#1
2026 MLB Season
Ranking completed starts
Completed starts ranked by GS+.
SLATE COMPLETE · 30 STARTS
Slate range 23-75 / Avg 50.7 / 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 15, 2026Final
#1 of 27 · league avg 50
#1
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TEX @ ATH
42
GS+5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
TEX @ ATH, Sutter Health Park
Paired with J.T. Ginn / GS+ 49GSV2 50 · -8 ADJ
Ranking reasons
1. Length
+17
5.2 innings pitched.
2. Runs
-15
3 earned runs allowed.
3. Misses
+11
5 strikeouts.
Additive breakdown
Earned total -2.7 -> Calibrated GS+ 42
GSv2 50 / GS+ -8 adj
Lower 35%
#2
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HOU vs SEA
37
GS+4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
HOU vs SEA, Daikin Park
Paired with Emerson Hancock / GS+ 60GSV2 39 · -2 ADJ
Openers & short outings · 3
Starts under 2.0 innings are kept out of the ranked positions but remain visible for slate completeness.
Length
+17
5.2 innings pitched.
Misses
+11
5 strikeouts.
Runs
-15
3 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-9.6
8 hits allowed.
Free passes
-3
2 walks allowed.
Park context
0
Sutter Health Park at 1.00 run factor.
Opponent quality
-3.2
ATH live standings context: 48-74, -175 run differential.
Opponent offense
+0.1
Live offense context: 4.35 R/G, 0.717 OPS.
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HOU vs SEA
4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
HOU vs SEA, Daikin Park
Paired with Emerson Hancock / GS+ 60GSV2 39 · -2 ADJ
37
GS+LOSSRanking reasons
1. Runs
-25
5 earned runs allowed.
2. Misses
+13.2
6 strikeouts.
3. Length
+12
4.0 innings pitched.
Additive breakdown
Earned total -11.3 -> Calibrated GS+ 37
GSv2 39 / GS+ -2 adj
Bottom band
Length
+12
4.0 innings pitched.
Misses
+13.2
6 strikeouts.
Runs
-25
5 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-8.4
7 hits allowed.
Free passes
-1.5
1 walks allowed.
Park context
-0.1
Daikin Park at 0.99 run factor.
Opponent quality
-0.6
SEA live standings context: 58-66, -24 run differential.
Opponent offense
-0.9
Live offense context: 3.92 R/G, 0.686 OPS.