Team Rankings
The Braves have been so consistent this year. They have the #4 TOP in batting and the #4 TOP in pitching. The Dodgers are right on their heels. The Brewers have quietly ascended to my #3 ranking followed by a rejuvenated Rays club. The Yankees are #5 followed by Cleveland, San Diego, Chicago, Arizona, and the Pirates. Yes, the Pirates are still in my top 10.
| Rank | Team | Wins | Losses | Runs | Runs Allowed | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Braves | 36 | 18 | 282 | 180 | 136.33 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 20 | 279 | 171 | 134.05 |
| 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | 20 | 251 | 180 | 125.66 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Rays | 34 | 17 | 243 | 205 | 124.53 |
| 5 | New York Yankees | 32 | 22 | 258 | 190 | 122.94 |
| 6 | Cleveland Guardians | 32 | 24 | 234 | 219 | 110.16 |
| 7 | San Diego Padres | 31 | 22 | 211 | 208 | 109.14 |
| 8 | Chicago Cubs | 29 | 25 | 254 | 235 | 107.36 |
| 9 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 29 | 24 | 245 | 234 | 106.88 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 28 | 26 | 258 | 235 | 106.24 |
Batting
The Yankees continue to be the best hitting team in baseball. The Dodgers are being challenged by the Nationals for the number 2 spot. The two Chicago ball clubs are battling it out for the number 5 spot. Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Houston and the Athletics round out the top 10.
Kyle Schwarber is proving that batting average is the most useless stat ever invented. Batting .233 this season, he leads the league in TOP thanks to his 21 home runs already. A lot of new names in my top 20, but some familiar names as well, like Judge and Trout.
Top Ten teams by TOP
| Rank | Team | Games | PA | TBA | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Yankees | 54 | 2024 | 1027.0 | 0.508 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 54 | 2075 | 1033.0 | 0.500 |
| 3 | Washington Nationals | 55 | 2151 | 1066.0 | 0.498 |
| 4 | Atlanta Braves | 54 | 2051 | 994.0 | 0.485 |
| 5 | Chicago White Sox | 53 | 2010 | 958.0 | 0.481 |
| 6 | Chicago Cubs | 54 | 2107 | 1002.0 | 0.476 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Reds | 53 | 2016 | 948.0 | 0.473 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 54 | 2122 | 998.0 | 0.471 |
| 9 | Houston Astros | 55 | 2082 | 975.0 | 0.470 |
| 10 | Athletics | 54 | 2085 | 973.0 | 0.469 |
Top Twenty hitters by TOP
| Rank | Player | Team | Bats | G | PA | TBA | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Schwarber | PHI | L | 51 | 229 | 156.0 | 0.681 |
| 2 | Yordan Alvarez | HOU | L | 54 | 234 | 157.0 | 0.671 |
| 3 | Ben Rice | NYY | L | 49 | 203 | 135.0 | 0.665 |
| 4 | Corbin Carroll | ARI | L | 50 | 213 | 139.0 | 0.653 |
| 5 | James Wood | WSN | L | 55 | 259 | 168.0 | 0.649 |
| 6 | Jordan Walker | STL | R | 51 | 218 | 140.0 | 0.642 |
| 7 | Aaron Judge | NYY | R | 54 | 238 | 151.0 | 0.640 |
| 8 | Byron Buxton | MIN | R | 45 | 208 | 131.0 | 0.630 |
| 9 | Mike Trout | LAA | R | 53 | 238 | 147.0 | 0.618 |
| 10 | Nick Kurtz | ATH | L | 53 | 243 | 150.0 | 0.617 |
| 11 | Munetaka Murakami | CHW | L | 53 | 230 | 141.0 | 0.613 |
| 12 | CJ Abrams | WSN | L | 54 | 232 | 142.0 | 0.612 |
| 13 | Miguel Vargas | CHW | R | 52 | 225 | 137.0 | 0.609 |
| 14 | Brandon Lowe | PIT | L | 48 | 212 | 128.0 | 0.604 |
| 15 | Shea Langeliers | ATH | R | 49 | 225 | 135.0 | 0.600 |
| 16 | Brice Turang | MIL | L | 48 | 219 | 130.0 | 0.599 |
| 17 | Drake Baldwin | ATL | L | 48 | 216 | 129.0 | 0.597 |
| 18 | Matt Olson | ATL | L | 54 | 237 | 141.0 | 0.595 |
| 19 | Randy Arozarena | SEA | R | 55 | 231 | 137.0 | 0.593 |
| 20 | Casey Schmitt | SFG | R | 46 | 187 | 110.0 | 0.588 |
Pitching
The Dodgers and Brewers are in a dead heat for the best pitching staff so far. The Yankees are a close third. The Braves, Padres, Rangers, Pirates, Mets, Blue Jays and Mariners round out my top 10.
