MLB TOP pitching Rankings (2023–2025) — 1001+ Batters Faced
| Rank |
Player |
Throws |
G |
BF |
TBA |
TOP |
| 1 |
Tarik Skubal |
L |
77 |
1811 |
633 |
0.35 |
| 2 |
Paul Skenes |
R |
55 |
1247 |
443 |
0.355 |
| 3 |
Yoshinobu Yamamoto |
R |
48 |
1052 |
388 |
0.37 |
| 4 |
Max Fried |
L |
75 |
1826 |
707 |
0.388 |
| 5 |
Zack Wheeler |
R |
88 |
2159 |
846 |
0.392 |
| 6 |
Blake Snell |
L |
63 |
1414 |
558 |
0.396 |
| 7 |
Gerrit Cole |
R |
50 |
1211 |
478 |
0.396 |
| 8 |
Cristopher Sánchez |
L |
82 |
1957 |
785 |
0.402 |
| 9 |
Bryan Woo |
R |
70 |
1574 |
634 |
0.404 |
| 10 |
Cole Ragans |
L |
74 |
1411 |
569 |
0.404 |
| 11 |
Clay Holmes |
R |
166 |
1241 |
507 |
0.41 |
| 12 |
Justin Steele |
L |
58 |
1363 |
557 |
0.412 |
| 13 |
Reese Olson |
R |
56 |
1172 |
487 |
0.416 |
| 14 |
Corbin Burnes |
R |
75 |
1833 |
763 |
0.417 |
| 15 |
Logan Webb |
R |
100 |
2547 |
1062 |
0.418 |
| 16 |
Nathan Eovaldi |
R |
76 |
1769 |
739 |
0.419 |
| 17 |
Chris Sale |
L |
70 |
1637 |
683 |
0.419 |
| 18 |
Michael King |
R |
95 |
1465 |
612 |
0.419 |
| 19 |
Clayton Kershaw |
L |
54 |
1119 |
468 |
0.419 |
| 20 |
Garrett Crochet |
L |
77 |
1473 |
619 |
0.421 |
| 21 |
Tyler Glasnow |
R |
61 |
1373 |
577 |
0.421 |
| 22 |
José Soriano |
R |
91 |
1377 |
578 |
0.422 |
| 23 |
Framber Valdez |
L |
90 |
2313 |
979 |
0.425 |
| 24 |
Logan Gilbert |
R |
90 |
2108 |
897 |
0.427 |
| 25 |
Michael Wacha |
R |
84 |
1954 |
836 |
0.43 |
| 26 |
Matthew Boyd |
L |
54 |
1187 |
510 |
0.431 |
| 27 |
Sonny Gray |
R |
92 |
2178 |
938 |
0.432 |
| 28 |
Shota Imanaga |
L |
54 |
1261 |
545 |
0.433 |
| 29 |
Trevor Rogers |
L |
47 |
1064 |
460 |
0.434 |
| 30 |
George Kirby |
R |
87 |
2059 |
894 |
0.435 |
| 31 |
Kodai Senga |
R |
52 |
1196 |
518 |
0.435 |
| 32 |
Pablo López |
R |
78 |
1885 |
825 |
0.439 |
| 33 |
Ranger Suárez |
L |
75 |
1817 |
795 |
0.44 |
| 34 |
Seth Lugo |
R |
85 |
2051 |
903 |
0.441 |
| 35 |
Kevin Gausman |
R |
94 |
2294 |
1009 |
0.442 |
| 36 |
Freddy Peralta |
R |
95 |
2128 |
939 |
0.443 |
| 37 |
Zach Eflin |
R |
73 |
1696 |
749 |
0.443 |
| 38 |
Nick Pivetta |
R |
96 |
1903 |
843 |
0.444 |
| 39 |
Nick Martinez |
R |
145 |
1714 |
757 |
0.445 |
| 40 |
Hunter Brown |
R |
93 |
2106 |
938 |
0.446 |
| 41 |
Jesús Luzardo |
L |
76 |
1773 |
791 |
0.447 |
| 42 |
Ryan Yarbrough |
L |
88 |
1039 |
463 |
0.447 |
| 43 |
Merrill Kelly |
R |
75 |
1770 |
792 |
0.448 |
| 44 |
Dylan Cease |
R |
98 |
2268 |
1013 |
0.449 |
| 45 |
Tanner Houck |
R |
60 |
1409 |
631 |
0.449 |
| 46 |
Tanner Bibee |
R |
87 |
2057 |
923 |
0.45 |
| 47 |
Ryan Pepiot |
R |
65 |
1377 |
