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Bobby Witt Jr. or Christian Walker

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

Bobby Witt Jr.

SSKansas City Royals KC
Christian Walker

Christian Walker

1BArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Witt Jr. over Walker

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Bobby Witt Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Walker over Witt Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Performance Bobby Witt Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.304033.3600.39136
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3212812.3570.528513
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Christian Walker
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.280166.3450.44007
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2221611.3570.311013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bobby Witt Jr.
OWN
100%
+0.42 compared to last week
START
100%
+5.49 compared to last week
OWN/START Christian Walker
OWN
99%
-0.34 compared to last week
START
77%
-20.76 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bobby Witt Jr.
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Christian Walker
6th
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 4th.
  • 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 113th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.327
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.310 and is currently ranked 24th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 85th with 0.354
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 17th with 0.580
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 22nd with 0.934
  • Top 35 in steals and is currently ranked 27th with 33
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 117th in RBI with 65
  • Top 25 in runs scored and is currently ranked 22nd with 74
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 67th with 22
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.04, OBP: +0.048, HRs: -26, RBI: -85, Runs: -76, Wlks: -33, Stls: -42,
Breakdown Christian Walker

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 3rd.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 330th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.277
  • Ranked 252nd in batting average with 0.244
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 113th with 0.347
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 139th with 0.449
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 117th with 0.796
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 153rd with 13
  • Top 20 in walks and is currently ranked 16th with 62
  • Top 35 in RBI and is currently ranked 32nd with 72
  • Top 35 in runs scored and is currently ranked 31st with 69
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 73rd with 22
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.002, OBP: +0.043, HRs: -29, RBI: -89, Runs: -69, Wlks: -48, Stls: -13,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bobby Witt Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Christian Walker

No Injury Reported

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 TORJose Berrios
Apr 26@DETReese Olson
Apr 27@DETCasey Mize
Apr 28@DETTarik Skubal
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.455031.5000.54533
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Christian Walker
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 27@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300145.4230.45006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bobby Witt Jr.
25.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Christian Walker
20.43
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 25 32 4 21 11 7 7 .317 .367 .574 113
ON PACE 162 207 25 136 71 45 45 .317 .367 .574 732
3-YEAR AVG 151 158 24 87 84 39 34 .266 .308 .465 583
Career 326 347 52 194 178 84 74 .270 .312 .473
Career Christian Walker
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2014 BAL 6 3 1 1 1 0 1 .167 .211 .389 6
2015 BAL 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .333 .111 2
2017 BAL 11 3 2 2 2 0 1 .273 .429 .909 13
2018 BAL 37 8 3 6 6 1 3 .163 .226 .388 25
2019 ARI 152 137 29 86 73 8 67 .259 .348 .476 417
2020 ARI 57 59 7 35 34 1 19 .271 .333 .459 165
2021 ARI 114 97 10 54 46 0 38 .245 .316 .384 302
2022 ARI 148 129 35 81 90 2 67 .240 .328 .484 530
2023 ARI 175 163 34 93 109 17 75 .254 .336 .483 650
2024 ARI 26 25 4 20 17 0 17 .260 .379 .406 92
ON PACE 162 155 24 124 105 0 105 .260 .379 .406 573
3-YEAR AVG 146 130 26 76 82 6 60 .247 .328 .458 494
Career 733 625 125 378 378 29 291 .250 .333 .459
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