There has been some incredible pitching so far this season. Jacob Misiorowski holds a slight edge over Cam Schlittler in the race for the best TOP. Ohtani is third. Ben Brown, Max Fried, José Soriano, Paul Skenes, Chris Sale, Ranger Suarez and Cristopher Sánchez are all in the top 10.
Top Ten teams by TOP
| Rank | Team | Games | Batters Faced | TBA | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 54 | 1929 | 781.0 | 0.406 |
| 2 | Milwaukee Brewers | 51 | 1876 | 758.0 | 0.406 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | 54 | 1984 | 808.0 | 0.409 |
| 4 | Atlanta Braves | 54 | 1978 | 847.0 | 0.429 |
| 5 | San Diego Padres | 53 | 1973 | 854.0 | 0.434 |
| 6 | Texas Rangers | 53 | 1940 | 855.0 | 0.442 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 54 | 2064 | 908.0 | 0.442 |
| 8 | New York Mets | 54 | 2072 | 911.0 | 0.442 |
| 9 | Toronto Blue Jays | 54 | 2016 | 889.0 | 0.443 |
| 10 | Seattle Mariners | 55 | 2033 | 904.0 | 0.447 |
Top Twenty pitchers by TOP
| Rank | Name | Team | G | Batters Faced | IP | TBA | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | 11 | 248 | 64.0 | 73.0 | 0.294 |
| 2 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | 11 | 253 | 66.0 | 74.0 | 0.295 |
| 3 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | 8 | 190 | 49.0 | 59.0 | 0.312 |
| 4 | Ben Brown | CHC | 16 | 178 | 44.2 | 58.0 | 0.326 |
| 5 | Max Fried | NYY | 10 | 240 | 61.2 | 78.0 | 0.326 |
| 6 | José Soriano | LAA | 11 | 265 | 66.1 | 91.0 | 0.345 |
| 7 | Paul Skenes | PIT | 11 | 232 | 60.0 | 81.0 | 0.352 |
| 8 | Chris Sale | ATL | 10 | 241 | 62.0 | 85.0 | 0.353 |
| 9 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | 9 | 188 | 48.2 | 67.0 | 0.356 |
| 10 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | 11 | 296 | 72.1 | 106.0 | 0.359 |
| 11 | Clay Holmes | NYM | 9 | 215 | 52.2 | 77.0 | 0.360 |
| 12 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | 9 | 227 | 55.2 | 82.0 | 0.361 |
| 13 | Shane McClanahan | TBR | 10 | 203 | 50.0 | 74.0 | 0.366 |
| 14 | Bryce Elder | ATL | 11 | 273 | 68.2 | 100.0 | 0.368 |
| 15 | Casey Mize | DET | 8 | 171 | 43.2 | 63.0 | 0.368 |
| 16 | Landen Roupp | SFG | 11 | 248 | 60.0 | 93.0 | 0.377 |
| 17 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | 9 | 183 | 45.2 | 69.0 | 0.377 |
| 18 | Parker Messick | CLE | 11 | 250 | 64.1 | 94.0 | 0.378 |
| 19 | Davis Martin | CHW | 10 | 241 | 61.2 | 92.0 | 0.382 |
| 20 | Bryan Woo | SEA | 11 | 256 | 63.2 | 98.0 | 0.383 |
Shoutout to Baseball Reference for providing the stats!
Complete 2026 rankings can be found here: 2026 MLB Season