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Nico Hoerner or Matt McLain

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Nico Hoerner

Nico Hoerner

2BChicago Cubs CHC
Matt McLain

Matt McLain

SSCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Hoerner over McLain

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Nico Hoerner
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McLain over Hoerner

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt McLain
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Performance Nico Hoerner
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.357044.3570.50016
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.367079.3850.510112
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 Nico Hoerner
OWN
97%
+5.39 compared to last week
START
92%
+7.83 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt McLain
OWN
53%
-6.05 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-1.62 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nico Hoerner
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt McLain
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nico Hoerner

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 9th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 162nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.315
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.280 and is currently ranked 80th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 64th with 0.360
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 315th with 0.369
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 218th with 0.729
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 229th with 25
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 270th in RBI with 33
  • Top 50 in runs scored and is currently ranked 43rd with 69
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.013, OBP: +0.017, HRs: -9, RBI: -61, Runs: -81, Wlks: -39, Stls: -41,
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 Nico Hoerner

No Injury Reported

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 Nico Hoerner
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOUJordan WicksW 7-2
Apr 24VS HOUJameson TaillonW 4-3
Apr 25VS HOUJustin Verlander
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOSJosh Winckowski
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222011.2220.22212
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 Wheeler
Apr 26@TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nico Hoerner
17.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt McLain
13.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nico Hoerner
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 CHC 20 22 3 13 17 0 3 .282 .305 .436 62
2020 CHC 49 23 0 18 13 3 12 .207 .302 .243 63
2021 CHC 45 44 0 13 16 5 17 .301 .383 .370 130
2022 CHC 130 128 8 53 49 18 26 .282 .328 .403 421
2023 CHC 151 176 9 98 68 42 49 .284 .347 .384 605
2024 CHC 23 23 0 17 7 1 10 .271 .364 .365 79
ON PACE 155 155 0 114 47 6 67 .271 .364 .365 533
3-YEAR AVG 109 116 6 55 44 22 31 .285 .345 .390 385
Career 418 416 20 212 170 69 117 .279 .341 .380
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 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 13
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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