37	10.7	2.9	1.3	4.49
79	75	Jack Flaherty	Toledo Mud Hens	3	4.59	1.41	10.6	4.4	1.1	4.43
80	75	Tylor Megill	Mets	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.19
81	75	José Suarez	Athletics	1	5.87	1.61	8.9	4.0	0.9	4.25
82	75	Brandon Walter	Astros	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.79
83	75	Orlando Ribalta	Nationals	1	3.77	1.21	8.8	3.8	1.1	3.67
84	75	Kendry Rojas	St. Paul Saints	1	3.34	1.52	10.3	6.7	0.6	3.46
85	75	Gerrit Cole	Yankees	8	3.67	1.13	9.1	1.7	1.6	3.86
86	74	Ryan Pepiot	Rays	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.89
87	74	Brandon Pfaadt	Diamondbacks	7	3.77	1.17	6.1	2.1	1.0	3.86
88	74	Aaron Nola	Phillies	6	4.69	1.37	9.2	3.1	1.9	4.08
89	74	Framber Valdez	Tigers	10	4.01	1.36	6.7	3.3	0.8	4.43
90	74	Nick Martinez	Rays	14	2.92	1.07	5.3	1.3	1.0	4.08
91	74	Hayden Birdsong	Giants	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.61
92	74	Keaton Winn	Giants	2	3.35	1.19	6.9	3.6	0.6	3.99
93	73	Walker Buehler	Padres	8	4.61	1.36	7.8	3.4	1.2	4.17
94	73	Pablo López	Twins	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.48
95	72	Tyler Mahle	Braves	6	3.91	1.25	8.3	2.8	1.2	4.05
96	72	José Soriano	Blue Jays	12	3.48	1.28	8.5	3.9	0.9	4.46
97	72	Kyle Bradish	Orioles	7	4.12	1.46	8.3	4.1	1.2	4.46
98	72	Gavin Stone	Dodgers	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.05
99	72	Michael Soroka	Diamondbacks	8	3.53	1.16	8.6	2.3	0.6	4.31
100	71	Reese Olson	Tigers	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.04
101	71	Justin Steele	Cubs	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.28
102	71	Dustin May	Brewers	7	4.49	1.29	8.7	3.0	0.7	4.25
103	71	Stephen Kolek	Royals	4	4.50	1.24	5.7	2.0	1.3	3.86
104	70	Clay Holmes	Cubs	6	2.85	1.15	7.0	3.3	0.6	3.97
105	70	Nick Pivetta	Padres	2	3.60	1.00	11.2	2.2	0.4	2.87
106	70	Bryce Elder	Braves	8	4.11	1.27	7.3	3.0	1.4	4.14
107	70	Matt Waldron	Nationals	2	6.54	1.59	7.0	2.3	1.5	3.56
108	70	Clayton Beeter	Rochester Red Wings	6	4.50	1.40	8.8	5.8	1.5	4.78
109	69	Shane Smith	Charlotte Knights	0	10.80	2.52	11.9	9.7	1.1	4.74
110	69	Justin Wrobleski	Dodgers	11	3.78	1.16	7.5	2.1	1.4	4.71
111	69	Andrew Nardi	Marlins	3	5.16	1.41	10.7	4.4	1.6	5.24
112	68	Griffin Canning	Padres	4	5.80	1.50	9.0	4.1	1.4	4.56
113	68	Janson Junk	Marlins	6	4.54	1.32	6.0	2.4	1.1	4.37
114	68	Jason Foley	Giants	3	3.98	1.57	5.3	4.0	0.4	3.56
115	68	Ken Waldichuk	Nationals	0	6.75	1.50	7.7	5.8	3.9	7.19
116	67	Corbin Burnes	Diamondbacks	0	0.00	1.33	6.0	6.0	0.0	4.40
117	67	Dean Kremer	Twins	3	5.65	1.30	8.7	3.1	2.0	4.62
118	67	Eduardo Rodriguez	Diamondbacks	15	2.62	1.22	6.8	2.9	0.8	4.25
119	67	Joe Musgrove	Padres	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.89
120	66	Bailey Ober	Twins	7	4.28	1.25	6.5	2.6	1.4	4.56
121	66	Will Warren	Yankees	10	4.05	1.36	8.9	3.1	1.3	4.49
122	65	Robbie Ray	Padres	12	3.57	1.35	7.6	4.7	1.2	4.84
123	65	Yusei Kikuchi	Angels	1	4.75	1.49	9.2	3.9	1.2	5.01
