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Hunter Brown

Hunter Brown

SP • Houston Astros Proj Rank 15 Actual 265 29 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
25.11.781-032/1311.41.1813.36
Compared to same point last season
104.01.829-3126/2910.90.90

Hunter Brown | Fantasy Outlook

Hunter Brown emerges as Houston's anchor after dominant return from injury

Brown has been stellar since returning from a shoulder strain, posting a 2.54 ERA over his last three starts. The third-place Astros (43-46) are relying heavily on him as their staff anchor with multiple rotation pieces like Cristian Javier currently on the shelf. Brown slots in as the number one starter in the rotation and looked sharp in his most recent win, tossing six innings while surrendering just two earned runs.

While his 1.84 ERA through five starts this year is elite, his 1.34 WHIP over the last month indicates he is still working on refining his efficiency. However, his 11.80 K/9 suggests his strikeout stuff is better than ever, aligning with the 206 punchouts he recorded during a breakout 2025 campaign. Our models expect him to maintain a 3.42 ERA for the remainder of the season, making his current run a legitimate sign of ace-level production.

Brown has one scheduled start this week on July 4th against the first-place Tampa Bay Rays. He faces a difficult matchup against Drew Rasmussen, who enters with a 2.45 ERA and an elite 0.86 WHIP. Despite the tough opponent, Brown’s high-strikeout upside and his status as the leader of the Houston staff make him a mandatory option for fantasy managers as they look toward the holiday weekend. Start.

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Hunter Brown Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
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: 25.146032135 74
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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 5 25.1 460 32 13 0 1-0 1.78 1.18 11.4 74
ON PACE 9 46 828 57 23 0 1-0 1.78 1.18 11.4 132
3-YEAR AVG 33 172 2927 193 58 0 11-10 3.59 1.21 10 426
Career 111 562.0 9564 628 197 0 0-0 3.41 1.22 10.1

Brown Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
1.8 0.914 0.5 0.1 5.2 2.4 9.3 7.0 0.1 93.9 12.2
ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
1.8 0.914 0.5 0.1 5.2 2.4 9.3 7.0 0.1 93.9 12.2
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Depth Chart

Houston Astros

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Yainer Diaz 31% 21%
Christian Vazquez 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Christian Walker 92% 67%
Isaac Paredes 65% 57%
NAME OWN START
Jose Altuve 84% 69%
Jeremy Pena 82% 21%
Carlos Correa 6% 1%
NAME OWN START
Yordan Alvarez 99% 98%
Cam Smith 18% 13%
NAME OWN START
Hunter Brown 100% 73%
Spencer Arrighetti 58% 44%
Peter Lambert 47% 27%
Tatsuya Imai 43% 22%
Mike Burrows 12% 9%
Kai-Wei Teng 5% 3%
Cristian Javier 4% 1%
Lance McCullers Jr. 3% 1%
NAME OWN START
Josh Hader 97% 90%
Bryan Abreu 29% 26%
Bryan King 18% 16%
Steven Okert 5% 5%
AJ Blubaugh 1% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.241
18th
R
401
14th
HR
117
6th
RBI
383
15th
SB
28
29th
OBP
.314
18th
SLG
.407
11th
OPS
.721
15th
W
43
17th
SV
26
8th
ERA
4.75
26th
WHIP
1.39
23rd
QS
26
21st
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
RangersRangers45-43.511-364366
MarinersMariners45-44.5060.5357345
AstrosAstros43-47.4783401449
AthleticsAthletics41-47.4664406472
AngelsAngels36-53.4049.5393442

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Christian Vázquez5616217354190.216  
Yainer Diaz3814512343170.234  
César Salazar91801010.056  
Collin Price71212000.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Christian Walker88329457819560.237  
LaMonte Wade Jr.41224140.333  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jose Altuve6625338588221.229  
Raynel Delgado163038140.267  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Isaac Paredes83299357511450.251  
Shay Whitcomb172323250.130  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jeremy Peña4818334546218.295  
Carlos Correa3212222343161.279  
Braden Shewmake2874818380.243  
Nick Allen42751218161.240  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Cam Smith88296366611329.223  
Brice Matthews7519420376182.191  
Taylor Trammell3910113263111.257  
Jake Meyers5213614283111.206  
Zach Cole195148380.157  
Joey Loperfido3910213221121.216  
Zach Dezenzo214759120.191  
Daniel Johnson81412000.143  
Dustin Harris1743610054.233  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Yordan Alvarez883176010127611.319  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Spencer Arrighetti1474078.0793.811.23  
Mike Burrows1748090.1725.581.51  
Peter Lambert1365074.1683.511.18  
Kai-Wei Teng2346064.0634.361.36  
Tatsuya Imai1254048.1606.151.47  
Lance McCullers Jr.823039.1436.861.53  
Hunter Brown510025.1321.781.18  
Jason Alexander411018.1149.331.58  
Colton Gordon40009.11111.572.57  
Miguel Ullola20004.070.000.50  
Christian Roa70108.265.191.96  
Roddery Muñoz30004.0615.753.25  
Cristian Javier30109.1412.542.36  
J.P. France30006.248.101.65  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Josh Hader1320813.0210.690.54  
Bryan King3521637.0282.191.19  
Enyel De Los Santos3702539.2374.771.19  
Bryan Abreu3223529.0375.901.69  
Nate Pearson1310117.0144.241.41  
Cody Bolton801120.0225.401.75  
Steven Okert4211042.0402.570.91  
Ryan Weiss903026.0307.622.12  
Bennett Sousa50003.148.102.40  
Alimber Santa801012.280.710.79  
AJ Blubaugh3442056.1533.361.23  
Logan VanWey51006.051.500.83  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
06-29 MINL 4-5Peter Lambert
Zebby Matthews
06-30 MINW 6-4Mike Burrows
Joe Ryan
07-01 MINL 3-8Tatsuya Imai
Taj Bradley
07-03 TBL 1-3Spencer Arrighetti
Nick Martinez
07-04 TB07:10 EDTHunter Brown
Drew Rasmussen
07-05 TB03:30 EDTPeter Lambert
Griffin Jax

Player Timeline

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 ...

Feb 18th

Breaking: Hunter Brown Named Astros’ Opening Day Starting Pitcher

Feb 15th

Astros Camp: Hunter Brown Throws First Live BP as Tatsuya Imai Takes ...

Feb 11th

Astros Name Hunter Brown as Opening Day Starter, Says Joe Espada

Feb 10th

MLB Breaking: Hunter Brown Poised to Lead Astros’ Starting Rotation ...

Jan 8th

Astros Avoid Arbitration, Agree to $5.71M Deal With Hunter Brown

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    @MLB

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    @LawMurrayTheNU

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