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Josh Naylor or Taylor Ward

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Josh Naylor

Josh Naylor

1BCleveland Guardians CLE
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Naylor over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Naylor
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Naylor

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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Performance Josh Naylor
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300282.3000.65005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3103115.3560.571011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.150002.2920.25006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2503107.3020.479112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Naylor
OWN
99%
+0.05 compared to last week
START
92%
+1.36 compared to last week
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
95%
+4.56 compared to last week
START
84%
+1.52 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Naylor
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Naylor

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 1st.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 138th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.321
  • Top 10 in batting average with 0.323 and is currently ranked 10th
  • Top 25 on base percentage and is currently ranked 25th with 0.382
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 29th with 0.545
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 25th with 0.927
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 164th with 5
  • Top 75 in RBI and is currently ranked 53rd with 57
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 230th in runs scored with 34
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.011, OBP: +0.031, HRs: -11, RBI: -77, Runs: -39, Wlks: -25, Stls: -10,
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 58th 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 139th in RBI with 38
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 252nd 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,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Naylor

No Injury Reported

Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Naylor
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS BOSScott BarlowW 4-1
Apr 24VS BOSCooper Criswell
Apr 25VS BOSBrayan Bello
Apr 26@ATLChris Sale
Apr 27@ATLCharlie Morton
Apr 28@ATLBryce Elder
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250011.2500.25005
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 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
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Naylor
18.65
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
16.26
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Naylor
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 SD 94 63 8 29 32 1 25 .249 .315 .403 158
2020 SD 42 29 2 16 9 1 5 .279 .318 .413 69
2021 CLE 70 59 7 28 21 1 14 .258 .306 .406 184
2022 CLE 128 114 21 47 77 5 33 .260 .316 .463 422
2023 CLE 128 140 17 52 97 10 33 .310 .356 .491 484
2024 CLE 22 26 6 13 20 0 8 .321 .387 .605 101
ON PACE 154 183 42 91 140 0 56 .321 .387 .605 711
3-YEAR AVG 109 104 15 42 65 5 27 .280 .330 .463 363
Career 484 431 61 185 256 18 118 .277 .330 .457
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
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