Rotation leaderboard

2026 MLB Rotation Rankings

Every team's starting rotation, ranked by staff mean Form over the last 5 starts.

FORM: LAST 5 STARTS

Form through 2026-09-14

Milwaukee Brewers

10 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

53.3

4 surging1 even3 slipping2 freefall

Hot arm: Logan HendersonCold arm: Coleman Crow

Los Angeles Dodgers

9 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

53.3

3 surging1 climbing1 even2 slipping2 freefall

Hot arm: Tarik SkubalCold arm: Roki Sasaki

Boston Red Sox

7 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

53.1

3 surging1 climbing2 slipping1 freefall

Hot arm: Sonny GrayCold arm: Brayan Bello

Detroit Tigers

5 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

52.5

1 surging1 climbing1 even2 slipping

Hot arm: Jack FlahertyCold arm: Keider Montero

Cleveland Guardians

6 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

51.8

1 surging2 climbing2 slipping1 freefall

Hot arm: Parker MessickCold arm: Tanner Bibee

Seattle Mariners

6 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

51.3

2 surging1 climbing2 slipping1 freefall

Hot arm: Bryan WooCold arm: Kade Anderson

Pittsburgh Pirates

7 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

50.6

2 surging2 climbing2 slipping1 freefall

Hot arm: Jared JonesCold arm: Mitch Keller

Texas Rangers

6 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

50.6

1 surging2 climbing2 slipping1 freefall

Hot arm: Jacob deGromCold arm: Jack Leiter

Tampa Bay Rays

8 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

50.4

1 surging2 climbing2 even3 slipping

Hot arm: Drew RasmussenCold arm: Steven Matz

#10

Washington Nationals

6 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

50.4

3 surging1 climbing2 slipping

Hot arm: Cade CavalliCold arm: Miles Mikolas

#11

Philadelphia Phillies

6 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

50.0

2 surging1 climbing1 even1 slipping1 freefall

Hot arm: Jesús LuzardoCold arm: Taijuan Walker

#12

St. Louis Cardinals

5 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

49.5

2 surging1 climbing2 slipping

Hot arm: Quinn MathewsCold arm: Matthew Liberatore

#13

New York Yankees

8 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

49.4

4 climbing4 slipping

Hot arm: Cam SchlittlerCold arm: Luis Gil

#14

Kansas City Royals

7 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

49.2

2 surging1 even4 slipping

Hot arm: Michael WachaCold arm: Seth Lugo

#15

Minnesota Twins

9 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

48.1

3 surging1 climbing2 slipping3 freefall

Hot arm: Taj BradleyCold arm: Simeon Woods Richardson

#16

Baltimore Orioles

7 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

48.0

1 climbing2 even3 slipping1 freefall

Hot arm: Trevor RogersCold arm: Trey Gibson

#17

Chicago Cubs

9 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

47.6

1 surging3 climbing1 even3 slipping1 freefall

Hot arm: Ben BrownCold arm: Edward Cabrera

#18

Houston Astros

8 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

47.5

2 surging3 slipping3 freefall

Hot arm: Tatsuya ImaiCold arm: Kai-Wei Teng

#19

San Francisco Giants

4 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

47.3

3 even1 freefall

Hot arm: Trevor McDonaldCold arm: Adrian Houser

#20

Los Angeles Angels

7 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

47.1

2 surging1 climbing1 even2 slipping1 freefall

Hot arm: Reid DetmersCold arm: Jack Kochanowicz

#21

Atlanta Braves

8 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

47.0

2 surging1 climbing2 slipping3 freefall

Hot arm: Chris SaleCold arm: Bryce Elder

#22

Arizona Diamondbacks

7 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

47.0

2 surging1 climbing1 even1 slipping2 freefall

Hot arm: Michael SorokaCold arm: Zac Gallen

#23

New York Mets

5 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

47.0

1 surging1 climbing1 even2 freefall

Hot arm: Nolan McLeanCold arm: Kodai Senga

#24

Chicago White Sox

8 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

46.9

1 surging1 even4 slipping2 freefall

Hot arm: David SandlinCold arm: Noah Schultz

#25

San Diego Padres

10 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

46.7

4 surging1 climbing1 even3 slipping1 freefall

Hot arm: Nick PivettaCold arm: Matt Waldron

#26

Colorado Rockies

7 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

44.9

3 surging2 slipping2 freefall

Hot arm: Jose QuintanaCold arm: Sean Sullivan

#27

Miami Marlins

6 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

44.6

1 climbing1 even1 slipping3 freefall

Hot arm: Max MeyerCold arm: Janson Junk

#28

Cincinnati Reds

7 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

44.0

1 climbing4 slipping2 freefall

Hot arm: Chase BurnsCold arm: Rhett Lowder

#29

Athletics

7 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

43.9

1 surging1 climbing4 slipping1 freefall

Hot arm: Luis SeverinoCold arm: Aaron Civale

#30

Toronto Blue Jays

8 qualified arms

Staff mean Form

43.8

6 slipping2 freefall

Hot arm: Dylan CeaseCold arm: Max Scherzer