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Hunter Brown

Hunter Brown

SP • Houston Astros Proj Rank 25 Actual 162 29 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
68.23.673-372/409.41.39.77
Compared to same point last season
143.02.4510-5164/4310.31.00

Hunter Brown | Fantasy Outlook

Hunter Brown looks to harness command in a favorable home matchup

Brown has pitched to a 3.89 ERA across 32.4 innings over his last 30 days, though spotty control has pushed his WHIP to 1.31 across his last three starts. The first-place Astros (63-62) continue to lean on him as their rotation anchor as they fight to maintain their division lead. Despite issuing five free passes against Seattle in his latest outing, his bat-missing ability continues to keep damage contained.

While his 3.77 ERA and recent walk rate trail his dominant 2.46 ERA from 2025, our projections expect positive regression toward a 3.42 ERA and 1.18 WHIP rest-of-season. His swing-and-miss stuff remains elite with over a strikeout per inning, meaning his ceiling remains remarkably high once his fastball command realigns with career norms.

Looking ahead, Brown is lined up for a single start on Saturday at home against the Athletics, matching up favorably against Mason Barnett (6.16 ERA, 1.45 WHIP). With Oakland's lineup offering plenty of strikeout upside and Houston positioned well for run support, he profiles as a premier option this week. Start.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/16 SEA 5.0 90 5 5 2 LOSS 3.67 1.30 4
08/11 @SF 5.0 89 4 3 3 LOSS 3.68 1.27 2
08/05 TOR 6.0 93 8 2 3 N/A 3.53 1.24 18
07/31 TEX 5.2 104 5 2 2 WIN 3.42 1.29 15
07/25 @CHW 7.0 90 7 0 0 WIN 3.45 1.28 28
07/19 BAL 4.2 92 4 6 4 LOSS 4.05 1.45 -0
07/10 @TEX 6.0 98 4 5 3 N/A 3.57 1.39 12
07/04 TB 4.0 82 3 4 6 N/A 3.38 1.36 0
06/28 @DET 6.0 103 4 2 2 N/A 1.78 1.18 14
06/22 @TOR 3.0 85 4 2 1 N/A 1.40 1.19 6
06/16 DET 5.2 92 7 3 1 N/A 1.10 1.04 14
03/31 BOS 6.0 78 8 2 1 WIN 0.84 1.03 26
03/26 LAA 4.2 102 9 4 0 N/A 0.00 1.71 14
Totals: 68.21198724028 152
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 HOU 8 22.1 324 18 9 0 2-0 0.81 1.12 7.3 61
2023 HOU 35 160.1 2830 184 56 0 11-13 5 1.37 10.3 334
2024 HOU 32 173.1 2988 188 62 0 11-9 3.48 1.27 9.8 429
2025 HOU 31 183.0 2962 206 57 0 12-9 2.46 1.04 10.1 515
2026 HOU 13 68.2 1198 72 40 0 3-3 3.67 1.3 9.4 152
ON PACE 16 89 1552 93 51 0 3-3 3.67 1.3 9.4 196
3-YEAR AVG 33 172 2927 193 58 0 11-10 3.59 1.21 10 426
Career 119 603.0 10302 668 224 0 0-0 3.52 1.23 10

Brown Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
3.106 1.02 0.4 0.2 5.9 2 9.8 6.1 0.4 92.7 11.6
ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 NAN
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Depth Chart

Houston Astros

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Yainer Diaz 37% 25%
Christian Vazquez 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Christian Walker 83% 60%
Isaac Paredes 67% 52%
NAME OWN START
Jeremy Pena 87% 65%
Jose Altuve 79% 61%
Carlos Correa 9% 1%
NAME OWN START
Yordan Alvarez 100% 91%
Cam Smith 31% 23%
Daulton Varsho 21% 12%
Taylor Trammell 4% 3%
NAME OWN START
Hunter Brown 98% 51%
Peter Lambert 77% 40%
Tatsuya Imai 23% 14%
Hayden Wesneski 22% 7%
Cristian Javier 11% 8%
Mike Burrows 6% 3%
Ronel Blanco 3% 0%
Kai-Wei Teng 1% 1%
Ethan Pecko 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Josh Hader 97% 82%
Bryan Abreu 36% 31%
Steven Okert 21% 18%
Bryan King 5% 5%
Bennett Sousa 1% 1%
AJ Blubaugh 1% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.244
13th
R
576
10th
HR
168
3rd
RBI
549
11th
SB
40
29th
OBP
.319
13th
SLG
.413
6th
OPS
.732
7th
W
63
14th
SV
38
5th
ERA
4.60
25th
WHIP
1.36
24th
QS
36
25th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
AstrosAstros63-62.504-576606
RangersRangers61-64.4882507554
MarinersMariners59-66.4724489512
AthleticsAthletics49-76.39214545723
AngelsAngels49-76.39214507593

