Team Rankings

The top 10 seems to have about 3 or 4 teams every week that weren’t in the top 10 the week before. The Dodgers overtake the Braves as the top ranked team. The Yankees are third, followed by Milwaukee and Tampa Bay. The Pirates climb up to the #6 ranking, followed by the Mariners, Cubs, Guardians and White Sox.

Rank Team Wins Losses Runs Runs Allowed Run Differential Rating
1 Los Angeles Dodgers 38 21 314 185 129 137.05
2 Atlanta Braves 40 20 316 207 109 135.40
3 New York Yankees 36 23 305 207 98 128.29
4 Milwaukee Brewers 35 21 268 194 74 126.88
5 Tampa Bay Rays 36 20 262 243 19 117.82
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 28 301 270 31 108.50
7 Seattle Mariners 31 29 255 225 30 107.33
8 Chicago Cubs 32 28 284 265 19 106.60
9 Cleveland Guardians 34 27 249 248 1 105.92
10 Chicago White Sox 32 27 275 267 8 105.63

Batting

The Yankees continue to be the best hitting team in baseball. The Dodgers have closed the gap on the Yankees though. The Nationals are 3rd, followed by Atlanta and a tie between the White Sox and Pirates.

Eight of the top nine batters in my rankings are left-handed. The only right-handed batters in my top 10 are Mike Trout and Aaron Judge. Ben Rice leads the way, followed by Yordan Alvarez, James Wood, Kyl Schwarber and Munetaka Murakami.

Top Ten teams by TOP

Rank Team Games PA Runs TBA Expected Runs TOP
1 New York Yankees 59 2242 305 1160 290.0 0.518
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 59 2259 314 1155 288.8 0.513
3 Washington Nationals 60 2337 324 1158 289.5 0.498
4 Atlanta Braves 60 2289 316 1123 280.8 0.491
5 Chicago White Sox 59 2235 275 1072 268.0 0.484
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 60 2361 301 1139 284.8 0.484
7 Chicago Cubs 60 2360 284 1121 280.2 0.476
8 Seattle Mariners 60 2270 255 1074 268.5 0.474
9 Cincinnati Reds 58 2213 256 1043 260.8 0.473
10 Houston Astros 61 2306 271 1080 270.0 0.470

Top Twenty hitters by TOP

Rank Player Team Bats G PA Runs TBA Expected Runs TOP
1 Ben Rice NYY L 54 229 44 162 40.5 0.707
2 Yordan Alvarez HOU L 60 262 39 182 45.5 0.695
3 James Wood WSN L 60 282 52 188 47.0 0.667
4 Kyle Schwarber PHI L 56 251 36 165 41.2 0.657
5 Munetaka Murakami CHW L 57 246 43 155 38.8 0.630
6 Nick Kurtz ATH L 58 264 39 165 41.2 0.625
7 Mike Trout LAA R 59 266 45 166 41.5 0.624
8 CJ Abrams WSN L 59 253 36 157 39.2 0.621
9 Corbin Carroll ARI L 55 236 37 146 36.5 0.619
10 Aaron Judge NYY R 59 261 43 160 40.0 0.618
11 Byron Buxton MIN R 50 229 40 141 35.2 0.616
12 Jordan Walker STL R 56 238 39 145 36.2 0.609
13 Drake Baldwin ATL L 48 216 39 129 32.2 0.597
14 Miguel Vargas CHW R 58 252 42 150 37.5 0.595
15 Max Muncy LAD L 53 202 39 120 30.0 0.594
16 Matt Olson ATL L 60 265 41 157 39.2 0.592
17 Shohei Ohtani LAD L 54 255 37 150 37.5 0.591
18 Shea Langeliers ATH R 53 241 37 142 35.5 0.589
19 Casey Schmitt SFG R 51 211 27 124 31.0 0.588
20 Andy Pages LAD R 59 242 36 142 35.5 0.587

Pitching

The Dodgers edge out the Brewers as the top pitching team this week. The Yankees are #3 and the Braves and Mariners are in a dead heat for the 4th and 5th ranked pitching staffs.

Jacob Misiorowski continues to be the top pitcher, followed by Cam Schlittler, Shohei Ohtani, Ben Brown, and Max Fried.

Top Ten teams by TOP

Rank Team Games Batters Faced TBA TOP
1 Los Angeles Dodgers 59 2105 845.0 0.402
2 Milwaukee Brewers 56 2058 827.0 0.404
3 New York Yankees 59 2164 890.0 0.413
4 Atlanta Braves 60 2202 960.0 0.437
5 Seattle Mariners 60 2220 965.0 0.437
6 New York Mets 59 2279 995.0 0.439
7 San Diego Padres 58 2156 948.0 0.441
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 60 2307 1023.0 0.445
9 Texas Rangers 59 2169 964.0 0.446
10 Toronto Blue Jays 60 2238 992.0 0.446

Top Twenty pitchers by TOP

Rank Name Team G Batters Faced IP TBA TOP
1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL 12 273 71.0 78 0.286
2 Cam Schlittler NYY 12 275 72.0 82 0.300
3 Shohei Ohtani LAD 9 213 55.0 64 0.302
4 Ben Brown CHC 17 201 51.2 62 0.308
5 Max Fried NYY 10 240 61.2 78 0.326
6 Justin Wrobleski LAD 10 250 62.2 86 0.344
7 Paul Skenes PIT 12 255 65.1 88 0.348
8 Kyle Harrison MIL 10 206 51.2 73 0.354
9 Cristopher Sánchez PHI 12 323 79.1 115 0.357
10 Bryan Woo SEA 12 279 70.2 100 0.358
11 Clay Holmes NYM 9 215 52.2 77 0.360
12 Shane McClanahan TBR 11 222 55.0 80 0.362
13 Chris Sale ATL 11 265 67.0 97 0.367
14 José Soriano LAA 12 289 71.1 106 0.368
15 Davis Martin CHW 11 263 67.2 98 0.373
16 Landen Roupp SFG 11 248 60.0 93 0.377
17 Peter Lambert HOU 8 190 45.1 72 0.379
18 Bryce Elder ATL 12 293 72.0 111 0.381
19 Parker Messick CLE 12 272 69.1 104 0.384
20 Joe Ryan MIN 12 255 64.1 98 0.384

Shoutout to Baseball Reference for providing the stats!

Complete 2026 rankings can be found here: 2026 MLB Season