Kumar Rocker or Paul Skenes
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Paul Skenes SP - PIT  | Kumar Rocker SP - TEX  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 10 |
| Games Started | 12 | 9 |
| Innings Pitched | 65.1 | 50.0 |
| Wins | 6 | 2 |
| Losses | 5 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 45 | 45 |
| Earned Runs | 22 | 22 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 75 | 42 |
| Walks | 12 | 22 |
| ERA | 3.03 | 3.96 |
| WHIP | 0.87 | 1.34 |
| Paul Skenes SP - PIT | Kumar Rocker SP - TEX | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 28 |
| Games Started | 31 | 16 |
| Innings Pitched | 186.8 | 95.7 |
| Wins | 13 | 5 |
| Losses | 8 | 6 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 145 | 94 |
| Earned Runs | 55 | 46 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 15 | 13 |
| Strikeouts | 220 | 86 |
| Walks | 47 | 31 |
| ERA | 2.67 | 4.29 |
| WHIP | 1.03 | 1.31 |
| Paul Skenes SP - PIT | Kumar Rocker SP - TEX | |
| News | ||
| Paul Skenes allowed three runs (one earned) on four hits in 5.1 innings, while walking three and striking out 10, as the Pirates lost to the Cubs, 7-2, on Thursday. David Leisering Fri, May 29th | Kumar Rocker allowed four earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out five over five innings in Monday's 9-0 loss to the Astros. Chris Schommer Tue, May 26th | |
| Paul Skenes allowed four runs on nine hits, walked one, and struck out only two in five innings of work against the Blue Jays on Saturday. The Pirates lost, 5-2, in Toronto. David Leisering Sun, May 24th | Kumar Rocker three hits and three walks while striking out seven over 7 2/3 scoreless innings in Tuesday's win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Wed, May 20th | |
| Paul Skenes was charged with five runs on five hits in five-plus innings on Sunday as the Pirates suffered a 6-0 loss to Philadelphia. David Leisering Sun, May 17th | Kumar Rocker allowed three hits while walking four and striking out three over five scoreless innings in a 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Thu, May 14th | |
| Paul Skenes took a perfect game into the fifth and a no-hitter into the seventh on Tuesday, but settled for eight innings of two-hit ball to defeat the Rockies, 3-1. David Leisering Wed, May 13th | Kumar Rocker allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out three over 3 2/3 innings in Friday's loss to the Cubs. Chris Schommer Sat, May 9th | |
| Paul Skenes allowed two hits in eight shutout innings on Wednesday as he outdueled Michael Soroka and pitched the Pirates to a 1-0 win over Arizona. He did not walk a batter and struck out seven. David Leisering Thu, May 7th | Kumar Rocker allowed five runs on six hits over two innings with two strikeouts in a loss on Saturday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Sun, May 3rd | |
| Notes | ||
| Paul Skenes lived up to the hype in 2025, overpowering hitters with elite velocity and swing-and-miss stuff while maintaining strong run prevention in his first extended MLB action. Sure, his record was 10-10, and he probably could have been a 20-game winner on almost any other team. His 2026 projections remain aggressive on strikeouts and ratios, and he is expected to pitch almost 200 innings after throwing 187 in 2025. The year-over-year takeaway is how quickly his command stabilized, limiting walks more than expected for a power arm. Skenes profiles as a high-impact fantasy SP1 whose value is driven by dominance rather than volume alone. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Paul Skenes SP - PIT | Kumar Rocker SP - TEX | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #24 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #87 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #30 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #371 | @ BAL | Zach Eflin (0-0) | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #102 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #88 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #230 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #113 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs SD | German Marquez (3-2) | #335 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #146 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-5) | #22 | @ LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #38 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #73 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #43 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #128 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #90 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #254 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #198 | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #85 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #193 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (4-1) | #75 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-1) | #21 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #112 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #78 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #49 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #7 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #127 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #59 | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #118 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #117 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #131 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #163 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #280 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #145 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #70 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #230 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #205 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #152 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #280 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #72 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #63 | @ NYY | Paul Blackburn (2-1) | #222 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #86 | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #53 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #66 | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #73 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #100 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 |
| Mon, May 11th | vs ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #72 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #423 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #63 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #92 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #40 | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-0) | #8 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #187 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #425 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | @ COL | Sammy Peralta | #392 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #20 | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #80 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #225 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #406 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #45 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (1-2) | #53 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-2) | #159 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #224 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #331 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #139 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-0) | #168 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #76 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #108 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #81 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #84 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #129 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #122 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #143 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (2-3) | #196 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #52 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #32 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #95 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs LAD | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs LAD | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs LAD | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs MIA | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs MIA | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs MIA | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ ATH | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ ATH | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs MIN | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ COL | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ COL | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ COL | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ MIA | |||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs SEA | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs SEA | @ MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs SEA | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs CIN | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs CIN | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs CIN | @ TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ PHI | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ PHI | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ PHI | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ PHI | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ WSH | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ WSH | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs MIL | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs MIL | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs MIL | vs HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CLE | @ ATL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ CLE | @ ATL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ CLE | @ ATL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ NYY | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CHC | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CHC | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CHC | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs ARI | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs ARI | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs ARI | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ CIN | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ CIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ CIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ CIN | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ MIL | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ MIL | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ MIL | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs NYM | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs NYM | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs NYM | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ LAA | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ MIA | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ MIA | @ LAA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ MIA | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs BOS | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs BOS | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs BOS | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs DET | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs DET | vs WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs WSH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ LAD | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ LAD | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ LAD | vs LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ SD | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ SD | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ SD | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ STL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ STL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ STL | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs ATH | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs SF | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs SF | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs SF | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs LAA | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs LAA | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs LAA | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ CWS | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ CWS | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ CWS | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ CHC | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ CHC | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ CHC | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs MIL | vs BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs MIL | vs BOS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs MIL | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs STL | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs STL | vs NYM | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs STL | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ DET | @ MIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ DET | @ MIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ DET | @ MIN | ||||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs STL | Hunter Dobbins (0-0) | #197 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #329 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #169 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ ATH | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ WSH | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ MIL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs DET | |||||
