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Yusei Kikuchi or Shota Imanaga

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
Shota Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

SPChicago Cubs CHC
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Imanaga

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Imanaga over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Shota Imanaga
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Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.501-100701.172
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.502-1001611.063
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Shota Imanaga
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.481-000710.981
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.232-0001210.912
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
85%
+10.54 compared to last week
START
59%
+22.38 compared to last week
OWN/START Shota Imanaga
OWN
100%
+0.42 compared to last week
START
71%
-8.66 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Shota Imanaga
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 53rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 30th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 88th
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 55th with 3.53
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 67th with 30
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 38th with 125
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 68th with 6
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 52nd with 112.1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -9, L: -4, WHIP: -0.146, ERA: -1.004, K's: -145, Walks: -41
Breakdown Shota Imanaga

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 37th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 14th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • WHIP is among the best in the league currently ranked 2nd with 0.81
  • ERA is among the best in the league currently ranked 2nd with 0.99
  • Currently ranked 122nd in wins with 4
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +4, L: EVEN, WHIP: +0.81, ERA: +0.99, K's: +28, Walks: +3
Next Up Health Check
Injury Yusei Kikuchi

No Injury Reported

Injury Shota Imanaga

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@KCYusei KikuchiW 3-5
Apr 23@KCChris StrattonL 3-2
Apr 24@KCJohn SchreiberL 3-2
Apr 25@KCCole RagansL 2-1
Apr 26VS LADGavin StoneL 2-12
Apr 27VS LADTyler GlasnowL 2-4
Apr 28VS LADMichael Grove
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.501-100701.172
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Shota Imanaga
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOUJordan WicksW 7-2
Apr 24VS HOUJameson TaillonW 4-3
Apr 25VS HOUHayden WesneskiW 3-1
Apr 26@BOSShota ImanagaW 1-7
Apr 27@BOSJustin SlatenL 17-0
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.481-000710.981
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
15.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Shota Imanaga
17.68
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Yusei Kikuchi
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 SEA 32 159.1 2721 116 50 0 6-11 5.54 1.54 6.6 254
2020 SEA 9 47.0 795 47 20 0 2-4 5.17 1.3 9 88
2021 SEA 27 150.1 2432 160 56 0 6-8 4.25 1.28 9.6 320
2022 TOR 29 97.1 1780 116 57 1 5-7 5.27 1.5 10.7 183
2023 TOR 33 167.0 2839 181 49 0 11-6 3.93 1.3 9.8 390
2024 TOR 6 33.2 541 36 8 0 2-2 2.94 1.16 9.6 82
ON PACE 34 193 3130 208 46 0 11-11 2.94 1.16 9.6 473
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 136 650.0 11108 656 240 0 0-0 4.67 1.39 9.1
Career Shota Imanaga
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 CHC 5 27.2 405 28 3 0 4-0 0.98 0.8 9.1 98
ON PACE 30 164 2430 168 18 0 24-0 0.98 0.8 9.1 590
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 5 27.2 405 28 3 0 0-0 0.98 0.8 9.1
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