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Byron Buxton or Oneil Cruz

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton

CFMinnesota Twins MIN
Oneil Cruz

Oneil Cruz

SSPittsburgh Pirates PIT
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buxton over Cruz

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Byron Buxton
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cruz over Buxton

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Oneil Cruz
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Performance Byron Buxton
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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
.267015.3890.33317
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Oneil Cruz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333273.3680.72205
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.278273.2970.472111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Byron Buxton
OWN
30%
-10 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-8.3 compared to last week
OWN/START Oneil Cruz
OWN
83%
-1.39 compared to last week
START
59%
-1.71 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Byron Buxton
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Oneil Cruz
10th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Byron Buxton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 40th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 92nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Knee (Since May 1, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 143rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.320
  • Ranked 337th in batting average with 0.226
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 416th with 0.278
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 246th with 0.396
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 318th with 0.675
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 559th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 379th in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 388th in runs scored with 23
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.043, OBP: +0.006, HRs: -16, RBI: -31, Runs: -37, Wlks: -32, Stls: -8,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Oneil Cruz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 11th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 22nd.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.363 and is currently ranked 42nd
  • Ranked 202nd in batting average with 0.252
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 326th with 0.299
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 256th with 0.393
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 278th with 0.691
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 514th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 461st in RBI with 15
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 522nd in runs scored with 11
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.002, OBP: -0.076, HRs: +4, RBI: +11, Runs: +4, Wlks: +2, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Byron Buxton

KNEE - Since May 1, 2024

Buxton is battling right knee soreness and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in mid-May.
Injury Oneil Cruz

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Byron Buxton
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS SEAGriffin JaxW 3-1
May 07VS SEARyne StanekL 6-10
May 08VS SEAChris PaddackW 6-3
May 09VS SEAPablo LopezW 11-1
May 10@TORYusei Kikuchi
May 11@TORKevin Gausman
May 12@TORAlek Manoah
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Oneil Cruz
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS LAAMitch KellerW 4-1
May 07VS LAAPatrick SandovalL 0-9
May 08VS LAAAdam CimberL 4-5
May 10VS CHCJavier Assad
May 11VS CHCJustin Steele
May 12VS CHC
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.429031.4290.57102
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Byron Buxton
12.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Oneil Cruz
16.26
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 97 63 17 49 42 9 35 .207 .293 .436 265
2024 MIN 30 23 1 12 11 1 3 .250 .300 .391 62
ON PACE 131 100 4 52 48 4 13 .250 .300 .391 271
3-YEAR AVG 83 69 21 52 41 8 27 .239 .315 .525 277
Career 714 560 115 373 306 89 176 .239 .300 .464
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 21 8 1 7 4 3 7 .250 .375 .375 49
2024 PIT 37 34 5 11 15 3 9 .252 .299 .393 81
ON PACE 157 144 21 46 63 12 38 .252 .299 .393 345
3-YEAR AVG 33 26 6 16 20 4 10 .240 .304 .468 99
Career 136 113 24 60 75 15 39 .244 .302 .446
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