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Shane Bieber or Taijuan Walker

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Shane Bieber

Shane Bieber

SPCleveland Guardians CLE
Taijuan Walker

Taijuan Walker

SPPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bieber over Walker

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Shane Bieber
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Walker over Bieber

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taijuan Walker
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Performance Shane Bieber
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taijuan Walker
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Shane Bieber
OWN
31%
-1.78 compared to last week
START
 
10%
-0.76 compared to last week
OWN/START Taijuan Walker
OWN
14%
+2.89 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.55 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Shane Bieber
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taijuan Walker
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Shane Bieber

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 74th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He's not on the D.L., but may have some nagging injuries with his Elbow (Since Apr 6, 2024). Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 90th
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 56th with 3.51
  • Currently ranked 171st in wins with 3
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -4, L: -6, WHIP: -0.342, ERA: -3.882, K's: -87, Walks: -33
Breakdown Taijuan Walker

    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 Shane Bieber

ELBOW - Since Apr 6, 2024

Bieber will undergo Tommy John surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2024 season.
Injury Taijuan Walker

SHOULDER - Since Mar 25, 2024

Walker is battling a right shoulder impingement and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in late April.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Shane Bieber
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS BOSScott BarlowW 4-1
Apr 24VS BOSCooper CriswellL 0-8
Apr 25VS BOSChase Anderson
Apr 26@ATLChris Sale
Apr 27@ATLCharlie Morton
Apr 28@ATLBryce Elder
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taijuan Walker
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@CINRanger SuarezW 0-7
Apr 23@CINFernando CruzL 8-1
Apr 24@CINJustin WilsonL 7-4
Apr 25@CINNick Martinez
Apr 26@SDJoe Musgrove
Apr 27@SDDylan Cease
Apr 28@SDMichael King
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Shane Bieber
1.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taijuan Walker
10.39
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Shane Bieber
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 CLE 20 110.0 1805 118 23 0 11-5 4.66 1.38 9.7 285
2019 CLE 34 212.0 3332 259 40 0 15-8 3.31 1.06 11 624
2020 CLE 13 82.0 1343 129 23 0 8-2 2.3 0.95 14.2 289
2021 CLE 16 98.1 1559 134 33 0 7-4 3.11 1.19 12.3 283
2022 CLE 32 206.0 2982 207 39 0 13-8 2.93 1.05 9 542
2023 CLE 21 125.2 1954 107 34 0 6-6 3.87 1.26 7.7 271
2024 CLE 2 12.0 166 20 1 0 2-0 0 0.92 15 55
ON PACE 13 81 1120 135 6 0 13-0 0 0.92 15 367
3-YEAR AVG 23 142 2165 149 35 0 9-6 3.27 1.14 9.4 365
Career 138 841.1 13141 974 193 0 0-0 3.33 1.14 10.4
Career Taijuan Walker
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 SEA 3 15.0 233 12 4 0 1-0 3.6 1 7.2 39
2014 SEA 6 30.0 488 28 16 0 2-3 2.7 1.27 8.4 74
2015 SEA 29 167.1 2632 157 40 0 11-8 4.63 1.21 8.4 409
2016 SEA 25 132.0 2311 119 37 0 8-11 4.3 1.26 8.1 306
2017 ARI 28 155.0 2743 146 61 0 9-9 3.54 1.35 8.5 367
2018 ARI 3 13.0 224 9 5 0 0-0 3.46 1.54 6.2 23
2019 ARI 1 1.0 15 1 0 0 0-0 0 1 9 3
2020 SEA 11 53.1 884 50 19 0 4-3 2.7 1.16 8.4 132
2021 NYM 28 150.0 2359 137 55 0 7-10 4.44 1.19 8.2 288
2022 NYM 28 153.0 2419 122 45 0 12-5 3.59 1.2 7.2 349
2023 PHI 31 170.1 2839 138 71 0 15-6 4.44 1.33 7.3 367
ON PACE 200 1103 18396 894 460 0 97-38 4.44 1.33 7.3 2377
3-YEAR AVG 29 157 2539 132 57 0 11-7 4.18 1.25 7.6 335
Career 193 1033.0 17147 919 353 0 0-0 4.05 1.26 8
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