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Jameson Taillon or Craig Kimbrel

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Jameson Taillon

Jameson Taillon

SP • Chicago Cubs CHC
Craig Kimbrel

Craig Kimbrel

RP • Baltimore Orioles BAL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Taillon over Kimbrel

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Kimbrel over Taillon

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jameson Taillon
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.762-000821.182
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.762-000821.182
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Craig Kimbrel
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-003321.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.002-0051020.867
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jameson Taillon
OWN
23%
+3.37 compared to last week
START
18%
-0.21 compared to last week
OWN/START Craig Kimbrel
OWN
99%
-0.72 compared to last week
START
87%
-7.93 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jameson Taillon
118th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Craig Kimbrel
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jameson Taillon

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 118th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 182nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 37th with 1.13
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 59th with 3.55
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 33rd with 8
  • Not too impressive in saves and is currently ranked 115th with 1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -6, L: -10, WHIP: -0.141, ERA: -3.463, K's: -132, Walks: -39
Breakdown Craig Kimbrel

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 18th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 42nd with 1.07
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 76th
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 61st with 21
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 36th with 62
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 59th with 6
  • He is among the best in saves and is currently ranked 7th with 21
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -5, L: -6, WHIP: -0.394, ERA: -2.413, K's: -77, Walks: -26
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jameson Taillon

No Injury Reported

Injury Craig Kimbrel

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jameson Taillon
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOUJordan WicksW 7-2
Apr 24VS HOUJameson TaillonW 4-3
Apr 25VS HOUJustin Verlander
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOSJosh Winckowski
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.731-000421.731
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Craig Kimbrel
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@LAAAlbert SuarezW 2-4
Apr 23@LAAGriffin CanningL 7-4
Apr 24@LAADean KremerW 5-6
Apr 26VS OAKRoss Stripling
Apr 27VS OAKJP Sears
Apr 28VS OAKPaul Blackburn
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-002322.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jameson Taillon
12.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Craig Kimbrel
18.60
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jameson Taillon
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2016 PIT 18 104.0 1550 85 17 0 5-4 3.46 1.13 7.4 248
2017 PIT 25 133.2 2322 125 46 0 8-7 4.44 1.48 8.4 286
2018 PIT 32 188.2 2959 179 46 0 14-10 3.24 1.19 8.5 506
2019 PIT 7 37.1 555 30 8 0 2-3 4.1 1.15 7.2 83
2021 NYY 28 137.2 2278 135 42 0 8-5 4.31 1.22 8.8 296
2022 NYY 32 172.1 2699 142 31 0 13-5 3.76 1.13 7.4 390
2023 CHC 30 152.0 2533 140 41 1 8-10 5.15 1.3 8.3 282
2024 CHC 2 10.2 162 8 2 0 2-0 1.69 1.13 6.8 31
ON PACE 13 69 1093 54 13 0 13-0 1.69 1.13 6.8 211
3-YEAR AVG 30 153 2503 139 38 0 10-7 4.38 1.21 8.1 323
Career 174 929.1 15058 844 233 0 0-0 4.05 1.24 8.2
Career Craig Kimbrel
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 ATL 20 19.2 348 38 13 1 4-0 0 1.07 17.4 117
2011 ATL 79 77.0 1310 127 32 46 4-3 2.1 1.04 14.8 723
2012 ATL 62 61.2 921 113 14 42 3-1 1.02 0.65 16.5 659
2013 ATL 67 66.0 1027 98 20 49 4-3 1.23 0.88 13.4 722
2014 ATL 58 54.1 952 86 23 43 0-2 1.66 0.94 14.3 474
2015 SD 61 59.1 1008 87 22 39 4-2 2.58 1.04 13.2 447
2016 BOS 57 50.2 935 83 30 31 2-6 3.73 1.16 14.7 363
2017 BOS 67 66.2 1146 126 14 35 5-0 1.49 0.71 17 494
2018 BOS 63 60.0 1111 96 31 42 5-1 2.85 1.03 14.4 485
2019 ATL 23 20.2 392 30 12 13 0-4 6.53 1.6 13.1 119
2020 CHC 18 15.2 307 27 14 1 0-1 5.17 1.53 15.5 41
2021 CHC 66 63.1 1055 100 24 24 4-5 2.42 0.92 14.2 292
2022 LAD 59 56.0 1020 66 26 22 6-7 4.02 1.38 10.6 220
2023 PHI 78 75.0 1253 99 33 26 8-8 3.48 1.09 11.9 309
2024 BAL 11 11.0 176 17 2 7 3-0 0.82 0.64 13.9 85
ON PACE 74 75 1188 114 13 47 20-0 0.82 0.64 13.9 570
3-YEAR AVG 68 64 1109 88 28 24 6-7 3.34 1.13 12.3 274
Career 789 740.2 12961 1193 310 0 0-0 2.53 1.03 14.5
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CHW @MIN 01:10 EDT EST Michael Soroka
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CIN vs PHI 01:10 EDT EST Nick Martinez
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COL vs SD 03:10 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
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KC vs TOR 02:10 EDT EST Cole Ragans
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LAD @WAS 04:05 EDT EST Yoshinobu Yamamoto
MacKenzie Gore
MIL @PIT 12:35 EDT EST Freddy Peralta
Mitch Keller
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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Matchup Time
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NY @PHI 7:30 PM EST
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