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Sean Murphy or Byron Buxton

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy

CAtlanta Braves ATL
Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton

CFMinnesota Twins MIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Murphy over Buxton

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Sean Murphy
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buxton over Murphy

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Byron Buxton
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Performance Sean Murphy
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Byron Buxton
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400133.4290.70005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.256155.2680.487012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Sean Murphy
OWN
75%
-12.89 compared to last week
START
 
9%
+1.75 compared to last week
OWN/START Byron Buxton
OWN
41%
-3.07 compared to last week
START
31%
+8.75 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Sean Murphy
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Byron Buxton
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Sean Murphy

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 90th.
  • The current leader among C's is Salvador Perez
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Oblique (Since Mar 29, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 510th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.212
  • Ranked 471st in batting average with 0.190
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 207th with 0.323
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 342nd with 0.356
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 297th with 0.679
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 375th in RBI with 20
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 316th in runs scored with 28
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.249, OBP: -0.363, HRs: -21, RBI: -68, Runs: -65, Wlks: -49, Stls: EVEN,
  • 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 89th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Julio Rodriguez
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 165th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.315
  • Ranked 354th 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 229th with 0.403
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 317th with 0.669
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 561st with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 356th in RBI with 21
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 413th 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 Sean Murphy

OBLIQUE - Since Mar 29, 2024

Murphy is dealing with a left oblique strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in early May.
Injury Byron Buxton

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Sean Murphy
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MIABryce ElderW 3-0
Apr 23VS MIAMax FriedW 5-0
Apr 24VS MIAA.J. MinterW 4-3
Apr 26VS CLELogan Allen
Apr 27VS CLETanner Bibee
Apr 28VS CLEBen Lively
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
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 CHWMichael Soroka
Apr 26@LAAPatrick Sandoval
Apr 27@LAAJose Soriano
Apr 28@LAAReid Detmers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500112.5561.00002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Sean Murphy
12.21
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Byron Buxton
13.69
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Sean Murphy
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 OAK 20 13 4 14 8 0 6 .245 .333 .566 51
2020 OAK 50 31 9 25 18 0 27 .226 .352 .453 111
2021 OAK 120 85 17 47 59 0 40 .219 .309 .409 313
2022 OAK 138 124 18 62 63 1 50 .246 .327 .425 414
2023 ATL 120 95 21 65 68 0 49 .252 .364 .475 381
2024 ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2
ON PACE 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 14
3-YEAR AVG 126 101 19 58 63 0 46 .239 .333 .435 369
Career 451 348 69 213 216 1 172 .238 .334 .440
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 22 19 1 7 10 0 1 .247 .280 .403 43
ON PACE 154 133 7 49 70 0 7 .247 .280 .403 302
3-YEAR AVG 83 69 21 52 41 8 27 .239 .315 .525 277
Career 706 556 115 368 305 88 174 .239 .299 .465
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