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Yusei Kikuchi or Bowden Francis

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPHouston Astros HOU
Bowden Francis

Bowden Francis

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Francis

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Francis over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Bowden Francis
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Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.861-000620.711
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.852-0001220.922
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 Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
84%
+0.88 compared to last week
START
49%
+8.27 compared to last week
OWN/START Bowden Francis
OWN
80%
+2.31 compared to last week
START
40%
-11.93 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
43rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Bowden Francis
34th
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 rank this player at 43rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 24th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Pablo Lopez
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 37th with 1.13
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 88th
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 74th with 16
  • Top 25 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 21st with 72
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 28th with 5
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 90th with 55.1
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +3, WHIP: -0.023, ERA: +0.512, K's: +26, Walks: -3
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 34th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 20th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Pablo Lopez
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • WHIP is among the best in the league currently ranked 1st with 0.54
  • Top 15 in ERA and is currently ranked 11th with 1.86
  • Top 25 in wins and is currently ranked 21st with 5
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +7, L: +4, WHIP: +0.048, ERA: +1.657, K's: +47, Walks: +12
Next Up Health Check
Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Injury Bowden Francis

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16@SDYu DarvishL 3-1
Sep 17@SDMichael King
Sep 18@SDDylan Cease
Sep 19VS LAA
Sep 20VS LAATyler Anderson
Sep 21VS LAACaden Dana
Sep 22VS LAAReid Detmers
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.461-1001251.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Bowden Francis
DateOpponentResult
Sep 17@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Sep 18@TEXCody Bradford
Sep 19@TEXKumar Rocker
Sep 20@TB
Sep 21@TBTaj Bradley
Sep 22@TBShane Baz
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 Yusei Kikuchi
12.33
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Bowden Francis
8.51
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 30 159.0 2724 189 42 0 9-9 4.42 1.26 10.7 368
ON PACE 32 172 2941 204 45 0 9-9 4.42 1.26 10.7 397
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 160 775.1 13291 809 274 0 0-0 4.69 1.37 9.4
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 27 100 1499 88 21 0 8-4 3.5 0.93 8 244
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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Ryan Feltner
ATL @CIN 06:40 EDT EST Grant Holmes
Brandon Williamson
BAL vs SF 06:35 EDT EST Albert Suarez
Blake Snell
BOS @TB 06:50 EDT EST Nick Pivetta
Shane Baz
CHC vs OAK 07:40 EDT EST Jordan Wicks
Mitch Spence
CHW @LAA 09:38 EDT EST Davis Martin
Griffin Canning
CLE vs MIN 06:40 EDT EST Gavin Williams
Zebby Matthews
DET @KC 07:40 EDT EST Casey Mize
Cole Ragans
HOU @SD 09:40 EDT EST Hunter Brown
Michael King
LAD @MIA 06:40 EDT EST Bobby Miller
Darren McCaughan
MIL vs PHI 07:40 EDT EST Frankie Montas
Zack Wheeler
NYM vs WAS 07:10 EDT EST Tylor Megill
Mitchell Parker
NYY @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Luis Gil
Bryan Woo
PIT @STL 07:45 EDT EST Bailey Falter
Lance Lynn
TEX vs TOR 08:05 EDT EST Nathan Eovaldi
Chris Bassitt
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