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Michael Wacha or Bowden Francis

Who Should I Start? - Week 25 • Start New
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SPKansas City Royals KC
Bowden Francis

Bowden Francis

RPToronto Blue Jays TOR
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wacha over Francis

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Wacha
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Francis over Wacha

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Bowden Francis
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Performance Michael Wacha
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000710.711
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-1001020.922
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Bowden Francis
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.130-000110.251
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.570-100710.572
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Wacha
OWN
71%
+5.88 compared to last week
START
40%
+7.59 compared to last week
OWN/START Bowden Francis
OWN
80%
+2 compared to last week
START
54%
+5.94 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Wacha
61st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Bowden Francis
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Wacha

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 62nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Blake Snell
  • He is performing amazing in the past 30 days. Will he keep it up?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 37th with 1.11
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 26th with 2.65
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 96th with 13
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 6th with 6
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 60th with 61.2
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +2, L: +3, WHIP: -0.041, ERA: -0.143, K's: +25, Walks: -1
Breakdown Bowden Francis

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 40th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Blake Snell
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 10th with 5
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.1 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: +7, L: +4, WHIP: +0.117, ERA: +1.822, K's: +49, Walks: +13
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Wacha

No Injury Reported

Injury Bowden Francis

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Wacha
DateOpponentResult
Sep 09@NYYJake CousinsL 10-4
Sep 10@NYYSeth LugoW 0-5
Sep 11@NYYLuke WeaverL 4-3
Sep 13@PITLuis L. Ortiz
Sep 14@PITMitch Keller
Sep 15@PITJared Jones
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Bowden Francis
DateOpponentResult
Sep 09VS NYMRyne StanekL 2-3
Sep 10VS NYMChris BassittW 6-2
Sep 11VS NYMDanny YoungL 2-6
Sep 13VS STLErick Fedde
Sep 14VS STLKyle Gibson
Sep 15VS STLMiles Mikolas
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.130-000110.251
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Wacha
14.05
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Bowden Francis
17.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Wacha
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 STL 15 64.2 1034 65 19 0 4-1 2.78 1.1 9.1 179
2014 STL 18 104.0 1644 91 32 0 5-6 3.2 1.19 7.9 253
2015 STL 30 179.0 2936 153 58 0 17-7 3.42 1.23 7.7 463
2016 STL 27 138.0 2324 114 45 0 7-7 5.09 1.48 7.4 277
2017 STL 30 165.2 2690 158 55 0 12-9 4.13 1.36 8.6 399
2018 STL 15 82.0 1419 71 36 0 8-2 3.29 1.27 7.8 211
2019 STL 29 122.0 2199 104 55 0 6-7 4.94 1.62 7.7 212
2020 NYM 9 37.0 676 44 8 0 1-4 7.05 1.62 10.7 51
2021 TB 30 128.2 2033 125 31 0 3-5 5.32 1.33 8.7 217
2022 BOS 22 122.0 1851 97 30 0 10-2 3.32 1.12 7.2 295
2023 SD 24 134.1 2222 124 43 0 13-4 3.22 1.16 8.3 348
2024 KC 26 151.0 2330 130 40 0 12-7 3.34 1.19 7.8 354
ON PACE 28 167 2567 143 44 0 13-7 3.34 1.19 7.8 389
3-YEAR AVG 25 127 2035 115 35 0 9-4 3.95 1.21 8.1 287
Career 275 1416.2 23358 1276 452 0 0-0 4 1.31 8.1
Career Bowden Francis
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 TOR 1 2.1 9 1 0 0 0-0 0 0.43 3.9 2
2023 TOR 20 34.0 539 35 8 1 1-0 1.85 0.88 9.3 96
2024 TOR 25 92.2 1388 82 20 0 8-4 3.5 0.93 8 226
ON PACE 27 102 1529 90 22 0 8-4 3.5 0.93 8 249
3-YEAR AVG 11 17 274 18 4 1 1-0 1.96 0.87 8.8 49
Career 46 126.2 1936 118 28 0 0-0 3.06 0.92 8.4
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