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Yusei Kikuchi or Brendan Donovan

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
Brendan Donovan

Brendan Donovan

LFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Donovan

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Donovan over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Brendan Donovan
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Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.000-100301.501
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.501-100701.172
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brendan Donovan
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.240142.2590.44006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.204163.2410.306012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
86%
-3.75 compared to last week
START
43%
-16.59 compared to last week
OWN/START Brendan Donovan
OWN
42%
-0.28 compared to last week
START
30%
+7.47 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brendan Donovan
45th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 52nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 47th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 90th
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 60th with 3.53
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 69th with 30
  • Top 75 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 62nd with 125
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 77th
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 85th with 112.1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -9, L: -4, WHIP: -0.146, ERA: -1.004, K's: -145, Walks: -41
Breakdown Brendan Donovan

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 45th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 27th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 385th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.266
  • Ranked 244th in batting average with 0.245
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 251st with 0.313
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 298th with 0.378
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 277th with 0.690
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 634th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 331st in RBI with 21
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 377th in runs scored with 23
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.058, OBP: -0.052, HRs: -7, RBI: -15, Runs: -34, Wlks: -22, Stls: -5,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Injury Brendan Donovan

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28@TBJose BerriosW 2-8
Mar 29@TBAaron CivaleL 8-2
Mar 30@TBZack LittellL 5-1
Mar 31@TBMitch WhiteW 2-9
Apr 01@HOURonel BlancoL 10-0
Apr 02@HOUChad GreenW 1-2
Apr 03@HOUCristian JavierL 8-0
Apr 05@NYYYimi GarciaW 0-3
Apr 06@NYYLuke WeaverL 9-8
Apr 07@NYYJake CousinsL 8-3
Apr 08VS SEAJose BerriosW 5-2
Apr 09VS SEAChris BassittW 5-3
Apr 10VS SEAAndres MunozL 1-6
Apr 12VS COLRyan FeltnerL 4-12
Apr 13VS COLBowden FrancisW 5-3
Apr 14VS COLJose BerriosW 5-0
Apr 15VS NYYChris BassittW 3-1
Apr 16VS NYYYusei KikuchiW 5-4
Apr 17VS NYYVictor GonzalezL 4-6
Apr 19@SDBowden FrancisW 1-5
Apr 20@SDJose BerriosW 2-5
Apr 21@SDJoe MusgroveL 6-3
Apr 22@KCYusei KikuchiW 3-5
Apr 23@KCChris StrattonL 3-2
Apr 24@KCJohn SchreiberL 3-2
Apr 25@KCCole RagansL 2-1
Apr 26VS LADGavin StoneL 2-12
Apr 27VS LADTyler GlasnowL 2-4
Apr 28VS LADKevin GausmanW 3-1
Apr 29VS KCGenesis CabreraW 6-5
Apr 30VS KCCole RagansL 1-4
May 01VS KCSeth LugoL 1-6
May 03@WASPatrick Corbin
May 04@WASJake Irvin
May 05@WASMacKenzie Gore
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.982-2003681.176
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brendan Donovan
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28@LADTyler GlasnowL 7-1
Mar 29@LADBobby MillerL 6-3
Mar 30@LADRyan HelsleyW 5-6
Mar 31@LADNabil CrismattL 5-4
Apr 01@SDKyle GibsonW 2-6
Apr 02@SDMiles MikolasW 2-5
Apr 03@SDJoe MusgroveL 3-2
Apr 04VS MIAGiovanny GallegosW 8-5
Apr 06VS MIASteven MatzW 3-1
Apr 07VS MIAMax MeyerL 3-10
Apr 08VS PHIJeff HoffmanL 3-5
Apr 09VS PHISonny GrayW 3-0
Apr 10VS PHIAaron NolaL 3-4
Apr 12@ARIGiovanny GallegosW 6-9
Apr 13@ARIRyne NelsonL 4-2
Apr 14@ARIZac GallenL 5-0
Apr 15@OAKSonny GrayW 1-3
Apr 16@OAKLance LynnW 2-3
Apr 17@OAKPaul BlackburnL 6-3
Apr 19VS MILJoel PayampsL 1-2
Apr 20VS MILBryse WilsonL 5-12
Apr 21VS MILBryan HudsonL 0-2
Apr 22VS ARIRyan HelsleyW 5-3
Apr 23VS ARITommy HenryL 1-14
Apr 24VS ARIKyle GibsonW 5-1
Apr 26@NYMMiles MikolasW 2-4
Apr 27@NYMSonny GrayW 4-7
Apr 28@NYMReed GarrettL 4-2
Apr 29@DET
Apr 30@DETTyler HoltonL 11-6
Apr 30@DETMatthew LiberatoreW 1-2
May 01@DETKenta MaedaL 4-1
May 03VS CHWBrad Keller
May 04VS CHWErick Fedde
May 05VS CHWGarrett Crochet
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.22231613.3090.368030
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
13.96
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brendan Donovan
12.35
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 6 33.2 541 36 8 0 2-2 2.94 1.16 9.6 82
ON PACE 30 169 2738 182 40 0 10-10 2.94 1.16 9.6 414
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 136 650.0 11108 656 240 0 0-0 4.67 1.39 9.1
Career Brendan Donovan
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 118 101 5 53 43 2 54 .278 .387 .377 343
2023 STL 101 91 10 47 31 5 33 .280 .361 .409 302
2024 STL 30 26 3 13 16 0 11 .222 .309 .368 95
ON PACE 156 135 15 67 83 0 57 .222 .309 .368 496
3-YEAR AVG 110 96 8 50 37 4 44 .279 .375 .392 323
Career 249 218 18 113 90 7 98 .271 .366 .389
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