#1
2026 MLB Season
Ranking completed starts
Completed starts ranked by GS+.
SLATE COMPLETE · 30 STARTS
Slate range 28-72 / Avg 47.3 / 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 · AUG 12, 2026Final
#1 of 29 · league avg 50
#1
Elite
CWS vs CIN
72
GS+7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K
CWS vs CIN, Rate Field
Paired with Rhett Lowder / GS+ 51GSV2 86 · -14 ADJ
Ranking reasons
1. Misses
+22
10 strikeouts.
2. Length
+21
7.0 innings pitched.
3. Free passes
-3
2 walks allowed.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +37.4 -> Calibrated GS+ 72
GSv2 86 / GS+ -14 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.
Length
+21
7.0 innings pitched.
Misses
+22
10 strikeouts.
Runs
0
0 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-1.2
1 hits allowed.
Free passes
-3
2 walks allowed.
Park context
+0.1
Rate Field at 1.01 run factor.
Opponent quality
-1.1
CIN live standings context: 57-61, -73 run differential.
Opponent offense
-0.4
Live offense context: 4.09 R/G, 0.701 OPS.