Rest-of-Season Starting Pitcher Rankings by Yuri Karasawa
Advanced statistics and trends are prioritized to predict future performance. Click player photo for highlights.
Update #13 (September 30, 2024)
| Rank | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (+2) |  | Hiroya Miyagi Orix Age 22 |
| 2 (+1) |  | Roki Sasaki Lotte Age 22 |
| 3 (-2) |  | Hiroto Takahashi Chunichi Age 21 |
| 4 (+3) |  | Shosei Togo Yomiuri Age 23 |
| 5 (+9) |  | Hiromi Itoh Nippon-Ham Age 26 |
| 6 (-2) |  | Takahisa Hayakawa Rakuten Age 25 |
| 7 (-2) |  | Hiroto Saiki Hanshin Age 25 |
| 8 (-2) |  | Livan Moinelo SoftBank Age 28 |
| 9 (+1) |  | Tatsuya Imai Seibu Age 25 |
| 10 (+7) |  | Shunpeita Yamashita Orix Age 21 |
| 11 (-) |  | Tomoyuki Sugano Yomiuri Age 34 |
| 12 (-4) |  | Shoki Murakami Hanshin Age 25 |
| 13 (-5) |  | Katsuki Azuma DeNA Age 28 |
| 14 (-2) |  | Foster Griffin Yomiuri Age 28 |
| 15 (+1) |  | Chihiro Sumida Seibu Age 24 |
| 16 (-3) |  | Ryuhei Sotani Orix Age 23 |
| 17 (-2) |  | Haruto Takahashi Hanshin Age 28 |
| 18 (-) |  | Koki Kitayama Nippon-Ham Age 25 |
| 19 (NEW) |  | Haruto Inoue Yomiuri Age 23 |
| 20 (-1) |  | Jeremy Beasley Hanshin Age 28 |
Biggest Rise: Hiromi Itoh, Shunpeita Yamashita
Biggest Fall: Katsuki Azuma
Fell off List: Shoma Kanemura
Risers Outside Top 20 to Watch: Drew VerHagen, Shohei Mori, Keiji Takahashi, Kojiro Yoshimura
Note: Rest-of-season rankings are based on recent performance, past track record, and underlying data, similar to what is often used for fantasy sports lists. They do not necessarily reflect season-to-date results.
Injury: Atsuki Taneichi (right leg) would be in the top 15 if healthy.
Update #12 (September 16, 2024)
| Rank | Player | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (-) | | Hiroto Takahashi Chunichi Age 21 |
| 2 (-) | | Hiroya Miyagi Orix Age 22 |
| 3 (-) | | Roki Sasaki Lotte Age 22 |
| 4 (-) | | Takahisa Hayakawa Rakuten Age 25 |
| 5 (+1) | | Hiroto Saiki Hanshin Age 25 |
| 6 (-1) | | Livan Mo |