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Justin Verlander or Lance McCullers Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

SP • Houston Astros HOU
Lance McCullers Jr.

Lance McCullers Jr.

SP • Houston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verlander over McCullers Jr.

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McCullers Jr. over Verlander

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Justin Verlander
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Performance Lance McCullers Jr.
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
100%
+7.01 compared to last week
START
54%
+45.07 compared to last week
OWN/START Lance McCullers Jr.
OWN
 
5%
+1.74 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
36th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lance McCullers Jr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Justin Verlander

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Lance McCullers Jr.

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Justin Verlander

SHOULDER - Since Mar 5, 2024

Verlander is recovering from right shoulder inflammation and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to make the start for the Astros.
Injury Lance McCullers Jr.

ARM - Since Feb 22, 2023

McCullers Jr. is recovering from flexor tendon surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Justin Verlander
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS ATLAaron BummerL 1-6
Apr 16VS ATLReynaldo LopezL 2-6
Apr 17VS ATLA.J. MinterL 4-5
Apr 19@WASMacKenzie Gore
Apr 20@WASTrevor Williams
Apr 21@WASMitchell Parker
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Matchups Lance McCullers Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS ATLAaron BummerL 1-6
Apr 16VS ATLReynaldo LopezL 2-6
Apr 17VS ATLA.J. MinterL 4-5
Apr 19@WASMacKenzie Gore
Apr 20@WASTrevor Williams
Apr 21@WASMitchell Parker
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Justin Verlander
12.26
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lance McCullers Jr.
8.50
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
ON PACE 270 1622 25902 1422 459 0 126-81 3.19 1.14 7.9 3854
3-YEAR AVG 30 183 2858 176 43 0 17-7 2.74 1.03 8.6 502
Career 382 2490.1 40488 2627 660 0 0-0 3.1 1.08 9.5
Career Lance McCullers Jr.
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 HOU 22 125.2 2109 129 43 0 6-7 3.22 1.19 9.2 326
2016 HOU 14 81.0 1341 106 45 0 6-5 3.22 1.54 11.8 218
2017 HOU 22 116.1 2014 132 40 0 7-4 4.33 1.32 10.2 291
2018 HOU 25 126.0 2108 142 50 0 10-6 3.93 1.19 10.1 348
2020 HOU 14 69.2 1134 79 22 0 3-5 4.13 1.18 10.2 160
2021 HOU 28 160.1 2765 179 73 0 13-4 3.03 1.2 10.1 435
2022 HOU 10 57.0 926 57 22 0 4-3 3.16 1.28 9 135
ON PACE 81 462 7500 461 178 0 32-24 3.16 1.28 9 1089
3-YEAR AVG 13 72 1230 79 32 0 6-2 3.07 1.21 9.7 190
Career 135 731.1 12397 824 295 0 0-0 3.58 1.27 10.1
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SF 10:15 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Blake Snell
ATL vs TEX 07:20 EDT EST Chris Sale
Andrew Heaney
BAL @KC 07:40 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Alec Marsh
BOS @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Brayan Bello
Quinn Priester
CHC vs MIA 02:20 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
A.J. Puk
CHW @PHI 06:40 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Spencer Turnbull
CIN vs LAA 06:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Tyler Anderson
CLE vs OAK 07:10 EDT EST Triston McKenzie
Joe Boyle
COL vs SEA 08:40 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Emerson Hancock
DET @MIN 08:10 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Joe Ryan
HOU @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Justin Verlander
MacKenzie Gore
LAD vs NYM 10:10 EDT EST Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Sean Manaea
MIL @STL 08:15 EDT EST Freddy Peralta
Kyle Gibson
NYY vs TB 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
Tyler Alexander
SD vs TOR 09:40 EDT EST Matt Waldron
Yariel Rodriguez
Matchup Time
CHI @MIA 7:00 PM EST
NO vs SAC 9:30 PM EST
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