BPV leaders, August 2026

Let's continue our 2026 monthly look back at the starting pitchers who posted the best skills in the prior month.

The rarity of 100+ BPV starting pitchers continues:

Lg	Month	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	K-BB%	GB%	SwK%	FpK%	Ball%	BPV
AL	August	4.09	1.31	21%	9%	13%	41%	10.5%	62%	36%	77
NL	August	4.16	1.30	21%	9%	12%	42%	10.2%	62%	36%	74
MLB	August	4.13	1.31	21%	9%	13%	41%	10.3%	62%	36%	76

Here were the most skilled starting pitchers during the month of August (thru August 26):

Name	Lg	Tm	K%	BB%	K-BB%	GB%	SwK%	Ball%	BPV
Ian Seymour	AL	TAM	34%	4%	30%	34%	14.6%	30%	202
Parker Messick	AL	CLE	29%	4%	25%	49%	12.7%	35%	171
Jesús Luzardo	NL	PHI	35%	7%	28%	39%	14.2%	35%	171
Cade Cavalli	NL	WAS	32%	6%	26%	47%	14.2%	35%	170
Jacob Misiorowski	NL	MIL	33%	5%	28%	37%	17.8%	32%	167
Matthew Liberatore	NL	STL	30%	5%	25%	38%	10.1%	36%	166
Chase Burns	NL	CIN

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