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Taylor Ward or Aaron Hicks

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
Aaron Hicks

Aaron Hicks

RFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Hicks

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hicks over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Aaron Hicks
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Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3213105.3100.64316
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3083137.3270.481212
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Aaron Hicks
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.158011.1580.15805
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.154012.1850.15408
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
92%
+24.41 compared to last week
START
87%
+53.46 compared to last week
OWN/START Aaron Hicks
OWN
 
1%
-0.94 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.4 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Aaron Hicks
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 40th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 8th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 129th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.324
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.312 and is currently ranked 23rd
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 39th with 0.373
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 12th with 0.603
  • Top 20 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 16th with 0.976
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 219th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 127th in RBI with 38
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 247th in runs scored with 27
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.059, OBP: -0.01, HRs: -8, RBI: -26, Runs: -47, Wlks: -37, Stls: -2,
Breakdown Aaron Hicks

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 118th.
  • The current leader among RF's is Juan Soto
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 186th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.309
  • Ranked 227th in batting average with 0.250
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 109th with 0.347
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 332nd with 0.360
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 245th with 0.707
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 462nd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 293rd in RBI with 28
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 335th in runs scored with 25
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.094, OBP: -0.125, HRs: -8, RBI: -37, Runs: -40, Wlks: -40, Stls: -6,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Injury Aaron Hicks

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@TBLuis GarciaW 3-7
Apr 16@TBGarrett CleavingerL 7-6
Apr 17@TBHunter StricklandW 4-5
Apr 18@TBRyan Pepiot
Apr 19@CINNick Lodolo
Apr 20@CINGraham Ashcraft
Apr 21@CINFrankie Montas
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.370172.3790.48126
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Aaron Hicks
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@TBLuis GarciaW 3-7
Apr 16@TBGarrett CleavingerL 7-6
Apr 17@TBHunter StricklandW 4-5
Apr 18@TBRyan Pepiot
Apr 19@CINNick Lodolo
Apr 20@CINGraham Ashcraft
Apr 21@CINFrankie Montas
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.111002.2000.11104
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Taylor Ward
16.55
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Aaron Hicks
8.58
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Taylor Ward
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 LAA 40 24 6 14 15 2 9 .178 .245 .333 65
2019 ANA 20 8 1 4 2 0 6 .190 .292 .333 15
2020 LAA 33 26 0 16 5 2 7 .283 .333 .391 55
2021 LAA 66 52 8 33 33 1 20 .250 .329 .438 190
2022 LAA 127 131 21 68 62 5 57 .284 .364 .474 431
2023 LAA 109 90 14 60 47 4 39 .253 .335 .421 333
2024 LAA 18 24 6 13 21 2 2 .312 .325 .571 85
ON PACE 162 216 54 117 189 18 18 .312 .325 .571 765
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 413 355 56 208 185 16 140 .259 .333 .437
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 127 77 7 51 34 9 61 .215 .334 .307 302
2023 NYY 110 70 9 45 41 6 44 .253 .354 .390 290
2024 LAA 14 7 1 5 4 0 4 .159 .229 .227 22
ON PACE 126 63 9 45 36 0 36 .159 .229 .227 198
3-YEAR AVG 90 56 7 36 30 5 40 .226 .336 .342 224
Career 999 725 111 472 396 71 467 .232 .332 .386
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