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James Paxton or Yusei Kikuchi

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
James Paxton

James Paxton

SPLos Angeles Dodgers LAD
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Paxton over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Latest News James Paxton
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Paxton

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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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
Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.831
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.252-0001310.832
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START James Paxton
OWN
32%
-8.36 compared to last week
START
18%
+1.28 compared to last week
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
91%
+19.03 compared to last week
START
53%
+12.38 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus James Paxton
94th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 126th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to him now for a discount.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 182nd in WHIP with 1.68
  • Currently ranked 149th in ERA with 5.36
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 35th with 37
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 85th
  • 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.
Breakdown Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 53rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 22nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 86th
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 50th with 3.39
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 64th with 30
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 42nd with 122
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 67th with 6
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 81st with 106.1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -9, L: -5, WHIP: -0.216, ERA: -1.664, K's: -148, Walks: -41
Next Up Health Check
Injury James Paxton

No Injury Reported

Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups James Paxton
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@WASAlex VesiaW 1-4
Apr 24@WASLandon KnackW 2-11
Apr 25@WASYoshinobu YamamotoW 1-2
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
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@KCYusei KikuchiW 3-5
Apr 23@KCChris StrattonL 3-2
Apr 24@KCJohn SchreiberL 3-2
Apr 25@KCCole RagansL 2-1
Apr 26VS LADGavin Stone
Apr 27VS LADTyler Glasnow
Apr 28VS LADJames Paxton
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.831
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating James Paxton
11.22
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
15.93
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 24 122 2202 66 102 0 12-0 2.61 1.55 4.8 259
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
Career Yusei Kikuchi
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 SEA 32 159.1 2721 116 50 0 6-11 5.54 1.54 6.6 254
2020 SEA 9 47.0 795 47 20 0 2-4 5.17 1.3 9 88
2021 SEA 27 150.1 2432 160 56 0 6-8 4.25 1.28 9.6 320
2022 TOR 29 97.1 1780 116 57 1 5-7 5.27 1.5 10.7 183
2023 TOR 33 167.0 2839 181 49 0 11-6 3.93 1.3 9.8 390
2024 TOR 5 27.2 450 33 8 0 2-1 2.28 1.08 10.7 80
ON PACE 31 170 2803 205 49 0 12-6 2.28 1.08 10.7 500
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 135 644.0 11017 653 240 0 0-0 4.65 1.39 9.1
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