Pitching history desk

Pitcher Chases

The pitching board starts with strikeout pace, then run prevention, baserunner suppression, wins, saves, and K-BB dominance. The goal is to show which arms are creating a season fans should remember.

Strikeouts Jacob Misiorowski MIL 236 Strikeouts / 9 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 13.17 ERA Jacob Misiorowski MIL 1.95

Core chase

Strikeouts

Top 10 · team-game pace · nearest milestone still in reach

All-time record 383 Nolan Ryan · California Angels · 1973
200 250 300 350 383

300 strikeouts is the modern pitching unicorn — it has happened only a handful of times this century. Nolan Ryan's 383 in 1973 is the live-ball record.

1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 236 2 Gavin Williams CLE 228 3 Dylan Cease TOR 227 4 Jesús Luzardo PHI 221 5 Cam Schlittler NYY 220
#PlayerTeam K Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Jacob Misiorowski headshot Jacob Misiorowski MIL 236 258 250 K 14 more · 5.4 per outing over 2.6 ON PACE
2 Gavin Williams headshot Gavin Williams CLE 228 250 250 K 22 more · 8.1 per outing over 2.7 NEAR PACE
3 Dylan Cease headshot Dylan Cease TOR 227 248 250 K 23 more · 8.8 per outing over 2.6 NEAR PACE
4 Jesús Luzardo headshot Jesús Luzardo PHI 221 242 250 K 29 more · 10.7 per outing over 2.7 NEAR PACE
5 Cam Schlittler headshot Cam Schlittler NYY 220 242 250 K 30 more · 9.7 per outing over 3.1 NEAR PACE
6 Cristopher Sánchez headshot Cristopher Sánchez PHI 210 230 250 K 40 more · 14.3 per outing over 2.8 EXTREME
7 Cade Cavalli headshot Cade Cavalli WSH 194 211 200 K 6 more · 2.2 per outing over 2.7 ON PACE
8 Reid Detmers headshot Reid Detmers LAA 191 210 200 K 9 more · 3.0 per outing over 3.0 ON PACE
9 Chris Sale headshot Chris Sale ATL 190 208 200 K 10 more · 4.0 per outing over 2.5 ON PACE
10 Taj Bradley headshot Taj Bradley MIN 190 209 200 K 10 more · 3.3 per outing over 3.0 ON PACE

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Strikeouts / 9

Top 10 · team-game pace · nearest milestone still in reach

1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 13.17 2 Dylan Cease TOR 12.66 3 Gavin Williams CLE 12.14 4 Jacob deGrom TEX 11.21 5 Jesús Luzardo PHI 11.13
#PlayerTeam K/9 Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Jacob Misiorowski headshot Jacob Misiorowski MIL 13.17 236 K / 161.1 IP — —
2 Dylan Cease headshot Dylan Cease TOR 12.66 227 K / 161.1 IP — —
3 Gavin Williams headshot Gavin Williams CLE 12.14 228 K / 169.0 IP — —
4 Jacob deGrom headshot Jacob deGrom TEX 11.21 186 K / 149.1 IP — —
5 Jesús Luzardo headshot Jesús Luzardo PHI 11.13 221 K / 178.2 IP — —
6 Cam Schlittler headshot Cam Schlittler NYY 11.08 220 K / 178.2 IP — —
7 Chris Sale headshot Chris Sale ATL 10.89 190 K / 157.0 IP — —
8 Chase Burns headshot Chase Burns CIN 10.68 176 K / 148.1 IP — —
9 Cade Cavalli headshot Cade Cavalli WSH 10.60 194 K / 164.2 IP — —
10 Paul Skenes headshot Paul Skenes PIT 10.51 181 K / 155.0 IP — —

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ERA

Top 10 · team-game pace · nearest milestone still in reach

All-time record 1.12 Bob Gibson · St. Louis Cardinals · 1968
2.00 1.75 1.50 1.12

Bob Gibson's 1.12 ERA in 1968 was so dominant MLB lowered the mound the next season. In the modern game, a sub-2.00 ERA over a full year is a generational season.

