"Sometimes a guy will pitch a gem while his offense lets him down and sometimes that same guy will get absolutely dump trucked in the midst of a slugfest that his team comes out of as the winners. Still, no matter what the results are, these performances deserve to be singled out for praise. As usual, we'll be using WPA as our guiding metric for this list."
"However, Schwellenbach's early-season masterpiece got dinged a little bit by WPA since it occurred during one of Atlanta's most dominant wins of the season. It wasn't like they needed Schwellenbach to be this dominant in order to win but it was still an amazing outing from Schwelly and the fact that it made the list in a 10-0 blowout really goes to show just how good this performance was."
"Welp, didn't take us long to get to the first one of these starts that ended up turning into a loss for the Braves. Grant Holmes was certainly nowhere to be found in the blame game department for this one, as he pitched six strong shutout innings where he struck out 10 batters and barely gave the Angels a sniff of scoring a run while he was out there."
Baseball often produces strong individual pitching performances that do not always determine game outcomes. WPA is used to measure the most impactful Atlanta Braves starting pitcher outings in 2025. Several starts combined exceptional command, high strikeout totals and low baserunners with varying team offensive support. Spencer Schwellenbach threw eight shutout innings with two hits, no walks and ten strikeouts in a 10-0 blowout, limiting WPA despite dominance. Grant Holmes delivered six scoreless innings with ten strikeouts but still left with a loss because of offensive shortcomings. The list rewards high-leverage contributions while acknowledging baseball's inherent unpredictability.
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