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Sean Manaea or Hayden Birdsong

Who Should I Start? - Week 28 • Start New
Sean Manaea

Sean Manaea

SPNew York Mets NYM
Hayden Birdsong

Hayden Birdsong

SPSan Francisco Giants SF
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Manaea over Birdsong

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Sean Manaea
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Birdsong over Manaea

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Hayden Birdsong
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Performance Sean Manaea
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.600-000401.201
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.921-1001121.183
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Hayden Birdsong
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.590-1001131.711
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.951-1001751.432
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Sean Manaea
OWN
86%
+1.61 compared to last week
START
73%
+3.66 compared to last week
OWN/START Hayden Birdsong
OWN
32%
+18.26 compared to last week
START
27%
+21.76 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Sean Manaea
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Hayden Birdsong
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Sean Manaea

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 4th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 20 in WHIP and is currently ranked 16th with 0.93
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 66th with 3.51
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 51st with 17
  • Top 20 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 20th with 76
  • Top 15 in wins and is currently ranked 14th with 5
  • Top 20 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 16th with 73.2
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +5, L: EVEN, WHIP: -0.222, ERA: -1.155, K's: +60, Walks: +21
Breakdown Hayden Birdsong

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 212th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 196th in wins with 2
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +5, L: +6, WHIP: +1.45, ERA: +4.94, K's: +88, Walks: +43
Next Up Health Check
Injury Sean Manaea

No Injury Reported

Injury Hayden Birdsong

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Sean Manaea
DateOpponentResult
Oct 01@MILLuis SeverinoW 4-8
Oct 02@MILJoe RossL 5-3
Oct 03@MILEdwin DiazW 2-4
Oct 05@PHIZack Wheeler
Oct 06@PHICristopher Sanchez
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.600-000401.201
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Hayden Birdsong
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Sean Manaea
14.22
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Hayden Birdsong
2.79
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Sean Manaea
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2016 KC 25 142.1 2169 124 37 0 7-9 3.92 1.21 7.8 329
2017 OAK 29 156.1 2688 140 55 0 12-10 4.43 1.42 8.1 359
2018 OAK 27 158.1 2371 108 32 0 12-9 3.64 1.09 6.1 377
2019 OAK 6 31.2 490 35 7 0 4-1 2.27 0.85 10 99
2020 OAK 12 56.0 877 47 9 0 4-4 4.98 1.27 7.6 107
2021 OAK 32 180.1 2980 194 41 0 11-10 3.89 1.22 9.7 420
2022 SD 26 136.2 2136 139 47 0 7-7 4.81 1.3 9.2 295
2023 SF 37 110.2 2052 128 42 1 7-6 4.64 1.32 10.4 252
2024 NYM 33 182.0 3082 188 63 0 12-6 3.56 1.12 9.3 463
3-YEAR AVG 32 142 2389 154 43 0 8-8 4.35 1.27 9.7 322
Career 227 1149.2 18845 1103 333 0 0-0 4.09 1.23 8.6
Career Hayden Birdsong
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 SF 16 69.2 1388 88 43 0 5-6 4.91 1.44 11.4 142
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 16 69.2 1388 88 43 0 0-0 4.91 1.44 11.4
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