| Pitcher | Games | Money Lost | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Giolito | 33 | -1585 | 4.98 |
| Patrick Sandoval | 28 | -1313 | 4.54 |
| Jordan Lyles | 31 | -1177 | 6.18 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 37 | -1087 | 3.15 |
| Jose Urena | 10 | -1000 | 6.45 |
| Jesse Scholtens | 11 | -872 | 5.29 |
| Zack Greinke | 27 | -847 | 5.06 |
| Yu Darvish | 24 | -842 | 4.56 |
| Jameson Taillon | 29 | -822 | 4.96 |
| Alec Marsh | 8 | -800 | 5.69 |
| JP Sears | 32 | -782 | 4.49 |
| Sandy Alcantara | 28 | -767 | 4.19 |
| David Peterson | 20 | -763 | 5.37 |
| Carlos Rodon | 14 | -745 | 6.85 |
| Michael Kopech | 27 | -736 | 5.43 |
| Sonny Gray | 34 | -729 | 2.80 |
| Kevin Gausman | 32 | -711 | 3.24 |
| Logan Webb | 33 | -705 | 3.38 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 20 | -694 | 6.80 |
| Joey Wentz | 19 | -663 | 6.90 |
| Cody Bradford | 8 | -643 | 4.81 |
| Seth Lugo | 26 | -625 | 3.57 |
| Miles Mikolas | 35 | -621 | 4.78 |
| Peter Lambert | 11 | -618 | 5.36 |
| Noah Davis | 6 | -600 | 8.70 |
| Peyton Battenfield | 6 | -600 | 5.19 |
| Hunter Brown | 29 | -598 | 4.98 |
| Luis Medina | 17 | -589 | 5.42 |
| Jose Quintana | 13 | -586 | 3.57 |
| Rich Hill | 27 | -570 | 5.47 |
| Framber Valdez | 34 | -569 | 3.77 |
| Clarke Schmidt | 32 | -559 | 4.64 |
| Xzavion Curry | 9 | -551 | 4.07 |
| Cristopher Sanchez | 19 | -550 | 3.45 |
| Ross Stripling | 11 | -514 | 5.36 |
| Chris Flexen | 16 | -505 | 6.86 |
| Adam Wainwright | 21 | -503 | 7.40 |
| Julio Teheran | 11 | -490 | 4.40 |
| Shane Bieber | 21 | -458 | 3.80 |
| Blake Snell | 32 | -453 | 2.25 |
| Alex Faedo | 12 | -450 | 4.45 |
| Shintaro Fujinami | 7 | -425 | 7.18 |
| Ryan Weathers | 12 | -418 | 6.55 |
| Luis Cessa | 6 | -413 | 9.00 |
| Alek Manoah | 19 | -403 | 5.87 |
| Drew Rucinski | 4 | -400 | 9.00 |
| Sean Manaea | 10 | -396 | 4.44 |
| Taj Bradley | 21 | -392 | 5.50 |
| Tanner Houck | 21 | -381 | 5.01 |
| Eury Perez | 19 | -378 | 3.15 |
| James Paxton | 19 | -357 | 4.50 |
| Charlie Morton | 30 | -356 | 3.64 |
| Keaton Winn | 5 | -352 | 4.68 |
| Hunter Greene | 22 | -351 | 4.82 |
| Hogan Harris | 6 | -344 | 7.14 |
| Bailey Falter | 14 | -342 | 5.36 |
| Osvaldo Bido | 9 | -335 | 6.04 |
| Kyle Freeland | 29 | -334 | 5.03 |
| Johan Oviedo | 32 | -327 | 4.31 |
| Allan Winans | 6 | -319 | 5.29 |
| Tylor Megill | 25 | -318 | 4.70 |
| Kutter Crawford | 23 | -315 | 4.04 |
| MacKenzie Gore | 27 | -311 | 4.42 |
| Connor Seabold | 13 | -310 | 7.52 |
| Zack Littell | 14 | -305 | 4.01 |
| Jared Shuster | 11 | -305 | 5.64 |
| Tyler Glasnow | 22 | -302 | 3.67 |
| Karl Kauffmann | 3 | -300 | 8.23 |
| Austin Cox | 3 | -300 | 4.79 |
| Andrew Wantz | 3 | -300 | 3.89 |
| Angel Zerpa | 3 | -300 | 4.64 |
| Kris Bubic | 3 | -300 | 3.94 |
| Noah Syndergaard | 18 | -289 | 6.50 |
| Corbin Burnes | 33 | -288 | 3.51 |
| Steven Matz | 17 | -275 | 3.86 |
| Jose Berrios | 33 | -272 | 3.64 |
| Kenta Maeda | 20 | -271 | 4.32 |
| Luis Castillo | 33 | -267 | 3.38 |
| Brandon Bielak | 13 | -267 | 3.82 |
| Ty Blach | 13 | -262 | 5.54 |
| Mason Miller | 6 | -260 | 3.78 |
| Jose Suarez | 7 | -257 | 8.29 |
| Scott Alexander | 8 | -257 | 4.66 |
| Drew Smyly | 23 | -257 | 5.19 |
| Zac Gallen | 40 | -236 | 3.62 |
| Trevor Rogers | 4 | -235 | 4.00 |
| Michael King | 9 | -235 | 2.75 |
| Griffin Canning | 22 | -232 | 4.32 |
| Jhony Brito | 13 | -227 | 4.28 |
| Eric Lauer | 9 | -220 | 6.56 |
| Jake Woodford | 8 | -219 | 6.23 |
