Jacob Misiorowski has been stealing the spotlight in Milwaukee, and for good reason. His historic season has him on track to become the first Brewers pitcher to win the National League Cy Young Award since Corbin Burnes in 2021, and his Major League-best 1.86 ERA entering his final regular-season start on Sunday has only sharpened the attention around him.
But the Brewers’ rotation has more than one arm making noise. Milwaukee’s starters have been dominant all year, putting up a 3.64 ERA that ranks fifth in the league, and rookie Logan Henderson has carved out a major role of his own behind Misiorowski.
Henderson has delivered a 2.47 ERA with 110 strikeouts in 18 starts for Milwaukee this season. The 24-year-old has not gotten the same level of attention, but his numbers are every bit the kind that stand out in franchise and league history. His 0.84 WHIP is the lowest ever for a rookie pitcher who made at least 15 starts, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, and he is tied for the longest stretch of consecutive starts allowing three or fewer runs to begin a career at 23.
MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy put Henderson’s run in sharp perspective on Thursday. “Misiorowski has a Major League-best 1.86 ERA entering his final start of the regular season on Sunday, but Henderson’s 2026 campaign is in the books,” McCalvy wrote.
“Henderson's 0.84 WHIP is the lowest all-time for a rookie pitcher who made at least 15 starts, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Along the way, Henderson has made history, not allowing more than three runs in any of his 23 career starts, dating back to last season.
That ties Arizona’s Zac Gallen for the longest such streak to begin a career since the mound moved to its current distance in 1893.
“Last year, Logan Henderson was an October spectator for the Brewers. He’d missed time down the stretch with a flexor strain, and while he was healthy just in time to be a candidate for the postseason roster, the club opted against including him. Well, next year is here, and the 24-year-old right-hander finds himself front and center in Milwaukee’s pitching plans.”
That rise fits the Brewers’ usual script. Milwaukee has built a reputation for developing young pitching, and Henderson is the latest example. The club selected him in the fourth round of the 2021 MLB Draft, and this season has shown exactly why.
With the Brewers already having clinched a first-round playoff bye and four games left on the schedule, they are likely headed for 100 wins for the first time in franchise history. Henderson’s next outing will come in the NLDS, where he’ll try to carry this momentum into October.
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