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Michael Wacha or Brandon Pfaadt

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SPKansas City Royals KC
Brandon Pfaadt

Brandon Pfaadt

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wacha over Pfaadt

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Pfaadt over Wacha

 
 
 
 
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Performance Michael Wacha
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000720.831
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.252-0001371.082
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brandon Pfaadt
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.290-000920.571
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.770-100940.852
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Wacha
OWN
35%
+10.92 compared to last week
START
29%
+19.61 compared to last week
OWN/START Brandon Pfaadt
OWN
62%
+3.08 compared to last week
START
33%
+1.95 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Wacha
100th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brandon Pfaadt
79th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Wacha

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 101st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 96th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 134th in WHIP with 1.37
  • Currently ranked 111th in ERA with 4.37
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 69th with 35
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 38th with 9
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -10, L: EVEN, WHIP: +0.204, ERA: +1.505, K's: -80, Walks: -26
Breakdown Brandon Pfaadt

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 79th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 63rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 69th with 1.21
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 100th
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 88th with 31
  • Top 75 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 58th with 150
  • Currently ranked 192nd in wins with 4
  • Top 50 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 49th with 141.2
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: -6, WHIP: -0.411, ERA: -1.958, K's: -47, Walks: -17
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Wacha

No Injury Reported

Injury Brandon Pfaadt

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Wacha
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS DETReese Olson
May 21VS DETCasey Mize
May 22VS DETTarik Skubal
May 24@TBZach Eflin
May 25@TBAaron Civale
May 26@TBTaj Bradley
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.920-100301.731
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brandon Pfaadt
DateOpponentResult
May 20@LADLandon Knack
May 21@LADGavin Stone
May 22@LADTyler Glasnow
May 24VS MIABraxton Garrett
May 25VS MIASixto Sanchez
May 26VS MIARyan Weathers
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Wacha
11.68
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brandon Pfaadt
12.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Wacha
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 STL 15 64.2 1034 65 19 0 4-1 2.78 1.1 9.1 179
2014 STL 18 104.0 1644 91 32 0 5-6 3.2 1.19 7.9 253
2015 STL 30 179.0 2936 153 58 0 17-7 3.42 1.23 7.7 463
2016 STL 27 138.0 2324 114 45 0 7-7 5.09 1.48 7.4 277
2017 STL 30 165.2 2690 158 55 0 12-9 4.13 1.36 8.6 399
2018 STL 15 82.0 1419 71 36 0 8-2 3.29 1.27 7.8 211
2019 STL 29 122.0 2199 104 55 0 6-7 4.94 1.62 7.7 212
2020 NYM 9 37.0 676 44 8 0 1-4 7.05 1.62 10.7 51
2021 TB 30 128.2 2033 125 31 0 3-5 5.32 1.33 8.7 217
2022 BOS 22 122.0 1851 97 30 0 10-2 3.32 1.12 7.2 295
2023 SD 24 134.1 2222 124 43 0 13-4 3.22 1.16 8.3 348
2024 KC 9 49.2 802 44 17 0 3-4 4.71 1.37 8 90
ON PACE 30 167 2706 148 57 0 10-13 4.71 1.37 8 304
3-YEAR AVG 25 127 2035 115 35 0 9-4 3.95 1.21 8.1 287
Career 258 1315.1 21830 1190 429 0 0-0 4.11 1.32 8.1
Career Brandon Pfaadt
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 ARI 24 113.1 1942 120 31 0 3-10 5.48 1.4 9.5 181
2024 ARI 9 54.0 813 51 10 0 1-3 4.17 1.11 8.5 109
ON PACE 31 187 2802 175 34 0 3-10 4.17 1.11 8.5 375
3-YEAR AVG 24 112 1942 120 31 0 3-10 5.48 1.4 9.5 181
Career 33 167.1 2755 171 41 0 0-0 5.06 1.31 9.2
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ARI @LAD 10:10 EDT EST Joe Mantiply
Landon Knack
ATL vs SD 12:20 EDT EST Reynaldo Lopez
Dylan Cease
BAL @STL 07:45 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Sonny Gray
BOS @TB 06:50 EDT EST Tanner Houck
Taj Bradley
CHW @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Erick Fedde
Jose Berrios
CLE vs NYM 06:10 EDT EST Ben Lively
Tylor Megill
DET @KC 07:40 EDT EST Reese Olson
Michael Wacha
HOU vs LAA 08:10 EDT EST Framber Valdez
Reid Detmers
MIA vs MIL 06:40 EDT EST Ryan Weathers
Joe Ross
MIN @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Pablo Lopez
Mitchell Parker
NYY vs SEA 07:05 EDT EST Marcus Stroman
Logan Gilbert
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