Best command starting pitchers

Ranked on: BB/9 40% · Control 32% · H/9 28%. Ranked among cards rated 90 overall and above — below that the order is simply the overall rating again.

1. 1Nick MartinezTB · 2026 Postseason · BB/9 100% · H/9 99%99top 1%
2. 2Cristopher SánchezPHI · 2026 Finest · BB/9 100% · H/9 99%9989,999top 2%
3. 3Max FriedNYY · 2026 Finest · H/9 99% · BB/9 99%9915,888top 2%
4. 4Logan GilbertSEA · 2026 Finest · BB/9 99% · Control 98%99top 3%
5. 5Garrett CrochetBOS · Milestone · H/9 99% · BB/9 98%9911,884top 4%
6. 6Michael WachaKC · 2026 Finest · BB/9 99% · Control 98%9915,444top 4%
7. 7Drew RasmussenTB · 2026 Finest · BB/9 99% · Control 98%9910,458top 5%
8. 8Andy PettitteNYY · Awards · BB/9 100% · Control 98%9911,493top 6%
9. 9Jesús LuzardoPHI · 2026 Finest · BB/9 98% · H/9 98%99top 6%
10. 10Jake ArrietaCHC · Finest · H/9 99% · Control 98%996,132top 7%
11. 11Cam SchlittlerNYY · 2026 Finest · BB/9 98% · Control 98%99top 8%
12. 12Logan WebbSF · The Show Classics · BB/9 98% · Control 98%99top 8%
13. 13Jacob MisiorowskiMIL · 2026 Postseason · H/9 99% · Control 98%99top 9%
14. 14Cal QuantrillTEX · Spotlight · BB/9 98% · Control 98%99top 10%
15. 15Payton TolleBOS · 2026 Finest · BB/9 99% · Control 98%99top 10%
16. 16Gerrit ColeNYY · 2026 Postseason · BB/9 99% · Control 98%99top 11%
17. 17Freddy PeraltaTB · 2026 Postseason · BB/9 98% · Control 98%99top 12%
18. 18Paul SkenesPIT · 2026 Topps Update Series Baseball · BB/9 98% · Control 98%99top 12%
19. 19Nolan McLeanNYM · 2026 Finest · Control 98% · BB/9 97%99152,249top 13%
20. 20Clay BuchholzBOS · Spooky · BB/9 98% · Control 98%99top 13%
21. 21Justin VerlanderHOU · Awards · Control 98% · BB/9 96%99top 14%
22. 22Casey MizeSD · New Threads · Control 98% · BB/9 96%999,000top 15%
23. 23Eduardo RodriguezARI · 2026 Finest · BB/9 99% · Control 98%9911,000top 15%
24. 24Foster GriffinWAS · Spotlight · Control 98% · BB/9 96%968,699top 16%
25. 25Chris SaleATL · 2026 Finest · BB/9 99% · Control 98%9979,980top 17%
26. 26Parker MessickCLE · 2026 Finest · BB/9 99% · Control 98%99top 17%
27. 27Reid DetmersLAA · Spotlight · Control 98% · BB/9 97%9937,969top 18%
28. 28Bob GibsonSTL · Awards · Control 98% · BB/9 96%99top 19%
29. 29Max ScherzerWAS · Cornerstone · Control 98% · BB/9 96%99top 19%
30. 30Jered WeaverLAA · Milestone · H/9 97% · Control 95%9924,393top 20%
31. 31Cliff LeeCLE · Awards · BB/9 100% · Control 98%9931,774top 21%
32. 32Randy JohnsonSEA · Spooky · H/9 99% · Control 94%99749,448top 21%
33. 33Connor PrielippMIN · Spotlight · Control 98% · BB/9 96%99top 22%
34. 34Kade AndersonSEA · Pipeline · Control 98% · BB/9 96%99top 23%
35. 35Mike MussinaNYY · Subway · BB/9 98% · Control 98%99top 23%
36. 36Yoshinobu YamamotoLAD · 2026 All-Star · Control 98% · BB/9 96%9826,000top 24%
37. 37Jacob deGromTEX · Spotlight · Control 98% · BB/9 97%9929,850top 25%
38. 38Pedro MartinezBOS · Milestone · Control 98% · BB/9 97%9963,885top 25%
39. 39Cool Papa BellFA · The Negro Leagues · Control 98% · BB/9 97%9986,999top 26%
40. 40Ryan SloanSEA · Pipeline · Control 98% · BB/9 97%999,822top 26%
41. 41Peanut JohnsonFA · The Negro Leagues · BB/9 100% · Control 98%9910,988top 27%
42. 42Kendry ChourioKC · Pipeline · Control 98% · BB/9 96%985,599top 28%
43. 43Whitey FordNYY · Field of Dreams · H/9 95% · Control 93%98top 28%
44. 44Dylan CeaseTOR · 2026 Finest · H/9 99% · Control 91%99top 29%
45. 45Matt WilkinsonSF · Topps Now · H/9 99% · Control 91%97top 30%
46. 46Tarik SkubalLAD · New Threads · Control 98% · BB/9 97%99top 30%
47. 47Andrew AlvarezWAS · Spotlight · H/9 94% · Control 93%997,222top 31%
48. 48Sandy AlcantaraMIA · Milestone · Control 98% · BB/9 96%97top 32%
49. 49Dontrelle WillisMIA · Milestone · Control 94% · BB/9 94%996,399top 32%
