While the results haven't been there, Scherzer's peripheral numbers indicate he's still dominant. By FIP, he leads the National League thanks to an elite strikeout rate (32.8%) and walk rate (3.7%), both of which are top-five in the NL. Cumulatively, his K-BB% leads all of baseball.

Smith has been a revelation for the Marlins. The left-hander has thrown a quality start in five of his six outings, with his short, season-opening start the only outlier. Smith also owns the third-best strikeout rate (33.6%) in the NL. 

The 32-year-old closer is off to a historic start. Yates is a perfect 14-for-14 in save opportunities, which is more than any reliever in MLB history has recorded before the month of May.

The 23-year-old right-hander wasn't even supposed to be pitching in the majors to begin the season, let alone be one of the best starters in the NL. Paddack has allowed one or fewer runs in four of his six starts, and has given up just 14 hits in 33 innings. 

The hard-throwing right-hander has given up one run or fewer in five of seven starts. He has the third-most strikeouts in the NL and has served up only two home runs in 43 1/3 innings.