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 227 Strikeouts / 9 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 13.18 ERA Jacob Misiorowski MIL 1.97

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 227 2 Dylan Cease TOR 221 3 Gavin Williams CLE 217 4 Cam Schlittler NYY 210 5 Jesús Luzardo PHI 209

#	Player	Team	K	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	227	257	250 K	23 more · 6.6 per outing over 3.5	ON PACE
2	Dylan Cease	TOR	221	250	250 K	29 more · 8.3 per outing over 3.5	ON PACE
3	Gavin Williams	CLE	217	246	250 K	33 more · 8.9 per outing over 3.7	NEAR PACE
4	Cam Schlittler	NYY	210	240	250 K	40 more · 9.8 per outing over 4.1	NEAR PACE
5	Jesús Luzardo	PHI	209	238	250 K	41 more · 10.5 per outing over 3.9	NEAR PACE
6	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	207	236	250 K	43 more · 10.5 per outing over 4.1	NEAR PACE
7	Cade Cavalli	WSH	185	208	200 K	15 more · 3.9 per outing over 3.8	ON PACE
8	Chris Sale	ATL	184	210	200 K	16 more · 4.6 per outing over 3.5	ON PACE
9	Taj Bradley	MIN	184	210	200 K	16 more · 4.1 per outing over 3.9	ON PACE
10	Reid Detmers	LAA	182	208	200 K	18 more · 4.6 per outing over 3.9	ON PACE

1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 13.18 2 Dylan Cease TOR 12.72 3 Gavin Williams CLE 11.98 4 Jesús Luzardo PHI 11.09 5 Chris Sale ATL 11.04

#	Player	Team	K/9	Pace	Next milestone	Needs
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	13.18	227 K / 155.0 IP	—	—
2	Dylan Cease	TOR	12.72	221 K / 156.1 IP	—	—
3	Gavin Williams	CLE	11.98	217 K / 163.0 IP	—	—
4	Jesús Luzardo	PHI	11.09	209 K / 169.2 IP	—	—
5	Chris Sale	ATL	11.04	184 K / 150.0 IP	—	—
6	Cam Schlittler	NYY	11.01	210 K / 171.2 IP	—	—
7	Jacob deGrom	TEX	10.93	174 K / 143.1 IP	—	—
8	Paul Skenes	PIT	10.76	179 K / 149.2 IP	—	—
9	Chase Burns	CIN	10.59	171 K / 145.1 IP	—	—
10	Cade Cavalli	WSH	10.49	185 K / 158.2 IP	—	—

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 1.97 2 Cam Schlittler NYY 2.04 3 Chris Sale ATL 2.10 4 Dylan Cease TOR 2.25 5 Parker Messick CLE 2.53

#	Player	Team	ERA	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	1.97	155.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	2.19 ROS	ON PACE
2	Cam Schlittler	NYY	2.04	171.2 IP	sub-2.00 finish	1.68 ROS	NEAR PACE
3	Chris Sale	ATL	2.10	150.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	1.29 ROS	NEAR PACE
4	Dylan Cease	TOR	2.25	156.1 IP	sub-2.00 finish	0.15 ROS	EXTREME
5	Parker Messick	CLE	2.53	167.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-2.01 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
6	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	2.58	181.1 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-2.12 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
7	Eduardo Rodriguez	AZ	2.59	167.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-2.42 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	2.67	165.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-2.78 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
9	Sonny Gray	BOS	2.69	150.2 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-3.18 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
10	Chase Burns	CIN	2.79	145.1 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-3.59 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE

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 0.79 2 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 0.90 3 Drew Rasmussen TB 0.91 4 Cam Schlittler NYY 0.94 5 Chris Sale ATL 1.01

#	Player	Team	WHIP	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	0.79	155.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	2.55 ROS	ON PACE
2	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	0.90	165.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.73 ROS	ON PACE
3	Drew Rasmussen	TB	0.91	153.1 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.66 ROS	ON PACE
4	Cam Schlittler	NYY	0.94	171.2 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.44 ROS	ON PACE
5	Chris Sale	ATL	1.01	150.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.95 ROS	NEAR PACE
6	Keider Montero	DET	1.03	143.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.80 ROS	NEAR PACE
7	Dylan Cease	TOR	1.04	156.1 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.73 ROS	NEAR PACE
8	Parker Messick	CLE	1.04	167.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.73 ROS	NEAR PACE
9	Reid Detmers	LAA	1.06	162.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.56 ROS	NEAR PACE
10	Logan Gilbert	SEA	1.07	165.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.50 ROS	NEAR PACE

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 16 3 Foster Griffin CLE 15 4 Chase Burns CIN 15 5 Chris Sale ATL 14

#	Player	Team	W	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Sonny Gray	BOS	17	19	20 W	3 more · 0.9 per outing over 3.5	NEAR PACE
2	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	16	18	20 W	4 more · 1.0 per outing over 4.1	EXTREME
3	Foster Griffin	CLE	15	17	20 W	5 more · 1.4 per outing over 3.7	IMPOSSIBLE
4	Chase Burns	CIN	15	17	20 W	5 more · 1.4 per outing over 3.7	IMPOSSIBLE
5	Chris Sale	ATL	14	16	20 W	6 more · 1.7 per outing over 3.5	IMPOSSIBLE
6	Eduardo Rodriguez	AZ	14	16	20 W	6 more · 1.6 per outing over 3.7	IMPOSSIBLE
7	Nick Martinez	TB	14	16	20 W	6 more · 1.6 per outing over 3.8	IMPOSSIBLE
8	Drew Rasmussen	TB	14	16	20 W	6 more · 1.6 per outing over 3.8	IMPOSSIBLE
9	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	14	16	20 W	6 more · 1.6 per outing over 3.7	IMPOSSIBLE
10	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	14	16	20 W	6 more · 1.7 per outing over 3.5	IMPOSSIBLE

1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 31.8% 2 Chris Sale ATL 25.8% 3 Gavin Williams CLE 25.4% 4 Dylan Cease TOR 25.1% 5 Cam Schlittler NYY 24.8%

#	Player	Team	K-BB%	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	31.8%	227 K / 39 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
2	Chris Sale	ATL	25.8%	184 K / 29 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
3	Gavin Williams	CLE	25.4%	217 K / 50 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
4	Dylan Cease	TOR	25.1%	221 K / 65 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
5	Cam Schlittler	NYY	24.8%	210 K / 42 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
6	Jacob deGrom	TEX	23.4%	174 K / 38 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
7	Jesús Luzardo	PHI	22.7%	209 K / 51 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
8	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	21.9%	207 K / 42 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
9	Paul Skenes	PIT	21.8%	179 K / 44 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
10	Drew Rasmussen	TB	21.6%	156 K / 27 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch

#	Pitcher	Team	SV	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Bryan Baker	TB	39	44	40 SV	1 more	ON PACE
2	Riley O'Brien	STL	36	41	40 SV	4 more	ON PACE
3	Cade Smith	CLE	35	40	40 SV	5 more	NEAR PACE
4	Louis Varland	TOR	33	37	40 SV	7 more	NEAR PACE
5	Aroldis Chapman	BOS	32	36	40 SV	8 more	EXTREME
6	Mason Miller	SD	32	37	40 SV	8 more	EXTREME
7	David Bednar	NYY	31	35	40 SV	9 more	EXTREME
8	Jhoan Duran	PHI	30	34	40 SV	10 more	EXTREME
9	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	30	34	40 SV	10 more	EXTREME
10	Jacob Latz	TEX	28	32	40 SV	12 more	EXTREME

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