2026 Bowman 1st Autograph Pitcher Rankings

Now the moment that many of you have been waiting for. What’s funny is that when I first started doing all of this there was never any intention of ranking pitchers because they were an afterthought in Bowman. Fast forward a little over a year and now it feels like there are more people excited for the pitcher rankings than the hitter ones! I have to admit that I myself tend to find more value in the arms as well and although it’s not intentional most of my in-season buys end up being pitchers, so ranking them is very near and dear to my heart. My first thought when I saw the 2026 Bowman checklist is that the people who chase pitchers would rejoice because it really is solid. While almost every Bowman product has a list of what feels like filler autographs that you don’t want to hit, I don’t think that any of the pitcher autos here are throw-ins and even the ones that I would rank at the bottom all have some form of hobby upside. For that reason I am going to rank each and every pitcher who is getting their 1st autograph. Let’s get it.