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Jason Heyward or Lane Thomas

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Jason Heyward

Jason Heyward

RFLos Angeles Dodgers LAD
Lane Thomas

Lane Thomas

RFWashington Nationals WAS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Heyward over Thomas

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jason Heyward
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thomas over Heyward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lane Thomas
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Performance Jason Heyward
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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
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Lane Thomas
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.100001.2500.10034
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.171132.2370.257510
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jason Heyward
OWN
 
1%
+0.63 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.37 compared to last week
OWN/START Lane Thomas
OWN
67%
-12.61 compared to last week
START
18%
-47.58 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jason Heyward
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lane Thomas
42nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jason Heyward

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 147th.
  • The current leader among RF's is Juan Soto
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Back (Since Apr 1, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 290th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.286
  • Ranked 127th in batting average with 0.266
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 288th with 0.306
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 166th with 0.432
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 201st with 0.738
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 355th in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 330th in runs scored with 27
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.051, OBP: -0.134, HRs: -15, RBI: -38, Runs: -53, Wlks: -34, Stls: -2,
Breakdown Lane Thomas

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 43rd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 44th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up 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 Knee (Since Apr 23, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 413th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.256
  • Ranked 355th in batting average with 0.222
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 425th with 0.274
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 269th with 0.390
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 321st with 0.664
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 335th with 24
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 166th in RBI with 51
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 175th in runs scored with 50
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.082, OBP: -0.065, HRs: -26, RBI: -75, Runs: -94, Wlks: -28, Stls: -9,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jason Heyward

BACK - Since Apr 1, 2024

Heyward is dealing with low back tightness and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Injury Lane Thomas

KNEE - Since Apr 23, 2024

Thomas suffered a left MCL sprain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jason Heyward
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@WASAlex VesiaW 1-4
Apr 24@WASLandon KnackW 2-11
Apr 25@WASYoshinobu YamamotoW 1-2
Apr 26@TORGavin StoneW 2-12
Apr 27@TORYusei Kikuchi
Apr 28@TORKevin Gausman
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Lane Thomas
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS LADAlex VesiaL 1-4
Apr 24VS LADLandon KnackL 2-11
Apr 25VS LADYoshinobu YamamotoL 1-2
Apr 26@MIADerek LawW 1-3
Apr 27@MIAEdward Cabrera
Apr 28@MIARyan Weathers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.133000.1330.13325
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jason Heyward
7.89
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lane Thomas
15.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jason Heyward
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2010 ATL 141 143 18 83 72 10 90 N/A N/A N/A 373
2011 ATL 128 90 14 50 42 9 51 N/A N/A N/A 222
2012 ATL 157 156 27 91 82 20 58 .267 .334 .476 473
2013 ATL 104 98 14 69 39 2 47 .256 .348 .428 287
2014 ATL 137 139 11 66 55 20 60 .263 .342 .374 376
2015 STL 154 159 13 79 60 23 56 .291 .357 .437 435
2016 CHC 142 122 7 61 49 11 54 .230 .306 .325 312
2017 CHC 126 112 11 59 59 4 41 .259 .326 .389 302
2018 CHC 127 119 8 67 58 2 42 .270 .335 .395 315
2019 CHC 147 129 21 78 62 8 68 .251 .343 .431 390
2020 CHC 51 41 6 19 22 2 29 .272 .395 .464 127
2021 CHC 106 67 8 35 30 4 27 .212 .280 .342 250
2022 CHC 50 27 1 15 10 1 11 .197 .272 .270 93
2023 LAD 139 90 15 56 40 2 34 .264 .333 .463 363
2024 LAD 6 3 0 3 2 0 0 .214 .200 .214 13
ON PACE 34 17 0 17 11 0 0 .214 .200 .214 75
3-YEAR AVG 98 61 8 35 27 2 24 .232 .302 .382 235
Career 1715 1495 174 831 682 118 668 .304 .390 .405
Career Lane Thomas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 STL 34 12 4 6 12 1 4 .316 .409 .684 46
2020 STL 18 5 1 5 2 0 3 .135 .200 .297 14
2021 STL 74 49 6 33 24 6 36 .230 .340 .404 203
2022 WAS 138 110 14 57 48 8 34 .242 .298 .399 359
2023 WAS 156 165 28 100 85 20 36 .266 .315 .469 533
2024 WAS 23 16 2 6 10 11 8 .184 .250 .253 71
ON PACE 149 103 12 38 64 71 51 .184 .250 .253 460
3-YEAR AVG 123 108 16 63 52 11 35 .252 .313 .434 365
Career 443 357 55 207 181 46 121 .246 .309 .426
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ARI @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Slade Cecconi
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ATL vs CLE 07:20 EDT EST Charlie Morton
Tanner Bibee
BAL vs OAK 04:05 EDT EST Cole Irvin
JP Sears
BOS vs CHC 04:10 EDT EST Josh Winckowski
Ben Brown
CHW vs TB 07:10 EDT EST Jonathan Cannon
Aaron Civale
CIN @TEX 04:05 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Michael Lorenzen
COL vs HOU 06:05 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Ronel Blanco
DET vs KC 06:10 EDT EST Casey Mize
Brady Singer
LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Chris Paddack
LAD @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Tyler Glasnow
Yusei Kikuchi
MIA vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST Edward Cabrera
Mitchell Parker
MIL vs NYY 07:10 EDT EST Joe Ross
Carlos Rodon
NYM vs STL 04:05 EDT EST Adrian Houser
Sonny Gray
PHI @SD 08:40 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Dylan Cease
PIT @SF 09:05 EDT EST Martin Perez
Jordan Hicks
Matchup Time
BOS @MIA 6:00 PM EST
CLE @ORL 1:00 PM EST
DEN @LAL 8:30 PM EST
NO vs OKC 3:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 8:00 PM EST
CAR @NYI 2:00 PM EST
DAL @VGK 10:30 PM EST
FLA @TB 5:00 PM EST