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John Means or Gerrit Cole

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
John Means

John Means

SP • Baltimore Orioles BAL
Gerrit Cole

Gerrit Cole

SP • New York Yankees NYY
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Means over Cole

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cole over Means

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance John Means
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Performance Gerrit Cole
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START John Means
OWN
16%
-1.31 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.21 compared to last week
OWN/START Gerrit Cole
OWN
99%
+0.11 compared to last week
START
 
9%
-1.88 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus John Means
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Gerrit Cole
38th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown John Means

    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.
Breakdown Gerrit Cole

    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.
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury John Means

FOREARM - Since Mar 28, 2024

Means is dealing with a left forearm strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in late April.
Injury Gerrit Cole

ELBOW - Since Mar 13, 2024

Cole is dealing with right elbow inflammation and has been added to the 60-day injured list. He is expected to return in early June.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups John Means
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@LAAAlbert SuarezW 2-4
Apr 23@LAAGriffin CanningL 7-4
Apr 24@LAATyler Anderson
Apr 26VS OAKRoss Stripling
Apr 27VS OAKJP Sears
Apr 28VS OAKPaul Blackburn
Week Today Home Away
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Matchups Gerrit Cole
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS OAKLucas ErcegL 0-2
Apr 23VS OAKMarcus StromanW 4-3
Apr 24VS OAKJoe Boyle
Apr 25VS OAKAlex Wood
Apr 26@MILColin Rea
Apr 27@MILJoe Ross
Apr 28@MIL
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating John Means
7.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Gerrit Cole
14.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career John Means
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 BAL 1 3.1 66 4 0 0 0-0 13.5 1.8 10.8 3
2019 BAL 31 152.2 2681 121 38 0 12-11 3.66 1.15 7.1 338
2020 BAL 10 43.2 745 42 7 0 2-4 4.53 0.98 8.7 91
2021 BAL 25 141.1 2233 129 26 0 6-9 3.63 1.03 8.2 301
2022 BAL 2 8.0 135 7 2 0 0-0 3.38 1.25 7.9 15
2023 BAL 4 23.2 339 10 4 0 1-2 2.66 0.68 3.8 43
ON PACE 28 164 2387 70 28 0 7-14 2.66 0.68 3.8 305
3-YEAR AVG 10 57 902 49 11 0 2-4 3.47 1.02 7.7 120
Career 73 368.0 6199 313 77 0 0-0 3.82 1.08 7.7
Career Gerrit Cole
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 PIT 19 117.1 1727 100 28 0 10-7 3.22 1.17 7.7 324
2014 PIT 22 138.0 2197 138 40 0 11-5 3.65 1.21 9 366
2015 PIT 32 205.2 3234 202 44 0 19-8 2.67 1.11 8.8 594
2016 PIT 21 113.2 1938 98 36 0 7-10 3.88 1.47 7.8 263
2017 PIT 33 203.0 3298 196 55 0 12-12 4.26 1.25 8.7 487
2018 HOU 32 198.0 3257 276 64 0 15-5 2.91 1.05 12.6 634
2019 HOU 38 249.0 3913 373 59 0 24-6 2.39 0.89 13.5 874
2020 NYY 15 91.1 1499 124 21 0 9-3 2.86 0.95 12.2 291
2021 NYY 31 184.0 3019 246 43 0 16-9 3.33 1.08 12 540
2022 NYY 32 193.2 3160 245 49 0 14-7 3.49 1.01 11.4 554
2023 NYY 33 206.2 3286 222 48 0 15-4 2.66 0.99 9.7 614
ON PACE 222 1392 22180 1498 324 0 101-27 2.66 0.99 9.7 4141
3-YEAR AVG 32 194 3155 238 47 0 15-7 3.14 1.03 11 569
Career 308 1891.0 30528 2220 487 0 0-0 3.17 1.09 10.6
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MIL @PIT 12:35 EDT EST Freddy Peralta
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NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Nestor Cortes
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SEA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Luis Castillo
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NY @PHI 7:30 PM EST
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