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Ranked numbers stay pinned to season GS+. Qualification scales with the season.

How rankings work: pitchers need roughly one start per 16 team games to rank.

Season GS+Gem rate Consistency Best start

#29

Solid

Foster Griffin

WSH · 18 GS

55

Season:ERA 2.87 / WHIP 1.04 / K/9 8.7 / IP 103.1

Next start: TBD

#29

Solid

Foster Griffin

WSH / 18 GS / Season: ERA 2.87 / WHIP 1.04 / K/9 8.7 / IP 103.1

WSH · 18 GS

Season: ERA 2.87 / WHIP 1.04 / K/9 8.7 / IP 103.1

Gem 27.8%Dud 5.6%Consistency 11.8Median 55.02371

Next start: TBD

55

Season GS+18 GS

Season shape

Gem rate

27.8%

Dud rate

5.6%

Consistency

11.8

Median

55.0

2371Elite 3Plus 3Solid 10Below 1Poor 1

W-L 9-2 · ND 7

#47

Solid

Cade Cavalli

WSH · 17 GS

53

Season:ERA 3.34 / WHIP 1.28 / K/9 10.1 / IP 89.0

#59

Solid

PJ Poulin

WSH · 11 GS

52

Season:ERA 1.80 / WHIP 1.00 / K/9 6.6 / IP 15.0

#102

Solid

Jake Irvin

WSH · 11 GS

49

Season:ERA 5.23 / WHIP 1.35 / K/9 10.1 / IP 51.2

#156

Solid

Zack Littell

WSH · 11 GS

45

Season:ERA 5.43 / WHIP 1.37 / K/9 5.8 / IP 54.2

#170

Below

Miles Mikolas

WSH · 7 GS

41

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Solid

Brad Lord

WSH · 5 GS

53

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#47

Solid

Cade Cavalli

WSH / 17 GS / Season: ERA 3.34 / WHIP 1.28 / K/9 10.1 / IP 89.0

WSH · 17 GS

Season: ERA 3.34 / WHIP 1.28 / K/9 10.1 / IP 89.0

Gem 5.9%Dud 0%Consistency 10.7Median 52.03780

Next start: TBD

53

Season GS+17 GS

Season shape

Gem rate

5.9%

Dud rate

0%

Consistency

10.7

Median

52.0

3780Elite 1Plus 5Solid 8Below 3

W-L 5-3 · ND 9

Next start:

TBD

#59

Solid

PJ Poulin

WSH / 11 GS / Season: ERA 1.80 / WHIP 1.00 / K/9 6.6 / IP 15.0

WSH · 11 GS

Season: ERA 1.80 / WHIP 1.00 / K/9 6.6 / IP 15.0

Gem 0%Dud 0%Consistency 3.5Median 54.04656

Next start: TBD

52

Season GS+11 GS

Season shape

Gem rate

0%

Dud rate

0%

Consistency

3.5

Median

54.0

4656Solid 11

W-L 5-0 · ND 6

Next start:

TBD

#102

Solid

Jake Irvin

WSH / 11 GS / Season: ERA 5.23 / WHIP 1.35 / K/9 10.1 / IP 51.2

WSH · 11 GS

Season: ERA 5.23 / WHIP 1.35 / K/9 10.1 / IP 51.2

Gem 18.2%Dud 0%Consistency 12.6Median 50.03370

Next start: TBD

49

Season GS+11 GS

Season shape

Gem rate

18.2%

Dud rate

0%

Consistency

12.6

Median

50.0

3370Elite 1Plus 2Solid 4Below 4

W-L 2-4 · ND 5

Next start: TBD

#156

Solid

Zack Littell

WSH / 11 GS / Season: ERA 5.43 / WHIP 1.37 / K/9 5.8 / IP 54.2

WSH · 11 GS

Season: ERA 5.43 / WHIP 1.37 / K/9 5.8 / IP 54.2

Gem 0%Dud 9.1%Consistency 12.5Median 50.02058

Next start: TBD

45

Season GS+11 GS

Season shape

Gem rate

0%

Dud rate

9.1%

Consistency

12.5

Median

50.0

2058Plus 2Solid 5Below 3Poor 1

W-L 5-4 · ND 2

ERA 8.16 / WHIP 1.56 / K/9 6.2 / IP 32.0

Next start: TBD

#170

Below

Miles Mikolas

WSH / 7 GS / Season: ERA 8.16 / WHIP 1.56 / K/9 6.2 / IP 32.0

WSH · 7 GS

Season: ERA 8.16 / WHIP 1.56 / K/9 6.2 / IP 32.0

Gem 0%Dud 14.3%Consistency 10.4Median 41.02053

Next start: TBD

41

Season shape

Gem rate

0%

Dud rate

14.3%

Consistency

10.4

Median

41.0

2053Solid 3Below 3Poor 1

W-L 1-4 · ND 2

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5 GS

Season:ERA 2.31 / WHIP 1.29 / K/9 10.0 / IP 11.2

Next start: TBD

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Solid

Brad Lord

WSH / 5 GS / Season: ERA 2.31 / WHIP 1.29 / K/9 10.0 / IP 11.2

WSH · 5 GS

Season: ERA 2.31 / WHIP 1.29 / K/9 10.0 / IP 11.2

Gem 0%Dud 0%Consistency 8.9Median 56.03963

Next start: TBD

53

Season shape

Gem rate

0%

Dud rate

0%

Consistency

8.9

Median

56.0

3963Plus 1Solid 3Below 1

W-L 2-0 · ND 3

-

Solid

Andrew Alvarez

WSH · 5 GS

51

Season:ERA 3.00 / WHIP 1.62 / K/9 10.7 / IP 21.0

Next start: TBD

-

Solid

Andrew Alvarez

WSH / 5 GS / Season: ERA 3.00 / WHIP 1.62 / K/9 10.7 / IP 21.0

WSH · 5 GS

Season: ERA 3.00 / WHIP 1.62 / K/9 10.7 / IP 21.0

Gem 0%Dud 0%Consistency 5.9Median 53.04155

Next start: TBD

51

Season shape

Gem rate

0%

Dud rate

0%

Consistency

5.9

Median

53.0

4155Solid 4Below 1

W-L 0-1 · ND 4

-

Solid

Carson Palmquist

WSH · 6 GS

45

Season:ERA 10.97 / WHIP 2.16 / K/9 11.0 / IP 10.2

Next start: TBD

-

Solid

Carson Palmquist

WSH / 6 GS / Season: ERA 10.97 / WHIP 2.16 / K/9 11.0 / IP 10.2

WSH · 6 GS

Season: ERA 10.97 / WHIP 2.16 / K/9 11.0 / IP 10.2

Gem 0%Dud 0%Consistency 8.8Median 42.53656

Next start: TBD

45

Season shape

Gem rate

0%

Dud rate

0%

Consistency

8.8

Median

42.5

3656Solid 3Below 3

W-L 0-2 · ND 4