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Francisco Alvarez or Michael Wacha

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Francisco Alvarez

Francisco Alvarez

CNew York Mets NYM
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SPKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Alvarez over Wacha

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Francisco Alvarez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wacha over Alvarez

 
 
 
 
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Performance Francisco Alvarez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.100022.2500.10015
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Wacha
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.400-100732.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.500-2001151.633
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Francisco Alvarez
OWN
55%
-13.13 compared to last week
START
 
9%
-9.27 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Wacha
OWN
44%
-3.73 compared to last week
START
36%
+10.69 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Francisco Alvarez
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Wacha
86th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Francisco Alvarez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 25th.
  • The current leader among C's is William Contreras
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Thumb (Since Apr 20, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 459th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.245
  • Ranked 403rd in batting average with 0.214
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 341st with 0.295
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 218th with 0.407
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 262nd with 0.702
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 477th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 206th in RBI with 44
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 275th in runs scored with 34
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.028, OBP: +0.005, HRs: -24, RBI: -55, Runs: -43, Wlks: -30, Stls: -1,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
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 105th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 110th in WHIP with 1.34
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 87th
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 79th with 27
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 51st with 7
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -12, L: -1, WHIP: +0.144, ERA: +0.985, K's: -96, Walks: -34
Next Up Health Check
Injury Francisco Alvarez

THUMB - Since Apr 20, 2024

Alvarez is dealing with a torn thumb ligament and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in late June.
Injury Michael Wacha

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Francisco Alvarez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29VS CHCJameson Taillon
Apr 30VS CHCJavier Assad
May 01VS CHCShota Imanaga
May 02VS CHCBen Brown
May 03@TBAaron Civale
May 04@TBZack Littell
May 05@TBRyan Pepiot
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Wacha
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
4.390-000432.681
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Francisco Alvarez
12.37
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Wacha
11.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Francisco Alvarez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 NYM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
2023 NYM 131 79 25 51 63 2 34 .208 .283 .437 340
2024 NYM 17 13 1 8 8 1 4 .236 .288 .364 45
ON PACE 102 78 6 48 48 6 24 .236 .288 .364 270
3-YEAR AVG 67 40 13 26 32 1 17 .204 .278 .429 170
Career 151 92 26 59 71 3 38 .208 .279 .421
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 6 34.0 528 28 9 0 1-3 4.24 1.32 7.4 54
ON PACE 33 190 2949 156 50 0 5-16 4.24 1.32 7.4 298
3-YEAR AVG 25 127 2035 115 35 0 9-4 3.95 1.21 8.1 287
Career 255 1299.2 21556 1174 421 0 0-0 4.09 1.32 8.1
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