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Pavin Smith or Taylor Ward

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Pavin Smith

Pavin Smith

RFArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Pavin Smith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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Performance Pavin Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250174.3080.58306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250174.3080.58306
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200123.3330.45006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2504128.2980.519113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Pavin Smith
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
96%
+2.21 compared to last week
START
83%
-4.88 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Pavin Smith
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Pavin Smith

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 130th.
  • The current leader among RF's is Juan Soto
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 342nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.273
  • Ranked 272nd in batting average with 0.241
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 45th with 0.371
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 296th with 0.379
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 185th with 0.751
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 553rd in RBI with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 588th in runs scored with 5
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.062, OBP: -0.009, HRs: -6, RBI: -23, Runs: -22, Wlks: -34, Stls: -1,
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 7th.
  • 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 231st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.300
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.291 and is currently ranked 52nd
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 68th with 0.360
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 17th with 0.570
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 22nd with 0.930
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 251st with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 131st in RBI with 40
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 239th in runs scored with 30
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.024, OBP: -0.02, HRs: -7, RBI: -24, Runs: -44, Wlks: -33, Stls: -2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Pavin Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Pavin Smith
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 27@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.429163.5001.00003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS BALAlbert SuarezL 2-4
Apr 23VS BALGriffin CanningW 7-4
Apr 24VS BALDean KremerL 5-6
Apr 26VS MINBailey Ober
Apr 27VS MINChris Paddack
Apr 28VS MINPablo Lopez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.217365.2500.65206
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Pavin Smith
7.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
16.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Pavin Smith
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 ARI 12 10 1 7 4 1 5 .270 .341 .405 29
2021 ARI 143 130 11 66 49 1 41 .266 .327 .405 393
2022 ARI 72 50 9 23 33 1 27 .209 .289 .356 176
2023 ARI 95 39 7 27 30 1 36 .194 .319 .323 207
2024 ARI 6 3 1 4 7 0 1 .250 .308 .583 24
ON PACE 37 18 6 24 43 0 6 .250 .308 .583 149
3-YEAR AVG 103 73 9 39 37 1 35 .236 .315 .375 259
Career 328 232 29 127 123 4 110 .237 .316 .378
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 25 28 7 16 23 2 6 .277 .315 .525 105
ON PACE 162 181 45 103 149 12 38 .277 .315 .525 680
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 420 359 57 211 187 16 144 .257 .332 .436
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