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Kyle Gibson or Michael Wacha

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Kyle Gibson

Kyle Gibson

SP • St. Louis Cardinals STL
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SP • Kansas City Royals KC
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Kyle Gibson
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000961.172
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-1001191.283
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Wacha
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.390-000432.681
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.030-2001271.803
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kyle Gibson
OWN
19%
-2.16 compared to last week
START
12%
-6.54 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Wacha
OWN
46%
-6.38 compared to last week
START
25%
-9.4 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kyle Gibson
122nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Wacha
86th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kyle Gibson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 122nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 73rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 81st
  • Currently ranked 125th in ERA with 4.72
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 39th with 37
  • Top 20 in wins and is currently ranked 16th with 9
  • Top 25 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 22nd with 129.1
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -13, L: -7, WHIP: -0.146, ERA: -0.367, K's: -138, Walks: -44
Breakdown Michael Wacha

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 87th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 90th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 98th
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 76th
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 75th with 27
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 52nd with 7
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -2, WHIP: +0.104, ERA: +0.585, K's: -99, Walks: -34
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Kyle Gibson

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Wacha

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kyle Gibson
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS ARIRyan HelsleyW 5-3
Apr 23VS ARITommy HenryL 1-14
Apr 24VS ARIKyle GibsonW 5-1
Apr 26@NYMJose Butto
Apr 27@NYMAdrian Houser
Apr 28@NYMJose Quintana
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.751-100851.332
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Wacha
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
Apr 24VS TORJohn SchreiberW 3-2
Apr 25VS TORCole RagansW 2-1
Apr 26@DETReese Olson
Apr 27@DETCasey Mize
Apr 28@DETTarik Skubal
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.390-000432.681
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Kyle Gibson
13.92
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Wacha
12.26
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Kyle Gibson
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 MIN 10 51.0 900 29 20 0 2-4 6.53 1.75 5.1 69
2014 MIN 29 167.2 2623 102 55 0 13-11 4.19 1.28 5.5 355
2015 MIN 32 190.0 3235 145 65 0 11-11 3.98 1.32 6.9 420
2016 MIN 25 145.0 2468 104 55 0 6-11 5.15 1.59 6.5 254
2017 MIN 29 153.1 2609 121 60 0 12-10 5.22 1.57 7.1 305
2018 MIN 32 194.1 3243 179 79 0 10-13 3.66 1.32 8.3 459
2019 MIN 35 156.1 2798 161 59 0 13-7 5.12 1.5 9.3 337
2020 TEX 12 67.1 1139 58 30 0 2-6 5.35 1.53 7.8 108
2021 TEX 31 184.0 2881 155 64 0 10-9 3.52 1.2 7.6 399
2022 PHI 31 159.0 2605 136 46 0 10-6 4.53 1.28 7.7 337
2023 BAL 34 192.2 3071 158 56 0 15-9 4.67 1.32 7.4 405
2024 STL 5 31.0 460 20 12 0 2-2 4.35 1.19 5.8 58
ON PACE 32 201 2980 129 77 0 12-12 4.35 1.19 5.8 372
3-YEAR AVG 32 177 2852 150 55 0 12-8 4.26 1.27 7.6 380
Career 305 1680.0 28032 1368 601 0 0-0 4.53 1.39 7.3
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 5 28.1 437 25 9 0 1-2 3.81 1.27 7.9 53
ON PACE 31 176 2722 155 56 0 6-12 3.81 1.27 7.9 328
3-YEAR AVG 25 127 2035 115 35 0 9-4 3.95 1.21 8.1 287
Career 254 1294.0 21465 1171 421 0 0-0 4.08 1.32 8.1
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ARI @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Zac Gallen
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ATL vs CLE 07:20 EDT EST Chris Sale
Logan Allen
BAL vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Corbin Burnes
Ross Stripling
BOS vs CHC 07:10 EDT EST Kutter Crawford
Shota Imanaga
CHW vs TB 07:40 EDT EST Chris Flexen
Zach Eflin
CIN @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Graham Ashcraft
Nathan Eovaldi
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Seth Lugo
LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST Patrick Sandoval
Bailey Ober
LAD @TOR 07:07 EDT EST Gavin Stone
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MIA vs WAS 07:10 EDT EST Jesus Luzardo
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MIL vs NYY 08:10 EDT EST Colin Rea
Luis Gil
NYM vs STL 07:10 EDT EST Jose Butto
Miles Mikolas
PHI @SD 09:40 EDT EST Aaron Nola
Joe Musgrove
PIT @SF 10:15 EDT EST Quinn Priester
Kyle Harrison
Matchup Time
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