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Michael Wacha or Alex Young

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SPKansas City Royals KC
Alex Young

Alex Young

RPCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wacha over Young

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Young over Wacha

 
 
 
 
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Performance Michael Wacha
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.250-200841.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.321-2001651.113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alex Young
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Wacha
OWN
52%
-13.92 compared to last week
START
35%
-28.07 compared to last week
OWN/START Alex Young
OWN
 
1%
+0.81 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Wacha
83rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Young
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Wacha

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 83rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 64th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 67th with 1.23
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 66th with 3.86
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 83rd with 24
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 35th with 7
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -2, WHIP: -0.136, ERA: +0.495, K's: -103, Walks: -37
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 Michael Wacha

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 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in late May.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Wacha
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@CHWSeth LugoW 0-2
Apr 16@CHW
Apr 17@CHWErick FeddeL 2-1
Apr 17@CHWNick AndersonW 2-4
Apr 19VS BALDean Kremer
Apr 20VS BALCorbin Burnes
Apr 21VS BALCole Irvin
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.501-1001740.723
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alex Young
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@SEAGeorge KirbyL 9-3
Apr 16@SEALogan GilbertL 3-1
Apr 17@SEABryce MillerL 5-1
Apr 19VS LAATyler Anderson
Apr 20VS LAAPatrick Sandoval
Apr 21VS LAAJose Soriano
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Wacha
12.96
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Young
7.13
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 4 24.0 341 21 6 0 1-2 3.75 1.04 7.9 48
ON PACE 34 205 2907 179 51 0 8-17 3.75 1.04 7.9 405
3-YEAR AVG 25 127 2035 115 35 0 9-4 3.95 1.21 8.1 287
Career 253 1292.0 21369 1167 418 0 0-0 4.07 1.31 8.1
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 567 378 7902 450 180 9 45-18 5.36 1.74 10.7 1042
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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