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Ronald Acuna Jr. or Alex Verdugo

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Ronald Acuna Jr.

Ronald Acuna Jr.

RFAtlanta Braves ATL
Alex Verdugo

Alex Verdugo

LFNew York Yankees NYY
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Acuna Jr. over Verdugo

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verdugo over Acuna Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Performance Ronald Acuna Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.304115.4290.47826
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.319129.4290.447612
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alex Verdugo
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.263023.3640.31616
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.275028.3830.400112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ronald Acuna Jr.
OWN
98%
-1.65 compared to last week
START
98%
-1.65 compared to last week
OWN/START Alex Verdugo
OWN
40%
+6.5 compared to last week
START
29%
+3.57 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ronald Acuna Jr.
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Verdugo
72nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ronald Acuna Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 9th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.340 and is currently ranked 76th
  • Top 10 in batting average with 0.324 and is currently ranked 9th
  • Top 10 on base percentage and is currently ranked 8th with 0.414
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 37th with 0.534
  • Top 20 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 18th with 0.948
  • Top 20 in steals and is currently ranked 19th with 46
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 30th with 54
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 141st in RBI with 58
  • He has a lot of runs scored and is currently ranked 5th with 97
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.033, OBP: +0.001, HRs: -40, RBI: -100, Runs: -130, Wlks: -68, Stls: -64,
Breakdown Alex Verdugo

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 72nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 25th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 452nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.245
  • Ranked 333rd in batting average with 0.227
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 358th with 0.289
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 306th with 0.372
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 327th with 0.661
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 537th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 308th in RBI with 27
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 188th in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.016, OBP: +0.025, HRs: -11, RBI: -47, Runs: -68, Wlks: -32, Stls: -4,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Ronald Acuna Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Alex Verdugo

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ronald Acuna Jr.
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
.333013.4170.42945
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alex Verdugo
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS OAKLucas ErcegL 0-2
Apr 23VS OAKMarcus StromanW 4-3
Apr 24VS OAKJoe Boyle
Apr 25VS OAKAlex Wood
Apr 26@MILColin Rea
Apr 27@MILJoe Ross
Apr 28@MIL
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000000.3330.00002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ronald Acuna Jr.
28.60
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Verdugo
12.86
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ronald Acuna Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 ATL 111 127 26 78 64 15 45 .293 .358 .552 395
2019 ATL 161 184 42 128 103 37 80 .286 .368 .530 630
2020 ATL 58 50 15 56 30 11 45 .243 .378 .534 225
2021 ATL 84 84 24 72 52 17 49 .283 .394 .596 383
2022 ATL 118 121 13 70 43 28 51 .266 .353 .404 397
2023 ATL 163 219 41 152 106 75 82 .333 .414 .588 953
2024 ATL 22 26 1 21 6 10 14 .302 .417 .395 94
ON PACE 162 191 7 154 44 73 103 .302 .417 .395 692
3-YEAR AVG 122 141 26 98 67 40 61 .301 .390 .530 578
Career 717 811 162 577 404 193 366 .292 .380 .530
Career Alex Verdugo
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 LAD 15 4 1 1 1 0 2 .174 .240 .304 9
2018 LAD 37 20 1 11 4 0 8 .260 .329 .377 45
2019 LAD 106 101 12 43 44 4 26 .294 .342 .475 260
2020 BOS 53 64 6 36 15 4 18 .320 .380 .490 153
2021 BOS 162 167 14 91 68 7 55 .288 .352 .428 540
2022 BOS 142 160 10 70 71 1 39 .289 .336 .416 482
2023 BOS 144 143 13 81 54 5 44 .263 .322 .421 470
2024 NYY 24 20 2 13 7 1 12 .247 .347 .395 81
ON PACE 162 135 13 87 47 6 81 .247 .347 .395 546
3-YEAR AVG 149 157 12 81 64 4 46 .280 .337 .422 497
Career 683 679 59 346 264 22 204 .283 .341 .432
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