mlb quality start percentage leaders by active players

Justin Verlander has the most career quality starts by an active pitcher, with 359.

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MLB regular-season quality start percentage leaders by active players

	NAME	QS	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	Justin Verlander J. Verlander	359	556	266	159	.626	556	3.33	3,554	26	9	0	3571.1	3,052	1,322	1,433	372	1,006	121	0	28	14,626	100	8.96	2.54	3.53	0.94	24.3	6.9	1.14	.280	3.61	7.69
2	Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	300	493	221	122	.644	484	3.26	3,520	12	5	0	3004.0	2,476	1,089	1,162	365	796	115	2	20	12,168	81	10.55	2.38	4.42	1.09	28.9	6.5	1.09	.286	3.48	7.42
3	Gerrit Cole G. Cole	219	332	159	86	.649	332	3.18	2,343	8	5	0	2040.2	1,702	721	772	228	519	62	0	7	8,214	58	10.33	2.29	4.51	1.01	28.5	6.3	1.09	.291	3.40	7.51
4	Chris Sale C. Sale	213	415	157	96	.621	334	2.96	2,739	16	3	12	2213.0	1,795	728	786	221	515	140	25	15	8,906	48	11.14	2.09	5.32	0.90	30.8	5.8	1.04	.297	3.20	7.30
5	Zack Wheeler Z. Wheeler	191	303	123	79	.609	303	3.26	1,957	5	3	0	1843.2	1,561	667	721	180	519	79	0	14	7,540	42	9.55	2.53	3.77	0.88	26.0	6.9	1.13	.287	3.52	7.62
6	Sonny Gray S. Gray	188	361	139	105	.570	352	3.53	2,035	7	5	0	2043.2	1,787	802	876	205	654	62	2	5	8,462	107	8.96	2.88	3.11	0.90	24.0	7.7	1.19	.287	3.86	7.87
7	Jacob deGrom J. deGrom	179	271	104	73	.588	271	2.67	1,998	4	2	0	1660.1	1,283	493	530	163	376	25	0	16	6,543	33	10.83	2.04	5.31	0.88	30.5	5.7	1.00	.281	2.87	6.95
8	Jose Quintana J. Quintana	179	392	115	113	.504	366	3.79	1,836	2	2	0	2142.1	2,088	901	976	225	658	59	7	23	8,993	76	7.71	2.76	2.79	0.95	20.4	7.3	1.28	.300	4.10	8.77
9	Kevin Gausman K. Gausman	178	386	118	124	.488	347	3.86	2,092	4	2	0	2050.0	1,974	880	942	250	573	39	11	12	8,574	65	9.18	2.52	3.65	1.10	24.4	6.7	1.24	.307	4.14	8.67
10	Patrick Corbin P. Corbin	168	392	113	146	.436	369	4.54	1,923	7	2	3	2127.2	2,277	1,074	1,152	296	655	57	11	24	9,169	68	8.13	2.77	2.94	1.25	21.0	7.1	1.38	.318	4.87	9.63
11	Aaron Nola A. Nola	161	310	113	98	.536	310	3.94	2,014	6	4	0	1845.2	1,665	807	848	247	495	57	0	18	7,606	20	9.82	2.41	4.07	1.20	26.5	6.5	1.17	.296	4.14	8.12
12	Nathan Eovaldi N. Eovaldi	152	338	112	93	.546	319	3.91	1,624	5	3	0	1835.0	1,789	798	845	212	498	62	5	17	7,679	59	7.97	2.44	3.26	1.04	21.1	6.5	1.25	.299	4.14	8.77
13	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	144	333	115	83	.581	312	3.85	1,533	2	2	0	1778.0	1,703	761	808	212	544	47	4	19	7,458	47	7.76	2.75	2.82	1.07	20.6	7.3	1.26	.291	4.09	8.62
14	Luis Castillo L. Castillo	140	265	87	93	.483	262	3.66	1,594	1	0	0	1521.1	1,322	618	678	191	488	53	2	9	6,308	21	9.43	2.89	3.27	1.13	25.3	7.7	1.19	.284	4.01	7.82
15	José Berríos J. Berríos	139	275	108	82	.568	273	4.08	1,481	5	1	0	1571.2	1,474	713	765	219	473	98	0	7	6,607	35	8.48	2.71	3.13	1.25	22.4	7.2	1.24	.289	4.38	8.44
16	Martín Pérez M. Pérez	130	348	99	99	.500	298	4.32	1,233	4	3	0	1738.0	1,829	835	919	202	633	54	16	12	7,500	43	6.38	3.28	1.95	1.05	16.4	8.4	1.42	.303	4.76	9.47
17	Robbie Ray R. Ray	123	289	98	88	.527	284	3.89	1,847	2	1	0	1572.2	1,360	679	730	233	673	52	1	19	6,651	65	10.57	3.85	2.74	1.33	27.8	10.1	1.29	.293	4.18	7.78
18	Carlos Rodón C. Rodón	118	240	97	74	.567	235	3.72	1,461	3	1	0	1328.1	1,117	549	594	162	503	66	1	5	5,572	68	9.90	3.41	2.90	1.10	26.2	9.0	1.22	.283	4.02	7.57
19	Framber Valdez F. Valdez	117	212	88	60	.595	190	3.46	1,159	9	3	0	1213.2	1,047	467	513	100	439	71	7	1	5,070	65	8.59	3.26	2.64	0.74	22.9	8.7	1.22	.287	3.80	7.76
20	Logan Webb L. Webb	116	201	76	58	.567	198	3.40	1,097	4	2	0	1195.1	1,132	452	496	83	282	42	0	4	4,888	23	8.26	2.12	3.89	0.62	22.4	5.8	1.18	.310	3.73	8.52
21	Kyle Freeland K. Freeland	115	258	68	100	.405	253	4.69	1,042	1	0	0	1381.0	1,541	720	778	202	419	53	0	12	6,002	20	6.79	2.73	2.49	1.32	17.4	7.0	1.42	.312	5.07	10.04
22	Sandy Alcantara S. Alcantara	114	203	65	74	.468	195	3.62	1,061	13	5	0	1246.0	1,087	501	555	130	376	51	3	8	5,127	27	7.66	2.72	2.82	0.94	20.7	7.3	1.17	.273	4.01	7.85
23	Eduardo Rodriguez E. Rodriguez	114	265	105	70	.600	259	4.04	1,398	0	0	0	1448.0	1,409	650	688	180	502	32	1	9	6,169	17	8.69	3.12	2.78	1.12	22.7	8.1	1.32	.303	4.28	8.76
24	Chris Bassitt C. Bassitt	110	245	87	69	.558	229	3.71	1,231	3	2	0	1340.1	1,259	552	595	149	434	104	6	6	5,695	36	8.27	2.91	2.84	1.00	21.6	7.6	1.26	.294	4.00	8.45
25	Max Fried M. Fried	109	215	96	45	.681	198	3.02	1,131	6	4	0	1166.0	1,006	391	432	92	324	47	10	6	4,747	49	8.73	2.50	3.49	0.71	23.8	6.8	1.14	.290	3.33	7.77

