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Yusei Kikuchi or Alex Kirilloff

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

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
Alex Kirilloff

Alex Kirilloff

1BMinnesota Twins MIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Kirilloff

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kirilloff over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alex Kirilloff
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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
2.252-0001310.832
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alex Kirilloff
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222012.2630.27805
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222023.2630.306011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
89%
+24.04 compared to last week
START
60%
+19.35 compared to last week
OWN/START Alex Kirilloff
OWN
17%
-6.12 compared to last week
START
15%
+3.43 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Kirilloff
63rd
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 21st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • 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 85th
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 49th with 3.39
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 64th with 30
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 39th with 122
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 77th
  • 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
Breakdown Alex Kirilloff

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH 1B . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 64th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 21st.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 180th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.313
  • Ranked 155th in batting average with 0.261
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 252nd with 0.313
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 91st with 0.473
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 134th with 0.785
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 504th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 273rd in RBI with 32
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 319th in runs scored with 28
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.009, OBP: -0.017, HRs: -10, RBI: -36, Runs: -27, Wlks: -25, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Injury Alex Kirilloff

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@KCJohn SchreiberL 3-2
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 Alex Kirilloff
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS CHWChris PaddackW 7-0
Apr 23VS CHWJay JacksonW 6-5
Apr 24VS CHWJoe RyanW 6-3
Apr 25VS CHWMichael Soroka
Apr 26@LAAPatrick Sandoval
Apr 27@LAAJose Soriano
Apr 28@LAAReid Detmers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222011.2220.22202
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
15.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Kirilloff
11.51
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 32 177 2916 213 51 0 12-6 2.28 1.08 10.7 520
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 Alex Kirilloff
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 MIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1
2021 MIN 59 52 8 22 34 1 14 .246 .295 .422 168
2022 MIN 45 35 3 14 21 0 4 .245 .281 .357 99
2023 MIN 103 76 11 35 41 1 30 .262 .342 .431 252
2024 MIN 21 19 1 8 5 0 5 .271 .325 .471 54
ON PACE 147 133 7 56 35 0 35 .271 .325 .471 380
3-YEAR AVG 69 54 7 24 32 1 16 .253 .314 .411 173
Career 229 183 23 79 101 2 53 .255 .315 .416
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