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Michael Wacha or Brandon Pfaadt

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

Michael Wacha

SPKansas City Royals KC
Brandon Pfaadt

Brandon Pfaadt

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wacha over Pfaadt

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Pfaadt over Wacha

 
 
 
 
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Performance Michael Wacha
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.390-000432.681
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.560-100851.682
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brandon Pfaadt
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.530-000430.981
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.980-1001030.912
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Wacha
OWN
46%
-7.68 compared to last week
START
25%
-5.02 compared to last week
OWN/START Brandon Pfaadt
OWN
58%
+3.75 compared to last week
START
31%
-3.63 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Wacha
86th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brandon Pfaadt
75th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Wacha

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 87th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 96th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 97th
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 72nd with 3.89
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 78th with 27
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 54th with 7
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -2, WHIP: +0.104, ERA: +0.585, K's: -99, Walks: -34
Breakdown Brandon Pfaadt

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 76th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 84th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 81st
  • Currently ranked 112th in ERA with 4.41
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 77th with 27
  • Top 75 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 71st with 126
  • Currently ranked 149th in wins with 4
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 58th with 116.2
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: -8, WHIP: -0.351, ERA: -1.158, K's: -71, Walks: -21
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Wacha

No Injury Reported

Injury Brandon Pfaadt

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Wacha
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
Apr 24VS TORJohn SchreiberW 3-2
Apr 25VS TORCole RagansW 2-1
Apr 26@DETSeth LugoW 0-8
Apr 27@DETCasey Mize
Apr 28@DETTarik Skubal
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.390-000432.681
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brandon Pfaadt
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAEmerson HancockL 6-1
Apr 27@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.490-000851.262
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Wacha
12.21
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brandon Pfaadt
12.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Wacha
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 STL 15 64.2 1034 65 19 0 4-1 2.78 1.1 9.1 179
2014 STL 18 104.0 1644 91 32 0 5-6 3.2 1.19 7.9 253
2015 STL 30 179.0 2936 153 58 0 17-7 3.42 1.23 7.7 463
2016 STL 27 138.0 2324 114 45 0 7-7 5.09 1.48 7.4 277
2017 STL 30 165.2 2690 158 55 0 12-9 4.13 1.36 8.6 399
2018 STL 15 82.0 1419 71 36 0 8-2 3.29 1.27 7.8 211
2019 STL 29 122.0 2199 104 55 0 6-7 4.94 1.62 7.7 212
2020 NYM 9 37.0 676 44 8 0 1-4 7.05 1.62 10.7 51
2021 TB 30 128.2 2033 125 31 0 3-5 5.32 1.33 8.7 217
2022 BOS 22 122.0 1851 97 30 0 10-2 3.32 1.12 7.2 295
2023 SD 24 134.1 2222 124 43 0 13-4 3.22 1.16 8.3 348
2024 KC 5 28.1 437 25 9 0 1-2 3.81 1.27 7.9 53
ON PACE 30 169 2622 150 54 0 6-12 3.81 1.27 7.9 316
3-YEAR AVG 25 127 2035 115 35 0 9-4 3.95 1.21 8.1 287
Career 254 1294.0 21465 1171 421 0 0-0 4.08 1.32 8.1
Career Brandon Pfaadt
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 ARI 24 113.1 1942 120 31 0 3-10 5.48 1.4 9.5 181
2024 ARI 5 29.0 447 27 6 0 1-1 4.97 1.17 8.4 55
ON PACE 30 174 2682 162 36 0 6-6 4.97 1.17 8.4 330
3-YEAR AVG 24 112 1942 120 31 0 3-10 5.48 1.4 9.5 181
Career 29 142.1 2389 147 37 0 0-0 5.37 1.36 9.3
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Slade Cecconi
George Kirby
ATL vs CLE 07:20 EDT EST Charlie Morton
Tanner Bibee
BAL vs OAK 04:05 EDT EST Cole Irvin
JP Sears
BOS vs CHC 04:10 EDT EST Josh Winckowski
Ben Brown
CHW vs TB 07:10 EDT EST Jonathan Cannon
Aaron Civale
CIN @TEX 04:05 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Michael Lorenzen
COL vs HOU 06:05 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Ronel Blanco
DET vs KC 06:10 EDT EST Casey Mize
Brady Singer
LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Chris Paddack
LAD @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Tyler Glasnow
Yusei Kikuchi
MIA vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST Edward Cabrera
Mitchell Parker
MIL vs NYY 07:10 EDT EST Joe Ross
Carlos Rodon
NYM vs STL 04:05 EDT EST Adrian Houser
Sonny Gray
PHI @SD 08:40 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Dylan Cease
PIT @SF 09:05 EDT EST Martin Perez
Jordan Hicks
Matchup Time
BOS @MIA 6:00 PM EST
CLE @ORL 1:00 PM EST
DEN @LAL 8:30 PM EST
NO vs OKC 3:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 8:00 PM EST
CAR @NYI 2:00 PM EST
DAL @VGK 10:30 PM EST
FLA @TB 5:00 PM EST