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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	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.72
2	99	Tarik Skubal	Dodgers	8	2.91	0.95	10.9	1.6	0.9	2.94
3	98	Dylan Cease	Blue Jays	8	2.37	1.06	13.0	4.0	0.6	2.68
4	98	Paul Skenes	Pirates	9	3.95	1.14	11.1	2.6	0.9	3.17
5	97	Chris Sale	Braves	12	2.20	1.03	11.1	1.9	0.5	3.05
6	97	Jesús Luzardo	Phillies	11	3.35	1.15	11.2	2.7	0.8	2.87
7	96	Zack Wheeler	Phillies	10	3.40	1.09	10.7	2.8	1.4	2.78
8	96	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	Dodgers	12	2.61	0.90	8.6	2.1	0.9	3.01
9	96	Cam Schlittler	Yankees	11	2.16	0.96	11.0	2.1	0.8	2.92
10	94	Tyler Glasnow	Oklahoma City Comets	3	2.72	0.83	11.1	3.0	1.1	2.61
11	94	Drew Rasmussen	Rays	14	2.95	0.93	9.2	1.6	0.8	3.12
12	94	Braxton Ashcraft	Pirates	13	3.59	1.07	9.3	2.0	1.2	3.36
13	93	Cristopher Sánchez	Phillies	16	2.62	1.22	10.4	2.0	0.8	3.34
14	92	Bryan Woo	Mariners	9	4.10	1.08	8.9	1.9	1.0	3.57
15	92	Max Fried	Yankees	4	2.81	1.00	8.2	2.8	0.2	2.53
16	92	Devin Williams	Mets	3	4.66	1.66	11.9	4.9	0.7	3.29
17	91	Logan Gilbert	Mariners	11	3.36	1.02	9.4	2.3	1.2	3.70
18	91	Jacob Latz	Rangers	3	1.68	0.76	9.9	2.8	0.5	2.37
19	91	Walbert Ureña	Angels	8	2.80	1.24	8.7	4.7	0.6	3.32
20	90	Joe Ryan	Twins	6	3.65	1.14	9.9	1.9	1.2	3.49
21	90	Bryce Miller	Mariners	4	4.12	1.09	8.8	2.4	1.6	3.17
22	90	Jacob Lopez	Athletics	5	4.98	1.48	8.6	4.5	1.4	3.36
23	90	Eury Pérez	Marlins	7	3.17	1.11	9.7	3.7	0.9	3.67
24	90	Brandon Woodruff	Brewers	2	2.98	0.84	9.3	2.0	1.0	2.85
25	90	Kyle Harrison	Brewers	10	2.84	1.11	11.2	2.4	1.2	3.15
26	89	Hunter Brown	Astros	3	3.51	1.33	9.2	5.2	1.2	3.78
27	88	Jacob deGrom	Rangers	9	3.77	1.13	11.2	2.3	1.2	3.57
28	88	Garrett Crochet	Red Sox	3	6.30	1.47	11.1	3.3	1.5	5.08
29	88	Huascar Brazobán	White Sox	5	3.16	1.13	7.8	4.2	0.7	3.41
30	88	Jared Jones	Pirates	2	4.76	1.25	10.2	3.4	1.5	3.67
31	87	Logan Webb	Giants	8	3.75	1.11	7.1	2.2	0.6	3.83
32	87	Casey Mize	Padres	5	3.44	1.09	8.2	2.2	0.9	3.49
33	87	Gavin Williams	Guardians	12	3.72	1.09	11.7	2.8	1.4	3.89
34	87	Landen Roupp	Giants	7	4.34	1.31	8.7	4.3	0.7	3.75
35	87	Jovani Morán	Red Sox	2	3.00	1.07	9.8	4.3	1.2	3.24
36	87	Ranger Suarez	Red Sox	5	3.35	1.20	8.9	2.8	0.5	3.62
37	87	Blake Snell	Dodgers	2	2.57	1.05	11.1	3.9	0.0	2.30
38	87	Emmet Sheehan	Oklahoma City Comets	4	5.29	1.29	10.2	2.8	1.9	3.97
39	87	Drew Anderson	Tigers	4	4.09	1.29	10.1	3.3	1.4	3.67
40	86	Cole Ragans	Royals	1	4.84	1.42	11.5	5.9	2.5	5.08
41	86	Sandy Alcantara	Marlins	13	3.38	1.18	6.7	2.4	0.9	3.67
42	86	Ben Brown	Cubs	4	1.85	0.94	8.6	2.5	0.3	3.22
43	85	Sean Burke	White Sox	7	3.27	1.11	9.7	2.6	1.1	3.57
44	85	J.T. Ginn	Athletics	8	3.60	1.23	8.0	3.7	0.9	3.91
45	85	George Kirby	Mariners	8	4.18	1.36	7.5	2.1	1.1	4.00