618 |
0.45 |
| 48 |
Luis Castillo |
R |
95 |
2266 |
1020 |
0.451 |
| 49 |
Dean Kremer |
R |
87 |
1996 |
900 |
0.451 |
| 50 |
Gavin Williams |
R |
63 |
1381 |
622 |
0.451 |
| 51 |
Bryce Miller |
R |
74 |
1633 |
737 |
0.452 |
| 52 |
Zac Gallen |
R |
95 |
2280 |
1033 |
0.453 |
| 53 |
David Peterson |
L |
78 |
1725 |
779 |
0.453 |
| 54 |
Jose Quintana |
L |
68 |
1592 |
718 |
0.453 |
| 55 |
Ronel Blanco |
R |
56 |
1101 |
499 |
0.454 |
| 56 |
Sean Manaea |
L |
84 |
1500 |
682 |
0.456 |
| 57 |
Hunter Greene |
R |
67 |
1529 |
699 |
0.459 |
| 58 |
Kutter Crawford |
R |
64 |
1286 |
590 |
0.459 |
| 59 |
Patrick Sandoval |
L |
44 |
1005 |
459 |
0.459 |
| 60 |
Bailey Ober |
R |
84 |
1910 |
878 |
0.46 |
| 61 |
Simeon Woods Richardson |
R |
52 |
1064 |
488 |
0.46 |
| 62 |
Justin Verlander |
R |
73 |
1727 |
795 |
0.461 |
| 63 |
Clarke Schmidt |
R |
63 |
1363 |
628 |
0.461 |
| 64 |
Joe Ryan |
R |
83 |
1899 |
876 |
0.462 |
| 65 |
Jameson Taillon |
R |
81 |
1849 |
857 |
0.465 |
| 66 |
Aaron Civale |
R |
77 |
1628 |
755 |
0.465 |
| 67 |
Grayson Rodriguez |
R |
43 |
1006 |
467 |
0.465 |
| 68 |
Yusei Kikuchi |
L |
97 |
2208 |
1029 |
0.467 |
| 69 |
Brayan Bello |
R |
87 |
2070 |
966 |
0.467 |
| 70 |
Adrian Houser |
R |
67 |
1308 |
610 |
0.467 |
| 71 |
Andrew Abbott |
L |
75 |
1729 |
807 |
0.468 |
| 72 |
José Berríos |
R |
95 |
2266 |
1063 |
0.47 |
| 73 |
Zack Littell |
R |
89 |
1794 |
841 |
0.47 |
| 74 |
Michael Lorenzen |
R |
82 |
1766 |
828 |
0.47 |
| 75 |
Jon Gray |
R |
58 |
1158 |
542 |
0.47 |
| 76 |
Chris Bassitt |
R |
96 |
2320 |
1090 |
0.471 |
| 77 |
Carlos Rodón |
L |
79 |
1811 |
855 |
0.473 |
| 78 |
Sandy Alcantara |
R |
59 |
1507 |
711 |
0.473 |
| 79 |
Jack Flaherty |
R |
88 |
1980 |
936 |
0.474 |
| 80 |
Nick Lodolo |
L |
57 |
1301 |
614 |
0.474 |
| 81 |
Shane Baz |
R |
45 |
1030 |
488 |
0.474 |
| 82 |
Luis Ortiz |
R |
71 |
1338 |
635 |
0.475 |
| 83 |
Javier Assad |
R |
69 |
1240 |
587 |
0.475 |
| 84 |
Spencer Strider |
R |
57 |
1344 |
639 |
0.476 |
| 85 |
Tylor Megill |
R |
55 |
1209 |
574 |
0.476 |
| 86 |
Brady Singer |
R |
93 |
2180 |
1042 |
0.48 |
| 87 |
Casey Mize |
R |
50 |
1079 |
517 |
0.48 |
| 88 |
Ryne Nelson |
R |
90 |
1868 |
897 |
0.481 |
| 89 |
Eduardo Rodríguez |
L |
65 |
1539 |
737 |
0.481 |
| 90 |
Mitchell Parker |
L |
62 |
1371 |
659 |
0.481 |
| 91 |
Aaron Nola |
R |
82 |
2017 |
970 |
0.482 |
| 92 |
Marcus Stroman |
R |
66 |
1425 |
687 |
0.482 |
| 93 |
Griffin Canning |
R |
72 |
1603 |
774 |
0.484 |
| 94 |
Jordan Hicks |
R |
128 |
1080 |
521 |
0.484 |
| 95 |
Andre Pallante |
R |
122 |
