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.

Against the whole of history

The rate this season is being thrown at

His season →
12.98 strikeouts per nine Jacob Misiorowski · MIL 252 K in 174.2 IP · 30 starts

The season's pitching story, still running: Jacob Misiorowski has struck out 12.98 per nine innings through 174.2 innings and 30 starts, the best rate among the 46 qualified starters on tonight's board. Four of the 7,102 full-schedule qualified starter seasons the AL and NL have played since 1920 have finished a full schedule above it: Gerrit Cole's 13.82 in 2019, Spencer Strider's 13.55 in 2023, Randy Johnson's 13.41 in 2001 and Pedro Martinez's 13.20 in 1999. Above them on a short schedule: Shane Bieber's 14.20, over the 77.1 innings of 2020 and Jacob deGrom's 13.76, over the 68.0 innings of 2020. Unchanged from a night ago.

  • 14.20 Shane Bieber, 2020 (short schedule — 77.1 IP)
  • 13.82 Gerrit Cole, 2019
  • 13.76 Jacob deGrom, 2020 (short schedule — 68.0 IP)
  • 13.55 Spencer Strider, 2023
  • 13.41 Randy Johnson, 2001
  • 13.20 Pedro Martinez, 1999
  • 12.98 Jacob Misiorowski, this season so far

Sampling error on a rate over 174.2 innings is about 0.82.

Strikeouts Jacob Misiorowski MIL 252 Strikeouts / 9 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 12.98 ERA Jacob Misiorowski MIL 1.80

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 252 2 Gavin Williams CLE 248 3 Dylan Cease TOR 239 4 Cam Schlittler NYY 239 5 Cristopher Sánchez PHI 231
#PlayerTeam K Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Jacob Misiorowski headshot Jacob Misiorowski MIL 252 252 300 K 48 more IMPOSSIBLE
2 Gavin Williams headshot Gavin Williams CLE 248 248 250 K 2 more IMPOSSIBLE
3 Dylan Cease headshot Dylan Cease TOR 239 239 250 K 11 more IMPOSSIBLE
4 Cam Schlittler headshot Cam Schlittler NYY 239 240 250 K 11 more · 55.0 per outing over 0.2 IMPOSSIBLE
5 Cristopher Sánchez headshot Cristopher Sánchez PHI 231 231 250 K 19 more IMPOSSIBLE
6 Jesús Luzardo headshot Jesús Luzardo PHI 221 221 250 K 29 more IMPOSSIBLE
7 Reid Detmers headshot Reid Detmers LAA 211 211 250 K 39 more IMPOSSIBLE
8 Logan Gilbert headshot Logan Gilbert SEA 205 205 250 K 45 more IMPOSSIBLE
9 Taj Bradley headshot Taj Bradley MIN 205 205 250 K 45 more IMPOSSIBLE
10 Jacob deGrom headshot Jacob deGrom TEX 201 201 250 K 49 more IMPOSSIBLE

Category board

Strikeouts / 9

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

1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 12.98 2 Dylan Cease TOR 12.73 3 Gavin Williams CLE 12.11 4 Jacob deGrom TEX 11.12 5 Cam Schlittler NYY 11.11
#PlayerTeam K/9 Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Jacob Misiorowski headshot Jacob Misiorowski MIL 12.98 252 K / 174.2 IP — —
2 Dylan Cease headshot Dylan Cease TOR 12.73 239 K / 169.0 IP — —
3 Gavin Williams headshot Gavin Williams CLE 12.11 248 K / 184.1 IP — —
4 Jacob deGrom headshot Jacob deGrom TEX 11.12 201 K / 162.2 IP — —
5 Cam Schlittler headshot Cam Schlittler NYY 11.11 239 K / 193.2 IP — —
6 Chris Sale headshot Chris Sale ATL 11.07 200 K / 162.2 IP — —
7 Jesús Luzardo headshot Jesús Luzardo PHI 11.07 221 K / 179.2 IP — —
8 Zack Wheeler headshot Zack Wheeler PHI 10.72 193 K / 162.0 IP — —
9 Cade Cavalli headshot Cade Cavalli WSH 10.61 200 K / 169.2 IP — —
10 Taj Bradley headshot Taj Bradley MIN 10.35 205 K / 178.1 IP — —

Category board

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 1.80 2 Cam Schlittler NYY 1.95 3 Chris Sale ATL 2.16 4 Dylan Cease TOR 2.40 5 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 2.53
#PlayerTeam ERA Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Jacob Misiorowski headshot Jacob Misiorowski MIL 1.80 174.2 IP sub-2.00 finish — ON PACE
2 Cam Schlittler headshot Cam Schlittler NYY 1.95 193.2 IP sub-2.00 finish 9.76 ROS ON PACE
3 Chris Sale headshot Chris Sale ATL 2.16 162.2 IP sub-2.00 finish — IMPOSSIBLE
4 Dylan Cease headshot Dylan Cease TOR 2.40 169.0 IP sub-2.00 finish — IMPOSSIBLE
5 Yoshinobu Yamamoto headshot Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 2.53 185.0 IP sub-2.00 finish — IMPOSSIBLE
6 Parker Messick headshot Parker Messick CLE 2.56 186.1 IP sub-2.00 finish -3670902821268135.00 ROS IMPOSSIBLE
7 Drew Rasmussen headshot Drew Rasmussen TB 2.67 172.0 IP sub-2.00 finish — IMPOSSIBLE
8 Sonny Gray headshot Sonny Gray BOS 2.72 169.0 IP sub-2.00 finish — IMPOSSIBLE
9 Jesús Luzardo headshot Jesús Luzardo PHI 2.86 179.2 IP sub-2.00 finish — IMPOSSIBLE
10 Eduardo Rodriguez headshot Eduardo Rodriguez AZ 2.89 189.2 IP sub-2.00 finish — IMPOSSIBLE

