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Michael Kopech or Nico Hoerner

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Michael Kopech

Michael Kopech

RPChicago White Sox CHW
Nico Hoerner

Nico Hoerner

2BChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kopech over Hoerner

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Kopech
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hoerner over Kopech

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nico Hoerner
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Performance Michael Kopech
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-100301.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.000-101910.675
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nico Hoerner
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.429046.4290.67906
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.364068.3830.523011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Kopech
OWN
32%
-6.55 compared to last week
START
30%
-5.15 compared to last week
OWN/START Nico Hoerner
OWN
96%
+3.2 compared to last week
START
82%
+3.21 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Kopech
67th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nico Hoerner
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Kopech

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 68th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 179th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • He walks a lot of batters and is currently ranked 1st with 48
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 50th with 54
  • Top 100 in saves and is currently ranked 82nd
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -5, L: -10, WHIP: -0.47, ERA: -2.349, K's: -117, Walks: -85
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Nico Hoerner

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 10th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 149th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.318
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.281 and is currently ranked 80th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 63rd with 0.363
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 308th with 0.372
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 206th with 0.735
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 218th with 24
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 272nd in RBI with 32
  • Top 50 in runs scored and is currently ranked 38th with 68
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.008, OBP: +0.031, HRs: -9, RBI: -62, Runs: -82, Wlks: -39, Stls: -42,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Kopech

No Injury Reported

Injury Nico Hoerner

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Kopech
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@MINChris PaddackL 7-0
Apr 23@MINPablo Lopez
Apr 24@MINJoe Ryan
Apr 25@MINBailey Ober
Apr 26VS TBZach Eflin
Apr 27VS TBAaron Civale
Apr 28VS TBZack Littell
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nico Hoerner
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOUJ.P. France
Apr 24VS HOUSpencer Arrighetti
Apr 25VS HOUJustin Verlander
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOSJosh Winckowski
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Kopech
13.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nico Hoerner
17.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Kopech
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 CHW 4 . . . 0
2021 CHW 45 . . . 0
2022 CHW 24 . . . 0
2023 CHW 30 . . . 0
2024 CHW 9 . . . 0
ON PACE 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 33 . . . 0
Career 112 . . .
Career Nico Hoerner
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 CHC 20 22 3 13 17 0 3 .282 .305 .436 62
2020 CHC 49 23 0 18 13 3 12 .207 .302 .243 63
2021 CHC 45 44 0 13 16 5 17 .301 .383 .370 130
2022 CHC 130 128 8 53 49 18 26 .282 .328 .403 421
2023 CHC 151 176 9 98 68 42 49 .284 .347 .384 605
2024 CHC 21 21 0 16 6 0 10 .276 .378 .382 71
ON PACE 154 154 0 117 44 0 73 .276 .378 .382 522
3-YEAR AVG 109 116 6 55 44 22 31 .285 .345 .390 385
Career 416 414 20 211 169 68 117 .279 .341 .381
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