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Will Benson or Heston Kjerstad

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Will Benson

Will Benson

CFCincinnati Reds CIN
Heston Kjerstad

Heston Kjerstad

RFBaltimore Orioles BAL
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Benson over Kjerstad

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Will Benson
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kjerstad over Benson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Heston Kjerstad
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Performance Will Benson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.240133.2400.44016
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.196254.2130.370112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Heston Kjerstad
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333000.5000.33302
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143000.2500.14303
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Will Benson
OWN
15%
-1.36 compared to last week
START
10%
-2.43 compared to last week
OWN/START Heston Kjerstad
OWN
25%
-28.55 compared to last week
START
 
10%
-1.29 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Will Benson
72nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Heston Kjerstad
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Will Benson

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF CF LF . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 72nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 58th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.368 and is currently ranked 37th
  • Ranked 241st in batting average with 0.245
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 185th with 0.326
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 80th with 0.483
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 93rd with 0.809
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 117th with 19
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 271st in RBI with 35
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 220th in runs scored with 44
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.07, OBP: -0.086, HRs: -7, RBI: -20, Runs: -40, Wlks: -29, Stls: -13,
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 250th.
  • 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 351st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.273
  • Ranked 391st in batting average with 0.216
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 420th with 0.275
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 224th with 0.405
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 298th with 0.680
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 595th in RBI with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 639th 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 increased by 1.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.09, OBP: -0.031, HRs: -2, RBI: -4, Runs: -3, Wlks: -2, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Will Benson

No Injury Reported

Injury Heston Kjerstad

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Will Benson
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS WASFrankie MontasW 8-2
Mar 30VS WASHunter HarveyL 6-7
Mar 31VS WASLucas SimsW 6-5
Apr 01@PHIAlexis DiazW 3-6
Apr 02@PHISpencer TurnbullL 9-4
Apr 03@PHIFrankie MontasW 1-4
Apr 05VS NYMDrew SmithL 2-3
Apr 06VS NYMEmilio PaganW 9-6
Apr 07VS NYMSean ManaeaL 1-3
Apr 08VS MILGraham AshcraftW 10-8
Apr 09VS MILJoe RossL 5-9
Apr 10VS MILBryse WilsonL 2-7
Apr 11VS MIL
Apr 12@CHWAndrew AbbottW 1-11
Apr 13@CHWNick LodoloW 0-5
Apr 14@CHWGraham AshcraftW 4-11
Apr 15@SEAGeorge KirbyL 9-3
Apr 16@SEALogan GilbertL 3-1
Apr 17@SEABryce MillerL 5-1
Apr 19VS LAANick LodoloW 7-1
Apr 20VS LAAGraham AshcraftW 7-5
Apr 21VS LAAEmilio PaganW 3-0
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHIFernando CruzW 8-1
Apr 24VS PHIJustin WilsonW 7-4
Apr 25VS PHIZack WheelerL 0-5
Apr 26@TEXJose LeclercL 2-1
Apr 27@TEXHunter GreeneW 4-8
Apr 28@TEXDane DunningL 4-3
Apr 29@SDNick LodoloW 2-5
Apr 30@SDYu DarvishL 6-4
May 01@SDEnyel De Los SantosL 6-2
May 03VS BALCole Irvin
May 04VS BALJohn Means
May 05VS BALDean Kremer
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.20641111.2800.421630
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Heston Kjerstad
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS LAACorbin BurnesW 11-3
Mar 30VS LAAGrayson RodriguezW 13-4
Mar 31VS LAAReid DetmersL 1-4
Apr 01VS KCCraig KimbrelW 6-4
Apr 02VS KCAlec MarshL 1-4
Apr 03VS KCYennier CanoW 4-3
Apr 05@PITGrayson RodriguezW 2-5
Apr 06@PITJosh FlemingL 5-4
Apr 07@PITJose HernandezL 3-2
Apr 09@BOSCorbin BurnesW 1-7
Apr 10@BOSMike BaumannW 5-7
Apr 11@BOSCraig KimbrelW 4-9
Apr 12VS MILFreddy PeraltaL 1-11
Apr 13VS MILElvis PegueroL 5-11
Apr 14VS MILYennier CanoW 6-4
Apr 15VS MINDillon TateW 7-4
Apr 16VS MINGrayson RodriguezW 11-3
Apr 17VS MINCraig KimbrelW 4-2
Apr 19@KCAlec MarshL 9-4
Apr 20@KCCorbin BurnesW 7-9
Apr 21@KCCole IrvinW 0-5
Apr 22@LAAAlbert SuarezW 2-4
Apr 23@LAAGriffin CanningL 7-4
Apr 24@LAADean KremerW 5-6
Apr 26VS OAKMitch SpenceL 2-3
Apr 27VS OAKCole IrvinW 7-0
Apr 28VS OAKT.J. McFarlandL 6-7
Apr 29VS NYYGrayson RodriguezW 2-0
Apr 30VS NYYDean KremerW 4-2
May 01VS NYYLuis GilL 0-2
May 02VS NYYKeegan AkinW 7-2
May 03@CINHunter Greene
May 04@CINAndrew Abbott
May 05@CINNick Lodolo
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143000.2500.14304
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Will Benson
11.93
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Heston Kjerstad
7.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Will Benson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 CLE 25 5 0 7 2 0 3 .109 .192 .109 24
2023 CIN 114 79 11 51 31 19 40 .276 .366 .500 315
2024 CIN 30 22 4 11 11 6 11 .206 .280 .421 74
ON PACE 156 114 20 57 57 31 57 .206 .280 .421 386
3-YEAR AVG 70 42 6 29 17 10 22 .253 .342 .446 170
Career 169 106 15 69 44 25 54 .241 .327 .440
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 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 2
ON PACE 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 10
3-YEAR AVG 15 7 2 3 4 0 2 .233 .281 .467 28
Career 19 8 2 3 4 0 2 .216 .275 .405
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