Dane Dunning
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
5-7
ERA
5.31
WHIP
1.44
K
91
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
Strikes out five in no-decision
Dunning did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Mariners, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts over 3.2 innings.
ANALYSIS
Dunning started in place of Max Scherzer (hamstring) and surrendered two runs in the first inning, including a leadoff homer by Julio Rodriguez. Dunning generated seven whiffs on 81 pitches and departed with the game tied at 2-2 in the fourth frame. On the season, he owns a 5.36 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 90:40 K:BB across 94 total innings as both a starter and reliever.
Dunning started in place of Max Scherzer (hamstring) and surrendered two runs in the first inning, including a leadoff homer by Julio Rodriguez. Dunning generated seven whiffs on 81 pitches and departed with the game tied at 2-2 in the fourth frame. On the season, he owns a 5.36 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 90:40 K:BB across 94 total innings as both a starter and reliever.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
65
Last 10 Games
46
Last 5 Games
47
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
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-2%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .269 | 165 | 91 | 206 | 29 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .250 | 203 | 66 | 212 | 29 | |||
2024vs Left | .263 | 44 | 23 | 46 | 10 | |||
2024vs Right | .258 | 47 | 17 | 51 | 8 | |||
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
-5%
ERA at Home
2024
-5%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.24 | 1.25 | 210.0 | 8.0 | 2.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.44 | 1.48 | 211.0 | 7.8 | 3.8 | ||||
2024Home | 5.16 | 1.39 | 45.1 | 9.7 | 3.2 | ||||
2024Away | 5.44 | 1.49 | 49.2 | 7.6 | 4.3 | ||||
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
2.28K/9
8.6BB/9
3.8HR/9
1.7Fastball
89.7 mphERA
5.31WHIP
1.44BABIP
.309GB/FB
1.31Left On Base
68.9%Exit Velocity
82.0 mphBarrels/BBE
6.3%Spin Rate
2129 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.6%Swinging Strike
9.9%Prospect Rankings History
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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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Fill-in starter
Dunning is listed as the probable pitcher for Saturday's game against the Mariners.
ANALYSIS
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Back in big leagues
The Rangers recalled Dunning from Triple-A Round Rock on Friday.
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Sent to Triple-A
The Rangers optioned Dunning to Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
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Works out of bullpen Saturday
Dunning was used in relief in Saturday's 13-5 loss to the Guardians, tossing one inning while allowing one earned run on two hits.
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Removed due to dip in velocity
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said that Dunning was removed after four innings in his start during Monday's 4-3 win over the Pirates because he was displaying diminished velocity and spin on his pitches, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Done in Texas?
According to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, Dunning could be "out of the Rangers' plans" after posting a 5.31 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 91:40 K:BB across 95 innings during 2024.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander started in 15 of his 26 appearances and took a major step back after he finished 2023 with a 3.70 ERA while making 26 starts. Dunning otherwise hasn't looked like a viable major-league starter since joining the Rangers in 2021, and the organization may not view him as an option for the rotation going forward.
The right-hander started in 15 of his 26 appearances and took a major step back after he finished 2023 with a 3.70 ERA while making 26 starts. Dunning otherwise hasn't looked like a viable major-league starter since joining the Rangers in 2021, and the organization may not view him as an option for the rotation going forward.