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Michael Kopech or Louie Varland

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Michael Kopech

Michael Kopech

RPChicago White Sox CHW
Louie Varland

Louie Varland

SPMinnesota Twins MIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kopech over Varland

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Kopech
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Varland over Kopech

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Louie Varland
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Performance Michael Kopech
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-010401.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.200-110711.205
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Louie Varland
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
16.360-100243.181
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
10.000-200842.502
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Kopech
OWN
32%
-4.4 compared to last week
START
30%
-1.6 compared to last week
OWN/START Louie Varland
OWN
13%
-9.42 compared to last week
START
 
9%
-5.12 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Kopech
57th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Louie Varland
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Kopech

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 57th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 191st.
  • The current leader among RP'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

  • He walks a lot of batters and is currently ranked 1st with 48
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 41st with 56
  • Top 75 in saves and is currently ranked 69th with 2
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -5, L: -10, WHIP: -0.4, ERA: -1.129, K's: -115, Walks: -85
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Louie Varland

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 487th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -4, L: +1, WHIP: +0.934, ERA: +4.674, K's: -54, Walks: -8
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Kopech

No Injury Reported

Injury Louie Varland

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Kopech
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@MINChris PaddackL 7-0
Apr 23@MINJay JacksonL 6-5
Apr 24@MINJoe RyanL 6-3
Apr 25@MINSimeon Woods Richardson
Apr 26VS TBZach Eflin
Apr 27VS TBAaron Civale
Apr 28VS TBZack Littell
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
18.000-010202.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Louie Varland
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS CHWChris PaddackW 7-0
Apr 23VS CHWJay JacksonW 6-5
Apr 24VS CHWJoe RyanW 6-3
Apr 25VS CHWMichael Soroka
Apr 26@LAAPatrick Sandoval
Apr 27@LAAJose Soriano
Apr 28@LAAReid Detmers
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Kopech
12.86
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Louie Varland
7.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Kopech
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 CHW 4 . . . 0
2021 CHW 45 . . . 0
2022 CHW 24 . . . 0
2023 CHW 30 . . . 0
2024 CHW 10 . . . 0
ON PACE 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 33 . . . 0
Career 113 . . .
Career Louie Varland
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 MIN 1 . . . 0
2023 MIN 19 . . . 0
2024 MIN 4 . . . 0
ON PACE 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 10 . . . 0
Career 24 . . .
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