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Best Closers in MLB 2026
Source MLB StatcastThrough 51 ranked closersRatings refreshed nightly
Cade Smith is the highest-rated closer in MLB 2026 on Legends Deck, at 95 overall. The top three are Cade Smith, Jhoan Duran, Mason Miller, ranked by a percentile transform of real 2026 Statcast data. Every player here is a playable card.
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Play a half-inning in our Statcast-driven sim. Cade Smith is rated 95 here because his real 2026 Statcast numbers rank at the top of every closer.
| # | Player | Team | OVR ▾ | W | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | xERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cade Smith |  | 95 | 6 | 1.95 | 0.96 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 2.83 | View card › |
| 2 |  Jhoan Duran |  | 95 | 2 | 1.82 | 0.99 | 12.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.06 | View card › |
| 3 |  Mason Miller |  | 95 | 5 | 1.67 | 0.90 | 16.6 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 1.70 | View card › |
| 4 |  Louis Varland |  | 95 | 5 | 1.27 | 1.00 | 11.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.37 | View card › |
| 5 |  Tanner Scott |  | 92 | 1 | 2.69 | 0.99 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 3.03 | View card › |
| 6 |  Josh Hader |  | 92 | 4 | 1.01 | 0.76 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1.93 | View card › |
| 7 |  Mason Montgomery |  | 92 | 6 | 2.88 | 1.03 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.53 | View card › |
| 8 |  Trevor Megill |  | 92 | 3 | 2.63 | 0.89 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 2.64 | View card › |
| 9 |  Aroldis Chapman |  | 92 | 3 | 1.92 | 1.12 | 12.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2.64 | View card › |
| 10 |  Bryan Baker |  | 91 | 4 | 1.44 | 0.91 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 3.08 | View card › |
| 11 |  Jacob Latz |  | 91 | 3 | 2.13 | 0.81 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.66 | View card › |
| 12 |  David Bednar |  | 91 | 7 | 2.47 | 1.04 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.88 | View card › |
| 13 |  Raisel Iglesias |  | 88 | 1 | 2.55 | 1.08 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 3.50 | View card › |
| 14 |  Jeff Hoffman |  | 87 | 6 | 3.55 | 1.32 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 3.35 | View card › |
| 15 |  Andrés Muñoz |  | 85 | 5 | 4.24 | 1.22 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 3.27 | View card › |
| 16 |  Rico Garcia |  | 85 | 5 | 3.09 | 0.97 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.92 | View card › |
| 17 |  Gregory Soto | | 84 | 6 | 3.63 | 1.16 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.03 | View card › |
| 18 |  Bryan Hudson |  | 83 | 5 | 3.74 | 1.28 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.20 | View card › |
| 19 |  Devin Williams |  | 83 | 3 | 4.43 | 1.57 | 11.5 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 3.22 | View card › |
| 20 |  Calvin Faucher |  | 82 | 5 | 3.56 | 1.32 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 3.65 | View card › |
| 21 |  Emilio Pagán |  | 82 | 5 | 3.38 | 1.03 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.42 | View card › |
| 22 |  Robert Suarez | | 81 | 4 | 1.06 | 0.88 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.35 | View card › |
| 23 |  Hogan Harris |  | 81 | 4 | 3.33 | 1.45 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 3.73 | View card › |
| 24 |  Seranthony Domínguez | | 80 | 5 | 3.63 | 1.24 | 9.4 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 3.65 | View card › |
| 25 |  Bryan Abreu | | 79 | 6 | 3.73 | 1.36 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 4.12 | View card › |
| 26 |  José A. Ferrer | | 79 | 4 | 4.18 | 1.47 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 4.09 | View card › |
| 27 |  Jacob Webb |  | 79 | 6 | 3.36 | 1.25 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 4.35 | View card › |
| 28 |  Camilo Doval |  | 79 | 3 | 4.15 | 1.48 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 3.76 | View card › |
| 29 |  Kenley Jansen |  | 79 | 4 | 3.20 | 1.04 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 3.60 | View card › |
| 30 |  Andrew Kittredge | | 78 | 3 | 3.54 | 1.37 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 4.01 | View card › |
| 31 |  Caleb Kilian | | 78 | 4 | 4.91 | 1.36 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 3.57 | View card › |
| 32 |  Steven Cruz |  | 77 | 2 | 4.30 | 1.26 | 10.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 4.06 | View card › |
| 33 |  Riley O'Brien |  | 74 | 3 | 4.08 | 1.28 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 4.99 | View card › |
| 34 |  Daniel Palencia | | 72 | 2 | 3.64 | 1.21 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 3.76 | View card › |
| 35 |  Paul Sewald | | 72 | 2 | 4.73 | 0.99 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.12 | View card › |
| 36 |  Pete Fairbanks | | 71 | 4 | 6.31 | 1.35 | 12.4 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 4.42 | View card › |
| 37 |  Jordan Romano |  | 71 | 0 | 5.61 | 1.43 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 3.63 | View card › |
| 38 |  Clayton Beeter |  | 70 | 6 | 4.50 | 1.40 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 4.79 | View card › |
| 39 |  Yoendrys Gómez | | 68 | 3 | 4.30 | 1.45 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 5.51 | View card › |
| 40 |  Will Vest | | 67 | 3 | 6.08 | 1.43 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 3.98 | View card › |
| 41 |  Dennis Santana |  | 67 | 2 | 5.56 | 1.43 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 4.69 | View card › |
| 42 |  Lucas Erceg | | 66 | 4 | 5.59 | 1.80 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 4.66 | View card › |
| 43 |  Ryan Helsley | | 66 | 0 | 4.11 | 1.43 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 2.92 | View card › |
| 44 |  Edwin Díaz | | 65 | 2 | 8.68 | 1.98 | 13.5 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 4.60 | View card › |
| 45 |  Kyle Finnegan | | 64 | 3 | 4.30 | 1.66 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 5.77 | View card › |
| 46 |  Joel Kuhnel | | 62 | 1 | 4.40 | 1.49 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 5.77 | View card › |
| 47 |  Kodai Senga | | 60 | 0 | 7.34 | 1.65 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.37 | View card › |
| 48 |  Alex Lange | | 59 | 2 | 6.75 | 1.63 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 5.44 | View card › |
| 49 |  Seth Halvorsen | | 53 | 1 | 5.90 | 1.72 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 6.27 | View card › |
| 50 |  Félix Bautista | | 45 | 0 | — | 3.00 | 16.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.31 | View card › |
| 51 |  Carlos Estévez | | 45 | 0 | — | 18.00 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 27.0 | 29.59 | View card › |
How this leaderboard is built
Legends Deck rates every closer using real 2026 Statcast data. For pitchers, 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 Closers in MLB 2026.
Questions
Who is the best closer in MLB 2026?
Cade Smith is the highest-rated closer in MLB 2026 on Legends Deck. The top three are Cade Smith, Jhoan Duran, Mason Miller, ranked by a percentile transform of real Statcast data refreshed nightly.
How are MLB closers ranked on Legends Deck?
Pitchers are scored on a percentile-normalized blend of fastball velocity, spin rate, expected ERA (xERA), xwOBA against, put-away rate, and zone control — pulled live. No editorial weights, just math.