| MLB - Best Rotation - ESPN Player Rating | ||||||||||||||
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | IP | W | L | SV | BS | K | BB | HBP | BAA | HR | ERA | RAT |
| 1 | Aaron Nola | PHI | 212.0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 58 | 7 | .197 | 17 | 2.37 | 64.1 |
| 2 | Max Scherzer | WSH | 220.0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 51 | 12 | .188 | 23 | 2.53 | 63.3 |
| 3 | Blake Snell | TB | 180.0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 64 | 1 | .178 | 16 | 1.89 | 59.4 |
| 4 | Justin Verlander | HOU | 214.0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 37 | 8 | .200 | 28 | 2.52 | 58.4 |
| 5 | Corey Kluber | CLE | 215.0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 34 | 3 | .223 | 25 | 2.89 | 57.6 |