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Brad Miller or Darin Ruf

Who Should I Start? - Week 19 • Start New
Brad Miller

Brad Miller

3B • Texas Rangers TEX
Darin Ruf

Darin Ruf

LF • New York Mets NYM
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Owners starting Ruf over Miller

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Brad Miller
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400000.4550.40004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235000.2780.23506
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Darin Ruf
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333000.3330.66702
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333031.3330.50005
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brad Miller
OWN
 
2%
-0.66 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.53 compared to last week
OWN/START Darin Ruf
OWN
 
5%
-0.4 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-1 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brad Miller
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Darin Ruf
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brad Miller

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF 3B DH . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 37th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 551st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.240
  • Ranked 545th in batting average with 0.194
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 488th with 0.273
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 405th with 0.352
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 440th with 0.626
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 692nd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 315th in RBI with 46
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 348th in runs scored with 40
  • 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: -0.006, OBP: -0.056, HRs: -6, RBI: -15, Runs: -28, Wlks: -32, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Darin Ruf

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B DH LF . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 60th.
  • The current leader among LF's is Julio Rodriguez

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 181st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.314
  • Ranked 266th in batting average with 0.245
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 120th with 0.342
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 190th with 0.426
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 152nd with 0.767
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 395th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 240th in RBI with 60
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 256th in runs scored with 60
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.042, OBP: -0.06, HRs: -6, RBI: -7, Runs: EVEN, Wlks: -13, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Brad Miller

No Injury Reported

Injury Darin Ruf

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brad Miller
DateOpponentResult
Aug 15VS OAKKaprielian 3-7W 2-1
Aug 16VS OAKSears 4-0L 5-1
Aug 17VS OAKOller
Aug 18VS OAKLogue
Aug 19@MINBundy
Aug 20@MINArcher
Aug 21@MINRyan
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286162.2860.393011
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Darin Ruf
DateOpponentResult
Aug 15@ATLStrider 7-4L 13-1
Aug 16@ATLMorton 6-5L 5-0
Aug 17@ATLOdorizzi
Aug 18@ATL
Aug 19@PHINola
Aug 20@PHIWheeler
Aug 20@PHIFalter
Aug 21@PHISyndergaard
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.298048.3940.351220
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Brad Miller
4.88
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Darin Ruf
5.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Brad Miller
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2013 SEA 76 81 8 41 36 5 24 .265 .318 .418 213
2014 SEA 116 77 9 45 35 4 31 .221 .286 .364 202
2015 SEA 144 113 11 44 46 13 47 .258 .329 .402 289
2016 TB 152 133 30 73 81 6 47 .243 .304 .482 403
2017 TB 110 68 9 43 40 5 63 .201 .327 .337 215
2018 TB 75 57 7 21 29 0 22 .248 .311 .413 126
2019 CLE 79 40 13 26 25 2 15 .260 .329 .565 135
2020 STL 49 32 5 19 24 1 24 .221 .345 .407 105
2021 PHI 137 65 13 44 40 2 44 .207 .306 .379 277
2022 TEX 66 36 7 16 25 3 12 .201 .250 .330 124
ON PACE 92 50 9 22 34 4 16 .201 .250 .330 173
3-YEAR AVG 88 46 10 30 30 2 28 .223 .321 .432 172
Career 1004 702 112 372 381 41 329 .234 .311 .409
Career Darin Ruf
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2012 PHI 10 10 3 4 7 0 0 .345 .333 .724 28
2013 PHI 73 62 14 36 30 0 33 .247 .348 .458 169
2014 PHI 50 21 3 12 7 0 8 .216 .297 .381 48
2015 PHI 106 63 12 30 39 1 21 .235 .300 .414 169
2016 PHI 43 17 3 8 9 0 4 .205 .236 .337 37
2020 SF 39 24 5 11 18 1 13 .282 .378 .529 78
2021 SF 119 70 16 40 42 2 44 .263 .373 .500 292
2022 SF 88 58 9 39 33 2 31 .225 .319 .368 208
ON PACE 122 81 12 54 46 2 43 .225 .319 .368 290
3-YEAR AVG 79 47 11 26 30 2 29 .268 .374 .507 185
Career 528 325 65 180 185 6 154 .243 .329 .438
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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 @SF 3:45 PM EST Gallen
Webb
ATL vs NYM 7:20 PM EST
deGrom
BAL vs CHC 3:05 PM EST Watkins
Sampson
BOS @PIT 7:05 PM EST Eovaldi
Brubaker
CHW vs HOU 2:10 PM EST Giolito
Garcia
COL @STL 1:15 PM EST Senzatela
Wainwright
KC @TB 7:10 PM EST Keller
McClanahan
LAD @MIL 2:10 PM EST Heaney
Burnes
NYY vs TOR 7:05 PM EST Montas
Berrios
OAK @TEX 2:05 PM EST Logue
Dunning
SD vs WAS 9:40 PM EST Darvish
Sanchez
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