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Taylor Ward or Ronald Acuna Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
Ronald Acuna Jr.

Ronald Acuna Jr.

RFAtlanta Braves ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Acuna Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Acuna Jr. over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Ronald Acuna Jr.
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Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167123.2860.37507
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2504128.2980.519113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ronald Acuna Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.238006.4290.28636
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3001211.4260.420713
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
97%
+6.12 compared to last week
START
60%
-25.25 compared to last week
OWN/START Ronald Acuna Jr.
OWN
100%
+0.05 compared to last week
START
80%
-13.55 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
39th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ronald Acuna Jr.
1st
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 7th.
  • 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 232nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.300
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.291 and is currently ranked 52nd
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 64th with 0.360
  • Top 25 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 21st with 0.570
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 23rd with 0.930
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 247th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 125th in RBI with 40
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 235th in runs scored with 30
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.024, OBP: -0.02, HRs: -7, RBI: -24, Runs: -44, Wlks: -33, Stls: -2,
Breakdown Ronald Acuna Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 9th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.338 and is currently ranked 79th
  • Top 10 in batting average with 0.322 and is currently ranked 7th
  • Top 10 on base percentage and is currently ranked 8th with 0.413
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 39th with 0.530
  • Top 20 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 19th with 0.944
  • Top 20 in steals and is currently ranked 20th with 47
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 27th with 56
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 144th in RBI with 58
  • He has a lot of runs scored and is currently ranked 5th with 99
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.043, OBP: +0.001, HRs: -40, RBI: -100, Runs: -128, Wlks: -66, Stls: -63,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Injury Ronald Acuna Jr.

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS BALAlbert SuarezL 2-4
Apr 23VS BALGriffin CanningW 7-4
Apr 24VS BALDean KremerL 5-6
Apr 26VS MINBailey Ober
Apr 27VS MINChris Paddack
Apr 28VS MINPablo Lopez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.217365.2500.65206
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ronald Acuna Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MIABryce ElderW 3-0
Apr 23VS MIAMax FriedW 5-0
Apr 24VS MIAA.J. MinterW 4-3
Apr 26VS CLELogan Allen
Apr 27VS CLETanner Bibee
Apr 28VS CLEBen Lively
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.292015.4140.37556
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Taylor Ward
16.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ronald Acuna Jr.
28.40
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 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 25 28 7 16 23 2 6 .277 .315 .525 105
ON PACE 162 181 45 103 149 12 38 .277 .315 .525 680
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 420 359 57 211 187 16 144 .257 .332 .436
Career Ronald Acuna Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 ATL 111 127 26 78 64 15 45 .293 .358 .552 395
2019 ATL 161 184 42 128 103 37 80 .286 .368 .530 630
2020 ATL 58 50 15 56 30 11 45 .243 .378 .534 225
2021 ATL 84 84 24 72 52 17 49 .283 .394 .596 383
2022 ATL 118 121 13 70 43 28 51 .266 .353 .404 397
2023 ATL 163 219 41 152 106 75 82 .333 .414 .588 953
2024 ATL 23 26 1 23 6 11 16 .292 .417 .382 100
ON PACE 162 183 7 162 42 77 112 .292 .417 .382 704
3-YEAR AVG 122 141 26 98 67 40 61 .301 .390 .530 578
Career 718 811 162 579 404 194 368 .292 .380 .529
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