2026 Leading Pitchers - All Twelve Clubs

Data as of Sep 19, 2026

The pitchers of all twelve clubs are listed in order of performance. Only the upper part is shown; there is no list of the lower part. The contribution on defence is not measured.

Player names are shown in Japanese.

Earned run average leaders

Earned run average leaders2026-09-19

平良海馬1.36
村上頌樹1.92
髙橋遥人1.99
井上温大2.16
隅田知一郎2.22
東克樹2.22
柳裕也2.34
大津亮介2.36
山野太一2.37
才木浩人2.46
北山亘基2.57
金丸夢斗2.72

1.002.003.00Avg 2.60 Values on the left are better

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HP+S leaders2026-09-19

レイノルズ47
マルティネス47
田中瑛斗43
甲斐野央43
横山陸人42
マチャド42
松本裕樹39
ドリス38
森浦大輔37
杉山一樹36
鈴木昭汰36
柳川大晟35

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Leading players

S A B C D E F G S goes only to a player who stands far apart within the same role in this season's rating, so some seasons have none. For this season's rating, S is the top and G the lowest; within a letter, + ranks above −. Players with little playing time show —. The last 3 seasons column rates that span. How to read the ratings

Mainly starters

#	Player	2026	Last 3 seasons	ERA	SO
1	平良海馬	S	A−	1.36	134
2	村上頌樹	S	A	1.92	143
3	髙橋遥人	S	B	1.99	138
4	井上温大	A	C+	2.16	130
5	隅田知一郎	S	A+	2.22	148
5	東克樹	A−	A	2.22	116
7	柳裕也	A	C+	2.34	122
8	大津亮介	A−	B+	2.36	107
9	山野太一	A−	C	2.37	141
10	才木浩人	B+	A+	2.46	164
11	北山亘基	B+	A−	2.57	129
12	金丸夢斗	B+	B−	2.72	141
13	奥川恭伸	B	C−	2.75	112
14	エスピノーザ	B+	B+	2.80	129
15	早川隆久	B+	C	2.83	126

Mainly relievers

#	Player	2026	Last 3 seasons	ERA	HP+S
1	レイノルズ	A+	—	1.40	47
1	マルティネス	A−	—	1.29	47
3	田中瑛斗	B+	B	1.63	43
3	甲斐野央	A−	B−	1.95	43
5	横山陸人	C+	B	2.01	42
5	マチャド	S	B+	1.09	42
7	松本裕樹	A−	A−	1.94	39
8	ドリス	B−	—	1.99	38
9	森浦大輔	C	C+	2.35	37
10	杉山一樹	C−	C	3.00	36
10	鈴木昭汰	B−	A−	2.30	36
12	柳川大晟	B+	B+	1.69	35
12	椋木蓮	B	—	1.83	35
14	松山晋也	B	A−	1.56	34
15	藤平尚真	C+	B−	2.23	33

Roles are assigned from this season's appearances alone.
Pitcher ratings are assigned by season within each role (starter or reliever).
Fewer appearances mean a lower rating.
For starters, only players who have reached the qualifying innings are listed.
Only the upper part of the list is shown. There is no list of the lower part.

