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Shane Bieber or Nick Castellanos

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Shane Bieber

Shane Bieber

SPCleveland Guardians CLE
Nick Castellanos

Nick Castellanos

RFPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
OR
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Owners starting Bieber over Castellanos

 
 
 
 
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Performance Shane Bieber
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Castellanos
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.241135.2670.41407
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.196155.2120.294013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Shane Bieber
OWN
29%
-1.97 compared to last week
START
 
8%
-2.21 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Castellanos
OWN
77%
-4.64 compared to last week
START
53%
-4.24 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Shane Bieber
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Castellanos
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Shane Bieber

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 87th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • 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 Elbow (Since Apr 6, 2024). Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 91st
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 54th with 3.51
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -4, L: -6, WHIP: -0.342, ERA: -3.882, K's: -87, Walks: -33
Breakdown Nick Castellanos

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 82nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 450th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.248
  • Ranked 396th in batting average with 0.214
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 467th with 0.256
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 227th with 0.403
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 328th with 0.659
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 456th with 6
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 123rd in RBI with 67
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 208th in runs scored with 43
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.093, OBP: -0.08, HRs: -28, RBI: -99, Runs: -74, Wlks: -30, Stls: -12,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Shane Bieber

ELBOW - Since Apr 6, 2024

Bieber will undergo Tommy John surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2024 season.
Injury Nick Castellanos

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Shane Bieber
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS BOSScott BarlowW 4-1
Apr 24VS BOSCooper CriswellL 0-8
Apr 25VS BOSHunter GaddisW 6-4
Apr 26@ATLChris SaleL 6-2
Apr 27@ATLCharlie Morton
Apr 28@ATLBryce Elder
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Castellanos
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@CINRanger SuarezW 0-7
Apr 23@CINFernando CruzL 8-1
Apr 24@CINJustin WilsonL 7-4
Apr 25@CINZack WheelerW 0-5
Apr 26@SDAaron NolaW 3-9
Apr 27@SDDylan Cease
Apr 28@SDMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.125113.1760.21908
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Shane Bieber
1.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Castellanos
16.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Shane Bieber
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 CLE 20 110.0 1805 118 23 0 11-5 4.66 1.38 9.7 285
2019 CLE 34 212.0 3332 259 40 0 15-8 3.31 1.06 11 624
2020 CLE 13 82.0 1343 129 23 0 8-2 2.3 0.95 14.2 289
2021 CLE 16 98.1 1559 134 33 0 7-4 3.11 1.19 12.3 283
2022 CLE 32 206.0 2982 207 39 0 13-8 2.93 1.05 9 542
2023 CLE 21 125.2 1954 107 34 0 6-6 3.87 1.26 7.7 271
2024 CLE 2 12.0 166 20 1 0 2-0 0 0.92 15 55
ON PACE 12 75 1034 124 6 0 12-0 0 0.92 15 339
3-YEAR AVG 23 142 2165 149 35 0 9-6 3.27 1.14 9.4 365
Career 138 841.1 13141 974 193 0 0-0 3.33 1.14 10.4
Career Nick Castellanos
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2013 DET 11 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 6
2014 DET 140 128 10 47 62 2 34 .255 .303 .388 277
2015 DET 154 140 15 42 73 0 39 .255 .303 .419 308
2016 DET 109 117 18 54 58 1 28 .287 .334 .501 293
2017 DET 157 167 26 73 101 4 41 .272 .320 .490 453
2018 DET 157 185 23 88 89 2 49 .298 .354 .500 465
2019 DET 150 177 26 98 72 2 40 .289 .336 .520 462
2020 CIN 62 54 15 39 35 0 19 .236 .304 .502 173
2021 CIN 138 160 34 92 100 3 41 .308 .363 .578 557
2022 PHI 153 149 13 63 68 7 32 .260 .302 .382 406
2023 PHI 171 180 34 86 113 12 40 .267 .308 .483 560
2024 PHI 27 18 1 7 8 0 7 .178 .231 .228 49
ON PACE 162 108 6 42 48 0 42 .178 .231 .228 294
3-YEAR AVG 154 163 27 80 94 7 38 .277 .323 .478 508
Career 1429 1480 215 690 779 33 370 .273 .322 .470
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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