MLB Value Rankings: STARTING-PITCHER

An up-to-date look at the value rankings of all active MLB players based on a mathematical comparison of their current average salary against their cumulative "production points". These points are made up of major statistical categories relevant to that player's position. From there, we generate a score for each player among their position, to rank them with a "value". This True Value rating is what you see below.

Last Updated: Feb 04, 2024

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Rank Player Team Pos Games AAV GP% Prod/Gm TVS
1 Kyle Bradish BAL SP 30 $728,100 18.52% 5.46 98.81
2 Justin Steele CHC SP 30 $740,000 18.52% 5.94 98.45
3 Logan Webb SF SP 33 $4,600,000 20.37% 5.52 98.01
4 Tanner Bibee CLE SP 25 $720,000 15.43% 5.40 97.07
5 Blake Snell SD SP 32 $10,000,000 19.63% 5.97 96.56
6 Zac Gallen ARI SP 34 $5,600,000 20.86% 5.79 96.17
7 Shane McClanahan TB SP 21 $737,000 12.88% 5.57 95.97
8 Logan Gilbert SEA SP 32 $767,300 19.75% 5.11 94.97
9 Jesús Luzardo MIA SP 32 $2,450,000 19.51% 4.61 93.61
10 Bryce Elder ATL SP 31 $720,000 19.02% 4.80 93.17
11 Brayan Bello BOS SP 28 $729,500 17.18% 4.68 92.97
12 Braxton Garrett MIA SP 31 $732,000 18.90% 4.21 92.89
13 Bobby Miller LAD SP 22 $720,000 13.41% 5.29 92.78
14 Bailey Ober MIN SP 26 $720,000 16.05% 4.67 92.64
15 Mitch Keller PIT SP 32 $2,437,500 19.75% 4.85 90.67
16 Andrew Abbott CIN SP 21 $720,000 12.96% 4.49 90.55
17 Dane Dunning TEX SP 35 $742,840 21.60% 4.28 90.29
18 Josiah Gray WSH SP 30 $730,000 18.52% 4.07 89.55
19 Sonny Gray MIN SP 32 $10,166,667 19.75% 4.97 89.11
20 Michael Wacha SD SP 24 $6,500,000 14.72% 5.93 89.04
21 Framber Valdez HOU SP 31 $6,800,000 19.14% 5.48 88.79
22 Pablo López MIN SP 32 $5,450,000 19.75% 4.97 88.38
23 Eury Pérez MIA SP 19 $720,000 11.59% 4.18 87.00
24 Merrill Kelly ARI SP 30 $9,000,000 18.40% 5.36 86.98
25 Aaron Civale TB SP 23 $2,600,000 14.11% 4.49 86.86
26 Wade Miley MIL SP 23 $4,500,000 14.20% 4.97 85.97
27 Dean Kremer BAL SP 32 $731,200 19.75% 4.55 84.91
28 Freddy Peralta MIL SP 30 $3,100,000 18.52% 4.76 83.90
29 Johan Oviedo PIT SP 32 $735,000 19.75% 4.02 83.00
30 Graham Ashcraft CIN SP 26 $722,500 16.05% 3.72 81.86
31 Griffin Canning LAA SP 24 $850,000 14.72% 3.92 81.49
32 Tyler Wells BAL SP 25 $732,400 15.43% 4.03 80.46
33 Spencer Strider ATL SP 32 $12,500,000 19.63% 5.83 80.31
34 Joe Ryan MIN SP 29 $730,250 17.90% 4.30 80.25
35 Corbin Burnes MIL SP 32 $10,010,000 19.75% 5.02 79.33
36 JP Sears OAK SP 32 $720,000 19.75% 3.29 78.25
37 MacKenzie Gore WSH SP 27 $723,300 16.67% 3.60 78.05
38 Kodai Senga NYM SP 29 $15,000,000 17.79% 5.49 77.49
39 Edward Cabrera MIA SP 22 $731,000 13.41% 3.67 77.18
40 Bryce Miller SEA SP 25 $720,000 15.43% 4.01 77.12
41 Ranger Suarez PHI SP 22 $2,950,000 13.50% 3.77 76.39
42 Tommy Henry ARI SP 17 $720,000 10.43% 4.00 75.71
43 Alex Cobb BAL SP 28 $5,062,500 17.28% 4.08 75.70
44 Zach Eflin TB SP 31 $13,333,333 19.02% 5.57 75.65
45 Tylor Megill NYM SP 25 $750,000 15.34% 3.85 70.43
46 Eduardo Rodriguez DET SP 26 $15,400,000 15.95% 5.72 70.42
