Curated Lists/Best Starting Pitchers
Curated List

Best Starting Pitchers

The best starters by performance, dominance, and workload.

This is a pitcher-focused board built to rank a specific kind of arm profile, with the top signal and supporting numbers shown to explain why each pitcher is here.

AAMILB_ALLRolepitcher2023
LevelAA
ScopeMILB_ALL
Season used2023
Based on

Composite Score, plus supporting indicators like ERA, WHIP, and IP

Players25
UpdatedMar 25, 2026
5
Oscar Rayo
Oscar Rayo
PAge 21L
Composite Score23.2
ERA3.15
WHIP1.08
IP71.3
8
Johan Moreno
Johan Moreno
PAge 20R
Composite Score21.8
ERA2.92
WHIP1.09
IP49.3
12
Daniel Lloyd
Daniel Lloyd
PAge 22R
Composite Score21.8
ERA3.24
WHIP1.31
IP103
18
Darren Bowen
Darren Bowen
PAge 22R
Composite Score18.2
ERA3.88
WHIP1.1
IP55.7
21
Jose Acuna
Jose Acuna
PAge 20R
Composite Score18.7
ERA3.93
WHIP1.23
IP101
23
Ian Mejia
Ian Mejia
PAge 23R
Composite Score19.2
ERA4.69
WHIP1.23
IP121
24
Luke Young
Luke Young
PAge 21R
Composite Score18.6
ERA4.4
WHIP1.37
IP94
25
Nic Swanson
Nic Swanson
PAge 23R
Composite Score17.6
ERA4.08
WHIP1.17
IP57.3