124	65	Ryan Gusto	Marlins	1	4.14	1.40	7.5	2.9	1.0	4.84
125	65	Cal Quantrill	Rangers	9	2.90	1.05	6.7	2.1	1.1	3.91
126	65	Spencer Strider	Braves	4	5.31	1.36	10.6	4.6	2.1	3.51
127	65	Cade Horton	Cubs	1	2.45	0.82	4.9	2.5	1.2	3.34
128	65	Aaron Civale	Cubs	6	4.20	1.44	7.6	2.8	1.5	4.37
129	64	Quinn Priester	Brewers	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.85
130	64	Carmen Mlodzinski	Pirates	7	3.81	1.37	7.0	3.0	0.7	4.97
131	64	Jack Leiter	Round Rock Express	3	5.29	1.44	9.3	3.9	1.6	4.84
132	64	Scott Blewett	Athletics	2	2.70	1.37	7.8	3.3	0.3	3.69
133	64	David Festa	Twins	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.43
134	64	Paul Blackburn	Yankees	7	1.67	1.07	7.4	3.5	0.8	3.69
135	64	Mike Burrows	Astros	4	5.99	1.55	7.1	3.3	2.0	4.81
136	64	Josiah Gray	Nationals	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.33
137	64	Dedniel Núñez	Mets	1	3.95	1.10	8.6	0.0	2.0	3.86
138	64	Sean Manaea	Mets	5	4.79	1.34	8.5	2.8	1.4	4.97
139	63	Matthew Boyd	Cubs	8	4.16	1.24	7.0	2.8	1.2	4.68
140	63	Yu Darvish	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.74
141	63	Cooper Criswell	Mariners	3	3.34	1.26	6.9	2.6	0.8	3.43
142	63	Adrian Houser	Giants	4	4.02	1.30	6.2	2.8	1.2	4.94
143	63	Ben Joyce	Angels	0	3.65	1.05	10.9	5.1	0.0	3.64
144	63	Cristian Javier	Astros	2	5.50	1.46	8.9	3.7	1.5	4.71
145	63	David Sandlin	White Sox	2	5.64	1.19	8.6	3.6	1.8	3.75
146	62	Clarke Schmidt	Yankees	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.92
147	62	Matthew Liberatore	Cardinals	5	5.53	1.49	9.2	3.3	1.7	5.07
148	62	Jeffrey Springs	Athletics	4	5.93	1.45	7.0	3.6	2.2	4.87
149	62	Kutter Crawford	Red Sox	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.71
150	62	Alec Marsh	Royals	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.91
151	61	Edward Cabrera	Cubs	5	5.68	1.45	7.9	3.8	1.8	5.11
152	61	Joe Boyle	Durham Bulls	0	5.21	1.16	9.9	4.3	0.5	3.97
153	61	Slade Cecconi	Guardians	4	5.06	1.48	7.2	2.9	1.5	4.87
154	61	Grayson Rodriguez	Angels	4	6.10	1.56	8.2	3.9	1.4	5.53
155	61	Patrick Sandoval	Red Sox	1	4.58	1.76	9.3	4.4	1.0	5.28
156	60	Grant Holmes	Braves	9	3.49	1.30	7.0	3.8	1.3	4.84
157	60	Kodai Senga	Mets	0	7.14	1.60	10.6	5.9	2.0	5.11
158	60	Alex Lange	Royals	2	6.04	1.57	8.9	4.8	1.4	5.07
159	60	Blake Treinen	Dodgers	4	3.46	1.35	9.7	3.8	0.7	4.97
160	59	Luis Castillo	White Sox	4	5.67	1.48	7.8	3.0	1.7	5.01
161	59	Davis Martin	White Sox	9	4.05	1.31	7.6	2.8	0.9	4.71
162	59	Luis L. Ortiz	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.50
163	59	José Fermín	Cardinals	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.13
164	58	Ryne Nelson	Reno Aces	3	4.97	1.24	6.7	2.4	1.9	5.28
165	58	Ryan Yarbrough	Yankees	2	3.81	1.18	6.5	3.5	0.5	3.34
166	58	Chase Dollander	Rockies	3	3.89	1.30	9.6	3.7	1.2	3.97
167	58	Eric Lauer	Dodgers	8	5.23	1.31	6.0	2.9	2.2	5.04
168	58	Reynaldo López	Braves	4	4.13	1.39	8.4	3.8	1.3	4.81
