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Lance McCullers Jr. or Yusei Kikuchi

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Lance McCullers Jr.

Lance McCullers Jr.

SPHouston Astros HOU
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McCullers Jr. over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lance McCullers Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over McCullers Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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Performance Lance McCullers Jr.
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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
Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000910.831
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.051-0002550.943
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lance McCullers Jr.
OWN
 
2%
-0.76 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
66%
+3.45 compared to last week
START
40%
-0.26 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lance McCullers Jr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lance McCullers Jr.

    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 Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 55th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 29th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 90th
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 43rd with 3.42
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 58th with 30
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 28th with 118
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 81st
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 84th with 100.1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -10, L: -5, WHIP: -0.136, ERA: -1.864, K's: -152, Walks: -41
Next Up Health Check
Injury Lance McCullers Jr.

ARM - Since Feb 22, 2023

McCullers Jr. is recovering from flexor tendon surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lance McCullers Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS ATLAaron BummerL 1-6
Apr 16VS ATLReynaldo LopezL 2-6
Apr 17VS ATLA.J. MinterL 4-5
Apr 19@WASMacKenzie Gore
Apr 20@WASTrevor Williams
Apr 21@WASMitchell Parker
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS NYYChris BassittW 3-1
Apr 16VS NYYYusei KikuchiW 5-4
Apr 17VS NYYVictor GonzalezL 4-6
Apr 19@SDMatt Waldron
Apr 20@SD
Apr 21@SDJoe Musgrove
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.811-0001630.992
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lance McCullers Jr.
8.50
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
15.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Lance McCullers Jr.
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 HOU 22 125.2 2109 129 43 0 6-7 3.22 1.19 9.2 326
2016 HOU 14 81.0 1341 106 45 0 6-5 3.22 1.54 11.8 218
2017 HOU 22 116.1 2014 132 40 0 7-4 4.33 1.32 10.2 291
2018 HOU 25 126.0 2108 142 50 0 10-6 3.93 1.19 10.1 348
2020 HOU 14 69.2 1134 79 22 0 3-5 4.13 1.18 10.2 160
2021 HOU 28 160.1 2765 179 73 0 13-4 3.03 1.2 10.1 435
2022 HOU 10 57.0 926 57 22 0 4-3 3.16 1.28 9 135
ON PACE 81 462 7500 461 178 0 32-24 3.16 1.28 9 1089
3-YEAR AVG 13 72 1230 79 32 0 6-2 3.07 1.21 9.7 190
Career 135 731.1 12397 824 295 0 0-0 3.58 1.27 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 4 21.2 369 29 8 0 1-1 2.08 1.15 12.1 61
ON PACE 34 181 3146 247 68 0 8-8 2.08 1.15 12.1 518
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 134 638.0 10936 649 240 0 0-0 4.67 1.39 9.2
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