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Michael Grove or Drew Smyly

Who Should I Start? - Week 27 • Start New
Michael Grove

Michael Grove

SP • Los Angeles Dodgers LAD
Drew Smyly

Drew Smyly

SP • Chicago Cubs CHC
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Owners starting Grove over Smyly

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Michael Grove
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000300.332
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000610.403
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Drew Smyly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
8.710-210462.904
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.800-2101191.837
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Grove
OWN
 
3%
-0.12 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+1.61 compared to last week
OWN/START Drew Smyly
OWN
18%
-7.67 compared to last week
START
13%
-2.39 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Grove
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Drew Smyly
122nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Grove

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP SP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 440th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Gerrit Cole

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +1, L: +3, WHIP: +0.283, ERA: +2.329, K's: +58, Walks: +12
Breakdown Drew Smyly

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 122nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 222nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • 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

  • Currently ranked 106th in wins with 3
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +4, L: +4, WHIP: +0.341, ERA: +2.499, K's: +55, Walks: +33
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Michael Grove

No Injury Reported

Injury Drew Smyly

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Grove
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Matchups Drew Smyly
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Grove
3.26
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Drew Smyly
3.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Michael Grove
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 LAD 5 20.1 304 14 7 0 1-0 3.54 1.18 6.2 38
2023 LAD 18 69.0 1146 73 19 0 2-3 5.87 1.48 9.5 110
3-YEAR AVG 5 19 304 14 7 0 1-0 3.54 1.18 6.2 38
Career 23 87.0 1450 87 26 0 0-0 5.48 1.45 9
Career Drew Smyly
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2012 DET 23 97.0 1745 94 33 0 4-3 4.08 1.3 8.7 226
2013 DET 63 64.1 1283 81 17 2 6-0 2.8 1.23 11.3 253
2014 DET 26 142.0 2393 116 39 0 9-8 3.17 1.15 7.4 354
2015 TB 12 66.2 1136 77 20 0 5-2 3.11 1.19 10.4 186
2016 TB 30 173.0 2893 167 49 0 7-12 4.94 1.29 8.7 378
2019 TEX 25 111.2 2130 120 55 1 4-7 6.37 1.61 9.7 200
2020 SF 7 26.1 482 42 9 0 0-1 3.42 1.1 14.4 67
2021 ATL 32 134.0 2266 125 43 0 12-4 4.57 1.38 8.4 291
2022 CHC 20 101.0 1688 86 23 0 7-7 2.94 1.14 7.7 213
2023 CHC 41 137.2 2401 141 56 0 11-11 5.43 1.47 9.2 256
3-YEAR AVG 20 87 1479 84 25 0 6-4 3.76 1.24 8.5 190
Career 279 1044.1 18417 1049 344 0 0-0 4.35 1.32 9
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