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Max Kepler or Yu Darvish

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Max Kepler

Max Kepler

RFMinnesota Twins MIN
Yu Darvish

Yu Darvish

SPSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kepler over Darvish

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Darvish over Kepler

 
 
 
 
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Performance Max Kepler
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.1250.00004
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yu Darvish
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.400-000221.201
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.880-000651.632
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Max Kepler
OWN
15%
-0.52 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.92 compared to last week
OWN/START Yu Darvish
OWN
99%
+3.69 compared to last week
START
34%
-30.88 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Max Kepler
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yu Darvish
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Max Kepler

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 162nd.
  • The current leader among RF's is Juan Soto
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Knee (Since Apr 9, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 115th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.327
  • Ranked 104th in batting average with 0.274
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 121st with 0.344
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 88th with 0.482
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 85th with 0.826
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 449th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 205th in RBI with 41
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 171st in runs scored with 49
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.21, OBP: -0.236, HRs: -24, RBI: -66, Runs: -73, Wlks: -45, Stls: -1,
Breakdown Yu Darvish

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 80th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 115th in WHIP with 1.37
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 91st
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 65th with 28
  • Currently ranked 191st in wins with 3
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -8, L: -9, WHIP: -0.031, ERA: -0.364, K's: -119, Walks: -33
Next Up Health Check
Injury Max Kepler

KNEE - Since Apr 9, 2024

Kepler is dealing with a right knee contusion and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Injury Yu Darvish

NECK - Since Apr 15, 2024

Darvish is dealing with neck tightness and has been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Max Kepler
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@BALDillon TateL 7-4
Apr 16@BALGrayson RodriguezL 11-3
Apr 17@BALCraig KimbrelL 4-2
Apr 19VS DETJack Flaherty
Apr 20VS DETReese Olson
Apr 21VS DETCasey Mize
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yu Darvish
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@MILJoe MusgroveW 3-7
Apr 16@MILDylan CeaseW 3-6
Apr 17@MILAbner UribeL 1-0
Apr 19VS TORYariel Rodriguez
Apr 20VS TORJose Berrios
Apr 21VS TORChris Bassitt
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Max Kepler
11.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yu Darvish
13.84
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Max Kepler
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 MIN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 -1
2016 MIN 113 92 17 52 63 6 42 .232 .307 .422 290
2017 MIN 147 124 19 67 69 6 47 .243 .312 .425 355
2018 MIN 156 119 20 80 58 4 71 .224 .319 .408 386
2019 MIN 137 132 36 98 90 1 63 .248 .334 .510 474
2020 MIN 50 39 9 28 23 3 25 .222 .324 .426 139
2021 MIN 121 88 19 60 54 10 53 .210 .304 .414 387
2022 MIN 111 84 9 52 42 3 49 .223 .318 .343 325
2023 MIN 143 119 24 73 66 1 46 .258 .328 .475 433
2024 MIN 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 .050 .095 .050 3
ON PACE 66 9 0 0 0 0 9 .050 .095 .050 28
3-YEAR AVG 125 97 17 62 54 5 49 .232 .317 .415 382
Career 988 799 153 510 465 34 397 .233 .317 .429
Career Yu Darvish
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2012 TEX 28 184.0 3051 214 83 0 16-9 3.72 1.27 10.5 554
2013 TEX 32 207.1 3451 277 80 0 13-9 2.86 1.08 12 648
2014 TEX 21 138.1 2203 174 49 0 10-6 2.8 1.23 11.3 410
2016 TEX 17 98.0 1579 132 31 0 7-5 3.49 1.14 12.1 300
2017 TEX 31 184.1 3054 209 58 0 10-12 3.86 1.18 10.2 492
2018 CHC 8 40.0 740 49 21 0 1-3 4.95 1.43 11 91
2019 CHC 31 176.1 2848 229 56 0 6-8 4.03 1.11 11.7 451
2020 CHC 13 82.2 1247 99 16 0 8-4 2.18 0.97 10.8 257
2021 SD 29 164.1 2705 197 44 0 8-11 3.94 1.06 10.8 389
2022 SD 33 215.2 3262 214 40 0 17-9 3 0.94 8.9 589
2023 SD 24 134.0 2218 141 43 0 8-10 4.63 1.32 9.5 279
2024 SD 5 23.2 389 22 10 0 0-1 4.18 1.27 8.4 41
ON PACE 38 179 3000 169 77 0 0-7 4.18 1.27 8.4 318
3-YEAR AVG 29 170 2728 184 42 0 11-10 3.73 1.07 9.7 419
Career 272 1639.1 26747 1957 531 0 0-0 3.55 1.14 10.7
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