Starting Pitcher Chart – September 17th, 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.
Board tonight, comments in the morning!
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| RK | PITCHER | GAME | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | 2025 wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob deGrom | TEX at HOU | x | x | x | 162 | 2.82 | 0.92 | 22% | 21st |
| 2 | Matthew Boyd | CHC at PIT | x | x | x | 171 | 3.05 | 1.07 | 16% | 29th |
| 3 | Brandon Woodruff | MIL v LAA | x | x | x | 59 | 3.32 | 0.96 | 25% | 25th |
| 4 | Blake Snell | LAD v PHI | x | x | x | 48 | 2.79 | 1.39 | 16% | 6th |
| 5 | Nick Pivetta | SDP at NYM | x | x | x | 171 | 2.73 | 0.95 | 20% | 3rd |
| 6 | Kevin Gausman | TOR at TBR | x | x | x | 177 | 3.44 | 1.00 | 18% | 11th |
| 7 | Jesús Luzardo | PHI at LAD | x | x | x | 169 | 4.03 | 1.26 | 20% | 4th |
| 8 | David Peterson | NYM v SDP | x | x | x | 162 | 3.77 | 1.32 | 13% | 19th |
| 9 | Brady Singer | CIN at STL | x | x | x | 155 | 3.94 | 1.24 | 14% | 26th |
| 10 | Lucas Giolito | BOS v ATH | x | x | x | 136 | 3.31 | 1.25 | 12% | 7th |
| 11 | Hurston Waldrep | ATL at WSN | x | x | x | 45 | 2.78 | 1.17 | 13% | 19th |
| 12 | Gavin Williams | CLE at DET | x | x | x | 156 | 3.16 | 1.29 | 11% | 17th |
| 13 | Ian Seymour | TBR v TOR | x | x | 42 | 3.16 | 1.13 | 21% | 3rd | |
| 14 | Justin Verlander | SFG at ARI | x | x | 134 | 3.94 | 1.37 | 13% | 6th | |
| 15 | Ryan Weathers | MIA at COL | x | x | 29 | 2.73 | 1.04 | 16% | 21st | |
| 16 | Johan Oviedo | PIT v CHC | x | x | 25 | 2.81 | 1.17 | 14% | 9th | |
| 17 | Luis Gil | NYY at MIN | W | x | x | 41 | 2.83 | 1.40 | 4% | 20th |
| 18 | Martín Pérez | CHW v BAL | x | x | 52 | 3.27 | 1.05 | 10% | 20th | |
| 19 | Tyler Wells | BAL at CHW | x | x | 11 | 2.31 | 0.60 | 21% | 28th | |
| 20 | Bryce Miller | SEA at KCR | W | W | x | 75 | 5.59 | 1.37 | 11% | 24th |
| 21 | Jack Flaherty | DET v CLE | W | W | x | 151 | 4.69 | 1.28 | 19% | 29th |
| 22 | Cole Ragans | KCR v SEA | x | 48 | 5.18 | 1.29 | 29% | 12th | ||
| 23 | Cristian Javier | HOU v TEX | x | 26 | 4.78 | 1.29 | 12% | 23rd | ||
| 24 | José Soriano | LAA at MIL | 167 | 4.13 | 1.38 | 11% | 8th | |||
| 25 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI v SFG | 157 | 5.31 | 1.40 | 14% | 13th | |||
| 26 | Taj Bradley | MIN v NYY | 132 | 4.88 | 1.30 | 11% | 1st | |||
| 27 | Brad Lord | WSN v ATL | 115 | 4.21 | 1.30 | 12% | 22nd | |||
| 28 | Andre Pallante | STL v CIN | 155 | 5.34 | 1.43 | 7% | 15th | |||
| 29 | Mason Barnett | ATH at BOS | 12 | 8.53 | 1.89 | 11% | 10th | |||
| 30 | McCade Brown | COL v MIA | 13 | 9.88 | 2.12 | 1% | 14th |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
KEY x: Standard Recommendation | W: Chasing the Win