#1
2026 MLB Season
Ranking completed starts
Completed starts ranked by GS+.
SLATE COMPLETE · 30 STARTS
Slate range 38-78 / Avg 50.9 / Scale 20-80
Board ranks starts of 2.0+ innings; openers and short outings are listed separately.
MLB Stats API / Baseball Savant
Full methodologySTART OF THE DAY · JUL 10, 2026Final
78
#1 of 28 · league avg 50
#1
Elite
CIN vs CHC
78
GS+7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
CIN vs CHC, Great American Ball Park
Paired with Shota Imanaga / GS+ 54GSV2 86 · -8 ADJ
Ranking reasons
1. Misses
+26.4
12 strikeouts.
2. Length
+21
7.0 innings pitched.
3. Traffic
-3.6
3 hits allowed.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +46.1 -> Calibrated GS+ 78
GSv2 86 / GS+ -8 adj
Top 5%
Openers & short outings · 2
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
+26.4
12 strikeouts.
Runs
0
0 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-3.6
3 hits allowed.
Free passes
-1.5
1 walks allowed.
Park context
+1
Great American Ball Park at 1.08 run factor.
Opponent quality
+1.4
CHC live standings context: 52-41, +50 run differential.
Opponent offense
+1.4
Live offense context: 5.01 R/G, 0.746 OPS.
GS+ 38
ND