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Best Closers in MLB 2026

Tanner Scott is the highest-rated closer in MLB 2026 on Legends Deck. The top three are Tanner Scott, Cade Smith, Jhoan Duran, 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	92	Tanner Scott	Dodgers	1	2.24	0.90	11.0	1.9	0.7	2.98
2	92	Cade Smith	Guardians	3	2.44	1.10	12.5	3.0	0.8	3.10
3	92	Jhoan Duran	Phillies	1	1.75	1.04	12.6	1.6	0.2	2.13
4	92	Mason Miller	Padres	4	0.81	0.81	16.4	3.3	0.0	1.42
5	92	Andrés Muñoz	Mariners	5	4.37	1.20	14.3	3.4	1.3	3.29
6	92	David Bednar	Yankees	6	2.35	0.99	10.2	2.8	0.5	2.47
7	92	Aroldis Chapman	Red Sox	2	1.81	1.16	11.7	4.0	0.4	2.74
8	91	José A. Ferrer	Mariners	4	3.64	1.34	7.3	2.3	1.0	3.62
9	90	Jeff Hoffman	Twins	6	4.04	1.44	13.7	4.0	0.7	3.72
10	90	Camilo Doval	Pirates	3	3.91	1.38	9.1	4.6	1.2	3.65
11	90	Trevor Megill	Brewers	2	2.34	0.82	10.1	2.2	0.0	2.61
12	88	Calvin Faucher	Marlins	5	4.07	1.39	10.1	5.2	0.2	3.78
13	87	Raisel Iglesias	Braves	1	3.00	1.19	9.6	2.8	0.9	3.41
14	86	Josh Hader	Astros	4	0.84	0.75	12.1	3.1	0.3	2.04
15	83	Pete Fairbanks	Marlins	4	6.02	1.31	12.7	4.2	1.8	4.20
16	79	Robert Suarez	Braves	4	0.56	0.84	7.3	1.7	0.3	3.29
17	78	Will Vest	Tigers	3	6.08	1.43	9.1	3.4	0.7	3.94
18	77	Kenley Jansen	Tigers	3	4.19	1.22	10.5	5.2	1.8	3.72
19	76	Edwin Díaz	Dodgers	2	11.85	2.56	12.5	6.6	2.0	6.33
20	72	Daniel Palencia	Cubs	2	2.55	1.30	10.7	3.1	1.0	3.44
21	69	Ryan Helsley	Orioles	0	4.11	1.43	12.3	5.3	1.8	2.89
22	66	Emilio Pagán	Reds	5	4.15	1.09	9.2	2.7	1.5	3.72
23	64	Kyle Finnegan	Tigers	2	3.38	1.58	6.9	5.4	1.4	5.25
24	59	Dennis Santana	Diamondbacks	2	5.89	1.47	8.1	4.3	1.8	5.11
25	57	Seth Halvorsen	Oklahoma City Comets	1	4.50	1.90	7.7	7.2	1.4	6.83
26	45	Félix Bautista	Orioles	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.80
27	45	Carlos Estévez	Royals	0	162.00	18.00	0.0	54.0	27.0	29.33

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.