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Lane Thomas or Matt McLain

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Lane Thomas

Lane Thomas

RFWashington Nationals WAS
Matt McLain

Matt McLain

SSCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thomas over McLain

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lane Thomas
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McLain over Thomas

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt McLain
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Performance Lane Thomas
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143001.2500.14335
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.175132.2330.250511
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matt McLain
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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
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lane Thomas
OWN
70%
-14.57 compared to last week
START
21%
-51.64 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt McLain
OWN
54%
-5 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-1.6 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lane Thomas
42nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt McLain
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lane Thomas

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 43rd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 41st.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • 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 Apr 23, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 415th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.256
  • Ranked 357th in batting average with 0.222
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 423rd with 0.274
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 271st with 0.390
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 321st with 0.664
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 334th with 24
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 165th in RBI with 51
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 176th in runs scored with 50
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.082, OBP: -0.065, HRs: -26, RBI: -75, Runs: -94, Wlks: -28, Stls: -9,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Matt McLain

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 38th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 101st.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • 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 Shoulder (Since Mar 20, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.357 and is currently ranked 47th
  • Ranked 115th in batting average with 0.269
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 133rd with 0.342
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 97th with 0.467
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 99th with 0.809
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 171st with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 354th in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 299th in runs scored with 31
  • 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.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.291, OBP: -0.358, HRs: -16, RBI: -50, Runs: -65, Wlks: -31, Stls: -14,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Lane Thomas

KNEE - Since Apr 23, 2024

Thomas suffered a left MCL sprain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Injury Matt McLain

SHOULDER - Since Mar 20, 2024

McLain underwent left shoulder surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list. He is expected to miss the first half of the 2024 season.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lane Thomas
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS LADAlex VesiaL 1-4
Apr 24VS LADLandon KnackL 2-11
Apr 25VS LADYoshinobu YamamotoL 1-2
Apr 26@MIAJesus Luzardo
Apr 27@MIAEdward Cabrera
Apr 28@MIARyan Weathers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.133000.1330.13325
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matt McLain
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS PHIRanger SuarezL 0-7
Apr 23VS PHIFernando CruzW 8-1
Apr 24VS PHIJustin WilsonW 7-4
Apr 25VS PHIZack WheelerL 0-5
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lane Thomas
15.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt McLain
13.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Lane Thomas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 STL 34 12 4 6 12 1 4 .316 .409 .684 46
2020 STL 18 5 1 5 2 0 3 .135 .200 .297 14
2021 STL 74 49 6 33 24 6 36 .230 .340 .404 203
2022 WAS 138 110 14 57 48 8 34 .242 .298 .399 359
2023 WAS 156 165 28 100 85 20 36 .266 .315 .469 533
2024 WAS 23 16 2 6 10 11 8 .184 .250 .253 71
ON PACE 155 108 13 40 67 74 54 .184 .250 .253 479
3-YEAR AVG 123 108 16 63 52 11 35 .252 .313 .434 365
Career 443 357 55 207 181 46 121 .246 .309 .426
Career Matt McLain
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 CIN 95 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508 339
2024 CIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 2
ON PACE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 12
3-YEAR AVG 95 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508 339
Career 97 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508
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