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Kevin Newman or Matt McLain

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Kevin Newman

Kevin Newman

SSArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Matt McLain

Matt McLain

SSCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Newman over McLain

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McLain over Newman

 
 
 
 
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Performance Kevin Newman
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182151.1820.36406
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.194162.1940.355010
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 Kevin Newman
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
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0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Matt McLain
OWN
54%
-7.95 compared to last week
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6%
+0.61 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kevin Newman
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt McLain
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kevin Newman

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SS 2B . However, he plays SS most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 39th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 509th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.213
  • Ranked 475th in batting average with 0.189
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 515th with 0.225
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 458th with 0.297
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 498th with 0.522
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 747th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 528th in RBI with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 562nd in runs scored with 7
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.078, OBP: -0.113, HRs: -2, RBI: -21, Runs: -25, Wlks: -16, Stls: -8,
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 94th.
  • 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 114th 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 98th with 0.809
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 161st with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 351st in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 294th 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 Kevin Newman

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 Kevin Newman
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 27@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200132.2000.46705
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
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kevin Newman
8.10
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt McLain
13.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kevin Newman
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 PIT 31 19 0 7 6 0 4 .209 .247 .231 27
2019 PIT 130 152 12 61 64 17 28 .308 .353 .446 376
2020 PIT 44 34 1 11 11 0 14 .221 .285 .273 67
2021 PIT 147 116 4 49 37 6 27 .227 .262 .305 387
2022 PIT 70 72 2 31 22 6 15 .277 .318 .377 204
2023 CIN 88 57 3 28 28 8 17 .253 .308 .364 225
2024 ARI 13 7 1 3 7 0 1 .175 .195 .300 28
ON PACE 81 43 6 18 43 0 6 .175 .195 .300 174
3-YEAR AVG 102 82 3 36 29 7 20 .246 .287 .337 272
Career 523 457 23 190 175 37 106 .257 .301 .355
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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