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James McArthur or Paul Blackburn

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
James McArthur

James McArthur

RPKansas City Royals KC
Paul Blackburn

Paul Blackburn

SPOakland Athletics OAK
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McArthur over Blackburn

 
 
 
 
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Latest News James McArthur
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Blackburn over McArthur

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Paul Blackburn
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Performance James McArthur
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-002211.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-004510.804
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Paul Blackburn
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-1001011.302
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.701-1001761.583
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START James McArthur
OWN
59%
+6.56 compared to last week
START
58%
+6.79 compared to last week
OWN/START Paul Blackburn
OWN
55%
-13.67 compared to last week
START
44%
+6.85 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus James McArthur
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Paul Blackburn
107th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown James McArthur

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 31st among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 80th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Mason Miller
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 20 in WHIP and is currently ranked 20th with 0.94
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 56th with 2.46
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 233rd with 37
  • Top 35 in saves and is currently ranked 27th with 10
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: EVEN, WHIP: +0.296, ERA: -2.027, K's: -9, Walks: EVEN
Breakdown Paul Blackburn

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 107th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 37th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • He is performing amazing in the past 30 days. If he can keep it up, then keep him. . otherwise think trade.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 147th in WHIP with 1.45
  • Currently ranked 102nd in ERA with 4.29
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 28th with 40
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 97th
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 73rd with 102.2
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: -6, WHIP: -0.492, ERA: -1.346, K's: -76, Walks: -34
Next Up Health Check
Injury James McArthur

No Injury Reported

Injury Paul Blackburn

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups James McArthur
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@TORYariel Rodriguez
Apr 30@TORJose Berrios
May 01@TORChris Bassitt
May 03VS TEXMichael Lorenzen
May 04VS TEXDane Dunning
May 05VS TEXJon Gray
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-002211.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Paul Blackburn
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29VS PITBailey Falter
Apr 30VS PITMitch Keller
May 01VS PITQuinn Priester
May 03VS MIARyan Weathers
May 04VS MIATrevor Rogers
May 05VS MIA
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating James McArthur
13.28
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Paul Blackburn
12.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career James McArthur
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 PHI 18 23.1 341 23 2 4 1-0 4.63 0.94 8.9 72
2024 KC 11 12.2 181 14 2 6 1-0 2.84 1.26 10 62
ON PACE 61 69 1011 78 11 33 5-0 2.84 1.26 10 348
3-YEAR AVG 18 22 341 23 2 4 1-0 4.63 0.94 8.9 72
Career 29 36.0 522 37 4 0 0-0 4 1.06 9.3
Career Paul Blackburn
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 OAK 10 58.2 937 22 16 0 3-1 3.22 1.26 3.4 108
2018 OAK 6 27.2 442 19 6 0 2-3 7.16 1.41 6.2 47
2019 OAK 4 11.0 224 8 4 0 0-2 10.64 2.09 6.6 -1
2021 OAK 9 39.1 681 26 10 0 1-4 5.72 1.58 6 32
2022 OAK 21 112.0 1762 89 30 0 7-6 4.26 1.25 7.2 206
2023 OAK 21 103.2 1875 104 43 0 4-7 4.6 1.55 9 178
2024 OAK 6 35.0 538 28 9 0 2-1 3.34 1.09 7.2 80
ON PACE 33 196 3005 156 50 0 11-5 3.34 1.09 7.2 446
3-YEAR AVG 17 84 1439 73 28 0 4-6 4.62 1.41 7.7 138
Career 77 382.2 6459 296 118 0 0-0 4.7 1.4 7
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