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Keegan Thompson or Yusei Kikuchi

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Keegan Thompson

Keegan Thompson

SPChicago Cubs CHC
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thompson over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Keegan Thompson
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Thompson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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Performance Keegan Thompson
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000510.672
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-0001020.434
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000910.831
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-0001830.832
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Keegan Thompson
OWN
 
0%
+0.41 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.41 compared to last week
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
78%
+7.01 compared to last week
START
66%
-0.35 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Keegan Thompson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Keegan Thompson

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 188th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Not too impressive in saves and is currently ranked 119th with 1
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -1, L: -2, WHIP: -0.988, ERA: -4.909, K's: -16, Walks: -17
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 42nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 91st
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 51st with 3.42
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 61st with 30
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 40th with 118
  • Currently ranked 109th in wins with 5
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -10, L: -5, WHIP: -0.136, ERA: -1.864, K's: -152, Walks: -41
Next Up Health Check
Injury Keegan Thompson

No Injury Reported

Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Keegan Thompson
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOU
Apr 24VS HOUJ.P. France
Apr 25VS HOUJustin Verlander
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOS
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@KCBrady Singer
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
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Keegan Thompson
6.62
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
14.93
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Keegan Thompson
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2021 CHC 32 54.1 966 55 31 1 3-3 3.31 1.45 9.1 107
2022 CHC 28 113.2 1830 103 41 1 10-5 3.72 1.27 8.2 251
2023 CHC 19 28.2 477 26 19 1 2-2 4.71 1.36 8.2 54
2024 CHC 4 7.0 102 10 2 0 1-0 0 0.43 12.9 28
ON PACE 29 52 751 73 14 0 7-0 0 0.43 12.9 202
3-YEAR AVG 26 65 1091 61 30 1 5-3 3.7 1.32 8.4 137
Career 83 201.1 3375 194 93 0 0-0 3.67 1.32 8.7
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 4 21.2 369 29 8 0 1-1 2.08 1.15 12.1 61
ON PACE 29 157 2717 213 58 0 7-7 2.08 1.15 12.1 448
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 134 638.0 10936 649 240 0 0-0 4.67 1.39 9.2
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