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Jordan Hicks or Justin Verlander

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Jordan Hicks

Jordan Hicks

SPSan Francisco Giants SF
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

SPHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hicks over Verlander

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verlander over Hicks

 
 
 
 
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Performance Jordan Hicks
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.801-000110.801
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.602-0001031.333
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Justin Verlander
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
8.570-100321.431
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.111-2001371.303
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jordan Hicks
OWN
78%
-3.65 compared to last week
START
42%
-14.25 compared to last week
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
98%
+0.92 compared to last week
START
59%
-0.96 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jordan Hicks
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jordan Hicks

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 41st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 45th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 147th in wins with 5
  • Top 50 in saves and is currently ranked 39th with 7
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +2, L: -7, WHIP: -0.446, ERA: -1.158, K's: -42, Walks: -17
Breakdown Justin Verlander

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SP P . However, he plays SP most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 31st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 151st.
  • 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 41st with 1.15
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 37th with 3.21
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 14th with 49
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 5th with 13
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -6, WHIP: +0.074, ERA: +0.865, K's: -124, Walks: -34
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jordan Hicks

No Injury Reported

Injury Justin Verlander

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jordan Hicks
DateOpponentResult
May 21@PITMartin Perez
May 22@PITJared Jones
May 23@PITPaul Skenes
May 24@NYMChristian Scott
May 25@NYMLuis Severino
May 26@NYMSean Manaea
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.500-000900.831
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Justin Verlander
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS LAAJose SuarezL 7-9
May 21VS LAAGriffin Canning
May 22VS LAATyler Anderson
May 24@OAKRoss Stripling
May 25@OAKJP Sears
May 26@OAKAaron Brooks
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jordan Hicks
13.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Justin Verlander
11.38
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jordan Hicks
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 STL 73 70.2 1274 70 45 6 3-4 3.95 1.47 8.9 196
2019 STL 29 26.1 454 31 11 14 2-2 3.42 1.03 10.6 168
2021 STL 10 10.0 207 10 10 0 0-0 5.4 1.5 9 17
2022 STL 35 62.0 1041 63 36 0 3-6 4.79 1.26 9.2 97
2023 STL 65 59.2 1120 82 34 12 2-8 3.47 1.53 12.4 172
2024 SF 10 53.0 866 40 17 0 4-1 2.38 1.11 6.8 127
ON PACE 33 179 2922 135 57 0 13-3 2.38 1.11 6.8 426
3-YEAR AVG 37 43 789 52 27 4 2-5 4.4 1.44 10.9 95
Career 222 279.1 4962 296 153 0 0-0 3.77 1.34 9.5
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 6 34.0 560 26 14 0 2-2 3.97 1.21 6.9 68
ON PACE 20 115 1890 87 47 0 6-6 3.97 1.21 6.9 227
3-YEAR AVG 30 183 2858 176 43 0 17-7 2.74 1.03 8.6 502
Career 388 2522.0 41048 2653 674 0 0-0 3.12 1.08 9.5
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ATL vs PIT
BAL @KC
CAR @NO
CHI vs TEN
CIN vs NE
CLE vs DAL
DEN @SEA
DET vs LAR
GB @PHI
HOU @IND
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @LAD 10:10 EDT EST Brandon Pfaadt
Gavin Stone
ATL @CHC 07:40 EDT EST Charlie Morton
Javier Assad
BAL @STL 07:45 EDT EST Kyle Bradish
Lance Lynn
BOS @TB 06:50 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Zack Littell
CHW @TOR 07:07 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Yusei Kikuchi
CIN vs SD 06:40 EDT EST Andrew Abbott
Joe Musgrove
CLE vs NYM 06:10 EDT EST Carlos Carrasco
Adrian Houser
COL @OAK 09:40 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Aaron Brooks
DET @KC 07:40 EDT EST Casey Mize
Alec Marsh
HOU vs LAA 08:10 EDT EST Cristian Javier
Griffin Canning
MIA vs MIL 06:40 EDT EST Trevor Rogers
Robert Gasser
MIN @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Joe Ryan
Patrick Corbin
NYY vs SEA 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
Bryan Woo
PHI vs TEX 06:40 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Jon Gray
PIT vs SF 06:40 EDT EST Martin Perez
Logan Webb
Matchup Time
BOS vs IND 8:00 PM EST
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