By utilizing Game Score, a stat coined by Bill James and one that measures a pitcher’s performance in any given game started, we can compile a list of the top starting pitching performances throughout the 2024 D1 season.
The top performance, as of May 13th, belongs to Grant Taylor of Washington State. Taylor fanned 17 in a complete game shutout of Washington, allowing a single hit while walking none.
After Taylor, there’s Illinois State righthander Tyrelle Chadwick and Nebraska’s Jackson Brockett. Chadwick hurled a complete game shutout against Arkansas Pine Bluff, allowing two baserunners (one hit and a HBP) while striking out 12 in a 5-0 win. Brockett, meanwhile, struck out 12 in a no-hitter of Kansas State on May 1st.
The Game Score calculation is located at the bottom of the table.
This page will be updated daily with new inclusions. For more stats, check out our Team Pitching Stats page that includes rotation, bullpen, and player data.
| RK | Player | Team | Opp | Score | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | DEC | GSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant Taylor | Washington St. | @ Washington | 4-0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | W | 102 |
| 2 | Tyrelle Chadwick | Illinois St. | @ Ark.-Pine Bluff | 5-0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | W | 97 |
| 3 | Jackson Brockett | Nebraska | Kansas St. | 8-0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | W | 97 |
| 4 | Jacob Ellis | Lamar University | McNeese | 1-0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | ND | 95 |
| 5 | Nick Brink | Portland | Mount St. Mary’s | 4-0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | W | 95 |
| 6 | Connor Mattison | Grand Canyon | Sacramento St. | 4-0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | W | 95 |
| 7 | Dominic Pieto | LIU | Norfolk St. | 14-6 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | W | 94 |
| 8 | Riley Huge | Winthrop | Maine | 8-0 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | W | 93 |
| 9 | Keegan Batka | Central Mich. | NIU | 2-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | W | 93 |
| 10 | Brett Sears | Nebraska | Ohio St. | 3-0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | W | 93 |
| 11 | Isaiah Zavala | UIW | Texas Southern | 6-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | W | 93 |
| 12 | Aiden May | Oregon St. | Oregon | 2-0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | W | 93 |
| 13 | Michael Ross | Samford | @ The Citadel | 2-0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | W | 92 |
| 14 | Patrick Gardner | FDU | @ Delaware St. | 5-0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | W | 90 |
| 15 | Ryan Gallagher | UC Santa Barbara | @ CSU Bakersfield | 8-3 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | W | 90 |
| 16 | Colin McVeigh | Fairfield | Canisius | 7-1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | W | 90 |
| 17 | Chandler Alderman | Middle Tenn. | Liberty | 10-0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | W | 90 |
| 18 | Ryan Gallagher | UC Santa Barbara | @ UC Davis | 3-0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | W | 90 |
| 19 | Josh Salinas | UIW | @ New Orleans | 2-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | W | 89 |
| 20 | Payton Tolle | TCU | @ Oklahoma St. | 1-0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | W | 89 |
| 21 | Ryan Johnson | DBU | @ Sam Houston | 3-1 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | W | 89 |
| 22 | Bryson Van Sickle | Utah | @ Arizona St. | 10-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | W | 89 |
| 23 | Riley Huge | Winthrop | Toledo | 3-0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | W | 88 |
| 24 | Ryan Prager | Texas A&M | Rhode Island | 11-0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | W | 88 |
| 25 | Colin McVeigh | Fairfield | Siena | 8-0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | W | 88 |
| 26 | Chase Morgan | Louisiana | Marshall | 1-0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | W | 88 |
| 27 | Dominic Niman | Kentucky | Alabama | 7-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | W | 88 |
| 28 | Tyler Bremner | UC Santa Barbara | @ CSU Bakersfield | 7-1 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | W | 87 |
| 29 | Caleb Riedel | Omaha | Northern Colo. | 10-2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | W | 87 |
| 30 | Brett Sears | Nebraska | New Mexico St. | 14-2 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | W | 87 |
| 31 | Trey Yesavage | East Carolina | Purdue | 7-1 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | W | 87 |
| 32 | Braden Davis | Oklahoma | West Virginia | 13-0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | W | 87 |
| 33 | Aidan Knaak | Clemson | NC State | 7-0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | W | 87 |
| 34 | Justin Sinibaldi | Rutgers | UConn | 3-0 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | W | 87 |
| 35 | Sam HIghfill | NC State | Notre Dame | 10-0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | W | 86 |
| 36 | Blake Helmstetter | Fairfield | @ FGCU | 12-0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | W | 86 |
| 37 | Justin Lehman | Army West Point | Navy | 1-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | W | 86 |
| 38 | Derek Clark | West Virginia | @ Kansas | 4-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | W | 86 |
| 39 | Tommy Boba | Cincinnati | Kansas | 1-0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | W | 86 |
| 40 | Ryan Johnson | DBU | Central Mich. | 8-0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | W | 86 |
| 41 | Caden Favors | Wichita St. | Utah Tech | 8-0 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | W | 86 |
| 42 | Louis Rodriguez | TCU | Houston | 14-1 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | W | 86 |
| 43 | Colby Guy | UNC Asheville | Winthrop | 4-1 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | W | 86 |
| 44 | Griffin Naess | Cal Poly | @ Cal St. Fullerton | 6-0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | W | 86 |
| 45 | Danny Macchiarola | Holy Cross | Lafayette | 5-0 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | W | 86 |
| 46 | Landon Smiddy | Tennessee Tech | @ Lindenwood | 4-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | W | 86 |
| 47 | Andrew Devine | Austin Peay | UMES | 10-0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | W | 86 |
| 48 | Ryan DeSanto | Saint Joseph’s | George Mason | 5-2 | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | W | 85 |
| 49 | Nick Chittum | Eastern Mich. | Western Mich. | 3-0 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | W | 85 |
| 50 | Bryce Cunningham | Vanderbilt | Mississippi St. | 4-0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | W | 85 |
Glossary: GSC 50 + 1*Outs + 2*IP after the 4th + 1*K – 2*H – 4*ER – 2*UnearnedRuns – 1*BB