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Donovan Walton or Austin Barnes

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Donovan Walton

Donovan Walton

2B • San Francisco Giants SF
Austin Barnes

Austin Barnes

C • Los Angeles Dodgers LAD
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Owners starting Walton over Barnes

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Barnes over Walton

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Donovan Walton
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Performance Austin Barnes
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Donovan Walton
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OWN/START Austin Barnes
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-0.47 compared to last week
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-0.47 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Donovan Walton
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Austin Barnes
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Donovan Walton

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 3B 2B DH . However, he plays 3B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 24th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 24th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Freddie Freeman
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 585th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.220
  • Ranked 494th in batting average with 0.205
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 213th with 0.320
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 197th with 0.424
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 197th with 0.744
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 423rd with 3
  • Top 20 in walks and is currently ranked 20th with 85
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 148th in RBI with 87
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 145th in runs scored with 87
  • 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: -0.077, OBP: -0.056, HRs: -25, RBI: -57, Runs: -51, Wlks: -27, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Austin Barnes

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 44th.
  • The current leader among C's is Will Smith

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 613th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.201
  • Ranked 570th in batting average with 0.182
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 488th with 0.271
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 514th with 0.307
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 512th with 0.578
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 735th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 462nd in RBI with 21
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 411th in runs scored with 30
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.067, OBP: -0.024, HRs: -3, RBI: -10, Runs: -13, Wlks: -3, Stls: +1,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Donovan Walton

No Injury Reported

Injury Austin Barnes

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Donovan Walton
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08@SDSnell 4-6W 1-0
Aug 09@SDMusgrove
Aug 10@SDManaea
Aug 12VS PITWilson
Aug 13VS PIT
Aug 14VS PITThompson
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Matchups Austin Barnes
DateOpponentResult
Aug 09VS MINRyan
Aug 10VS MINGray
Aug 12@KCLynch
Aug 13@KCKeller
Aug 14@KCSinger
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Donovan Walton
3.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Austin Barnes
2.95
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Donovan Walton
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 SEA 23 13 2 6 7 1 4 .220 .262 .390 53
2022 SF 21 9 1 7 7 0 0 .136 .136 .273 38
ON PACE 31 13 1 10 10 0 0 .136 .136 .273 56
3-YEAR AVG 23 13 2 6 7 1 4 .220 .262 .390 53
Career 44 22 3 13 14 1 4 .176 .198 .328
Career Austin Barnes
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 LAD 20 6 0 4 1 1 6 .207 .361 .276 18
2016 LAD 21 5 0 3 2 0 5 .156 .270 .188 12
2017 LAD 102 63 8 35 38 4 39 .289 .408 .486 205
2018 LAD 100 41 4 32 14 4 31 .205 .329 .290 110
2019 LAD 75 43 5 28 25 3 23 .203 .293 .340 126
2020 LAD 39 29 2 18 12 3 16 .259 .359 .339 76
2021 LAD 79 43 6 28 23 1 20 .216 .298 .347 164
2022 LAD 38 16 3 15 13 2 17 .151 .278 .264 93
ON PACE 57 24 4 22 19 3 25 .151 .278 .264 139
3-YEAR AVG 64 38 4 25 20 2 20 .220 .309 .342 122
Career 474 246 28 163 128 18 157 .222 .330 .347
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MIA @PHI 7:05 PM EST Garrett
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MIL vs TB 8:10 PM EST Peralta
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NYY @SEA 10:10 PM EST Cole
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SD vs SF 9:40 PM EST Musgrove
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