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Byron Buxton or Cole Ragans

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton

CFMinnesota Twins MIN
Cole Ragans

Cole Ragans

SPKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buxton over Ragans

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ragans over Buxton

 
 
 
 
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Performance Byron Buxton
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300005.4620.40015
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333127.4190.519110
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Cole Ragans
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.451-000931.131
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.612-0001361.162
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Byron Buxton
OWN
36%
-6.94 compared to last week
START
 
7%
-22.28 compared to last week
OWN/START Cole Ragans
OWN
98%
-0.79 compared to last week
START
58%
-7.96 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Byron Buxton
41st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cole Ragans
7th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Byron Buxton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 41st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 85th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • 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 May 1, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 141st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.320
  • Ranked 337th in batting average with 0.226
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 413th with 0.278
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 247th with 0.396
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 308th with 0.675
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 546th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 368th in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 379th in runs scored with 23
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.043, OBP: +0.006, HRs: -16, RBI: -31, Runs: -37, Wlks: -32, Stls: -8,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Cole Ragans

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 7th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 33rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • 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 63rd with 1.21
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 33rd with 3.06
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 39th with 40
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 29th with 135
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 41st with 7
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -5, L: -3, WHIP: +0.151, ERA: -0.373, K's: -67, Walks: -28
Next Up Health Check
Injury Byron Buxton

KNEE - Since May 1, 2024

Buxton is battling right knee soreness and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in mid-May.
Injury Cole Ragans

CALF - Since Apr 30, 2024

Ragans is dealing with a left calf cramp and is uncertain to make his next scheduled start for the Royals.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Byron Buxton
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@CHWGriffin JaxW 2-3
Apr 30@CHWCaleb ThielbarW 5-6
May 01@CHWBailey OberW 5-10
May 03VS BOSChris PaddackW 5-2
May 04VS BOSPablo LopezW 3-1
May 05VS BOSCooper Criswell
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.429114.5290.78607
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Cole Ragans
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@TORGenesis CabreraL 6-5
Apr 30@TORCole RagansW 1-4
May 01@TORSeth LugoW 1-6
May 03VS TEXJohn SchreiberW 7-1
May 04VS TEXJosh SborzL 4-15
May 05VS TEXJon Gray
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.612-0001361.162
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Byron Buxton
12.92
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cole Ragans
16.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Byron Buxton
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 MIN 46 27 2 16 6 2 6 .209 .250 .326 52
2016 MIN 92 67 10 44 38 10 23 .225 .284 .430 194
2017 MIN 140 117 16 69 51 29 38 .253 .314 .413 332
2018 MIN 28 14 0 8 4 5 3 .156 .183 .200 29
2019 MIN 87 71 10 48 46 15 19 .262 .314 .513 248
2020 MIN 41 33 13 19 27 3 2 .254 .267 .577 110
2021 MIN 60 69 18 47 30 9 13 .307 .361 .644 253
2022 MIN 93 76 28 61 51 6 34 .224 .306 .526 314
2023 MIN 97 63 17 49 42 9 35 .207 .293 .436 265
2024 MIN 29 23 1 12 11 1 3 .250 .300 .391 61
ON PACE 146 116 5 60 55 5 15 .250 .300 .391 308
3-YEAR AVG 83 69 21 52 41 8 27 .239 .315 .525 277
Career 713 560 115 373 306 89 176 .239 .300 .464
Career Cole Ragans
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 TEX 6 28.0 502 17 12 0 0-3 6.11 1.57 5.5 16
2023 TEX 29 91.1 1590 113 41 0 7-5 3.84 1.23 11.1 241
2024 KC 7 36.2 626 46 13 0 2-2 3.44 1.36 11.3 97
ON PACE 33 173 2982 219 61 0 9-9 3.44 1.36 11.3 463
3-YEAR AVG 18 59 1046 65 27 0 4-4 4.37 1.32 9.8 128
Career 42 156.0 2718 176 66 0 0-0 4.15 1.32 10.2
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