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Alexis Diaz or Justin Verlander

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Alexis Diaz

Alexis Diaz

RPCincinnati Reds CIN
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

SPHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Diaz over Verlander

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Alexis Diaz
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verlander over Diaz

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Justin Verlander
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Performance Alexis Diaz
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
17.140-100032.863
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
22.500-101363.445
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Justin Verlander
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000820.571
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.251-1001051.252
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alexis Diaz
OWN
86%
-3.99 compared to last week
START
82%
-4.18 compared to last week
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
97%
+0.53 compared to last week
START
80%
+31.82 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alexis Diaz
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alexis Diaz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 194th.
  • The current leader among RP'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 35 in walks and is currently ranked 26th with 29
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 236th with 43
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 66th with 7
  • He is among the best in saves and is currently ranked 8th with 22
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -8, L: -3, WHIP: +0.388, ERA: +4.279, K's: -69, Walks: -24
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
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 139th.
  • 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 47th with 1.14
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 29th with 3.05
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 14th with 47
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 4th with 13
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -7, WHIP: +0.064, ERA: +0.295, K's: -127, Walks: -36
Next Up Health Check
Injury Alexis Diaz

No Injury Reported

Injury Justin Verlander

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Alexis Diaz
DateOpponentResult
May 13@ARIJustin MartinezL 6-5
May 14@ARIHunter GreeneW 2-6
May 15@ARIRyan ThompsonL 2-1
May 16@LADNick MartinezW 2-7
May 17@LADMichael GroveL 7-3
May 18@LADWalker Buehler
May 19@LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
32.730-100024.552
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 MILBryse Wilson
May 19VS MILColin Rea
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Alexis Diaz
14.91
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Justin Verlander
11.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Alexis Diaz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 CIN 55 . . . 0
2023 CIN 70 . . . 0
2024 CIN 17 . . . 0
ON PACE 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 63 . . . 0
Career 142 . . .
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 5 29.1 462 23 12 0 2-1 3.38 1.19 7.1 67
ON PACE 18 105 1663 82 43 0 7-3 3.38 1.19 7.1 241
3-YEAR AVG 30 183 2858 176 43 0 17-7 2.74 1.03 8.6 502
Career 387 2519.2 40950 2650 672 0 0-0 3.11 1.08 9.5
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Walker Buehler
CLE vs MIN 06:10 EDT EST Logan Allen
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Kyle Harrison
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LAA @TEX 07:15 EDT EST Patrick Sandoval
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Luis Severino
PHI vs WAS 06:05 EDT EST Cristopher Sanchez
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