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Matt McLain or Nolan Arenado

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Matt McLain

Matt McLain

SSCincinnati Reds CIN
Nolan Arenado

Nolan Arenado

3BSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McLain over Arenado

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt McLain
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Arenado over McLain

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nolan Arenado
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Performance Matt McLain
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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
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nolan Arenado
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250032.4350.31306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300045.3960.375012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt McLain
OWN
55%
-5.53 compared to last week
START
 
7%
-0.71 compared to last week
OWN/START Nolan Arenado
OWN
100%
+0.46 compared to last week
START
90%
-1.1 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt McLain
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nolan Arenado
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 111th.
  • 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 48th
  • Ranked 119th in batting average with 0.269
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 130th with 0.342
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 98th with 0.467
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 100th with 0.809
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 164th with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 350th in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 296th 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.
Breakdown Nolan Arenado

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 10th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 330th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.278
  • Ranked 142nd in batting average with 0.264
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 241st with 0.315
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 205th with 0.413
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 214th with 0.728
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 593rd with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 154th in RBI with 51
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 209th in runs scored with 43
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.007, OBP: +0.011, HRs: -25, RBI: -81, Runs: -62, Wlks: -34, Stls: -3,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
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.
Injury Nolan Arenado

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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@TEXJose LeclercL 2-1
Apr 27@TEXMichael Lorenzen
Apr 28@TEXDane Dunning
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nolan Arenado
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS ARIRyan HelsleyW 5-3
Apr 23VS ARITommy HenryL 1-14
Apr 24VS ARIKyle GibsonW 5-1
Apr 26@NYMMiles MikolasW 2-4
Apr 27@NYMAdrian Houser
Apr 28@NYMJose Quintana
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.320144.3700.48007
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt McLain
13.17
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nolan Arenado
19.79
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Nolan Arenado
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2013 COL 133 130 10 49 52 2 23 .267 .299 .405 289
2014 COL 101 115 15 53 55 2 25 .292 .333 .503 308
2015 COL 157 177 42 97 130 2 34 .287 .323 .575 564
2016 COL 160 181 41 116 133 2 68 .293 .361 .568 621
2017 COL 159 186 37 100 130 3 62 .307 .372 .583 598
2018 COL 156 174 38 104 110 2 73 .295 .372 .559 560
2019 COL 155 184 41 102 118 3 62 .313 .378 .582 584
2020 COL 48 46 8 23 26 0 15 .253 .303 .434 133
2021 STL 159 151 34 80 105 2 49 .256 .313 .497 594
2022 STL 143 153 29 69 97 2 49 .291 .356 .535 572
2023 STL 146 150 26 71 93 3 41 .269 .319 .463 514
2024 STL 26 27 1 9 12 0 7 .276 .330 .367 77
ON PACE 162 168 6 56 74 0 43 .276 .330 .367 479
3-YEAR AVG 149 151 30 73 98 2 46 .272 .328 .498 560
Career 1543 1674 322 873 1061 23 508 .286 .343 .525
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DET vs KC 06:10 EDT EST Casey Mize
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LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST Jose Soriano
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MIA vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST Edward Cabrera
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MIL vs NYY 07:10 EDT EST Joe Ross
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NYM vs STL 04:05 EDT EST Adrian Houser
Sonny Gray
PHI @SD 08:40 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Dylan Cease
PIT @SF 09:05 EDT EST Martin Perez
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CLE @ORL 1:00 PM EST
DEN @LAL 8:30 PM EST
NO vs OKC 3:30 PM EST
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