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Josh Smith or Austin Riley

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Josh Smith

Josh Smith

3BTexas Rangers TEX
Austin Riley

Austin Riley

3BAtlanta Braves ATL
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Riley

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Smith
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πŸ”“ EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Riley over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Austin Riley
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Performance Josh Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.471233.5501.05906
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.316247.4220.605012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Austin Riley
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.208032.2960.29206
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.156043.2690.200012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Smith
OWN
42%
+20.42 compared to last week
START
40%
+20.02 compared to last week
OWN/START Austin Riley
OWN
98%
-2.02 compared to last week
START
91%
+8.02 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Smith
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Austin Riley
3rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Smith

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 3B SS . However, he plays 3B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 38th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 8th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.368 and is currently ranked 35th
  • Top 10 in batting average with 0.318 and is currently ranked 8th
  • Among the best in on base percentage and is currently ranked 6th with 0.420
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 66th with 0.494
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 28th with 0.914
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 435th in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 465th in runs scored with 14
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.318, OBP: +0.42, HRs: +2, RBI: +14, Runs: +14, Wlks: +11, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Austin Riley

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 4th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 101st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.331
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.280 and is currently ranked 87th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 115th with 0.344
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 35th with 0.531
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 48th with 0.875
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 383rd with 1
  • Top 100 in RBI and is currently ranked 76th with 73
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 58th with 79
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.046, OBP: -0.033, HRs: -36, RBI: -83, Runs: -101, Wlks: -48, Stls: -3,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Austin Riley

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Smith
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS CHCDavid RobertsonW 4-3
Mar 30VS CHCCody BradfordW 11-2
Mar 31VS CHCHector NerisL 5-9
Apr 01@TBDane DunningW 3-9
Apr 02@TBZach EflinL 5-2
Apr 03@TBNathan EovaldiW 1-4
Apr 05VS HOUCody BradfordW 10-2
Apr 06VS HOUKirby YatesW 7-2
Apr 07VS HOURonel BlancoL 1-3
Apr 08VS HOUSeth MartinezL 5-10
Apr 09VS OAKMichael KellyL 3-4
Apr 10VS OAKCody BradfordW 6-2
Apr 11VS OAKJP SearsL 0-1
Apr 12@HOUDane DunningW 8-12
Apr 13@HOUBryan AbreuL 9-2
Apr 14@HOUCristian JavierL 8-5
Apr 15@DETMichael LorenzenW 0-1
Apr 16@DETAndrew ChafinL 4-2
Apr 17@DETKirby YatesW 4-5
Apr 18@DETJose LeclercW 7-9
Apr 19@ATLChris SaleL 8-3
Apr 20@ATLCharlie MortonL 5-2
Apr 21@ATLMichael LorenzenW 4-6
Apr 23VS SEALogan GilbertL 0-4
Apr 24VS SEAJonathan HernandezW 5-1
Apr 25VS SEALuis CastilloL 3-4
Apr 26VS CINJose LeclercW 2-1
Apr 27VS CINHunter GreeneL 4-8
Apr 28VS CINDane DunningW 4-3
Apr 30VS WASJon GrayW 7-1
May 01VS WASTrevor WilliamsL 0-1
May 02VS WASMitchell Parker
May 03@KCBrady Singer
May 04@KCMichael Wacha
May 05@KC
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.31821414.4200.494030
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Austin Riley
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28@PHI
Mar 29@PHIPierce JohnsonW 3-9
Mar 30@PHIJesse ChavezW 4-12
Mar 31@PHIMatt StrahmL 5-4
Apr 01@CHWCharlie MortonW 0-9
Apr 02@CHWGarrett CrochetL 3-2
Apr 03@CHW
Apr 05VS ARIPierce JohnsonW 6-5
Apr 06VS ARIA.J. MinterW 9-8
Apr 07VS ARIChris SaleW 5-2
Apr 08VS NYMJake DiekmanL 7-8
Apr 09VS NYMReynaldo LopezW 6-5
Apr 10VS NYM
Apr 11VS NYMJose QuintanaL 4-16
Apr 12@MIAMax FriedW 1-8
Apr 13@MIAMax MeyerL 5-1
Apr 14@MIAA.J. MinterW 7-9
Apr 15@HOUAaron BummerW 1-6
Apr 16@HOUReynaldo LopezW 2-6
Apr 17@HOUA.J. MinterW 4-5
Apr 19VS TEXChris SaleW 8-3
Apr 20VS TEXCharlie MortonW 5-2
Apr 21VS TEXMichael LorenzenL 4-6
Apr 22VS MIABryce ElderW 3-0
Apr 23VS MIAMax FriedW 5-0
Apr 24VS MIAA.J. MinterW 4-3
Apr 26VS CLEChris SaleW 6-2
Apr 27VS CLEScott BarlowL 2-4
Apr 28VS CLEA.J. MinterW 4-3
Apr 29@SEAAustin VothL 2-1
Apr 30@SEALuis CastilloL 3-2
May 01@SEAChris SaleW 2-5
May 03@LADGavin Stone
May 04@LADTyler Glasnow
May 05@LADJames Paxton
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.23521617.3110.387029
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Smith
15.90
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Austin Riley
23.15
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Smith
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 CIN 9 32.2 662 30 21 0 0-4 6.89 1.93 8.3 39
2016 CIN 32 57.1 1042 48 26 0 3-3 4.87 1.45 7.5 107
2017 OAK 26 35.0 586 25 15 0 2-1 4.89 1.43 6.4 59
ON PACE 131 178 2966 126 75 0 10-5 4.89 1.43 6.4 298
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 67 122.2 2290 103 62 0 0-0 5.5 1.6 7.6
Career Austin Riley
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 ATL 80 62 18 41 49 0 16 .226 .279 .471 181
2020 ATL 63 53 9 28 31 0 19 .227 .290 .382 134
2021 ATL 178 196 35 96 115 0 55 .302 .363 .527 594
2022 ATL 154 159 36 87 91 2 54 .266 .341 .518 535
2023 ATL 163 185 39 119 100 3 59 .283 .346 .522 610
2024 ATL 29 28 2 17 16 0 11 .235 .311 .387 86
ON PACE 162 156 11 94 89 0 61 .235 .311 .387 480
3-YEAR AVG 165 180 37 101 102 2 56 .284 .350 .522 580
Career 667 683 139 388 402 5 214 .270 .335 .497
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CHC @NYM 01:10 EDT EST Ben Brown
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Edward Cabrera
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