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Bowden Francis or A.J. Puk

Who Should I Start? - Week 25 • Start New
Bowden Francis

Bowden Francis

RPToronto Blue Jays TOR
A.J. Puk

A.J. Puk

RPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Francis over Puk

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Bowden Francis
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Puk over Francis

 
 
 
 
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Latest News A.J. Puk
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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
Performance A.J. Puk
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000500.332
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-0001100.395
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bowden Francis
OWN
80%
-0.39 compared to last week
START
54%
+3.33 compared to last week
OWN/START A.J. Puk
OWN
24%
-2.94 compared to last week
START
19%
-6.11 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bowden Francis
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus A.J. Puk
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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
Breakdown A.J. Puk

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 85th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Blake Snell
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • WHIP is among the best in the league currently ranked 9th with 0.65
  • Top 15 in ERA and is currently ranked 13th with 0.42
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 36th with 41
  • Currently ranked 197th in wins with 2
  • Top 100 in saves and is currently ranked 99th
  • Top 20 in holds and is currently ranked 18th with 8
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +3, WHIP: -0.069, ERA: -1.46, K's: +10, Walks: +13
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bowden Francis

No Injury Reported

Injury A.J. Puk

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
Matchups A.J. Puk
DateOpponentResult
Sep 10VS TEXZac GallenW 6-0
Sep 11VS TEXDylan FloroW 14-4
Sep 13VS MILTobias Myers
Sep 14VS MILFreddy Peralta
Sep 15VS MILAaron Civale
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000300.502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bowden Francis
17.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating A.J. Puk
8.15
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career A.J. Puk
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 OAK 10 11.1 202 13 5 0 2-0 3.18 1.32 10.3 32
2021 OAK 12 14.0 243 16 6 0 0-3 5.79 1.71 10.3 7
2022 OAK 58 62.2 1022 72 22 3 3-3 3.16 1.16 10.3 153
2023 MIA 59 53.0 966 79 13 16 6-5 4.42 1.28 13.4 219
2024 MIA 53 56.0 1040 76 25 2 4-8 3.54 1.25 12.2 135
ON PACE 58 63 1153 84 27 2 4-8 3.54 1.25 12.2 149
3-YEAR AVG 43 42 744 56 14 6 3-4 4.04 1.3 11.9 126
Career 192 192.1 3473 256 71 0 0-0 3.88 1.3 12
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