most praa by a player in their first season

Kid Nichols had the most runs above average by a pitcher in his first season, with 51 in his rookie season.

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	NAME	PRAA	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9
1	Kid Nichols K. Nichols	51	1890	BSN	48	27	19	.587	47	2.23	222	47	7	0	424.0	374	105	175	8	112	11	1		1,755	30	4.71	2.38	1.98	0.17	12.6	6.4	1.15	.261	3.71	60	2.98	75	7.94
2	Jim Devlin J. Devlin	50.7	1876	LOU	68	30	35	.462	68	1.56	122	66	5	0	622.0	566	108	309	3	37		0		2,568	14	1.77	0.54	3.30	0.04	4.8	1.4	0.97		4.47	62	2.08	82	8.19
3	Matt Kilroy M. Kilroy	47	1886	BAL	68	29	34	.460	68	3.37	513	66	5	0	583.0	476	218	350	10	182	19	0		2,469	61	7.92	2.81	2.82	0.15	20.8	7.4	1.13	.267	5.40	100	2.60	77	7.35
4	Dwight Gooden D. Gooden	44.6	1984	NYM	31	17	9	.654	31	2.60	276	7	3	0	218.0	161	63	72	7	73	2	0	2	879	3	11.39	3.01	3.78	0.29	31.4	8.3	1.07	.296	2.97	74	1.68	48	6.65
5	Noodles Hahn N. Hahn	34.7	1899	CIN	38	23	8	.742	34	2.68	145	32	4	0	309.0	280	92	128	3	68	10	3		1,237	3	4.22	1.98	2.13	0.09	11.7	5.5	1.13	.274	3.73	69	2.88	74	8.16
6	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	33.6	1911	PHN	48	28	13	.683	37	2.57	227	31	7	3	367.0	285	105	133	5	129	8	11		1,440	4	5.57	3.16	1.76	0.12	15.8	9.0	1.13	.261	3.26	74	2.83	78	6.99
7	Billy Rhines B. Rhines	29.2	1890	CIN	46	28	17	.622	45	1.95	182	45	6	0	401.1	337	87	163	6	113	15	1		1,656	14	4.08	2.53	1.61	0.13	11.0	6.8	1.12	.247	3.66	55	3.16	83	7.56
8	Tommy Bond T. Bond	27.5	1876	HAR	45	31	13	.705	45	1.68	88	45	6	0	408.0	355	76	164	2	13		0		1,623	8	1.94	0.29	6.77	0.04	5.4	0.8	0.90		3.62	69	1.96	81	7.83
9	Jack Stivetts J. Stivetts	27.3	1889	STL	26	12	7	.632	20	2.25	143	18	2	2	191.2	153	48	85	4	68	5	6		794	15	6.71	3.19	2.10	0.19	18.0	8.6	1.15	.260	3.99	54	2.93	71	7.18
10	Don Newcombe D. Newcombe	26.2	1949	BKN	38	17	8	.680	31	3.17	149	19	5	1	244.1	223	86	89	17	73	3	5		1,005	4	5.49	2.69	2.04	0.63	14.8	7.3	1.21	.270	3.28	77	3.13	76	8.21
11	Hideo Nomo H. Nomo	26.1	1995	LAD	28	13	6	.684	28	2.54	236	4	3	0	191.1	124	54	63	14	78	5	0	2	780	19	11.10	3.67	3.03	0.66	30.3	10.0	1.06	.246	2.96	65	2.88	71	5.83
12	Dick Radatz D. Radatz	26	1962	BOS	62	9	6	.600	0	2.24	144	0	0	24	124.2	95	31	32	9	40	4	53	2	506	4	10.40	2.89	3.60	0.65	28.5	7.9	1.08	.278	2.31	54	2.30	54	6.86
13	Roy Oswalt R. Oswalt	25.1	2001	HOU	28	14	3	.824	20	2.73	144	3	1	0	141.2	126	43	48	13	24	6	4	2	575	0	9.15	1.52	6.00	0.83	25.0	4.2	1.06	.291	3.05	60	2.84	64	8.00
14	Curt Davis C. Davis	24.9	1934	PHN	51	19	17	.528	31	2.95	99	18	3	5	274.1	283	90	114	14	60	7	16		1,133	1	3.25	1.97	1.65	0.46	8.7	5.3	1.25	.282	3.74	64	3.79	82	9.28
15	Jim Archer J. Archer	24.8	1961	KCA	39	9	15	.375	27	3.20	110	9	2	5	205.1	204	73	99	11	60	5	7	6	879	2	4.82	2.63	1.83	0.48	12.5	6.8	1.29	.278	4.34	76	3.15	74	8.94
16	Ben Sanders B. Sanders	24.5	1888	PHN	31	19	10	.655	29	1.90	121	28	8	0	275.1	240	58	100	3	33	3	2		1,089	14	3.96	1.08	3.67	0.10	11.1	3.0	0.99	.255	3.27	66	2.24	74	7.85
17	Henry Porter H. Porter	24.1	1884	MIL	6	3	3	.500	6	3.00	71	6	1	0	51.0	32	17	25	1	9		0		200	6	12.53	1.59	7.89	0.18	35.5	4.5	0.80		4.41	23	1.27	11	5.65
18	Paul Skenes P. Skenes	23.9	2024	PIT	23	11	3	.786	23	1.96	170	0	0	0	133.0	94	29	31	10	32	6	0	0	514	2	11.50	2.17	5.31	0.68	33.1	6.2	0.95	.284	2.10	47	2.44	60	6.36
19	Cliff Melton C. Melton	23.5	1937	NYG	46	20	9	.690	27	2.61	142	14	2	7	248.0	216	72	90	9	55	6	14		1,004	2	5.15	2.00	2.58	0.33	14.1	5.5	1.09	.261	3.27	67	3.10	78	7.84
20	Ed Morris E. Morris	23.3	1884	COL	52	34	13	.723	52	2.18	302	47	3	0	429.2	335	104	159	3	51	13	0		1,703	22	6.33	1.07	5.92	0.06	17.7	3.0	0.90	.249	3.33	71	2.41	80	7.02
21	Takashi Saito T. Saito	23	2006	LAD	72	6	2	.750	0	2.07	107	0	0	24	78.1	48	18	19	3	23	2	48	3	303	2	12.29	2.64	4.65	0.34	35.3	7.6	0.91	.268	2.18	47	1.86	42	5.51
22	Chris Devenski C. Devenski	22.6	2016	HOU	48	4	4	.500	5	2.16	104	0	0	1	108.1	79	26	26	4	20	3	16	0	408	2	8.64	1.66	5.20	0.33	25.5	4.9	0.91	.271	2.16	54	2.34	56	6.56
23	Cade Smith C. Smith	22.4	2024	CLE	74	6	1	.857	0	1.91	103	0	0	1	75.1	51	16	16	1	17	3	2	0	289	0	12.31	2.03	6.06	0.12	35.6	5.9	0.90	.303	1.91	48	1.39	34	6.09
24	Brandon Webb B. Webb	22.3	2003	ARI	29	10	9	.526	28	2.84	172	1	1	0	180.2	140	57	65	12	68	13	1	4	750	9	8.57	3.39	2.53	0.60	22.9	9.1	1.15	.264	3.24	63	3.33	75	6.97
25	Kerry Wood K. Wood	21.9	1998	CHC	26	13	6	.684	26	3.40	233	1	1	0	166.2	117	63	69	14	85	11	0	1	699	6	12.58	4.59	2.74	0.76	33.3	12.2	1.21	.289	3.73	80	3.16	73	6.32

