Starting Pitcher Chart – September 12th-14th, 2025
by Paul Sporer
September 12, 2025
The chart includes their performance for 2025, their opponent’s wOBA rank versus the pitcher’s handedness from this year so far, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about them. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.
These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more valuable focusing on roto.
I know the Cubs game is going already today, but here’s the rest of the weekend!
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Starter Notes September 12-14, 2025
| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | DET at MIA | x | x | x | 180 | 2.10 | 0.86 | 28% | 26th | Friday |
| 2 | Jacob deGrom | TEX at NYM | x | x | x | 155 | 2.78 | 0.93 | 22% | 2nd | Friday |
| 3 | Hunter Brown | HOU at ATL | x | x | x | 167 | 2.25 | 1.01 | 21% | 20th | Saturday |
| 4 | Garrett Crochet | BOS v NYY | x | x | x | 185 | 2.57 | 1.05 | 25% | 2nd | Sunday |
| 5 | Joe Ryan | MIN v ARI | x | x | x | 157 | 3.32 | 1.01 | 23% | 6th | Saturday |
| 6 | George Kirby | SEA v LAA | x | x | x | 108 | 4.56 | 1.27 | 17% | 25th | Sunday |
| 7 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD at SFG | x | x | x | 155 | 2.72 | 1.01 | 21% | 13th | Friday |
| 8 | Max Fried | NYY at BOS | x | x | x | 176 | 3.02 | 1.10 | 16% | 5th | Saturday |
| 9 | Trevor Rogers | BAL at TOR | x | x | x | 95 | 1.51 | 0.87 | 18% | 3rd | Friday |
| 10 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD at SFG | x | x | x | 75 | 3.21 | 1.03 | 19% | 13th | Sunday |
| 11 | Logan Webb | SFG v LAD | x | x | x | 184 | 3.12 | 1.22 | 21% | 5th | Saturday |
| 12 | Pablo López | MIN v ARI | x | x | x | 66 | 2.84 | 1.08 | 18% | 6th | Friday |
| 13 | Shota Imanaga | CHC v TBR | x | x | x | 129 | 3.21 | 0.93 | 16% | 24th | Sunday |
| 14 | Hunter Greene | CIN at ATH | x | x | x | 90 | 2.59 | 0.93 | 27% | 7th | Saturday |
| 15 | Framber Valdez | HOU at ATL | x | x | x | 176 | 3.42 | 1.19 | 16% | 15th | Sunday |
| 16 | Bryan Woo | SEA v LAA | x | x | x | 175 | 3.02 | 0.95 | 21% | 25th | Saturday |
| 17 | Matthew Boyd | CHC v TBR | x | x | x | 166 | 2.92 | 1.06 | 16% | 24th | Friday |
| 18 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR at CHC | x | x | x | 139 | 2.64 | 0.98 | 16% | 10th | Saturday |
| 19 | Nolan McLean | NYM v TEX | x | x | x | 31 | 1.42 | 0.95 | 19% | 23rd | Sunday |
| 20 | Dylan Cease | SDP v COL | x | x | x | 151 | 4.71 | 1.34 | 20% | 27th | Friday |
| 21 | Hurston Waldrep | ATL v HOU | x | x | x | 40 | 1.33 | 1.06 | 14% | 22nd | Friday |
| 22 | Nick Lodolo | CIN at ATH | x | x | x | 139 | 3.10 | 1.03 | 19% | 8th | Sunday |
| 23 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL v STL | x | x | x | 59 | 3.32 | 0.96 | 25% | 26th | Saturday |
| 24 | Jonah Tong | NYM v TEX | x | x | x | 11 | 4.09 | 1.18 | 17% | 23rd | Friday |
| 25 | Ryne Nelson | ARI at MIN | x | x | x | 137 | 3.48 | 1.05 | 15% | 21st | Saturday |
