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Taylor Ward or Brendan Donovan

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

RF • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
Brendan Donovan

Brendan Donovan

3B • St. Louis Cardinals STL
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.238132.2610.42905
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.163135.2600.256112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Brendan Donovan
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.667000.6670.66703
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.357001.4710.35707
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
81%
-1.22 compared to last week
START
76%
+30.15 compared to last week
OWN/START Brendan Donovan
OWN
20%
-3.66 compared to last week
START
11%
-0.11 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Brendan Donovan
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 33rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Julio Rodriguez
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.341 and is currently ranked 77th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.277 and is currently ranked 81st
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 52nd with 0.360
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 100th with 0.462
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 70th with 0.822
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 317th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 327th in RBI with 42
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 244th in runs scored with 54
  • 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: +0.027, OBP: +0.035, HRs: +5, RBI: +4, Runs: +14, Wlks: +18, Stls: +2,
Breakdown Brendan Donovan

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 2B LF 3B RF 1B SS . However, he plays 2B most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 27th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.343 and is currently ranked 66th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.274 and is currently ranked 93rd
  • Top 20 on base percentage and is currently ranked 16th with 0.385
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 366th with 0.363
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 189th with 0.748
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 522nd with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 426th in RBI with 26
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 440th in runs scored with 26
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.274, OBP: +0.385, HRs: +2, RBI: +26, Runs: +26, Wlks: +31, Stls: +1,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Injury Brendan Donovan

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08@OAKIrvin
Aug 09@OAKKaprielian
Aug 10@OAKBlackburn
Aug 12VS MINMahle
Aug 13VS MINBundy
Aug 14VS MINArcher
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.350264.4350.80005
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Brendan Donovan
DateOpponentResult
Aug 09@COLFeltner
Aug 10@COLFreeland
Aug 11@COLMarquez
Aug 12VS MILLauer
Aug 13VS MILAshby
Aug 14VS MILBurnes
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.150002.2270.15006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Taylor Ward
9.74
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Brendan Donovan
9.58
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 79 80 13 47 37 3 38 .277 .364 .464 260
ON PACE 117 118 19 69 54 4 56 .277 .364 .464 386
3-YEAR AVG 40 29 3 18 13 1 11 .251 .326 .412 86
Career 238 190 28 114 92 8 80 .248 .327 .418
Career Brendan Donovan
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 73 59 2 26 26 1 31 .274 .385 .363 187
ON PACE 109 88 3 39 39 1 46 .274 .385 .363 280
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 73 59 2 26 26 1 31 .274 .385 .363
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DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
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