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Byron Buxton or Oneil Cruz

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton

DH • Minnesota Twins MIN
Oneil Cruz

Oneil Cruz

SS • Pittsburgh Pirates PIT
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Byron Buxton
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.059000.1110.05904
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.152123.2430.24229
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Oneil Cruz
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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
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Byron Buxton
OWN
94%
+1.32 compared to last week
START
77%
+26.25 compared to last week
OWN/START Oneil Cruz
OWN
71%
-4.55 compared to last week
START
 
7%
-1.36 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Byron Buxton
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Oneil Cruz
38th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Byron Buxton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 5th.
  • The current leader among DH's is Shohei Ohtani
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 322nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.262
  • Ranked 337th in batting average with 0.216
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 206th with 0.322
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 162nd with 0.438
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 167th with 0.759
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 226th with 6
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 62nd with 26
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 211th in RBI with 23
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 86th with 30
  • Top 100 in HRs and is currently ranked 81st with 10
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.017, OBP: +0.043, HRs: -1, RBI: +2, Runs: +5, Wlks: +15, Stls: +5,
Breakdown Oneil Cruz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 38th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 52nd.
  • The current leader among SS's is Wander Franco
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Ankle (Mid-August). Look at his player news.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 163rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.318
  • Ranked 286th in batting average with 0.233
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 125th with 0.343
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 412th with 0.267
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 354th with 0.610
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 492nd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 546th in RBI with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 495th in runs scored with 5
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.25, OBP: +0.375, HRs: +1, RBI: +4, Runs: +7, Wlks: +7, Stls: +3,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Byron Buxton

