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Taylor Ward or Matt Olson

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
Matt Olson

Matt Olson

1BAtlanta Braves ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Olson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Olson over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt Olson
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Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.240012.3450.32017
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2553107.3160.471113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matt Olson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000021.2000.00006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.136044.2780.205012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
95%
+4.62 compared to last week
START
83%
+0.12 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt Olson
OWN
99%
-0.79 compared to last week
START
98%
-0.7 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt Olson
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 40th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 8th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • 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

  • Ranked 211th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.305
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.292 and is currently ranked 48th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 57th with 0.363
  • Top 25 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 23rd with 0.559
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 27th with 0.922
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 224th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 137th in RBI with 38
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 241st in runs scored with 29
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.025, OBP: -0.018, HRs: -8, RBI: -26, Runs: -45, Wlks: -33, Stls: -2,
Breakdown Matt Olson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 12th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 189th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.309
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.291 and is currently ranked 53rd
  • Top 15 on base percentage and is currently ranked 14th with 0.397
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 17th with 0.572
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 12th with 0.970
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 32nd with 68
  • Top 75 in RBI and is currently ranked 64th with 84
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 89th with 75
  • Top 100 in HRs and is currently ranked 90th with 29
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.07, OBP: -0.067, HRs: -51, RBI: -126, Runs: -116, Wlks: -91, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Injury Matt Olson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS BALAlbert SuarezL 2-4
Apr 23VS BALGriffin CanningW 7-4
Apr 24VS BALDean Kremer
Apr 26VS MIN
Apr 27VS MINChris Paddack
Apr 28VS MINPablo Lopez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211244.2500.57905
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matt Olson
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MIABryce ElderW 3-0
Apr 23VS MIAMax FriedW 5-0
Apr 24VS MIASixto Sanchez
Apr 26VS CLELogan Allen
Apr 27VS CLETanner Bibee
Apr 28VS CLEBen Lively
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211023.3180.26305
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Taylor Ward
16.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt Olson
25.16
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 24 27 6 15 21 2 6 .278 .317 .505 98
ON PACE 162 182 40 101 141 13 40 .278 .317 .505 661
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 419 358 56 210 185 16 144 .257 .333 .434
Career Matt Olson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 OAK 11 2 0 3 0 0 7 .095 .321 .143 11
2017 OAK 59 49 24 33 45 0 22 .259 .352 .651 193
2018 OAK 162 143 29 85 84 2 70 .247 .335 .453 425
2019 OAK 127 130 36 73 91 0 50 .269 .352 .547 409
2020 OAK 67 44 15 31 42 1 39 .189 .308 .408 168
2021 OAK 154 150 39 99 109 4 87 .271 .373 .543 648
2022 ATL 156 145 34 85 104 0 80 .248 .340 .496 555
2023 ATL 166 176 54 128 139 1 105 .282 .387 .595 743
2024 ATL 22 18 3 12 13 0 13 .212 .320 .424 70
ON PACE 162 132 22 88 95 0 95 .212 .320 .424 515
3-YEAR AVG 159 157 42 104 117 2 91 .267 .367 .546 649
Career 924 857 234 549 627 8 473 .256 .353 .521
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @STL 01:15 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Kyle Gibson
ATL vs MIA 07:20 EDT EST Reynaldo Lopez
Sixto Sanchez
BAL @LAA 04:07 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Tyler Anderson
BOS @CLE 06:10 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Carlos Carrasco
CHC vs HOU 07:40 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Spencer Arrighetti
CHW @MIN 07:40 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Joe Ryan
CIN vs PHI 06:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Spencer Turnbull
COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
Matt Waldron
DET @TB 06:50 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Shawn Armstrong
KC vs TOR 07:40 EDT EST Alec Marsh
Yariel Rodriguez
LAD @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Landon Knack
Jake Irvin
MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Josh Fleming
NYM @SF 03:45 EDT EST Sean Manaea
Blake Snell
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
Joe Boyle
SEA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Bryce Miller
Jon Gray
Matchup Time
BOS vs MIA 7:00 PM EST
NO @OKC 9:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 7:00 PM EST
DAL vs VGK 9:30 PM EST
EDM vs LA 10:00 PM EST