50. 50Bryan WooSEA · Spotlight · Control 94% · BB/9 94%9929,688top 33%
51. 51Roy HalladayPHI · Field of Dreams · BB/9 99% · Control 98%99top 34%
52. 52Aaron NolaPHI · Milestone · Control 94% · BB/9 94%99top 34%
53. 53Chase BurnsCIN · 2026 Topps Update Series Baseball · Control 94% · BB/9 94%99top 35%
54. 54Jamie ArnoldOAK · Pipeline · Control 93% · BB/9 93%996,241top 36%
55. 55Justin WrobleskiLAD · 2026 All-Star · Control 98% · BB/9 95%97top 36%
56. 56CC SabathiaNYY · Milestone · H/9 95% · Control 90%997,999top 37%
57. 57Johan SantanaNYM · Milestone · Control 92% · BB/9 91%9944,875top 38%
58. 58Peter LambertHOU · Spotlight · H/9 97% · Control 89%9811,496top 38%
59. 59Kyle FreelandCOL · Topps Now · Control 98% · BB/9 96%94top 39%
60. 60Felix HernandezSEA · Awards · Control 93% · BB/9 93%99top 39%
61. 61J.R. RichardHOU · Spooky · Control 92% · BB/9 92%9922,495top 40%
62. 62Robin RobertsPHI · Field of Dreams · BB/9 99% · Control 98%9914,040top 41%
63. 63Joe RyanMIN · 2026 All-Star · Control 94% · BB/9 94%95top 41%
64. 64Luis CastilloCWS · New Threads · BB/9 95% · Control 95%97top 42%
65. 65Nathan EovaldiTEX · Summer · Control 94% · BB/9 94%957,289top 43%
66. 66Zach ThorntonNYM · Topps Now · H/9 95% · Control 88%97top 43%
67. 67Roy OswaltPHI · Finest · Control 93% · BB/9 93%996,999top 44%
68. 68Cam CaminitiATL · Pipeline · H/9 96% · Control 88%995,578top 45%
69. 69John DonaldsonFA · The Negro Leagues · Control 91% · BB/9 91%9988,955top 45%
70. 70Noah CameronKC · Topps Now · Control 90% · BB/9 90%978,100top 46%
71. 71Davis MartinCWS · Spotlight · H/9 89% · Control 89%9412,488top 47%
72. 72Ryan WeathersNYY · Spotlight · Control 90% · BB/9 90%9910,244top 47%
73. 73Gavin WilliamsCLE · Spotlight · Control 90% · BB/9 90%9911,789top 48%
74. 74Kevin GausmanCHC · New Threads · Control 90% · BB/9 90%975,650top 49%
75. 75Rhett LowderCIN · Topps Now · H/9 94% · Control 87%97top 49%
76. 76Braxton AshcraftPIT · Spotlight · Control 98% · BB/9 97%94top 50%
77. 77Cade CavalliWAS · Spotlight · H/9 93% · Control 87%999,396top 50%
78. 78Kerry WoodCHC · Spooky · H/9 95% · Control 86%99top 51%
79. 79Dustin MayMIL · New Threads · Control 89% · BB/9 88%9914,875top 52%
80. 80Jared JonesPIT · Spotlight · H/9 91% · Control 87%977,000top 52%
81. 81Carson BolemonSF · 2026 Draft · Control 89% · BB/9 88%966,945top 53%
82. 82Ranger SuarezBOS · Spotlight · Control 90% · BB/9 90%9729,856top 54%
83. 83Corey KluberCLE · Summer · Control 94% · BB/9 94%95top 54%
84. 84Cameron FlukeyDET · 2026 Draft · Control 89% · BB/9 88%9724,500top 55%
85. 85Greg MadduxCHC · All-Star · Control 92% · BB/9 91%96top 56%
86. 86Tyler BremnerLAA · Pipeline · Control 90% · BB/9 90%98top 56%
87. 87Connelly EarlyWAS · New Threads · H/9 96% · Control 84%986,269top 57%
88. 88Seth HernandezPIT · Pipeline · Control 87% · BB/9 85%99top 58%
89. 89Gaylord PerrySF · Summer · Control 91% · BB/9 91%944,897top 58%
90. 90Jeff SuppanSTL · Awards · H/9 87% · Control 86%9914,735top 59%
91. 91Gage JumpOAK · Topps Now · Control 91% · BB/9 91%93top 60%
92. 92Clay HolmesCHC · New Threads · H/9 89% · Control 86%986,639top 60%
93. 93Logan ReddemannCOL · 2026 Draft · Control 90% · BB/9 90%967,132top 61%
94. 94Kyle BradishBAL · Topps Now · H/9 88% · Control 86%946,999top 62%
95. 95Cole RagansKC · Topps Now · Control 89% · BB/9 89%976,100top 62%
96. 96Anibal SanchezMIA · Ranked 1000 · H/9 96% · Control 83%99top 63%
97. 97Gage WoodPHI · Pipeline · Control 88% · BB/9 87%98top 63%
98. 98Liam DoyleSTL · Pipeline · H/9 88% · Control 85%99top 64%
99. 99Steve CarltonPHI · All-Star · Control 86% · BB/9 84%968,222top 65%
100. 100Michael KingSD · 2026 Postseason · H/9 93% · Control 83%99top 65%