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Sonny Gray or Ben Lively

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Sonny Gray

Sonny Gray

SPSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Ben Lively

Ben Lively

SPCleveland Guardians CLE
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gray over Lively

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Sonny Gray
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lively over Gray

 
 
 
 
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Performance Sonny Gray
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000920.671
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.381-0001630.692
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ben Lively
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000410.862
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.271-100721.273
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Sonny Gray
OWN
99%
+1.55 compared to last week
START
64%
+7.76 compared to last week
OWN/START Ben Lively
OWN
43%
-3.16 compared to last week
START
35%
+1.86 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Sonny Gray
22nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ben Lively
105th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Sonny Gray

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 25th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Framber Valdez
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 35 in WHIP and is currently ranked 32nd with 1.10
  • Currently ranked 101st in ERA with 4.43
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 75th with 15
  • Top 15 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 13th with 74
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 51st with 4
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 59th with 61.0
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.4 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: +2, WHIP: -0.125, ERA: +0.813, K's: +30, Walks: -15
Breakdown Ben Lively

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 106th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 129th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Framber Valdez
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 119th in WHIP with 1.41
  • Currently ranked 121st in ERA with 4.92
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 43rd with 18
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 69th with 3
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +7, L: +2, WHIP: -0.11, ERA: -1.418, K's: +37, Walks: +24
Next Up Health Check
Injury Sonny Gray

No Injury Reported

Injury Ben Lively

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Sonny Gray
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16VS PITPaul Skenes
Sep 17VS PITBailey Falter
Sep 18VS PITLuis L. Ortiz
Sep 19VS PITMitch Keller
Sep 20VS CLEBen Lively
Sep 21VS CLEMatthew Boyd
Sep 22VS CLEGavin Williams
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.291-000910.711
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ben Lively
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16VS MINPablo Lopez
Sep 17VS MINZebby Matthews
Sep 18VS MINBailey Ober
Sep 19VS MINSimeon Woods Richardson
Sep 20@STLKyle Gibson
Sep 21@STLMiles Mikolas
Sep 22@STLAndre Pallante
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Sonny Gray
15.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ben Lively
3.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Sonny Gray
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 OAK 12 64.0 995 67 20 0 5-3 2.67 1.11 9.4 190
2014 OAK 33 216.2 3295 183 74 0 14-10 3.12 1.21 7.6 556
2015 OAK 31 208.0 3078 169 59 0 14-7 2.73 1.08 7.3 546
2016 OAK 22 117.0 1947 94 42 0 5-11 5.69 1.5 7.2 216
2017 OAK 27 160.0 2663 153 57 0 10-12 3.6 1.23 8.6 407
2018 NYY 30 128.0 2249 123 57 0 11-9 4.99 1.52 8.7 283
2019 CIN 31 173.0 2909 205 68 0 11-8 2.86 1.1 10.7 489
2020 CIN 11 56.0 968 72 26 0 5-3 3.7 1.21 11.6 153
2021 CIN 25 131.2 2162 147 50 0 7-9 4.17 1.23 10.1 283
2022 MIN 24 121.2 1872 117 36 0 8-5 3.11 1.11 8.7 289
2023 MIN 34 193.0 2987 195 58 0 8-9 2.8 1.17 9.1 454
2024 STL 27 160.2 2393 195 39 0 13-9 3.75 1.07 10.9 422
ON PACE 29 175 2601 212 42 0 14-9 3.75 1.07 10.9 459
3-YEAR AVG 28 147 2340 153 48 0 8-8 3.3 1.18 9.4 342
Career 307 1713.1 27518 1720 586 0 0-0 3.54 1.21 9
Career Ben Lively
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 PHI 15 88.2 1411 52 24 0 4-7 4.26 1.27 5.3 177
2018 PHI 10 30.1 541 27 15 0 0-3 5.64 1.85 8 44
2019 PHI 1 1.0 27 1 0 0 0-0 27 3 9 -2
2023 CIN 19 84.0 1383 79 25 0 4-7 5.68 1.44 8.5 134
2024 CLE 27 139.2 2246 112 44 0 12-9 3.93 1.25 7.2 290
ON PACE 28 150 2409 120 47 0 12-9 3.93 1.25 7.2 310
3-YEAR AVG 19 84 1383 79 25 0 4-7 5.68 1.44 8.5 134
Career 72 341.1 5608 271 108 0 0-0 4.69 1.37 7.2
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