46	85	Tyler Wells	Rays	2	2.70	0.98	8.8	2.3	1.1	3.12
47	84	Freddy Peralta	Rays	5	5.33	1.46	8.6	3.6	1.5	4.11
48	84	Sonny Gray	Red Sox	16	2.79	1.16	8.0	2.3	1.0	3.62
49	84	Joey Cantillo	Guardians	9	3.73	1.45	9.9	4.3	1.0	3.89
50	84	MacKenzie Gore	Rangers	7	4.26	1.23	9.9	3.2	1.1	3.81
51	84	Keider Montero	Tigers	9	3.30	1.00	6.0	2.0	0.9	3.49
52	84	Max Meyer	Marlins	9	2.68	1.14	9.8	3.3	0.9	3.86
53	84	Gerrit Cole	Yankees	7	3.11	1.07	9.7	1.9	1.2	3.29
54	83	José Suarez	Athletics	1	5.22	1.50	9.2	3.8	0.9	3.81
55	83	Steven Cruz	Royals	2	4.17	1.21	9.8	3.4	2.2	4.17
56	82	Andre Pallante	Cardinals	12	3.57	1.24	6.4	2.7	0.7	3.89
57	82	Kris Bubic	Dodgers	3	4.11	1.23	9.1	4.7	0.7	4.53
58	82	Sam Hentges	Giants	1	3.38	1.63	9.8	6.5	0.0	3.78
59	81	Taj Bradley	Twins	9	3.90	1.28	10.1	4.0	1.2	3.94
60	80	Kevin Gausman	Cubs	7	4.37	1.26	8.9	2.5	1.1	4.03
61	80	Shota Imanaga	Cubs	8	3.78	1.12	8.9	2.1	1.9	3.83
62	80	Emerson Hancock	Mariners	7	3.37	1.12	8.4	2.1	1.2	3.86
63	79	Spencer Schwellenbach	Braves	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.59
64	79	Shane McClanahan	Rays	9	3.10	1.12	8.3	3.0	0.7	4.14
65	79	Kendry Rojas	St. Paul Saints	1	3.34	1.52	10.3	6.7	0.6	3.44
66	78	Michael King	Padres	8	3.38	1.17	7.7	3.5	1.1	4.35
67	78	Hunter Greene	Reds	2	6.83	1.37	10.7	2.9	1.3	4.47
68	78	Jack Flaherty	Tigers	3	4.59	1.41	10.6	4.4	1.1	4.41
69	78	Keaton Winn	Giants	2	3.35	1.19	6.9	3.6	0.6	3.97
70	78	Connelly Early	Nationals	7	3.44	1.25	9.1	3.3	1.5	4.32
71	78	Noah Cameron	Royals	8	4.02	1.21	8.0	2.9	0.9	4.11
72	78	Brusdar Graterol	Dodgers	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.12
73	78	Orlando Ribalta	Nationals	0	3.20	1.14	8.5	3.4	0.9	3.49
74	77	Brandon Pfaadt	Diamondbacks	7	3.39	1.14	6.3	2.2	1.0	3.57
75	77	Luis Severino	Athletics	2	4.16	1.47	9.3	4.5	1.3	4.26
76	77	Shane Baz	Orioles	4	4.04	1.35	8.0	3.1	0.7	4.05
77	77	Hayden Birdsong	Giants	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.61
78	77	Chad Patrick	Brewers	7	3.26	1.21	8.1	3.5	0.8	3.97
79	77	Tylor Megill	Mets	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.19
80	77	Brandon Walter	Astros	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.79
81	76	Nathan Eovaldi	Rangers	10	4.21	1.21	9.3	2.2	1.6	4.20
82	76	Ryan Pepiot	Rays	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.89
83	76	Kyle Bradish	Orioles	7	3.70	1.38	8.4	3.9	1.0	4.26
84	76	Trevor Rogers	Orioles	9	4.14	1.24	7.7	2.4	0.9	3.86
85	76	Clayton Beeter	Nationals	5	3.76	1.43	9.3	6.4	1.3	4.38
86	76	Luis Medina	Athletics	5	3.70	1.53	10.9	4.9	1.1	4.35
87	75	Tanner Bibee	Guardians	5	3.97	1.14	7.1	2.5	1.5	4.32
88	75	Michael Wacha	Royals	7	3.49	1.13	7.0	2.3	1.2	4.11
89	75	Pablo López	Twins	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.48
