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Framber Valdez or Matt Brash

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SP • Houston Astros HOU
Matt Brash

Matt Brash

SP • Seattle Mariners SEA
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Framber Valdez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.861-000331.431
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.861-0001041.142
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matt Brash
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000200.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000610.754
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Framber Valdez
OWN
97%
-0.2 compared to last week
START
61%
-5 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt Brash
OWN
 
4%
-0.89 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.42 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Framber Valdez
24th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt Brash
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Framber Valdez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 6th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 93rd
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 49th with 3.54
  • He walks a lot of batters and is currently ranked 1st with 100
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 30th with 220
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 7th with 17
  • Top 10 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 7th with 244.1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -1, L: -2, WHIP: -0.126, ERA: -0.432, K's: -11, Walks: -11
Breakdown Matt Brash

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 423rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +2, L: +3, WHIP: +1.63, ERA: +5.33, K's: +29, Walks: +18
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Framber Valdez

No Injury Reported

Injury Matt Brash

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Framber Valdez
DateOpponentResult
Aug 09VS TEXPerez 9-3W 7-5
Aug 10VS TEXOtto
Aug 11VS TEXRagans
Aug 12VS OAKOller
Aug 13VS OAK
Aug 14VS OAKIrvin
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.202-1002290.834
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matt Brash
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08VS NYYTaillon 11-2L 9-4
Aug 09VS NYYLoaisiga 1-3W 1-0
Aug 10VS NYYCortes
Aug 12@TEXDunning
Aug 13@TEXHoward
Aug 14@TEXPerez
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.000-000311.003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Framber Valdez
17.67
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt Brash
1.23
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 21 135.0 2020 120 48 0 10-4 2.87 1.14 8 367
ON PACE 30 198 2948 175 70 0 14-5 2.87 1.14 8 535
3-YEAR AVG 23 105 1668 104 45 0 8-6 3.99 1.33 8.8 240
Career 97 488.0 7657 465 208 0 0-0 3.58 1.28 8.6
Career Matt Brash
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 SEA 13 . . . 0
ON PACE 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
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BAL @NYJ
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CHI vs SF
CIN vs PIT
DAL vs TB
DEN @SEA
DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
JAC @WAS
LAC vs LV
MIA vs NE
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SD vs SF 4:10 PM EST Manaea
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