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Michael Busch or Paul Goldschmidt

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

3BChicago Cubs CHC
Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt

1BSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Goldschmidt

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Busch
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Latest News Paul Goldschmidt
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Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182023.2000.22706
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211055.2380.237011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Paul Goldschmidt
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.263024.3330.36815
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.244146.3260.366111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
85%
-14.66 compared to last week
START
76%
-24.14 compared to last week
OWN/START Paul Goldschmidt
OWN
96%
+4.24 compared to last week
START
81%
-2.08 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Paul Goldschmidt
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Busch

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 8th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 272nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.290
  • Ranked 272nd in batting average with 0.239
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 315th with 0.301
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 88th with 0.479
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 137th with 0.779
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 320th in RBI with 20
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 415th in runs scored with 17
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.111, OBP: +0.093, HRs: +4, RBI: +10, Runs: +5, Wlks: +1, Stls: -1,
Breakdown Paul Goldschmidt

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 10th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 25th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 179th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.313
  • Ranked 276th in batting average with 0.239
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 137th with 0.339
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 320th with 0.370
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 251st with 0.708
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 429th with 4
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 59th with 55
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 202nd in RBI with 45
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 180th in runs scored with 50
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.061, OBP: -0.06, HRs: -23, RBI: -69, Runs: -77, Wlks: -73, Stls: -10,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Injury Paul Goldschmidt

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@NYMLuis Severino
Apr 30@NYMSean Manaea
May 01@NYMJose Butto
May 02@NYMAdrian Houser
May 03VS MILJoe Ross
May 04VS MIL
May 05VS MILBryse Wilson
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Paul Goldschmidt
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@DETKenta Maeda
Apr 30@DETJack Flaherty
May 01@DETReese Olson
May 03VS CHW
May 04VS CHWErick Fedde
May 05VS CHWGarrett Crochet
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Busch
12.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Paul Goldschmidt
20.88
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 27 25 6 14 17 0 9 .278 .340 .522 81
ON PACE 156 144 34 81 98 0 52 .278 .340 .522 468
3-YEAR AVG 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
Career 73 37 8 23 24 1 17 .228 .299 .420
Career Paul Goldschmidt
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 ARI 48 39 10 29 31 4 20 N/A N/A N/A 111
2012 ARI 145 147 20 82 82 18 60 .286 .358 .490 447
2013 ARI 160 182 36 103 125 15 99 .302 .401 .551 617
2014 ARI 104 120 18 74 68 9 58 .307 .396 .550 381
2015 ARI 159 182 33 103 110 21 118 .321 .435 .570 621
2016 ARI 158 172 24 106 95 32 110 .297 .411 .489 583
2017 ARI 155 166 36 117 120 18 94 .297 .404 .563 608
2018 ARI 158 172 33 95 83 7 90 .290 .389 .533 512
2019 STL 170 165 36 102 99 3 80 .260 .344 .479 503
2020 STL 61 64 8 34 26 1 38 .309 .417 .507 184
2021 STL 160 172 31 100 98 12 68 .289 .363 .511 618
2022 STL 145 170 33 98 109 6 72 .321 .404 .581 608
2023 STL 155 159 25 89 80 11 86 .269 .364 .449 537
2024 STL 28 21 2 12 11 1 13 .208 .304 .287 60
ON PACE 162 121 11 69 63 5 75 .208 .304 .287 347
3-YEAR AVG 153 167 30 96 96 10 75 .292 .376 .511 588
Career 1806 1931 345 1144 1137 158 1006 .299 .394 .518
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