2026 MLB Fantasy Starting Pitcher Rankings
Updated September 27, 2026
The top fantasy SP in fantasy baseball for the 2026 MLB season is Cam Schlittler (NYY), who scored 1,158.0 fantasy points — 35.1 per game over 33 games. The full top-50 SP rankings are below.
| # | Player | Team | Pts | PPG | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | 1,158.0 | 35.1 | 33 |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | 1,144.0 | 39.4 | 29 |
| 3 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | 1,128.0 | 34.2 | 33 |
| 4 | Gavin Williams | CLE | 1,028.0 | 32.1 | 32 |
| 5 | Chris Sale | ATL | 993.0 | 36.8 | 27 |
| 6 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | 945.0 | 33.8 | 28 |
| 7 | Parker Messick | CLE | 943.0 | 30.4 | 31 |
| 8 | Reid Detmers | LAA | 925.0 | 28.0 | 33 |
| 9 | Cade Cavalli | WSH | 920.0 | 28.8 | 32 |
| 10 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | 917.0 | 30.6 | 30 |
| 11 | Tarik Skubal | LAD | 908.0 | 34.9 | 26 |
| 12 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | 882.0 | 28.5 | 31 |
| 13 | Nolan McLean | NYM | 864.0 | 27.9 | 31 |
| 14 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | 857.0 | 31.7 | 27 |
| 15 | Paul Skenes | PIT | 857.0 | 26.8 | 32 |
| 16 | Taj Bradley | MIN | 848.0 | 27.4 | 31 |
| 17 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | 837.0 | 27.0 | 31 |
| 18 | Sean Burke | CWS | 822.0 | 25.7 | 32 |
| 19 | Sonny Gray | BOS | 817.0 | 28.2 | 29 |
| 20 | Bryan Woo | SEA | 807.0 | 26.9 | 30 |
| 21 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | 806.0 | 26.0 | 31 |
| 22 | Michael Wacha | KC | 800.0 | 25.0 | 32 |
| 23 | Eduardo Rodriguez | AZ | 787.0 | 24.6 | 32 |
| 24 | Foster Griffin | CLE | 785.0 | 25.3 | 31 |
| 25 | Payton Tolle | BOS | 783.0 | 30.1 | 26 |
| 26 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | 776.0 | 22.2 | 35 |
| 27 | Kevin Gausman | CHC | 775.0 | 24.2 | 32 |
| 28 | Michael King | SD | 769.0 | 24.0 | 32 |
| 29 | José Soriano | TOR | 734.0 | 22.9 | 32 |
| 30 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | 728.0 | 24.3 | 30 |
| 31 | Nick Martinez | TB | 722.0 | 24.1 | 30 |
| 32 | Aaron Nola | PHI | 708.0 | 21.5 | 33 |
| 33 | Joe Ryan | MIN | 708.0 | 26.2 | 27 |
| 34 | Noah Cameron | KC | 701.0 | 22.6 | 31 |
| 35 | Will Warren | NYY | 699.0 | 21.8 | 32 |
| 36 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | 696.0 | 21.1 | 33 |
| 37 | Eury Pérez | MIA | 692.0 | 23.1 | 30 |
| 38 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | 681.0 | 20.6 | 33 |
| 39 | George Kirby | SEA | 676.0 | 22.5 | 30 |
| 40 | Shane Baz | BAL | 668.0 | 21.5 | 31 |
| 41 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | 667.0 | 20.2 | 33 |
| 42 | Freddy Peralta | TB | 666.0 | 20.8 | 32 |
| 43 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | 662.0 | 23.6 | 28 |
| 44 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | 661.0 | 24.5 | 27 |
| 45 | Peter Lambert | HOU | 652.0 | 23.3 | 28 |
| 46 | Walbert Ureña | LAA | 642.0 | 22.1 | 29 |
| 47 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | 631.0 | 28.7 | 22 |
| 48 | Robbie Ray | SD | 629.0 | 20.3 | 31 |
| 49 | Kyle Leahy | STL | 623.0 | 20.8 | 30 |
| 50 | Framber Valdez | DET | 619.0 | 20.0 | 31 |
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MLB Starting Pitcher rankings FAQ
Who is the #1 fantasy SP for 2026?
Cam Schlittler of NYY ranks as the top fantasy SP, scoring 1,158.0 fantasy points (35.1 per game) in 2026.
How are these MLB SP rankings calculated?
Players are ranked by total fantasy points scored during the 2026 MLB season, pulled live from FantasyBot's data layer. Points per game (PPG) is shown to account for missed games.