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Matt Carpenter or Leody Taveras

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Matt Carpenter

Matt Carpenter

DHSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Leody Taveras

Leody Taveras

CFTexas Rangers TEX
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carpenter over Taveras

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Matt Carpenter
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Taveras over Carpenter

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Leody Taveras
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Performance Matt Carpenter
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Leody Taveras
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222012.2500.29607
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.224024.2550.327113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt Carpenter
OWN
 
0%
+0.41 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Leody Taveras
OWN
 
8%
-2.81 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-0.98 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt Carpenter
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Leody Taveras
76th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matt Carpenter

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among DH's is Shohei Ohtani
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Oblique (Since Apr 2, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 483rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.229
  • Ranked 478th in batting average with 0.188
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 82nd with 0.355
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 464th with 0.292
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 352nd with 0.647
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 576th in RBI with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 574th in runs scored with 5
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.124, OBP: -0.022, HRs: -5, RBI: -31, Runs: -17, Wlks: -41, Stls: -1,
Breakdown Leody Taveras

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 76th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 70th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 360th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.271
  • Ranked 351st in batting average with 0.225
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 395th with 0.282
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 372nd with 0.344
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 389th with 0.626
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 448th with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 250th in RBI with 35
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 228th in runs scored with 38
  • 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: -0.05, OBP: -0.041, HRs: -14, RBI: -68, Runs: -67, Wlks: -33, Stls: -15,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matt Carpenter

OBLIQUE - Since Apr 2, 2024

Carpenter is dealing with an oblique strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in late April.
Injury Leody Taveras

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt Carpenter
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@OAKSonny GrayW 1-3
Apr 16@OAKLance LynnW 2-3
Apr 17@OAKPaul BlackburnL 6-3
Apr 19VS MILFreddy Peralta
Apr 20VS MILDL Hall
Apr 21VS MILColin Rea
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Leody Taveras
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@DETMichael LorenzenW 0-1
Apr 16@DETAndrew ChafinL 4-2
Apr 17@DETKirby YatesW 4-5
Apr 18@DETJose LeclercW 7-9
Apr 19@ATLChris Sale
Apr 20@ATLCharlie Morton
Apr 21@ATLDarius Vines
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333011.3330.40004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt Carpenter
9.40
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Leody Taveras
12.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matt Carpenter
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 STL 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 N/A N/A N/A 2
2012 STL 113 85 5 43 44 1 34 .291 .357 .452 224
2013 STL 157 199 11 126 78 3 72 .318 .388 .481 534
2014 STL 142 150 7 86 57 4 82 .279 .376 .381 389
2015 STL 154 156 28 101 84 4 81 .272 .365 .505 489
2016 STL 129 128 21 81 68 0 81 .271 .380 .505 415
2017 STL 145 120 23 91 69 2 109 .241 .384 .451 435
2018 STL 156 145 36 111 81 4 102 .257 .374 .523 518
2019 STL 137 96 15 60 49 6 66 .223 .332 .386 286
2020 STL 53 27 5 25 29 0 26 .180 .326 .320 100
2021 STL 129 35 3 18 21 1 34 .175 .311 .285 187
2022 NYY 53 40 15 28 37 0 19 .284 .386 .667 187
2023 SD 91 33 5 18 31 1 41 .176 .322 .319 176
2024 STL 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 5
ON PACE 34 25 0 8 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 42
3-YEAR AVG 91 36 8 21 30 1 31 .204 .334 .399 183
Career 1470 1218 174 789 648 26 751 .260 .366 .451
Career Leody Taveras
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 TEX 33 28 4 20 6 8 14 .235 .316 .403 83
2021 TEX 48 26 3 14 9 9 9 .154 .200 .266 85
2022 TEX 88 76 4 36 32 10 18 .271 .316 .371 217
2023 TEX 160 147 15 75 70 18 45 .258 .311 .408 488
2024 TEX 17 13 0 4 1 1 5 .217 .273 .300 38
ON PACE 137 105 0 32 8 8 40 .217 .273 .300 307
3-YEAR AVG 99 83 7 42 37 12 24 .245 .294 .374 263
Career 346 290 26 149 118 46 91 .242 .295 .373
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