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Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Eric Lauer

Eric Lauer

SP • Toronto Blue Jays TOR
Jacob Lopez

Jacob Lopez

SP • Oakland Athletics ATH
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Eric Lauer
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.500-100711.251
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.600-1001320.902
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jacob Lopez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.601-000521.201
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.931-1001331.322
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Eric Lauer
OWN
43%
+1.86 compared to last week
START
20%
-3.22 compared to last week
OWN/START Jacob Lopez
OWN
36%
-3.5 compared to last week
START
17%
+2.65 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Eric Lauer
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jacob Lopez
53rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Eric Lauer

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 84th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 52nd with 1.12
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 45th with 3.03
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 87th
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +4, L: +2, WHIP: +1.04, ERA: +2.78, K's: +58, Walks: +16
Breakdown Jacob Lopez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 54th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 76th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 62nd with 1.18
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 94th
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 95th with 14
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 92nd
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +3, L: +5, WHIP: -0.179, ERA: -4.414, K's: +67, Walks: +16
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Eric Lauer

No Injury Reported

Injury Jacob Lopez

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Eric Lauer
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18VS SF
Jul 19VS SF
Jul 20VS SF
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jacob Lopez
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@CLESlade Cecconi
Jul 19@CLE
Jul 20@CLE
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Eric Lauer
6.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jacob Lopez
8.38
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Eric Lauer
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 SD 23 112.0 2026 100 46 0 6-7 4.34 1.54 8 225
2019 SD 30 147.1 2510 138 51 0 8-10 4.52 1.42 8.4 303
2020 SD 3 9.1 199 10 6 0 0-2 12.54 2.25 9.6 -1
2021 MIL 25 123.0 2030 119 43 0 7-5 3.07 1.13 8.7 286
2022 MIL 25 142.2 2352 139 47 0 9-6 3.28 1.16 8.8 340
2023 MIL 10 46.2 845 43 24 0 4-6 6.56 1.67 8.3 59
2025 TOR 14 55.0 874 58 16 0 4-2 2.78 1.04 9.5 136
ON PACE 23 93 1474 97 27 0 6-3 2.78 1.04 9.5 228
3-YEAR AVG 12 62 1066 61 24 0 4-4 4.14 1.29 8.7 133
Career 130 629.0 10836 607 233 0 0-0 4.09 1.34 8.7
Career Jacob Lopez
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 TB 4 12.1 193 8 2 1 1-0 4.38 1.3 5.8 29
2024 TB 4 10.1 178 8 7 0 0-0 5.23 1.16 7 17
2025 ATH 14 53.1 1014 69 21 0 3-5 4.39 1.39 11.6 119
ON PACE 23 88 1676 114 34 0 4-8 4.39 1.39 11.6 197
3-YEAR AVG 4 11 186 8 5 1 1-0 4.76 1.32 6.4 23
Career 22 76.0 1385 85 30 0 0-0 4.5 1.34 10.1
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