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Bryce Elder or Yusei Kikuchi

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Bryce Elder

Bryce Elder

SPAtlanta Braves ATL
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Elder over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Bryce Elder
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Elder

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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Performance Bryce Elder
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000401.291
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000401.291
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.831
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.002-0002230.833
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bryce Elder
OWN
42%
+29.34 compared to last week
START
22%
+20.39 compared to last week
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
91%
+23.92 compared to last week
START
57%
+9.33 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bryce Elder
115th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
53rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Bryce Elder

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 116th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 258th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • 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 160th in WHIP with 1.53
  • Currently ranked 162nd in ERA with 5.75
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 38th with 36
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 44th with 7
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -11, L: -4, WHIP: -0.016, ERA: -3.902, K's: -123, Walks: -63
Breakdown Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 53rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 17th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • 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

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 83rd
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 48th with 3.39
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 62nd with 30
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 35th with 122
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 61st with 6
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 73rd with 106.1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -9, L: -5, WHIP: -0.216, ERA: -1.664, K's: -148, Walks: -41
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bryce Elder

No Injury Reported

Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bryce Elder
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MIABryce ElderW 3-0
Apr 23VS MIAMax FriedW 5-0
Apr 24VS MIASixto Sanchez
Apr 26VS CLELogan Allen
Apr 27VS CLETanner Bibee
Apr 28VS CLEBen Lively
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000401.291
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@KCYusei KikuchiW 3-5
Apr 23@KCChris StrattonL 3-2
Apr 24@KCAlec Marsh
Apr 25@KCCole Ragans
Apr 26VS LADGavin Stone
Apr 27VS LADTyler Glasnow
Apr 28VS LADJames Paxton
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.831
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bryce Elder
8.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
16.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Bryce Elder
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 ATL 9 48.0 790 41 21 0 2-4 3.56 1.31 7.7 88
2023 ATL 32 175.0 2905 131 64 0 12-5 4.11 1.31 6.7 374
2024 ATL 1 6.2 87 4 0 0 1-0 0 1.2 5.4 21
ON PACE 7 46 640 29 0 0 7-0 0 1.2 5.4 157
3-YEAR AVG 21 111 1848 86 43 0 7-5 4.03 1.32 6.9 231
Career 42 227.1 3782 176 85 0 0-0 3.92 1.32 7
Career Yusei Kikuchi
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 SEA 32 159.1 2721 116 50 0 6-11 5.54 1.54 6.6 254
2020 SEA 9 47.0 795 47 20 0 2-4 5.17 1.3 9 88
2021 SEA 27 150.1 2432 160 56 0 6-8 4.25 1.28 9.6 320
2022 TOR 29 97.1 1780 116 57 1 5-7 5.27 1.5 10.7 183
2023 TOR 33 167.0 2839 181 49 0 11-6 3.93 1.3 9.8 390
2024 TOR 5 27.2 450 33 8 0 2-1 2.28 1.08 10.7 80
ON PACE 33 184 3037 222 54 0 13-6 2.28 1.08 10.7 542
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 135 644.0 11017 653 240 0 0-0 4.65 1.39 9.1
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ATL vs MIA 07:20 EDT EST Reynaldo Lopez
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BAL @LAA 04:07 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Tyler Anderson
BOS @CLE 06:10 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Carlos Carrasco
CHC vs HOU 07:40 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Spencer Arrighetti
CHW @MIN 07:40 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Joe Ryan
CIN vs PHI 06:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Spencer Turnbull
COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
Matt Waldron
DET @TB 06:50 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Shawn Armstrong
KC vs TOR 07:40 EDT EST Alec Marsh
Yariel Rodriguez
LAD @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Landon Knack
Jake Irvin
MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Josh Fleming
NYM @SF 03:45 EDT EST Sean Manaea
Blake Snell
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
Joe Boyle
SEA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Bryce Miller
Jon Gray
Matchup Time
BOS vs MIA 7:00 PM EST
NO @OKC 9:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 7:00 PM EST
DAL vs VGK 9:30 PM EST
EDM vs LA 10:00 PM EST