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Chris Sale or Yusei Kikuchi

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Chris Sale

Chris Sale

SPAtlanta Braves ATL
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Sale over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Chris Sale
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Sale

 
 
 
 
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Performance Chris Sale
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.141-1001441.072
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.712-1002040.993
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
1.501-0001830.832
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Chris Sale
OWN
100%
+0.93 compared to last week
START
82%
-14.87 compared to last week
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
75%
+17.11 compared to last week
START
37%
+2.33 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Chris Sale
22nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Chris Sale

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 99th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 35 in WHIP and is currently ranked 32nd with 1.11
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 93rd
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -5, L: -4, WHIP: +0.0089999999999999, ERA: +0.335, K's: -105, Walks: -24
Breakdown Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 30th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • 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 92nd
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 45th with 3.42
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 60th with 30
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 27th with 118
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 81st
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 85th 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 Chris Sale

No Injury Reported

Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Chris Sale
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@HOUAaron BummerW 1-6
Apr 16@HOUReynaldo LopezW 2-6
Apr 17@HOUA.J. MinterW 4-5
Apr 19VS TEXChris SaleW 8-3
Apr 20VS TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 21VS TEXMichael Lorenzen
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.861-000710.861
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@SDBowden FrancisW 1-5
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 Chris Sale
14.26
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
15.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Chris Sale
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 CHW 21 21.0 392 32 10 4 2-1 2.14 1.19 13.7 121
2011 CHW 58 61.2 1104 79 27 8 2-2 3.21 1.28 11.5 259
2012 CHW 30 189.2 3016 192 51 0 17-8 3.08 1.14 9.1 577
2013 CHW 30 212.0 3247 226 46 0 11-14 3.14 1.08 9.6 591
2014 CHW 24 159.0 2535 188 36 0 10-4 2.32 0.96 10.6 498
2015 CHW 31 206.1 3323 274 42 0 13-11 3.45 1.1 12 625
2016 CHW 32 226.2 3431 233 45 0 17-10 3.38 1.04 9.3 645
2017 BOS 32 212.0 3428 308 43 0 17-8 2.93 0.98 13.1 701
2018 BOS 27 158.0 2525 237 34 0 12-4 2.11 0.86 13.5 552
2019 BOS 25 145.0 2466 218 37 0 6-11 4.47 1.1 13.5 411
2021 BOS 10 45.0 749 56 15 0 4-2 4.2 1.33 11.2 104
2022 BOS 2 7.1 102 5 1 0 0-1 2.45 0.82 6.1 6
2023 BOS 20 102.2 1670 125 29 0 6-5 4.3 1.13 11 246
2024 ATL 4 24.2 370 27 6 0 2-1 4.38 1.05 9.9 59
ON PACE 36 218 3330 243 54 0 18-9 4.38 1.05 9.9 534
3-YEAR AVG 11 50 840 62 15 0 3-3 4.18 1.18 10.8 119
Career 346 1757.0 28358 2200 422 0 0-0 3.24 1.07 11.3
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 32 172 2988 234 64 0 8-8 2.08 1.15 12.1 492
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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