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Yusei Kikuchi or Mitch Spence

Who Should I Start? - Week 27 • Start New
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPHouston Astros HOU
Mitch Spence

Mitch Spence

SPOakland Athletics OAK
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Spence

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Spence over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.500-000911.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.771-0001530.852
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Mitch Spence
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.601-000611.601
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000811.252
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
85%
+1.71 compared to last week
START
52%
+0.2 compared to last week
OWN/START Mitch Spence
OWN
11%
+0.31 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-1.27 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mitch Spence
Not Ranked
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 don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Blake Snell
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 35 in WHIP and is currently ranked 33rd with 1.09
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 67th with 3.69
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 82nd with 15
  • Top 20 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 18th with 73
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 27th with 5
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 91st with 56.1
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.9 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: -1, L: +3, WHIP: -0.023, ERA: +0.47, K's: +28, Walks: -3
Breakdown Mitch Spence

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 106th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Blake Snell
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 126th in WHIP with 1.45
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 74th with 3.82
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 71st with 16
  • Currently ranked 167th in wins with 2
  • 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: +8, L: +9, WHIP: +1.41, ERA: +4.46, K's: +119, Walks: +42
Next Up Health Check
Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Injury Mitch Spence

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Sep 23VS SEABryce Miller
Sep 24VS SEALogan Gilbert
Sep 25VS SEAGeorge Kirby
Sep 27@CLEBen Lively
Sep 28@CLEMatthew Boyd
Sep 29@CLEGavin Williams
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.090-1001531.272
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Mitch Spence
DateOpponentResult
Sep 24VS TEXNathan Eovaldi
Sep 25VS TEXCody Bradford
Sep 26VS TEXKumar Rocker
Sep 27@SEAEmerson Hancock
Sep 28@SEABryan Woo
Sep 29@SEABryce Miller
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.200-110941.404
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
12.35
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mitch Spence
3.25
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 31 165.0 2825 198 43 0 9-9 4.31 1.25 10.8 388
ON PACE 32 172 2933 205 44 0 9-9 4.31 1.25 10.8 403
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 161 781.1 13392 818 275 0 0-0 4.67 1.37 9.4
Career Mitch Spence
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 OAK 33 137.2 2314 119 42 0 8-9 4.45 1.4 7.8 246
ON PACE 34 143 2403 123 43 0 8-9 4.45 1.4 7.8 255
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 33 137.2 2314 119 42 0 0-0 4.45 1.4 7.8
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