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Gavin Williams

Gavin Williams

SP • Cleveland Guardians Proj Rank 14 Actual 9 145 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
146.23.811-7190/4511.71.0915.17
Compared to same point last season
125.23.447-4127/679.11.34

gavin williams | Fantasy Outlook

Gavin Williams brings elite strikeout stuff into a favorable home start against the Giants

Williams stumbled in his last outing by allowing five runs over 4.1 innings, but his preceding month was utterly dominant, racking up 56 strikeouts with a 0.90 WHIP across 34.5 frames. Anchoring the rotation for a third-place Cleveland club sitting at 60-65, he remains firmly entrenched as the team's top starter. His ability to miss bats at an historic clip keeps his fantasy floor remarkably high regardless of recent turbulence.

With 190 strikeouts and a sterling 1.09 WHIP over 146.2 innings this season, Williams has thoroughly surpassed our pre-season projections. While occasional walk issues have popped up over his past two outings, his devastating arsenal and high swinging-strike rates confirm his breakout is completely genuine rather than a flash in the pan. Expect steady mid-rotation ratios accompanied by top-tier strikeout numbers the rest of the way.

Williams is slated for a single home start on Thursday against San Francisco, facing off against Landen Roupp. Our data projects a strong bounce-back showing of 7.8 strikeouts over 6.1 innings with a sub-1.00 WHIP against a struggling Giants lineup. Lock him into your rotation with total confidence. Start.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/14 SD 4.1 91 5 4 5 LOSS 3.80 1.09 -2
08/08 @CHW 5.2 102 7 2 2 N/A 3.60 1.05 14
08/02 ARI 5.2 89 10 1 0 WIN 3.56 1.04 25
07/28 @CIN 7.0 101 12 1 2 LOSS 3.71 1.07 20
07/23 MIN 7.0 97 11 0 0 N/A 3.78 1.09 27
07/18 PIT 6.0 84 11 0 5 LOSS 4.00 1.14 10
07/09 @MIN 7.0 103 11 1 2 WIN 3.81 1.14 29
07/03 CHW 4.2 79 6 2 3 N/A 3.89 1.18 9
06/28 SEA 5.0 103 6 3 2 N/A 3.81 1.16 10
06/22 @CHW 5.0 95 8 1 2 N/A 3.82 1.13 13
06/17 @MIL 5.0 87 4 2 7 LOSS 3.83 1.12 -3
06/08 NYY 5.0 90 5 3 3 N/A 3.32 1.08 9
06/03 @NYY 5.1 96 6 1 3 WIN 3.20 1.07 16
05/27 WAS 7.0 94 4 2 1 WIN 3.07 1.07 23
05/22 @PHI 8.0 99 11 0 0 WIN 3.25 1.11 33
05/17 CIN 6.0 93 7 0 2 WIN 3.67 1.19 21
05/10 MIN 6.0 101 6 1 5 LOSS 3.74 1.17 3
05/05 @KC 6.0 97 7 2 5 LOSS 3.28 1.09 4
04/29 TB 7.2 95 9 0 0 WIN 2.70 1.02 30
04/24 @TOR 6.0 96 4 2 6 WIN 3.28 1.09 11
04/18 BAL 7.0 100 11 1 1 WIN 2.12 1.01 30
04/13 @STL 5.0 93 4 2 2 WIN 2.38 1.15 14
04/07 KC 5.2 102 8 5 1 N/A 2.04 1.08 15
04/01 @LAD 7.0 85 10 3 0 WIN 2.25 1.08 30
03/27 @SEA 5.0 89 7 6 3 LOSS 5.40 1.60 5
Totals: 146.223611904562 393
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 CLE 16 82.0 1386 81 37 0 3-5 3.29 1.26 8.9 166
2024 CLE 17 76.0 1408 83 32 0 3-10 5.21 1.41 9.8 116
2025 CLE 32 171.1 3013 181 84 0 12-6 2.99 1.28 9.5 437
2026 CLE 25 146.2 2361 190 45 0 11-7 3.8 1.09 11.7 393
ON PACE 32 190 3059 246 58 0 14-9 3.8 1.09 11.7 509
3-YEAR AVG 22 109 1936 115 51 0 6-7 3.63 1.31 9.5 240
Career 90 473.2 8168 535 198 0 0-0 3.67 1.24 10.2

williams Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
3.309 0.965 0.3 0.2 7.8 3.7 13 6.1 0.4 95.3 13.6
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

