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 185 ERA Jacob Misiorowski MIL 1.58 WHIP Jacob Misiorowski MIL 0.75

All-time record 383 Nolan Ryan · California Angels · 1973

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 185 2 Dylan Cease TOR 167 3 Cam Schlittler NYY 157 4 Cristopher Sánchez PHI 157 5 Gavin Williams CLE 156

#	Player	Team	K	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	185	283	250 K	65 more	ON PACE
2	Dylan Cease	TOR	167	253	250 K	83 more	ON PACE
3	Cam Schlittler	NYY	157	240	250 K	93 more	NEAR PACE
4	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	157	238	250 K	93 more	NEAR PACE
5	Gavin Williams	CLE	156	236	250 K	94 more	NEAR PACE
6	Jesús Luzardo	PHI	152	230	250 K	98 more	NEAR PACE
7	Paul Skenes	PIT	149	226	250 K	101 more	LONG SHOT
8	Nolan McLean	NYM	142	215	250 K	108 more	EXTREME
9	Reid Detmers	LAA	136	206	250 K	114 more	EXTREME
10	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	135	204	250 K	115 more	EXTREME

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 1.58 2 Cam Schlittler NYY 2.07 3 Chris Sale ATL 2.19 4 Chase Burns CIN 2.42 5 Nick Martinez TB 2.45

#	Player	Team	ERA	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	1.58	120.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	2.80 ROS	ON PACE
2	Cam Schlittler	NYY	2.07	130.3 IP	sub-2.00 finish	1.86 ROS	NEAR PACE
3	Chris Sale	ATL	2.19	111.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	1.64 ROS	LONG SHOT
4	Chase Burns	CIN	2.42	107.7 IP	sub-2.00 finish	1.24 ROS	EXTREME
5	Nick Martinez	TB	2.45	117.3 IP	sub-2.00 finish	1.16 ROS	EXTREME
6	Dylan Cease	TOR	2.46	113.3 IP	sub-2.00 finish	1.10 ROS	EXTREME
7	Parker Messick	CLE	2.59	125.3 IP	sub-2.00 finish	0.86 ROS	EXTREME
8	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	2.62	106.7 IP	sub-2.00 finish	0.83 ROS	EXTREME
9	Eduardo Rodriguez	AZ	2.64	122.7 IP	sub-2.00 finish	0.75 ROS	EXTREME
10	Max Meyer	MIA	2.68	111.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	0.69 ROS	EXTREME

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 0.75 2 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD 0.90 3 Cam Schlittler NYY 0.93 4 Drew Rasmussen TB 0.93 5 Logan Gilbert SEA 0.99

#	Player	Team	WHIP	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	0.75	120.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.47 ROS	ON PACE
2	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	0.90	125.7 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.19 ROS	ON PACE
3	Cam Schlittler	NYY	0.93	130.3 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.14 ROS	ON PACE
4	Drew Rasmussen	TB	0.93	111.3 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.12 ROS	ON PACE
5	Logan Gilbert	SEA	0.99	125.7 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.01 ROS	ON PACE
6	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	1.01	106.7 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.98 ROS	NEAR PACE
7	Keider Montero	DET	1.02	110.3 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.97 ROS	NEAR PACE
8	Foster Griffin	WSH	1.03	124.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.94 ROS	NEAR PACE
9	Parker Messick	CLE	1.04	125.3 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.93 ROS	NEAR PACE
10	Chris Sale	ATL	1.05	111.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.90 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 Cristopher Sánchez PHI 13 2 Chase Burns CIN 12 3 Foster Griffin WSH 12 4 Sonny Gray BOS 12 5 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 11

#	Player	Team	W	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	13	20	20 W	7 more	NEAR PACE
2	Chase Burns	CIN	12	19	20 W	8 more	NEAR PACE
3	Foster Griffin	WSH	12	18	20 W	8 more	LONG SHOT
4	Sonny Gray	BOS	12	19	20 W	8 more	NEAR PACE
5	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	11	17	20 W	9 more	EXTREME
6	Chris Sale	ATL	11	17	20 W	9 more	EXTREME
7	Justin Wrobleski	LAD	11	17	20 W	9 more	EXTREME
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	11	17	20 W	9 more	EXTREME
9	Andre Pallante	STL	11	17	20 W	9 more	EXTREME
10	Cam Schlittler	NYY	10	15	20 W	10 more	EXTREME

1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 34.4% 2 Dylan Cease TOR 26.0% 3 Cam Schlittler NYY 25.6% 4 Paul Skenes PIT 24.7% 5 Jacob deGrom TEX 24.2%

#	Player	Team	K-BB%	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	34.4%	185 K / 28 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
2	Dylan Cease	TOR	26.0%	167 K / 48 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
3	Cam Schlittler	NYY	25.6%	157 K / 25 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
4	Paul Skenes	PIT	24.7%	149 K / 28 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
5	Jacob deGrom	TEX	24.2%	132 K / 24 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
6	Chris Sale	ATL	23.9%	134 K / 26 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
7	Gavin Williams	CLE	23.4%	156 K / 37 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
8	Joe Ryan	MIN	22.5%	131 K / 25 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
9	Jesús Luzardo	PHI	22.4%	152 K / 38 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
10	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	22.3%	157 K / 28 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch

#	Pitcher	Team	SV	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Cade Smith	CLE	29	44	40 SV	11 more	ON PACE
2	Bryan Baker	TB	28	43	40 SV	12 more	ON PACE
3	Mason Miller	SD	27	41	40 SV	13 more	ON PACE
4	Riley O'Brien	STL	26	40	40 SV	14 more	NEAR PACE
5	Aroldis Chapman	BOS	25	39	40 SV	15 more	NEAR PACE
6	Jhoan Duran	PHI	24	36	40 SV	16 more	LONG SHOT
7	Paul Sewald	AZ	24	36	40 SV	16 more	LONG SHOT
8	Louis Varland	TOR	22	33	40 SV	18 more	EXTREME
9	David Bednar	NYY	21	32	40 SV	19 more	EXTREME
10	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	21	32	40 SV	19 more	EXTREME

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