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Bobby Witt Jr. or Nelson Cruz

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Bobby Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

SS • Kansas City Royals KC
Nelson Cruz

Nelson Cruz

DH •
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Witt Jr. over Cruz

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cruz over Witt Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Bobby Witt Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333259.3550.63327
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2832612.3210.509213
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nelson Cruz
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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
..0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bobby Witt Jr.
OWN
100%
+0.97 compared to last week
START
100%
+1.97 compared to last week
OWN/START Nelson Cruz
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bobby Witt Jr.
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nelson Cruz
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Bobby Witt Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 2nd.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 128th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.324
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.310 and is currently ranked 25th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 87th with 0.353
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 17th with 0.591
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 22nd with 0.945
  • Top 35 in steals and is currently ranked 27th with 30
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 128th in RBI with 62
  • Top 20 in runs scored and is currently ranked 19th with 71
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 60th 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: +0.044, OBP: +0.05, HRs: -26, RBI: -88, Runs: -79, Wlks: -35, Stls: -45,
Breakdown Nelson Cruz

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Bobby Witt Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Nelson Cruz

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bobby Witt Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@CHWSeth LugoW 0-2
Apr 16@CHW
Apr 17@CHWErick FeddeL 2-1
Apr 17@CHWNick AndersonW 2-4
Apr 19VS BALDean Kremer
Apr 20VS BALCorbin Burnes
Apr 21VS BALCole Irvin
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.268114.3020.390310
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nelson Cruz
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Bobby Witt Jr.
25.58
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nelson Cruz
11.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Bobby Witt Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 KC 143 138 18 76 71 28 27 .253 .294 .428 481
2023 KC 158 177 30 97 96 49 40 .277 .319 .496 685
2024 KC 19 25 4 18 8 4 5 .321 .369 .628 88
ON PACE 162 213 34 153 68 34 42 .321 .369 .628 750
3-YEAR AVG 151 158 24 87 84 39 34 .266 .308 .465 583
Career 320 340 52 191 175 81 72 .269 .311 .475
Career Nelson Cruz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2008 31 38 7 19 26 3 17 N/A N/A N/A 138
2009 TEX 129 120 33 76 76 20 51 N/A N/A N/A 392
2010 TEX 108 127 22 60 78 16 38 N/A N/A N/A 354
2011 TEX 126 125 29 64 86 9 32 N/A N/A N/A 324
2012 TEX 159 152 23 86 90 8 48 .260 .319 .455 436
2013 TEX 108 110 27 49 77 5 35 .269 .327 .511 326
2014 BAL 153 160 38 85 101 4 54 .273 .337 .524 488
2015 SEA 152 178 44 90 93 3 60 .302 .369 .566 501
2016 SEA 155 169 43 96 105 2 62 .287 .360 .555 515
2017 SEA 155 160 39 91 119 1 70 .288 .375 .549 517
2018 SEA 144 133 37 70 97 1 55 .256 .342 .509 427
2019 MIN 123 143 42 83 109 0 60 .308 .393 .636 480
2020 MIN 55 57 16 33 35 0 27 .300 .398 .595 179
2021 MIN 148 136 32 78 84 3 51 .262 .331 .491 495
2022 WAS 128 102 10 48 63 4 47 .233 .311 .338 323
2023 SD 59 35 5 9 23 1 6 .245 .283 .399 110
ON PACE 455 270 38 69 177 7 46 .245 .283 .399 848
3-YEAR AVG 112 91 16 45 57 3 35 .248 .317 .418 309
Career 1933 1945 447 1037 1262 80 713 .348 .426 .515
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Matchup Time
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