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Lucas Giolito or Paul Blackburn

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Lucas Giolito

Lucas Giolito

SP • Chicago White Sox CHW
Paul Blackburn

Paul Blackburn

SP • Oakland Athletics OAK
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Performance Lucas Giolito
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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
5.400-000442.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Paul Blackburn
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.201-000311.401
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.601-000711.202
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lucas Giolito
OWN
97%
-1.37 compared to last week
START
68%
-8.66 compared to last week
OWN/START Paul Blackburn
OWN
40%
-4.98 compared to last week
START
20%
+0.98 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lucas Giolito
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Paul Blackburn
105th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lucas Giolito

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 40th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 81st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 104th in WHIP with 1.30
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 94th
  • Top 25 in walks and is currently ranked 22nd with 61
  • Top 75 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 67th with 194
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 42nd with 11
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -5, L: -4, WHIP: +0.309, ERA: +1.097, K's: -105, Walks: -23
Breakdown Paul Blackburn

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 106th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 75th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 123rd in WHIP with 1.34
  • Currently ranked 132nd in ERA with 4.72
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 91st with 38
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 80th
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +6, L: +2, WHIP: -0.395, ERA: -1.609, K's: +58, Walks: +18
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Lucas Giolito

No Injury Reported

Injury Paul Blackburn

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lucas Giolito
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
3.680-1002161.113
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Paul Blackburn
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08VS LAASuarez 4-4L 1-0
Aug 09VS LAAOhtani
Aug 10VS LAA
Aug 12@HOUGarcia
Aug 13@HOUJavier
Aug 14@HOUUrquidy
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.841-2001741.174
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Lucas Giolito
6.32
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Paul Blackburn
7.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Lucas Giolito
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 WAS 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 20
2017 WAS 7 . . . 118
2018 CHW 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 309
2019 CHW 31 1 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 515
2020 CHW 13 . . . 239
2021 CHW 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 455
2022 CHW 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 194
ON PACE 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 290
3-YEAR AVG 25 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 403
Career 147 3 0 1 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167
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 20 . . . 0
ON PACE 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 7 . . . 0
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MIA @PHI 7:05 PM EST Alcantara
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SD vs SF 4:10 PM EST Manaea
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