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Lane Thomas or Oscar Gonzalez

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Lane Thomas

Lane Thomas

CF • Washington Nationals WAS
Oscar Gonzalez

Oscar Gonzalez

LF • Cleveland Indians CLE
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Owners starting Thomas over Gonzalez

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Gonzalez over Thomas

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Lane Thomas
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.375123.4500.62515
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.360124.4140.60018
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Oscar Gonzalez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333121.3330.66703
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333121.3330.66703
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lane Thomas
OWN
 
5%
+1.25 compared to last week
START
 
3%
-0.05 compared to last week
OWN/START Oscar Gonzalez
OWN
 
8%
+2.04 compared to last week
START
 
6%
+1.41 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lane Thomas
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Oscar Gonzalez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lane Thomas

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF CF RF . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 56th.
  • The current leader among CF's is Julio Rodriguez

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 257th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.297
  • Ranked 275th in batting average with 0.244
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 238th with 0.317
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 228th with 0.413
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 228th with 0.730
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 343rd with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 270th in RBI with 53
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 239th in runs scored with 63
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.003, OBP: -0.05, HRs: +2, RBI: +6, Runs: -1, Wlks: -16, Stls: -3,
Breakdown Oscar Gonzalez

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 69th.
  • The current leader among LF's is Julio Rodriguez

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.337 and is currently ranked 90th
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.278 and is currently ranked 74th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 294th with 0.308
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 159th with 0.437
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 194th with 0.745
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 528th in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 571st in runs scored with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.278, OBP: +0.308, HRs: +3, RBI: +14, Runs: +12, Wlks: +5, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Lane Thomas

No Injury Reported

Injury Oscar Gonzalez

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lane Thomas
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08@CHCThompson 9-5L 6-3
Aug 09@CHCLeiter Jr. 2-5W 6-5
Aug 10@CHCSteele
Aug 12VS SDClevinger
Aug 13VS SDDarvish
Aug 14VS SDSnell
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500000.7500.50001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Oscar Gonzalez
DateOpponentResult
Aug 09@DETAlexander 2-6W 5-2
Aug 10@DETHutchison
Aug 11@DETHill
Aug 12@TORWhite
Aug 13@TORGausman
Aug 14@TORKikuchi
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.375000.3750.50002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Lane Thomas
5.10
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Oscar Gonzalez
4.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Lane Thomas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 STL 34 12 4 6 12 1 4 .316 .409 .684 46
2020 STL 18 5 1 5 2 0 3 .135 .200 .297 14
2021 STL 74 49 6 33 24 6 36 .230 .340 .404 203
2022 WAS 88 63 8 32 30 3 20 .233 .290 .374 207
ON PACE 127 91 11 46 43 4 28 .233 .290 .374 299
3-YEAR AVG 42 22 4 15 13 2 14 .229 .332 .427 88
Career 214 129 19 76 68 10 63 .231 .312 .401
Career Oscar Gonzalez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 CLE 36 35 3 12 14 0 5 .278 .308 .437 93
ON PACE 53 52 4 17 20 0 7 .278 .308 .437 138
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 36 35 3 12 14 0 5 .278 .308 .437
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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 vs PIT 9:40 PM EST Bumgarner
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ATL @BOS 7:10 PM EST Wright
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BAL vs TOR 7:05 PM EST Kremer
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CHC vs WAS 2:20 PM EST Steele
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CIN @NYM 1:10 PM EST Zeuch
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CLE @DET 7:10 PM EST Civale
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COL vs STL 8:40 PM EST Freeland
Quintana
HOU vs TEX 8:10 PM EST Verlander
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LAA @OAK 3:37 PM EST Toussaint
Blackburn
LAD vs MIN 10:10 PM EST Pepiot
Gray
MIA @PHI 7:05 PM EST Alcantara
Syndergaard
MIL vs TB 2:10 PM EST Woodruff
Springs
NYY @SEA 4:10 PM EST Cortes
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SD vs SF 4:10 PM EST Manaea
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