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Craig Kimbrel or Austin Riley

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Craig Kimbrel

Craig Kimbrel

RPBaltimore Orioles BAL
Austin Riley

Austin Riley

3BAtlanta Braves ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kimbrel over Riley

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Craig Kimbrel
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Riley over Kimbrel

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Austin Riley
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Performance Craig Kimbrel
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-003321.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-005921.006
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Austin Riley
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.095011.2400.09506
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.208035.2960.333012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Craig Kimbrel
OWN
97%
-2.99 compared to last week
START
88%
-6.45 compared to last week
OWN/START Austin Riley
OWN
100%
+0.64 compared to last week
START
88%
-10.88 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Craig Kimbrel
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Austin Riley
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Craig Kimbrel

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 18th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 42nd with 1.07
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 76th
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 59th with 21
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 40th with 62
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 59th with 6
  • He is among the best in saves and is currently ranked 7th with 21
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -5, L: -6, WHIP: -0.394, ERA: -2.413, K's: -77, Walks: -26
Breakdown Austin Riley

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 3rd among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 12th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.335 and is currently ranked 92nd
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.284 and is currently ranked 68th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 110th with 0.347
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 29th with 0.545
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 39th with 0.892
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 426th with 1
  • Top 100 in RBI and is currently ranked 78th with 70
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 56th with 77
  • 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: AVG: -0.039, OBP: -0.03, HRs: -36, RBI: -86, Runs: -103, Wlks: -51, Stls: -3,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Craig Kimbrel

No Injury Reported

Injury Austin Riley

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Craig Kimbrel
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@LAAAlbert SuarezW 2-4
Apr 23@LAAGriffin CanningL 7-4
Apr 24@LAADean KremerW 5-6
Apr 26VS OAKRoss Stripling
Apr 27VS OAKJP Sears
Apr 28VS OAKPaul Blackburn
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-002322.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Austin Riley
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MIABryce ElderW 3-0
Apr 23VS MIAMax FriedW 5-0
Apr 24VS MIAA.J. MinterW 4-3
Apr 26VS CLELogan Allen
Apr 27VS CLETanner Bibee
Apr 28VS CLEBen Lively
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.174013.2690.30406
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Craig Kimbrel
18.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Austin Riley
23.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Craig Kimbrel
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 ATL 20 19.2 348 38 13 1 4-0 0 1.07 17.4 117
2011 ATL 79 77.0 1310 127 32 46 4-3 2.1 1.04 14.8 723
2012 ATL 62 61.2 921 113 14 42 3-1 1.02 0.65 16.5 659
2013 ATL 67 66.0 1027 98 20 49 4-3 1.23 0.88 13.4 722
2014 ATL 58 54.1 952 86 23 43 0-2 1.66 0.94 14.3 474
2015 SD 61 59.1 1008 87 22 39 4-2 2.58 1.04 13.2 447
2016 BOS 57 50.2 935 83 30 31 2-6 3.73 1.16 14.7 363
2017 BOS 67 66.2 1146 126 14 35 5-0 1.49 0.71 17 494
2018 BOS 63 60.0 1111 96 31 42 5-1 2.85 1.03 14.4 485
2019 ATL 23 20.2 392 30 12 13 0-4 6.53 1.6 13.1 119
2020 CHC 18 15.2 307 27 14 1 0-1 5.17 1.53 15.5 41
2021 CHC 66 63.1 1055 100 24 24 4-5 2.42 0.92 14.2 292
2022 LAD 59 56.0 1020 66 26 22 6-7 4.02 1.38 10.6 220
2023 PHI 78 75.0 1253 99 33 26 8-8 3.48 1.09 11.9 309
2024 BAL 11 11.0 176 17 2 7 3-0 0.82 0.64 13.9 85
ON PACE 74 75 1188 114 13 47 20-0 0.82 0.64 13.9 570
3-YEAR AVG 68 64 1109 88 28 24 6-7 3.34 1.13 12.3 274
Career 789 740.2 12961 1193 310 0 0-0 2.53 1.03 14.5
Career Austin Riley
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 ATL 80 62 18 41 49 0 16 .226 .279 .471 181
2020 ATL 63 53 9 28 31 0 19 .227 .290 .382 134
2021 ATL 178 196 35 96 115 0 55 .302 .363 .527 594
2022 ATL 154 159 36 87 91 2 54 .266 .341 .518 535
2023 ATL 163 185 39 119 100 3 59 .283 .346 .522 610
2024 ATL 23 23 2 15 13 0 8 .242 .314 .411 71
ON PACE 162 162 14 105 91 0 56 .242 .314 .411 500
3-YEAR AVG 165 180 37 101 102 2 56 .284 .350 .522 580
Career 661 678 139 386 399 5 211 .271 .336 .499
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