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	265	250 K	23 more · 5.3 per outing over 4.3	ON PACE
2	Dylan Cease	TOR	221	258	250 K	29 more · 6.7 per outing over 4.3	ON PACE
3	Gavin Williams	CLE	217	255	250 K	33 more · 6.7 per outing over 4.9	ON PACE
4	Cam Schlittler	NYY	210	245	250 K	40 more · 8.3 per outing over 4.8	NEAR PACE
5	Jesús Luzardo	PHI	209	244	250 K	41 more · 8.9 per outing over 4.6	NEAR PACE
6	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	202	235	250 K	48 more · 10.4 per outing over 4.6	NEAR PACE
7	Reid Detmers	LAA	182	212	200 K	18 more · 3.9 per outing over 4.6	ON PACE
8	Paul Skenes	PIT	179	209	200 K	21 more · 4.6 per outing over 4.6	ON PACE
9	Taj Bradley	MIN	178	207	200 K	22 more · 4.9 per outing over 4.5	ON PACE
10	Chris Sale	ATL	177	206	200 K	23 more · 5.8 per outing over 4.0	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 11.06

#	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	11.06	177 K / 144.0 IP	—	—
6	Cam Schlittler	NYY	11.01	210 K / 171.2 IP	—	—
7	Paul Skenes	PIT	10.76	179 K / 149.2 IP	—	—
8	Chase Burns	CIN	10.59	171 K / 145.1 IP	—	—
9	Cade Cavalli	WSH	10.43	177 K / 152.2 IP	—	—
10	Taj Bradley	MIN	10.38	178 K / 154.1 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 2.06 4 Dylan Cease TOR 2.25 5 Parker Messick CLE 2.46

#	Player	Team	ERA	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	1.97	155.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	2.16 ROS	ON PACE
2	Cam Schlittler	NYY	2.04	171.2 IP	sub-2.00 finish	1.73 ROS	NEAR PACE
3	Chris Sale	ATL	2.06	144.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	1.62 ROS	NEAR PACE
4	Dylan Cease	TOR	2.25	156.1 IP	sub-2.00 finish	0.52 ROS	EXTREME
5	Parker Messick	CLE	2.46	161.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-0.64 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
6	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	2.52	175.1 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-1.11 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
7	Eduardo Rodriguez	AZ	2.59	167.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-1.73 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
8	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	2.67	165.0 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-1.87 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
9	Chase Burns	CIN	2.79	145.1 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-2.75 ROS	IMPOSSIBLE
10	Sonny Gray	BOS	2.82	143.2 IP	sub-2.00 finish	-2.95 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 0.93 4 Cam Schlittler NYY 0.94 5 Keider Montero DET 0.99

#	Player	Team	WHIP	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	0.79	155.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	2.25 ROS	ON PACE
2	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	0.90	165.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.59 ROS	ON PACE
3	Drew Rasmussen	TB	0.93	146.1 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.41 ROS	ON PACE
4	Cam Schlittler	NYY	0.94	171.2 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.38 ROS	ON PACE
5	Keider Montero	DET	0.99	139.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.04 ROS	ON PACE
6	Chris Sale	ATL	1.00	144.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	1.00 ROS	ON PACE
7	Parker Messick	CLE	1.02	161.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.89 ROS	NEAR PACE
8	Dylan Cease	TOR	1.04	156.1 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.78 ROS	NEAR PACE
9	Logan Gilbert	SEA	1.04	160.1 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.79 ROS	NEAR PACE
10	Reid Detmers	LAA	1.06	162.0 IP	sub-1.00 finish	0.63 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 16 2 Cristopher Sánchez PHI 16 3 Foster Griffin CLE 15 4 Chase Burns CIN 15 5 Eduardo Rodriguez AZ 14

#	Player	Team	W	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Sonny Gray	BOS	16	19	20 W	4 more · 1.0 per outing over 4.1	NEAR PACE
2	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	16	19	20 W	4 more · 0.9 per outing over 4.6	NEAR PACE
3	Foster Griffin	CLE	15	18	20 W	5 more · 1.1 per outing over 4.7	IMPOSSIBLE
4	Chase Burns	CIN	15	17	20 W	5 more · 1.2 per outing over 4.3	IMPOSSIBLE
5	Eduardo Rodriguez	AZ	14	16	20 W	6 more · 1.4 per outing over 4.4	IMPOSSIBLE
6	Drew Rasmussen	TB	14	16	20 W	6 more · 1.3 per outing over 4.5	IMPOSSIBLE
7	Braxton Ashcraft	PIT	14	16	20 W	6 more · 1.3 per outing over 4.5	IMPOSSIBLE
8	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	14	16	20 W	6 more · 1.4 per outing over 4.3	IMPOSSIBLE
9	Chris Sale	ATL	13	15	20 W	7 more · 1.8 per outing over 4.0	IMPOSSIBLE
10	Nick Martinez	TB	13	15	20 W	7 more · 1.6 per outing over 4.5	IMPOSSIBLE

1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 31.8% 2 Chris Sale ATL 25.9% 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	25.9%	177 K / 28 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	Jesús Luzardo	PHI	22.7%	209 K / 51 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
7	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	22.5%	202 K / 39 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
8	Paul Skenes	PIT	21.8%	179 K / 44 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
9	Drew Rasmussen	TB	21.3%	149 K / 27 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch
10	Reid Detmers	LAA	21.2%	182 K / 44 BB	elite is ~30%	—	Watch

#	Pitcher	Team	SV	Pace	Next milestone	Needs	Status
1	Bryan Baker	TB	39	46	40 SV	1 more	ON PACE
2	Riley O'Brien	STL	35	41	40 SV	5 more	ON PACE
3	Cade Smith	CLE	35	41	40 SV	5 more	ON PACE
4	Mason Miller	SD	32	37	40 SV	8 more	NEAR PACE
5	David Bednar	NYY	31	36	40 SV	9 more	EXTREME
6	Louis Varland	TOR	31	36	40 SV	9 more	EXTREME
7	Aroldis Chapman	BOS	30	35	40 SV	10 more	EXTREME
8	Jhoan Duran	PHI	29	34	40 SV	11 more	EXTREME
9	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	29	34	40 SV	11 more	EXTREME
10	Jacob Latz	TEX	28	33	40 SV	12 more	EXTREME

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