Dominate Fantasy - Sync your team
MLB
MIL
PIT
7
5
FINALFINAL
PHI
CIN
5
0
FINALFINAL
BOS
CLE
4
6
FINALFINAL
CHW
MIN
3
6
FINALFINAL
TOR
KC
1
2
FINALFINAL
HOU
CHC
1
3
FINALFINAL
SEA
TEX
4
3
FINALFINAL
SD
COL
9
10
FINALFINAL
LAD
WSH
2
1
FINALFINAL
OAK
NYY
3
1
FINALFINAL

Paul Blackburn or Josiah Gray

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Paul Blackburn

Paul Blackburn

SPOakland Athletics OAK
Josiah Gray

Josiah Gray

SPWashington Nationals WAS
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Blackburn over Gray

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Paul Blackburn
Loading...
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gray over Blackburn

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Josiah Gray
Loading...
Performance Paul Blackburn
Fantasy Chart Loading...

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.000-100500.831
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.501-1001671.283
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Josiah Gray
Fantasy Chart Loading...

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 Paul Blackburn
OWN
66%
-2.8 compared to last week
START
44%
-9.01 compared to last week
OWN/START Josiah Gray
OWN
 
9%
+1.01 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-0.08 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Paul Blackburn
107th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Josiah Gray
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Paul Blackburn

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 107th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 27th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Super human effort in the past 30 days. If he can keep it up, then keep him. . otherwise think trade.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 137th in WHIP with 1.43
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 75th with 3.90
  • Top 25 in walks and is currently ranked 24th with 39
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 87th
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 68th with 98.2
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: -6, WHIP: -0.612, ERA: -2.656, K's: -81, Walks: -35
Breakdown Josiah Gray

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 496th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 181st in WHIP with 1.70
  • Currently ranked 167th in ERA with 5.99
  • Top 20 in walks and is currently ranked 19th with 42
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.2 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -8, L: -11, WHIP: +0.998, ERA: +10.482, K's: -134, Walks: -75
Next Up Health Check
Injury Paul Blackburn

No Injury Reported

Injury Josiah Gray

ELBOW/FOREARM - Since Apr 9, 2024

Gray is dealing with a right elbow/forearm flexor strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in May.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Paul Blackburn
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@NYYLucas ErcegW 0-2
Apr 23@NYYMarcus StromanL 4-3
Apr 24@NYYClarke SchmidtL 7-3
Apr 25@NYYNestor Cortes
Apr 26@BALCorbin Burnes
Apr 27@BALCole Irvin
Apr 28@BALAlbert Suarez
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.000-100500.831
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Josiah Gray
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS LADAlex VesiaL 1-4
Apr 24VS LADLandon KnackL 2-11
Apr 25VS LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
Apr 26@MIAJesus Luzardo
Apr 27@MIAEdward Cabrera
Apr 28@MIARyan Weathers
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Paul Blackburn
12.89
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Josiah Gray
11.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Paul Blackburn
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 OAK 10 58.2 937 22 16 0 3-1 3.22 1.26 3.4 108
2018 OAK 6 27.2 442 19 6 0 2-3 7.16 1.41 6.2 47
2019 OAK 4 11.0 224 8 4 0 0-2 10.64 2.09 6.6 -1
2021 OAK 9 39.1 681 26 10 0 1-4 5.72 1.58 6 32
2022 OAK 21 112.0 1762 89 30 0 7-6 4.26 1.25 7.2 206
2023 OAK 21 103.2 1875 104 43 0 4-7 4.6 1.55 9 178
2024 OAK 5 31.0 459 23 8 0 2-1 2.03 0.97 6.7 77
ON PACE 32 201 2974 149 51 0 12-6 2.03 0.97 6.7 498
3-YEAR AVG 17 84 1439 73 28 0 4-6 4.62 1.41 7.7 138
Career 76 378.2 6380 291 117 0 0-0 4.61 1.4 6.9
Career Josiah Gray
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2021 LAD 13 66.0 1119 71 29 0 2-2 5.18 1.35 9.7 134
2022 WAS 27 144.0 2505 151 65 0 7-9 4.94 1.34 9.4 278
2023 WAS 30 159.0 2812 143 80 0 8-13 3.91 1.45 8.1 285
2024 WAS 2 8.1 176 9 5 0 0-2 14.04 2.4 9.7 -7
ON PACE 14 58 1239 63 35 0 0-14 14.04 2.4 9.7 -52
3-YEAR AVG 23 122 2145 122 58 0 6-8 4.54 1.39 8.9 232
Career 72 375.0 6612 374 179 0 0-0 4.78 1.42 9
The EDGE you need to WIN!
  • Optimal Lineups
  • Predictive Analytics Waiver Advice
  • Trade Suggestions & More

RECENT DECISIONS

Player News

Matchups

Week 22
KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
BOS @CLE 01:10 EDT EST Chase Anderson
Triston McKenzie
CHC vs HOU 02:20 EDT EST Javier Assad
Justin Verlander
CHW @MIN 01:10 EDT EST Michael Soroka
Simeon Woods Richardson
CIN vs PHI 01:10 EDT EST Nick Martinez
Zack Wheeler
COL vs SD 03:10 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Randy Vasquez
KC vs TOR 02:10 EDT EST Cole Ragans
Jose Berrios
LAD @WAS 04:05 EDT EST Yoshinobu Yamamoto
MacKenzie Gore
MIL @PIT 12:35 EDT EST Freddy Peralta
Mitch Keller
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Nestor Cortes
Alex Wood
SEA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Luis Castillo
Andrew Heaney
Matchup Time
CLE @ORL 7:00 PM EST
DEN @LAL 10:00 PM EST
NY @PHI 7:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
CAR @NYI 7:30 PM EST
FLA @TB 7:00 PM EST