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Ryan Helsley or Yusei Kikuchi

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Ryan Helsley

Ryan Helsley

RPSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
OR
πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Helsley over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Ryan Helsley
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Helsley

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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Performance Ryan Helsley
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-002400.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-002400.502
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.200-000911.711
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.230-1001210.912
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ryan Helsley
OWN
99%
+0.55 compared to last week
START
95%
+0.17 compared to last week
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
87%
+2.33 compared to last week
START
37%
-10.89 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ryan Helsley
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
46th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ryan Helsley

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 7th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 51st.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 15 in WHIP and is currently ranked 14th with 0.87
  • Top 15 in ERA and is currently ranked 11th with 1.15
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 190th with 42
  • Top 15 in saves and is currently ranked 14th with 20
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -1, L: -1, WHIP: -0.338, ERA: -0.619, K's: -29, Walks: -15
Breakdown Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 46th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 41st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 80th
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 45th with 3.32
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 81st with 32
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 43rd with 144
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 79th
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 61st with 130.2
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -9, L: -3, WHIP: -0.216, ERA: -1.384, K's: -126, Walks: -39
Next Up Health Check
Injury Ryan Helsley

No Injury Reported

Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ryan Helsley
DateOpponentResult
May 13@LAAKyle LeahyW 5-10
May 14@LAASonny GrayW 6-7
May 15@LAAGriffin CanningL 7-2
May 17VS BOSKyle GibsonW 10-6
May 18VS BOSJoJo RomeroW 7-2
May 19VS BOSNick Pivetta
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-001201.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
May 13@BALJordan RomanoW 2-3
May 14@BAL
May 15@BALDanny CoulombeL 3-2
May 17VS TBTyler AlexanderL 3-4
May 18VS TBErasmo RamirezL 4-5
May 19VS TBAaron Civale
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.390-1001341.952
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ryan Helsley
17.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
15.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ryan Helsley
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 STL 29 . . . 0
2020 STL 15 . . . 0
2021 STL 51 . . . 0
2022 STL 51 . . . 0
2023 STL 33 . . . 0
2024 STL 20 . . . 0
ON PACE 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 45 . . . 0
Career 199 . . .
Career Yusei Kikuchi
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 SEA 32 159.1 2721 116 50 0 6-11 5.54 1.54 6.6 254
2020 SEA 9 47.0 795 47 20 0 2-4 5.17 1.3 9 88
2021 SEA 27 150.1 2432 160 56 0 6-8 4.25 1.28 9.6 320
2022 TOR 29 97.1 1780 116 57 1 5-7 5.27 1.5 10.7 183
2023 TOR 33 167.0 2839 181 49 0 11-6 3.93 1.3 9.8 390
2024 TOR 9 52.0 826 55 10 0 2-3 2.6 1.1 9.5 126
ON PACE 33 192 3041 202 36 0 7-11 2.6 1.1 9.5 462
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 139 668.1 11393 675 242 0 0-0 4.59 1.38 9.1
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ATL vs SD 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Yu Darvish
BAL vs SEA 01:35 EDT EST Corbin Burnes
George Kirby
BOS @STL 01:05 EDT EST Nick Pivetta
Matthew Liberatore
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Mitch Keller
CHW @NYY 01:35 EDT EST Chris Flexen
Carlos Rodon
CIN @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
CLE vs MIN 01:40 EDT EST Tanner Bibee
Chris Paddack
COL @SF 04:05 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Jordan Hicks
HOU vs MIL 02:10 EDT EST Spencer Arrighetti
Colin Rea
KC vs OAK 02:10 EDT EST Brady Singer
JP Sears
LAA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Michael Lorenzen
MIA vs NYM 01:40 EDT EST Sixto Sanchez
Sean Manaea
PHI vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Aaron Nola
Trevor Williams
TB @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Aaron Civale
Alek Manoah
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IND @NY 3:30 PM EST
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