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Will Benson or Michael Busch

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Will Benson

Will Benson

CFCincinnati Reds CIN
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

1BChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Benson over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Will Benson
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Benson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Busch
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Performance Will Benson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.214002.3890.28616
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.212014.2970.303212
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143124.2500.33316
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.178138.2600.356113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Will Benson
OWN
11%
-2.3 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-4.6 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
73%
-7.55 compared to last week
START
41%
-27.63 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Will Benson
78th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Will Benson

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF CF LF . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 78th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 68th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.371 and is currently ranked 33rd
  • Ranked 262nd in batting average with 0.241
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 193rd with 0.327
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 90th with 0.469
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 110th with 0.796
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 134th with 20
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 285th in RBI with 35
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 225th in runs scored with 46
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.074, OBP: -0.078, HRs: -7, RBI: -20, Runs: -38, Wlks: -25, Stls: -12,
Breakdown Michael Busch

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 236th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.297
  • Ranked 341st in batting average with 0.226
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 367th with 0.291
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 125th with 0.453
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 190th with 0.743
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 566th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 328th in RBI with 23
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 331st in runs scored with 24
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.083, OBP: +0.068, HRs: +5, RBI: +13, Runs: +12, Wlks: +5, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Will Benson

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Will Benson
DateOpponentResult
May 07VS ARIZac GallenL 2-6
May 08VS ARIJordan MontgomeryL 3-4
May 09VS ARIKevin GinkelL 4-5
May 10@SFAndrew AbbottW 2-4
May 11@SFTaylor RogersL 5-1
May 12@SFKyle Harrison
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.273001.4290.36415
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS SDYu DarvishL 3-6
May 07VS SDHector NerisW 3-2
May 08VS SDDylan CeaseL 0-3
May 10@PITBen BrownW 2-7
May 11@PITColin HoldermanL 10-9
May 12@PITBailey Falter
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.185245.3130.44418
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Will Benson
11.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Busch
13.19
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Will Benson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 CLE 25 5 0 7 2 0 3 .109 .192 .109 24
2023 CIN 114 79 11 51 31 19 40 .276 .366 .500 315
2024 CIN 38 25 4 13 11 7 15 .202 .288 .395 84
ON PACE 157 103 16 54 45 29 62 .202 .288 .395 348
3-YEAR AVG 70 42 6 29 17 10 22 .253 .342 .446 170
Career 177 109 15 71 44 26 58 .239 .328 .432
Career Michael Busch
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 LAD 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
2024 CHC 39 33 7 21 20 1 13 .250 .315 .477 106
ON PACE 157 133 28 85 81 4 52 .250 .315 .477 429
3-YEAR AVG 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
Career 85 45 9 30 27 2 21 .221 .291 .412
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @BAL 01:35 EDT EST Zac Gallen
Dean Kremer
ATL @NYM 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Luis Severino
BOS vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Brayan Bello
MacKenzie Gore
CHC @PIT 01:35 EDT EST Kyle Hendricks
Bailey Falter
CHW vs CLE 02:10 EDT EST Michael Soroka
Logan Allen
CIN @SF 04:05 EDT EST Frankie Montas
Kyle Harrison
COL vs TEX 03:10 EDT EST Ty Blach
Jose Urena
DET vs HOU 01:40 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Justin Verlander
KC @LAA 04:07 EDT EST Seth Lugo
Patrick Sandoval
LAD @SD 04:10 EDT EST Walker Buehler
Yu Darvish
MIA vs PHI 01:40 EDT EST Braxton Garrett
Zack Wheeler
MIL vs STL 02:10 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Miles Mikolas
MIN @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Bailey Ober
Alek Manoah
NYY @TB 01:40 EDT EST Luis Gil
Tyler Alexander
OAK @SEA 04:10 EDT EST Alex Wood
Luis Castillo
Matchup Time
DEN @MIN 8:00 PM EST
IND vs NY 3:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS vs FLA 6:30 PM EST
EDM vs VAN 9:30 PM EST