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Kevin Gausman or Framber Valdez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Kevin Gausman

Kevin Gausman

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SPHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gausman over Valdez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Kevin Gausman
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Owners starting Valdez over Gausman

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Framber Valdez
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Performance Kevin Gausman
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-100211.291
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.170-2001241.663
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Framber Valdez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kevin Gausman
OWN
97%
-2.56 compared to last week
START
82%
+9.8 compared to last week
OWN/START Framber Valdez
OWN
99%
-0.45 compared to last week
START
18%
+0.2 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kevin Gausman
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Framber Valdez
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kevin Gausman

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 8th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 296th.
  • 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

  • Currently ranked 118th in WHIP with 1.36
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 86th
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 37th with 37
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 93rd
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -7, WHIP: +0.367, ERA: +2.283, K's: -224, Walks: -52
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Framber Valdez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 223rd.
  • 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

  • Currently ranked 115th in WHIP with 1.35
  • Currently ranked 137th in ERA with 4.88
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 11th with 45
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 91st
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -12, WHIP: +0.244, ERA: -1.447, K's: -195, Walks: -54
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kevin Gausman

No Injury Reported

Injury Framber Valdez

ELBOW - Since Apr 8, 2024

Valdez is dealing with left elbow inflammation and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in late April.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kevin Gausman
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@KCYusei KikuchiW 3-5
Apr 23@KCChris StrattonL 3-2
Apr 24@KCJohn SchreiberL 3-2
Apr 25@KCCole Ragans
Apr 26VS LADGavin Stone
Apr 27VS LADTyler Glasnow
Apr 28VS LADJames Paxton
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-100211.291
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Framber Valdez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@CHCJordan WicksL 7-2
Apr 24@CHCJameson TaillonL 4-3
Apr 25@CHCJavier Assad
Apr 27@COLCal Quantrill
Apr 28@COLAustin Gomber
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kevin Gausman
19.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Framber Valdez
15.19
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kevin Gausman
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 BAL 20 45.1 796 49 13 0 3-5 5.96 1.41 9.7 112
2014 BAL 20 113.1 1951 88 38 0 7-7 3.57 1.31 7 250
2015 BAL 25 110.0 1876 103 29 0 4-7 4.34 1.25 8.4 246
2016 BAL 30 177.1 3113 174 47 0 9-12 3.65 1.3 8.8 436
2017 BAL 34 182.0 3357 179 71 0 11-12 4.8 1.53 8.9 405
2018 BAL 31 179.0 3004 148 50 0 10-11 4.02 1.34 7.4 409
2019 ATL 31 100.0 1671 114 32 0 3-9 5.85 1.45 10.3 193
2020 SF 12 59.2 975 79 16 0 3-3 3.77 1.11 11.9 155
2021 SF 34 191.0 2995 225 52 0 13-7 2.87 1.05 10.6 533
2022 TOR 31 174.1 2775 205 28 0 12-9 3.3 1.23 10.6 446
2023 TOR 32 186.2 3142 242 58 0 12-10 3.28 1.2 11.7 510
2024 TOR 5 21.0 398 18 6 0 0-3 5.57 1.57 7.7 19
ON PACE 32 137 2579 116 38 0 0-19 5.57 1.57 7.7 119
3-YEAR AVG 32 184 2971 224 46 0 12-9 3.12 1.15 10.9 496
Career 305 1530.1 26053 1624 440 0 0-0 3.96 1.3 9.6
Career Framber Valdez
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 HOU 8 37.0 633 34 24 0 4-1 2.19 1.24 8.3 95
2019 HOU 26 68.1 1175 68 44 0 4-7 6.06 1.73 9 111
2020 HOU 15 94.2 1414 102 26 0 8-4 3.04 1.09 9.7 258
2021 HOU 27 155.1 2415 141 66 0 12-7 3.71 1.31 8.2 351
2022 HOU 33 216.0 3227 208 72 0 18-6 2.71 1.14 8.7 610
2023 HOU 34 210.0 3190 217 63 0 12-14 3.81 1.18 9.3 488
2024 HOU 2 12.1 171 10 6 0 0-0 2.19 1.38 7.3 26
ON PACE 12 79 1108 64 38 0 0-0 2.19 1.38 7.3 169
3-YEAR AVG 31 193 2944 189 67 0 14-9 3.39 1.2 8.8 483
Career 145 789.0 12225 780 301 0 0-0 3.51 1.24 8.9
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