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Pavin Smith or Rafael Ortega

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

Pavin Smith

RFArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Rafael Ortega

Rafael Ortega

LFChicago White Sox CHW
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Ortega

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Pavin Smith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ortega over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Rafael Ortega
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Performance Pavin Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200173.2000.60005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200173.2000.60005
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Rafael Ortega
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Pavin Smith
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
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OWN/START Rafael Ortega
OWN
 
0%
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Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Pavin Smith
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Rafael Ortega
Not Ranked
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 135th.
  • The current leader among RF's is Juan Soto
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 432nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.250
  • Ranked 357th in batting average with 0.222
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 119th with 0.344
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 310th with 0.370
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 238th with 0.714
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 555th in RBI with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 601st in runs scored with 4
  • 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.
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.012, OBP: -0.117, HRs: -6, RBI: -23, Runs: -23, Wlks: -35, Stls: -1,
Breakdown Rafael Ortega

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 236th.
  • The current leader among LF's is Juan Soto
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 243rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.296
  • Ranked 375th in batting average with 0.219
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 146th with 0.338
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 491st with 0.272
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 415th with 0.610
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 546th with 6
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 530th in RBI with 8
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 425th in runs scored with 16
  • 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 remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.219, OBP: -0.338, HRs: -1, RBI: -8, Runs: -16, Wlks: -20, Stls: -6,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Pavin Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Rafael Ortega

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 Gibson
Apr 26@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 27@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400162.4001.20002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Rafael Ortega
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@MINChris PaddackL 7-0
Apr 23@MINJay JacksonL 6-5
Apr 24@MINJoe Ryan
Apr 25@MINBailey Ober
Apr 26VS TBZach Eflin
Apr 27VS TBAaron Civale
Apr 28VS TBZack Littell
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Pavin Smith
7.38
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Rafael Ortega
2.43
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 5 2 1 3 7 0 0 .200 .200 .600 20
ON PACE 32 12 6 19 45 0 0 .200 .200 .600 129
3-YEAR AVG 103 73 9 39 37 1 35 .236 .315 .375 259
Career 327 231 29 126 123 4 109 .237 .315 .378
Career Rafael Ortega
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2012 COL 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 4
2016 ANA 66 43 1 24 16 8 13 .232 .283 .292 112
2018 MIA 41 31 0 10 7 5 10 .233 .287 .271 62
2019 ATL 38 18 2 8 10 3 8 .198 .263 .297 48
2021 CHC 102 83 11 43 33 12 30 .293 .363 .473 298
2022 CHC 117 73 7 35 32 12 44 .238 .330 .358 291
2023 TEX 52 25 1 16 8 6 20 .219 .338 .272 106
2024 CHW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 2
ON PACE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 14
3-YEAR AVG 90 60 6 31 24 10 31 .257 .344 .391 232
Career 420 275 22 136 106 47 126 .246 .323 .353
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Matchups

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SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @STL 01:15 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Kyle Gibson
ATL vs MIA 07:20 EDT EST Reynaldo Lopez
Sixto Sanchez
BAL @LAA 04:07 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Tyler Anderson
BOS @CLE 06:10 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Carlos Carrasco
CHC vs HOU 07:40 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Spencer Arrighetti
CHW @MIN 07:40 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Joe Ryan
CIN vs PHI 06:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Spencer Turnbull
COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
Matt Waldron
DET @TB 06:50 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Shawn Armstrong
KC vs TOR 07:40 EDT EST Alec Marsh
Yariel Rodriguez
LAD @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Landon Knack
Jake Irvin
MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Josh Fleming
NYM @SF 03:45 EDT EST Sean Manaea
Blake Snell
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
Joe Boyle
SEA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Bryce Miller
Jon Gray
Matchup Time
BOS vs MIA 7:00 PM EST
NO @OKC 9:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 7:00 PM EST
DAL vs VGK 9:30 PM EST
EDM vs LA 10:00 PM EST