The Yankees Own the Rotation, Boston Owns the Pen
The best staffs and arms in the game right now, by team ERA and our form score.
Pitching is the theme today, and two New York arms sit atop it. The Yankees have the best starting rotation in baseball, while Boston edges them for the deepest bullpen. Up front, Jacob Misiorowski and Cam Schlittler are throwing like the season belongs to them.
Best rotation
Starting rotation ERA — starters only. Lower is better.
The Yankees lead the rotation board at a 3.28 starter ERA, with the Dodgers (3.48) and Detroit (3.51) close behind. It's quiet, steady company for the Tigers, a team still under .500 at 71-79 but pitching like a contender.
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New York YankeesTop starters by form3.28ERA1.14WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Cam SchlittlerStarter911.950.90
Max FriedStarter782.730.99
Carlos RodónStarter712.941.12
Gerrit ColeStarter623.671.13
Ryan WeathersStarter593.601.22 - 2
Los Angeles DodgersTop starters by form3.48ERA1.10WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Shohei OhtaniStarter911.790.95
Yoshinobu YamamotoStarter842.620.88
Blake SnellStarter831.911.09
Tarik SkubalStarter792.521.04
Tyler GlasnowStarter713.500.97 - 3
Detroit TigersTop starters by form3.51ERA1.18WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIPTarik SkubalStarter812.790.91
Casey MizeStarter792.700.99
Troy MeltonStarter762.521.10
Tyler HoltonStarter702.691.21
Keider MonteroStarter683.551.03 - 4
Tampa Bay RaysTop starters by form3.54ERA1.09WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Drew RasmussenStarter802.810.92
Nick MartinezStarter732.921.07
Freddy PeraltaStarter673.860.97
Shane McClanahanStarter663.361.12
Casey LeguminaStarter553.791.26 - 5
Milwaukee BrewersTop starters by form3.63ERA1.13WHIP›StarterFORMERAWHIP
Jacob MisiorowskiStarter951.950.80
Logan HendersonStarter · Rookie912.340.78
Brandon WoodruffStarter822.980.84
Chad PatrickStarter643.201.21
Kyle HarrisonStarter513.981.31
Best bullpens
Bullpen ERA — relievers only. Lower is better.
Boston tops the bullpen at a 3.11 reliever ERA, a nose ahead of the Yankees at 3.13. Atlanta, San Diego and Milwaukee round out the five, meaning the deepest pens and the best rotations mostly live in the same neighborhoods.
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Boston Red SoxTop relievers by form3.11ERA1.17WHIP›RelieverFORMERAWHIP
Garrett WhitlockReliever951.810.83
Alec GamboaReliever · Rookie921.291.00
Wyatt OldsReliever · Rookie881.381.08
Erik MillerReliever851.231.16
Aroldis ChapmanCloser811.951.14 - 2New York YankeesTop relievers by form3.13ERA1.20WHIP›RelieverFORMERAWHIP
Paul BlackburnReliever871.671.07
Yerry De los SantosReliever831.351.20
Brent HeadrickReliever791.941.18
David BednarCloser782.661.03
Fernando CruzReliever593.131.34 - 3
Atlanta BravesTop relievers by form3.42ERA1.20WHIP›RelieverFORMERAWHIP
Robert SuarezReliever980.560.84
Dylan DoddReliever852.380.93
Didier FuentesReliever · Rookie802.271.08
Dylan LeeReliever763.090.95
Brent SuterReliever741.961.30 - 4
San Diego PadresTop relievers by form3.48ERA1.24WHIP›RelieverFORMERAWHIP
Mason MillerCloser981.120.85
Yuki MatsuiReliever811.981.12
Adrian MorejonReliever742.871.07
Jason AdamReliever732.511.18
Jeremiah EstradaReliever633.481.16 - 5Milwaukee BrewersTop relievers by form3.50ERA1.26WHIP›RelieverFORMERAWHIP
Trevor MegillCloser842.590.90
Abner UribeReliever832.151.03
DL HallReliever822.041.08
Craig YohoReliever · Rookie803.150.85
Bryse WilsonReliever722.551.18
Green on the mound
Top arms by form — our 0–100 pitching score from ERA & WHIP. A shimmer means a historic pace (sub-2.00 ERA, sub-1.00 WHIP).
- Jacob MisiorowskiMilwaukee Brewers1.95ERAelite historic›ERA 1.95 · WHIP 0.80 · IP 161.1GS 27 · 14 W · 236 KFORM95elite
- Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees1.95ERAelite historic›ERA 1.95 · WHIP 0.90 · IP 184.2GS 31 · 14 W · 228 KFORM91elite
Chris SaleAtlanta Braves2.18ERAelite›ERA 2.18 · WHIP 0.99 · IP 157GS 26 · 14 W · 190 KFORM85elite- Yoshinobu YamamotoLos Angeles Dodgers2.62ERAelite›ERA 2.62 · WHIP 0.88 · IP 172GS 26 · 13 W · 171 KFORM84elite
- Drew RasmussenTampa Bay Rays2.81ERAelite›ERA 2.81 · WHIP 0.92 · IP 160.1GS 28 · 14 W · 160 KFORM80elite
Dylan Cease
Toronto Blue Jays2.38ERAelite›ERA 2.38 · WHIP 1.06 · IP 166.1GS 28 · 11 W · 236 KFORM79elite
Stats via the MLB Stats API. Colors, form scores and power rankings are Baseball Lens's own.