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Michael A. Taylor or Alek Thomas

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Michael A. Taylor

Michael A. Taylor

CFPittsburgh Pirates PIT
Alek Thomas

Alek Thomas

CFArizona Diamondbacks ARI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting A. Taylor over Thomas

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Michael A. Taylor
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thomas over A. Taylor

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alek Thomas
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Performance Michael A. Taylor
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.154000.1430.15405
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143001.1670.14309
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alek Thomas
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael A. Taylor
OWN
 
6%
-3.37 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-0.19 compared to last week
OWN/START Alek Thomas
OWN
 
5%
+1.01 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+0.63 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael A. Taylor
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alek Thomas
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael A. Taylor

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 107th.
  • The current leader among CF's is Juan Soto
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 173rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.313
  • Ranked 300th in batting average with 0.236
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 348th with 0.293
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 184th with 0.426
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 233rd with 0.719
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 458th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 269th in RBI with 33
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 286th in runs scored with 32
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.051, OBP: +0.015, HRs: -21, RBI: -46, Runs: -41, Wlks: -23, Stls: -12,
Breakdown Alek Thomas

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 140th.
  • The current leader among CF'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 Hamstring (Since Mar 31, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 413th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.256
  • Ranked 316th in batting average with 0.231
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 437th with 0.269
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 236th with 0.402
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 309th with 0.672
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 415th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 249th in RBI with 36
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 218th in runs scored with 41
  • 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.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.01, OBP: -0.053, HRs: -10, RBI: -37, Runs: -52, Wlks: -21, Stls: -9,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael A. Taylor

No Injury Reported

Injury Alek Thomas

HAMSTRING - Since Mar 31, 2024

Thomas is dealing with a strained left hamstring and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael A. Taylor
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MILJared JonesW 4-2
Apr 23VS MILBailey FalterW 2-1
Apr 24VS MILBryse Wilson
Apr 25VS MILFreddy Peralta
Apr 26@SFKyle Harrison
Apr 27@SFJordan Hicks
Apr 28@SFKeaton Winn
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alek Thomas
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle Gibson
Apr 26@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 27@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael A. Taylor
8.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alek Thomas
8.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael A. Taylor
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 KC 141 114 12 57 53 14 33 .242 .295 .355 338
2022 KC 121 96 8 46 38 4 35 .251 .313 .347 278
2023 MIN 138 79 21 49 52 13 26 .215 .271 .429 314
2024 PIT 19 16 0 8 6 1 3 .267 .288 .317 33
ON PACE 128 108 0 54 40 6 20 .267 .288 .317 222
3-YEAR AVG 133 96 14 51 48 10 31 .236 .293 .375 310
Career 419 305 41 160 149 32 97 .238 .293 .372
Career Alek Thomas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 ARI 107 85 8 43 39 4 21 .234 .278 .353 273
2023 ARI 150 97 13 60 45 11 23 .227 .269 .381 364
2024 ARI 5 3 1 2 4 0 0 .214 .214 .500 15
ON PACE 32 19 6 12 25 0 0 .214 .214 .500 97
3-YEAR AVG 129 91 11 52 42 8 22 .230 .273 .368 319
Career 262 185 22 105 88 15 44 .230 .272 .370
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