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Yusei Kikuchi or AJ Smith-Shawver

Who Should I Start? - Week 2 • Start New
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
AJ Smith-Shawver

AJ Smith-Shawver

SPAtlanta Braves ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Smith-Shawver

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith-Shawver over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Latest News AJ Smith-Shawver
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Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.500-000651.501
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.500-1001151.172
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 Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
96%
-2.17 compared to last week
START
74%
-0.56 compared to last week
OWN/START AJ Smith-Shawver
OWN
32%
-0.08 compared to last week
START
14%
-1.42 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
44th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus AJ Smith-Shawver
96th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 45th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 34th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Nathan Eovaldi
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 35 in WHIP and is currently ranked 29th with 1.17
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 36th with 4.50
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 8th with 5
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 26th with 11
  • Top 25 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 22nd with 12.0
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: EVEN, WHIP: -1.025, ERA: -2.085, K's: +7, Walks: +2
Breakdown AJ Smith-Shawver

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 98th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 150th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Nathan Eovaldi
  • He is doing dreadful lately. 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: +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 Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Injury AJ Smith-Shawver

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Apr 01@STLRyan JohnsonW 7-9
Apr 02@STLJoJo RomeroL 12-5
Apr 04VS CLEGavin Williams
Apr 05VS CLETanner Bibee
Apr 06VS CLELuis L. Ortiz
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.500-000651.501
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups AJ Smith-Shawver
DateOpponentResult
Apr 01@LADAnthony BandaL 3-1
Apr 02@LADJack DreyerL 6-5
Apr 04VS MIAMax Meyer
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 Yusei Kikuchi
18.95
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating AJ Smith-Shawver
10.57
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 32 171.0 2923 206 44 0 9-10 4.16 1.23 10.8 404
2025 LAA 2 12.0 191 11 5 0 0-1 4.5 1.17 8.3 23
ON PACE 54 324 5157 297 135 0 0-27 4.5 1.17 8.3 621
3-YEAR AVG 31 144 2514 168 50 0 8-8 4.36 1.32 10.5 326
Career 164 799.1 13681 837 281 0 0-0 4.63 1.36 9.4
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 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 5 . . . 0
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