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Alex Verdugo or Cody Bellinger

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Alex Verdugo

Alex Verdugo

LFNew York Yankees NYY
Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger

CFChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verdugo over Bellinger

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bellinger over Verdugo

 
 
 
 
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Performance Alex Verdugo
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250032.4090.25016
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.297038.4260.432112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Cody Bellinger
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.357253.4380.78604
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.270375.3570.568010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alex Verdugo
OWN
38%
+3.45 compared to last week
START
31%
+9.04 compared to last week
OWN/START Cody Bellinger
OWN
100%
+1.31 compared to last week
START
50%
-45.24 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alex Verdugo
69th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cody Bellinger
16th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 22nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Julio Rodriguez
  • 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 461st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.243
  • Ranked 340th in batting average with 0.226
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 355th with 0.291
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 311th with 0.371
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 325th with 0.662
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 526th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 305th in RBI with 28
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 198th in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.019, OBP: +0.032, HRs: -11, RBI: -46, Runs: -68, Wlks: -30, Stls: -4,
Breakdown Cody Bellinger

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 17th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 28th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Ribs (Since Apr 23, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 215th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.303
  • Top 35 in batting average with 0.304 and is currently ranked 32nd
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 69th with 0.359
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 32nd with 0.540
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 36th with 0.899
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 103rd with 10
  • Top 25 in RBI and is currently ranked 25th with 91
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 121st in runs scored with 70
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 57th with 24
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.081, OBP: -0.036, HRs: -21, RBI: -80, Runs: -85, Wlks: -29, Stls: -20,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Alex Verdugo

No Injury Reported

Injury Cody Bellinger

RIBS - Since Apr 23, 2024

Bellinger suffered a right rib fracture and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Alex Verdugo
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS OAKLucas ErcegL 0-2
Apr 23VS OAKMarcus StromanW 4-3
Apr 24VS OAKClarke SchmidtW 7-3
Apr 25VS OAKAlex Wood
Apr 26@MILColin Rea
Apr 27@MILJoe Ross
Apr 28@MIL
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000010.4000.00003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Cody Bellinger
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOUJordan WicksW 7-2
Apr 24VS HOUJameson TaillonW 4-3
Apr 25VS HOUJustin Verlander
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOSJosh Winckowski
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333121.3331.33301
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Alex Verdugo
12.90
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cody Bellinger
14.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 25 20 2 13 8 1 14 .244 .354 .390 85
ON PACE 162 129 12 84 51 6 90 .244 .354 .390 550
3-YEAR AVG 149 157 12 81 64 4 46 .280 .337 .422 497
Career 684 679 59 346 265 22 206 .283 .341 .431
Career Cody Bellinger
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 LAD 132 128 39 87 97 10 64 .267 .352 .581 474
2018 LAD 162 145 25 84 76 14 69 .260 .343 .470 444
2019 LAD 161 174 47 123 115 18 97 .301 .402 .616 670
2020 LAD 74 65 16 40 43 7 40 .233 .329 .455 233
2021 LAD 105 63 11 44 43 8 36 .187 .265 .326 252
2022 LAD 140 99 18 69 64 14 38 .201 .258 .377 376
2023 CHC 135 153 26 95 97 20 40 .307 .356 .525 582
2024 CHC 22 19 5 10 17 0 11 .226 .320 .440 82
ON PACE 148 128 33 67 114 0 74 .226 .320 .440 553
3-YEAR AVG 127 105 18 69 68 14 38 .237 .297 .420 403
Career 931 846 187 552 552 91 395 .256 .335 .490
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