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Hunter Brown

Hunter Brown

SP • Houston Astros Proj Rank 25 Actual 109 29 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
105.23.496-5126/5610.71.347.01
Compared to same point last season
183.02.4612-9206/5710.11.04

Hunter Brown | Fantasy Outlook

Hunter Brown carries a blistering strikeout tear into a favorable weekend start in Oakland

Brown is on an absolute tear for the Astros, racking up 20 strikeouts over 10 innings with a sparkling 0.90 ERA across his last two turns. Houston’s staff anchor has notched double-digit punchouts in three of his last five outings, providing elite mound production for an Astros squad sitting in second place at 77-79 and trying to overcome a three-game losing streak.

Through 99.2 frames, Brown carries a 3.36 ERA and 120 strikeouts, which directly mirrors our projection of a 3.42 ERA and superior whiff upside. Although his 1.31 WHIP hints at occasional command volatility from walk issues, his dominant 13.33 K/9 over the past month demonstrates that this elite strikeout ceiling is sustainable rather than a temporary hot streak.

Looking ahead, Brown lines up for a single start on Saturday in Oakland against the Athletics, facing off against Jack Perkins and his shaky 6.41 ERA. Our weekly models project Brown for 6.1 innings of two-run ball with eight strikeouts, giving him an exceptional ceiling in a pitcher-friendly venue. Fire him up across all fantasy formats without hesitation. Start.

Updated 11 days ago

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
09/30 CHW 0.2 36 2 1 3 LOSS 3.49 1.34 -8
09/25 @ATH 5.1 100 4 4 1 LOSS 3.26 1.30 6
09/20 ATL 5.0 98 10 2 0 N/A 3.34 1.30 18
09/15 KC 5.0 91 10 3 1 WIN 3.52 1.32 22
09/09 @PHI 5.0 90 7 0 4 N/A 3.61 1.34 10
09/03 CHW 6.0 101 7 2 2 WIN 3.40 1.33 21
08/28 @NYM 6.2 102 10 1 1 WIN 3.43 1.33 27
08/22 ATH 5.2 101 4 3 1 N/A 3.63 1.38 9
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: 105.219171265641 256
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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 21 105.2 1917 126 56 0 6-5 3.49 1.34 10.7 256
3-YEAR AVG 33 172 2927 193 58 0 11-10 3.59 1.21 10 426
Career 127 640.0 11021 722 240 0 0-0 3.5 1.24 10.2

Brown Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
40.541 9.009 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 27.0 0 1.0 0 -7.7
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 59% 52%
Christian Vazquez 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Christian Walker 86% 66%
Isaac Paredes 77% 70%
Edwin Diaz 52% 27%
NAME OWN START
Jeremy Pena 89% 75%
Jose Altuve 86% 82%
Carlos Correa 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Yordan Alvarez 100% 95%
Cam Smith 25% 18%
Daulton Varsho 23% 7%
NAME OWN START
Hunter Brown 93% 52%
Peter Lambert 68% 52%
Hayden Wesneski 66% 45%
Cristian Javier 16% 7%
Tatsuya Imai 16% 2%
Mike Burrows 11% 7%
Miguel Ullola 5% 5%
Kai-Wei Teng 5% 0%
Ethan Pecko 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Juan Soto 100% 86%
Josh Hader 98% 93%
Julio Rodriguez 98% 77%
Bryan Abreu 39% 39%
Steven Okert 16% 5%
Bryan King 5% 5%
AJ Blubaugh 2% 2%

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Brandon Walter
#60 · SP
Out60-Day ILElbow
Walter is recovering from Tommy John surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He will miss the 2026 season.
INJ SINCE: Jul 24
Julio Rodriguez
RP
OutSuspendedSuspension
Rodriguez has been suspended 80 games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
INJ SINCE: Jun 27
Mike Burrows
#50 · SP
Out60-Day ILElbow
Burrows is dealing with right elbow neuritis and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
INJ SINCE: Jul 7
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Carlos Correa
#1 · SS
Out60-Day ILAnkle
Correa is set to undergo surgery on his left ankle and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2026 season.
INJ SINCE: May 5
Emilio Gonzalez
C
OutRestrictedSuspension
Gonzalez has been suspended 56 games for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.
INJ SINCE: Aug 26
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Jake Meyers
#6 · CF
Out60-Day ILUndisclosed
Meyers is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He will miss the remainder of the 2026 season.
INJ SINCE: Sep 23

Team Rankings

AVG
.242
18th
R
734
13th
HR
226
1st
RBI
701
12th
SB
50
30th
OBP
.315
19th
SLG
.417
5th
OPS
.732
7th
W
81
14th
SV
49
5th
ERA
4.47
24th
WHIP
1.34
21st
QS
44
25th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
AstrosAstros81-81.500-734766
RangersRangers80-82.4941673719
MarinersMariners76-86.4695664722
AthleticsAthletics64-98.39517699937
AngelsAngels62-100.38319655752

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Yainer Diaz98344389814450.285  
Christian Vázquez8624222507251.207  
César Salazar91801010.056  
Collin Price71212000.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Christian Walker1565717312929870.226  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jose Altuve1355247013116505.250  
Raynel Delgado203749140.243  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Isaac Paredes1555626914725940.262  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jeremy Peña11244782124225612.277  
Carlos Correa3212222343161.279  
Nick Allen9514526413142.283  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Cam Smith15751067107215612.210  
Daulton Varsho14048451107124012.221  
Taylor Trammell9925529498224.192  
Brice Matthews8421423437224.201  
Nelson Velázquez5210112196180.188  
LaMonte Wade Jr.5612718264190.205  
Lucas Spence19559124120.218  
Jake Meyers5714115303111.213  
Zach Cole195148380.157  
Jorge Barrosa10514530282123.193  
Joey Loperfido4010313221121.214  
Zach Dezenzo35751116131.213  
Daniel Johnson81412000.143  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Yordan Alvarez158567105179421061.316  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Peter Lambert298100155.21543.821.25  
Hunter Brown20640107.11243.191.27  
Tatsuya Imai2364076.2974.931.42  
Mike Burrows1849094.2755.991.55  
Kai-Wei Teng3057073.2734.771.39  
Cristian Javier1726063.0595.141.46  
Hayden Wesneski1162061.0463.251.13  
Ronel Blanco801033.2296.681.37  
Ethan Pecko820034.1233.931.14  
Miguel Ullola1120016.2162.160.72  
Jason Alexander411018.1149.331.58  
Christian Roa70108.265.191.96  
Roddery Muñoz30004.0615.753.25  
J.P. France30006.248.101.65  
Josh Hendrickson20002.233.380.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Josh Hader45422644.2551.010.76  
Bryan Abreu6664962.2803.731.36  
Bryan King6036660.2515.191.52  
Enyel De Los Santos6733571.1674.791.25  
Cody Bolton801120.0225.401.75  
AJ Blubaugh6453196.0943.661.23  
Steven Okert6862067.2682.130.87  
Ryan Weiss903026.0307.622.12  
Bennett Sousa3513030.0326.001.80  
Alimber Santa1001015.191.170.91  
Logan VanWey1010012.291.420.95  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-29 CHWL 3-6AJ Blubaugh
Hagen Smith
09-30 CHWL 3-7Hunter Brown
Sean Burke

Player Timeline

Sep 30th

Hunter Brown Pulled After Two Outs as Defensive Errors Draw Boos from ...

Sep 20th

Hunter Brown Dominates with 8 Strikeouts in 9 Outs

Sep 14th

Hunter Brown’s MLB Debut Nearly Took a Dramatic Turn

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

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