1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 1.95 2 Cam Schlittler NYY 2.01 3 Chris Sale ATL 2.18 4 Dylan Cease TOR 2.40 5 Parker Messick CLE 2.51
#PlayerTeam ERA Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Jacob Misiorowski headshot Jacob Misiorowski MIL 1.95 161.1 IP sub-2.00 finish 2.50 ROS ON PACE
2 Cam Schlittler headshot Cam Schlittler NYY 2.01 178.2 IP sub-2.00 finish 1.85 ROS NEAR PACE
3 Chris Sale headshot Chris Sale ATL 2.18 157.0 IP sub-2.00 finish 0.12 ROS EXTREME
4 Dylan Cease headshot Dylan Cease TOR 2.40 161.1 IP sub-2.00 finish -2.21 ROS IMPOSSIBLE
5 Parker Messick headshot Parker Messick CLE 2.51 172.1 IP sub-2.00 finish -3.36 ROS IMPOSSIBLE
6 Eduardo Rodriguez headshot Eduardo Rodriguez AZ 2.55 173.0 IP sub-2.00 finish -3.81 ROS IMPOSSIBLE
7 Yoshinobu Yamamoto headshot Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 2.62 172.0 IP sub-2.00 finish -4.04 ROS IMPOSSIBLE
8 Chase Burns headshot Chase Burns CIN 2.73 148.1 IP sub-2.00 finish -5.16 ROS IMPOSSIBLE
9 Sonny Gray headshot Sonny Gray BOS 2.76 156.2 IP sub-2.00 finish -6.01 ROS IMPOSSIBLE
10 Cristopher Sánchez headshot Cristopher Sánchez PHI 2.79 187.1 IP sub-2.00 finish -6.31 ROS IMPOSSIBLE

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WHIP

Top 10 · team-game pace · nearest milestone still in reach

All-time record 0.74 Pedro Martinez · Boston Red Sox · 2000
1.00 0.90 0.74

Pedro Martinez's 0.74 WHIP in 2000 — fewer than three baserunners per four innings, in the loudest offensive era ever — may be the best rate season a pitcher has had.

1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 0.80 2 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 0.88 3 Cam Schlittler NYY 0.92 4 Drew Rasmussen TB 0.92 5 Chris Sale ATL 0.99
#PlayerTeam WHIP Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Jacob Misiorowski headshot Jacob Misiorowski MIL 0.80 161.1 IP sub-1.00 finish 3.12 ROS ON PACE
2 Yoshinobu Yamamoto headshot Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 0.88 172.0 IP sub-1.00 finish 2.14 ROS ON PACE
3 Cam Schlittler headshot Cam Schlittler NYY 0.92 178.2 IP sub-1.00 finish 1.80 ROS ON PACE
4 Drew Rasmussen headshot Drew Rasmussen TB 0.92 160.1 IP sub-1.00 finish 1.81 ROS ON PACE
5 Chris Sale headshot Chris Sale ATL 0.99 157.0 IP sub-1.00 finish 1.07 ROS ON PACE
6 Parker Messick headshot Parker Messick CLE 1.03 172.1 IP sub-1.00 finish 0.65 ROS NEAR PACE
7 Keider Montero headshot Keider Montero DET 1.03 147.0 IP sub-1.00 finish 0.73 ROS NEAR PACE
8 Dylan Cease headshot Dylan Cease TOR 1.04 161.1 IP sub-1.00 finish 0.56 ROS NEAR PACE
9 Reid Detmers headshot Reid Detmers LAA 1.04 168.0 IP sub-1.00 finish 0.65 ROS NEAR PACE
10 Logan Gilbert headshot Logan Gilbert SEA 1.05 172.0 IP sub-1.00 finish 0.45 ROS NEAR PACE

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Wins

Top 10 · team-game pace · nearest milestone still in reach

All-time record 31 Denny McLain · Detroit Tigers · 1968
20 25 31

Pitcher wins are scarcer than ever in the bullpen era: 20 wins now leads baseball most seasons, which makes any run at 25+ a throwback story.

