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Heston Kjerstad or Byron Buxton

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Heston Kjerstad

Heston Kjerstad

RFBaltimore Orioles BAL
Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton

CFMinnesota Twins MIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kjerstad over Buxton

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Heston Kjerstad
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buxton over Kjerstad

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Byron Buxton
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Performance Heston Kjerstad
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500000.7140.50002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222000.4170.22204
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Byron Buxton
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333002.5000.50004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.348127.4440.56519
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Heston Kjerstad
OWN
21%
-12.67 compared to last week
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6%
-9.2 compared to last week
OWN/START Byron Buxton
OWN
33%
-8.43 compared to last week
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7%
-28.4 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Heston Kjerstad
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Byron Buxton
41st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Heston Kjerstad

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 175th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 207th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.304
  • Ranked 320th in batting average with 0.231
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 224th with 0.318
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 210th with 0.410
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 204th with 0.728
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 608th in RBI with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 647th in runs scored with 3
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.011, OBP: +0.136, HRs: -2, RBI: -4, Runs: -3, Wlks: EVEN, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
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 140th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.320
  • Ranked 338th in batting average with 0.226
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 411th with 0.278
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 249th 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 531st with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 370th in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 375th 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.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Heston Kjerstad

No Injury Reported

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.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Heston Kjerstad
DateOpponentResult
May 07@WASTrevor Williams
May 08@WASMitchell Parker
May 10VS ARIBrandon Pfaadt
May 11VS ARIRyne Nelson
May 12VS ARIZac Gallen
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Byron Buxton
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS SEALuis Castillo
May 07VS SEAEmerson Hancock
May 08VS SEAGeorge Kirby
May 09VS SEALogan Gilbert
May 10@TORYusei Kikuchi
May 11@TORKevin Gausman
May 12@TOR
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Heston Kjerstad
7.05
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Byron Buxton
12.92
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Heston Kjerstad
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 BAL 15 7 2 3 4 0 2 .233 .281 .467 28
2024 BAL 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .417 .222 5
ON PACE 24 9 0 0 0 0 9 .222 .417 .222 24
3-YEAR AVG 15 7 2 3 4 0 2 .233 .281 .467 28
Career 20 9 2 3 4 0 4 .231 .318 .410
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
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