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Paul Blackburn or Taijuan Walker

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Paul Blackburn

Paul Blackburn

SPOakland Athletics OAK
Taijuan Walker

Taijuan Walker

SPPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Blackburn over Walker

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Paul Blackburn
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Walker over Blackburn

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taijuan Walker
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Performance Paul Blackburn
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.191-000752.121
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.251-0001171.502
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taijuan Walker
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Paul Blackburn
OWN
54%
-9.27 compared to last week
START
45%
+11.75 compared to last week
OWN/START Taijuan Walker
OWN
 
10%
-3.73 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-1.54 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Paul Blackburn
114th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taijuan Walker
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Paul Blackburn

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 115th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 30th.
  • 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 146th in WHIP with 1.46
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 64th with 3.77
  • Top 25 in walks and is currently ranked 21st with 39
  • Currently ranked 102nd in wins with 5
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: -7, WHIP: -0.582, ERA: -3.606, K's: -86, Walks: -35
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 Paul Blackburn

No Injury Reported

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 Paul Blackburn
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@NYYLucas ErcegW 0-2
Apr 23@NYYMarcus Stroman
Apr 24@NYYClarke Schmidt
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
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taijuan Walker
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@CINRanger SuarezW 0-7
Apr 23@CINAndrew Abbott
Apr 24@CINNick Lodolo
Apr 25@CINGraham Ashcraft
Apr 26@SDJoe Musgrove
Apr 27@SDDylan Cease
Apr 28@SDMichael King
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Paul Blackburn
12.88
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taijuan Walker
10.55
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Paul Blackburn
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 OAK 10 . . . 0
2018 OAK 6 . . . 0
2019 OAK 4 . . . 0
2021 OAK 9 . . . 0
2022 OAK 21 . . . 0
2023 OAK 21 . . . 0
2024 OAK 4 . . . 0
ON PACE 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 17 . . . 0
Career 75 . . .
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 218 1199 19996 972 500 0 105-42 4.44 1.33 7.3 2583
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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