| 26 | Shane Bieber | TOR v BAL | x | x | x | 23 | 4.30 | 1.04 | 24% | 18th | Sunday |
| 27 | Michael King | SDP v COL | x | x | x | 62 | 2.87 | 1.07 | 18% | 27th | Sunday |
| 28 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL v STL | x | x | x | 55 | 4.09 | 1.09 | 24% | 26th | Sunday |
| 29 | Robbie Ray | SFG v LAD | x | x | x | 173 | 3.32 | 1.17 | 15% | 4th | Sunday |
| 30 | Tanner Bibee | CLE v CHW | x | x | x | 161 | 4.69 | 1.30 | 13% | 28th | Friday |
| 31 | Sonny Gray | STL at MIL | x | x | x | 163 | 4.45 | 1.22 | 21% | 9th | Saturday |
| 32 | Luis Castillo | SEA v LAA | x | x | x | 161 | 3.85 | 1.27 | 15% | 25th | Friday |
| 33 | Max Scherzer | TOR v BAL | x | x | x | 74 | 4.36 | 1.16 | 17% | 18th | Saturday |
| 34 | Quinn Priester | MIL v STL | x | x | x | 141 | 3.25 | 1.23 | 11% | 26th | Friday |
| 35 | Yu Darvish | SDP v COL | x | x | x | 57 | 5.65 | 1.17 | 16% | 27th | Saturday |
| 36 | Bubba Chandler | PIT at WSN | x | x | x | 14 | 7.36 | 1.50 | 12% | 19th | Saturday |
| 37 | Martín Pérez | CHW at CLE | x | x | x | 45 | 3.15 | 1.07 | 11% | 28th | Friday |
| 38 | Mike Burrows | PIT at WSN | W | x | x | 85 | 3.99 | 1.24 | 16% | 19th | Sunday |
| 39 | Mitch Keller | PIT at WSN | W | x | x | 162 | 4.16 | 1.26 | 13% | 19th | Friday |
| 40 | Noah Cameron | KCR at PHI | x | x | 120 | 3.00 | 1.12 | 12% | 7th | Sunday | |
| 41 | Jacob Latz | TEX at NYM | x | x | 74 | 2.91 | 1.24 | 11% | 17th | Sunday | |
| 42 | Parker Messick | CLE v CHW | x | x | 23 | 1.93 | 1.33 | 16% | 14th | Saturday | |
| 43 | Chris Bassitt | TOR v BAL | x | x | 161 | 3.97 | 1.32 | 16% | 18th | Friday | |
| 44 | Clayton Kershaw | LAD at SFG | x | x | 99 | 3.27 | 1.16 | 11% | 30th | Saturday | |
| 45 | Will Warren | NYY at BOS | x | x | 147 | 4.22 | 1.35 | 15% | 8th | Sunday | |
| 46 | Adrian Houser | TBR at CHC | x | x | 107 | 3.11 | 1.26 | 12% | 10th | Sunday | |
| 47 | Justin Verlander | SFG v LAD | x | x | 127 | 4.09 | 1.39 | 14% | 5th | Friday | |
| 48 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA at SEA | x | x | 161 | 4.18 | 1.48 | 13% | 12th | Friday | |
| 49 | Davis Martin | CHW at CLE | x | x | 127 | 4.03 | 1.28 | 9% | 29th | Saturday | |
| 50 | J.T. Ginn | ATH v CIN | x | x | 76 | 4.95 | 1.34 | 19% | 15th | Friday | |
| 51 | Luis Morales | ATH v CIN | x | x | 33 | 2.73 | 1.09 | 15% | 15th | Sunday | |
| 52 | Andrew Alvarez | WSN v PIT | x | x | 9 | 1.86 | 0.93 | 3% | 29th | Saturday | |
| 53 | Slade Cecconi | CLE v CHW | x | x | 115 | 4.45 | 1.25 | 13% | 28th | Sunday | |
| 54 | Yoendrys Gómez | CHW at CLE | x | x | 46 | 5.05 | 1.51 | 9% | 29th | Sunday | |
| 55 | Brayan Bello | BOS v NYY | x | 152 | 3.12 | 1.21 | 10% | 1st | Saturday | ||
| 56 | Bailey Ober | MIN v ARI | x | 129 | 5.08 | 1.34 | 14% | 6th | Sunday | ||
| 57 | Charlie Morton | DET at MIA | x | 135 | 5.59 | 1.53 | 12% | 14th | Saturday | ||
| 58 | AJ Blubaugh | HOU at ATL | x | 21 | 2.57 | 0.90 | 23% | 20th | Friday | ||
