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John Means or James Paxton

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
John Means

John Means

SPBaltimore Orioles BAL
James Paxton

James Paxton

SPLos Angeles Dodgers LAD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Means over Paxton

 
 
 
 
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Latest News John Means
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Paxton over Means

 
 
 
 
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Performance John Means
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance James Paxton
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.140-000131.901
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.910-0002112.072
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START John Means
OWN
16%
+1.05 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.43 compared to last week
OWN/START James Paxton
OWN
34%
-5.94 compared to last week
START
24%
+6.86 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus John Means
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus James Paxton
94th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown John Means

    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 James Paxton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 95th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 123rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 180th in WHIP with 1.68
  • Currently ranked 149th in ERA with 5.36
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 36th with 37
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 97th
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -5, L: -5, WHIP: +0.248, ERA: -1.897, K's: -90, Walks: -16
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury John Means

FOREARM - Since Mar 28, 2024

Means is dealing with a left forearm strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in late April.
Injury James Paxton

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups John Means
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
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups James Paxton
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@WASAlex VesiaW 1-4
Apr 24@WASLandon KnackW 2-11
Apr 25@WASMacKenzie Gore
Apr 26@TORChris Bassitt
Apr 27@TORYusei Kikuchi
Apr 28@TORKevin Gausman
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.140-000131.901
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating John Means
7.67
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating James Paxton
11.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career John Means
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 BAL 1 3.1 66 4 0 0 0-0 13.5 1.8 10.8 3
2019 BAL 31 152.2 2681 121 38 0 12-11 3.66 1.15 7.1 338
2020 BAL 10 43.2 745 42 7 0 2-4 4.53 0.98 8.7 91
2021 BAL 25 141.1 2233 129 26 0 6-9 3.63 1.03 8.2 301
2022 BAL 2 8.0 135 7 2 0 0-0 3.38 1.25 7.9 15
2023 BAL 4 23.2 339 10 4 0 1-2 2.66 0.68 3.8 43
ON PACE 27 157 2288 67 27 0 6-13 2.66 0.68 3.8 292
3-YEAR AVG 10 57 902 49 11 0 2-4 3.47 1.02 7.7 120
Career 73 368.0 6199 313 77 0 0-0 3.82 1.08 7.7
Career James Paxton
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 SEA 4 24.0 384 21 7 0 3-0 1.5 0.92 7.9 84
2014 SEA 11 61.0 987 51 26 0 5-4 3.39 1.25 7.5 153
2015 SEA 13 67.0 1111 56 29 0 3-4 3.22 1.42 7.5 148
2016 SEA 20 121.0 1950 117 24 0 6-7 3.79 1.31 8.7 283
2017 SEA 24 133.2 2267 156 37 0 12-5 3.03 1.12 10.5 398
2018 SEA 28 158.0 2603 208 42 0 11-6 3.76 1.11 11.9 474
2019 NYY 32 159.0 2914 206 62 0 16-6 3.91 1.34 11.7 452
2020 NYY 5 20.1 356 26 7 0 1-1 6.64 1.48 11.5 41
2021 SEA 1 2.0 24 2 1 0 0-0 4.5 0.5 9 3
2023 BOS 19 96.0 1690 101 33 0 7-5 4.5 1.31 9.5 216
2024 LAD 4 20.2 367 11 17 0 2-0 2.61 1.55 4.8 43
ON PACE 24 126 2286 68 105 0 12-0 2.61 1.55 4.8 269
3-YEAR AVG 10 48 857 52 17 0 4-3 4.69 1.33 9.8 110
Career 161 853.1 14653 955 285 0 0-0 3.71 1.26 10.1
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