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Jose Alvarado or Ben Joyce

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Jose Alvarado

Jose Alvarado

RPPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Ben Joyce

Ben Joyce

RPLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Alvarado over Joyce

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Joyce over Alvarado

 
 
 
 
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Performance Jose Alvarado
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ben Joyce
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jose Alvarado
OWN
 
5%
+0.23 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.08 compared to last week
OWN/START Ben Joyce
OWN
 
6%
-0.35 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-0.51 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jose Alvarado
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ben Joyce
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jose Alvarado

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 217th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Josh Hader
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Suspension (Since May 18, 2025). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in saves and is currently ranked 85th
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +3, L: -2, WHIP: +0.05, ERA: -1.282, K's: -13, Walks: -9
Breakdown Ben Joyce

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jose Alvarado

SUSPENSION - Since May 18, 2025

Alvarado has been suspended 80 games for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.
Injury Ben Joyce

SHOULDER - Since Apr 9, 2025

Joyce is dealing with right shoulder inflammation and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2025 season.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jose Alvarado
DateOpponentResult
Jul 07@SFLanden Roupp
Jul 08@SFRobbie Ray
Jul 09@SFJustin Verlander
Jul 11@SD
Jul 12@SDNick Pivetta
Jul 13@SDDylan Cease
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-011102.502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ben Joyce
DateOpponentResult
Jul 07VS TEXJacob deGrom
Jul 08VS TEXNathan Eovaldi
Jul 09VS TEXKumar Rocker
Jul 10VS TEXPatrick Corbin
Jul 11VS ARIRyne Nelson
Jul 12VS ARIZac Gallen
Jul 13VS ARIMerrill Kelly
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jose Alvarado
3.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ben Joyce
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jose Alvarado
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 TB 35 27.1 463 29 9 0 0-3 3.95 1.21 9.6 60
2018 TB 70 52.1 1038 80 29 8 1-6 2.92 1.36 13.8 215
2019 TB 35 25.1 586 39 27 7 1-6 5.68 2.21 13.9 96
2020 TB 11 10.2 241 17 9 0 0-0 5.06 1.78 14.3 23
2021 PHI 63 54.1 1018 66 46 5 6-1 4.31 1.6 10.9 154
2022 PHI 68 60.0 1032 91 27 3 5-2 3.45 1.22 13.7 182
2023 PHI 50 49.1 855 70 21 10 0-1 2.01 1.2 12.8 173
2024 PHI 67 60.0 1074 64 30 13 2-5 4.5 1.33 9.6 169
2025 PHI 20 20.0 338 25 4 7 4-1 2.7 1.2 11.3 97
ON PACE 36 36 608 45 7 12 7-1 2.7 1.2 11.3 174
3-YEAR AVG 62 55 987 75 26 9 2-3 3.36 1.26 12 174
Career 419 350.0 6645 481 202 0 0-0 3.78 1.43 12.4
Career Ben Joyce
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 LAA 12 10.0 202 10 9 0 1-1 5.4 1.8 9 15
2024 LAA 31 32.1 541 33 14 4 2-0 2.23 1.24 9.2 104
2025 LAA 5 4.1 70 1 1 0 1-0 6.23 1.38 2.1 9
ON PACE 9 8 127 1 1 0 1-0 6.23 1.38 2.1 15
3-YEAR AVG 22 21 372 22 12 2 2-1 2.82 1.34 8.9 60
Career 48 46.2 813 44 24 0 0-0 3.28 1.37 8.5
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