Right now, Danny Duffy is the only man in the American League qualified for the ERA title and ranking in the top three in ERA*, strikeout rate**, and WHIP***.
* Second, at 2.66.
** Third, at 9.54 per nine innings.
*** Second, at 1.010.
He is also among the league leaders in OPS against (eighth, .636), adjusted ERA (first, 66 percent better than league average), and Wins Above Replacement (seventh at 4.2 on Baseball-Reference, ninth at 3.2 on FanGraphs).
There is a growing discussion among some Royals fans about Duffy’s chances at the Cy Young Award.