#1
2026 MLB Season
Ranking completed starts
Completed starts ranked by GS+.
SLATE COMPLETE · 28 STARTS
Slate range 20-72 / Avg 49.3 / Scale 20-80
Board ranks starts of 2.0+ innings; openers and short outings are listed separately.
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LAD
#1 of 27 · league avg 50
#1
Elite
SD vs LAD
72
GS+7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
SD vs LAD, Petco Park
Paired with Yoshinobu Yamamoto / GS+ 66GSV2 79 · -7 ADJ
Ranking reasons
1. Length
+21
7.0 innings pitched.
2. Misses
+19.8
9 strikeouts.
3. Traffic
-4.8
4 hits allowed.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +37 -> Calibrated GS+ 72
GSv2 79 / GS+ -7 adj
Top 5%
Openers & short outings · 1
Starts under 2.0 innings are kept out of the ranked positions but remain visible for slate completeness.
2026 MLB Season
Length
+21
7.0 innings pitched.
Misses
+19.8
9 strikeouts.
Runs
0
0 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-4.8
4 hits allowed.
Free passes
-3
2 walks allowed.
Park context
-0.6
Petco Park at 0.95 run factor.
Opponent quality
+2.5
LAD archived opponent quality from the stored MLB archive matchup.
Opponent offense
+2.1
LAD archived offense quality from fixture lineup context.