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Justin Verlander or Max Scherzer

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

SPHouston Astros HOU
Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

SPTexas Rangers TEX
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verlander over Scherzer

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Justin Verlander
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Scherzer over Verlander

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Max Scherzer
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Performance Justin Verlander
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.671
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.671
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Max Scherzer
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
96%
+0.72 compared to last week
START
52%
+33.16 compared to last week
OWN/START Max Scherzer
OWN
79%
-0.46 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.2 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Max Scherzer
41st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Justin Verlander

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 34th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 274th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 35 in WHIP and is currently ranked 30th with 1.10
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 27th with 2.96
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 41st with 35
  • He wins a lot of games and is currently ranked 3rd with 12
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -13, L: -8, WHIP: -0.466, ERA: -0.105, K's: -146, Walks: -48
Breakdown Max Scherzer

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Justin Verlander

No Injury Reported

Injury Max Scherzer

BACK - Since Dec 15, 2023

Scherzer is recovering from back surgery for a herniated disk and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in early May.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Justin Verlander
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@CHCJordan WicksL 7-2
Apr 24@CHCJameson TaillonL 4-3
Apr 25@CHCJavier Assad
Apr 27@COLCal Quantrill
Apr 28@COLAustin Gomber
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Max Scherzer
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS SEALogan GilbertL 0-4
Apr 24VS SEAJonathan HernandezW 5-1
Apr 25VS SEALuis Castillo
Apr 26VS CINGraham Ashcraft
Apr 27VS CINHunter Greene
Apr 28VS CINAndrew Abbott
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Justin Verlander
12.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Max Scherzer
11.26
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Justin Verlander
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 DET 30 205.2 3406 201 63 0 18-9 3.37 1.15 8.8 602
2011 DET 33 243.0 3816 249 59 0 25-5 2.44 0.94 9.2 809
2012 DET 33 238.1 3768 239 60 0 17-8 2.68 1.06 9 714
2013 DET 34 218.1 3692 217 75 0 13-12 3.63 1.31 9 552
2014 DET 30 190.1 3196 148 62 0 14-11 4.63 1.41 7 405
2015 DET 20 131.0 2150 113 32 0 5-8 3.44 1.11 7.8 324
2016 DET 34 225.1 3668 254 57 0 16-9 3.08 1.01 10.1 668
2017 DET 33 206.0 3530 219 72 0 15-8 3.36 1.17 9.6 562
2018 HOU 34 211.2 3427 290 37 0 16-9 2.55 0.91 12.3 708
2019 HOU 40 258.1 4046 338 56 0 22-10 2.86 0.87 11.8 816
2020 HOU 1 6.0 73 7 1 0 1-0 3 0.67 10.5 22
2022 HOU 30 187.1 2838 194 35 0 19-4 2.26 0.91 9.3 576
2023 NYM 30 180.2 2878 158 51 0 14-9 3.19 1.14 7.9 428
2024 HOU 1 6.0 78 4 0 0 1-0 3 0.67 6 20
ON PACE 6 39 505 25 0 0 6-0 3 0.67 6 129
3-YEAR AVG 30 183 2858 176 43 0 17-7 2.74 1.03 8.6 502
Career 383 2496.1 40566 2631 660 0 0-0 3.1 1.08 9.5
Career Max Scherzer
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 DET 31 193.1 3287 184 70 0 12-11 3.54 1.26 8.6 502
2011 DET 33 195.2 3381 177 59 0 16-8 4.09 1.32 8.1 515
2012 DET 32 187.2 3276 231 60 0 16-7 3.74 1.27 11.1 569
2013 DET 32 214.1 3388 240 56 0 21-3 2.94 0.97 10.1 705
2014 DET 32 211.0 3526 239 62 0 18-5 3.24 1.19 10.2 601
2015 WAS 33 226.1 3362 276 34 0 14-12 2.82 0.93 11 697
2016 WAS 34 228.1 3561 284 56 0 20-7 2.96 0.97 11.2 718
2017 WAS 31 200.2 3111 268 55 0 16-6 2.51 0.9 12 658
2018 WAS 33 220.2 3493 300 51 0 18-7 2.53 0.91 12.2 745
2019 WAS 33 202.1 3286 280 48 0 14-7 2.85 1.05 12.5 618
2020 WAS 13 72.0 1321 97 25 0 5-4 4 1.42 12.1 184
2021 WAS 32 184.2 2923 239 40 1 14-5 2.24 0.86 11.7 592
2022 NYM 21 133.1 1967 157 22 0 11-4 2.57 0.91 10.6 400
2023 NYM 30 160.0 2608 181 50 0 13-7 3.99 1.17 10.2 410
ON PACE 202 1080 17604 1221 337 0 87-47 3.99 1.17 10.2 2768
3-YEAR AVG 28 159 2499 192 37 0 13-5 2.91 0.96 10.7 467
Career 420 2618.2 42490 3153 688 0 0-0 3.11 1.07 10.8
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