Category board

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 0.87 3 Drew Rasmussen TB 0.91 4 Cam Schlittler NYY 0.92 5 Chris Sale ATL 0.98
#PlayerTeam WHIP Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Jacob Misiorowski headshot Jacob Misiorowski MIL 0.80 174.2 IP sub-1.00 finish — ON PACE
2 Yoshinobu Yamamoto headshot Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 0.87 185.0 IP sub-1.00 finish — ON PACE
3 Drew Rasmussen headshot Drew Rasmussen TB 0.91 172.0 IP sub-1.00 finish — ON PACE
4 Cam Schlittler headshot Cam Schlittler NYY 0.92 193.2 IP sub-1.00 finish 14.02 ROS ON PACE
5 Chris Sale headshot Chris Sale ATL 0.98 162.2 IP sub-1.00 finish — ON PACE
6 Reid Detmers headshot Reid Detmers LAA 1.04 185.0 IP sub-1.00 finish — IMPOSSIBLE
7 Zack Wheeler headshot Zack Wheeler PHI 1.05 162.0 IP sub-1.00 finish — IMPOSSIBLE
8 Parker Messick headshot Parker Messick CLE 1.06 186.1 IP sub-1.00 finish -410484341036372.00 ROS IMPOSSIBLE
9 Jesús Luzardo headshot Jesús Luzardo PHI 1.07 179.2 IP sub-1.00 finish — IMPOSSIBLE
10 Nick Martinez headshot Nick Martinez TB 1.09 180.0 IP sub-1.00 finish — IMPOSSIBLE

Category board

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 18 2 Cristopher Sánchez PHI 18 3 Eduardo Rodriguez AZ 16 4 Drew Rasmussen TB 16 5 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 16
#PlayerTeam W Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Sonny Gray headshot Sonny Gray BOS 18 18 20 W 2 more IMPOSSIBLE
2 Cristopher Sánchez headshot Cristopher Sánchez PHI 18 18 20 W 2 more IMPOSSIBLE
3 Eduardo Rodriguez headshot Eduardo Rodriguez AZ 16 16 20 W 4 more IMPOSSIBLE
4 Drew Rasmussen headshot Drew Rasmussen TB 16 16 20 W 4 more IMPOSSIBLE
5 Jacob Misiorowski headshot Jacob Misiorowski MIL 16 16 20 W 4 more IMPOSSIBLE
6 Nick Martinez headshot Nick Martinez TB 15 15 20 W 5 more IMPOSSIBLE
7 Foster Griffin headshot Foster Griffin CLE 15 15 20 W 5 more IMPOSSIBLE
8 Chase Burns headshot Chase Burns CIN 15 15 20 W 5 more IMPOSSIBLE
9 Chris Sale headshot Chris Sale ATL 14 14 20 W 6 more IMPOSSIBLE
10 Zack Wheeler headshot Zack Wheeler PHI 14 14 20 W 6 more IMPOSSIBLE

Category board

K-BB% (Dominance)

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

1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 31.3% 2 Chris Sale ATL 26.1% 3 Gavin Williams CLE 25.1% 4 Cam Schlittler NYY 25.0% 5 Dylan Cease TOR 23.5%
#PlayerTeam K-BB% Pace Next milestone Needs Status
1 Jacob Misiorowski headshot Jacob Misiorowski MIL 31.3% 252 K / 44 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
2 Chris Sale headshot Chris Sale ATL 26.1% 200 K / 31 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
3 Gavin Williams headshot Gavin Williams CLE 25.1% 248 K / 61 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
4 Cam Schlittler headshot Cam Schlittler NYY 25.0% 239 K / 49 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
5 Dylan Cease headshot Dylan Cease TOR 23.5% 239 K / 78 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
6 Jesús Luzardo headshot Jesús Luzardo PHI 23.2% 221 K / 52 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
7 Jacob deGrom headshot Jacob deGrom TEX 23.2% 201 K / 46 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
8 Zack Wheeler headshot Zack Wheeler PHI 22.6% 193 K / 47 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
9 Reid Detmers headshot Reid Detmers LAA 22.0% 211 K / 48 BB elite is ~30% — Watch
10 Cristopher Sánchez headshot Cristopher Sánchez PHI 21.7% 231 K / 45 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 41 41 50 SV 9 more IMPOSSIBLE
2 Cade Smith headshot Cade Smith CLE 41 41 50 SV 9 more IMPOSSIBLE
3 Mason Miller headshot Mason Miller SD 38 38 40 SV 2 more IMPOSSIBLE
4 Riley O'Brien headshot Riley O'Brien STL 38 38 40 SV 2 more IMPOSSIBLE
5 David Bednar headshot David Bednar NYY 35 35 40 SV 5 more EXTREME
6 Aroldis Chapman headshot Aroldis Chapman BOS 35 35 40 SV 5 more IMPOSSIBLE
7 Louis Varland headshot Louis Varland TOR 35 35 40 SV 5 more IMPOSSIBLE
8 Raisel Iglesias headshot Raisel Iglesias ATL 34 34 40 SV 6 more IMPOSSIBLE
9 Jhoan Duran headshot Jhoan Duran PHI 33 33 40 SV 7 more IMPOSSIBLE
10 Jacob Latz headshot Jacob Latz TEX 30 30 40 SV 10 more IMPOSSIBLE
11 Trevor Megill headshot Trevor Megill MIL 30 30 40 SV 10 more IMPOSSIBLE