169	58	Javier Assad	Cubs	6	3.54	1.13	5.9	2.6	1.5	4.59
170	58	Spencer Arrighetti	Blue Jays	8	4.99	1.37	8.6	5.1	1.4	5.24
171	58	Dylan Ross	Syracuse Mets	0	0.00	0.00	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.57
172	58	Henry Baez	Athletics	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
173	58	Domingo Gonzalez	Tacoma Rainiers	0	4.70	1.83	5.9	5.9	1.2	10.14
174	58	Robinson Ortiz	Mariners	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
175	58	Leandro Lopez	Rangers	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
176	58	Winston Santos	Round Rock Express	0	9.00	1.50	4.5	4.5	4.5	6.79
177	58	Jean Cabrera	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.23
178	58	Alexander Alberto	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.16
179	58	Josh White	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	0	67.50	7.50	13.5	54.0	13.5	45.62
180	58	Kervin Castro	Yankees	0	1.42	0.79	11.4	2.8	0.0	2.29
181	58	Dylan Ray	Diamondbacks	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.79
182	58	Riley Martin	Cubs	0	2.16	0.84	10.8	2.2	1.1	2.61
183	58	Austin Peterson	Columbus Clippers	0	0.00	0.50	13.5	0.0	0.0	0.85
184	58	Yorman Gómez	Guardians	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.25
185	58	Welinton Herrera	Rockies	0	0.00	1.29	7.7	3.9	0.0	4.78
186	58	Jake Miller	Tigers	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.44
187	57	David Peterson	Cubs	7	5.28	1.58	8.0	4.0	1.0	5.01
188	57	Andrew Abbott	Reds	6	4.78	1.46	7.0	4.1	1.4	5.01
189	57	Seth Lugo	Royals	7	4.99	1.45	6.9	2.9	1.0	5.07
190	57	Brayan Bello	Red Sox	6	4.82	1.45	6.8	3.1	1.0	5.35
191	57	Tony Gonsolin	Royals	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.27
192	57	Erick Fedde	White Sox	8	3.97	1.34	6.1	3.2	1.6	4.71
193	57	José Urquidy	White Sox	2	5.28	1.52	6.5	2.2	1.2	3.41
194	57	Max Scherzer	Blue Jays	2	6.38	1.37	6.8	3.7	1.9	4.43
195	56	Tanner Gordon	Rockies	1	5.55	1.48	7.5	1.7	1.7	4.59
196	56	Albert Suárez	Norfolk Tides	2	4.12	1.25	6.3	3.0	1.2	4.34
197	55	Mitch Keller	Pirates	6	5.29	1.37	6.9	3.3	1.2	5.49
198	55	Jake Irvin	Nationals	2	5.51	1.41	9.0	4.3	1.6	5.38
199	55	Chris Bassitt	Orioles	7	4.88	1.59	6.6	3.6	1.0	5.11
200	55	Kyle Freeland	Hartford Yard Goats	4	6.37	1.46	7.5	2.0	1.7	5.18
201	55	Ryan Feltner	Rockies	5	5.88	1.56	6.7	4.0	1.6	5.11
202	55	Landon Knack	Oklahoma City Comets	0	5.87	1.30	7.0	2.4	4.7	4.97
203	55	Michael McGreevy	Cardinals	7	3.83	1.24	6.3	2.5	1.1	5.28
204	55	Martín Pérez	Braves	8	3.08	1.25	6.7	3.8	0.9	4.59
205	54	Brady Singer	Reds	6	5.38	1.51	7.5	3.4	1.8	5.42
206	54	Joey Wentz	Braves	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.94
207	53	Colin Rea	Cubs	8	4.47	1.36	6.8	3.2	1.4	5.53
208	53	Chris Paddack	Round Rock Express	0	6.79	1.67	6.3	3.0	1.4	5.04
209	53	Randy Vásquez	Padres	10	3.95	1.28	5.7	2.6	1.0	5.56
210	53	Ron Marinaccio	St. Paul Saints	1	6.09	1.53	7.5	4.2	1.7	5.21
