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Josh Hader or Shota Imanaga

Who Should I Start? - Week 32 • Start New
Josh Hader

Josh Hader

RPHouston Astros HOU
Shota Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

SPChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hader over Imanaga

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Josh Hader
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Imanaga over Hader

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Shota Imanaga
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Performance Josh Hader
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Performance Shota Imanaga
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Hader
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
78%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Shota Imanaga
OWN
90%
-0.91 compared to last week
START
90%
-0.91 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Hader
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Shota Imanaga
16th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Hader

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 135th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Zack Wheeler
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 201st in WHIP with 1.64
  • Currently ranked 246th in ERA with 6.98
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 57th with 7
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 106th with 15
  • Currently ranked 189th in wins with 1
  • Top 15 in saves and is currently ranked 13th with 5
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +6, L: +5, WHIP: -0.123, ERA: +2.579, K's: +20, Walks: -3
Breakdown Shota Imanaga

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 17th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 25th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Zack Wheeler
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 15 in WHIP and is currently ranked 13th with 0.85
  • Top 20 in ERA and is currently ranked 17th with 1.67
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 100th with 26
  • He wins a lot of games and is currently ranked 3rd with 4
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 7.6.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +15, L: +3, WHIP: +1.04, ERA: +2.95, K's: +174, Walks: +28
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Hader

No Injury Reported

Injury Shota Imanaga

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Hader
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Matchups Shota Imanaga
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Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Hader
7.19
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Shota Imanaga
13.83
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Hader
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 MIL 35 43.0 779 68 22 0 2-3 2.3 1.09 14.2 137
2018 MIL 55 74.1 1316 143 30 12 6-1 2.66 0.89 17.3 358
2019 MIL 62 72.0 1211 140 21 37 3-6 3 0.89 17.5 496
2020 MIL 23 21.1 413 35 10 14 1-2 3.38 0.89 14.8 156
2021 MIL 59 59.1 950 101 24 32 4-3 1.37 0.83 15.3 348
2022 MIL 55 51.0 930 85 20 36 2-4 3.88 1.08 15 306
2023 SD 61 54.0 1042 85 30 33 2-3 1.33 1.15 14.2 319
2024 HOU 73 71.0 1216 105 27 34 8-8 3.93 1.04 13.3 354
3-YEAR AVG 63 58 1063 92 26 34 4-5 3.1 1.1 14.3 326
Career 423 439.0 7857 762 184 0 0-0 2.77 0.99 15.6
Career Shota Imanaga
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 CHC 29 171.0 2590 174 28 0 15-3 2.95 1.04 9.2 493
3-YEAR AVG 29 171 2590 174 28 0 15-3 2.95 1.04 9.2 493
Career 29 171.0 2590 174 28 0 0-0 2.95 1.04 9.2
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GS @MIN 8:00 PM EST
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NO vs NY 8:00 PM EST
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EDM vs SJ 4:00 PM EST
LA @NSH 1:30 PM EST
MIN @WPG 7:00 PM EST
NJ vs PIT 7:00 PM EST
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OTT @VAN 10:00 PM EST
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