Detailed stats

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Player	Role	App	Record	Saves	HP	IP	ERA	K-BB %	FIP	SO	WHIP	Age	Draft
平良海馬	Starter	22	11 - 5	0	0	139.0	1.36	16.6 %	2.32	134	0.97	27	2017, round 4
村上頌樹	Starter	25	10 - 9	0	0	168.1	1.92	17.0 %	2.79	143	0.96	28	2020, round 5
髙橋遥人	Starter	21	14 - 3	0	0	145.0	1.99	21.7 %	2.07	138	0.90	31	2017, round 2
井上温大	Starter	21	10 - 7	0	0	133.1	2.16	19.3 %	2.42	130	1.01	25	2019, round 4
隅田知一郎	Starter	23	10 - 7	0	0	166.0	2.22	20.0 %	2.25	148	0.94	27	2021, round 1
東克樹	Starter	23	11 - 5	0	0	150.0	2.22	16.2 %	2.71	116	0.95	31	2017, round 1
柳裕也	Starter	24	7 - 5	0	0	150.0	2.34	13.7 %	2.95	122	1.17	32	2016, round 1
大津亮介	Starter	20	11 - 4	0	0	133.1	2.36	15.5 %	3.14	107	1.04	27	2022, round 2
山野太一	Starter	23	11 - 4	0	0	148.1	2.37	19.0 %	2.72	141	0.97	27	2020, round 2
才木浩人	Starter	22	8 - 5	0	0	139.0	2.46	25.0 %	2.17	164	0.96	28	2016, round 3
北山亘基	Starter	22	11 - 3	0	0	136.2	2.57	17.5 %	2.86	129	1.00	27	2021, round 8
金丸夢斗	Starter	24	5 - 11	0	0	155.2	2.72	16.9 %	3.02	141	1.17	23	2024, round 1
奥川恭伸	Starter	21	7 - 9	0	0	144.0	2.75	14.7 %	3.20	112	1.01	25	2019, round 1
エスピノーザ	Starter	22	13 - 5	0	0	141.1	2.80	17.2 %	2.68	129	1.03	—	—
早川隆久	Starter	21	7 - 8	0	0	140.0	2.83	16.5 %	3.12	126	1.03	28	2020, round 1
レイノルズ	Reliever	57	4 - 1	16	31	58.0	1.40	24.9 %	1.78	77	0.88	—	—
マルティネス	Reliever	53	5 - 4	39	8	49.0	1.29	23.0 %	1.90	53	0.80	—	—
田中瑛斗	Reliever	57	3 - 3	2	41	49.2	1.63	6.9 %	2.84	32	1.15	27	2017, round 3
甲斐野央	Reliever	53	2 - 2	21	22	50.2	1.95	12.3 %	3.13	54	1.22	30	2018, round 1
横山陸人	Reliever	50	2 - 2	33	9	49.1	2.01	6.7 %	3.38	34	1.18	25	2019, round 4
マチャド	Reliever	48	3 - 1	32	10	49.1	1.09	20.6 %	2.43	45	0.85	—	—
松本裕樹	Reliever	56	4 - 4	4	35	55.2	1.94	20.4 %	2.06	53	1.01	30	2014, round 1
ドリス	Reliever	48	2 - 3	19	19	45.1	1.99	19.6 %	1.83	54	1.21	—	—
森浦大輔	Reliever	55	5 - 2	21	16	53.2	2.35	27.1 %	2.05	73	0.99	28	2020, round 2
杉山一樹	Reliever	53	1 - 2	33	3	51.0	3.00	26.9 %	1.46	78	1.16	29	2018, round 2
鈴木昭汰	Reliever	49	6 - 2	1	35	47.0	2.30	14.1 %	3.09	38	1.04	28	2020, round 1
柳川大晟	Reliever	49	4 - 1	26	9	48.0	1.69	17.8 %	2.38	54	0.92	23	2021, round 3
椋木蓮	Reliever	46	2 - 4	1	34	44.1	1.83	14.0 %	2.30	32	0.88	26	2021, round 1
松山晋也	Reliever	42	1 - 3	29	5	40.1	1.56	18.9 %	2.08	45	1.09	26	2022, round 1
藤平尚真	Reliever	43	0 - 2	26	7	40.1	2.23	22.2 %	1.91	44	0.97	28	2016, round 1

HP is holds plus wins in relief. K-BB % is the gap between strikeouts and walks. FIP: fielding independent pitching. A pitcher's strikeouts, walks, hit batters and home runs expressed on the ERA scale (runs per 9 innings)

How to read this table

Each row is one player, with two rating columns: this season on the left and the recent seasons on the right. The number columns are batting average and home runs for batters, and earned run average plus one role-specific column for pitchers.

Opening the detailed stats below the table shows the raw numbers side by side, such as games and runs batted in. How to read the ratings is gathered on the player data hub.

Frequently asked questions

What decides the order?

The table is ordered by performance. Players with the same value share a rank and the next rank is skipped. No finer ordering within the same rank is shown.

Is there a list of the lower part?

No. This page shows only the upper part. A club-by-club list is available on each club's page.

How are the listed players chosen?

The list covers pitchers who have reached the qualifying plate appearances (qualifying innings for pitchers). The reliever table is drawn from everyone except players with little playing time.