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Yainer Diaz6523125588280.251  
Christian Vázquez7320820456241.216  
César Salazar91801010.056  
Collin Price71212000.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Christian Walker1214456110423710.234  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jose Altuve99383569413364.245  
Raynel Delgado173339140.273  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Isaac Paredes1184344711316670.260  
Shay Whitcomb172323250.130  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jeremy Peña77306598814408.288  
Carlos Correa3212222343161.279  
Nick Allen7011220292132.259  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Cam Smith1224005389164510.222  
Daulton Varsho111377428782910.231  
Taylor Trammell6717526397203.223  
Brice Matthews8220823417224.197  
Nelson Velázquez377810164130.205  
Jake Meyers5414115303111.213  
Zach Cole195148380.157  
LaMonte Wade Jr.338111182150.222  
Joey Loperfido3910213221121.216  
Zach Dezenzo35751116131.213  
Daniel Johnson81412000.143  
Dustin Harris1743610054.233  
Lucas Spence143746030.162  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Yordan Alvarez1234468214336881.321  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Peter Lambert21860118.21173.111.15  
Spencer Arrighetti1775088.0874.601.34  
Tatsuya Imai1764064.2805.291.47  
Mike Burrows1849094.2755.991.55  
Hunter Brown1333068.2723.671.30  
Kai-Wei Teng2556068.1674.351.35  
Cristian Javier1013032.1256.681.70  
Ronel Blanco501023.1207.711.46  
Hayden Wesneski421022.2185.161.32  
Jason Alexander411018.1149.331.58  
Colton Gordon40009.11111.572.57  
Miguel Ullola30005.075.401.00  
Christian Roa70108.265.191.96  
Roddery Muñoz30004.0615.753.25  
J.P. France30006.248.101.65  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Josh Hader31411730.0410.900.77  
Bryan Abreu4843745.0574.401.44  
Bryan King4923651.0423.881.37  
Enyel De Los Santos5523557.1534.241.17  
Cody Bolton801120.0225.401.75  
AJ Blubaugh4642175.0773.481.21  
Steven Okert6161061.2622.040.84  
Ryan Weiss903026.0307.622.12  
Bennett Sousa1701014.0163.861.57  
Alimber Santa1001015.191.170.91  
Logan VanWey51006.051.500.83  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-18 LAA08:10 EDTCristian Javier
George Klassen
08-19 LAA08:10 EDT
Walbert Urena
08-20 LAA08:10 EDTPeter Lambert
Grayson Rodriguez
08-21 ATH08:10 EDTHayden Wesneski
Jacob Lopez
08-22 ATH07:10 EDTHunter Brown
Mason Barnett
08-23 ATH02:10 EDTCristian Javier
Jack Perkins

Player Timeline

Jul 25th

Hunter Brown Throws Season-Fastest 98.4 MPH Fastball to Strike Out Murakami ...

Jul 8th

Astros Set Brown and Lambert to Start in Arlington; Sunday Starter Still ...

May 24th

Hunter Brown shines in first rehab start, strikes out 5 of 7 batters ...

May 16th

Hunter Brown to Begin Rehab Assignment After Live BP on Tuesday

Apr 13th

Astros Starter Ends Six-Inning Drought for First Time Since March 31

Apr 7th

Astros’ Hunter Brown Diagnosed With Grade 2 Shoulder Strain, Shut ...

Apr 5th

Astros’ Hunter Brown Placed on IL With Right Shoulder Strain

Mar 31st

Hunter Brown Becomes Second-Fastest Astro to Reach 600 Career Strikeouts ...

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