Best Starting Pitchers

Top Starting Pitchers by true rating in MLB The Show 25

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#201
Cliff Lee, 92 Standout - MLB the Show 25
95.4 TR
Cliff Lee
Stubs 54,000
Stubs 12,555
#202
Merrill Kelly, 92 Spotlight - MLB the Show 25
95.4 TR
Merrill Kelly
Stubs 18,000
Stubs 5,000
#203
Jack Leiter, 92 Color Storm - MLB the Show 25
95.2 TR
Jack Leiter
Not Sellable
#204
Marcus Stroman, 93 Awards - MLB the Show 25
95.2 TR
Marcus Stroman
Stubs 48,994
Stubs 8,555
#205
Chris Bassitt, 92 Summer - MLB the Show 25
95 TR
Chris Bassitt
Stubs 7,155
Stubs 5,000
#206
Clarke Schmidt, 92 Topps Now - MLB the Show 25
95 TR
Clarke Schmidt
Not Sellable
#207
Garrett Crochet, 92 Live - MLB the Show 25
94.7 TR
Garrett Crochet
Stubs 17,000
Stubs 10,000
#208
Randy Johnson, 91 2nd Half Heroes - MLB the Show 25
94.65 TR
Randy Johnson
Stubs 78,883
Stubs 23,000
#209
Tom Seaver, 93 Standout - MLB the Show 25
94.65 TR
Tom Seaver
Not Sellable
#210
Robin Roberts, 92 Prime - MLB the Show 25
94.45 TR
Robin Roberts
Stubs 5,664
Stubs 5,000
#211
Clayton Kershaw, 92 All-Star - MLB the Show 25
94.4 TR
Clayton Kershaw
Not Sellable
#212
Will Warren, 92 Spotlight - MLB the Show 25
94.4 TR
Will Warren
Not Sellable
#213
Bob Feller, 92 All-Star - MLB the Show 25
94.35 TR
Bob Feller
Stubs 8,000
Stubs 5,000
#214
Bailey Ober, 91 Spotlight - MLB the Show 25
94.2 TR
Bailey Ober
Stubs 18,411
Stubs 4,500
#215
Gerrit Cole, 91 Pipeline Past - MLB the Show 25
94.1 TR
Gerrit Cole
Not Sellable
#216
Paul Skenes, 89 Live - MLB the Show 25
94.1 TR
Paul Skenes
Stubs 20,900
Stubs 7,000
#217
Hunter Greene, 89 Spotlight - MLB the Show 25
94 TR
Hunter Greene
Stubs 28,779
Stubs 3,685
#218
Matt Cain, 91 Postseason - MLB the Show 25
94 TR
Matt Cain
Not Sellable
#219
Whitey Ford, 92 Postseason - MLB the Show 25
93.95 TR
Whitey Ford
Stubs 399,997
Stubs 255,556
#220
Luis Gil, 91 Color Storm - MLB the Show 25
93.9 TR
Luis Gil
Not Sellable
#221
Michael Wacha, 91 Color Storm - MLB the Show 25
93.9 TR
Michael Wacha
Not Sellable
#222
Fernando Valenzuela, 92 Rookie - MLB the Show 25
93.9 TR
Fernando Valenzuela
Not Sellable
#223
Zack Wheeler, 91 Live - MLB the Show 25
93.85 TR
Zack Wheeler
Stubs 21,250
Stubs 9,009
#224
Jared Jones, 92 Color Storm - MLB the Show 25
93.8 TR
Jared Jones
Not Sellable
#225
Dustin May, 90 Topps Now - MLB the Show 25
93.7 TR
Dustin May
Not Sellable

Best Starting Pitchers in MLB The Show 25 - Insights

2025 Finest Tarik Skubal holds the top spot among the best Starting Pitchers with an impressive 112.75 True Rating, and also the most recent addition to the top 10, released 3 months ago.

Right behind Tarik Skubal are 2025 Finest Paul Skenes and Milestone John Donaldson, forming a strong top group. Overall, the top 10 MLB Starting Pitchers average a 111.46 True Rating.

Milestone John Donaldson is notable within the top 5 for benefiting significantly from 4 active quirks.