| 59 | Brady Singer | CIN at ATH | x | 149 | 3.98 | 1.26 | 14% | 7th | Friday | ||
| 60 | Brandon Sproat | NYM v TEX | x | 6 | 4.50 | 1.17 | 13% | 23rd | Saturday | ||
| 61 | Lucas Giolito | BOS v NYY | x | 130 | 3.38 | 1.26 | 11% | 1st | Friday | ||
| 62 | Cade Cavalli | WSN v PIT | x | 34 | 4.67 | 1.47 | 13% | 30th | Sunday | ||
| 63 | Colin Rea | CHC v TBR | x | 141 | 4.20 | 1.31 | 10% | 11th | Saturday | ||
| 64 | Janson Junk | MIA v DET | x | 92 | 4.48 | 1.18 | 14% | 16th | Saturday | ||
| 65 | Ryan Bergert | KCR at PHI | x | 72 | 3.48 | 1.23 | 12% | 4th | Saturday | ||
| 66 | Aaron Nola | PHI v KCR | x | 75 | 6.24 | 1.45 | 16% | 24th | Sunday | ||
| 67 | Nabil Crismatt | ARI at MIN | x | 25 | 3.24 | 1.40 | 9% | 21st | Sunday | ||
| 68 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI at MIN | 153 | 5.18 | 1.38 | 14% | 21st | Friday | |||
| 69 | Luis Gil | NYY at BOS | 35 | 3.31 | 1.53 | 5% | 8th | Friday | |||
| 70 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA v DET | 154 | 5.67 | 1.32 | 11% | 16th | Friday | |||
| 71 | Tomoyuki Sugano | BAL at TOR | 143 | 4.51 | 1.34 | 10% | 3rd | Saturday | |||
| 72 | Joey Wentz | ATL v HOU | 85 | 5.82 | 1.52 | 10% | 6th | Sunday | |||
| 73 | Mitch Farris | LAA at SEA | 11 | 2.45 | 0.82 | 10% | 12th | Saturday | |||
| 74 | Patrick Corbin | TEX at NYM | 142 | 4.36 | 1.32 | 12% | 17th | Saturday | |||
| 75 | Shane Baz | TBR at CHC | 155 | 4.94 | 1.34 | 16% | 10th | Friday | |||
| 76 | Caden Dana | LAA at SEA | 15 | 6.32 | 1.60 | 11% | 12th | Sunday | |||
| 77 | Michael Lorenzen | KCR at PHI | 124 | 4.63 | 1.33 | 14% | 4th | Friday | |||
| 78 | Bryce Elder | ATL v HOU | 138 | 5.35 | 1.41 | 10% | 22nd | Saturday | |||
| 79 | Albert Suárez 수아레즈 | BAL at TOR | 7 | 2.35 | 1.04 | 10% | 3rd | Sunday | |||
| 80 | Brad Lord | WSN v PIT | 109 | 4.20 | 1.31 | 12% | 30th | Friday | |||
| 81 | Keider Montero | DET at MIA | 76 | 4.70 | 1.43 | 9% | 14th | Sunday | |||
| 82 | Luis Severino | ATH v CIN | 146 | 4.67 | 1.31 | 11% | 15th | Saturday | |||
| 83 | Andre Pallante | STL at MIL | 150 | 5.28 | 1.43 | 8% | 9th | Friday | |||
| 84 | Taijuan Walker | PHI v KCR | 111 | 4.03 | 1.38 | 8% | 24th | Saturday | |||
| 85 | Tanner Gordon | COL at SDP | 60 | 6.60 | 1.60 | 11% | 17th | Friday | |||
| 86 | Miles Mikolas | STL at MIL | 141 | 4.84 | 1.32 | 9% | 9th | Sunday | |||
| 87 | Adam Mazur | MIA v DET | 20 | 6.30 | 1.75 | 5% | 16th | Sunday | |||
| 88 | Walker Buehler | PHI v KCR | 112 | 5.45 | 1.56 | 6% | 24th | Friday | |||
| 89 | Bradley Blalock | COL at SDP | 47 | 8.62 | 1.79 | 2% | 17th | Saturday | |||
| 90 | Germán Márquez | COL at SDP | 112 | 6.31 | 1.70 | 7% | 17th | Sunday |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues |
KEY x: Standard Recommendation | W: Chasing the Win
Hey Paul, just wanted to say that this is dope and super helpful going into one of the most important weekends of the year in H2H. Thanks for putting in the time to create it
Agreed, great to get the lookahead