1526 |
738 |
0.485 |
| 96 |
Dane Dunning |
R |
73 |
1238 |
600 |
0.485 |
| 97 |
Randy Vásquez |
R |
59 |
1167 |
564 |
0.485 |
| 98 |
Taj Bradley |
R |
75 |
1643 |
796 |
0.486 |
| 99 |
Martín Pérez |
L |
72 |
1426 |
692 |
0.487 |
| 100 |
Erick Fedde |
R |
63 |
1349 |
654 |
0.487 |
| 101 |
Graham Ashcraft |
R |
103 |
1258 |
609 |
0.487 |
| 102 |
Colin Rea |
R |
90 |
1893 |
921 |
0.489 |
| 103 |
Luis Severino |
R |
79 |
1883 |
917 |
0.489 |
| 104 |
Tyler Alexander |
L |
100 |
1059 |
515 |
0.489 |
| 105 |
Mitch Keller |
R |
95 |
2347 |
1148 |
0.49 |
| 106 |
Kyle Hendricks |
R |
84 |
1840 |
900 |
0.49 |
| 107 |
Matthew Liberatore |
L |
111 |
1281 |
625 |
0.49 |
| 108 |
Max Scherzer |
R |
53 |
1156 |
567 |
0.49 |
| 109 |
MacKenzie Gore |
L |
89 |
1993 |
976 |
0.491 |
| 110 |
Jordan Montgomery |
L |
57 |
1309 |
640 |
0.491 |
| 111 |
Quinn Priester |
R |
50 |
1108 |
544 |
0.492 |
| 112 |
Yu Darvish |
R |
55 |
1201 |
590 |
0.493 |
| 113 |
Luke Weaver |
R |
155 |
1156 |
569 |
0.493 |
| 114 |
Nestor Cortes |
L |
51 |
1133 |
558 |
0.493 |
| 115 |
Ryan Feltner |
R |
46 |
1028 |
506 |
0.493 |
| 116 |
Bryce Elder |
R |
69 |
1637 |
808 |
0.495 |
| 117 |
Edward Cabrera |
R |
68 |
1433 |
709 |
0.495 |
| 118 |
Logan Allen |
L |
74 |
1645 |
812 |
0.496 |
| 119 |
Lucas Giolito |
R |
59 |
1407 |
699 |
0.499 |
| 120 |
Kyle Gibson |
R |
67 |
1602 |
798 |
0.5 |
| 121 |
Ben Lively |
R |
57 |
1193 |
598 |
0.501 |
| 122 |
Charlie Morton |
R |
93 |
2071 |
1038 |
0.503 |
| 123 |
Reid Detmers |
L |
106 |
1301 |
655 |
0.503 |
| 124 |
Chris Paddack |
R |
52 |
1076 |
540 |
0.503 |
| 125 |
Brandon Pfaadt |
R |
84 |
1948 |
980 |
0.504 |
| 126 |
Bailey Falter |
L |
72 |
1454 |
728 |
0.505 |
| 127 |
Jake Irvin |
R |
90 |
2086 |
1055 |
0.506 |
| 128 |
Tyler Anderson |
L |
84 |
1993 |
1008 |
0.506 |
| 129 |
Andrew Heaney |
L |
93 |
1870 |
943 |
0.506 |
| 130 |
Miles Mikolas |
R |
98 |
2249 |
1139 |
0.508 |
| 131 |
Trevor Williams |
R |
60 |
1292 |
663 |
0.514 |
| 132 |
Lance Lynn |
R |
55 |
1319 |
678 |
0.515 |
| 133 |
Mitch Spence |
R |
67 |
1026 |
527 |
0.515 |
| 134 |
Taijuan Walker |
R |
84 |
1652 |
856 |
0.519 |
| 135 |
JP Sears |
L |
91 |
2076 |
1080 |
0.522 |
| 136 |
Kyle Freeland |
L |
81 |
1876 |
979 |
0.524 |
| 137 |
Patrick Corbin |
L |
95 |
2217 |
1170 |
0.53 |
| 138 |
Chris Flexen |
R |
83 |
1351 |
715 |
0.531 |
| 139 |
Joey Wentz |
L |
110 |
1238 |
668 |
0.54 |
| 140 |
Cal Quantrill |
R |
74 |
1613 |
878 |
0.545 |
| 141 |
Austin Gomber |
L |
69 |
1571 |
875 |
0.559 |
| 142 |
Carlos Carrasco |
R |
52 |
1076 |
627 |
0.583 |