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Nicky Lopez or Byron Buxton

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Nicky Lopez

Nicky Lopez

2BChicago White Sox CHW
Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton

CFMinnesota Twins MIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lopez over Buxton

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nicky Lopez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buxton over Lopez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Byron Buxton
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Performance Nicky Lopez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.273002.3850.27306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235003.3410.235011
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 Nicky Lopez
OWN
 
1%
+0.33 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.42 compared to last week
OWN/START Byron Buxton
OWN
42%
+3.64 compared to last week
START
33%
+10.18 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nicky Lopez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Byron Buxton
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nicky Lopez

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 34th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 449th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.248
  • Ranked 328th in batting average with 0.227
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 358th with 0.290
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 493rd with 0.267
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 470th with 0.558
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 669th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 449th in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 365th in runs scored with 22
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.028, OBP: -0.028, HRs: -1, RBI: -25, Runs: -28, Wlks: -18, Stls: -6,
Breakdown Byron Buxton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 36th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 89th.
  • 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 166th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.315
  • Ranked 358th in batting average with 0.222
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 445th with 0.266
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 232nd 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 605th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 355th in RBI with 21
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 411th 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 Nicky Lopez

No Injury Reported

Injury Byron Buxton

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nicky Lopez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@MINChris PaddackL 7-0
Apr 23@MINJay JacksonL 6-5
Apr 24@MINJoe RyanL 6-3
Apr 25@MINCole SandsL 6-3
Apr 26VS TBZach Eflin
Apr 27VS TBAaron Civale
Apr 28VS TBZack Littell
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.308001.3570.30803
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 Nicky Lopez
6.96
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Byron Buxton
13.62
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nicky Lopez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 KC 101 89 2 44 29 1 18 .241 .278 .324 188
2020 KC 56 34 1 15 13 0 18 .201 .286 .266 71
2021 KC 150 147 2 78 43 22 49 .302 .362 .383 478
2022 KC 138 95 0 48 18 13 28 .229 .278 .273 310
2023 KC 105 52 1 32 25 6 26 .231 .321 .307 211
2024 CHW 21 13 0 4 0 0 8 .203 .293 .203 38
ON PACE 136 84 0 25 0 0 51 .203 .293 .203 246
3-YEAR AVG 131 98 1 53 29 14 34 .261 .323 .327 333
Career 571 430 6 221 128 42 147 .249 .309 .316
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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