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Yusei Kikuchi or Eric Lauer

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
Eric Lauer

Eric Lauer

SPPittsburgh Pirates PIT
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Lauer

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lauer over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Eric Lauer
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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
2.002-0002230.833
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Eric Lauer
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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 Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
82%
+14.41 compared to last week
START
50%
+2.95 compared to last week
OWN/START Eric Lauer
OWN
 
0%
-0.4 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
53rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Eric Lauer
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 17th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 84th
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 48th with 3.39
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 61st with 30
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 36th with 122
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 78th
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 72nd 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
Breakdown Eric Lauer

    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 Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Injury Eric Lauer

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@KCYusei KikuchiW 3-5
Apr 23@KCChris StrattonL 3-2
Apr 24@KCAlec Marsh
Apr 25@KCCole Ragans
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
Matchups Eric Lauer
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MILJared JonesW 4-2
Apr 23VS MILBailey FalterW 2-1
Apr 24VS MILBryse Wilson
Apr 25VS MILFreddy Peralta
Apr 26@SFKyle Harrison
Apr 27@SFJordan Hicks
Apr 28@SFKeaton Winn
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
16.26
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Eric Lauer
6.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 33 184 3037 222 54 0 13-6 2.28 1.08 10.7 542
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
Career Eric Lauer
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 SD 23 112.0 2026 100 46 0 6-7 4.34 1.54 8 225
2019 SD 30 147.1 2510 138 51 0 8-10 4.52 1.42 8.4 303
2020 SD 3 9.1 199 10 6 0 0-2 12.54 2.25 9.6 -1
2021 MIL 25 123.0 2030 119 43 0 7-5 3.07 1.13 8.7 286
2022 MIL 25 142.2 2352 139 47 0 9-6 3.28 1.16 8.8 340
2023 MIL 10 46.2 845 43 24 0 4-6 6.56 1.67 8.3 59
ON PACE 73 341 6222 316 176 0 29-44 6.56 1.67 8.3 436
3-YEAR AVG 20 103 1742 100 38 0 7-6 3.75 1.23 8.7 229
Career 116 574.0 9962 549 217 0 0-0 4.22 1.37 8.6
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ARI @STL 01:15 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Kyle Gibson
ATL vs MIA 07:20 EDT EST Reynaldo Lopez
Sixto Sanchez
BAL @LAA 04:07 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Tyler Anderson
BOS @CLE 06:10 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Carlos Carrasco
CHC vs HOU 07:40 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Spencer Arrighetti
CHW @MIN 07:40 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Joe Ryan
CIN vs PHI 06:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Spencer Turnbull
COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
Matt Waldron
DET @TB 06:50 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Shawn Armstrong
KC vs TOR 07:40 EDT EST Alec Marsh
Yariel Rodriguez
LAD @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Landon Knack
Jake Irvin
MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Josh Fleming
NYM @SF 03:45 EDT EST Sean Manaea
Blake Snell
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
Joe Boyle
SEA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Bryce Miller
Jon Gray
Matchup Time
BOS vs MIA 7:00 PM EST
NO @OKC 9:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 7:00 PM EST
DAL vs VGK 9:30 PM EST
EDM vs LA 10:00 PM EST