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Rafael Montero or Tanner Houck

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Rafael Montero

Rafael Montero

RPHouston Astros HOU
Tanner Houck

Tanner Houck

SPBoston Red Sox BOS
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Montero over Houck

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Rafael Montero
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Houck over Montero

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Tanner Houck
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Performance Rafael Montero
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000200.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.630-000511.884
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Tanner Houck
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
18.000-100203.331
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
10.290-100642.432
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Rafael Montero
OWN
 
4%
-2.87 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-2.87 compared to last week
OWN/START Tanner Houck
OWN
20%
-1.4 compared to last week
START
10%
+1.47 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Rafael Montero
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Tanner Houck
91st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Rafael Montero

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 216th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Gerrit Cole
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 242nd in WHIP with 1.68
  • Currently ranked 103rd in ERA with 3.20
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 95th with 10
  • Top 75 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 74th with 30
  • Top 100 in holds and is currently ranked 84th with 4
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: +1, WHIP: +0.557, ERA: +2.716, K's: +12, Walks: +8
Breakdown Tanner Houck

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 92nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 315th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Gerrit Cole
  • 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 156th in WHIP with 1.74
  • Currently ranked 135th in ERA with 5.89
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 72nd with 15
  • Currently ranked 146th in wins with 2
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +6, WHIP: +0.227, ERA: +2.16, K's: +37, Walks: +16
Next Up Health Check
Injury Rafael Montero

No Injury Reported

Injury Tanner Houck

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Rafael Montero
DateOpponentResult
Sep 25@SEAJustin VerlanderW 1-5
Sep 26@SEAGeorge KirbyL 6-2
Sep 27@SEAKendall GravemanW 3-8
Sep 29@ARIJose UrquidyW 1-2
Sep 30@ARIMerrill Kelly
Oct 01@ARI
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.260-100721.295
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Tanner Houck
DateOpponentResult
Sep 26VS TBZach EflinL 7-9
Sep 27VS TBTyler GlasnowL 0-5
Sep 28@BALDean KremerL 2-0
Sep 29@BALNick PivettaW 0-3
Sep 30@BALKyle Gibson
Oct 01@BAL
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
8.181-4002091.905
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Rafael Montero
2.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Tanner Houck
1.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Rafael Montero
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2014 NYM 9 39.0 746 36 21 0 1-3 4.38 1.51 8.3 78
2015 NYM 5 10.0 191 13 5 0 0-1 4.5 1.4 11.7 21
2016 NYM 9 19.0 388 20 16 0 0-1 8.05 2.05 9.5 21
2017 NYM 34 112.0 2219 114 67 0 5-11 5.79 1.85 9.2 214
2019 NYM 22 29.0 459 34 5 0 2-0 2.48 0.97 10.6 78
2020 NYM 17 17.2 289 19 6 8 0-1 4.08 1.02 9.7 90
2021 SEA 43 49.0 851 41 16 7 5-4 6.24 1.51 7.5 107
2022 HOU 75 74.0 1183 77 29 11 6-2 2.31 1.04 9.4 239
2023 HOU 67 64.0 1231 78 29 1 3-3 5.2 1.58 11 128
ON PACE 67 65 1246 78 29 1 3-3 5.2 1.58 11 129
3-YEAR AVG 45 46 774 46 17 9 4-2 3.78 1.17 8.7 145
Career 281 404.1 7557 432 194 0 0-0 4.87 1.53 9.6
Career Tanner Houck
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2020 BOS 3 17.0 265 21 9 0 3-0 0.53 0.88 11.1 65
2021 BOS 23 80.1 1296 97 21 1 2-4 3.7 1.05 10.9 176
2022 BOS 32 60.0 918 56 22 8 5-4 3.15 1.18 8.4 165
2023 BOS 20 100.0 1653 93 38 0 5-10 5.31 1.41 8.4 151
ON PACE 20 102 1673 94 38 0 5-10 5.31 1.41 8.4 152
3-YEAR AVG 19 52 826 58 17 3 3-3 3.1 1.07 10 135
Career 78 257.1 4132 267 90 0 0-0 3.99 1.21 9.3
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