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Taylor Ward or Josh Smith

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
Josh Smith

Josh Smith

3BTexas Rangers TEX
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Smith
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Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.318003.3180.40905
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.244126.3260.390011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Josh Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.462124.5880.92305
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.343247.4250.686011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
95%
-1.07 compared to last week
START
75%
-10.35 compared to last week
OWN/START Josh Smith
OWN
45%
+19.14 compared to last week
START
41%
+17.25 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
38th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Josh Smith
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 38th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 169th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.314
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.289 and is currently ranked 58th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 83rd with 0.354
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 28th with 0.542
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 37th with 0.896
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 276th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 153rd in RBI with 40
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 221st in runs scored with 33
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.025, OBP: -0.022, HRs: -7, RBI: -24, Runs: -41, Wlks: -32, Stls: -2,
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 7th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.377 and is currently ranked 27th
  • 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 0.423
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 57th with 0.500
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 26th with 0.923
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 454th in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 421st in runs scored with 16
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.318, OBP: +0.423, HRs: +2, RBI: +14, Runs: +16, Wlks: +12, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Injury Josh Smith

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28@BALCorbin BurnesL 11-3
Mar 30@BALGrayson RodriguezL 13-4
Mar 31@BALReid DetmersW 1-4
Apr 01@MIAAdam CimberW 4-7
Apr 02@MIATyler AndersonW 1-3
Apr 03@MIAPatrick SandovalW 2-10
Apr 05VS BOSChris MartinL 6-8
Apr 06VS BOSReid DetmersW 2-1
Apr 07VS BOSTanner HouckL 2-12
Apr 08VS TBTyler AndersonW 7-1
Apr 09VS TBAaron CivaleL 4-6
Apr 10VS TBKevin KellyL 2-4
Apr 12@BOSReid DetmersW 0-7
Apr 13@BOSGreg WeissertL 7-2
Apr 14@BOSBrayan BelloL 5-4
Apr 15@TBLuis GarciaW 3-7
Apr 16@TBGarrett CleavingerL 7-6
Apr 17@TBHunter StricklandW 4-5
Apr 18@TBRyan PepiotL 2-1
Apr 19@CINNick LodoloL 7-1
Apr 20@CINGraham AshcraftL 7-5
Apr 21@CINEmilio PaganL 3-0
Apr 22VS BALAlbert SuarezL 2-4
Apr 23VS BALGriffin CanningW 7-4
Apr 24VS BALDean KremerL 5-6
Apr 26VS MINBailey OberL 3-5
Apr 27VS MINChris PaddackL 5-16
Apr 28VS MINPablo LopezL 5-11
Apr 29VS PHIAdam CimberW 6-5
Apr 30VS PHIJose AlvaradoL 5-7
May 01VS PHIZack WheelerL 1-2
May 03@CLETanner Bibee
May 04@CLEBen Lively
May 05@CLECarlos Carrasco
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.27872319.3130.492231
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 WASNathan EovaldiW 6-0
May 03@KCBrady Singer
May 04@KCMichael Wacha
May 05@KC
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.31821416.4230.500031
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Taylor Ward
16.64
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Josh Smith
16.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Taylor Ward
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 LAA 40 24 6 14 15 2 9 .178 .245 .333 65
2019 ANA 20 8 1 4 2 0 6 .190 .292 .333 15
2020 LAA 33 26 0 16 5 2 7 .283 .333 .391 55
2021 LAA 66 52 8 33 33 1 20 .250 .329 .438 190
2022 LAA 127 131 21 68 62 5 57 .284 .364 .474 431
2023 LAA 109 90 14 60 47 4 39 .253 .335 .421 333
2024 LAA 31 35 7 19 23 2 7 .278 .313 .492 116
ON PACE 162 182 36 99 120 10 36 .278 .313 .492 606
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 426 366 57 214 187 16 145 .258 .332 .434
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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