Throughout a minor league season, I typically take to social media to sporadically post stat leaderboards among players in the Cubs system. Now, in this weird transition period from the 2025 season to the 2026 season, I wanted to take a moment to post those final leaderboards, starting with the pitching side of things.

Below are the top 5 finishers in 16 key statistics during the 2025 campaign. The only filter: 50 innnigs pitched at a full season affiliate. This is enough innings to get encompass the oft-used relievers as well as the starters still ramping up. 36 players qualify and as you’ll see, any player who suited up as a Cub this year is eligible even if he was traded away (looking at you, Ryan Gallagher) and non-prospects can also be found (Keegan Thompson snuck in a few times).

A complete spreadsheet that includes every single full-season pitcher with all of these stats and more can be found here at the website!

ERA

1. Luis Martinez-Gomez | 1.46
2. Ethan Flanagan | 1.93
3. Jostin Florentino | 1.96
4. Jaxon Wiggins | 2.19
5. Mitchell Tyranski | 2.37

WHIP

1. Jaxon Wiggins | 1.03
2. Jostin Florentino | 1.04
3. Chase Watkins | 1.05
4. Ryan Gallagher | 1.07
5. Mitchell Tyranski | 1.12

K%

1. Jaxon Wiggins | 31.0%
2. Riley Martin | 30.7%
3. Luke Little | 29.8%
4. Keegan Thompson | 29.5%
5. Luis Martinez-Gomez | 28.8%

BB%

1. Connor Schultz | 5.6%
2. Evan Aschenbeck | 5.7%
3. Kenten Egbert | 5.8%
4. Ryan Gallagher | 5.9%
5. Chase Watkins | 6.5%

Highest Ground Ball%

1. Charlie Hurley | 64.2%
2. Brayden Spears | 58.8%
3. Luke Little | 57.0%
4. Kevin Valdez | 54.9%
5. Jordan Wicks | 54.6%

Lowest Line Drive%

1. Antonio Santos | 17.8%
2. Cole Reynolds | 17.9%
3. Sam Armstrong | 17.9%
4. Jaxon Wiggins | 18.0%
5. Kenten Egbert | 18.3%

Strike%

1. Connor Schultz | 67.8%
2. AJ Puckett | 66.5%
3. Chase Watkins | 66.5%
4. Nick Dean | 66.3%
5. Ryan Gallagher | 65.8%

Looking Strike%

1. Luis Rujano | 19.1%
2. Evan Taylor | 19.0%
3. Riley Martin | 18.9%
4. Luke Little | 18.7%
5. Keegan Thompson | 17.9%

Swinging Strike%

1. Ryan Gallagher | 17.0%
2. Jaxon Wiggins | 16.3%
3. Nick Hull | 14.8%
4. Connor Schultz | 14.6%
5. Nick Dean | 14.3%

Call Strikes + Whiff (CSW)%

1. Keegan Thompson | 31.7%
2. Nick Dean | 31.3%
3. Jaxon Wiggins | 30.5%
4. Connor Schultz | 30.3%
5. Riley Martin | 30.2%

K%-BB%

1. Ryan Gallagher | 22.4%
2. Keegan Thompson | 20.6%
3. Nick Dean | 20.4%
4. Jaxon Wiggins | 19.5%
5. Jostin Florentino | 18.9%

Fewest Pitches/Inning

1. Connor Schultz | 14.8
2. Ethan Flanagan | 14.9
3. Evan Aschenbeck | 15.1
4. Brayden Spears | 15.3
5. Chase Watkins | 15.4

Opponent AVG

1. Mitchell Tyranski | .156
2. Jaxon Wiggins | .161
3. Luke Little | .173
4. Riley Martin | .186
5. Jostin Florentino | .187

Opponent OBP

1. Jaxon Wiggins | .262
2. Jostin Florentino | .265
3. Ryan Gallagher | .271
4. Chase Watkins | .275
5. Yenrri Rojas | .288

Opponent SLG

1. Mitchell Tyranski | .220
2. Jaxon Wiggins | .234
3. Evan Taylor | .240
4. Jostin Florentino | .244
5. Ethan Flanagan | .254

Opponent OPS

1. Jaxon Wiggins | .496
2. Jostin Florentino | .510
3. Mitchell Tyranski | .525
4. Ethan Flanagan | .553
5. Yenrri Rojas | .561