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Yusei Kikuchi or Lucas Sims

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

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
Lucas Sims

Lucas Sims

RPCincinnati Reds CIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Sims

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Sims over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.252-0001310.832
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.002-0002230.833
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Lucas Sims
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
12.270-020263.643
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
15.000-030273.334
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
77%
+5.68 compared to last week
START
58%
-9.12 compared to last week
OWN/START Lucas Sims
OWN
 
0%
-3.36 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-2.52 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lucas Sims
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 15th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 83rd
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 50th with 3.39
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 62nd with 30
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 31st with 122
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 60th with 6
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 62nd 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 Lucas Sims

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 316th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 210th in ERA with 4.46
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 11th with 29
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 232nd with 38
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 60th with 6
  • Top 75 in saves and is currently ranked 61st with 3
  • Top 20 in holds and is currently ranked 16th with 15
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -6, L: -3, WHIP: +0.588, ERA: +4.004, K's: -62, Walks: -31
Next Up Health Check
Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Injury Lucas Sims

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@KCYusei KikuchiW 3-5
Apr 23@KCMichael Wacha
Apr 24@KCAlec Marsh
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 Lucas Sims
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHICristopher Sanchez
Apr 24VS PHISpencer Turnbull
Apr 25VS PHIZack Wheeler
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-010211.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
16.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lucas Sims
10.01
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 35 192 3169 232 56 0 14-7 2.28 1.08 10.7 565
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 Lucas Sims
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 ATL 14 57.2 985 44 23 0 3-6 5.62 1.51 6.9 101
2018 ATL 9 15.2 312 16 13 0 0-0 7.47 1.79 9.2 20
2019 CIN 24 40.2 751 57 19 0 2-1 4.87 1.23 12.6 101
2020 CIN 21 25.0 493 37 12 0 3-0 2.52 1 13.3 84
2021 CIN 45 46.0 778 74 17 7 5-3 4.5 1.09 14.5 162
2022 CIN 6 8.1 129 5 6 1 1-0 7.56 1.32 5.4 16
2023 CIN 66 51.0 1047 70 39 3 7-3 3.71 1.41 12.4 169
2024 CIN 8 7.0 162 8 8 0 1-0 7.71 2 10.3 14
ON PACE 58 52 1192 58 58 0 7-0 7.71 2 10.3 103
3-YEAR AVG 39 34 651 50 21 4 4-2 4.37 1.29 12.9 115
Career 193 244.1 4657 311 137 0 0-0 4.97 1.38 11.5
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