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Paul Goldschmidt or Byron Buxton

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt

1BSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton

CFMinnesota Twins MIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Goldschmidt over Buxton

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buxton over Goldschmidt

 
 
 
 
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Performance Paul Goldschmidt
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250123.3080.41706
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.217135.2940.304012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Byron Buxton
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400133.4290.70006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.256155.2680.487013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Paul Goldschmidt
OWN
97%
-2.55 compared to last week
START
73%
-13.8 compared to last week
OWN/START Byron Buxton
OWN
42%
+3.52 compared to last week
START
31%
+9.03 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Paul Goldschmidt
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Byron Buxton
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Paul Goldschmidt

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 10th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 24th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 188th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.310
  • Ranked 283rd in batting average with 0.238
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 151st with 0.337
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 315th with 0.370
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 246th with 0.707
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 477th with 3
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 70th with 53
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 206th in RBI with 43
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 189th in runs scored with 47
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.069, OBP: -0.07, HRs: -23, RBI: -71, Runs: -80, Wlks: -75, Stls: -11,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Byron Buxton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 35th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 90th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 161st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.315
  • Ranked 357th in batting average with 0.222
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 447th with 0.266
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 230th with 0.403
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 316th with 0.669
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 572nd with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 358th in RBI with 21
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 410th in runs scored with 18
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.04, OBP: -0.014, HRs: -16, RBI: -32, Runs: -42, Wlks: -34, Stls: -9,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Paul Goldschmidt

No Injury Reported

Injury Byron Buxton

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Paul Goldschmidt
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
.280124.3080.44006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Byron Buxton
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
.500112.5561.00003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Paul Goldschmidt
20.97
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Byron Buxton
13.69
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Paul Goldschmidt
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 ARI 48 39 10 29 31 4 20 N/A N/A N/A 111
2012 ARI 145 147 20 82 82 18 60 .286 .358 .490 447
2013 ARI 160 182 36 103 125 15 99 .302 .401 .551 617
2014 ARI 104 120 18 74 68 9 58 .307 .396 .550 381
2015 ARI 159 182 33 103 110 21 118 .321 .435 .570 621
2016 ARI 158 172 24 106 95 32 110 .297 .411 .489 583
2017 ARI 155 166 36 117 120 18 94 .297 .404 .563 608
2018 ARI 158 172 33 95 83 7 90 .290 .389 .533 512
2019 STL 170 165 36 102 99 3 80 .260 .344 .479 503
2020 STL 61 64 8 34 26 1 38 .309 .417 .507 184
2021 STL 160 172 31 100 98 12 68 .289 .363 .511 618
2022 STL 145 170 33 98 109 6 72 .321 .404 .581 608
2023 STL 155 159 25 89 80 11 86 .269 .364 .449 537
2024 STL 25 18 2 9 9 0 11 .200 .294 .278 48
ON PACE 162 116 12 58 58 0 71 .200 .294 .278 311
3-YEAR AVG 153 167 30 96 96 10 75 .292 .376 .511 588
Career 1803 1928 345 1141 1135 157 1004 .299 .394 .519
Career Byron Buxton
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 MIN 46 27 2 16 6 2 6 .209 .250 .326 52
2016 MIN 92 67 10 44 38 10 23 .225 .284 .430 194
2017 MIN 140 117 16 69 51 29 38 .253 .314 .413 332
2018 MIN 28 14 0 8 4 5 3 .156 .183 .200 29
2019 MIN 87 71 10 48 46 15 19 .262 .314 .513 248
2020 MIN 41 33 13 19 27 3 2 .254 .267 .577 110
2021 MIN 60 69 18 47 30 9 13 .307 .361 .644 253
2022 MIN 93 76 28 61 51 6 34 .224 .306 .526 314
2023 MIN 97 63 17 49 42 9 35 .207 .293 .436 265
2024 MIN 23 19 1 7 10 0 1 .247 .280 .403 44
ON PACE 155 128 6 47 67 0 6 .247 .280 .403 297
3-YEAR AVG 83 69 21 52 41 8 27 .239 .315 .525 277
Career 707 556 115 368 305 88 174 .239 .299 .465
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