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Kirby Yates or Justin Verlander

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Kirby Yates

Kirby Yates

RPTexas Rangers TEX
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

SPHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Yates over Verlander

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Kirby Yates
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verlander over Yates

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Justin Verlander
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Performance Kirby Yates
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.290-000521.903
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.951-002851.486
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Justin Verlander
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.211-1001140.892
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.111-2001371.303
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kirby Yates
OWN
84%
-0.1 compared to last week
START
83%
-0.45 compared to last week
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
98%
+0.4 compared to last week
START
64%
-24.53 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kirby Yates
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kirby Yates

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 74th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 65th with 1.13
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 73rd with 2.79
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 29th with 28
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 112th with 59
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 64th with 7
  • Top 35 in saves and is currently ranked 30th with 11
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -4, L: -2, WHIP: -0.471, ERA: -2.49, K's: -60, Walks: -30
Breakdown Justin Verlander

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SP P . However, he plays SP most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 142nd.
  • 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 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 46th with 1.15
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 36th with 3.21
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 13th with 49
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 4th with 13
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -6, WHIP: +0.074, ERA: +0.865, K's: -124, Walks: -34
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kirby Yates

No Injury Reported

Injury Justin Verlander

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kirby Yates
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS CLEHunter GaddisL 0-7
May 14VS CLEBen LivelyL 4-7
May 15VS CLEJon GrayW 4-0
May 17VS LAATyler AndersonL 3-9
May 18VS LAAYerry RodriguezW 3-2
May 19VS LAAJose Soriano
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.290-000521.903
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Justin Verlander
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS OAKSpencer ArrighettiW 9-2
May 14VS OAKJosh HaderW 2-1
May 15VS OAKFramber ValdezW 3-0
May 16VS OAKCristian JavierW 8-1
May 17VS MILHunter BrownW 5-4
May 18VS MILHoby MilnerL 2-4
May 19VS MILColin Rea
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
8.570-100321.431
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kirby Yates
11.10
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Justin Verlander
11.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kirby Yates
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2014 TB 35 30.0 672 40 15 1 0-2 4.5 1.57 12 78
2015 TB 20 18.0 408 21 7 0 1-0 9 1.67 10.5 33
2016 NYY 41 36.2 800 50 19 0 2-1 5.89 1.64 12.3 87
2017 SD 62 52.0 965 88 19 1 4-5 4.33 1.21 15.2 168
2018 SD 65 60.2 1047 90 17 12 5-3 2.23 0.96 13.4 276
2019 SD 60 60.2 1021 101 13 41 0-5 1.19 0.89 15 465
2020 SD 6 4.1 101 8 4 2 0-1 12.46 2.54 16.6 16
2022 ATL 9 9.0 137 6 5 0 0-0 4 1.22 6 11
2023 ATL 62 59.0 1085 82 38 5 7-2 3.36 1.25 12.5 196
2024 TEX 17 18.1 294 22 8 7 3-0 0.98 0.82 10.8 99
ON PACE 58 63 1013 75 27 24 10-0 0.98 0.82 10.8 341
3-YEAR AVG 36 32 611 44 22 3 4-1 3.44 1.26 11.7 103
Career 377 334.2 6530 508 145 0 0-0 3.74 1.26 13.7
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 6 34.0 560 26 14 0 2-2 3.97 1.21 6.9 68
ON PACE 21 120 1972 91 49 0 7-7 3.97 1.21 6.9 237
3-YEAR AVG 30 183 2858 176 43 0 17-7 2.74 1.03 8.6 502
Career 388 2522.0 41048 2653 674 0 0-0 3.12 1.08 9.5
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs DET 04:10 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Matt Manning
ATL vs SD 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Yu Darvish
BAL vs SEA 01:35 EDT EST Corbin Burnes
George Kirby
BOS @STL 01:05 EDT EST Nick Pivetta
Matthew Liberatore
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Mitch Keller
CHW @NYY 01:35 EDT EST Chris Flexen
Carlos Rodon
CIN @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
CLE vs MIN 01:40 EDT EST Tanner Bibee
Chris Paddack
COL @SF 04:05 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Jordan Hicks
HOU vs MIL 02:10 EDT EST Spencer Arrighetti
Colin Rea
KC vs OAK 02:10 EDT EST Brady Singer
JP Sears
LAA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Michael Lorenzen
MIA vs NYM 01:40 EDT EST Sixto Sanchez
Sean Manaea
PHI vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Aaron Nola
Trevor Williams
TB @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Aaron Civale
Alek Manoah
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DEN vs MIN 8:00 PM EST
IND @NY 3:30 PM EST
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