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Bobby Witt Jr. or Royce Lewis

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Bobby Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

SSKansas City Royals KC
Royce Lewis

Royce Lewis

3BMinnesota Twins MIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Witt Jr. over Lewis

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Bobby Witt Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lewis over Witt Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Royce Lewis
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Performance Bobby Witt Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.304033.3600.39136
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3212812.3570.528513
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Royce Lewis
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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 Bobby Witt Jr.
OWN
100%
+0.42 compared to last week
START
100%
+5.13 compared to last week
OWN/START Royce Lewis
OWN
86%
-8.07 compared to last week
START
 
8%
-2.24 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bobby Witt Jr.
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Royce Lewis
15th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Bobby Witt Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 5th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 124th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.326
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.309 and is currently ranked 24th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 91st with 0.352
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 14th with 0.582
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 23rd with 0.934
  • Top 35 in steals and is currently ranked 29th with 31
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 127th in RBI with 64
  • Top 25 in runs scored and is currently ranked 24th with 73
  • Top 100 in HRs and is currently ranked 77th with 22
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.04, OBP: +0.048, HRs: -26, RBI: -85, Runs: -76, Wlks: -33, Stls: -42,
Breakdown Royce Lewis

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 16th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 46th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Quadricep (Since Mar 28, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 300th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.284
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.295 and is currently ranked 44th
  • Top 25 on base percentage and is currently ranked 21st with 0.387
  • Among the best in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 3rd with 0.658
  • Among the best in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 2nd with 1.044
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 150th with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 199th in RBI with 43
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 280th in runs scored with 32
  • 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 1.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.699, OBP: +0.632, HRs: -17, RBI: -55, Runs: -40, Wlks: -23, Stls: -6,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bobby Witt Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Royce Lewis

QUADRICEP - Since Mar 28, 2024

Lewis is dealing with a right quad strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to miss at least two months.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bobby Witt Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
Apr 24VS TORJohn SchreiberW 3-2
Apr 25VS TORJose Berrios
Apr 26@DETReese Olson
Apr 27@DETCasey Mize
Apr 28@DETTarik Skubal
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.455031.5000.54533
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Royce Lewis
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS CHWChris PaddackW 7-0
Apr 23VS CHWJay JacksonW 6-5
Apr 24VS CHWJoe RyanW 6-3
Apr 25VS CHWMichael Soroka
Apr 26@LAAPatrick Sandoval
Apr 27@LAAJose Soriano
Apr 28@LAAReid Detmers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bobby Witt Jr.
25.01
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Royce Lewis
13.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Bobby Witt Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 KC 143 138 18 76 71 28 27 .253 .294 .428 481
2023 KC 158 177 30 97 96 49 40 .277 .319 .496 685
2024 KC 25 32 4 21 11 7 7 .317 .367 .574 113
ON PACE 162 207 25 136 71 45 45 .317 .367 .574 732
3-YEAR AVG 151 158 24 87 84 39 34 .266 .308 .465 583
Career 326 347 52 194 178 84 74 .270 .312 .473
Career Royce Lewis
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 MIN 12 11 2 5 5 0 1 .297 .316 .568 40
2023 MIN 76 72 19 42 57 6 24 .301 .370 .569 284
2024 MIN 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 10
ON PACE 21 14 7 7 7 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 70
3-YEAR AVG 44 42 11 24 31 3 13 .301 .363 .569 162
Career 91 85 22 48 63 6 25 .306 .367 .583
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