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George Kirby or Paul Blackburn

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
George Kirby

George Kirby

SPSeattle Mariners SEA
Paul Blackburn

Paul Blackburn

SPOakland Athletics OAK
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kirby over Blackburn

 
 
 
 
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Latest News George Kirby
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Blackburn over Kirby

 
 
 
 
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Performance George Kirby
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000711.201
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.641-0001311.002
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Paul Blackburn
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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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START George Kirby
OWN
99%
-0.84 compared to last week
START
67%
-3.44 compared to last week
OWN/START Paul Blackburn
OWN
66%
-3.05 compared to last week
START
45%
-8.57 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus George Kirby
11th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Paul Blackburn
107th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown George Kirby

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 11th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 96th.
  • 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 35th with 1.12
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 80th
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 82nd with 112
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 26th with 8
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 98th with 115.0
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -11, L: -8, WHIP: +0.253, ERA: +1.97, K's: -146, Walks: -16
Breakdown Paul Blackburn

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 108th 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
  • Phenominal stats 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 86th
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 67th 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
Next Up Health Check
Injury George Kirby

No Injury Reported

Injury Paul Blackburn

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups George Kirby
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@TEXLogan GilbertW 0-4
Apr 24@TEXJonathan HernandezL 5-1
Apr 25@TEXAndrew Heaney
Apr 26VS ARIZac Gallen
Apr 27VS ARI
Apr 28VS ARIBrandon Pfaadt
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
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
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating George Kirby
16.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Paul Blackburn
12.85
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career George Kirby
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 SEA 26 132.0 2126 131 22 1 8-4 3.2 1.19 8.9 328
2023 SEA 31 188.1 2825 172 19 0 13-10 3.39 1.05 8.2 463
2024 SEA 5 25.1 435 26 3 0 2-2 5.33 1.3 9.2 51
ON PACE 33 170 2936 175 20 0 13-13 5.33 1.3 9.2 345
3-YEAR AVG 29 160 2476 152 21 1 11-7 3.29 1.1 8.5 395
Career 62 345.2 5386 329 44 0 0-0 3.46 1.12 8.6
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
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