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Justin Verlander or Hayden Birdsong

Who Should I Start? - Week 1 • Start New
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

SPSan Francisco Giants SF
Hayden Birdsong

Hayden Birdsong

SPSan Francisco Giants SF
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verlander over Birdsong

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Justin Verlander
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Birdsong over Verlander

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Hayden Birdsong
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Performance Justin Verlander
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Performance Hayden Birdsong
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Justin Verlander
OWN
50%
+10.18 compared to last week
START
19%
+2.52 compared to last week
OWN/START Hayden Birdsong
OWN
32%
+17.41 compared to last week
START
 
9%
+5.3 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Justin Verlander
85th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Hayden Birdsong
87th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Justin Verlander

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 86th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 458th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • 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

  • Currently ranked 170th in WHIP with 1.73
  • Currently ranked 182nd in ERA with 8.33
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -9, L: -3, WHIP: +0.242, ERA: +2.281, K's: -84, Walks: -24
Breakdown Hayden Birdsong

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 88th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 96th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 128th in WHIP with 1.42
  • Currently ranked 124th in ERA with 4.95
  • He walks a lot of batters and is currently ranked 3rd with 38
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 89th
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +5, L: +6, WHIP: +1.45, ERA: +4.94, K's: +88, Walks: +43
Next Up Health Check
Injury Justin Verlander

No Injury Reported

Injury Hayden Birdsong

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Justin Verlander
DateOpponentResult
Mar 27@CINHunter Greene
Mar 29@CINNick Lodolo
Mar 30@CINNick Martinez
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Matchups Hayden Birdsong
DateOpponentResult
Mar 27@CINHunter Greene
Mar 29@CINNick Lodolo
Mar 30@CINNick Martinez
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Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Justin Verlander
12.96
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Hayden Birdsong
12.58
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
3-YEAR AVG 26 152 2432 142 38 0 13-6 3.22 1.09 8.3 385
Career 399 2578.1 42068 2701 687 0 0-0 3.19 1.09 9.4
Career Hayden Birdsong
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 SF 16 69.2 1388 88 43 0 5-6 4.91 1.44 11.4 142
3-YEAR AVG 16 69 1388 88 43 0 5-6 4.91 1.44 11.4 142
Career 16 69.2 1388 88 43 0 0-0 4.91 1.44 11.4
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