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Josh Smith or Yordan Alvarez

Who Should I Start? - Week 11 • Start New
Josh Smith

Josh Smith

3BTexas Rangers TEX
Yordan Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

LFHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Alvarez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Smith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Alvarez over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yordan Alvarez
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Performance Josh Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333123.4120.60014
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286144.3900.400210
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yordan Alvarez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.292001.3200.33326
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.348125.4340.522312
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Smith
OWN
43%
+2.01 compared to last week
START
34%
+2.37 compared to last week
OWN/START Yordan Alvarez
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
99%
+0.12 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Smith
53rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yordan Alvarez
5th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Smith

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 3B SS . However, he plays 3B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 53rd among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.338 and is currently ranked 76th
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.279 and is currently ranked 74th
  • Top 35 on base percentage and is currently ranked 28th with 0.374
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 184th with 0.419
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 95th with 0.792
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 373rd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 418th in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 380th in runs scored with 26
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.279, OBP: +0.374, HRs: +3, RBI: +22, Runs: +26, Wlks: +17, Stls: +3,
Breakdown Yordan Alvarez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 5th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 112th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.326
  • Top 20 in batting average with 0.306 and is currently ranked 20th
  • Top 15 on base percentage and is currently ranked 11th with 0.397
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 16th with 0.552
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 13th with 0.949
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 279th with 3
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 73rd with 64
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 131st in RBI with 79
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 103rd in runs scored with 76
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 58th with 29
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.023, OBP: -0.062, HRs: -26, RBI: -81, Runs: -55, Wlks: -47, Stls: +3,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Yordan Alvarez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Smith
DateOpponentResult
May 28VS ARIAndrew HeaneyW 4-2
May 29VS ARIDane DunningW 6-1
May 31@MIADeclan CroninL 8-2
Jun 01@MIARyan Weathers
Jun 02@MIATrevor Rogers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.273122.3330.54513
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yordan Alvarez
DateOpponentResult
May 27@SEABryce MillerL 3-2
May 28@SEATayler SaucedoL 4-2
May 29@SEAMike BaumannL 2-1
May 30@SEASpencer ArrighettiW 0-4
May 31VS MINPablo LopezL 1-6
Jun 01VS MINJoe Ryan
Jun 02VS MINSimeon Woods Richardson
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.321002.4060.39328
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Smith
10.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yordan Alvarez
19.54
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Smith
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 CIN 9 32.2 662 30 21 0 0-4 6.89 1.93 8.3 39
2016 CIN 32 57.1 1042 48 26 0 3-3 4.87 1.45 7.5 107
2017 OAK 26 35.0 586 25 15 0 2-1 4.89 1.43 6.4 59
ON PACE 71 97 1609 68 41 0 5-2 4.89 1.43 6.4 161
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 67 122.2 2290 103 62 0 0-0 5.5 1.6 7.6
Career Yordan Alvarez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 HOU 105 112 28 63 81 0 59 .302 .399 .606 371
2020 HOU 2 2 1 2 4 0 0 .250 .333 .625 11
2021 HOU 159 164 35 104 112 1 62 .282 .358 .539 593
2022 HOU 142 143 38 99 105 1 81 .292 .398 .591 600
2023 HOU 134 139 37 89 112 0 73 .307 .415 .616 581
2024 HOU 57 60 9 28 22 3 23 .273 .347 .445 191
ON PACE 159 167 25 78 61 8 64 .273 .347 .445 533
3-YEAR AVG 145 149 37 97 110 1 72 .293 .388 .578 591
Career 599 620 148 385 436 5 298 .292 .386 .570
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ATL vs PIT
BAL @KC
CAR @NO
CHI vs TEN
CIN vs NE
CLE vs DAL
DEN @SEA
DET vs LAR
GB @PHI
HOU @IND
JAC @MIA
LAC vs LV
MIN @NYG
NYJ @SF
TB vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @NYM 01:40 EDT EST Brandon Pfaadt
Jose Quintana
ATL vs OAK 01:35 EDT EST Charlie Morton
BAL vs TB 01:35 EDT EST Cole Irvin
Zack Littell
BOS vs DET 01:35 EDT EST Brayan Bello
Casey Mize
CHC vs CIN 02:20 EDT EST Ben Brown
Nick Lodolo
CHW @MIL 02:10 EDT EST Nick Nastrini
Freddy Peralta
CLE vs WAS 01:40 EDT EST
Jake Irvin
COL @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Austin Gomber
Gavin Stone
HOU vs MIN 01:05 EDT EST Hunter Brown
Simeon Woods Richardson
KC vs SD 02:10 EDT EST
Michael King
LAA @SEA 04:10 EDT EST Griffin Canning
Luis Castillo
MIA vs TEX 01:40 EDT EST Trevor Rogers
Andrew Heaney
NYY @SF 04:05 EDT EST Nestor Cortes
Blake Snell
PHI vs STL 07:10 EDT EST Taijuan Walker
Lance Lynn
PIT @TOR 01:37 EDT EST
Chris Bassitt
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