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Paul Blackburn or Bryce Elder

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Paul Blackburn

Paul Blackburn

SPOakland Athletics OAK
Bryce Elder

Bryce Elder

SPAtlanta Braves ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Blackburn over Elder

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Paul Blackburn
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Elder over Blackburn

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Bryce Elder
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Performance Paul Blackburn
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.551-100841.362
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
8.401-1001351.533
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Bryce Elder
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
20.320-100443.551
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.880-100682.322
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Paul Blackburn
OWN
51%
-3.19 compared to last week
START
36%
-14.04 compared to last week
OWN/START Bryce Elder
OWN
18%
-23.05 compared to last week
START
 
8%
-29.72 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Paul Blackburn
105th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Bryce Elder
117th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Paul Blackburn

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 105th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 40th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is performing amazing in the past 30 days. If he can keep it up, then keep him. . otherwise think trade.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 130th in WHIP with 1.40
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 92nd
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 37th with 41
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 81st
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 97th with 109.2
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -1, L: -6, WHIP: -0.562, ERA: -1.686, K's: -73, Walks: -33
Breakdown Bryce Elder

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 117th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 343rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 178th in WHIP with 1.60
  • Currently ranked 178th in ERA with 6.12
  • Top 25 in walks and is currently ranked 22nd with 44
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 49th with 7
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -11, L: -3, WHIP: +0.484, ERA: +1.458, K's: -117, Walks: -55
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Paul Blackburn

No Injury Reported

Injury Bryce Elder

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Paul Blackburn
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS TEXJose LeclercL 2-4
May 07VS TEXJose UrenaL 8-15
May 08VS TEXDavid RobertsonL 11-12
May 08VS TEXJP SearsW 9-4
May 10@SEATrent ThorntonL 8-1
May 11@SEABryce Miller
May 12@SEALuis Castillo
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
15.750-100532.501
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Bryce Elder
DateOpponentResult
May 07VS BOSJoe JimenezW 4-2
May 08VS BOSChris SaleW 5-0
May 10@NYMCharlie MortonW 2-4
May 11@NYMChristian Scott
May 12@NYMLuis Severino
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Paul Blackburn
12.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Bryce Elder
8.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Paul Blackburn
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 OAK 10 58.2 937 22 16 0 3-1 3.22 1.26 3.4 108
2018 OAK 6 27.2 442 19 6 0 2-3 7.16 1.41 6.2 47
2019 OAK 4 11.0 224 8 4 0 0-2 10.64 2.09 6.6 -1
2021 OAK 9 39.1 681 26 10 0 1-4 5.72 1.58 6 32
2022 OAK 21 112.0 1762 89 30 0 7-6 4.26 1.25 7.2 206
2023 OAK 21 103.2 1875 104 43 0 4-7 4.6 1.55 9 178
2024 OAK 8 46.0 732 36 13 0 3-2 4.11 1.15 7 98
ON PACE 32 187 2964 145 52 0 12-8 4.11 1.15 7 394
3-YEAR AVG 17 84 1439 73 28 0 4-6 4.62 1.41 7.7 138
Career 79 393.2 6653 304 122 0 0-0 4.76 1.4 7
Career Bryce Elder
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 ATL 9 48.0 790 41 21 0 2-4 3.56 1.31 7.7 88
2023 ATL 32 175.0 2905 131 64 0 12-5 4.11 1.31 6.7 374
2024 ATL 3 15.1 243 10 8 0 1-1 5.28 1.76 5.9 21
ON PACE 13 70 1124 46 37 0 4-4 5.28 1.76 5.9 97
3-YEAR AVG 21 111 1848 86 43 0 7-5 4.03 1.32 6.9 231
Career 44 236.0 3938 182 93 0 0-0 4.12 1.35 6.9
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