Ben Shields or Framber Valdez

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Ben Shields or Framber Valdez Player Statistics
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Ben Shields SP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	31	‐

Games Started	31	‐

Innings Pitched	174.0	‐

Wins	10	‐

Losses	12	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	168	‐

Earned Runs	78	‐

Home Runs Allowed	16	‐

Strikeouts	135	‐

Walks	67	‐

ERA	4.03	‐

WHIP	1.35	‐

Ben Shields or Framber Valdez Player Projections
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Ben Shields SP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	30	‐

Games Started	30	‐

Innings Pitched	188.2	‐

Wins	13	‐

Losses	9	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	168	‐

Earned Runs	71	‐

Home Runs Allowed	16	‐

Strikeouts	177	‐

Walks	62	‐

ERA	3.40	‐

WHIP	1.23	‐

Ben Shields or Framber Valdez Player Notes
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Ben Shields SP - COL
News
	Framber Valdez allowed two earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out six over 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Nationals. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 24th
	Framber Valdez allowed three earned runs on three hits and four walks while striking out eight over five innings in Thursday's loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Fri, Sep 18th
	Framber Valdez allowed one unearned run on six hits and two walks while striking out two over six innings in Friday's win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 12th
	Framber Valdez allowed three hits and one walk while striking out three over seven scoreless innings in Saturday's win over the Guardians. Chris Schommer Sun, Sep 6th
	Framber Valdez allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Sunday's loss to the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 31st
Notes
	After a long offseason of speculation, Framber Valdez signed a three-year, $115 million deal with the Detroit Tigers, immediately making that team the runaway favorites in the AL Central. Valdez struggled a little in 2025, ending with a 3.66 ERA, the highest in his career as a starter. Most of this was due to the wheels coming off in the second half of the season, when he accumulated a 5.20 ERA, and opponents began hitting the ball much harder off him. However, he will reunite with AJ Hinch in Detroit, and he struck out 187 batters in 192 innings. Comerica Park should help keep him in games, and Valdez remains a quality start machine. Not a bad SP2 to have, for Detroit or a fantasy team. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
	Am I missing something? His (very respectable) 3.66 ERA in 2025 was a career worst since turning into a full time starter, and he has now moved to a better pitcher's park. He has not started less than 28 games since 2021, so his blend of quality plus durability makes him one of the better SP targets after the top-tier starters are taken off the board. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Ben Shields or Framber Valdez Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Framber Valdez SP - DET			Ben Shields SP - COL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sun, Mar 29th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#282
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#74	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (4-0)	#119	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-5)	#103	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#229
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Thu, May 7th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#74	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#117	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#159
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Sat, May 23rd				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Mon, May 25th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-3)	#105	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)
Sun, Jun 14th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (3-3)	#105	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez		@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)		@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#265
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#173
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	@ DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#212
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH	Riley Cornelio (3-2)	#197	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Thu, Sep 24th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT	Kirby Yates		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#116
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH	DJ Herz (0-1)	#108