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Justin Verlander or Michael King

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

SPHouston Astros HOU
Michael King

Michael King

SPSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verlander over King

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Justin Verlander
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting King over Verlander

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael King
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Performance Justin Verlander
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.781-0001141.092
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.781-0001141.092
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael King
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
11.250-100533.441
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.030-2001971.433
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
96%
+1.32 compared to last week
START
71%
+6.39 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael King
OWN
91%
-3.23 compared to last week
START
72%
+1.8 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael King
36th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Justin Verlander

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 33rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 279th.
  • 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 30th with 1.10
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 27th with 2.96
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 45th 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 Michael King

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 37th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 49th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 117th in wins with 4
  • Not too impressive in saves and is currently ranked 106th with 1
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 96th with 86.1
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: -6, WHIP: +0.198, ERA: +0.952, K's: -93, Walks: -14
Next Up Health Check
Injury Justin Verlander

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael King

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Justin Verlander
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@CHCJordan WicksL 7-2
Apr 24@CHCJameson TaillonL 4-3
Apr 25@CHCHayden WesneskiL 3-1
Apr 27@COLCal Quantrill
Apr 28@COLAustin Gomber
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000741.711
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael King
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@COLDylan CeaseW 1-3
Apr 23@COLJalen BeeksL 7-4
Apr 24@COLMatt WaldronW 2-5
Apr 25@COLTyler KinleyL 10-9
Apr 26VS PHIAaron Nola
Apr 27VS PHIRanger Suarez
Apr 28VS PHITaijuan Walker
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
11.250-100533.441
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Justin Verlander
12.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael King
12.79
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 2 10.1 173 11 4 0 1-0 1.74 1.06 9.6 32
ON PACE 12 63 1077 68 24 0 6-0 1.74 1.06 9.6 200
3-YEAR AVG 30 183 2858 176 43 0 17-7 2.74 1.03 8.6 502
Career 384 2500.2 40661 2638 664 0 0-0 3.1 1.08 9.5
Career Michael King
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 NYY 1 . . . 0
2020 NYY 11 . . . 0
2021 NYY 21 . . . 0
2022 NYY 34 . . . 0
2023 NYY 49 . . . 0
2024 SD 6 . . . 0
ON PACE 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 35 . . . 0
Career 122 . . .
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