#1
2026 MLB Season
Ranking completed starts
Completed starts ranked by GS+.
SLATE COMPLETE · 30 STARTS
Slate range 20-77 / Avg 46.3 / 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 · SEP 1, 2026Final
#1 of 28 · league avg 50
#1
Elite
CLE vs TOR
77
GS+7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 13 K
CLE vs TOR, Progressive Field
Paired with Spencer Miles / GS+ 47GSV2 89 · -12 ADJ
Ranking reasons
1. Misses
+28.6
13 strikeouts.
2. Length
+21
7.0 innings pitched.
3. Traffic
-2.4
2 hits allowed.
Additive breakdown
Earned total +44 -> Calibrated GS+ 77
GSv2 89 / GS+ -12 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.
Length
+21
7.0 innings pitched.
Misses
+28.6
13 strikeouts.
Runs
0
0 earned runs allowed.
Traffic
-2.4
2 hits allowed.
Free passes
-1.5
1 walks allowed.
Park context
-0.1
Progressive Field at 0.99 run factor.
Opponent quality
-0.7
TOR live standings context: 68-71, -55 run differential.
Opponent offense
-0.9
Live offense context: 3.95 R/G, 0.686 OPS.
GS+ 43
ND