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Justin Verlander or Framber Valdez

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

Justin Verlander

SPHouston Astros HOU
Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SPHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verlander over Valdez

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Justin Verlander
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Valdez over Verlander

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Framber Valdez
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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 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 Justin Verlander
OWN
98%
+2.77 compared to last week
START
55%
-9.54 compared to last week
OWN/START Framber Valdez
OWN
99%
-0.26 compared to last week
START
17%
-0.47 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Framber Valdez
20th
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 174th.
  • 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 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 38th with 1.12
  • Top 25 in ERA and is currently ranked 24th with 2.87
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 29th with 39
  • He wins a lot of games and is currently ranked 2nd with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -13, L: -8, WHIP: -0.046, ERA: -1.325, K's: -139, Walks: -44
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 227th.
  • 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 116th in WHIP with 1.35
  • Currently ranked 138th in ERA with 4.88
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 11th with 45
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 90th
  • 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 Justin Verlander

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 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 Framber Valdez
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
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Justin Verlander
12.85
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Framber Valdez
15.11
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 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 76 1065 62 37 0 0-0 2.19 1.38 7.3 162
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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