47 Tanner Houck BOS SP 21 $740,000 12.88% 3.38 69.18
48 Sandy Alcantara MIA SP 28 $11,200,000 17.07% 4.56 68.27
49 Seth Lugo SD SP 26 $7,500,000 15.95% 4.63 67.91
50 Jordan Montgomery TEX SP 32 $10,000,000 19.75% 5.05 67.35
51 Mike Clevinger CHW SP 24 $12,000,000 14.72% 4.68 66.34
52 Michael King NYY SP 49 $1,300,000 30.06% 2.05 66.14
53 Kenta Maeda MIN SP 21 $3,125,000 12.96% 3.78 64.70
54 Jhony Brito NYY SP 25 $720,000 15.34% 3.41 64.68
55 Adrian Houser MIL SP 23 $3,600,000 14.20% 4.01 64.30
56 Clarke Schmidt NYY SP 33 $740,475 20.25% 3.42 64.29
57 Austin Gomber COL SP 27 $1,650,000 16.67% 3.33 63.63
58 Paul Blackburn OAK SP 21 $1,900,000 12.96% 3.27 63.45
59 Dylan Cease CHW SP 33 $5,700,000 20.25% 3.48 62.78
60 Clayton Kershaw LAD SP 24 $20,000,000 14.63% 6.15 62.45
61 Colin Rea MIL SP 26 $750,000 16.05% 3.29 62.21
62 Domingo German NYY SP 20 $2,600,000 12.27% 3.68 62.10
63 Patrick Sandoval LAA SP 28 $2,750,000 17.18% 3.81 61.23
64 Hunter Brown HOU SP 31 $725,000 19.14% 3.60 60.91
65 Michael Lorenzen PHI SP 29 $8,500,000 17.79% 4.14 60.01
66 Nick Pivetta BOS SP 38 $5,350,000 23.31% 3.18 59.38
67 Shane Bieber CLE SP 21 $10,010,000 12.96% 4.67 58.67
68 Alex Cobb SF SP 28 $10,000,000 17.28% 4.08 58.20
69 Aaron Nola PHI SP 32 $11,250,000 19.63% 4.55 55.52
70 Nathan Eovaldi TEX SP 25 $17,000,000 15.43% 5.36 55.13
71 Louie Varland MIN SP 17 $720,000 10.49% 2.88 54.14
72 Ryan Yarbrough LAD SP 25 $3,000,000 15.24% 3.23 54.03
73 Tony Gonsolin LAD SP 20 $3,325,000 12.20% 3.90 53.39
74 Tyler Glasnow TB SP 21 $15,175,000 12.88% 5.38 51.80
75 Jack Flaherty BAL SP 29 $5,400,000 17.90% 3.32 51.51
76 Max Scherzer WSH SP 27 $15,000,000 16.67% 5.21 51.48
77 Ben Lively CIN SP 19 $720,000 11.73% 2.72 50.03
78 Lucas Giolito CLE SP 33 $10,400,000 20.37% 3.53 49.70
79 Brady Singer KC SP 29 $2,950,000 17.79% 3.23 49.04
80 Adbert Alzolay CHC SP 57 $744,750 35.19% 1.70 48.66
81 Kyle Gibson BAL SP 33 $10,000,000 20.37% 4.58 48.45
82 Yusei Kikuchi TOR SP 32 $12,000,000 19.75% 4.36 46.56
83 Joe Musgrove SD SP 17 $20,000,000 10.43% 6.14 44.28
84 Michael Kopech CHW SP 30 $2,050,000 18.40% 2.38 43.10
85 Luis Castillo SEA SP 33 $21,600,000 20.37% 5.45 41.55
86 Luis Medina OAK SP 23 $720,000 14.20% 2.42 41.40
87 James Paxton BOS SP 19 $10,000,000 11.66% 4.00 41.27
88 Charlie Morton ATL SP 30 $20,000,000 18.40% 5.11 40.51
89 Taj Bradley TB SP 23 $720,000 14.11% 2.59 40.37
90 Kevin Gausman TOR SP 31 $22,000,000 19.14% 5.42 39.95
91 Gerrit Cole NYY SP 33 $36,000,000 20.25% 6.30 39.81
92 Chase Anderson COL SP 19 $720,000 11.73% 2.12 39.45
93 Jon Gray TEX SP 29 $14,000,000 17.90% 4.18 39.42
94 Brandon Pfaadt ARI SP 19 $720,000 11.66% 2.47 38.81
95 Zack Wheeler PHI SP 32 $23,600,000 19.63% 5.22 38.74
96 Ken Waldichuk OAK SP 34 $720,000 20.99% 2.21 38.20
97 Chris Bassitt TOR SP 33 $21,000,000 20.37% 5.58 37.71
98 Taijuan Walker PHI SP 31 $18,000,000 19.02% 4.80 36.89
99 Bailey Falter PIT SP 18 $733,000 11.11% 2.26 36.28
100 Kyle Hendricks CHC SP 24 $13,875,000 14.81% 4.33 35.36
101 Jose Berrios TOR SP 32 $18,714,286 19.75% 4.90 34.33
102 Julio Urias LAD SP 21 $14,250,000 12.80% 4.83 33.86