| Kyle Wright | 7 | -219 | 6.97 |
| Luis Severino | 18 | -215 | 6.65 |
| Jalen Beeks | 8 | -214 | 5.95 |
| Kyle Harrison | 7 | -211 | 4.15 |
| Graham Ashcraft | 26 | -211 | 4.76 |
| Bryce Miller | 25 | -206 | 4.32 |
| Levi Stoudt | 2 | -200 | 9.58 |
| James McArthur | 2 | -200 | 4.63 |
| Sean Newcomb | 2 | -200 | 3.00 |
| Carson Spiers | 2 | -200 | 6.92 |
| Joey Estes | 2 | -200 | 7.20 |
| Taylor Clarke | 2 | -200 | 5.95 |
| Matthew Liberatore | 11 | -195 | 5.25 |
| Ryne Nelson | 27 | -195 | 5.33 |
| Nick Pivetta | 16 | -195 | 4.04 |
| Corey Kluber | 9 | -192 | 7.04 |
| Ben Lively | 12 | -190 | 5.38 |
| Dane Dunning | 26 | -189 | 3.76 |
| Joe Ryan | 30 | -183 | 4.51 |
| George Kirby | 31 | -178 | 3.35 |
| Drew Rasmussen | 8 | -175 | 2.62 |
| Triston McKenzie | 4 | -175 | 5.06 |
| Tyler Mahle | 5 | -170 | 3.16 |
| Michael Grove | 12 | -156 | 6.08 |
| Chad Kuhl | 5 | -140 | 8.45 |
| Tony Gonsolin | 20 | -138 | 4.98 |
| Zack Thompson | 9 | -135 | 4.48 |
| Kolby Allard | 3 | -135 | 6.57 |
| Josiah Gray | 30 | -134 | 3.91 |
| Dinelson Lamet | 4 | -130 | 12.04 |
| Johnny Cueto | 10 | -128 | 6.02 |
| Brennan Bernardino | 6 | -117 | 3.20 |
| Miguel Diaz | 3 | -113 | 0.64 |
| Drew Rom | 8 | -111 | 8.02 |
| Andre Jackson | 7 | -111 | 4.99 |
| Trevor Richards | 3 | -109 | 4.95 |
| Michael Lorenzen | 25 | -106 | 4.10 |
| Jose Butto | 7 | -106 | 3.64 |
| Gavin Williams | 16 | -106 | 3.29 |
| Ronel Blanco | 7 | -103 | 4.50 |
| Hayden Wesneski | 11 | -102 | 4.33 |
| Wes Parsons | 1 | -100 | 20.25 |
| Tucker Davidson | 1 | -100 | 5.96 |
| Victor Gonzalez | 1 | -100 | 4.01 |
| Adrian Morejon | 1 | -100 | 7.00 |
| Tyler Alexander | 1 | -100 | 4.70 |
| Trevor Kelley | 3 | -100 | 5.87 |
| Trent Thornton | 1 | -100 | 2.01 |
| Josh Taylor | 1 | -100 | 8.15 |
| Jimmy Herget | 1 | -100 | 4.66 |
| Jimmy Lambert | 1 | -100 | 5.26 |
| Dylan Covey | 1 | -100 | 3.77 |
| Jose Ruiz | 1 | -100 | 5.89 |
| Matt Dermody | 1 | -100 | 6.75 |
| Matt Koch | 1 | -100 | 5.12 |
| Rob Zastryzny | 1 | -100 | 4.79 |
| Matt Barnes | 1 | -100 | 5.48 |
| Robbie Ray | 1 | -100 | 8.10 |
| Collin McHugh | 1 | -100 | 4.30 |
| Jesse Chavez | 1 | -100 | 1.56 |
| Connor Brogdon | 1 | -100 | 4.03 |
| Luis Patino | 1 | -100 | 4.57 |
| Keegan Akin | 1 | -100 | 6.85 |
| Yerry Rodriguez | 1 | -100 | 7.90 |
| Sam Long | 1 | -100 | 5.60 |
| Bryce Jarvis | 1 | -100 | 3.04 |
| Joe Jacques | 1 | -100 | 5.06 |
| Nick Robertson | 1 | -100 | 6.85 |
| George Soriano | 1 | -100 | 3.74 |
| Easton McGee | 1 | -100 | 0.00 |
| Michael Plassmeyer | 1 | -100 | 22.09 |
| Caleb Kilian | 1 | -100 | 16.87 |
| Tyler Holton | 1 | -100 | 2.11 |
| Tanner Banks | 3 | -100 | 4.43 |
| Collin Snider | 1 | -100 | 4.87 |
| Adam Oller | 1 | -100 | 10.07 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 1 | -100 | 3.00 |
| Freddy Tarnok | 1 | -100 | 4.91 |
| Adrian Martinez | 1 | -100 | 4.75 |
| Dylan Lee | 1 | -100 | 4.18 |
| Janson Junk | 1 | -100 | 4.91 |
| Francisco Perez | 1 | -100 | 5.94 |
| Reiss Knehr | 1 | -100 | 15.88 |
| Spenser Watkins | 1 | -100 | 10.38 |
| Justin Garza | 1 | -100 | 7.36 |
| Lance Lynn | 33 | -99 | 5.84 |
| Louie Varland | 10 | -98 | 4.59 |
| Randy Vasquez | 5 | -97 | 2.87 |
| Marcus Stroman | 25 | -92 | 3.95 |
| Madison Bumgarner | 4 | -90 | 10.26 |
| James Kaprielian | 11 | -90 | 6.34 |
| Tarik Skubal | 15 | -80 | 2.80 |
| Reid Detmers | 28 | -74 | 4.48 |
| Calvin Faucher | 4 | -70 | 7.01 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 4 | -70 | 5.27 |
