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Michael Wacha or Corey Knebel

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SP • Kansas City Royals KC
Corey Knebel

Corey Knebel

RP • Chicago White Sox CHW
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Owners starting Wacha over Knebel

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Knebel over Wacha

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Michael Wacha
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.000-100421.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.321-2001651.113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Corey Knebel
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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 Michael Wacha
OWN
52%
-10.26 compared to last week
START
30%
-17.17 compared to last week
OWN/START Corey Knebel
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Wacha
83rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Corey Knebel
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Wacha

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 83rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 64th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 64th with 1.23
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 66th with 3.86
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 84th with 24
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 37th with 7
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -2, WHIP: -0.136, ERA: +0.495, K's: -103, Walks: -37
Breakdown Corey Knebel

    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 Michael Wacha

No Injury Reported

Injury Corey Knebel

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Wacha
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@CHWSeth LugoW 0-2
Apr 16@CHW
Apr 17@CHWErick FeddeL 2-1
Apr 17@CHWNick AndersonW 2-4
Apr 19VS BALAlec MarshW 9-4
Apr 20VS BALCorbin Burnes
Apr 21VS BALCole Irvin
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.501-1001740.723
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Corey Knebel
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS KCSeth LugoL 0-2
Apr 16VS KC
Apr 17VS KCNick AndersonL 2-4
Apr 17VS KCErick FeddeW 2-1
Apr 19@PHISpencer TurnbullL 7-0
Apr 20@PHIZack Wheeler
Apr 21@PHIAaron Nola
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Wacha
12.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Corey Knebel
7.46
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Michael Wacha
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 STL 15 64.2 1034 65 19 0 4-1 2.78 1.1 9.1 179
2014 STL 18 104.0 1644 91 32 0 5-6 3.2 1.19 7.9 253
2015 STL 30 179.0 2936 153 58 0 17-7 3.42 1.23 7.7 463
2016 STL 27 138.0 2324 114 45 0 7-7 5.09 1.48 7.4 277
2017 STL 30 165.2 2690 158 55 0 12-9 4.13 1.36 8.6 399
2018 STL 15 82.0 1419 71 36 0 8-2 3.29 1.27 7.8 211
2019 STL 29 122.0 2199 104 55 0 6-7 4.94 1.62 7.7 212
2020 NYM 9 37.0 676 44 8 0 1-4 7.05 1.62 10.7 51
2021 TB 30 128.2 2033 125 31 0 3-5 5.32 1.33 8.7 217
2022 BOS 22 122.0 1851 97 30 0 10-2 3.32 1.12 7.2 295
2023 SD 24 134.1 2222 124 43 0 13-4 3.22 1.16 8.3 348
2024 KC 4 24.0 341 21 6 0 1-2 3.75 1.04 7.9 48
ON PACE 32 195 2762 170 48 0 8-16 3.75 1.04 7.9 384
3-YEAR AVG 25 127 2035 115 35 0 9-4 3.95 1.21 8.1 287
Career 253 1292.0 21369 1167 418 0 0-0 4.07 1.31 8.1
Career Corey Knebel
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2014 DET 7 8.1 167 11 3 0 0-0 6.48 1.8 11.9 14
2015 DET 48 45.2 831 58 17 0 0-0 3.55 1.34 11.4 110
2016 MIL 35 32.2 612 38 16 2 1-4 4.68 1.47 10.5 80
2017 MIL 76 73.2 1359 126 40 39 1-4 1.83 1.19 15.4 496
2018 MIL 57 53.0 989 88 22 16 4-3 3.74 1.13 14.9 275
2020 MIL 15 11.0 263 15 8 0 0-0 7.36 2.09 12.3 21
2021 LAD 33 31.0 489 39 10 3 4-0 2.61 1 11.3 110
2022 PHI 46 46.1 795 41 28 12 3-5 3.11 1.29 8 134
ON PACE 372 374 6439 332 226 97 24-40 3.11 1.29 8 1088
3-YEAR AVG 40 38 642 40 19 8 4-3 3.03 1.19 9.3 122
Career 317 294.2 5505 416 144 0 0-0 3.42 1.31 12.7
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KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SF 04:05 EDT EST Zac Gallen
Kyle Harrison
ATL vs TEX 07:20 EDT EST Charlie Morton
Nathan Eovaldi
BAL @KC 07:10 EDT EST Corbin Burnes
Cole Ragans
BOS @PIT 04:05 EDT EST Kutter Crawford
Mitch Keller
CHC vs MIA 07:40 EDT EST Shota Imanaga
Roddery Munoz
CHW @PHI 06:05 EDT EST Michael Soroka
Zack Wheeler
CIN vs LAA 06:40 EDT EST Graham Ashcraft
Patrick Sandoval
CLE vs OAK 06:10 EDT EST Logan Allen
Alex Wood
COL vs SEA 08:10 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Emerson Hancock
DET @MIN 02:10 EDT EST Reese Olson
Bailey Ober
HOU @WAS 04:05 EDT EST Ronel Blanco
Trevor Williams
LAD vs NYM 04:05 EDT EST Gavin Stone
Jose Butto
MIL @STL 02:15 EDT EST DL Hall
Miles Mikolas
NYY vs TB 01:05 EDT EST Nestor Cortes
Zach Eflin
SD vs TOR 08:40 EDT EST
Jose Berrios
Matchup Time
CLE vs ORL 1:00 PM EST
DEN vs LAL 8:30 PM EST
MIN vs PHO 3:30 PM EST
NY vs PHI 6:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS vs TOR 8:00 PM EST
CAR vs NYI 5:00 PM EST