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Austin Hays or Matt Carpenter

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Austin Hays

Austin Hays

LFBaltimore Orioles BAL
Matt Carpenter

Matt Carpenter

DHSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hays over Carpenter

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Austin Hays
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carpenter over Hays

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt Carpenter
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Performance Austin Hays
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500002.6670.50002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.176002.2630.17608
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matt Carpenter
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Austin Hays
OWN
 
7%
-2.86 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-2.77 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt Carpenter
OWN
 
1%
-0.14 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Austin Hays
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt Carpenter
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Austin Hays

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 131st.
  • The current leader among LF's is Juan Soto
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Calf (Since Apr 20, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 351st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.272
  • Ranked 396th in batting average with 0.215
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 382nd with 0.284
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 360th with 0.347
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 381st with 0.630
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 581st with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 257th in RBI with 35
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 231st in runs scored with 39
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.162, OBP: -0.125, HRs: -16, RBI: -65, Runs: -73, Wlks: -36, Stls: -5,
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 488th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.229
  • Ranked 481st in batting average with 0.188
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 79th with 0.355
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 469th with 0.292
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 353rd with 0.647
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 590th in RBI with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 588th in runs scored with 5
  • 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,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Austin Hays

CALF - Since Apr 20, 2024

Hays suffered a left calf strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in early May.
Injury Matt Carpenter

OBLIQUE - Since Apr 2, 2024

Carpenter is dealing with a right oblique strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in early May.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Austin Hays
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@LAAAlbert SuarezW 2-4
Apr 23@LAAGriffin CanningL 7-4
Apr 24@LAADean KremerW 5-6
Apr 26VS OAKRoss Stripling
Apr 27VS OAKJP Sears
Apr 28VS OAKPaul Blackburn
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182012.3080.18203
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matt Carpenter
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS ARIRyan HelsleyW 5-3
Apr 23VS ARITommy HenryL 1-14
Apr 24VS ARIKyle GibsonW 5-1
Apr 26@NYMJose Butto
Apr 27@NYMAdrian Houser
Apr 28@NYMJose Quintana
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Austin Hays
11.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt Carpenter
9.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Austin Hays
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 BAL 20 13 1 4 8 0 2 .217 .238 .317 25
2019 BAL 21 21 4 12 13 2 7 .309 .373 .574 69
2020 BAL 32 32 4 19 8 2 8 .269 .321 .387 74
2021 BAL 129 122 21 72 69 4 29 .254 .305 .456 419
2022 BAL 138 128 16 64 57 2 31 .251 .306 .418 399
2023 BAL 148 145 16 77 67 5 40 .273 .325 .441 432
2024 BAL 19 5 0 4 2 0 4 .111 .200 .111 23
ON PACE 128 33 0 27 13 0 27 .111 .200 .111 155
3-YEAR AVG 138 132 18 71 64 4 33 .260 .312 .438 417
Career 507 466 62 252 224 15 121 .257 .310 .428
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 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 7
ON PACE 38 19 0 6 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 45
3-YEAR AVG 91 36 8 21 30 1 31 .204 .334 .399 183
Career 1472 1218 174 789 648 26 751 .260 .366 .451
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