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Bowden Francis or Justin Verlander

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Bowden Francis

Bowden Francis

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

SPHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Francis over Verlander

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Bowden Francis
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verlander over Francis

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Justin Verlander
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Performance Bowden Francis
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000001.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.952-000531.483
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Justin Verlander
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000741.711
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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bowden Francis
OWN
 
1%
-0.22 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
96%
+0.98 compared to last week
START
53%
+3.4 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bowden Francis
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Bowden Francis

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 283rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Not too impressive in saves and is currently ranked 146th with 1
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +1, L: +2, WHIP: +0.878, ERA: +7.017, K's: -18, Walks: -1
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 184th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • 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 37th with 1.12
  • Top 25 in ERA and is currently ranked 24th with 2.87
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 31st 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
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bowden Francis

FOREARM - Since Apr 25, 2024

Francis is dealing with right forearm extensor tendinitis and has been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Injury Justin Verlander

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bowden Francis
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@KCYusei KikuchiW 3-5
Apr 23@KCChris StrattonL 3-2
Apr 24@KCJohn SchreiberL 3-2
Apr 25@KCCole RagansL 2-1
Apr 26VS LADGavin StoneL 2-12
Apr 27VS LADTyler Glasnow
Apr 28VS LAD
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000001.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
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
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bowden Francis
5.79
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Justin Verlander
12.85
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Bowden Francis
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 TOR 1 2.1 9 1 0 0 0-0 0 0.43 3.9 2
2023 TOR 20 34.0 539 35 8 1 1-0 1.85 0.88 9.3 96
2024 TOR 5 14.2 249 17 7 0 2-2 8.59 1.7 10.4 20
ON PACE 30 86 1494 102 42 0 12-12 8.59 1.7 10.4 119
3-YEAR AVG 11 17 274 18 4 1 1-0 1.96 0.87 8.8 49
Career 26 51.0 797 53 15 0 0-0 3.71 1.1 9.4
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
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ARI @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Slade Cecconi
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ATL vs CLE 07:20 EDT EST Charlie Morton
Tanner Bibee
BAL vs OAK 04:05 EDT EST Cole Irvin
JP Sears
BOS vs CHC 04:10 EDT EST Josh Winckowski
Ben Brown
CHW vs TB 07:10 EDT EST Jonathan Cannon
Aaron Civale
CIN @TEX 04:05 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Michael Lorenzen
COL vs HOU 06:05 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Ronel Blanco
DET vs KC 06:10 EDT EST Casey Mize
Brady Singer
LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Chris Paddack
LAD @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Tyler Glasnow
Yusei Kikuchi
MIA vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST Edward Cabrera
Mitchell Parker
MIL vs NYY 07:10 EDT EST Joe Ross
Carlos Rodon
NYM vs STL 04:05 EDT EST Adrian Houser
Sonny Gray
PHI @SD 08:40 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Dylan Cease
PIT @SF 09:05 EDT EST Martin Perez
Jordan Hicks
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BOS @MIA 6:00 PM EST
CLE @ORL 1:00 PM EST
DEN @LAL 8:30 PM EST
NO vs OKC 3:30 PM EST
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