Cleveland Guardians

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Patrick Bailey 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Jose Ramirez 100% 86%
Angel Genao 24% 7%
Nathaniel Lowe 7% 4%
Kyle Manzardo 5% 1%
Rhys Hoskins 3% 2%
NAME OWN START
Travis Bazzana 44% 28%
Brayan Rocchio 40% 26%
Steven Cruz 9% 9%
NAME OWN START
Chase DeLauter 91% 74%
Steven Kwan 70% 55%
Jo Adell 60% 43%
Angel Martinez 22% 11%
NAME OWN START
Parker Messick 100% 45%
Gavin Williams 100% 63%
Foster Griffin 93% 50%
Tanner Bibee 80% 65%
Joey Cantillo 56% 39%
Slade Cecconi 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Cade Smith 99% 95%
Hunter Gaddis 23% 21%
Erik Sabrowski 18% 15%
Colin Holderman 3% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.233
27th
R
494
28th
HR
119
28th
RBI
471
29th
SB
121
6th
OBP
.313
20th
SLG
.369
30th
OPS
.682
29th
W
60
23rd
SV
35
11th
ERA
3.85
8th
WHIP
1.27
11th
QS
43
15th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox65-59.524-599554
TigersTigers61-64.4884.5573487
TwinsTwins61-65.4845582628
GuardiansGuardians60-65.4805.5494526
RoyalsRoyals52-74.41314522629

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Patrick Bailey8423621446242.186  
Austin Hedges6416319434191.264  
Bo Naylor2884412270.143  
Cooper Ingle72112020.095  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nathaniel Lowe93283297614450.269  
Rhys Hoskins94259334613381.178  
Kyle Manzardo102312406713390.215  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Travis Bazzana91336377993617.235  
Juan Brito155179030.176  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
José Ramírez923355479103829.236  
Angel Genao1034710131.294  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Brayan Rocchio12142345107105115.253  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jo Adell1234655110818673.232  
Chase DeLauter1074034911513579.285  
Angel Martínez85286336812439.238  
David Fry7114316266130.182  
Daniel Schneemann8325228526286.206  
Steven Kwan115399541062239.266  
Petey Halpin521211627289.223  
Kahlil Watson27886211119.239  
CJ Kayfus92244120.182  
George Valera133718060.216  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Gavin Williams251170149.01903.751.08  
Parker Messick24970142.11422.591.03  
Joey Cantillo26970125.21393.801.44  
Foster Griffin241340138.11253.251.11  
Tanner Bibee264130150.11174.011.15  
Slade Cecconi23470110.0885.071.50  
Peyton Pallette1612020.2225.231.60  
Daniel Espino60006.0124.501.50  
Logan Allen30008.1103.241.92  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Cade Smith52313155.0772.291.11  
Matt Festa5323151.1544.031.40  
Connor Brogdon1522115.1145.281.11  
Hunter Gaddis4813141.1413.481.36  
Colin Holderman4963149.0462.390.92  
Shawn Armstrong3821033.0334.911.46  
Kolby Allard40008.2910.392.19  
Codi Heuer80109.264.661.76  
Franco Aleman1800018.2223.381.45  
Erik Sabrowski4542034.0573.441.38  
Tim Herrin5114041.2363.671.39  
Craig Yoho2121025.1234.971.11  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-18 SF06:40 EDTFoster Griffin
Carson Whisenhunt
08-19 SF06:40 EDTParker Messick
Adrian Houser
08-20 SF01:10 EDTGavin Williams
Landen Roupp
08-21 @COL08:40 EDTJoey Cantillo
Michael Lorenzen
08-22 @COL08:10 EDTTanner Bibee
Gabriel Hughes
08-23 @COL03:10 EDTFoster Griffin
Tomoyuki Sugano

Player Timeline

Aug 14th

MLB Friday Preview: Rays Seek 10th Straight Win as Brewers-Dodgers Continue ...

Jul 23rd

Gavin Williams Throws Immaculate Inning, Striking Out Three on Nine ...

Jul 9th

Gavin Williams Fans 11 Again as Guardians Win on the Road

Jun 3rd

Gavin Williams Takes “Punchout Pop Quiz” on His Strikeout Highlights ...

May 22nd

Gavin Williams Fans 11 in Strike-'Em-Out, Throw-'Em-Out Double Play ...

Apr 29th

Guardians Win Behind Strong Gavin Williams Start

Apr 18th

Gavin Williams Dominates with 11 Strikeouts Over 7 Innings

Apr 1st

Gavin Williams Dominates with 9 Strikeouts in MLB Outing

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