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Keibert Ruiz or Shota Imanaga

Who Should I Start? - Week 29 • Start New
Keibert Ruiz

Keibert Ruiz

CWashington Nationals WAS
Shota Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

SPChicago Cubs CHC
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ruiz over Imanaga

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Keibert Ruiz
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Imanaga over Ruiz

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Shota Imanaga
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Performance Keibert Ruiz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.353041.3530.35304
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Shota Imanaga
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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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Keibert Ruiz
OWN
48%
+4.11 compared to last week
START
33%
-2.65 compared to last week
OWN/START Shota Imanaga
OWN
90%
-2.41 compared to last week
START
71%
+8.67 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Keibert Ruiz
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Shota Imanaga
16th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Keibert Ruiz

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: C DH . However, he plays C most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 12th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 5th.
  • The current leader among C's is William Contreras
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 371st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.243
  • Ranked 221st in batting average with 0.242
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 330th with 0.271
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 194th with 0.401
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 238th with 0.672
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 425th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 189th in RBI with 21
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 269th in runs scored with 16
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.031, OBP: -0.048, HRs: -5, RBI: -11, Runs: -9, Wlks: -15, Stls: +2,
Breakdown Shota Imanaga

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 16th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 21st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 15 in WHIP and is currently ranked 15th with 0.94
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 33rd with 2.52
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 89th with 46
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 7th with 6
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 92nd with 50.0
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +15, L: +3, WHIP: +1.04, ERA: +2.95, K's: +174, Walks: +28
Next Up Health Check
Injury Keibert Ruiz

No Injury Reported

Injury Shota Imanaga

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Keibert Ruiz
DateOpponentResult
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Shota Imanaga
DateOpponentResult
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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 Keibert Ruiz
5.17
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Shota Imanaga
16.32
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Keibert Ruiz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 LAD 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .250 .625 6
2021 LAD 28 21 3 9 14 0 6 .253 .319 .386 80
2022 WAS 111 97 7 32 36 6 30 .252 .314 .361 310
2023 WAS 138 134 18 55 68 1 31 .260 .308 .409 448
2024 WAS 128 105 13 46 57 3 16 .229 .260 .359 364
3-YEAR AVG 92 84 9 32 39 2 22 .256 .311 .388 279
Career 407 359 42 143 176 10 83 .247 .295 .380
Career Shota Imanaga
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 CHC 29 171.0 2590 174 28 0 15-3 2.95 1.04 9.2 493
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 29 171.0 2590 174 28 0 0-0 2.95 1.04 9.2
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