Dane Dunning
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
4-3
ERA
3.94
WHIP
1.20
K
53
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Dunning pushed his way into the Texas rotation early last year when Jacob deGrom was shut down in April because of an elbow injury that ultimately required Tommy John surgery. Dunning pitched well enough to continue filling deGrom's shoes in the first half of 2024, with the Rangers also needing coverage for Max Scherzer (back) and Tyler Mahle (elbow) -- both on similar recovery timelines as deGrom. A heavy sinker-slider pitcher who relies more on inducing soft contact than strikeouts, Dunning doesn't have the highest fantasy ceiling at age 29. He should be a nice source of wins, though, as he reprises a regular rotation role with the reigning World Series champions, and he could offer ERA and WHIP help in favorable matchups. Draft him late in deeper mixed leagues. Put him on a streaming watch list in shallower formats. Read Past Outlooks
Earns fourth win
Dunning (4-3) earned the win Wednesday over the Diamondbacks, allowing three hits and four walks over five scoreless innings. He struck out six.
ANALYSIS
Dunning had to contend with some traffic Wednesday, though he'd manage to keep Arizona off the board for five innings, earning his first win since April 28. It's an encouraging bounce-back effort from Dunning in his second start back from the IL -- he took the loss in his last outing against the Phillies, allowing five runs (three earned) in 3.1 innings. Overall, Dunning lowered his ERA to 3.94 with a 1.20 WHIP and 53:22 K:BB across nine starts (45.2 innings) this year. He's currently lined up for a home matchup with the Tigers in his next start.
Dunning had to contend with some traffic Wednesday, though he'd manage to keep Arizona off the board for five innings, earning his first win since April 28. It's an encouraging bounce-back effort from Dunning in his second start back from the IL -- he took the loss in his last outing against the Phillies, allowing five runs (three earned) in 3.1 innings. Overall, Dunning lowered his ERA to 3.94 with a 1.20 WHIP and 53:22 K:BB across nine starts (45.2 innings) this year. He's currently lined up for a home matchup with the Tigers in his next start.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
81
How many pitches does Dane Dunning generally throw?
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What part of the game does Dane Dunning generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-1%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .263 | 147 | 79 | 175 | 24 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .242 | 183 | 60 | 179 | 24 | |||
2024vs Left | .200 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 5 | |||
2024vs Right | .198 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 3 | |||
2023vs Left | .270 | 61 | 33 | 81 | 11 | |||
2023vs Right | .233 | 79 | 22 | 82 | 9 | |||
2022vs Left | .271 | 60 | 35 | 79 | 8 | |||
2022vs Right | .265 | 77 | 27 | 79 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-6%
ERA at Home
2024
-24%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.92 | 1.20 | 186.0 | 8.1 | 3.0 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.17 | 1.45 | 185.2 | 7.9 | 3.8 | ||||
2024Home | 3.38 | 1.13 | 21.1 | 12.7 | 4.2 | ||||
2024Away | 4.44 | 1.27 | 24.1 | 8.5 | 4.4 | ||||
2023Home | 4.44 | 1.19 | 77.0 | 6.0 | 2.1 | ||||
2023Away | 3.10 | 1.32 | 95.2 | 8.4 | 3.5 | ||||
2022Home | 3.59 | 1.23 | 87.2 | 8.8 | 3.4 | ||||
2022Away | 5.62 | 1.71 | 65.2 | 7.0 | 4.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Dane Dunning compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.61K/9
10.4BB/9
4.0HR/9
1.8Fastball
90.2 mphERA
4.43WHIP
1.18BABIP
.245GB/FB
1.38Left On Base
65.2%Exit Velocity
83.7 mphBarrels/BBE
8.2%Spin Rate
2168 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.8%Swinging Strike
12.5%Prospect Rankings History
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May be out of playoff rotation
Max Scherzer and Jon Gray were included on the Rangers' roster for the ALCS on Sunday, per Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, which could push Dunning out of a spot in the starting rotation.
ANALYSIS
Scherzer and Gray have been sidelined by shoulder and forearm injuries, respectively, but they'll be available for the championship series. Dunning didn't start during the wild-card series or ALDS, though he worked in a piggyback role during Game 1 against the Orioles and gave up a run over two innings, which is his lone appearance of the playoffs so far.
Scherzer and Gray have been sidelined by shoulder and forearm injuries, respectively, but they'll be available for the championship series. Dunning didn't start during the wild-card series or ALDS, though he worked in a piggyback role during Game 1 against the Orioles and gave up a run over two innings, which is his lone appearance of the playoffs so far.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Dunning had a bit of a Kruger effect in 2022 attempting to be more than his stuff really is. In a perfect world, he is a back-end starter for single league formats, but the only redeeming value he offered in fantasy leagues last season was 137 strikeouts in 153.1 innings of work. Those strikeouts came with significant ratio damage and just 4 wins in 29 starts. His slider remains a very plus pitch for him, but his other offerings lag behind the slider and none of them show any sign of improvement. He did tweak his utilization a bit last season, but there was little change to his overall results. He is not a mixed league option with only one pitch functioning at even an average level. Texas has reshaped its rotation with the additions of Jacob deGrom, Andrew Heaney and Nathan Eovalid, likely leaving Dunning to compete with Jake Odorizzi for a potential No. 6 spot and spot starts. Dunning may now begin the campaign as a long reliever.
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Starting Wednesday's game
Dunning will start Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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Throws 74 pitches in return
Dunning dropped to 3-3 on the season in Wednesday's 11-4 loss to Philadelphia, allowing five runs (three earned) on four hits and a walk over 3.1 innings. He struck out four.
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Activated for Wednesday's start
The Rangers activated Dunning (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Wednesday ahead of his scheduled start against the Phillies.
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Returning Wednesday
Dunning (shoulder) will be reinstated from the injured list to start Wednesday's game against the Phililes, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
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Completes bullpen session
Dunning (shoulder) threw a bullpen session on Tuesday, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
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