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Justin Verlander or Matt Strahm

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

SP • Houston Astros HOU
Matt Strahm

Matt Strahm

RP • Philadelphia Phillies PHI
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Justin Verlander
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.671
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.671
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matt Strahm
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000610.672
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-010810.604
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
97%
+2.12 compared to last week
START
53%
+46.16 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt Strahm
OWN
19%
+1.97 compared to last week
START
15%
-1.08 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
36th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt Strahm
125th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Justin Verlander

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 36th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 229th.
  • 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 35 in WHIP and is currently ranked 28th with 1.10
  • Top 25 in ERA and is currently ranked 23rd with 2.96
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 40th with 35
  • He wins a lot of games and is currently ranked 2nd with 12
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -13, L: -8, WHIP: -0.466, ERA: -0.105, K's: -146, Walks: -48
Breakdown Matt Strahm

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 125th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 150th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 43rd with 1.06
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 61st with 2.54
  • Top 75 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 61st with 57
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 48th with 6
  • Top 100 in saves and is currently ranked 82nd
  • Top 50 in holds and is currently ranked 37th with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -8, L: -5, WHIP: -0.418, ERA: -1.047, K's: -96, Walks: -21
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Justin Verlander

No Injury Reported

Injury Matt Strahm

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Justin Verlander
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS ATLAaron BummerL 1-6
Apr 16VS ATLReynaldo LopezL 2-6
Apr 17VS ATLA.J. MinterL 4-5
Apr 19@WASJustin VerlanderW 3-5
Apr 20@WASTrevor Williams
Apr 21@WASMitchell Parker
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.671
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matt Strahm
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS COLSeranthony DominguezW 2-1
Apr 16VS COLRanger SuarezW 5-0
Apr 17VS COLCristopher SanchezW 7-6
Apr 19VS CHWSpencer TurnbullW 7-0
Apr 20VS CHWMichael Soroka
Apr 21VS CHWNick Nastrini
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000112.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Justin Verlander
12.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt Strahm
11.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
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 1 6.0 78 4 0 0 1-0 3 0.67 6 20
ON PACE 7 47 601 30 0 0 7-0 3 0.67 6 154
3-YEAR AVG 30 183 2858 176 43 0 17-7 2.74 1.03 8.6 502
Career 383 2496.1 40566 2631 660 0 0-0 3.1 1.08 9.5
Career Matt Strahm
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 KC 21 31.0 597 37 16 0 2-3 4.06 1.35 10.7 77
2018 SD 41 56.2 998 69 21 0 3-4 2.22 1.06 11 160
2019 SD 46 110.0 1789 118 22 0 6-11 4.91 1.29 9.7 231
2020 SD 24 19.0 381 18 6 0 0-1 4.26 1.47 8.5 39
2021 SD 6 8.0 136 4 1 0 0-1 6.75 2 4.5 -2
2022 BOS 46 42.1 687 48 11 4 4-3 3.4 1.09 10.2 117
2023 PHI 63 86.0 1459 113 23 3 9-5 3.35 1.09 11.8 255
2024 PHI 8 8.2 134 13 1 0 1-0 2.08 0.81 13.5 30
ON PACE 64 67 1085 105 8 0 8-0 2.08 0.81 13.5 241
3-YEAR AVG 38 44 761 55 12 2 4-3 3.63 1.16 11.1 123
Career 255 357.0 6181 420 101 0 0-0 3.86 1.22 10.6
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Matchups

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KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SF 04:05 EDT EST Zac Gallen
Kyle Harrison
ATL vs TEX 07:20 EDT EST Charlie Morton
Nathan Eovaldi
BAL @KC 07:10 EDT EST Corbin Burnes
Cole Ragans
BOS @PIT 04:05 EDT EST Kutter Crawford
Mitch Keller
CHC vs MIA 07:40 EDT EST Shota Imanaga
Roddery Munoz
CHW @PHI 06:05 EDT EST Michael Soroka
Zack Wheeler
CIN vs LAA 06:40 EDT EST Graham Ashcraft
Patrick Sandoval
CLE vs OAK 06:10 EDT EST Logan Allen
Alex Wood
COL vs SEA 08:10 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Emerson Hancock
DET @MIN 02:10 EDT EST Reese Olson
Bailey Ober
HOU @WAS 04:05 EDT EST Ronel Blanco
Trevor Williams
LAD vs NYM 04:05 EDT EST Gavin Stone
Jose Butto
MIL @STL 02:15 EDT EST DL Hall
Miles Mikolas
NYY vs TB 01:05 EDT EST Nestor Cortes
Zach Eflin
SD vs TOR 08:40 EDT EST
Jose Berrios
Matchup Time
CLE vs ORL 1:00 PM EST
DEN vs LAL 8:30 PM EST
MIN vs PHO 3:30 PM EST
NY vs PHI 6:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS vs TOR 8:00 PM EST
CAR vs NYI 5:00 PM EST