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Yusei Kikuchi or Jake Irvin

Who Should I Start? - Week 30 • Start New
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SP • Houston Astros HOU
Jake Irvin

Jake Irvin

SP • Washington Nationals WAS
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
71%
+3.92 compared to last week
START
47%
+8.17 compared to last week
OWN/START Jake Irvin
OWN
53%
-8.17 compared to last week
START
47%
-2.94 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jake Irvin
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 26th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Sean Manaea

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 20 in WHIP and is currently ranked 17th with 0.94
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 41st with 2.76
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 28th with 52
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 75th with 3
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 94th with 43.1
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.6.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: +4, WHIP: -0.086, ERA: +0.176, K's: +25, Walks: -5
Breakdown Jake Irvin

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 198th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Sean Manaea

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 123rd in WHIP with 1.47
  • Currently ranked 147th in ERA with 6.94
  • Top 20 in walks and is currently ranked 16th with 18
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 72nd with 42.2
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +7, L: +7, WHIP: -0.253, ERA: -0.384, K's: +57, Walks: -2
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Injury Jake Irvin

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
8.86
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jake Irvin
4.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
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 32 171.0 2923 206 44 0 9-10 4.16 1.23 10.8 404
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 162 787.1 13490 826 276 0 0-0 4.63 1.36 9.4
Career Jake Irvin
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 WAS 24 118.2 2147 99 54 0 3-7 4.78 1.45 7.5 196
2024 WAS 33 185.1 3046 156 52 0 10-14 4.47 1.21 7.6 355
3-YEAR AVG 24 117 2147 99 54 0 3-7 4.78 1.45 7.5 196
Career 57 304.0 5193 255 106 0 0-0 4.59 1.31 7.6
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