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Bobby Witt Jr. or Tommy Edman

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Bobby Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

SSKansas City Royals KC
Tommy Edman

Tommy Edman

SSSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Witt Jr. over Edman

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Edman over Witt Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Performance Bobby Witt Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.269033.3210.34637
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.255038.2960.353413
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Tommy Edman
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bobby Witt Jr.
OWN
100%
+1.26 compared to last week
START
100%
+2.1 compared to last week
OWN/START Tommy Edman
OWN
45%
-6.8 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.22 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bobby Witt Jr.
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Tommy Edman
31st
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 5th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 123rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.324
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.307 and is currently ranked 25th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 94th with 0.351
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 15th with 0.576
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 25th with 0.927
  • Top 35 in steals and is currently ranked 30th with 33
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 129th in RBI with 65
  • Top 35 in runs scored and is currently ranked 26th with 74
  • Top 100 in HRs and is currently ranked 87th with 22
  • 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: +0.031, OBP: +0.038, HRs: -26, RBI: -85, Runs: -76, Wlks: -33, Stls: -42,
Breakdown Tommy Edman

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 58th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Wrist (Since Mar 14, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 294th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.285
  • Ranked 184th in batting average with 0.257
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 299th with 0.303
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 234th with 0.402
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 251st with 0.705
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 290th with 13
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 386th in RBI with 19
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 347th in runs scored with 25
  • 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 2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.248, OBP: -0.305, HRs: -13, RBI: -47, Runs: -69, Wlks: -35, Stls: -27,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bobby Witt Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Tommy Edman

WRIST - Since Mar 14, 2024

Edman is recovering from a right wrist sprain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in late May.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bobby Witt Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
Apr 24VS TORJohn SchreiberW 3-2
Apr 25VS TORCole RagansW 2-1
Apr 26@DETReese Olson
Apr 27@DETCasey Mize
Apr 28@DETTarik Skubal
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.357031.4000.42934
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Tommy Edman
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS ARIRyan HelsleyW 5-3
Apr 23VS ARITommy HenryL 1-14
Apr 24VS ARIKyle GibsonW 5-1
Apr 26@NYMJose Butto
Apr 27@NYMAdrian Houser
Apr 28@NYMJose Quintana
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bobby Witt Jr.
24.77
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Tommy Edman
11.39
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 26 32 4 21 11 7 7 .308 .357 .558 114
ON PACE 162 199 24 130 68 43 43 .308 .357 .558 710
3-YEAR AVG 151 158 24 87 84 39 34 .266 .308 .465 583
Career 327 347 52 194 178 84 74 .269 .312 .472
Career Tommy Edman
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 STL 101 105 11 62 39 15 19 .292 .340 .485 290
2020 STL 58 54 4 30 27 2 15 .243 .299 .338 126
2021 STL 162 168 11 89 56 31 37 .265 .308 .387 560
2022 STL 148 138 11 89 51 30 45 .255 .316 .381 493
2023 STL 140 119 13 69 47 27 35 .248 .305 .399 452
2024 STL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 3
ON PACE 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 19
3-YEAR AVG 150 142 12 82 51 29 39 .257 .310 .389 502
Career 612 584 50 339 220 105 151 .261 .314 .399
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