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Matt Carpenter or Marcus Thames

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Matt Carpenter

Matt Carpenter

DHSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Marcus Thames

Marcus Thames

OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carpenter over Thames

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Matt Carpenter
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thames over Carpenter

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Marcus Thames
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Performance Matt Carpenter
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Marcus Thames
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt Carpenter
OWN
 
0%
-0.43 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Marcus Thames
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt Carpenter
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Marcus Thames
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matt Carpenter

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among DH's is Shohei Ohtani
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Oblique (Since Apr 2, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 488th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.229
  • Ranked 481st in batting average with 0.188
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 79th with 0.355
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 469th with 0.292
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 353rd with 0.647
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 590th in RBI with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 588th in runs scored with 5
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.124, OBP: -0.022, HRs: -5, RBI: -31, Runs: -17, Wlks: -41, Stls: -1,
Breakdown Marcus Thames

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matt Carpenter

OBLIQUE - Since Apr 2, 2024

Carpenter is dealing with a right oblique strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in early May.
Injury Marcus Thames

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt Carpenter
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS ARIRyan HelsleyW 5-3
Apr 23VS ARITommy HenryL 1-14
Apr 24VS ARIKyle GibsonW 5-1
Apr 26@NYMJose Butto
Apr 27@NYMAdrian Houser
Apr 28@NYMJose Quintana
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Marcus Thames
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt Carpenter
9.08
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Marcus Thames
0.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matt Carpenter
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 STL 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 N/A N/A N/A 2
2012 STL 113 85 5 43 44 1 34 .291 .357 .452 224
2013 STL 157 199 11 126 78 3 72 .318 .388 .481 534
2014 STL 142 150 7 86 57 4 82 .279 .376 .381 389
2015 STL 154 156 28 101 84 4 81 .272 .365 .505 489
2016 STL 129 128 21 81 68 0 81 .271 .380 .505 415
2017 STL 145 120 23 91 69 2 109 .241 .384 .451 435
2018 STL 156 145 36 111 81 4 102 .257 .374 .523 518
2019 STL 137 96 15 60 49 6 66 .223 .332 .386 286
2020 STL 53 27 5 25 29 0 26 .180 .326 .320 100
2021 STL 129 35 3 18 21 1 34 .175 .311 .285 187
2022 NYY 53 40 15 28 37 0 19 .284 .386 .667 187
2023 SD 91 33 5 18 31 1 41 .176 .322 .319 176
2024 STL 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 7
ON PACE 38 19 0 6 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 45
3-YEAR AVG 91 36 8 21 30 1 31 .204 .334 .399 183
Career 1472 1218 174 789 648 26 751 .260 .366 .451
Career Marcus Thames
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2008 DET 103 76 25 50 56 0 24 N/A N/A N/A 292
2009 DET 87 65 13 33 36 0 29 N/A N/A N/A 149
2010 NYY 83 61 11 22 33 0 19 N/A N/A N/A 112
2011 LAD 35 13 2 4 7 0 4 N/A N/A N/A 22
ON PACE 210 78 12 24 42 0 24 . 4.250 . 132
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 308 215 51 109 132 0 76 . 3.829 .
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