| Freddy Peralta | 31 | -64 | 3.96 |
| Matt Waldron | 6 | -63 | 4.35 |
| Hyun Jin Ryu | 11 | -63 | 3.46 |
| Kyle Muller | 13 | -60 | 7.60 |
| Denyi Reyes | 3 | -60 | 7.78 |
| Kyle Hendricks | 24 | -48 | 3.88 |
| Tayler Scott | 2 | -46 | 5.60 |
| Tommy Milone | 2 | -44 | 2.00 |
| Tyler Anderson | 25 | -41 | 5.43 |
| Dylan Cease | 33 | -40 | 4.63 |
| Slade Cecconi | 4 | -38 | 4.03 |
| Julio Urias | 21 | -28 | 4.60 |
| Kyle Nelson | 2 | -26 | 4.13 |
| John Brebbia | 10 | -26 | 3.99 |
| Nick Martinez | 9 | -26 | 3.43 |
| Caleb Ferguson | 7 | -25 | 3.59 |
| Domingo German | 19 | -23 | 4.56 |
| Trevor Megill | 2 | -21 | 3.53 |
| Aaron Civale | 23 | -20 | 3.46 |
| Touki Toussaint | 16 | -15 | 4.97 |
| J.P. France | 23 | -9 | 4.00 |
| Brendan White | 2 | -9 | 5.09 |
| Kaleb Ort | 2 | -5 | 6.26 |
| Fernando Cruz | 2 | -3 | 4.91 |
| Cal Quantrill | 19 | -2 | 5.24 |
Pitcher Money Lost
The worst pitcher to bet on in Major League Baseball this year might surprise you. It might be a solid starter, who happens to have struggled with his form lately or had been the victim of poor run support. It’s Rick Vaughn and he hasn’t been the same since he was traded from the Indians to the Pirates. The Wild Thing is more like Mediocre Thing these days. Ok, this isn’t real but that’s usually how it is.
To help you with your handicapping, our Pitcher Money Lost charts incorporate data that factors into making the same $100 wager on the pitcher for each start, no matter what the odds are.
Pitcher Charts
The Cy Young Award candidate might be one of the worst pitchers to bet on the season. How can that be?
If he is a solid pitcher, or on a popular team, he is probably favored every time he starts. When he wins, your profit on that victory is smaller than if you bet on a pitcher on an underdog team. Meanwhile, every time he loses, your bankroll shrinks like a wool sweater in the dryer. A good example of this would be Clayton Kershaw who often finds himself as a favorite in the -300 range.
It can also mean that the mediocre pitcher with the 7-11 record has been a better bet because he pays out a bigger profit on the games he wins because he is an underdog. For any bet you would make, it’s important to remember that the underdog is always the riskier bet but the payouts will be higher if you win. It’s like a flu shot. You don’t want to get one because you’re scared of needles but you know getting the flu is worth the risk.
If you’re looking for an edge this baseball season, use our Pitcher Run Support charts. You’ll be able to see what happens when a Cy Young candidate plays on a team with no offense, giving him little run support. Even though he’s in the running for the Cy Young, he’ll probably lose some games that he should be winning. Lil Run Support would make a good rap name.
Pitchers Who Win Money
If you don’t see your favorite pitchers on the Money Lost list, it means he doesn’t suck as much as you thought. Just kidding. It means he’s on the Money Won list.
Starting pitchers should be your biggest handicapping consideration when you bet on baseball. You can also visit our umpire stats page to find out if the home plate ump for tonight’s game is prone to calling more walks than strikeouts which will also impact a pitcher’s chances of winning.
Once you know which pitchers traditionally cash on the moneyline, you’ll be able to make educated wagers.
Check out today’s baseball odds on our probable pitchers list.
