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Lance Lynn or Luis Garcia

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Lance Lynn

Lance Lynn

SP • Chicago White Sox CHW
Luis Garcia

Luis Garcia

SP • Houston Astros HOU
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Owners starting Lynn over Garcia

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Lance Lynn
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000800.671
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.441-1001600.762
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Luis Garcia
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.000-100511.671
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.680-2121231.055
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lance Lynn
OWN
90%
+1.92 compared to last week
START
66%
-5.65 compared to last week
OWN/START Luis Garcia
OWN
96%
+0.08 compared to last week
START
64%
-3.44 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lance Lynn
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Luis Garcia
44th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lance Lynn

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 36th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 233rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 51st with 1.16
  • Currently ranked 129th in ERA with 4.67
  • Currently ranked 173rd in wins with 5
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -8, L: -3, WHIP: +0.054, ERA: +2.764, K's: -123, Walks: -34
Breakdown Luis Garcia

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SS RP SP . However, he plays SS most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 44th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 1st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • 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

  • He wins a lot of games and is currently ranked 3rd with 18
  • Top 75 in saves and is currently ranked 71st with 4
  • He is among the best in holds and is currently ranked 9th with 25
  • He pitches a lot of innings and is currently ranked 2nd with 274.2
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -9, WHIP: -1.156, ERA: -3.469, K's: -52, Walks: -59
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Lance Lynn

No Injury Reported

Injury Luis Garcia

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lance Lynn
DateOpponentResult
Aug 09@KCSinger
Aug 09@KC
Aug 10@KCBubic
Aug 11@KCGreinke
Aug 12VS DETHill
Aug 13VS DETManning
Aug 14VS DETAlexander
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000800.671
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Luis Garcia
DateOpponentResult
Aug 09VS TEXPerez
Aug 10VS TEXOtto
Aug 11VS TEXRagans
Aug 12VS OAKOller
Aug 13VS OAK
Aug 14VS OAKIrvin
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.301-2502471.109
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Lance Lynn
4.08
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Luis Garcia
18.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Lance Lynn
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2011 STL 18 34.2 563 40 11 1 1-1 2.86 1.01 10.4 101
2012 STL 35 173.2 3000 180 64 0 18-7 3.83 1.34 9.3 522
2013 STL 33 201.2 3351 198 76 0 15-10 3.97 1.31 8.8 530
2014 STL 29 176.1 3014 155 63 0 11-10 2.96 1.3 7.9 450
2015 STL 31 173.0 3052 167 68 0 12-11 3.07 1.39 8.7 444
2017 STL 33 184.0 3151 153 78 0 11-8 3.47 1.24 7.5 438
2018 MIN 31 154.1 2942 161 76 0 10-10 4.84 1.55 9.4 342
2019 TEX 33 206.0 3553 246 59 0 16-11 3.71 1.23 10.8 551
2020 TEX 13 84.0 1408 89 25 0 6-3 3.32 1.06 9.5 231
2021 CHW 28 155.1 2580 176 44 0 10-7 2.95 1.09 10.2 403
2022 CHW 9 50.1 874 53 10 0 2-4 5.72 1.15 9.5 90
ON PACE 13 76 1311 79 15 0 3-6 5.72 1.15 9.5 134
3-YEAR AVG 25 148 2514 170 43 0 11-7 3.38 1.15 10.3 395
Career 293 1584.0 27488 1618 574 0 0-0 3.66 1.29 9.2
Career Luis Garcia
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 PHI 24 29.0 550 23 23 0 1-1 3.1 1.72 7.1 61
2014 PHI 12 13.0 273 11 13 0 1-0 6.92 2.08 7.6 17
2015 PHI 72 62.0 1152 63 37 2 4-6 3.77 1.76 9.2 146
2016 PHI 17 13.0 291 14 8 0 1-1 7.62 2.23 9.7 23
2017 PHI 66 64.1 997 60 26 2 2-5 2.94 1.35 8.4 160
2018 PHI 59 36.2 764 51 18 1 3-1 7.61 1.83 12.5 97
2019 WAS 64 55.0 1053 57 33 1 2-1 4.91 1.71 9.3 119
2020 WAS 17 20.1 424 21 16 0 0-3 4.87 1.62 9.3 30
2021 HOU 69 205.1 3301 222 70 2 13-12 3.64 1.16 9.7 471
2022 HOU 57 150.1 2285 152 42 2 11-13 3.47 1.08 9.1 331
ON PACE 83 222 3365 223 61 2 16-19 3.47 1.08 9.1 487
3-YEAR AVG 50 93 1593 100 40 1 5-5 3.91 1.29 9.5 207
Career 457 639.2 11090 674 286 0 0-0 4.09 1.4 9.5
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ARI vs KC
ATL vs NO
BAL @NYJ
BUF @LAR
CAR vs CLE
CHI vs SF
CIN vs PIT
DAL vs TB
DEN @SEA
DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
JAC @WAS
LAC vs LV
MIA vs NE
NYG @TEN
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs PIT 9:40 PM EST Bumgarner
Keller
ATL @BOS 7:10 PM EST Wright
Pivetta
BAL vs TOR 7:05 PM EST Kremer
Berrios
CHC vs WAS 2:20 PM EST Steele
Gray
CHW @KC 8:10 PM EST Cueto
Bubic
CIN @NYM 1:10 PM EST Zeuch
Walker
CLE @DET 7:10 PM EST Civale
Hutchison
COL vs STL 8:40 PM EST Freeland
Quintana
HOU vs TEX 8:10 PM EST Verlander
Otto
LAA @OAK 3:37 PM EST
Blackburn
LAD vs MIN 10:10 PM EST
Gray
MIA @PHI 7:05 PM EST Alcantara
Syndergaard
MIL vs TB 2:10 PM EST Woodruff
Springs
NYY @SEA 4:10 PM EST Cortes
Ray
SD vs SF 4:10 PM EST Manaea
Junis
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