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Framber Valdez or Ian Happ

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SPHouston Astros HOU
Ian Happ

Ian Happ

LFChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Valdez over Happ

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Framber Valdez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Happ over Valdez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Ian Happ
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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
Performance Ian Happ
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222002.3640.33303
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.171145.2560.31409
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Framber Valdez
OWN
99%
-1.2 compared to last week
START
20%
-0.58 compared to last week
OWN/START Ian Happ
OWN
90%
-2.64 compared to last week
START
73%
-12.44 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Framber Valdez
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ian Happ
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 113th 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 92nd
  • 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.
Breakdown Ian Happ

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 35th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 42nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 342nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.273
  • Ranked 279th in batting average with 0.240
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 130th with 0.342
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 165th with 0.433
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 151st with 0.774
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 233rd with 8
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 35th with 57
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 143rd in RBI with 57
  • Top 50 in runs scored and is currently ranked 48th with 71
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.016, OBP: -0.016, HRs: -20, RBI: -73, Runs: -70, Wlks: -85, Stls: -14,
Next Up Health Check
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.
Injury Ian Happ

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ian Happ
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOUJordan WicksW 7-2
Apr 24VS HOUJameson TaillonW 4-3
Apr 25VS HOUJustin Verlander
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOSJosh Winckowski
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286002.3750.42902
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Framber Valdez
15.19
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ian Happ
18.38
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Ian Happ
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 CHC 115 92 24 62 68 8 39 .253 .328 .514 308
2018 CHC 143 90 15 56 44 8 70 .233 .353 .408 262
2019 CHC 58 37 11 25 30 2 15 .264 .333 .564 134
2020 CHC 59 58 17 32 33 1 30 .280 .377 .580 186
2021 CHC 149 103 24 61 62 8 60 .225 .320 .431 390
2022 CHC 151 146 17 65 71 9 56 .272 .344 .446 459
2023 CHC 159 144 21 86 84 14 99 .248 .360 .431 553
2024 CHC 21 19 1 16 11 0 14 .232 .344 .354 69
ON PACE 141 128 6 108 74 0 94 .232 .344 .354 465
3-YEAR AVG 153 131 21 71 72 10 72 .250 .343 .436 467
Career 855 689 130 403 403 50 383 .250 .345 .457
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