4 pitchers are tied for the most quality starts this season, with 12. The first three are Michael Wacha, Sandy Alcantara and Cristopher Sánchez.
| 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 | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Wacha | 12 | 2026 | 17 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 17 | 3.31 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.2 | 94 | 40 | 42 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 438 | 3 | 6.96 | 2.48 | 2.80 | 0.83 | 19.2 | 6.8 | 1.14 | .271 | 3.48 | 7.79 | |
| 2 |  | S. Alcantara | 12 | 2026 | 17 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 17 | 4.01 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110.0 | 109 | 49 | 54 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 459 | 1 | 6.63 | 2.21 | 3.00 | 0.98 | 17.6 | 5.9 | 1.24 | .291 | 4.42 | 8.92 | |
| 3 |  | C. Sánchez | 12 | 2026 | 17 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 17 | 2.13 | 127 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 110.0 | 101 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 1 | 10.39 | 1.72 | 6.05 | 0.65 | 28.3 | 4.7 | 1.11 | .320 | 2.54 | 8.26 | |
| 4 |  | Y. Yamamoto | 12 | 2026 | 15 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 15 | 2.67 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.2 | 68 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 373 | 2 | 8.29 | 1.75 | 4.74 | 1.01 | 24.1 | 5.1 | 0.89 | .228 | 2.76 | 6.27 | |
| 5 |  | S. Ohtani | 11 | 2026 | 13 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 13 | 1.58 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 48 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 0 | 9.72 | 2.71 | 3.58 | 0.34 | 27.5 | 7.7 | 0.90 | .232 | 2.03 | 5.42 | |
| 6 |  | J. Misiorowski | 11 | 2026 | 16 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 16 | 1.45 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99.0 | 49 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 376 | 5 | 13.27 | 2.45 | 5.41 | 0.45 | 38.8 | 7.2 | 0.77 | .230 | 1.73 | 4.45 | |
| 7 |  | B. Ashcraft | 10 | 2026 | 16 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 16 | 3.07 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.2 | 83 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 0 | 9.96 | 2.05 | 4.86 | 0.74 | 27.3 | 5.6 | 1.09 | .301 | 3.44 | 7.73 | |
| 8 | | D. Martin | 10 | 2026 | 16 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 16 | 3.00 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.0 | 86 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 378 | 5 | 8.71 | 2.32 | 3.75 | 0.58 | 23.8 | 6.3 | 1.18 | .315 | 3.00 | 8.32 | |
| 9 | | B. Elder | 10 | 2026 | 17 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 17 | 4.01 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98.2 | 91 | 44 | 48 | 12 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 415 | 1 | 7.57 | 2.74 | 2.77 | 1.09 | 20.0 | 7.2 | 1.23 | .274 | 4.38 | 8.30 | |
| 10 |  | S. Gray | 10 | 2026 | 15 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 15 | 2.69 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.2 | 72 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 0 | 8.07 | 2.26 | 3.57 | 0.97 | 22.3 | 6.2 | 1.11 | .275 | 2.80 | 7.75 | |
| 11 | | M. McGreevy | 10 | 2026 | 16 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 16 | 3.12 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.1 | 81 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 2 | 5.74 | 2.12 | 2.71 | 1.21 | 16.1 | 5.9 | 1.14 | .260 | 3.12 | 8.16 | |
| 12 |  | C. Sale | 10 | 2026 | 15 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 15 | 2.10 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 | 75 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 368 | 0 | 10.90 | 2.20 | 4.95 | 0.60 | 29.6 | 6.0 | 1.08 | .309 | 2.60 | 7.50 | |
| 13 |  | C. Schlittler | 10 | 2026 | 17 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 17 | 1.62 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 72 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 0 | 10.62 | 1.80 | 5.90 | 0.54 | 29.9 | 5.1 | 0.92 | .267 | 2.25 | 6.48 | |
| 14 |  | D. Rasmussen | 10 | 2026 | 16 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 16 | 2.45 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 64 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 2 | 9.20 | 1.57 | 5.88 | 0.88 | 26.4 | 4.5 | 0.87 | .236 | 2.64 | 6.26 | |