90	74	Corbin Burnes	Diamondbacks	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.37
91	74	Gavin Stone	Dodgers	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.05
92	73	Reese Olson	Tigers	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.04
93	73	Dean Kremer	Twins	2	5.22	1.18	8.9	2.9	2.1	4.29
94	73	Justin Steele	Cubs	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.28
95	73	Michael Soroka	Diamondbacks	8	3.40	1.16	8.6	2.3	0.6	4.29
96	72	Aaron Nola	Phillies	5	5.12	1.42	9.6	3.0	2.0	4.17
97	72	Framber Valdez	Tigers	8	4.35	1.41	6.9	3.5	0.9	4.44
98	72	Walker Buehler	Padres	8	4.63	1.35	7.7	3.5	1.1	4.17
99	72	Carlos Rodón	Yankees	4	3.15	1.21	9.6	5.0	0.7	4.00
100	72	Andrew Nardi	Marlins	3	5.16	1.41	10.7	4.4	1.6	5.21
101	71	Shane Smith	Charlotte Knights	0	10.80	2.52	11.9	9.7	1.1	4.68
102	71	Bryce Elder	Braves	8	3.92	1.23	7.4	3.0	1.4	4.03
103	71	Dustin May	Brewers	6	4.57	1.30	8.6	3.0	0.7	4.20
104	71	Stephen Kolek	Royals	4	4.50	1.24	5.7	2.0	1.3	3.83
105	71	Janson Junk	Marlins	6	4.25	1.32	6.3	2.4	1.1	4.20
106	71	José Soriano	Blue Jays	10	3.43	1.29	8.9	4.0	0.8	4.47
107	70	Robbie Ray	Padres	11	3.21	1.31	7.7	4.4	1.2	4.59
108	70	Justin Wrobleski	Dodgers	11	3.56	1.10	7.1	2.0	1.4	4.65
109	69	Nick Martinez	Rays	13	2.93	1.10	5.3	1.3	1.0	4.29
110	69	Ryan Gusto	Marlins	0	4.37	1.34	8.0	2.3	1.3	4.29
111	69	Spencer Strider	Braves	4	5.31	1.36	10.6	4.6	2.1	3.49
112	69	Joe Musgrove	Padres	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.89
113	68	Nick Pivetta	Padres	1	4.50	1.13	13.5	3.4	0.0	1.87
114	68	Alex Lange	Royals	2	5.86	1.48	9.4	4.6	1.1	4.75
115	68	Brad Lord	Nationals	5	3.88	1.22	8.0	3.6	1.0	4.17
116	68	Ken Waldichuk	Nationals	0	6.75	1.50	7.7	5.8	3.9	7.14
117	67	Clay Holmes	Cubs	5	2.49	1.11	6.5	3.0	0.5	4.05
118	67	Matt Waldron	Nationals	1	7.54	1.62	7.5	2.4	1.7	3.75
119	67	José Fermín	Cardinals	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.13
120	67	Cade Horton	Cubs	1	2.45	0.82	4.9	2.5	1.2	3.29
121	66	Quinn Priester	Brewers	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.85
122	66	Tyler Mahle	Braves	5	4.41	1.32	8.5	3.2	1.2	4.29
123	66	David Festa	Twins	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.43
124	66	Sean Manaea	Mets	4	4.31	1.31	9.0	3.0	1.5	4.81
125	66	Jason Foley	Giants	1	3.46	1.15	6.9	3.5	0.7	3.10
126	65	Griffin Canning	Padres	4	6.21	1.53	8.7	4.1	1.6	4.65
127	65	Yu Darvish	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.74
128	65	Mike Burrows	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	4	5.99	1.55	7.1	3.3	2.0	4.85
129	64	Clarke Schmidt	Yankees	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.92
130	64	Matthew Liberatore	Cardinals	5	5.04	1.44	9.0	3.2	1.5	4.81
131	64	Jack Leiter	Frisco RoughRiders	3	5.29	1.44	9.3	3.9	1.6	4.81
