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Taylor Ward or Yuli Gurriel

Who Should I Start? - Week 12 • Start New
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

RF • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
Yuli Gurriel

Yuli Gurriel

1B • Houston Astros HOU
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286135.3750.47605
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235139.2780.314012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yuli Gurriel
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.188010.2350.31305
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235243.2780.500010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
90%
+0.42 compared to last week
START
82%
+19.1 compared to last week
OWN/START Yuli Gurriel
OWN
52%
-5.51 compared to last week
START
36%
-11.41 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
26th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yuli Gurriel
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 26th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 29th.
  • 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

  • Top 25 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.377 and is currently ranked 24th
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.309 and is currently ranked 22nd
  • Top 20 on base percentage and is currently ranked 16th with 0.393
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 27th with 0.539
  • Top 20 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 18th with 0.932
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 377th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 328th in RBI with 33
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 219th in runs scored with 43
  • 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: +0.065, OBP: +0.078, HRs: +2, RBI: -5, Runs: +3, Wlks: +6, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Yuli Gurriel

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 33rd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 18th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Pete Alonso
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 171st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.314
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.280 and is currently ranked 81st
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 131st with 0.339
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 253rd with 0.402
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 202nd with 0.742
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 332nd with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 211th in RBI with 54
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 178th in runs scored with 66
  • 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: -0.08, OBP: -0.086, HRs: -11, RBI: -67, Runs: -62, Wlks: -44, Stls: +2,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Injury Yuli Gurriel

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Jun 27VS CHWGiolito
Jun 28VS CHWCueto
Jun 29VS CHWKopech
Jul 01@HOUJavier
Jul 02@HOUUrquidy
Jul 03@HOUGarcia
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333125.3750.53307
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yuli Gurriel
DateOpponentResult
Jun 28@NYMWilliams
Jun 29@NYMCarrasco
Jun 30VS NYYCole
Jul 01VS LAALorenzen
Jul 02VS LAASandoval
Jul 03VS LAA
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167010.2190.30009
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Taylor Ward
19.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yuli Gurriel
5.12
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 46 53 10 36 28 1 26 .315 .407 .560 186
ON PACE 100 116 21 78 61 2 56 .315 .407 .560 407
3-YEAR AVG 40 29 3 18 13 1 11 .251 .326 .412 86
Career 205 163 25 103 83 6 68 .253 .331 .434
Career Yuli Gurriel
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 HOU 137 157 18 68 75 3 22 .302 .335 .492 397
2018 HOU 136 155 13 70 84 5 23 .289 .321 .424 383
2019 HOU 162 184 33 90 117 5 41 .289 .334 .519 553
2020 HOU 69 54 6 31 24 0 18 .213 .271 .340 145
2021 HOU 159 184 16 88 91 3 63 .318 .381 .454 592
2022 HOU 57 47 4 19 16 3 14 .233 .291 .391 161
ON PACE 130 107 9 43 36 6 31 .233 .291 .391 367
3-YEAR AVG 130 141 18 70 77 3 41 .287 .342 .463 430
Career 720 781 90 366 407 19 181 .287 .333 .455
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Matchup Time Pitchers
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