Who Should I Start?
Jack Flaherty or Clayton Kershaw
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jack Flaherty SP - STL  | Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD  | |
Expert |
75% Recommended by 9 of 12 experts |
25% Recommended by 3 of 12 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 10 | # 11 |
| VBR | ‐ | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 193 | 178 |
| Wins | 13 | 13 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.54 | 3.24 |
| WHIP | 1.19 | 1.11 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 11 | # 13 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 10 | # 11 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 8 | # 12 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 10 | # 13 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 11 | # 12 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 9 | # 10 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 11 | # 12 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 10 | # 11 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 11 | # 12 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 11 | # 10 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 13 | # 5 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 21 | # 11 |
| Jack Flaherty SP - STL | Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 2 | 3 |
| Games Started | 2 | 3 |
| Innings Pitched | 10.1 | 19.1 |
| Wins | 1 | 2 |
| Losses | 0 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 7 | 19 |
| Earned Runs | 6 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 10 | 16 |
| Walks | 6 | 1 |
| ERA | 5.23 | 2.89 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.07 |
| Jack Flaherty SP - STL | Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 14122 | 15514 |
| Games Started | 26 | 27 |
| Innings Pitched | 166.1 | 173.9 |
| Wins | 13 | 13 |
| Losses | 6 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 133 | 152 |
| Earned Runs | 65 | 63 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 22 | 21 |
| Strikeouts | 193 | 178 |
| Walks | 57 | 37 |
| ERA | 3.54 | 3.24 |
| WHIP | 1.19 | 1.11 |
| Jack Flaherty SP - STL | Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD | |
| News | ||
| After struggling in his season debut, Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty pitched six scoreless innings against the Marlins on Wednesday, yielding only one hit while issuing four walks to go along with six strikeouts while picking up his first win of the season. Lucas Spence Wed, Apr 7th | LHP Clayton Kershaw earned his second win of the season on Sunday when he held the Nationals to five hits and no runs with six punchouts over six innings in a 3-0 win. Jon Mathisen Sun, Apr 11th | |
| Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty had a rocky season debut on Thursday, lasting only 4.1 innings while surrendering six hits, six earned runs, and two walks to go along with four strikeouts. Lucas Spence Fri, Apr 2nd | Clayton Kershaw picked up the win on Tuesday when he allowed just one run on four hits with eight strikeouts and no walks over seven innings in the Dodgers 5-1 win over the A's. Jon Mathisen Wed, Apr 7th | |
| MLB Network's Jon Heyman reports that Cardinals manager Mike Shildt has confirmed Jack Flaherty will be the team's Opening Day starter against Cincinnati. Lucas Spence Thu, Feb 25th | Clayton Kershaw took the loss on Thursday when he surrendered six runs (five earned) on 10 hits while striking out a pair and walking one over 5 2/3 innings in the Dodgers 8-5 loss to the Rockies. Jon Mathisen Thu, Apr 1st | |
| Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty won his arbitration case against the team and will earn $3.9 million in 2021. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Feb 13th | For the ninth time in 11 years, the Dodgers have named southpaw Clayton Kershaw as their Opening Day starter. Andersen Pickard Mon, Mar 15th | |
| Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says pitcher Clayton Kershaw will either threw to hitters one more time in live batting practice or debut in a game by Friday after throwing in a bullpen session on Tuesday. AJ Schullo Wed, Mar 3rd | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Jack Flaherty SP - STL | Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Apr 14th | vs WSH | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Apr 16th | @ PHI | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Apr 17th | @ PHI | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Apr 18th | @ PHI | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Apr 19th | @ WSH | @ SEA | ||||