132	64	Joe Boyle	Durham Bulls	0	5.21	1.16	9.9	4.3	0.5	3.97
133	64	Paul Blackburn	Yankees	5	1.73	1.03	7.2	3.3	0.7	3.59
134	64	Josiah Gray	Nationals	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.33
135	64	David Sandlin	Charlotte Knights	2	6.93	1.38	8.8	4.4	2.2	4.26
136	64	Kutter Crawford	Red Sox	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.71
137	64	Alec Marsh	Royals	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.91
138	63	Reynaldo López	Gwinnett Stripers	4	3.64	1.34	8.3	3.6	1.3	4.62
139	62	Bailey Ober	Twins	7	4.49	1.26	6.2	2.4	1.5	4.75
140	62	Edward Cabrera	Cubs	5	5.68	1.45	7.9	3.8	1.8	5.08
141	62	Adrian Houser	Giants	4	4.08	1.31	6.1	2.8	1.3	4.98
142	62	Eric Lauer	Dodgers	8	4.79	1.25	6.0	2.8	2.0	4.68
143	62	Blake Treinen	Oklahoma City Comets	4	3.52	1.35	9.8	3.9	0.8	5.21
144	61	Luis Castillo	White Sox	4	5.19	1.42	8.0	2.8	1.6	4.91
145	61	Will Warren	Yankees	8	4.43	1.40	9.0	3.2	1.4	4.68
146	61	Andrew Abbott	Reds	6	4.15	1.40	7.1	4.2	1.1	4.68
147	61	Kodai Senga	Mets	0	7.79	1.69	10.7	6.2	2.3	4.98
148	61	Jeffrey Springs	Athletics	3	6.08	1.50	7.0	3.7	2.3	5.08
149	61	Luis L. Ortiz	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	8.50
150	61	Chase Dollander	Rockies	3	3.89	1.30	9.6	3.7	1.2	3.94
151	61	Cal Quantrill	Rangers	6	2.90	1.14	6.5	2.4	1.0	3.89
152	61	Slade Cecconi	Guardians	4	5.07	1.50	7.2	3.0	1.4	4.88
153	61	Patrick Sandoval	Red Sox	1	4.54	1.76	9.3	4.1	1.1	4.91
154	60	Grant Holmes	Braves	8	3.64	1.32	7.3	3.9	1.4	4.85
155	60	Carmen Mlodzinski	Pirates	6	4.17	1.46	7.2	3.1	0.8	5.18
156	60	Ryan Yarbrough	Yankees	2	3.42	1.18	6.7	3.4	0.5	3.19
157	60	Spencer Arrighetti	Blue Jays	7	4.73	1.35	9.0	5.1	1.3	5.11
158	60	Grayson Rodriguez	Angels	4	6.41	1.53	8.3	4.1	1.4	5.79
159	60	Aaron Civale	Cubs	6	4.66	1.50	7.2	2.7	1.6	4.62
160	59	Matthew Boyd	Cubs	8	4.15	1.24	7.0	2.8	1.4	5.01
161	59	Eduardo Rodriguez	Diamondbacks	13	2.61	1.21	6.4	2.9	0.8	4.59
162	59	Tony Gonsolin	Royals	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.27
163	59	Javier Assad	Iowa Cubs	6	3.46	1.10	5.9	2.3	1.6	4.50
164	58	David Peterson	Cubs	7	5.17	1.50	7.8	3.7	0.9	4.85
165	58	Davis Martin	White Sox	9	4.32	1.33	8.0	2.8	0.9	4.72
166	58	Hayden Wesneski	Astros	3	4.23	1.23	7.2	3.3	0.7	3.91
167	58	Dylan Ross	Mets	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.05
168	58	Henry Baez	Athletics	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
169	58	Antwone Kelly	Indianapolis Indians	0	5.40	1.44	5.4	4.3	2.2	4.41
170	58	Domingo Gonzalez	Tacoma Rainiers	0	4.70	1.83	5.9	5.9	1.2	10.08
171	58	Robinson Ortiz	Mariners	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
172	58	Leandro Lopez	Rangers	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
