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Nelson Velazquez or Byron Buxton

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Nelson Velazquez

Nelson Velazquez

DHKansas City Royals KC
Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton

CFMinnesota Twins MIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Velazquez over Buxton

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buxton over Velazquez

 
 
 
 
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Performance Nelson Velazquez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143012.2000.28604
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.071013.1330.143010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nelson Velazquez
OWN
 
8%
-3.9 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-5.41 compared to last week
OWN/START Byron Buxton
OWN
36%
-7.04 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-23.37 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nelson Velazquez
85th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Byron Buxton
41st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nelson Velazquez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 85th among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • The current leader among DH's is Shohei Ohtani
  • Super human effort in the past 30 days. If he can keep it up, then keep him. . otherwise think trade.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 459th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.246
  • Ranked 376th in batting average with 0.220
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 365th with 0.289
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 85th with 0.480
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 147th with 0.768
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 538th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 265th in RBI with 36
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 240th in runs scored with 41
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.008, OBP: -0.007, HRs: -15, RBI: -26, Runs: -21, Wlks: -6, Stls: +1,
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 Nelson Velazquez

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 Nelson Velazquez
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
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.100012.1430.20006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
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
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nelson Velazquez
10.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Byron Buxton
12.92
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nelson Velazquez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 CHC 70 33 6 17 25 4 16 .198 .272 .365 140
2023 CHC 66 36 17 35 34 0 14 .225 .294 .581 191
2024 KC 28 20 2 14 8 1 8 .217 .287 .348 61
ON PACE 133 95 9 66 38 4 38 .217 .287 .348 290
3-YEAR AVG 68 35 12 26 30 2 15 .211 .283 .471 166
Career 164 89 25 66 67 5 38 .212 .284 .444
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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