Mick Abel or Tarik Skubal
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Mick Abel SP - MIN | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 7 | 4 |
| Games Started | 7 | 3 |
| Innings Pitched | 43.1 | 20.1 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 35 | 22 |
| Earned Runs | 13 | 9 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 45 | 23 |
| Walks | 6 | 10 |
| ERA | 2.70 | 3.98 |
| WHIP | 0.95 | 1.57 |
| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Mick Abel SP - MIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 30 |
| Games Started | 31 | 20 |
| Innings Pitched | 191.2 | 110.7 |
| Wins | 14 | 6 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 146 | 108 |
| Earned Runs | 55 | 58 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 18 | 15 |
| Strikeouts | 230 | 100 |
| Walks | 39 | 50 |
| ERA | 2.60 | 4.69 |
| WHIP | 0.97 | 1.43 |
| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Mick Abel SP - MIN | |
| News | ||
| Tarik Skubal will begin a rehab assignment on Sunday at High-A West Michigan. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th | Mick Abel threw a live batting practice session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th | |
| Tarik Skubal reportedly could make a rehab start on Saturday for Triple-A Toledo. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st | Mick Abel is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st | |
| Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Tarik Skubal will throw his next sim game on Monday at Tropicana Field. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th | Mick Abel reported soreness after throwing a simulated bullpen on Saturday. Ari Koslow Thu, May 7th | |
| Tigers manager A.J Hinch said Tarik Skubal will face live hitters again on Sunday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th | Mick Abel threw a bullpen session on Saturday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, May 3rd | |
| Tarik Skubal threw 39 pitches in a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th | Twins manager Derek Shelton said Mick Abel resumed playing catch. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 27th | |
| Notes | ||
| Tarik Skubal dominated in 2025, posting ace-level ratios while maintaining elite strikeout and walk rates across a full workload (195 IP). His 2026 projections remain optimistic, forecasting another sub-3 ERA with a strong WHIP and strikeout volume. The sustainability is supported by stable velocity, plus command, and one of the league's best swinging-strike profiles. Skubal enters 2026 as a true fantasy ace and a reliable anchor for managers prioritizing pitching early. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Do you prefer Randy Johnson or Greg Maddux? Roger Clemens or Pedro Martinez? The Skubal vs. Skenes debate will hopefully rage on for years. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal | ||
| Tarik Skubal SP - DET | Mick Abel SP - MIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #139 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (3-6) | #98 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #189 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-7) | #40 |
| Sun, Mar 29th |   |   |   | @ BAL | Shane Baz (3-5) | #77 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-3) | #57 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #76 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-5) | #73 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #93 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd |   |   |   | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #39 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-5) | #85 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #159 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #70 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-3) | #100 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #152 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-2) | #86 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (4-3) | #16 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #64 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-2) | #67 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #107 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (3-4) | #28 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #194 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (1-7) | #65 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #319 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-2) | #249 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #135 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (4-4) | #66 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #138 |
| Mon, Apr 13th |   |   |   | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #18 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #39 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #117 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-3) | #91 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #26 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #372 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-6) | #176 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #94 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #18 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-6) | #167 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (7-1) | #52 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #32 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs MIL | DL Hall (0-0) | #243 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #161 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #156 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (2-0) | #88 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #94 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (5-2) | #19 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-6) | #167 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-3) | #22 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #187 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-4) | #61 |
| Mon, Apr 27th |   |   |   | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #43 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (4-3) | #198 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (4-4) | #15 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-5) | #17 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (5-3) | #106 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-4) | #21 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-5) | #53 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-2) | #249 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #104 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #11 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (3-5) | #71 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-3) | #59 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs BOS | Jovani Moran (1-2) | #182 | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #84 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #29 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-5) | #259 |
| Thu, May 7th |   |   |   | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #208 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #76 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-2) | #58 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-4) | #79 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-7) | #45 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #93 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #31 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (4-4) | #25 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #115 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ NYM | Christian Scott (2-0) | #88 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (6-0) | #60 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #32 | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #131 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-3) | #59 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-1) | #197 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs TOR | Mason Fluharty (3-0) | #165 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #55 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-4) | #21 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-2) | #172 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #99 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (3-3) | #143 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-2) | #58 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #344 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-7) | #45 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-7) | #136 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #183 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (3-2) | #56 |
| Sat, May 23rd |   |   |   | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (1-2) | #182 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (3-6) | #98 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #29 |
| Mon, May 25th |   |   |   | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #202 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) | #398 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (3-3) | #126 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #51 | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-1) | #218 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-2) | #82 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-2) | #83 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ CWS | Brandon Eisert (1-0) | #200 | @ PIT | Jared Jones (1-0) | #69 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #202 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-3) | #92 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ CWS | Sean Burke (3-3) | #126 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-3) | #35 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-4) | #61 | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-1) | #218 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-3) | #100 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-2) | #83 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-2) | #86 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (1-5) | #413 |
| Thu, Jun 4th |   |   |   | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #117 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-4) | #6 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-4) | #79 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (2-0) | #49 | vs KC | Luinder Avila (1-2) | #216 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #43 | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #93 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-2) | #67 | @ DET | Troy Melton (2-0) | #119 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs MIN | @ DET | Framber Valdez (3-4) | #28 | ||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (2-3) | #78 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-4) | #192 |
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (1-7) | #45 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #102 |
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #105 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-5) | #85 |
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #31 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #70 |
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #132 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-5) | #53 |
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ HOU | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th |   |   |   | @ TEX | ||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CWS | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs NYY | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs NYY | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs NYY | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs HOU | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs HOU | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs HOU | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ NYY | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ NYY | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ NYY | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd |   |   |   | @ NYY | ||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ TEX | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ TEX | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ATH | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ATH | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ATH | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs PHI | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs PHI | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs PHI | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ LAA | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs KC | @ CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs KC | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs KC | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs KC | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs BAL | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs BAL | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th |   |   |   | vs KC | ||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ ATH | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ ATH | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ ATH | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ SEA | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th |   |   |   | vs BAL | ||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs CLE | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs CLE | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CLE | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs CWS | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs CWS | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ PIT | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ KC | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs TB | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs LAD | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs LAD | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs LAD | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ MIN | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CLE | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CLE | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CLE | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs MIN | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs COL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs COL | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs COL | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CWS | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs WSH | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs WSH | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs WSH | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs PIT | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs PIT | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs PIT | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SD | Michael King (4-5) | #41 |   |   |   |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #141 |   |   |   |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #76 |   |   |   |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (7-1) | #29 |   |   |   |
| Mon, May 4th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (3-2) | #56 |   |   |   |
| Thu, May 21st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #105 |   |   |   |
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ HOU |   |   |   | ||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs HOU |   |   |   | ||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ TEX |   |   |   | ||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BAL |   |   |   | ||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs CWS |   |   |   | ||