173	58	Winston Santos	Round Rock Express	0	9.00	1.50	4.5	4.5	4.5	6.62
174	58	Jean Cabrera	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	13.23
175	58	Alexander Alberto	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.16
176	58	Josh White	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	0	67.50	7.50	13.5	54.0	13.5	45.34
177	58	Kervin Castro	Yankees	0	1.42	0.79	11.4	2.8	0.0	2.28
178	58	Dylan Ray	Diamondbacks	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.79
179	58	Riley Martin	Cubs	0	2.16	0.84	10.8	2.2	1.1	2.57
180	58	Austin Peterson	Guardians	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.67
181	58	Yorman Gómez	Guardians	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.25
182	58	Welinton Herrera	Rockies	0	0.00	1.29	7.7	3.9	0.0	4.72
183	58	Jake Miller	Tigers	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.44
184	57	Landon Knack	Oklahoma City Comets	0	5.87	1.30	7.0	2.4	4.7	4.94
185	57	Brayan Bello	Red Sox	5	4.68	1.42	6.8	3.0	1.1	5.32
186	57	Ryne Nelson	Diamondbacks	3	4.97	1.24	6.7	2.4	1.9	5.25
187	57	Scott Blewett	Athletics	0	2.45	1.31	5.9	2.5	0.0	3.72
188	56	Brady Singer	Reds	5	4.72	1.42	7.3	2.9	1.7	5.04
189	56	Mitch Keller	Pirates	6	5.29	1.37	6.9	3.3	1.2	5.46
190	56	Seth Lugo	Royals	5	4.71	1.38	6.9	2.9	1.0	5.18
191	56	Erick Fedde	White Sox	6	4.18	1.39	6.4	3.3	1.7	4.68
192	56	Joey Wentz	Braves	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.94
193	56	Cooper Criswell	Tacoma Rainiers	2	3.52	1.17	6.8	2.4	0.9	3.39
194	56	José Urquidy	White Sox	2	6.63	1.79	9.0	2.8	0.9	2.72
195	56	Martín Pérez	Braves	8	3.12	1.21	6.6	3.8	0.9	4.41
196	55	Jake Irvin	Nationals	2	5.82	1.36	8.8	3.8	1.6	5.39
197	55	Chris Bassitt	Orioles	4	5.08	1.62	6.2	3.5	0.9	5.11
198	55	Yusei Kikuchi	Angels	0	6.25	1.58	9.3	3.8	1.3	5.46
199	55	Logan Allen	Guardians	0	2.89	1.71	10.6	3.9	1.0	4.11
200	55	Tanner Gordon	Rockies	0	5.75	1.49	7.5	1.8	1.9	4.72
201	55	Albert Suárez	Norfolk Tides	2	3.93	1.25	6.2	3.1	1.1	4.44
202	54	Nick Lodolo	Reds	3	5.04	1.52	7.1	3.7	1.6	6.50
203	54	Kyle Freeland	Rockies	4	6.37	1.46	7.5	2.0	1.7	5.14
204	54	Ryan Feltner	Rockies	5	6.08	1.55	6.5	4.0	1.8	5.57
205	54	Chris Paddack	Round Rock Express	0	6.79	1.67	6.3	3.0	1.4	5.01
206	54	Michael McGreevy	Cardinals	5	3.54	1.21	6.2	2.4	1.2	5.32
207	54	Yoendrys Gómez	Twins	2	3.79	1.39	8.2	4.7	1.1	5.01
208	54	Max Scherzer	Blue Jays	1	7.40	1.51	6.4	4.0	2.4	4.68
209	53	Colin Rea	Cubs	8	4.55	1.36	6.6	3.2	1.4	5.57
210	53	Justin Verlander	Tigers	0	12.27	2.18	2.5	4.9	2.5	11.44
211	53	Jameson Taillon	Blue Jays	2	5.68	1.37	8.0	3.4	2.8	5.75
212	53	Miles Mikolas	Nationals	3	5.82	1.38	4.5	1.8	2.1	5.42
213	53	Ron Marinaccio	St. Paul Saints	1	6.09	1.53	7.5	4.2	1.7	5.18
214	52	Jack Kochanowicz	Angels	2	6.19	1.58	6.6	5.1	1.0	5.57