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Team Batting Leaders

26

Dingler

RBI

81

Dingler

AVG

.285

McGonigle

Team Pitching Leaders

9

Montero

116

Skubal

ERA

1.46

Melton

Team Rankings

148

12th

557

11th

1,000

19th

ERA

3.52

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	63	58	.521
Tigers	60	62	.492	3.5
Twins	60	63	.488	4.0
Guardians	59	64	.480	5.0
Royals	50	73	.407	14.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/15	CWS	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sun 8/16	CWS	@	DET	1:40 PM
Mon 8/17	DET	@	PIT	7:05 PM
Tue 8/18	DET	@	PIT	6:40 PM
Wed 8/19	DET	@	PIT	12:35 PM

Last Game

White Sox

63 - 58

Final

Tigers

60 - 62

Fri 14 Aug 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

35

Caminero

RBI Leaders

91

Abrams

89

Stewart

88

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.323

Alvarez

.316

Arraez

.312

Lopez

Hit Leaders

149

Lopez

147

Arraez

142

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

86

Crow-Armstrong

86

Olson

OBP Leaders

.437

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.626

Alvarez

.548

Caminero

.546

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

32

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

14

Burns

14

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

204

Misiorowski

191

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.76

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.21

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.74

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.80

Misiorowski

13.09

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.80

Misiorowski

5.87

Schlittler

5.78

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

27

Ryan

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,064.4

Ohtani

1,685.7

Crow-Armstrong

1,674.2

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,440.6

Ohtani

1,282

Crow-Armstrong

1,255

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

72-49

70-51

71-53

68-55

67-55

Worst Record ATS

45-78

48-75

51-72

53-70

56-67

56-66

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	73	49	.598
Phillies	65	58	.528	8.5
Marlins	62	61	.504	11.5
Nationals	60	64	.484	14.0
Mets	54	69	.439	19.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	75	48	.610
Cubs	72	51	.585	3.0
Cardinals	61	61	.500	13.5
Reds	59	62	.488	15.0
Pirates	60	64	.484	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	74	49	.602
Padres	66	57	.537	8.0
Diamondbacks	65	58	.528	9.0
Giants	50	72	.410	23.5
Rockies	49	73	.402	24.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	47	.612
Yankees	68	54	.557	6.5
Red Sox	65	57	.533	9.5
Blue Jays	60	64	.484	15.5
Orioles	59	63	.484	15.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	63	58	.521
Tigers	60	62	.492	3.5
Twins	60	63	.488	4.0
Guardians	59	64	.480	5.0
Royals	50	73	.407	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	60	.512
Rangers	60	63	.488	3.0
Mariners	57	66	.463	6.0
Athletics	48	74	.393	14.5
Angels	48	75	.390	15.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 7/31	NYY	@	CHC	2-0
Fri 7/31	PHI	@	BAL	4-6
Fri 7/31	CWS	@	TBR	6-1
Fri 7/31	AZ	@	CLE	4-1
Fri 7/31	MIA	@	NYM	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 8/15	CWS	@	DET	1:10 PM
Sat 8/15	STL	@	CHC	2:20 PM
Sat 8/15	NYY	@	TOR	3:07 PM
Sat 8/15	COL	@	SFG	4:05 PM
Sat 8/15	WSH	@	NYM	4:10 PM

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1,685.7

1,674.2

1,440.6

1,282

1,255

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