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Nick Pivetta or Justin Verlander

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Nick Pivetta

Nick Pivetta

SP • Boston Red Sox BOS
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

SP • Houston Astros HOU
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Pivetta over Verlander

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Nick Pivetta
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.460-000800.771
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.850-100911.302
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Justin Verlander
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.211-1001140.892
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 Nick Pivetta
OWN
83%
+3.32 compared to last week
START
63%
+34.52 compared to last week
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
96%
-1.86 compared to last week
START
79%
-9.84 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Pivetta
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Pivetta

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 33rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 234th.
  • 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 20 in WHIP and is currently ranked 16th with 1.00
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 54th with 3.43
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 74th with 7
  • Not too impressive in saves and is currently ranked 187th with 1
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -9, L: -7, WHIP: -0.112, ERA: -0.744, K's: -161, Walks: -48
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 32nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 142nd.
  • 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 45th with 1.15
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 36th with 3.21
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 12th with 49
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 8th 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 Nick Pivetta

No Injury Reported

Injury Justin Verlander

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Pivetta
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS TBZach EflinL 3-5
May 14VS TBBrennan BernardinoW 5-4
May 15VS TBTaj BradleyL 3-4
May 16VS TBManuel RodriguezL 5-7
May 17@STLKyle GibsonL 10-6
May 18@STLJoJo RomeroL 7-2
May 19@STLMatthew Liberatore
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.460-000800.771
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Justin Verlander
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS OAKSpencer ArrighettiW 9-2
May 14VS OAKJosh HaderW 2-1
May 15VS OAKFramber ValdezW 3-0
May 16VS OAKCristian JavierW 8-1
May 17VS MILHunter BrownW 5-4
May 18VS MILHoby MilnerL 2-4
May 19VS MILColin Rea
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
8.570-100321.431
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Pivetta
11.16
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Justin Verlander
11.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Nick Pivetta
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 PHI 26 130.2 2439 140 57 0 8-10 5.99 1.53 9.6 275
2018 PHI 33 161.2 2844 188 51 0 7-14 4.84 1.32 10.5 377
2019 PHI 30 89.0 1619 89 39 1 4-6 5.66 1.6 9 168
2020 PHI 5 15.2 290 17 6 0 2-0 6.89 1.53 9.8 32
2021 BOS 34 171.0 2950 189 70 1 10-8 4.26 1.26 10 377
2022 BOS 30 167.1 2778 163 64 0 10-10 4.41 1.34 8.8 341
2023 BOS 38 138.0 2383 183 50 1 10-9 4.3 1.15 11.9 348
2024 BOS 4 20.2 313 22 2 0 1-2 3.48 1.02 9.6 43
ON PACE 14 72 1102 77 7 0 3-7 3.48 1.02 9.6 150
3-YEAR AVG 34 158 2704 178 61 1 10-9 4.31 1.25 10.1 355
Career 200 887.0 15616 991 339 0 0-0 4.86 1.35 10.1
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 21 120 1972 91 49 0 7-7 3.97 1.21 6.9 237
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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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs DET 04:10 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Matt Manning
ATL vs SD 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Yu Darvish
BAL vs SEA 01:35 EDT EST Corbin Burnes
George Kirby
BOS @STL 01:05 EDT EST Nick Pivetta
Matthew Liberatore
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Mitch Keller
CHW @NYY 01:35 EDT EST Chris Flexen
Carlos Rodon
CIN @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
CLE vs MIN 01:40 EDT EST Tanner Bibee
Chris Paddack
COL @SF 04:05 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Jordan Hicks
HOU vs MIL 02:10 EDT EST Spencer Arrighetti
Colin Rea
KC vs OAK 02:10 EDT EST Brady Singer
JP Sears
LAA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Michael Lorenzen
MIA vs NYM 01:40 EDT EST Sixto Sanchez
Sean Manaea
PHI vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Aaron Nola
Trevor Williams
TB @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Aaron Civale
Alek Manoah
Matchup Time
DEN vs MIN 8:00 PM EST
IND @NY 3:30 PM EST
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