215	52	Patrick Corbin	Blue Jays	3	5.51	1.54	7.1	2.8	1.4	5.46
216	52	Randy Vásquez	Padres	9	4.19	1.31	5.6	2.4	1.1	5.71
217	52	Shane Bieber	Blue Jays	5	4.53	1.44	7.1	3.9	1.6	5.94
218	52	Bobby Miller	Dodgers	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.13
219	51	Ronel Blanco	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	7.71	1.46	7.7	4.6	2.7	5.42
220	51	Bowden Francis	Blue Jays	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.75
221	51	Charlie Morton	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.61
222	50	Zach Eflin	Orioles	0	2.45	1.64	17.2	4.9	2.5	3.94
223	50	Zac Gallen	Diamondbacks	3	6.34	1.56	5.6	2.9	1.6	6.54
224	50	Michael Lorenzen	Rockies	3	7.08	1.88	6.4	3.8	1.5	6.17
225	50	Germán Márquez	St. Paul Saints	4	5.26	1.49	6.3	4.1	2.4	5.71
226	50	Antonio Senzatela	Brewers	9	3.90	1.33	7.8	3.0	0.8	3.91
227	49	Kyle Hendricks	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.26
228	49	Trevor Williams	Nationals	0	2.65	1.24	11.7	3.2	1.1	3.22
229	49	Zack Littell	Diamondbacks	8	5.21	1.41	5.3	2.8	2.2	6.58
230	49	José Berríos	Blue Jays	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.70
231	48	Tanner Houck	Red Sox	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.16
232	48	Tomoyuki Sugano	Rockies	12	4.96	1.32	5.3	2.1	1.9	7.05
233	48	Jonathan Cannon	Charlotte Knights	0	—	—	—	—	—	46.98
234	48	Mitch Spence	Omaha Storm Chasers	0	21.21	3.00	5.8	8.7	2.9	5.68
235	48	Merrill Kelly	Diamondbacks	8	5.35	1.51	5.9	4.0	1.7	7.23
236	48	JP Sears	El Paso Chihuahuas	3	4.68	1.35	6.9	3.0	1.6	5.11
237	47	Cade Povich	Norfolk Tides	2	4.45	1.41	6.7	3.2	1.6	5.01
238	47	Mitchell Parker	Nationals	3	6.58	1.49	7.7	3.0	2.0	5.18
239	47	Jesse Scholtens	Durham Bulls	5	4.03	1.34	6.8	2.8	2.0	5.21
240	47	Colton Gordon	Nashville Sounds	0	11.57	2.57	10.6	2.9	5.8	7.75
241	46	Simeon Woods Richardson	Blue Jays	2	5.95	1.68	5.4	4.8	1.4	5.75
242	46	Andrew Heaney	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.88
243	46	Cristian Javier	Astros	1	6.47	1.66	8.5	4.2	1.8	5.60
244	46	Braxton Garrett	Iowa Cubs	0	14.54	3.46	10.4	16.6	0.0	6.66
245	46	Jose Franco	Louisville Bats	1	4.43	1.72	6.6	7.1	1.3	5.18
246	45	Ben Lively	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.23
247	45	Tyler Anderson	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.78
248	45	Yariel Rodríguez	Buffalo Bisons	0	7.71	2.04	5.8	6.8	1.9	7.37
249	45	Collin Snider	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.01
250	45	Chad Green	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.52
251	45	Jorge Lopez	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.75
252	45	Bailey Falter	Gwinnett Stripers	0	13.97	3.10	5.6	5.6	3.7	7.99
253	45	Joey Estes	Las Vegas Aviators	0	8.31	1.38	8.3	2.1	2.1	2.85
