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Austin Riley or Christian Walker

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Austin Riley

Austin Riley

3BAtlanta Braves ATL
Christian Walker

Christian Walker

1BArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Riley over Walker

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Walker over Riley

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Christian Walker
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Performance Austin Riley
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.095011.2400.09506
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.208036.2880.340013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Christian Walker
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.280166.3450.44007
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2221611.3570.311013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Austin Riley
OWN
100%
+0.91 compared to last week
START
84%
-10.34 compared to last week
OWN/START Christian Walker
OWN
99%
-0.34 compared to last week
START
77%
-20.76 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Austin Riley
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Christian Walker
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Austin Riley

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 3rd among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 12th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.335 and is currently ranked 93rd
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.284 and is currently ranked 68th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 113th with 0.347
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 29th with 0.545
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 39th with 0.892
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 418th with 1
  • Top 100 in RBI and is currently ranked 82nd with 70
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 60th with 77
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.039, OBP: -0.03, HRs: -36, RBI: -86, Runs: -103, Wlks: -51, Stls: -3,
Breakdown Christian Walker

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 3rd.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 330th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.277
  • Ranked 252nd in batting average with 0.244
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 113th with 0.347
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 139th with 0.449
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 117th with 0.796
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 153rd with 13
  • Top 20 in walks and is currently ranked 16th with 62
  • Top 35 in RBI and is currently ranked 32nd with 72
  • Top 35 in runs scored and is currently ranked 31st with 69
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 73rd with 22
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.002, OBP: +0.043, HRs: -29, RBI: -89, Runs: -69, Wlks: -48, Stls: -13,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Austin Riley

No Injury Reported

Injury Christian Walker

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Austin Riley
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MIABryce ElderW 3-0
Apr 23VS MIAMax FriedW 5-0
Apr 24VS MIAA.J. MinterW 4-3
Apr 26VS CLELogan Allen
Apr 27VS CLETanner Bibee
Apr 28VS CLEBen Lively
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.174013.2690.30406
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Christian Walker
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 27@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300145.4230.45006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Austin Riley
23.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Christian Walker
20.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Austin Riley
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 ATL 80 62 18 41 49 0 16 .226 .279 .471 181
2020 ATL 63 53 9 28 31 0 19 .227 .290 .382 134
2021 ATL 178 196 35 96 115 0 55 .302 .363 .527 594
2022 ATL 154 159 36 87 91 2 54 .266 .341 .518 535
2023 ATL 163 185 39 119 100 3 59 .283 .346 .522 610
2024 ATL 23 23 2 15 13 0 8 .242 .314 .411 71
ON PACE 162 162 14 105 91 0 56 .242 .314 .411 500
3-YEAR AVG 165 180 37 101 102 2 56 .284 .350 .522 580
Career 661 678 139 386 399 5 211 .271 .336 .499
Career Christian Walker
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2014 BAL 6 3 1 1 1 0 1 .167 .211 .389 6
2015 BAL 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .333 .111 2
2017 BAL 11 3 2 2 2 0 1 .273 .429 .909 13
2018 BAL 37 8 3 6 6 1 3 .163 .226 .388 25
2019 ARI 152 137 29 86 73 8 67 .259 .348 .476 417
2020 ARI 57 59 7 35 34 1 19 .271 .333 .459 165
2021 ARI 114 97 10 54 46 0 38 .245 .316 .384 302
2022 ARI 148 129 35 81 90 2 67 .240 .328 .484 530
2023 ARI 175 163 34 93 109 17 75 .254 .336 .483 650
2024 ARI 26 25 4 20 17 0 17 .260 .379 .406 92
ON PACE 162 155 24 124 105 0 105 .260 .379 .406 573
3-YEAR AVG 146 130 26 76 82 6 60 .247 .328 .458 494
Career 733 625 125 378 378 29 291 .250 .333 .459
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