211	52	Jack Kochanowicz	Angels	2	6.19	1.58	6.6	5.1	1.0	5.60
212	52	Nick Lodolo	Reds	3	5.12	1.53	7.5	3.8	1.7	6.45
213	52	Jameson Taillon	Blue Jays	2	5.65	1.36	8.0	3.4	2.8	5.94
214	52	Miles Mikolas	Nationals	3	5.82	1.38	4.5	1.8	2.1	5.46
215	52	Patrick Corbin	Blue Jays	3	5.51	1.54	7.1	2.8	1.4	5.53
216	52	Yoendrys Gómez	Twins	2	3.92	1.39	8.3	5.1	1.0	5.35
217	51	Justin Verlander	Tigers	0	12.27	2.18	2.5	4.9	2.5	11.51
218	51	Shane Bieber	Blue Jays	5	4.37	1.42	7.1	3.9	1.6	5.98
219	50	Ronel Blanco	Astros	0	7.11	1.42	7.4	4.3	2.6	5.14
220	50	Michael Lorenzen	Blue Jays	3	6.97	1.86	6.4	3.7	1.6	6.09
221	50	Germán Márquez	St. Paul Saints	4	5.26	1.49	6.3	4.1	2.4	5.75
222	50	Antonio Senzatela	Brewers	10	4.30	1.36	7.3	3.3	0.8	4.02
223	49	Cade Povich	Norfolk Tides	2	4.05	1.44	6.8	3.5	1.4	4.68
224	49	Zac Gallen	Diamondbacks	3	6.22	1.57	5.5	2.9	1.7	6.88
225	49	Bowden Francis	Blue Jays	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.75
226	49	Charlie Morton	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.61
227	48	Zach Eflin	Orioles	0	2.45	1.64	17.2	4.9	2.5	3.97
228	48	Tomoyuki Sugano	Rockies	12	5.30	1.34	5.5	2.2	1.9	6.70
229	48	Merrill Kelly	Diamondbacks	9	4.97	1.46	6.0	4.0	1.6	6.62
230	48	Zack Littell	Diamondbacks	8	5.21	1.41	5.3	2.8	2.2	6.62
231	48	Bobby Miller	Oklahoma City Comets	1	3.00	1.00	6.0	6.0	0.0	7.14
232	47	Kyle Hendricks	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.26
233	47	José Berríos	Blue Jays	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.70
234	46	Tanner Houck	Red Sox	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.16
235	46	Mitch Spence	Omaha Storm Chasers	0	21.21	3.00	5.8	8.7	2.9	5.71
236	46	JP Sears	El Paso Chihuahuas	3	4.68	1.35	6.9	3.0	1.6	5.14
237	45	Simeon Woods Richardson	Tacoma Rainiers	2	6.68	1.76	5.5	5.0	1.5	5.98
238	45	Ben Lively	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.23
239	45	Tyler Anderson	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.78
240	45	Jonathan Cannon	Charlotte Knights	0	9.00	3.00	12.0	15.0	0.0	7.74
241	45	Trevor Williams	Rangers	1	3.22	1.30	10.5	3.6	1.2	3.99
242	45	Yariel Rodríguez	Buffalo Bisons	0	7.71	2.04	5.8	6.8	1.9	7.41
243	45	Collin Snider	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.01
244	45	Chad Green	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.52
245	45	Jorge Lopez	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.75
246	45	Andrew Heaney	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.88
247	45	Joey Estes	Las Vegas Aviators	0	11.05	1.91	6.1	2.5	4.9	7.14
248	45	Bryan Hoeing	Padres	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.01
249	45	Alexis Díaz	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.74
250	45	Michel Otañez	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.08
251	45	Zach Pop	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	0	3.68	1.09	7.4	3.7	0.0	4.25
