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Matt Carpenter or Willi Castro

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

Matt Carpenter

DHSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Willi Castro

Willi Castro

LFMinnesota Twins MIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carpenter over Castro

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt Carpenter
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Castro over Carpenter

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Willi Castro
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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 Willi Castro
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333161.3930.58317
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.239284.3080.457114
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt Carpenter
OWN
 
1%
-0.13 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Willi Castro
OWN
 
7%
+2.62 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+2.4 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt Carpenter
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Willi Castro
50th
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 Willi Castro

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SS 3B . However, he plays SS most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 50th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 88th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is in a heck of a slump. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 151st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.318
  • Ranked 274th in batting average with 0.240
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 143rd with 0.339
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 250th with 0.397
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 207th with 0.736
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 228th with 19
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 311th in RBI with 27
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 259th in runs scored with 36
  • 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: -0.065, OBP: -0.052, HRs: -7, RBI: -27, Runs: -54, Wlks: -28, Stls: -32,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
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 Willi Castro

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 Willi Castro
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS CHWChris PaddackW 7-0
Apr 23VS CHWJay JacksonW 6-5
Apr 24VS CHWJoe RyanW 6-3
Apr 25VS CHWCole SandsW 6-3
Apr 26@LAAPatrick Sandoval
Apr 27@LAAJose Soriano
Apr 28@LAAReid Detmers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.313151.3130.62504
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt Carpenter
9.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Willi Castro
11.17
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 Willi Castro
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 DET 30 23 1 10 8 0 6 .230 .284 .340 41
2020 DET 36 44 6 21 24 0 7 .344 .377 .547 104
2021 DET 125 89 8 55 35 9 23 .221 .273 .345 289
2022 DET 109 87 8 46 29 8 14 .249 .291 .384 266
2023 MIN 142 95 9 61 35 33 36 .255 .336 .402 376
2024 MIN 24 14 2 7 8 1 8 .192 .286 .329 45
ON PACE 162 94 13 47 54 6 54 .192 .286 .329 301
3-YEAR AVG 125 90 8 54 33 17 24 .241 .300 .376 310
Career 466 352 34 200 139 51 94 .247 .305 .386
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