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Ben Lively or Michael Kopech

Who Should I Start? - Week 25 • Start New
Ben Lively

Ben Lively

SPCincinnati Reds CIN
Michael Kopech

Michael Kopech

SPChicago White Sox CHW
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lively over Kopech

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Ben Lively
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kopech over Lively

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Kopech
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Performance Ben Lively
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
11.250-000442.751
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
8.890-000841.852
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Kopech
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
18.000-000303.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
16.880-000523.134
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ben Lively
OWN
 
8%
-3.23 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+3.03 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Kopech
OWN
22%
No change since last week.
START
11%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ben Lively
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Kopech
108th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ben Lively

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P 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 472nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Blake Snell
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 160th in WHIP with 1.87
  • Currently ranked 163rd in ERA with 9.96
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +4, L: +7, WHIP: +1.42, ERA: +5.69, K's: +77, Walks: +23
Breakdown Michael Kopech

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 108th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 432nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Blake Snell
  • 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.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He's not on the D.L., but may have some nagging injuries with his Knee (Since Sep 22, 2023). Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +3, WHIP: +0.435, ERA: +1.949, K's: +33, Walks: +36
Next Up Health Check
Injury Ben Lively

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Kopech

KNEE - Since Sep 22, 2023

Kopech is dealing with right knee inflammation and has been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ben Lively
DateOpponentResult
Sep 18VS MINConnor PhillipsW 7-3
Sep 19VS MINKenta MaedaL 0-7
Sep 20VS MINJhoan DuranL 3-5
Sep 22VS PITLuis L. Ortiz
Sep 23VS PIT
Sep 24VS PIT
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
11.250-000442.751
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Kopech
DateOpponentResult
Sep 18@WASMike ClevingerW 1-6
Sep 19@WASRobert GarciaL 4-3
Sep 20@WASJosiah GrayL 13-3
Sep 22@BOSChris Sale
Sep 23@BOSNick Pivetta
Sep 24@BOSKutter Crawford
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000101.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ben Lively
2.08
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Kopech
1.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ben Lively
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 PHI 15 88.2 1411 52 24 0 4-7 4.26 1.27 5.3 177
2018 PHI 10 30.1 541 27 15 0 0-3 5.64 1.85 8 44
2019 PHI 1 1.0 27 1 0 0 0-0 27 3 9 -2
2023 CIN 17 82.2 1332 77 23 0 4-7 5.66 1.42 8.4 127
ON PACE 17 87 1401 81 24 0 4-7 5.66 1.42 8.4 134
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 43 200.1 3311 157 62 0 0-0 5.21 1.44 7.1
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
ON PACE 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 35 . . . 0
Career 103 . . .
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