mlb quality start leaders by year 2005 to 2025

Between the 2005 and 2025 seasons, Zack Greinke and Felix Hernandez were tied for the most quality starts in a season, with 30.

Regular season

	NAME	QS	SEASON	TM	G	W	L	W%	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	IBB	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	H/9
1	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	30	2015	LAD	32	19	3	.864	32	1.66	200	1	0	0	222.2	148	41	43	14	40	5	0	1	843	7	8.08	1.62	5.00	0.57	23.7	4.7	0.84	.229	1.74	5.98
2	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	30	2010	SEA	34	13	12	.520	34	2.27	232	6	1	0	249.2	194	63	80	17	70	8	0	1	1,001	14	8.36	2.52	3.31	0.61	23.2	7.0	1.06	.263	2.88	6.99
3	Jake Arrieta J. Arrieta	29	2015	CHC	33	22	6	.786	33	1.77	236	4	3	0	229.0	150	45	52	10	48	6	0	2	870	6	9.28	1.89	4.92	0.39	27.1	5.5	0.86	.246	2.04	5.90
4	Johnny Cueto J. Cueto	29	2014	CIN	34	20	9	.690	34	2.25	242	4	2	0	243.2	169	61	69	22	65	15	0	2	961	1	8.94	2.40	3.72	0.81	25.2	6.8	0.96	.238	2.55	6.24
5	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	29	2009	SEA	34	19	5	.792	34	2.49	217	2	1	0	238.2	200	66	81	15	71	8	0	0	977	17	8.18	2.68	3.06	0.57	22.2	7.3	1.14	.278	3.05	7.54
6	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	28	2018	NYM	32	10	9	.526	32	1.70	269	1	0	0	217.0	152	41	48	10	46	5	0	3	835	2	11.16	1.91	5.85	0.41	32.2	5.5	0.91	.281	1.99	6.30
7	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	28	2018	WSH	33	18	7	.720	33	2.53	300	2	1	0	220.2	150	62	66	23	51	12	0	4	866	4	12.24	2.08	5.88	0.94	34.6	5.9	0.91	.265	2.69	6.12
8	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	28	2011	DET	34	24	5	.828	34	2.40	250	4	2	0	251.0	174	67	73	24	57	3	0	0	969	7	8.96	2.04	4.39	0.86	25.8	5.9	0.92	.236	2.62	6.24
9	Jered Weaver J. Weaver	28	2011	LAA	33	18	8	.692	33	2.41	198	4	2	0	235.2	182	63	65	20	56	3	0	0	926	8	7.56	2.14	3.54	0.76	21.4	6.0	1.01	.250	2.48	6.95
10	Johan Santana J. Santana	28	2008	NYM	34	16	7	.696	34	2.53	206	3	2	0	234.1	206	66	74	23	63	4	0	5	964	9	7.91	2.42	3.27	0.88	21.4	6.5	1.15	.274	2.84	7.91
11	Jake Peavy J. Peavy	28	2007	SDP	34	19	6	.760	34	2.54	240	0	0	0	223.1	169	63	67	13	68	6	0	5	898	4	9.67	2.74	3.53	0.52	26.7	7.6	1.06	.273	2.70	6.81
12	Dan Haren D. Haren	28	2007	OAK	34	15	9	.625	34	3.07	192	0	0	0	222.2	214	76	91	24	55	3	0	1	935	10	7.76	2.22	3.49	0.97	20.5	5.9	1.21	.287	3.68	8.65
13	Walker Buehler W. Buehler	27	2021	LAD	33	16	4	.800	33	2.47	212	0	0	0	207.2	149	57	61	19	52	6	0	2	815	5	9.19	2.25	4.08	0.82	26.0	6.4	0.97	.247	2.64	6.46
14	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	27	2016	DET	34	16	9	.640	34	3.04	254	2	0	0	227.2	171	77	81	30	57	8	0	1	903	6	10.04	2.25	4.46	1.19	28.1	6.3	1.00	.255	3.20	6.76
15	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	27	2015	LAD	33	16	7	.696	33	2.13	301	4	3	0	232.2	163	55	62	15	42	5	0	1	890	9	11.64	1.62	7.17	0.58	33.8	4.7	0.88	.281	2.40	6.31
16	Dallas Keuchel D. Keuchel	27	2015	HOU	33	20	8	.714	33	2.48	216	3	2	0	232.0	185	64	68	17	51	2	0	0	911	9	8.38	1.98	4.24	0.66	23.7	5.6	1.02	.269	2.64	7.18
17	Felix Hernandez F. Hernandez	27	2014	SEA	34	15	6	.714	34	2.14	248	0	0	0	236.0	170	56	68	16	46	5	0	1	912	18	9.46	1.75	5.39	0.61	27.2	5.0	0.92	.258	2.59	6.48
18	Jon Lester J. Lester	27	2014	TOT	32	16	11	.593	32	2.46	220	1	1	0	219.2	194	60	76	16	48	5	0	0	885	3	9.01	1.97	4.58	0.66	24.9	5.4	1.10	.299	3.11	7.95
19	Clayton Kershaw C. Kershaw	27	2013	LAD	33	16	9	.640	33	1.83	232	3	2	0	236.0	164	48	55	11	52	3	0	2	908	12	8.85	1.98	4.46	0.42	25.6	5.7	0.92	.251	2.10	6.25
20	James Shields J. Shields	27	2013	KCR	34	13	9	.591	34	3.15	196	2	0	0	228.2	215	80	82	20	68	8	0	0	946	11	7.71	2.68	2.88	0.79	20.7	7.2	1.24	.298	3.23	8.46
21	R.A. Dickey	27	2012	NYM	34	20	6	.769	33	2.73	230	5	3	0	233.2	192	71	78	24	54	9	1	2	927	4	8.86	2.08	4.26	0.92	24.8	5.8	1.05	.275	3.00	7.40
22	Jered Weaver J. Weaver	27	2010	LAA	34	13	12	.520	34	3.01	233	0	0	0	224.1	187	75	83	23	54	0	0	0	905	7	9.35	2.17	4.31	0.92	25.7	6.0	1.07	.276	3.33	7.50
23	Andy Pettitte A. Pettitte	27	2005	HOU	33	17	9	.654	33	2.39	171	0	0	0	222.1	188	59	66	17	41	3	0	0	875	2	6.92	1.66	4.17	0.69	19.5	4.7	1.03	.266	2.67	7.61
24	Chris Carpenter C. Carpenter	27	2005	STL	33	21	5	.808	33	2.83	213	7	4	0	241.2	204	76	82	18	51	3	0	0	953	5	7.93	1.90	4.18	0.67	22.4	5.4	1.06	.278	3.05	7.60
25	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	26	2024	PHI	32	16	7	.696	32	2.57	224	0	0	0	200.0	139	57	62	20	52	8	0	0	787	8	10.08	2.34	4.31	0.90	28.5	6.6	0.96	.246	2.79	6.26

