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Taylor Ward or Alek Thomas

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
Alek Thomas

Alek Thomas

CFArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Thomas

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thomas over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alek Thomas
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Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200123.3330.45006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2504128.2980.519113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alek Thomas
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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 Taylor Ward
OWN
96%
+2.46 compared to last week
START
76%
-11.22 compared to last week
OWN/START Alek Thomas
OWN
 
4%
-1.23 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.43 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alek Thomas
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 7th.
  • 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 231st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.300
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.291 and is currently ranked 51st
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 70th with 0.360
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 17th with 0.570
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 22nd with 0.930
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 235th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 130th in RBI with 40
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 244th in runs scored with 30
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.024, OBP: -0.02, HRs: -7, RBI: -24, Runs: -44, Wlks: -33, Stls: -2,
Breakdown Alek Thomas

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 141st.
  • The current leader among CF's is Juan Soto
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hamstring (Since Mar 31, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 415th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.256
  • Ranked 320th in batting average with 0.231
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 435th with 0.269
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 231st with 0.402
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 311th with 0.672
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 404th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 253rd in RBI with 36
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 220th in runs scored with 41
  • 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: -0.01, OBP: -0.053, HRs: -10, RBI: -37, Runs: -52, Wlks: -21, Stls: -9,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Injury Alek Thomas

HAMSTRING - Since Mar 31, 2024

Thomas is dealing with a strained left hamstring and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS BALAlbert SuarezL 2-4
Apr 23VS BALGriffin CanningW 7-4
Apr 24VS BALDean KremerL 5-6
Apr 26VS MINBailey Ober
Apr 27VS MINChris Paddack
Apr 28VS MINPablo Lopez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.217365.2500.65206
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alek Thomas
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 27@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Taylor Ward
16.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alek Thomas
8.65
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 25 28 7 16 23 2 6 .277 .315 .525 105
ON PACE 162 181 45 103 149 12 38 .277 .315 .525 680
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 420 359 57 211 187 16 144 .257 .332 .436
Career Alek Thomas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 ARI 107 85 8 43 39 4 21 .234 .278 .353 273
2023 ARI 150 97 13 60 45 11 23 .227 .269 .381 364
2024 ARI 6 3 1 2 4 0 0 .214 .214 .500 16
ON PACE 37 18 6 12 24 0 0 .214 .214 .500 99
3-YEAR AVG 129 91 11 52 42 8 22 .230 .273 .368 319
Career 263 185 22 105 88 15 44 .230 .272 .370
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