Best-skilled relievers in August 2025
Aug 31 2025
Here are the best relievers in August by K%-BB%. Remember that we are talking about maybe 9-12 innings, tops, so you will want to check their overall skill sets to see if they are someone who can carry you to the finish line. Here, we include season-long xERA (xERA') as a checkpoint.
This first grouping has the tremendous K%-BB% of at least 35%, which means these relievers had a high strikeout rate, likely a low WHIP and a low xERA. In August, there were only five:
K-BB% 35%+ | SV | HD | IP | xERA | WHIP | K% | K-BB% | HR/9 | xERA' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks, Pete TAM | 4 | 0 | 10.0 | 2.40 | 0.80 | 43% | 43% | 3.6 | 3.74 |
| Chapman, Aroldis BOS LHP | 8 | 0 | 10.1 | 1.76 | 0.10 | 40% | 37% | 0.0 | 2.60 |
| Speier, Gabe SEA LHP | 0 | 5 | 10.2 | 2.11 | 0.38 | 36% | 36% | 0.0 | 2.82 |
| Diaz, Edwin NYM | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 2.04 | 0.88 | 38% | 35% | 2.2 | 2.28 |
| Leasure, Jordan CHW | 2 | 1 | 9.2 | 2.91 | 0.83 | 42% | 35% | 2.0 | 4.19 |
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