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Michael Wacha or JP Sears

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SP • Kansas City Royals KC
JP Sears

JP Sears

SP • Oakland Athletics OAK
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wacha over Sears

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Michael Wacha
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000720.831
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.252-0001371.082
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance JP Sears
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000211.201
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.411-000521.372
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Wacha
OWN
22%
-2.7 compared to last week
START
 
10%
+0.41 compared to last week
OWN/START JP Sears
OWN
18%
+0.81 compared to last week
START
 
8%
+1.01 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Wacha
100th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus JP Sears
120th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Wacha

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 101st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 91st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 131st in WHIP with 1.37
  • Currently ranked 111th in ERA with 4.37
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 68th with 35
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 32nd with 9
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -10, L: EVEN, WHIP: +0.204, ERA: +1.505, K's: -80, Walks: -26
Breakdown JP Sears

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 120th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 72nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • 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

  • Currently ranked 128th in WHIP with 1.36
  • Currently ranked 116th in ERA with 4.45
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 14th with 47
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 58th with 7
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 80th with 132.2
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: -12, WHIP: -0.162, ERA: -0.612, K's: -126, Walks: -39
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Michael Wacha

No Injury Reported

Injury JP Sears

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Wacha
DateOpponentResult
May 13@SEAGeorge KirbyL 6-2
May 14@SEAMichael WachaW 2-4
May 15@SEABryan WooL 4-2
May 17VS OAKCole RagansW 6-2
May 18VS OAKSeth LugoW 5-3
May 19VS OAKJP Sears
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000720.831
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups JP Sears
DateOpponentResult
May 13@HOUSpencer ArrighettiL 9-2
May 14@HOUJosh HaderL 2-1
May 15@HOUFramber ValdezL 3-0
May 16@HOUCristian JavierL 8-1
May 17@KCCole RagansL 6-2
May 18@KCSeth LugoL 5-3
May 19@KCBrady Singer
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000211.201
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Wacha
11.84
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating JP Sears
12.00
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 9 49.2 802 44 17 0 3-4 4.71 1.37 8 90
ON PACE 31 170 2764 151 58 0 10-13 4.71 1.37 8 311
3-YEAR AVG 25 127 2035 115 35 0 9-4 3.95 1.21 8.1 287
Career 258 1315.1 21830 1190 429 0 0-0 4.11 1.32 8.1
Career JP Sears
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 NYY 15 59.1 914 38 18 0 5-3 4.55 1.38 5.8 101
2023 OAK 32 170.0 2868 161 53 0 5-14 4.55 1.28 8.5 293
2024 OAK 9 50.0 816 35 14 0 3-2 3.96 1.12 6.3 99
ON PACE 30 169 2754 118 47 0 10-6 3.96 1.12 6.3 334
3-YEAR AVG 24 114 1891 100 36 0 5-9 4.55 1.31 7.9 197
Career 56 277.0 4598 234 85 0 0-0 4.48 1.28 7.6
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Week 22
KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs DET 04:10 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Matt Manning
ATL vs SD 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Yu Darvish
BAL vs SEA 01:35 EDT EST Corbin Burnes
George Kirby
BOS @STL 01:05 EDT EST Nick Pivetta
Matthew Liberatore
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Mitch Keller
CHW @NYY 01:35 EDT EST Chris Flexen
Carlos Rodon
CIN @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
CLE vs MIN 01:40 EDT EST Tanner Bibee
Chris Paddack
COL @SF 04:05 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Jordan Hicks
HOU vs MIL 02:10 EDT EST Spencer Arrighetti
Colin Rea
KC vs OAK 02:10 EDT EST Brady Singer
JP Sears
LAA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Michael Lorenzen
MIA vs NYM 01:40 EDT EST Sixto Sanchez
Sean Manaea
PHI vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Aaron Nola
Trevor Williams
TB @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Aaron Civale
Alek Manoah
Matchup Time
DEN vs MIN 8:00 PM EST
IND @NY 3:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
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