Dane Dunning
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
3.91
WHIP
1.22
K
22
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
Settles for no-decision
Dunning came away with a no-decision in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Tigers, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits and four walks over five-plus innings. He struck out five.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander tossed 97 pitches (56 strikes) before being lifted after a Spencer Torkelson double to lead off the sixth inning, and Dunning missed out on his third win of the year when the Rangers' bullpen squandered a 4-2 lead. The 29-year-old has lasted at least five innings in all four of his starts to begin 2024 while allowing three runs or less in each, leaving him with a 3.91 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 22:13 K:BB through 23 innings. Dunning lines up to take the mound at home against the Mariners next week.
The right-hander tossed 97 pitches (56 strikes) before being lifted after a Spencer Torkelson double to lead off the sixth inning, and Dunning missed out on his third win of the year when the Rangers' bullpen squandered a 4-2 lead. The 29-year-old has lasted at least five innings in all four of his starts to begin 2024 while allowing three runs or less in each, leaving him with a 3.91 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 22:13 K:BB through 23 innings. Dunning lines up to take the mound at home against the Mariners next week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
92
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
-12%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .266 | 129 | 74 | 165 | 23 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .244 | 170 | 56 | 171 | 22 | |||
2024vs Left | .172 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||
2024vs Right | .196 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||
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
-3%
ERA at Home
2024
-5%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.99 | 1.21 | 171.1 | 7.6 | 2.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.10 | 1.46 | 177.2 | 7.9 | 3.8 | ||||
2024Home | 4.05 | 1.05 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 4.1 | ||||
2024Away | 3.86 | 1.29 | 16.1 | 8.3 | 5.5 | ||||
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
1.69K/9
8.6BB/9
5.1HR/9
2.0Fastball
90.0 mphERA
3.91WHIP
1.22BABIP
.189GB/FB
1.37Left On Base
81.0%Swinging Strike
11.2%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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Back in win column
Dunning (2-1) yielded three runs on five hits and two walks over five innings Friday, striking out three and earning a win over Houston.
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Delivers quality start
Dunning (1-1) allowed three runs on four hits and three walks over 6.2 frames Sunday, striking out seven and taking a loss against the Astros.
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Yields three runs
Dunning (1-0) allowed three runs on three hits and four walks over 6.1 innings Monday, striking out seven and earning a win over the Rays.
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In form Wednesday
Dunning allowed one unearned run on three hits and one walk while striking out eight over five innings in Wednesday's spring start against Cincinnati.
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Reveals new pitch
Dunning said Sunday the new pitch he's working on this spring is a forkball, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
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