254	45	Bryan Hoeing	Padres	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.01
255	45	Alexis Díaz	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	4.74
256	45	Michel Otañez	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	5.08
257	45	Zach Pop	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	0	3.68	1.09	7.4	3.7	0.0	4.23
258	45	Bradley Blalock	Marlins	—	—	—	—	—	—	6.70
259	45	Ben Joyce	Angels	0	0.00	0.75	12.2	2.7	0.0	1.10
260	45	Kaleb Ort	FA	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.57
261	45	A.J. Puk	Diamondbacks	—	—	—	—	—	—	2.88
262	45	Johan Oviedo	Red Sox	0	9.82	1.91	7.4	2.5	4.9	12.15
263	45	Luke Little	Omaha Storm Chasers	0	9.00	2.00	9.0	0.0	9.0	15.72
264	45	J.P. France	El Paso Chihuahuas	0	8.10	1.65	5.4	6.8	1.4	8.24
265	45	James McArthur	Royals	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.86
266	45	Dedniel Núñez	Mets	0	7.36	1.77	8.6	0.0	3.7	5.18
267	45	Jhony Brito	El Paso Chihuahuas	0	3.38	0.94	6.8	1.7	1.7	2.70
268	45	Joe Jiménez	Braves	—	—	—	—	—	—	3.24
269	45	Jordan Montgomery	Rangers	0	6.30	1.40	7.2	0.9	1.8	5.94
270	42	Bryse Wilson	Brewers	0	4.25	1.35	7.9	0.6	0.9	4.14
271	41	Lucas Giolito	Padres	2	5.16	1.85	5.5	7.0	1.2	5.53
272	41	Cole Henry	Rochester Red Wings	0	7.90	1.76	9.9	4.6	2.6	6.17
273	40	Osvaldo Bido	Charlotte Knights	2	6.27	1.34	5.3	4.8	1.4	6.25
274	40	Jose Quintana	Rockies	2	5.27	1.51	4.4	3.7	1.3	5.04
275	40	Luis Gil	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	1	6.05	1.34	4.2	5.1	2.8	6.62
276	40	Ethan Roberts	Iowa Cubs	0	4.21	1.40	6.0	4.9	1.1	5.01
277	40	Jason Alexander	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	1	9.33	1.58	6.9	3.9	2.0	4.68
278	40	PJ Poulin	Nationals	3	2.70	1.31	6.1	5.2	1.0	5.39
279	39	Max Kranick	Nationals	0	6.59	1.83	4.6	4.0	1.3	4.94
280	39	Gavin Hollowell	Cubs	0	2.51	1.33	8.2	5.0	1.3	5.32
281	39	Elmer Rodríguez	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders	0	4.76	1.76	5.3	5.8	0.5	5.86
282	36	Danny Young	Gwinnett Stripers	0	8.03	2.27	10.9	9.5	2.2	6.88
283	36	Gus Varland	Rochester Red Wings	1	6.82	1.83	8.5	4.3	2.0	7.28
284	35	Luis García	St. Paul Saints	0	9.00	1.93	3.6	3.6	1.2	7.14
285	35	Brandon Williamson	Louisville Bats	2	6.11	1.64	6.1	6.4	1.3	6.79
286	34	Keegan Thompson	Albuquerque Isotopes	0	8.25	1.75	8.3	1.5	0.8	7.60
287	33	Taijuan Walker	Salt Lake Bees	1	9.13	2.07	6.8	4.4	3.2	7.79
288	33	Joe Ross	Round Rock Express	0	9.26	1.89	5.4	4.6	2.3	6.88
289	31	Carlos Carrasco	Gwinnett Stripers	0	5.94	1.44	3.8	1.6	1.6	8.81
290	28	Valente Bellozo	Albuquerque Isotopes	0	7.59	1.59	6.8	5.9	4.2	11.51

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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.

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