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Michael Wacha or AJ Smith-Shawver

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SPKansas City Royals KC
AJ Smith-Shawver

AJ Smith-Shawver

SPAtlanta Braves ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wacha over Smith-Shawver

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith-Shawver over Wacha

 
 
 
 
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Performance Michael Wacha
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.250-100242.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.250-100242.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance AJ Smith-Shawver
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.500-100432.251
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.500-100432.251
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Wacha
OWN
56%
+4.5 compared to last week
START
38%
+14.83 compared to last week
OWN/START AJ Smith-Shawver
OWN
35%
+20.24 compared to last week
START
23%
+20.14 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Wacha
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus AJ Smith-Shawver
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Wacha

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 82nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 130th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Shota Imanaga
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +1, WHIP: +1.2, ERA: -3.15, K's: -3, Walks: +3
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown AJ Smith-Shawver

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 106th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 105th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Yoshinobu Yamamoto
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +1, WHIP: +2.25, ERA: +4.5, K's: +4, Walks: +3
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Wacha

No Injury Reported

Injury AJ Smith-Shawver

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Wacha
DateOpponentResult
Apr 01@MILChad Patrick
Apr 02@MILFreddy Peralta
Apr 04VS BALDean Kremer
Apr 05VS BALTomoyuki Sugano
Apr 06VS BALCade Povich
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups AJ Smith-Shawver
DateOpponentResult
Apr 01@LADDustin May
Apr 02@LADBlake Snell
Apr 04VS MIAValente Bellozo
Apr 05VS MIAMax Meyer
Apr 06VS MIACal Quantrill
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Wacha
14.38
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating AJ Smith-Shawver
10.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Wacha
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 STL 15 64.2 1034 65 19 0 4-1 2.78 1.1 9.1 179
2014 STL 18 104.0 1644 91 32 0 5-6 3.2 1.19 7.9 253
2015 STL 30 179.0 2936 153 58 0 17-7 3.42 1.23 7.7 463
2016 STL 27 138.0 2324 114 45 0 7-7 5.09 1.48 7.4 277
2017 STL 30 165.2 2690 158 55 0 12-9 4.13 1.36 8.6 399
2018 STL 15 82.0 1419 71 36 0 8-2 3.29 1.27 7.8 211
2019 STL 29 122.0 2199 104 55 0 6-7 4.94 1.62 7.7 212
2020 NYM 9 37.0 676 44 8 0 1-4 7.05 1.62 10.7 51
2021 TB 30 128.2 2033 125 31 0 3-5 5.32 1.33 8.7 217
2022 BOS 22 122.0 1851 97 30 0 10-2 3.32 1.12 7.2 295
2023 SD 24 134.1 2222 124 43 0 13-4 3.22 1.16 8.3 348
2024 KC 31 173.0 2736 150 49 0 13-9 3.49 1.23 7.8 389
2025 KC 1 4.0 87 2 4 0 0-1 2.25 2 4.5 0
ON PACE 40 162 3523 81 162 0 0-40 2.25 2 4.5 0
3-YEAR AVG 26 142 2270 124 41 0 12-5 3.35 1.19 7.8 344
Career 281 1442.2 23851 1298 465 0 0-0 4.01 1.31 8.1
Career AJ Smith-Shawver
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 ATL 7 . . . 0
2024 ATL 2 . . . 0
2025 ATL 1 . . . 0
ON PACE 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 5 . . . 0
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