2022 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
4.06
WHIP
1.25
K
37
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Dunning throws a collection of pitches, none of which are above average. His modus operandi is keeping opposing hitters off balance and trusting his defense. His favorite weapon of choice is his sinker, so an improved infield defense behind him should help matters somewhat this season. Looking at the fact he also has 30% or greater whiff rates on his slider, changeup and curveball makes us wonder whether he could find more success adjusting his pitch utilization. Like many young pitchers, Dunning leaned on his fastball when behind in the count and the league hit a healthy .351 while slugging .544 off the fastball in those counts. The pieces are here for him to take a step forward with some adjustments, but the overall lack of pure stuff limits how high he can climb. Read Past Outlooks

Coughs up five runs
Dunning (1-2) allowed five runs on six hits and two walks over 5.2 innings Friday, striking out six and taking a loss against the Red Sox.
ANALYSIS
The 27-year-old looked solid through five innings of work, yielding just one run on an RBI single by Rafael Devers in the third. He then gave up four hits in the sixth inning, including RBI doubles by Alex Verdugo and Franchy Cordero, before he was pulled from the contest. Dunning had allowed three or fewer runs in each of his six starts before Friday's poor outing. He'll carry a 4.06 ERA into his projected home outing against the Angels next week.
The 27-year-old looked solid through five innings of work, yielding just one run on an RBI single by Rafael Devers in the third. He then gave up four hits in the sixth inning, including RBI doubles by Alex Verdugo and Franchy Cordero, before he was pulled from the contest. Dunning had allowed three or fewer runs in each of his six starts before Friday's poor outing. He'll carry a 4.06 ERA into his projected home outing against the Angels next week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
88
Last 5 Games
91
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 2020
-10%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-10%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .268 | 83 | 32 | 87 | 7 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .242 | 103 | 37 | 98 | 13 | |||
2022vs Left | .250 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .226 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 2 | |||
2021vs Left | .279 | 49 | 17 | 57 | 4 | |||
2021vs Right | .271 | 65 | 26 | 69 | 9 | |||
2020vs Left | .246 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 2 | |||
2020vs Right | .152 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-44%
ERA at Home
2022
-5%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 3.14 | 1.15 | 106.0 | 9.9 | 2.4 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 5.60 | 1.57 | 80.1 | 7.5 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Home | 3.97 | 1.15 | 22.2 | 9.9 | 2.0 | ||||
2022Away | 4.20 | 1.40 | 15.0 | 7.2 | 4.8 | ||||
2021Home | 3.09 | 1.25 | 67.0 | 9.5 | 2.6 | ||||
2021Away | 6.39 | 1.68 | 50.2 | 7.6 | 4.3 | ||||
2020Home | 2.20 | 0.73 | 16.1 | 11.6 | 2.2 | ||||
2020Away | 4.30 | 1.36 | 14.2 | 7.4 | 3.7 | ||||
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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
2.85K/9
8.8BB/9
3.1HR/9
0.7Fastball
89.6 mphERA
4.06WHIP
1.25BABIP
.309GB/FB
2.12Left On Base
70.1%Exit Velocity
79.0 mphBarrels/BBE
6.0%Spin Rate
2001 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.9%Swinging Strike
9.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Dunning missed the entire 2019 campaign while recovering from Tommy John surgery but was thought of highly enough within the White Sox organization to earn a big-league callup last season despite having never pitched beyond Double-A. The vote of confidence paid off as Dunning enjoyed a fine rookie campaign, posting a 3.97 ERA and 1.12 WHIP over seven starts (34 innings). The numbers mostly hold up; the right-hander's 4.16 xFIP closely trailed his ERA and his 24.6 K% was in line with his minor-league rate. Though Dunning doesn't possess a dominant fastball, he mixes up four pitches well, which helped him generate a satisfactory 11.4 SwStr% last season. His 9.2 BB% needs to come down and the .239 BABIP is unsustainable, but Dunning's feel for pitching provides him a moderate floor. He should fill a mid-rotation spot for Texas, who parted with Lance Lynn to land Dunning in an offseason trade.
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Lasts seven innings Sunday
Dunning allowed a run on two hits and three walks while striking out five in six innings during the loss to the Yankees in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader. He didn't factor into the decision.
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Starting Sunday
Dunning will start the first game of the Rangers' doubleheader Sunday against the Yankees, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
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Stands out in first win
Dunning (1-1) earned the win over Atlanta on Saturday, tossing 7.2 innings and allowing one run on three hits and no walks while striking out seven.
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Goes only four innings in loss
Dunning (0-1) suffered the loss against Seattle on Wednesday, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks over four innings. He struck out three.
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Strikes out seven
Dunning allowed two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven in 3.2 innings of a 10-5 win Thursday over the Angels. He did not factor into the decision.
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