1 Sonny Gray BOS 17 2 Cristopher Sánchez PHI 17 3 Eduardo Rodriguez AZ 15 4 Foster Griffin CLE 15 5 Chase Burns CIN 15
#PlayerTeam W Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Sonny Gray headshot Sonny Gray BOS 17 19 20 W 3 more · 1.2 per outing over 2.6 IMPOSSIBLE
2 Cristopher Sánchez headshot Cristopher Sánchez PHI 17 19 20 W 3 more · 1.1 per outing over 2.8 IMPOSSIBLE
3 Eduardo Rodriguez headshot Eduardo Rodriguez AZ 15 16 20 W 5 more · 1.9 per outing over 2.7 IMPOSSIBLE
4 Foster Griffin headshot Foster Griffin CLE 15 16 20 W 5 more · 1.9 per outing over 2.7 IMPOSSIBLE
5 Chase Burns headshot Chase Burns CIN 15 17 20 W 5 more · 1.8 per outing over 2.8 IMPOSSIBLE
6 Chris Sale headshot Chris Sale ATL 14 15 20 W 6 more · 2.4 per outing over 2.5 IMPOSSIBLE
7 Nick Martinez headshot Nick Martinez TB 14 15 20 W 6 more · 2.1 per outing over 2.9 IMPOSSIBLE
8 Drew Rasmussen headshot Drew Rasmussen TB 14 15 20 W 6 more · 2.1 per outing over 2.9 IMPOSSIBLE
9 Jesús Luzardo headshot Jesús Luzardo PHI 14 15 20 W 6 more · 2.2 per outing over 2.7 IMPOSSIBLE
10 Braxton Ashcraft headshot Braxton Ashcraft PIT 14 15 20 W 6 more · 2.3 per outing over 2.6 IMPOSSIBLE

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K-BB% (Dominance)

Top 10 · team-game pace · nearest milestone still in reach

1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 31.7% 2 Gavin Williams CLE 25.7% 3 Cam Schlittler NYY 25.4% 4 Chris Sale ATL 25.4% 5 Dylan Cease TOR 24.8%
#PlayerTeam K-BB% Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Jacob Misiorowski headshot Jacob Misiorowski MIL 31.7% 236 K / 41 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
2 Gavin Williams headshot Gavin Williams CLE 25.7% 228 K / 53 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
3 Cam Schlittler headshot Cam Schlittler NYY 25.4% 220 K / 42 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
4 Chris Sale headshot Chris Sale ATL 25.4% 190 K / 31 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
5 Dylan Cease headshot Dylan Cease TOR 24.8% 227 K / 67 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
6 Jacob deGrom headshot Jacob deGrom TEX 24.6% 186 K / 38 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
7 Jesús Luzardo headshot Jesús Luzardo PHI 23.2% 221 K / 52 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
8 Reid Detmers headshot Reid Detmers LAA 21.7% 191 K / 45 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
9 Cristopher Sánchez headshot Cristopher Sánchez PHI 21.6% 210 K / 42 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
10 Drew Rasmussen headshot Drew Rasmussen TB 21.3% 160 K / 27 BB elite is ~30% — Watch

Bullpen chase

Saves

Late-inning volume against the modern saves record.

#PitcherTeamSVPaceNext milestoneNeedsStatus
1 Bryan Baker headshot Bryan Baker TB 39 43 40 SV 1 more ON PACE
2 Riley O'Brien headshot Riley O'Brien STL 36 39 40 SV 4 more NEAR PACE
3 Cade Smith headshot Cade Smith CLE 36 39 40 SV 4 more NEAR PACE
4 Mason Miller headshot Mason Miller SD 35 39 40 SV 5 more NEAR PACE
5 David Bednar headshot David Bednar NYY 33 36 40 SV 7 more EXTREME
6 Aroldis Chapman headshot Aroldis Chapman BOS 33 36 40 SV 7 more EXTREME
7 Louis Varland headshot Louis Varland TOR 33 36 40 SV 7 more EXTREME
8 Raisel Iglesias headshot Raisel Iglesias ATL 32 35 40 SV 8 more EXTREME
9 Jhoan Duran headshot Jhoan Duran PHI 30 33 40 SV 10 more EXTREME
10 Jacob Latz headshot Jacob Latz TEX 28 31 40 SV 12 more EXTREME