252	45	Bradley Blalock	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	0	3.00	1.50	9.0	3.0	1.5	3.56
253	45	Kaleb Ort	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.57
254	45	A.J. Puk	Diamondbacks	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.88
255	45	Johan Oviedo	Red Sox	0	9.82	1.91	7.4	2.5	4.9	12.22
256	45	Luke Little	Omaha Storm Chasers	0	9.00	2.00	9.0	0.0	9.0	15.82
257	45	Colton Gordon	Nashville Sounds	0	11.57	2.57	10.6	2.9	5.8	7.79
258	45	J.P. France	El Paso Chihuahuas	0	8.10	1.65	5.4	6.8	1.4	8.29
259	45	James McArthur	Royals	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.86
260	45	Jhony Brito	El Paso Chihuahuas	0	3.00	0.89	6.0	1.0	2.0	3.38
261	45	Joe Jiménez	Braves	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.24
262	45	Braxton Garrett	Iowa Cubs	0	14.54	3.46	10.4	16.6	0.0	6.70
263	44	Mitchell Parker	Nationals	3	6.58	1.49	7.7	3.0	2.0	5.21
264	44	Bryse Wilson	Brewers	0	3.67	1.28	7.9	0.8	0.8	3.86
265	44	Jesse Scholtens	Durham Bulls	5	4.03	1.34	6.8	2.8	2.0	5.24
266	44	Jose Franco	Louisville Bats	1	4.43	1.72	6.6	7.1	1.3	5.21
267	43	Antwone Kelly	Pirates	0	6.35	1.59	4.8	3.2	1.6	5.21
268	42	Logan Allen	Columbus Clippers	0	5.94	1.74	8.6	3.2	1.6	4.19
269	42	Elmer Rodríguez	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	5.40	1.58	7.1	5.4	0.7	5.56
270	40	Jose Quintana	Albuquerque Isotopes	2	5.27	1.51	4.4	3.7	1.3	5.07
271	40	Cole Henry	Rochester Red Wings	0	7.90	1.76	9.9	4.6	2.6	6.21
272	38	Lucas Giolito	Padres	2	5.16	1.85	5.5	7.0	1.2	5.60
273	38	Ethan Roberts	Iowa Cubs	0	4.21	1.40	6.0	4.9	1.1	5.04
274	38	Jason Alexander	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	1	9.33	1.58	6.9	3.9	2.0	4.71
275	38	PJ Poulin	Nationals	3	2.70	1.31	6.1	5.2	1.0	5.42
276	37	Osvaldo Bido	Charlotte Knights	2	6.27	1.34	5.3	4.8	1.4	6.33
277	37	Luis Gil	Yankees	1	5.40	1.41	5.4	5.0	2.3	5.94
278	37	Gavin Hollowell	Iowa Cubs	0	2.51	1.33	8.2	5.0	1.3	5.35
279	35	Max Kranick	Rochester Red Wings	0	9.33	2.18	5.4	6.4	2.0	6.01
280	35	Danny Young	Gwinnett Stripers	0	8.03	2.27	10.9	9.5	2.2	6.92
281	35	Brandon Williamson	Reds	4	5.62	1.56	6.5	5.8	1.5	6.37
282	35	Jordan Montgomery	Rangers	0	5.29	1.24	7.4	2.1	1.6	4.22
283	34	Gus Varland	Rochester Red Wings	1	6.82	1.83	8.5	4.3	2.0	7.32
284	34	Luis García	St. Paul Saints	0	9.00	1.93	3.6	3.6	1.2	7.19
285	33	Keegan Thompson	Albuquerque Isotopes	0	8.25	1.75	8.3	1.5	0.8	7.65
286	32	Taijuan Walker	Salt Lake Bees	1	9.13	2.07	6.8	4.4	3.2	7.84
287	32	Joe Ross	Round Rock Express	0	9.26	1.89	5.4	4.6	2.3	6.92
288	31	Bailey Falter	Braves	0	10.38	2.46	5.5	4.2	2.8	6.75
289	30	Carlos Carrasco	Gwinnett Stripers	0	5.94	1.44	3.8	1.6	1.6	8.92
290	27	Valente Bellozo	Albuquerque Isotopes	0	7.59	1.59	6.8	5.9	4.2	11.58

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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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