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Olson

RBI

89

Olson

AVG

.289

Harris

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Sale

190

Sale

ERA

2.18

Sale

Team Rankings

198

6th

722

8th

1,304

14th

ERA

3.61

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	92	64	.590
Phillies	86	70	.551	6.0
Marlins	76	80	.487	16.0
Nationals	73	83	.468	19.0
Mets	71	85	.455	21.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/22	CIN	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Wed 9/23	CIN	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Thu 9/24	CIN	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Fri 9/25	ATL	@	MIA	7:10 PM
Sat 9/26	ATL	@	MIA	4:10 PM

Last Game

Braves

92 - 64

Final

Astros

77 - 79

Sun 20 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

45

Crow-Armstrong

45

Schwarber

41

Caminero

RBI Leaders

111

Burleson

110

Stewart

107

Crow-Armstrong

Batting Average Leaders

.313

Alvarez

.313

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

185

Lopez

183

Arraez

173

Tatis

Run Leaders

118

Crow-Armstrong

106

Arozarena

103

Wood

OBP Leaders

.430

Alvarez

.394

Bauers

.392

Rumfield

SLG Leaders

.597

Alvarez

.578

Crow-Armstrong

.532

García

SB Leaders

46

Simpson

46

Nuñez

43

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

18

Sánchez

17

Gray

15

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

244

Williams

243

Misiorowski

239

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.89

Misiorowski

1.94

Schlittler

2.18

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.81

Misiorowski

0.87

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.15

Misiorowski

12.73

Cease

12.13

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

5.79

Misiorowski

5.62

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

29

Rasmussen

31

Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,303.1

Crow-Armstrong

2,264.8

Ohtani

1,983.1

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,745

Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

1,488

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

88-67

88-68

87-69

85-71

84-72

83-73

Worst Record ATS

58-98

66-90

67-89

72-84

73-83

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	92	64	.590
Phillies	86	70	.551	6.0
Marlins	76	80	.487	16.0
Nationals	73	83	.468	19.0
Mets	71	85	.455	21.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	97	58	.626
Cubs	87	69	.558	10.5
Pirates	79	77	.506	18.5
Cardinals	76	80	.487	21.5
Reds	72	84	.462	25.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	96	60	.615
Padres	87	69	.558	9.0
Diamondbacks	82	74	.526	14.0
Giants	64	92	.410	32.0
Rockies	57	99	.365	39.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - x	95	60	.613
Yankees - x	89	66	.574	6.0
Red Sox - w	84	72	.538	11.5
Blue Jays	77	79	.494	18.5
Orioles	75	80	.484	20.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	81	75	.519
White Sox	79	76	.510	1.5
Tigers	73	82	.471	7.5
Twins	73	83	.468	8.0
Royals	67	89	.429	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	78	78	.500
Astros	77	79	.494	1.0
Mariners	73	83	.468	5.0
Athletics	61	95	.391	17.0
Angels	60	96	.385	18.0

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/5	DET	@	CLE	6-0
Sat 9/5	AZ	@	HOU	4-3
Sun 9/6	MIL	@	CIN	8-12
Sun 9/6	ATL	@	PHI	5-4
Sun 9/6	BOS	@	BAL	3-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/21	TOR	@	BAL	6:35 PM
Mon 9/21	WSH	@	DET	6:40 PM
Mon 9/21	MIN	@	SFG	9:45 PM
Tue 9/22	TBR	@	NYY	1:05 PM
Tue 9/22	TOR	@	BAL	6:35 PM

Kid Nichols had the most runs above average by a pitcher in his first season, with 51 in his rookie season.

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