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Yusei Kikuchi or George Kirby

Who Should I Start? - Week 29 • Start New
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPHouston Astros HOU
George Kirby

George Kirby

SPSeattle Mariners SEA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Kirby

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kirby over Kikuchi

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

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-100810.831
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance George Kirby
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000610.831
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
68%
-0.33 compared to last week
START
45%
+3.32 compared to last week
OWN/START George Kirby
OWN
100%
+5.65 compared to last week
START
68%
+3.26 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus George Kirby
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
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 17th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 20 in WHIP and is currently ranked 19th with 0.95
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 41st with 2.73
  • Top 25 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 25th with 65
  • Top 20 in wins and is currently ranked 16th with 5
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 88th with 54.1
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.3 PPG.
  • 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 George Kirby

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 9th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 65th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 82nd
  • Currently ranked 122nd in ERA with 4.87
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 87th with 48
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 8th with 6
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 52nd with 55.0
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.2 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +1, L: +1, WHIP: +0.023, ERA: +0.18, K's: +7, Walks: +4
Next Up Health Check
Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Injury George Kirby

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Oct 01VS DETTarik SkubalL 1-3
Oct 02VS DETSean GuentherL 2-5
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups George Kirby
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 Yusei Kikuchi
11.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating George Kirby
13.36
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 George Kirby
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 SEA 26 132.0 2126 131 22 1 8-4 3.2 1.19 8.9 328
2023 SEA 31 188.1 2825 172 19 0 13-10 3.39 1.05 8.2 463
2024 SEA 33 188.2 2967 179 23 0 14-11 3.58 1.08 8.5 459
3-YEAR AVG 29 160 2476 152 21 1 11-7 3.29 1.1 8.5 395
Career 90 509.0 7918 482 64 0 0-0 3.41 1.1 8.5
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