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Josh Naylor or Aaron Hicks

Who Should I Start? - Week 12 • Start New
Josh Naylor

Josh Naylor

LF • Cleveland Indians CLE
Aaron Hicks

Aaron Hicks

CF • New York Yankees NYY
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Josh Naylor
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333133.4000.61105
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333173.3750.583110
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Aaron Hicks
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200142.3330.45017
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.233172.3240.433211
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Naylor
OWN
55%
+5.03 compared to last week
START
37%
+1.29 compared to last week
OWN/START Aaron Hicks
OWN
 
4%
+0.78 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+1.51 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Naylor
44th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Aaron Hicks
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Naylor

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B DH RF . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 45th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 48th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Julio Rodriguez
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 286th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.290
  • Ranked 146th in batting average with 0.266
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 194th with 0.326
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 132nd with 0.456
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 136th with 0.781
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 445th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 286th in RBI with 33
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 473rd in runs scored with 17
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.006, OBP: +0.018, HRs: -1, RBI: +12, Runs: -11, Wlks: EVEN, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Aaron Hicks

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: CF LF . However, he plays CF most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 55th.
  • The current leader among CF's is Julio Rodriguez

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 385th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.271
  • Ranked 407th in batting average with 0.218
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 135th with 0.337
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 507th with 0.293
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 417th with 0.630
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 513th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 450th in RBI with 18
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 433rd in runs scored with 21
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.024, OBP: +0.043, HRs: -1, RBI: +4, Runs: +8, Wlks: +14, Stls: +7,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Josh Naylor

No Injury Reported

Injury Aaron Hicks

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Naylor
DateOpponentResult
Jun 21@MINJax 4-1W 6-5
Jun 22@MINJax 4-2W 11-10
Jun 23@MINSmeltzer 4-1L 1-0
Jun 24VS BOSPivetta 8-5L 6-3
Jun 25VS BOSWinckowski 3-1L 4-2
Jun 26VS BOSHill
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286132.3330.57104
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Aaron Hicks
DateOpponentResult
Jun 20@TBAdam 0-2W 4-2
Jun 21@TBArmstrong 1-1L 5-4
Jun 22@TBGarza Jr. 0-2W 5-4
Jun 23VS HOUPressly 1-2W 7-6
Jun 24VS HOUVerlander 9-3L 3-1
Jun 25VS HOUJavier 5-3L 3-0
Jun 26VS HOUUrquidy
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.154142.2410.346111
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Naylor
6.50
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Aaron Hicks
4.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Josh Naylor
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 SD 94 63 8 29 32 1 25 .249 .315 .403 158
2020 SD 42 29 2 16 9 1 5 .279 .318 .413 69
2021 CLE 70 59 7 28 21 1 14 .258 .306 .406 184
2022 CLE 48 42 6 17 33 1 14 .264 .324 .453 156
ON PACE 116 101 14 41 79 2 33 .264 .324 .453 377
3-YEAR AVG 69 50 6 24 21 1 15 .258 .312 .406 137
Career 254 193 23 90 95 4 58 .259 .315 .416
Career Aaron Hicks
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2013 MIN 81 54 8 37 27 9 24 .192 .259 .335 158
2014 MIN 65 38 1 21 18 4 32 .216 .335 .278 101
2015 MIN 97 90 11 48 33 13 34 .256 .323 .398 248
2016 NYY 122 70 8 31 30 3 30 .217 .281 .337 173
2017 NYY 88 80 15 54 52 10 51 .266 .372 .475 287
2018 NYY 136 119 27 90 79 11 90 .250 .369 .471 450
2019 NYY 64 54 13 42 39 2 35 .231 .327 .440 185
2020 NYY 62 45 7 35 25 4 48 .230 .382 .418 177
2021 NYY 33 21 4 13 14 0 14 .194 .294 .333 80
2022 NYY 59 38 3 21 18 7 28 .218 .337 .293 147
ON PACE 132 85 6 47 40 15 63 .218 .337 .293 330
3-YEAR AVG 53 40 8 30 26 2 32 .223 .342 .411 147
Career 807 609 97 392 335 63 386 .232 .332 .393
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Matchups

Week 1
ARI vs KC
ATL vs NO
BAL @NYJ
BUF @LAR
CAR vs CLE
CHI vs SF
CIN vs PIT
DAL vs TB
DEN @SEA
DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
JAC @WAS
LAC vs LV
MIA vs NE
NYG @TEN
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs DET 4:10 PM EST Keuchel
Brieske
ATL vs LAD 7:00 PM EST Strider
Gonsolin
BAL @CHW 2:10 PM EST Lyles
Cease
BOS @CLE 1:40 PM EST Hill
Civale
CHC @STL 2:15 PM EST Mills
Flaherty
CIN @SF 4:05 PM EST Mahle
DeSclafani
COL @MIN 2:10 PM EST Feltner
Ryan
HOU @NYY 1:35 PM EST Urquidy
Cortes
KC vs OAK 2:10 PM EST Singer
Kaprielian
LAA vs SEA 4:07 PM EST
Gonzales
MIA vs NYM 12:05 PM EST Castano
Peterson
MIL vs TOR 2:10 PM EST Gonzalez
Berrios
PHI @SD 4:10 PM EST Gibson
Darvish
PIT @TB 1:40 PM EST Contreras
McClanahan
TEX vs WAS 2:35 PM EST Otto
Tetreault
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