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Justin Verlander or Brandon Pfaadt

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

Justin Verlander

SPSan Francisco Giants SF
Brandon Pfaadt

Brandon Pfaadt

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verlander over Pfaadt

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Pfaadt over Verlander

 
 
 
 
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Performance Justin Verlander
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.920-100132.121
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.300-1001061.712
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brandon Pfaadt
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.731-000621.351
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.802-000941.162
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
32%
-8.86 compared to last week
START
18%
-9.04 compared to last week
OWN/START Brandon Pfaadt
OWN
91%
+2.05 compared to last week
START
71%
+4.75 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
80th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brandon Pfaadt
60th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Justin Verlander

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 81st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 134th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Hunter Greene
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 134th in WHIP with 1.89
  • Currently ranked 137th in ERA with 7.20
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 37th with 9
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +1, WHIP: +1.81, ERA: +6.92, K's: +17, Walks: +9
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Brandon Pfaadt

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 61st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 29th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Hunter Greene
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 41st with 1.12
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 53rd with 3.10
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 10th with 3
  • Top 50 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 42nd with 23.2
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +2, L: EVEN, WHIP: -0.13, ERA: -2.331, K's: -5, Walks: +2
Next Up Health Check
Injury Justin Verlander

No Injury Reported

Injury Brandon Pfaadt

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Justin Verlander
DateOpponentResult
Apr 14@PHILanden RouppW 4-10
Apr 15@PHIOrion KerkeringL 6-4
Apr 16@PHILou TrivinoW 4-11
Apr 17@PHICristopher SanchezL 6-4
Apr 18@LAATyler Anderson
Apr 19@LAAKyle Hendricks
Apr 20@LAAYusei Kikuchi
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.920-100132.121
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brandon Pfaadt
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@MIAMerrill KellyW 4-10
Apr 16@MIABrandon PfaadtW 2-6
Apr 17@MIAEduardo RodriguezW 4-6
Apr 18@CHCColin Rea
Apr 19@CHCBen Brown
Apr 20@CHCJameson Taillon
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.211-1001131.252
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Justin Verlander
12.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brandon Pfaadt
17.05
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
2024 HOU 17 90.1 1580 74 27 0 5-6 5.48 1.38 7.4 150
2025 SF 4 18.2 342 17 9 0 0-1 6.75 1.77 8.2 19
ON PACE 34 156 2916 144 76 0 0-8 6.75 1.77 8.2 160
3-YEAR AVG 26 152 2432 142 38 0 13-6 3.22 1.09 8.3 385
Career 403 2597.0 42410 2718 696 0 0-0 3.22 1.1 9.4
Career Brandon Pfaadt
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 ARI 24 113.1 1942 120 31 0 3-10 5.48 1.4 9.5 181
2024 ARI 32 177.0 2793 185 42 0 11-10 4.83 1.27 9.4 385
2025 ARI 4 23.2 354 18 5 0 3-1 3.04 1.1 6.9 60
ON PACE 34 198 3018 153 42 0 25-8 3.04 1.1 6.9 514
3-YEAR AVG 28 145 2368 153 37 0 7-10 5.04 1.32 9.4 283
Career 60 314.0 5089 323 78 0 0-0 4.93 1.31 9.3
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ARI @CHC 02:20 EDT EST Zac Gallen
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ATH @MIL 07:10 EDT EST Luis Severino
Chad Patrick
ATL vs MIN 07:15 EDT EST Chris Sale
Simeon Woods Richardson
BAL vs CIN 04:05 EDT EST
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BOS vs CHW 04:10 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Shane Smith
CLE @PIT 04:05 EDT EST Ben Lively
Paul Skenes
COL vs WAS 03:10 EDT EST Kyle Freeland
Brad Lord
DET vs KC 01:10 EDT EST Casey Mize
Seth Lugo
HOU vs SD 07:10 EDT EST Hayden Wesneski
Michael King
LAA vs SF 09:38 EDT EST Kyle Hendricks
Landen Roupp
LAD @TEX 04:05 EDT EST Roki Sasaki
Nathan Eovaldi
MIA @PHI 01:05 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Taijuan Walker
NYM vs STL 04:05 EDT EST Kodai Senga
Matthew Liberatore
NYY @TB 04:10 EDT EST Carlos Carrasco
Shane Baz
SEA @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Luis Castillo
Jose Berrios
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DEN vs LAC 3:30 PM EST
DET @NY 6:00 PM EST
IND vs MIL 1:00 PM EST
LAL vs MIN 8:30 PM EST
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COL @DAL 8:30 PM EST
STL @WPG 6:00 PM EST