103 Cole Irvin BAL SP 24 $737,600 14.81% 1.81 33.67
104 Jesse Scholtens CHW SP 25 $720,000 15.34% 1.64 32.72
105 Cal Quantrill CLE SP 19 $5,500,000 11.73% 3.03 32.52
106 Hayden Wesneski CHC SP 34 $721,500 20.99% 1.63 32.44
107 Josh Winder MIN SP 18 $725,650 11.11% 1.59 32.01
108 Beau Brieske DET SP 25 $724,400 15.34% 1.32 31.48
109 Hunter Greene CIN SP 22 $8,833,333 13.58% 3.09 30.29
110 Cristian Javier HOU SP 31 $12,800,000 19.14% 3.87 29.56
111 Steven Matz STL SP 25 $11,000,000 15.43% 3.04 29.50
112 Garrett Whitlock BOS SP 22 $4,687,500 13.50% 2.39 29.02
113 Alek Manoah TOR SP 19 $745,660 11.73% 2.23 28.71
114 Matthew Liberatore STL SP 22 $720,000 13.58% 1.71 28.49
115 Andrew Heaney TEX SP 34 $12,500,000 20.99% 3.51 28.32
116 D.L. Hall BAL SP 18 $720,000 11.11% 1.35 28.25
117 James McArthur KC SP 18 $720,000 11.04% 1.30 26.83
118 Roansy Contreras PIT SP 19 $725,000 11.73% 1.70 26.73
119 Rich Hill SD SP 32 $8,000,000 19.63% 2.82 25.97
120 Kyle Freeland COL SP 29 $12,900,000 17.90% 3.20 25.29
121 Michael Grove LAD SP 18 $722,500 10.98% 1.67 23.71
122 Thomas Hatch PIT SP 17 $720,000 10.49% 1.16 23.68
123 Jordan Hicks TOR SP 65 $1,837,500 40.12% 1.19 23.54
124 Luke Weaver NYY SP 29 $720,000 17.79% 1.64 23.44
125 Zack Greinke KC SP 30 $8,500,000 18.40% 2.34 22.56
126 Shohei Ohtani LAA SP 135 $30,000,000 82.82% 5.75 22.29
127 Jordan Balazovic MIN SP 18 $720,000 11.11% 0.91 20.93
128 Anthony DeSclafani SF SP 19 $12,000,000 11.73% 3.25 17.61
129 Miles Mikolas STL SP 35 $18,583,333 21.60% 3.72 16.29
130 Jaime Barria LAA SP 34 $1,050,000 20.86% 1.13 16.26
131 Drew Smyly CHC SP 41 $9,500,000 25.31% 2.62 15.89
132 Cory Abbott WSH SP 22 $720,000 13.58% 0.65 15.45
133 Jackson Kowar KC SP 23 $720,000 14.11% 0.70 15.10
134 Yu Darvish SD SP 24 $18,000,000 14.72% 4.14 14.63
135 Joey Wentz DET SP 25 $723,500 15.34% 1.47 14.54
136 Austin Voth BAL SP 25 $1,850,000 15.43% 0.75 13.70
137 Zack Greinke HOU SP 30 $12,500,000 18.40% 2.34 12.50
138 Tyler Anderson LAA SP 27 $13,000,000 16.56% 2.96 12.45
139 Alex Wood SF SP 29 $12,500,000 17.90% 2.44 11.92
140 Connor Seabold COL SP 27 $722,000 16.67% 0.68 11.38
141 Kyle Muller OAK SP 21 $720,000 12.96% 0.76 11.34
142 Jordan Lyles KC SP 31 $8,500,000 19.02% 2.51 10.32
143 Sean Manaea SF SP 37 $12,500,000 22.84% 2.42 9.71
144 Marcus Stroman CHC SP 27 $23,666,667 16.67% 4.32 9.61
145 Zach Davies ARI SP 18 $5,000,000 11.04% 1.46 8.44
146 Jameson Taillon CHC SP 30 $17,000,000 18.52% 3.51 7.90
147 Martin Perez TEX SP 35 $19,650,000 21.60% 3.19 5.79
148 Luis Severino NYY SP 19 $10,000,000 11.66% 2.07 5.00
149 Ross Stripling SF SP 22 $12,500,000 13.58% 1.64 4.75
150 Lance Lynn LAD SP 32 $19,000,000 19.51% 3.71 3.73
151 Patrick Corbin WSH SP 32 $23,333,333 19.75% 3.63 3.03
152 Carlos Carrasco NYM SP 20 $11,750,000 12.27% 1.70 2.75
153 Chris Sale BOS SP 20 $29,000,000 12.27% 3.88 2.32
154 Justin Verlander HOU SP 28 $43,333,333 17.28% 5.58 0.45
155 Adam Wainwright STL SP 23 $17,500,000 14.20% 1.65 0.36
156 Max Scherzer TEX SP 27 $43,333,333 16.67% 5.21 0.27

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