BPV leaders, May 2026

Let's continue our 2026 monthly look back at the starting pitchers who posted the best skills in the prior month.

The days of a heavy volume of 100+ BPV starters seem to be gone:

Lg	Month	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	K-BB%	GB%	SwK%	FpK%	Ball%	BPV
AL	May	4.02	1.25	22%	8%	13%	40%	10.5%	62%	36%	79
NL	May	4.18	1.26	22%	8%	14%	42%	10.7%	63%	36%	89
MLB	May	4.10	1.25	22%	8%	14%	41%	10.6%	62%	36%	84

Here were the most skilled starting pitchers during the month of May (thru May 27):

Name	Lg	Tm	K%	BB%	K-BB%	GB%	SwK%	Ball%	BPV
Jacob Misiorowski	NL	MIL	44%	5%	39%	52%	18.3%	29%	237
Davis Martin	AL	CHW	34%	4%	30%	56%	17.4%	32%	211
Cristopher Sanchez	NL	PHI	32%	2%	29%	58%	17.1%	32%	204
Chris Sale	NL	ATL	33%	5%	28%	45%	16.5%	31%	182
Dylan Cease	AL	TOR	36%	8%	28%	42%	14.2%	37%	176
Joe Ryan	AL	MIN	31%	5%	26%	44%	12.4%	30%	169
Emmet Sheehan	NL	LA	29%	5%	24%	38%

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