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30

Ohtani

RBI

80

Pages

AVG

.293

Freeman

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Yamamoto

178

Yamamoto

ERA

1.79

Ohtani

Team Rankings

188

9th

751

4th

1,403

4th

ERA

3.65

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	92	60	.605
Padres	83	69	.546	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	73	.523	12.5
Giants	64	89	.418	28.5
Rockies	56	96	.368	36.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	LAD	@	CIN	12:40 PM
Fri 9/18	SFG	@	LAD	10:15 PM
Sat 9/19	SFG	@	LAD	9:10 PM
Sun 9/20	SFG	@	LAD	4:10 PM
Tue 9/22	SDP	@	LAD	10:10 PM

Last Game

Dodgers

92 - 60

Final

Reds

71 - 81

Wed 16 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Schwarber

44

Crow-Armstrong

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

108

Stewart

105

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.316

Arraez

.310

Alvarez

.310

Simpson

Hit Leaders

182

Lopez

180

Arraez

173

Díaz

Run Leaders

115

Crow-Armstrong

103

Arozarena

102

Wood

OBP Leaders

.428

Alvarez

.394

Bauers

.392

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.594

Alvarez

.581

Crow-Armstrong

.538

García

SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

42

Simpson

42

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

243

Misiorowski

236

Cease

235

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.89

Misiorowski

1.95

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.81

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.90

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.15

Misiorowski

12.77

Cease

12.16

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

5.79

Misiorowski

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

27

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

2,259.5

Crow-Armstrong

1,937.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,712

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,451

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

86-66

85-67

85-68

84-69

81-71

80-71

Worst Record ATS

58-95

62-90

65-87

70-82

71-82

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	89	64	.582
Phillies	84	68	.553	4.5
Marlins	76	77	.497	13.0
Nationals	71	82	.464	18.0
Mets	69	83	.454	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	95	57	.625
Cubs	85	68	.556	10.5
Pirates	75	77	.493	20.0
Cardinals	75	78	.490	20.5
Reds	71	81	.467	24.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - x	92	60	.605
Padres	83	69	.546	9.0
Diamondbacks	80	73	.523	12.5
Giants	64	89	.418	28.5
Rockies	56	96	.368	36.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	92	59	.609
Yankees - x	88	64	.579	4.5
Red Sox	82	70	.539	10.5
Blue Jays	76	77	.497	17.0
Orioles	75	78	.490	18.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	78	75	.510
White Sox	77	75	.507	0.5
Tigers	72	80	.474	5.5
Twins	71	81	.467	6.5
Royals	67	85	.441	10.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	76	76	.500
Rangers	76	76	.500
Mariners	71	82	.464	5.5
Athletics	61	91	.401	15.0
Angels	58	94	.382	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/2	SDP	@	CIN	3-7
Wed 9/2	ATL	@	WSH	9-0
Wed 9/2	ATH	@	TEX	9-2
Wed 9/2	BAL	@	COL	5-6
Wed 9/2	PHI	@	AZ	0-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	MIL	@	PIT	12:35 PM
Thu 9/17	LAD	@	CIN	12:40 PM
Thu 9/17	ATH	@	TBR	1:10 PM
Thu 9/17	SDP	@	COL	3:10 PM
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