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PHI
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TB
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Pete Alonso or Justin Verlander

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Pete Alonso

Pete Alonso

1B • New York Mets NYM
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

SP • Houston Astros HOU
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Performance Pete Alonso
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333275.4070.58306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3024109.4000.628011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Justin Verlander
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000510.501
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.602-0001020.602
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Pete Alonso
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
99%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
99%
+0.36 compared to last week
START
68%
-5.55 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Pete Alonso
5th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
3rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Pete Alonso

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B DH . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 6th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 2nd.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Freddie Freeman
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 389th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.276
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.274 and is currently ranked 89th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 68th with 0.354
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 15th with 0.563
  • Top 20 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 16th with 0.917
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 236th with 4
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 69th with 73
  • He drives in a lot of runs and is currently ranked 4th with 142
  • Top 50 in runs scored and is currently ranked 37th with 106
  • He's got a lot of power and is currently ranked 6th in HRs with 52
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.032, OBP: +0.028, HRs: -7, RBI: EVEN, Runs: -17, Wlks: -20, Stls: -1,
Breakdown Justin Verlander

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 3rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 2nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • WHIP is among the best in the league currently ranked 2nd with 0.85
  • ERA is among the best in the league currently ranked 2nd with 1.81
  • Top 25 in wins and is currently ranked 24th with 14
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +14, L: +3, WHIP: +0.85, ERA: +1.81, K's: +119, Walks: +23
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Pete Alonso

No Injury Reported

Injury Justin Verlander

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Pete Alonso
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08VS CINDunn 0-1W 5-1
Aug 09VS CINMinor
Aug 10VS CINZeuch
Aug 12VS PHISuarez
Aug 13VS PHINola
Aug 14VS PHIWheeler
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3395179.4330.714015
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Justin Verlander
DateOpponentResult
Aug 09VS TEXPerez
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
1.802-0002420.703
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Pete Alonso
24.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Justin Verlander
24.21
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Pete Alonso
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 NYM 161 155 53 103 120 1 72 .260 .358 .583 554
2020 NYM 57 50 17 32 40 1 25 .239 .339 .512 176
2021 NYM 153 140 36 78 91 3 60 .257 .340 .512 542
2022 NYM 100 107 29 61 91 2 40 .289 .368 .576 428
ON PACE 147 157 42 89 134 2 58 .289 .368 .576 630
3-YEAR AVG 124 115 35 71 84 2 52 .255 .348 .543 424
Career 471 452 135 274 342 7 197 .263 .352 .550
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 19 124.1 1816 119 23 0 14-3 1.81 0.84 8.6 389
ON PACE 27 183 2674 175 33 0 20-4 1.81 0.84 8.6 573
3-YEAR AVG 21 131 2060 173 29 0 12-5 2.86 0.87 11.8 419
Career 341 2246.2 36588 2394 597 0 0-0 3.1 1.07 9.6
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  • Shohei Ohtani DH • LAA MLB

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    @RyanDivish

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    @AroundTheNFL

  • Brandon Hyde HC • BAL MLB

    " 🤣 Brandon Hyde after a crazy win from the @PNCBank Digital Desk

    @masnOrioles

  • Taysom Hill TE • NO NFL

    Taysom Hill on playing TE for Saints: "I don't think what I have been doing is going to change, it's just expanding that role

    @AroundTheNFL

  • Shohei Ohtani DH • LAA MLB

    Shohei Ohtani pitched 6 scoreless innings tonight

    @MLB

  • Shohei Ohtani DH • LAA MLB

    Shohei Ohtani (118 HR) ⬆️ 3.

    @TheAthletic

  • Dan Campbell HC • DET

    " Dan Campbell's audition to play a football coach in a movie is going well

    @MoEgger

  • Aidan Hutchinson DE • DET

    Hard Knocks recap: Dan Campbell stars, Aidan Hutchinson sings and a reporter’s alarm rudely interrupts a press conference

    @colton_pouncy

  • Geno Smith QB • SEA

    Seahawks HC Pete Carroll says QB Geno Smith will get the start in team's preseason opener

    @AroundTheNFL

  • Taysom Hill TE • NO

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    @AroundTheNFL

  • Tom Compton G • DEN

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  • Rob Gronkowski TE •

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  • Tommy Henry SP • ARI

    7 IP | 4 H | 1 R | 2 BB | 3 K

    @BALLYSPORTSAZ

  • Travis Demeritte RF • ATL

    It's a 6-8 week recovery, so Shewmake is done for the season.

    @DOBrienATL

  • Shohei Ohtani DH • LAA

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  • Shohei Ohtani DH • LAA

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    @bmags94

  • Gerrit Cole SP • NYY

    Gerrit Cole pitches seven shutout innings, allowing four hits with no walks and eight strikeouts

    @RyanDivish

  • Brandon Hyde HC • BAL

    " 🤣 Brandon Hyde after a crazy win from the @PNCBank Digital Desk

    @masnOrioles

  • Shohei Ohtani DH • LAA

    Shohei Ohtani pitched 6 scoreless innings tonight

    @MLB

  • Shohei Ohtani DH • LAA

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  • Jake Gardiner D • CAR

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Matchups

Week 1
ARI vs KC
ATL vs NO
BAL @NYJ
BUF @LAR
CAR vs CLE
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
NYG @TEN
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs PIT 9:40 PM EST Bumgarner
Keller
ATL @BOS 7:10 PM EST Wright
Pivetta
BAL vs TOR 7:05 PM EST Kremer
Berrios
CHC vs WAS 2:20 PM EST Steele
Gray
CHW @KC 8:10 PM EST Cueto
Bubic
CIN @NYM 1:10 PM EST Zeuch
Walker
CLE @DET 7:10 PM EST Civale
Hutchison
COL vs STL 8:40 PM EST Freeland
Quintana
HOU vs TEX 8:10 PM EST Verlander
Otto
LAA @OAK 3:37 PM EST
Blackburn
LAD vs MIN 10:10 PM EST
Gray
MIA @PHI 7:05 PM EST Alcantara
Syndergaard
MIL vs TB 2:10 PM EST Woodruff
Springs
NYY @SEA 4:10 PM EST Cortes
Ray
SD vs SF 4:10 PM EST Manaea
Junis
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