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13
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29
22
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10
45
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31
13
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15
24
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16
10
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10
17
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IND
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27
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NYG
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10
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HOU
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21
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29
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37
14
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17
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PHI
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37
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10
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10
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Justin Topa or Drew Smyly

Who Should I Start? - Week 31 • Start New
Justin Topa

Justin Topa

RP • Seattle Mariners SEA
Drew Smyly

Drew Smyly

SP • Chicago Cubs CHC
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Performance Justin Topa
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Justin Topa
OWN
15%
-13.48 compared to last week
START
15%
-13.48 compared to last week
OWN/START Drew Smyly
OWN
15%
-18.62 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-16.34 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Justin Topa
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Expert Consensus Drew Smyly
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Justin Topa

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 184th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Luis Castillo

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 98th
  • Currently ranked 164th in ERA with 4.41
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 265th with 11
  • Currently ranked 135th in wins with 1
  • Top 75 in saves and is currently ranked 52nd with 1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +5, L: +4, WHIP: -0.527, ERA: -2.055, K's: +57, Walks: +14
Breakdown Drew Smyly

    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 219th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Zack Wheeler

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 94th
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.8 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 Justin Topa

No Injury Reported

Injury Drew Smyly

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Justin Topa
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Justin Topa
2.65
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Drew Smyly
2.33
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Justin Topa
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2020 MIL 7 9.2 145 12 1 0 0-1 1.86 0.93 11.2 22
2021 MIL 4 4.1 88 1 1 0 0-0 22.85 3 2.1 -10
2022 MIL 7 8.1 125 4 4 0 0-0 4.32 1.56 4.3 8
2023 SEA 75 64.1 1054 61 18 3 5-4 2.8 1.23 8.5 160
3-YEAR AVG 29 25 422 22 8 1 2-1 4.1 1.33 7.5 53
Career 93 84.1 1412 78 24 0 0-0 3.95 1.35 8.3
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 31 124 2118 117 41 0 10-7 4.39 1.34 8.4 253
Career 279 1044.1 18417 1049 344 0 0-0 4.35 1.32 9
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