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Cade Smith is the highest-rated closer in MLB 2026 on Legends Deck. The top three are Cade Smith, Jeff Hoffman, Jhoan Duran, ranked by a percentile transform of real 2026 Statcast data from Baseball Savant.
Every active MLB closer ranked by Legends Deck card rating — built from real 2026 Statcast data from Baseball Savant through the same calibrated pipeline for every player. Ratings refresh nightly.
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| # | OVR | Player | Team | W | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | xERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | Cade Smith | Guardians | 5 | 2.22 | 1.05 | 13.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 3.02 |
| 2 | 92 | Jeff Hoffman | Twins | 6 | 3.75 | 1.37 | 13.8 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 3.45 |
| 3 | 92 | Jhoan Duran | Phillies | 2 | 1.69 | 1.03 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.04 |
| 4 | 92 | Mason Miller | Padres | 5 | 1.17 | 0.83 | 16.6 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 1.48 |
| 5 | 92 | Andrés Muñoz | Mariners | 5 | 4.05 | 1.14 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.13 |
| 6 | 91 | Tanner Scott | Dodgers | 1 | 2.62 | 0.98 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 3.13 |
| 7 | 91 | David Bednar | Yankees | 7 | 2.63 | 1.02 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 2.73 |
| 8 | 91 | Aroldis Chapman | Red Sox | 3 | 2.03 | 1.13 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2.69 |
| 9 | 90 | José A. Ferrer | Mariners | 4 | 3.77 | 1.41 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 3.74 |
| 10 | 89 | Camilo Doval | Pirates | 3 | 4.20 | 1.49 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 3.68 |
| 11 | 89 | Calvin Faucher | Marlins | 5 | 3.67 | 1.34 | 9.8 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 3.58 |
| 12 | 88 | Trevor Megill | Brewers | 2 | 2.59 | 0.90 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.77 |
| 13 | 86 | Josh Hader | Astros | 4 | 0.89 | 0.67 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 1.77 |
| 14 | 83 | Raisel Iglesias | Braves | 1 | 2.72 | 1.15 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.58 |
| 15 | 79 | Pete Fairbanks | Marlins | 4 | 6.02 | 1.31 | 12.7 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 4.27 |
| 16 | 75 | Robert Suarez | Braves | 4 | 0.56 | 0.84 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.30 |
| 17 | 75 | Will Vest | Tigers | 3 | 6.08 | 1.43 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 3.95 |
| 18 | 75 | Kenley Jansen | Tigers | 4 | 3.63 | 1.16 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 3.71 |
| 19 | 73 | Edwin Díaz | Oklahoma City Comets | 2 | 11.85 | 2.56 | 12.5 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 6.35 |
| 20 | 70 | Daniel Palencia | Cubs | 2 | 4.70 | 1.43 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 4.07 |
| 21 | 68 | Emilio Pagán | Reds | 5 | 3.93 | 1.06 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3.53 |
| 22 | 66 | Ryan Helsley | Orioles | 0 | 4.11 | 1.43 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 2.90 |
| 23 | 62 | Dennis Santana | Diamondbacks | 2 | 5.36 | 1.42 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 4.70 |
| 24 | 61 | Kyle Finnegan | Tigers | 3 | 3.79 | 1.60 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 5.33 |
| 25 | 55 | Seth Halvorsen | Dodgers | 1 | 5.76 | 1.84 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 6.48 |
| 26 | 45 | Félix Bautista | Orioles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.80 |
| 27 | 45 | Carlos Estévez | Royals | 0 | 162.00 | 18.00 | 0.0 | 54.0 | 27.0 | 29.41 |
Legends Deck rates every closer using real 2026 Statcast data. For pitchers, that means the key inputs are fastball velocity, spin rate, expected ERA (xERA), xwOBA against, put-away rate, and zone control. No scout opinions, no card-by-card tuning — the same fixed pipeline for every player.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Or read the ranked breakdown: Best Closers in MLB 2026.