Tanner Houck Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 5" / 226 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 6/29/1996 (27)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- Missouri
Tanner Houck Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Tanner Houck News
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck continued his strong start to the season in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Guardians. Houck pitched six innings, allowing two runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts. The 27-year-old has been excellent to start the season, going 3-2 with a 1.65 ERA, an 8.82 K/9, and a 1.38 BB/9 in his first five starts. His next start will be a middling matchup against the Cubs, but he has pitched well enough to earn the nod in most matchups at this time.
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck spun a complete-game shutout in Wednesday's 2-0 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians, going the distance on just 94 pitches while giving up only three singles. This one wrapped up in just one hour and 49 minutes, which should give you an idea as to just how efficient Houck was on Wednesday. He threw 69 pitches for strikes and fanned nine on his way to posting his third win of the 2024 season. The 27-year-old right-hander is thriving in a starting role for the BoSox thus far, boasting a 1.35 ERA and 0.90 WHIP with a sparkling 28:2 K:BB covering 26 2/3 frames (four starts) to this point. Houck will square off with these same Guardians at Progressive Field sometime next week. In 14 innings against Cleveland since 2022, he now has a strong 1.93 ERA with 13 punchouts.
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tanner Houck is off to a hot start to the 2024 campaign. On Sunday, Houck threw six shutout innings while striking out seven batters in the win over the Los Angeles Angels. That marks the second straight in a row that Houck has thrown six shutout innings. He has now allowed just seven hits over his first 12 innings while striking out 17 hitters. His next outing will be against the Angels again next week. He should be rostered in most fantasy formats right now.
Batting Order
1 | Jarren Duran |
2 | Rafael Devers |
3 | Rob Refsnyder |
4 | Wilyer Abreu |
5 | Pablo Reyes |
6 | Bobby Dalbec |
7 | David Hamilton |
8 | Reese McGuire |
9 | Ceddanne Rafaela |
Tanner Houck Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jarren Duran |
2 | Rafael Devers |
3 | Rob Refsnyder |
4 | Wilyer Abreu |
5 | Pablo Reyes |
6 | Bobby Dalbec |
7 | David Hamilton |
8 | Reese McGuire |
9 | Ceddanne Rafaela |
The 25-year-old Tanner Houck appeared in 18 games (13 starts) for Boston and posted numbers that should make fantasy managers salivate: 3.52 ERA, 30.5 K%, and a 7.4 BB%. His underlying metrics were even better as Houck posted a 3.20 xFIP and 3.22 xERA over his 69 IP. Lest you think that his strikeouts were inflated by his bullpen work, Houck was exclusively used as a starter in Triple-A last season and posted a 28.9 K% with a 7.8 BB%. Houck had three different secondary pitches with a 16 SwStr% or better last season, so the strikeouts should keep coming in droves. If batters manage to make contact, it generally isn't good contact thanks to Houck's low-spin fastball. Its 2,109 RPM is already on the low side, and only 62.4% of that is "active spin" that meaningfully affects the ball's movement. That ranks 647th among the 655 pitchers who threw at least 50 pitches last year. As such, Houck should be able to repeat his 7.4% HR/FB while improving his .317 BABIP allowed and 66.3% strand rate, taking already strong numbers to another level. Despite all of that statistical goodness, Houck has an ADP of 197.89 because his role isn't certain. The Red Sox brought in a bunch of uninspiring options such as James Paxton, Michael Wacha, and Rich Hill to compete for two open rotation spots, so Houck should have no trouble winning one. Take Houck and enjoy having one of the best sleepers of the year on your roster.