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Bobby Witt Jr. or Josh Smith

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Bobby Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

SSKansas City Royals KC
Josh Smith

Josh Smith

3BTexas Rangers TEX
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Witt Jr. over Smith

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Witt Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Performance Bobby Witt Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333076.3670.44427
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3200109.3640.420513
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Josh Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.471233.5501.05906
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.316247.4220.605012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bobby Witt Jr.
OWN
100%
-0.39 compared to last week
START
94%
-6.3 compared to last week
OWN/START Josh Smith
OWN
41%
+19.51 compared to last week
START
38%
+17.61 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bobby Witt Jr.
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Josh Smith
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Bobby Witt Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 3rd.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 102nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.331
  • Top 20 in batting average with 0.311 and is currently ranked 20th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 76th with 0.355
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 13th with 0.571
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 25th with 0.926
  • Top 35 in steals and is currently ranked 30th with 35
  • Top 75 in RBI and is currently ranked 59th with 72
  • Top 15 in runs scored and is currently ranked 15th with 80
  • 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: +0.043, OBP: +0.048, HRs: -26, RBI: -78, Runs: -70, Wlks: -32, Stls: -40,
Breakdown Josh Smith

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 3B SS . However, he plays 3B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 38th 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 doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.368 and is currently ranked 35th
  • Top 10 in batting average with 0.318 and is currently ranked 8th
  • Among the best in on base percentage and is currently ranked 6th with 0.420
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 66th with 0.494
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 28th with 0.914
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 435th in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 465th in runs scored with 14
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.318, OBP: +0.42, HRs: +2, RBI: +14, Runs: +14, Wlks: +11, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bobby Witt Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Josh Smith

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bobby Witt Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS MINPablo LopezL 1-4
Mar 30VS MINGriffin JaxL 1-5
Mar 31VS MINBrady SingerW 11-0
Apr 01@BALCraig KimbrelL 6-4
Apr 02@BALAlec MarshW 1-4
Apr 03@BALYennier CanoL 4-3
Apr 04VS CHWSeth LugoW 10-1
Apr 05VS CHWChris StrattonW 2-1
Apr 06VS CHWMichael WachaW 3-0
Apr 07VS CHWJohn SchreiberW 5-3
Apr 09VS HOUJames McArthurW 4-3
Apr 10VS HOUSeth LugoW 11-2
Apr 11VS HOUBrady SingerW 13-3
Apr 12@NYMLuis SeverinoL 6-1
Apr 13@NYMAlec MarshW 7-11
Apr 14@NYMBrooks RaleyL 2-1
Apr 15@CHWSeth LugoW 0-2
Apr 16@CHW
Apr 17@CHWErick FeddeL 2-1
Apr 17@CHWNick AndersonW 2-4
Apr 19VS BALAlec MarshW 9-4
Apr 20VS BALCorbin BurnesL 7-9
Apr 21VS BALCole IrvinL 0-5
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
Apr 24VS TORJohn SchreiberW 3-2
Apr 25VS TORCole RagansW 2-1
Apr 26@DETSeth LugoW 0-8
Apr 27@DETAlex FaedoL 6-5
Apr 28@DETTarik SkubalL 4-1
Apr 29@TORGenesis CabreraL 6-5
Apr 30@TORCole RagansW 1-4
May 01@TORSeth LugoW 1-6
May 03VS TEXMichael Lorenzen
May 04VS TEXDane Dunning
May 05VS TEXJon Gray
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.32041827.3670.547932
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Josh Smith
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS CHCDavid RobertsonW 4-3
Mar 30VS CHCCody BradfordW 11-2
Mar 31VS CHCHector NerisL 5-9
Apr 01@TBDane DunningW 3-9
Apr 02@TBZach EflinL 5-2
Apr 03@TBNathan EovaldiW 1-4
Apr 05VS HOUCody BradfordW 10-2
Apr 06VS HOUKirby YatesW 7-2
Apr 07VS HOURonel BlancoL 1-3
Apr 08VS HOUSeth MartinezL 5-10
Apr 09VS OAKMichael KellyL 3-4
Apr 10VS OAKCody BradfordW 6-2
Apr 11VS OAKJP SearsL 0-1
Apr 12@HOUDane DunningW 8-12
Apr 13@HOUBryan AbreuL 9-2
Apr 14@HOUCristian JavierL 8-5
Apr 15@DETMichael LorenzenW 0-1
Apr 16@DETAndrew ChafinL 4-2
Apr 17@DETKirby YatesW 4-5
Apr 18@DETJose LeclercW 7-9
Apr 19@ATLChris SaleL 8-3
Apr 20@ATLCharlie MortonL 5-2
Apr 21@ATLMichael LorenzenW 4-6
Apr 23VS SEALogan GilbertL 0-4
Apr 24VS SEAJonathan HernandezW 5-1
Apr 25VS SEALuis CastilloL 3-4
Apr 26VS CINJose LeclercW 2-1
Apr 27VS CINHunter GreeneL 4-8
Apr 28VS CINDane DunningW 4-3
Apr 30VS WASJon GrayW 7-1
May 01VS WASTrevor WilliamsL 0-1
May 02VS WASMitchell Parker
May 03@KCBrady Singer
May 04@KCMichael Wacha
May 05@KC
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.31821414.4200.494030
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bobby Witt Jr.
25.05
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Josh Smith
15.90
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Bobby Witt Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 KC 143 138 18 76 71 28 27 .253 .294 .428 481
2023 KC 158 177 30 97 96 49 40 .277 .319 .496 685
2024 KC 32 41 4 27 18 9 8 .320 .367 .547 145
ON PACE 162 207 20 136 91 45 40 .320 .367 .547 734
3-YEAR AVG 151 158 24 87 84 39 34 .266 .308 .465 583
Career 333 356 52 200 185 86 75 .271 .314 .473
Career Josh Smith
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 CIN 9 32.2 662 30 21 0 0-4 6.89 1.93 8.3 39
2016 CIN 32 57.1 1042 48 26 0 3-3 4.87 1.45 7.5 107
2017 OAK 26 35.0 586 25 15 0 2-1 4.89 1.43 6.4 59
ON PACE 131 178 2966 126 75 0 10-5 4.89 1.43 6.4 298
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 67 122.2 2290 103 62 0 0-0 5.5 1.6 7.6
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