Starting Pitcher Rankings

Tier Descriptions

Tier 1Elite AcesDominant stuff with the highest peaks.
Tier 2Star PitchersGood enough to be the ace on most teams.
Tier 3Top Rotation CaliberFront-line ability but some question marks.
Tier 4Mid Rotation with UpsideFlashes of excellence but lower floors.
Tier 5Gate KeepersDependabley average, unlikely to be much more.
Tier 6Big Time ProspectsLots of upside and prospect pedigree.
Tier 7Prove-It YoungstersPromising but need to see more to believe.
Tier 8Fringe RotationHappy to just crack the rotation.

2025 Preseason

Note: More players will be added to this list throughout spring training.

RankPitcherThrowsTierTeam
1Miyagi HiroyaL1ORIX
2Takahashi HirotoR1Chunichi
3Yamashita ShunpeitaR1ORIX
4Itoh HiromiR1Nipponham
5Griffin FosterL1Yomiuri
6Hayakawa TakahisaL1Rakuten
7Moinelo LivanL1SoftBank
8Taneichi AtsukiR1Lotte
9Sumida ChihiroL2Seibu
10Sotani RyuheiL2ORIX
11Imai TatsuyaR2Seibu
12Saiki HirotoR2Hanshin
13Kitayama KokiR2Nipponham
14Togo ShoseiR2Yomiuri
15Murakami ShokiR2Hanshin
16Azuma KatsukiL2DeNA
17Inoue HarutoL3Yomiuri
18Kanemaru YumetoL3Chunichi
19Takeuchi NatsukiL3Seibu
20Ohtsu RyosukeR3SoftBank
21Takahashi HarutoL3Hanshin
22Bauer TrevorR3DeNA
23Jackson AndreR3DeNA
24Kanemura ShomaR3Nipponham
25Nakamura YutoR3Yakult
26Espinoza AndersonR3ORIX
27Arihara KoheiR3SoftBank
28Beasley JeremyR3Hanshin
29Umetsu KodaiR3Chunichi
30Taira KentaroR3DeNA
31Ishikawa ShutaR4Lotte
32Stewart Jr. CarterR4SoftBank
33Kay AnthonyL4DeNA
34Yoshimura KojiroR4Yakult
35Takahashi KeijiL4Yakult
36Tamamura ShogoL4Hiroshima
37Katoh TakayukiL4Nipponham
38Gu-Lin Ruei YangR4Nipponham
39Takahashi KonaR4Seibu
40Morishita MasatoR4Hiroshima
41Muller KyleL4Chunichi
42Ojima KazuyaL4Lotte
43Voth AustinR4Lotte
44Kuri ArenR4ORIX
45Uwasawa NaoyukiR4SoftBank
46Nishino YujiR5Lotte
47Azuma KoheiR5ORIX
48Nishi YukiR5Hanshin
49Yamasaki IoriR5Yomiuri
50Ohnuki ShinichiR5DeNA
51Tajima DaikiL5ORIX
52Tokoda HirokiL5Hiroshima
53Ohtake KoutaroL5Hanshin
54Ohzeki TomohisaL5SoftBank
55VerHagen DrewR5Nipponham
56Higashihama NaoR5SoftBank
57Ohsera DaichiR5Hiroshima
59Ogawa YasuhiroR5Yakult
58Nishidate YuhiR6Yomiuri
60Hada ShinnosukeL6Seibu
61Maeda YugoL6SoftBank
62Hosono HarukiL6Nipponham
63Tsunehiro HayatoR6Hiroshima
64Tanaka HaruyaR7Lotte
65Koja TatsukiL7Rakuten
66Akahoshi YujiR7Yomiuri
67Mombetsu KeitoL7Hanshin
68Mukunoki RenR7ORIX
69Fukushima RenR7Nipponham
70Saito KyosukeR7ORIX
71Ishida YutaroR7DeNA
72Sugai ShinyaL7Seibu
73Mori ShoheiR7Hiroshima
74Matsukihira YutaR7Chunichi
75Nakachi ReiaR7Chunichi
76Shoji KoseiR7Rakuten
77Yamasaki SachiyaL8Nipponham
78Fujii MasaruL8Rakuten
79Yanagi YuyaR8Chunichi
80Yajure MiguelR8Rakuten
81Itoh MasashiL8Hanshin
82Watanabe YutaroR8Seibu
83Okugawa YasunobuR8Yakult
84Wakui HideakiR8Chunichi
85Aduwa MakotoR8Hiroshima
86Kishi TakayukiR8Rakuten
87Mejia HumbertoR8Chunichi
88Tanaka MasahiroR8Yomiuri