No Injury Reported

Injury Oneil Cruz

ANKLE - Mid-August

Ankle
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Byron Buxton
DateOpponentResult
Mar 30@KCPablo LopezW 0-2
Apr 01@KCSonny GrayW 0-2
Apr 02@KCJoe RyanW 4-7
Apr 03@MIATyler MahleW 1-11
Apr 04@MIASandy AlcantaraL 1-0
Apr 05@MIADylan FloroL 5-2
Apr 06VS HOU
Apr 07VS HOUJorge LopezW 3-2
Apr 08VS HOUJoe RyanW 9-6
Apr 09VS HOUHunter BrownL 1-5
Apr 10VS CHWDylan CeaseL 3-4
Apr 11VS CHWGriffin JaxW 4-3
Apr 12VS CHWSonny GrayW 3-1
Apr 13@NYYJoe RyanW 2-11
Apr 14@NYYEmilio PaganW 3-4
Apr 15@NYYDomingo GermanL 6-1
Apr 16@NYYGerrit ColeL 2-0
Apr 18@BOSJohn SchreiberL 5-4
Apr 19@BOSJoe RyanW 4-10
Apr 20@BOSTanner HouckL 11-5
Apr 21VS WSHErasmo RamirezL 2-3
Apr 22VS WSHMason ThompsonL 4-10
Apr 23VS WSHBailey OberW 3-1
Apr 24VS NYYSonny GrayW 6-1
Apr 25VS NYYJoe RyanW 6-2
Apr 26VS NYYDomingo GermanL 6-12
Apr 27VS KCBrock StewartW 7-1
Apr 28VS KCPablo LopezW 8-6
Apr 29VS KCAroldis ChapmanL 2-3
Apr 30VS KCSonny GrayW 8-4
May 02@CHWJimmy LambertL 3-2
May 03@CHWGregory SantosL 6-4
May 04@CHWEmilio PaganW 3-7
May 05@CLEBailey OberW 0-2
May 06@CLETrevor StephanL 4-3
May 07@CLECal QuantrillL 2-0
May 09VS SDMichael WachaL 1-6
May 10VS SDGriffin JaxW 4-3
May 11VS SDEmilio PaganW 5-3
May 12VS CHCDrew SmylyL 2-6
May 13VS CHCJoe RyanW 11-1
May 14VS CHCLouie VarlandW 16-3
May 15@LADPhil BickfordL 9-8
May 16@LADBailey OberW 1-5
May 17@LADBrusdar GraterolL 7-3
May 19@LAAZack WeissL 5-4
May 20@LAALouie VarlandW 2-6
May 21@LAAChris DevenskiL 4-2
May 22VS SFSean ManaeaL 1-4
May 23VS SFAlex CobbL 3-4
May 24VS SFJoe RyanW 7-1
May 26VS TORKevin GausmanL 1-3
May 27VS TORPablo LopezW 9-7
May 28VS TORJose BerriosL 0-3
May 29@HOUJhoan DuranW 5-7
May 30@HOUBrandon BielakL 5-1
May 31@HOUHunter Brown
Jun 01VS CLETanner Bibee
Jun 02VS CLEAaron Civale
Jun 03VS CLELogan Allen
Jun 04VS CLECal Quantrill
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.221102331.3240.448652
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Oneil Cruz
DateOpponentResult
Mar 30@CINRob ZastryznyW 4-5
Apr 01@CINNick LodoloL 6-2
Apr 02@CINGraham AshcraftL 3-1
Apr 03@BOSDuane Underwood Jr.W 6-7
Apr 04@BOSRoansy ContrerasW 1-4
Apr 05@BOSMitch KellerW 1-4
Apr 07VS CHWDauri MoretaW 13-9
Apr 08VS CHWMike ClevingerL 5-11
Apr 09VS CHWJohan OviedoW 1-0
Apr 10VS HOUFramber ValdezL 2-8
Apr 11VS HOUDavid BednarW 7-4
Apr 12VS HOUJose UrquidyL 0-7
Apr 13@STLVince VelasquezW 0-5
Apr 14@STLZack ThompsonL 3-0
Apr 15@STLDavid BednarW 3-6
Apr 16@STLDrew VerHagenL 5-4
Apr 17@COLRich HillW 3-14
Apr 18@COLVince VelasquezW 3-5
Apr 19@COLJohan OviedoW 3-14
Apr 20VS CINRoansy ContrerasW 4-3
Apr 21VS CINMitch KellerW 4-2
Apr 22VS CINRich HillW 2-1
Apr 23VS CINVince VelasquezW 2-0
Apr 25VS LADYency AlmonteL 7-8
Apr 26VS LADRoansy ContrerasW 8-1
Apr 27VS LADMitch KellerW 6-2
Apr 29@WSHRich HillW 3-6
Apr 29@WSHVince VelasquezW 1-16
Apr 30@WSHJosiah GrayL 7-2
May 02@TBColin PocheL 4-1
May 03@TBShane McClanahanL 8-1
May 04@TBZach EflinL 3-2
May 05VS TORChris BassittL 0-4
May 06VS TORJose BerriosL 2-8
May 07VS TORYusei KikuchiL 1-10
May 08VS COLMitch KellerW 2-0
May 09VS COLConnor SeaboldL 1-10
May 10VS COLBrad HandL 3-4
May 12@BALBryan BakerL 6-3
May 13@BALTyler WellsL 2-0
May 14@BALMitch KellerW 0-4
May 16@DETMichael LorenzenL 4-0
May 17@DETRich HillW 0-8
May 19VS ARIJohan OviedoW 13-3
May 20VS ARIKyle NelsonL 3-4
May 21VS ARIMerrill KellyL 3-8
May 22VS TEXLuis L. OrtizW 6-4
May 23VS TEXNathan EovaldiL 1-6
May 24VS TEXMartin PerezL 2-3
May 26@SEAMitch KellerW 6-11
May 27@SEALuis CastilloL 5-0
May 28@SEATayler SaucedoL 6-3
May 29@SFAnthony DeSclafaniL 14-4
May 30@SFDauri MoretaW 1-2
May 31@SFAlex Wood
Jun 02VS STLJack Flaherty
Jun 03VS STLMatthew Liberatore
Jun 04VS STLJordan Montgomery
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250147.3750.375313
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Byron Buxton
16.55
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Oneil Cruz
10.62
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Byron Buxton
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 MIN 46 27 2 16 6 2 6 .209 .250 .326 52
2016 MIN 92 67 10 44 38 10 23 .225 .284 .430 194
2017 MIN 140 117 16 69 51 29 38 .253 .314 .413 332
2018 MIN 28 14 0 8 4 5 3 .156 .183 .200 29
2019 MIN 87 71 10 48 46 15 19 .262 .314 .513 248
2020 MIN 41 33 13 19 27 3 2 .254 .267 .577 110
2021 MIN 60 69 18 47 30 9 13 .307 .361 .644 253
2022 MIN 93 76 28 61 51 6 34 .224 .306 .526 314
2023 MIN 52 40 10 31 23 6 26 .221 .324 .448 164
ON PACE 153 117 29 91 67 17 76 .221 .324 .448 483
3-YEAR AVG 65 59 20 42 36 6 16 .256 .317 .574 226
Career 639 514 107 343 276 85 164 .242 .303 .469
Career Oneil Cruz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 PIT 2 3 1 2 3 0 0 .333 .333 .667 9
2022 PIT 76 68 17 40 53 9 23 .236 .294 .472 238
2023 PIT 13 8 1 7 4 3 7 .250 .375 .375 41
ON PACE 39 24 3 21 12 9 21 .250 .375 .375 123
3-YEAR AVG 39 36 9 21 28 5 12 .239 .295 .478 124
Career 91 79 19 49 60 12 30 .240 .304 .468
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