| 15 |  | L. Webb | 10 | 2026 | 14 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 14 | 3.09 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90.1 | 74 | 31 | 34 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 1 | 7.57 | 2.19 | 3.45 | 0.50 | 21.1 | 6.1 | 1.06 | .272 | 3.39 | 7.37 | |
| 16 |  | Z. Wheeler | 9 | 2026 | 12 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 12 | 2.03 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.1 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 1 | 8.84 | 2.27 | 3.89 | 0.96 | 26.1 | 6.7 | 0.86 | .210 | 2.03 | 5.50 | |
| 17 | | F. Griffin | 9 | 2026 | 17 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 17 | 2.93 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98.1 | 77 | 32 | 37 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 2 | 8.97 | 2.29 | 3.92 | 1.46 | 24.5 | 6.3 | 1.04 | .240 | 3.39 | 7.05 | |
| 18 |  | N. Martinez | 9 | 2026 | 16 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 16 | 2.66 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.2 | 92 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 1 | 5.51 | 1.62 | 3.41 | 0.86 | 15.0 | 4.4 | 1.15 | .276 | 2.66 | 8.75 | |
| 19 |  | J. Wrobleski | 9 | 2026 | 14 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 13 | 2.71 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.1 | 69 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 344 | 1 | 5.53 | 1.88 | 2.94 | 0.73 | 15.4 | 5.2 | 1.01 | .235 | 2.71 | 7.19 | |
| 20 |  | S. Lugo | 9 | 2026 | 16 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 16 | 4.18 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90.1 | 94 | 42 | 46 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 1 | 6.87 | 2.99 | 2.30 | 1.00 | 18.1 | 7.9 | 1.37 | .310 | 4.58 | 9.37 | |
| 21 | | D. May | 9 | 2026 | 15 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 15 | 4.30 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 83.2 | 78 | 40 | 43 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 5 | 8.28 | 2.37 | 3.50 | 0.75 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 1.20 | .307 | 4.63 | 8.39 | |
| 22 |  | M. Keller | 9 | 2026 | 17 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 17 | 4.87 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.1 | 90 | 51 | 56 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 4 | 6.96 | 3.15 | 2.21 | 0.86 | 18.2 | 8.2 | 1.30 | .289 | 5.34 | 8.59 | |
| 23 | | E. Rodriguez | 9 | 2026 | 16 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 16 | 2.27 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.0 | 77 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 388 | 0 | 6.63 | 3.60 | 1.84 | 0.85 | 18.0 | 9.8 | 1.21 | .251 | 2.46 | 7.29 | |
| 24 |  | B. Woo | 9 | 2026 | 16 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 16 | 4.26 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.0 | 79 | 44 | 46 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 374 | 1 | 8.90 | 1.74 | 5.11 | 0.87 | 24.6 | 4.8 | 1.04 | .278 | 4.45 | 7.65 | |
| 25 |  | F. Valdez | 9 | 2026 | 17 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 17 | 4.05 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.2 | 93 | 43 | 48 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 3 | 7.24 | 3.20 | 2.26 | 0.94 | 18.5 | 8.2 | 1.33 | .288 | 4.52 | 8.75 | |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
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49 | 33 | .598 | ||
47 | 37 | .560 | 3.0 | |
44 | 40 | .524 | 6.0 | |
43 | 42 | .506 | 7.5 | |
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50 | 31 | .617 | ||
46 | 38 | .548 | 5.5 | |
43 | 38 | .531 | 7.0 | |
42 | 42 | .500 | 9.5 | |
39 | 43 | .476 | 11.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
54 | 30 | .643 | ||
43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | |
41 | 42 | .494 | 12.5 | |
35 | 48 | .422 | 18.5 | |
33 | 51 | .393 | 21.0 |
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48 | 33 | .593 | ||
48 | 35 | .578 | 1.0 | |
39 | 45 | .464 | 10.5 | |
39 | 46 | .459 | 11.0 | |
36 | 46 | .439 | 12.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
43 | 39 | .524 | ||
44 | 40 | .524 | ||
40 | 45 | .471 | 4.5 | |
35 | 49 | .417 | 9.0 | |
35 | 50 | .412 | 9.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
42 | 42 | .500 | ||
42 | 43 | .494 | 0.5 | |
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40 | 44 | .476 | 2.0 | |
36 | 49 | .424 | 6.5 |
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