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Jake Cronenworth or Taylor Ward

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Jake Cronenworth

Jake Cronenworth

1BSan Diego Padres SD
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cronenworth over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jake Cronenworth
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Cronenworth

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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Performance Jake Cronenworth
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300011.4170.30005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.231246.3480.385010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.240012.3450.32017
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2553107.3160.471113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jake Cronenworth
OWN
76%
-2.19 compared to last week
START
61%
+30.86 compared to last week
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
98%
+7.08 compared to last week
START
87%
+4.29 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jake Cronenworth
25th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jake Cronenworth

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 25th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 6th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 273rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.290
  • Ranked 146th in batting average with 0.263
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 195th with 0.325
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 177th with 0.431
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 177th with 0.756
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 394th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 187th in RBI with 36
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 270th in runs scored with 31
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.036, OBP: +0.042, HRs: -7, RBI: -33, Runs: -42, Wlks: -35, Stls: -6,
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 8th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 211th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.305
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.292 and is currently ranked 48th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 57th with 0.363
  • Top 25 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 23rd with 0.559
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 27th with 0.922
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 224th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 137th in RBI with 38
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 241st in runs scored with 29
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.025, OBP: -0.018, HRs: -8, RBI: -26, Runs: -45, Wlks: -33, Stls: -2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jake Cronenworth

No Injury Reported

Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jake Cronenworth
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@COLDylan CeaseW 1-3
Apr 23@COLJalen BeeksL 7-4
Apr 24@COL
Apr 25@COLDakota Hudson
Apr 26VS PHIAaron Nola
Apr 27VS PHIRanger Suarez
Apr 28VS PHITaijuan Walker
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333010.4000.33302
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS BALAlbert SuarezL 2-4
Apr 23VS BALGriffin CanningW 7-4
Apr 24VS BALDean Kremer
Apr 26VS MIN
Apr 27VS MINChris Paddack
Apr 28VS MINPablo Lopez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211244.2500.57905
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jake Cronenworth
13.50
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
16.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jake Cronenworth
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 SD 60 56 5 31 23 3 22 .290 .370 .487 158
2021 SD 150 149 21 93 70 4 55 .268 .341 .466 548
2022 SD 161 143 16 91 87 3 66 .238 .329 .380 497
2023 SD 133 104 10 54 48 6 46 .228 .310 .376 368
2024 SD 24 24 3 12 15 0 11 .264 .352 .429 84
ON PACE 149 149 18 74 93 0 68 .264 .352 .429 523
3-YEAR AVG 148 132 16 79 68 4 56 .246 .327 .409 471
Career 528 476 55 281 243 16 200 .251 .333 .418
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 127 131 21 68 62 5 57 .284 .364 .474 431
2023 LAA 109 90 14 60 47 4 39 .253 .335 .421 333
2024 LAA 24 27 6 15 21 2 6 .278 .317 .505 98
ON PACE 162 182 40 101 141 13 40 .278 .317 .505 661
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 419 358 56 210 185 16 144 .257 .333 .434
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BOS @CLE 06:10 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
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CHW @MIN 07:40 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
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CIN vs PHI 06:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Spencer Turnbull
COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
Matt Waldron
DET @TB 06:50 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Shawn Armstrong
KC vs TOR 07:40 EDT EST Alec Marsh
Yariel Rodriguez
LAD @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Landon Knack
Jake Irvin
MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Josh Fleming
NYM @SF 03:45 EDT EST Sean Manaea
Blake Snell
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
Joe Boyle
SEA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Bryce Miller
Jon Gray
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NO @OKC 9:30 PM EST
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