We just saw baseball's premier aces take center stage at the All-Star Game. Now it's time to rank them as we enter the second half of the season.
The Starting Pitcher Power Rankings are back, and there are plenty of All-Star names at the top -- plus some new ones from the previous edition.
These rankings are based on a formula constructed by MLB.com’s data team, which considers performance over the past 365 days but places greater weight on season-long and recent performance.
Here are the latest Starting Pitcher Power Rankings.
1. Tarik Skubal, Tigers (Previously: 1)
The American League All-Star starter is still No. 1. Skubal enters the second half as the heavy favorite to win his second straight Cy Young Award, as he's 10-3 with a 2.23 ERA and 153 strikeouts in 121 innings.
2. Zack Wheeler, Phillies (2)
Wheeler didn't pitch in the game, but he was an All-Star for a second straight season and is neck-and-neck with Paul Skenes as a top contender for the NL Cy Young Award. The Phillies ace is 9-3 with a 2.36 ERA and a National League-leading 154 strikeouts in 122 innings.
3. Paul Skenes, Pirates (4)
Skenes earned his second straight All-Star Game start for the NL -- making him the first pitcher ever to start the All-Star Game in each of his first two big league seasons -- and dominated. Skenes struck out the first two batters he faced, Gleyber Torres and Riley Greene, with fastballs at 99.7 mph and 100.3 mph. He enters the second half with a record of just 4-8, but he leads the Majors with a 2.01 ERA and has 131 K's in 121 innings.
4. Jacob deGrom, Rangers (9)
deGrom was an All-Star for the fifth time in his career, but also for the first time since 2021 as his resurgent year for the Rangers continues. The two-time Cy Young Award winner has his work cut out for him to catch Skubal for Cy Young No. 3, but deGrom is in contention with a 9-2 record, 2.32 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 112 1/3 innings in the first half.
5. Garrett Crochet, Red Sox (7)
Crochet is Skubal's other top challenger for the AL Cy Young Award right now. He leads the Majors with 160 strikeouts and 129 1/3 innings pitched, and his 2.23 ERA is tied with Skubal for the American League lead. Crochet closed out the first half with a brilliant nine-strikeout shutout of the Rays, the first complete game of his career.
6. Cristopher Sánchez, Phillies (Not ranked)
Sánchez had a strong case to be an All-Star -- he's been one of the best pitchers in baseball for the last two months. The Phillies left-hander is 8-2 with a 2.50 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 115 innings, and he has a 1.63 ERA since the start of June.
7. Matthew Boyd, Cubs (NR)
Boyd was a surprise but well-deserving All-Star for the first time in his 11-year career. The veteran southpaw pitched his way onto the NL roster with a terrific run that began at the end of May -- he's 6-1 with a 1.28 ERA in his last nine starts. That makes Boyd 10-3 with a 2.34 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 111 2/3 innings on the season.
8. Seth Lugo, Royals (NR)
Last year's AL Cy Young runner-up has gotten back on a roll of late. Lugo has a 1.54 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 41 innings over seven starts since June, a stretch which has lowered his season ERA to 2.67 entering the second half.
9. Ranger Suárez, Phillies (10)
Like his teammate Sánchez, Suárez would have been another worthy All-Star. He's been lights-out ever since allowing seven runs in his season debut on May 4. Since then, the left-hander is 7-3 with a 1.46 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 80 innings over 12 starts.
10. Hunter Brown, Astros (3)
Brown had a little bit of a rocky finish to the first half, but he was still a first-time All-Star and has been one of the best pitchers of 2025. The Astros right-hander is 9-4 with a 2.43 ERA and 137 strikeouts in 115 innings, ranking tied for fourth in the AL in ERA and third in K's.
Honorable mentions: Max Fried (Yankees), Joe Ryan (Twins), Bryan Woo (Mariners), Framber Valdez (Astros), Logan Webb (Giants), Sonny Gray (Cardinals), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers), MacKenzie Gore (Nationals), Andrew Abbott (Reds), Nick Pivetta (Padres)