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Tarik Skubal or Framber Valdez

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Tarik Skubal

Tarik Skubal

SPDetroit Tigers DET
Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SPHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Skubal over Valdez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Tarik Skubal
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Valdez over Skubal

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Framber Valdez
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Performance Tarik Skubal
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.950-000610.981
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.621-0001130.902
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Framber Valdez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Tarik Skubal
OWN
99%
-0.39 compared to last week
START
83%
-2.32 compared to last week
OWN/START Framber Valdez
OWN
99%
-0.62 compared to last week
START
20%
-6.15 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Tarik Skubal
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Framber Valdez
22nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Tarik Skubal

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • WHIP is among the best in the league currently ranked 9th with 0.89
  • Top 20 in ERA and is currently ranked 16th with 2.72
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 30th with 128
  • Top 15 in wins and is currently ranked 15th with 9
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 55th with 104.0
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -5, L: -3, WHIP: -0.087, ERA: -0.504, K's: -76, Walks: -9
Breakdown Framber Valdez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 163rd.
  • 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 107th in WHIP with 1.35
  • Currently ranked 124th in ERA with 4.88
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 8th with 45
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 94th
  • 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 Tarik Skubal

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 Tarik Skubal
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS TEXMichael LorenzenL 0-1
Apr 16VS TEXAndrew ChafinW 4-2
Apr 17VS TEXKirby YatesL 4-5
Apr 18VS TEXJose LeclercL 7-9
Apr 19@MINJoe Ryan
Apr 20@MINBailey Ober
Apr 21@MINLouie Varland
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.621-0001130.902
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Framber Valdez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS ATLAaron BummerL 1-6
Apr 16VS ATLReynaldo LopezL 2-6
Apr 17VS ATLA.J. MinterL 4-5
Apr 19@WASMacKenzie Gore
Apr 20@WASTrevor Williams
Apr 21@WASMitchell Parker
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Tarik Skubal
18.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Framber Valdez
15.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Tarik Skubal
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2020 DET 8 32.0 591 37 11 0 1-4 5.63 1.22 10.4 59
2021 DET 29 141.1 2404 155 46 0 8-11 4.27 1.25 9.9 286
2022 DET 21 119.2 1914 117 32 0 7-8 3.31 1.13 8.8 263
2023 DET 15 80.1 1218 102 14 0 7-3 2.8 0.9 11.4 237
2024 DET 4 23.2 354 26 5 0 2-0 2.28 0.8 9.9 74
ON PACE 34 198 3018 221 42 0 17-0 2.28 0.8 9.9 629
3-YEAR AVG 22 113 1845 125 31 0 7-7 3.56 1.13 9.9 262
Career 77 392.1 6481 437 108 0 0-0 3.72 1.13 10
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 16 99 1385 81 48 0 0-0 2.19 1.38 7.3 211
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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