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Louie Varland or Max Scherzer

Who Should I Start? - Week 25 • Start New
Louie Varland

Louie Varland

SPMinnesota Twins MIN
Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

SPTexas Rangers TEX
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Varland over Scherzer

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Louie Varland
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Scherzer over Varland

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Max Scherzer
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Performance Louie Varland
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
34.290-100112.861
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
34.290-100112.861
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Max Scherzer
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Louie Varland
OWN
 
6%
+1.37 compared to last week
START
 
4%
+0.82 compared to last week
OWN/START Max Scherzer
OWN
60%
+1.82 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-0.47 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Louie Varland
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Max Scherzer
79th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Louie Varland

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 573rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Framber Valdez
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 176th in WHIP with 1.87
  • Currently ranked 181st in ERA with 10.24
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.5.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -3, L: +3, WHIP: +0.336, ERA: +2.464, K's: -23, Walks: -5
Breakdown Max Scherzer

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 79th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 246th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Framber Valdez
  • 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.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Shoulder (Since Jul 31, 2024). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 81st
  • Currently ranked 107th in ERA with 4.86
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -10, L: -2, WHIP: -0.046, ERA: -0.043, K's: -134, Walks: -36
Next Up Health Check
Injury Louie Varland

No Injury Reported

Injury Max Scherzer

SHOULDER - Since Jul 31, 2024

Scherzer is dealing with right shoulder fatigue and has been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Louie Varland
DateOpponentResult
Sep 02@TBJorge AlcalaW 4-5
Sep 03@TBJeffrey SpringsL 2-1
Sep 04@TBTyler AlexanderL 9-4
Sep 05@TBPablo LopezW 3-4
Sep 06@KCCole RagansL 5-0
Sep 07@KCDaniel Lynch IVL 4-2
Sep 08@KCMichael Wacha
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
12.220-200421.852
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Max Scherzer
DateOpponentResult
Sep 02VS NYYGerrit ColeL 4-8
Sep 03VS NYYWalter PenningtonW 7-4
Sep 04VS NYYNathan EovaldiW 10-6
Sep 05VS LAACody BradfordW 3-1
Sep 06VS LAASamuel AldegheriL 1-5
Sep 07VS LAAJose LeclercW 6-4
Sep 08VS LAACaden Dana
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.350-000601.291
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Louie Varland
0.91
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Max Scherzer
1.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Louie Varland
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 MIN 1 . . . 0
2023 MIN 19 . . . 0
2024 MIN 9 . . . 0
ON PACE 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 10 . . . 0
Career 29 . . .
Career Max Scherzer
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 DET 31 193.1 3287 184 70 0 12-11 3.54 1.26 8.6 502
2011 DET 33 195.2 3381 177 59 0 16-8 4.09 1.32 8.1 515
2012 DET 32 187.2 3276 231 60 0 16-7 3.74 1.27 11.1 569
2013 DET 32 214.1 3388 240 56 0 21-3 2.94 0.97 10.1 705
2014 DET 32 211.0 3526 239 62 0 18-5 3.24 1.19 10.2 601
2015 WAS 33 226.1 3362 276 34 0 14-12 2.82 0.93 11 697
2016 WAS 34 228.1 3561 284 56 0 20-7 2.96 0.97 11.2 718
2017 WAS 31 200.2 3111 268 55 0 16-6 2.51 0.9 12 658
2018 WAS 33 220.2 3493 300 51 0 18-7 2.53 0.91 12.2 745
2019 WAS 33 202.1 3286 280 48 0 14-7 2.85 1.05 12.5 618
2020 WAS 13 72.0 1321 97 25 0 5-4 4 1.42 12.1 184
2021 WAS 32 184.2 2923 239 40 1 14-5 2.24 0.86 11.7 592
2022 NYM 21 133.1 1967 157 22 0 11-4 2.57 0.91 10.6 400
2023 NYM 30 160.0 2608 181 50 0 13-7 3.99 1.17 10.2 410
2024 TEX 8 39.1 596 38 8 0 2-4 3.89 1.09 8.7 77
ON PACE 9 45 675 43 9 0 2-4 3.89 1.09 8.7 87
3-YEAR AVG 28 159 2499 192 37 0 13-5 2.91 0.96 10.7 467
Career 428 2655.2 43086 3191 696 0 0-0 3.12 1.07 10.8
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