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Jon Lester or Alex Young

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Jon Lester

Jon Lester

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Alex Young

Alex Young

RP • Cincinnati Reds CIN
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jon Lester
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Performance Alex Young
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jon Lester
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OWN/START Alex Young
OWN
 
1%
-0.09 compared to last week
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Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jon Lester
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Young
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jon Lester

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Breakdown Alex Young

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jon Lester

No Injury Reported

Injury Alex Young

BACK - Since Mar 25, 2024

Young is battling a low back disc degeneration and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He is expected to return in late May.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jon Lester
DateOpponentResult
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Matchups Alex Young
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHIFernando CruzW 8-1
Apr 24VS PHIJustin WilsonW 7-4
Apr 25VS PHIZack WheelerL 0-5
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
Week Today Home Away
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jon Lester
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FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Young
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FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jon Lester
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 BOS 31 201.0 3240 215 79 0 19-9 3.18 1.2 9.6 625
2011 BOS 31 191.2 3190 182 75 0 15-9 3.47 1.26 8.6 521
2012 BOS 32 198.0 3336 165 67 0 9-14 5 1.39 7.5 413
2013 BOS 33 211.0 3558 177 67 0 15-8 3.8 1.3 7.6 532
2014 BOS 30 205.0 3274 207 43 0 14-11 2.59 1.12 9.1 581
2015 CHC 32 205.0 3185 207 47 0 11-12 3.34 1.12 9.1 538
2016 CHC 32 200.1 3161 197 52 0 19-5 2.47 1.03 8.9 608
2017 CHC 32 178.1 3131 180 60 0 13-8 4.39 1.33 9.1 446
2018 CHC 32 179.1 3121 149 64 0 18-6 3.36 1.33 7.5 443
2019 CHC 31 169.1 3043 165 52 0 13-10 4.57 1.52 8.8 361
2020 CHC 12 61.0 1008 42 17 0 3-3 5.16 1.33 6.2 103
2021 WAS 28 141.2 2380 91 55 0 7-6 4.7 1.51 5.8 219
ON PACE 189 954 16065 614 371 0 47-40 4.7 1.51 5.8 1476
3-YEAR AVG 28 141 2380 91 55 0 7-6 4.7 1.51 5.8 219
Career 356 2130.0 35627 1977 678 0 0-0 3.73 1.28 8.4
Career Alex Young
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 ARI 17 83.1 1325 71 27 0 7-5 3.56 1.19 7.7 183
2020 ARI 15 44.0 797 39 14 0 2-4 5.73 1.48 8 67
2021 ARI 39 52.0 889 42 25 0 2-6 6.58 1.73 7.3 42
2022 CLE 18 21.0 335 14 8 0 0-1 1.71 1.43 6 29
2023 CIN 63 42.0 878 50 20 1 5-2 5.36 1.74 10.7 116
ON PACE 408 273 5689 324 129 6 32-12 5.36 1.74 10.7 750
3-YEAR AVG 40 37 701 35 18 0 2-3 5.26 1.73 8.4 62
Career 152 237.2 4224 216 94 0 0-0 4.85 1.5 8.2
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Week 22
KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Zac Gallen
Emerson Hancock
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
DET vs KC 01:10 EDT EST Reese Olson
Seth Lugo
LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST Patrick Sandoval
Bailey Ober
LAD @TOR 07:07 EDT EST Gavin Stone
Chris Bassitt
MIA vs WAS 07:10 EDT EST Jesus Luzardo
Trevor Williams
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
DAL vs LAC 8:00 PM EST
IND vs MIL 5:30 PM EST
MIN @PHO 10:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
COL vs WPG 10:00 PM EST
EDM @LA 10:30 PM EST
NSH vs VAN 7:30 PM EST
NYR @WAS 7:00 PM EST