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Josh Smith or Brendan Donovan

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Josh Smith

Josh Smith

3BTexas Rangers TEX
Brendan Donovan

Brendan Donovan

LFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Donovan

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Smith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Donovan over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Brendan Donovan
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Performance Josh Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.292011.2920.33306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.262035.2950.310112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brendan Donovan
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.360024.4290.48006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.283137.3650.435012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Smith
OWN
39%
-14.04 compared to last week
START
21%
-25.03 compared to last week
OWN/START Brendan Donovan
OWN
35%
+2.82 compared to last week
START
32%
+3.73 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Smith
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brendan Donovan
47th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 36th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 14th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.350 and is currently ranked 57th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.277 and is currently ranked 92nd
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 38th with 0.369
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 183rd with 0.423
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 103rd with 0.793
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 466th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 439th in RBI with 18
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 385th in runs scored with 22
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.277, OBP: +0.369, HRs: +2, RBI: +18, Runs: +22, Wlks: +14, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Brendan Donovan

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF 2B . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 47th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 21st.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 374th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.272
  • Ranked 235th in batting average with 0.247
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 239th with 0.315
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 298th with 0.381
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 269th with 0.696
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 668th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 342nd in RBI with 26
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 314th in runs scored with 31
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.047, OBP: -0.048, HRs: -6, RBI: -10, Runs: -26, Wlks: -16, Stls: -5,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Brendan Donovan

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Smith
DateOpponentResult
May 21@PHIRanger Suarez
May 22@PHITaijuan Walker
May 23@PHIZack Wheeler
May 24@MINBailey Ober
May 25@MINChris Paddack
May 26@MINPablo Lopez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brendan Donovan
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS BALDean Kremer
May 21VS BALKyle Bradish
May 22VS BALJohn Means
May 24VS CHCShota Imanaga
May 25VS CHCJameson Taillon
May 26VS CHCJavier Assad
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Smith
9.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brendan Donovan
12.17
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 85 116 1937 82 49 0 6-3 4.89 1.43 6.4 194
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
Career Brendan Donovan
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 118 101 5 53 43 2 54 .278 .387 .377 343
2023 STL 101 91 10 47 31 5 33 .280 .361 .409 302
2024 STL 45 41 4 21 21 0 17 .233 .313 .375 142
ON PACE 158 144 14 73 73 0 59 .233 .313 .375 500
3-YEAR AVG 110 96 8 50 37 4 44 .279 .375 .392 323
Career 264 233 19 121 95 7 104 .270 .363 .389
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Michael Wacha
HOU vs LAA 08:10 EDT EST Framber Valdez
Reid Detmers
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Joe Ross
MIN @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Pablo Lopez
Mitchell Parker
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