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Byron Buxton or Kenta Maeda

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton

CFMinnesota Twins MIN
Kenta Maeda

Kenta Maeda

SPDetroit Tigers DET
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buxton over Maeda

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Byron Buxton
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Maeda over Buxton

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Kenta Maeda
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Performance Byron Buxton
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.353125.4210.58815
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300157.3330.525111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Kenta Maeda
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000500.601
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.250-000721.672
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Byron Buxton
OWN
42%
+3.13 compared to last week
START
34%
+9.2 compared to last week
OWN/START Kenta Maeda
OWN
26%
+1.25 compared to last week
START
20%
+5.24 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Byron Buxton
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kenta Maeda
92nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Byron Buxton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 36th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 86th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 161st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.316
  • Ranked 365th in batting average with 0.222
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 446th with 0.268
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 259th with 0.392
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 336th with 0.660
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 546th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 354th in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 392nd in runs scored with 21
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.037, OBP: -0.011, HRs: -16, RBI: -31, Runs: -39, Wlks: -33, Stls: -8,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Kenta Maeda

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 93rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 224th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 69th with 1.21
  • Currently ranked 103rd in ERA with 4.29
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 62nd with 31
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 91st
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -6, L: -7, WHIP: +0.18, ERA: +1.722, K's: -104, Walks: -24
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Byron Buxton

No Injury Reported

Injury Kenta Maeda

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Byron Buxton
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@CHWGarrett Crochet
Apr 30@CHWMichael Soroka
May 01@CHWChris Flexen
May 03VS BOS
May 04VS BOSTanner Houck
May 05VS BOS
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500112.5561.00003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Kenta Maeda
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29VS STLSteven Matz
Apr 30VS STLKyle Gibson
May 01VS STLMiles Mikolas
May 03@NYYMarcus Stroman
May 04@NYYNestor Cortes
May 05@NYYLuis Gil
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Byron Buxton
13.46
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kenta Maeda
12.30
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Byron Buxton
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 MIN 46 27 2 16 6 2 6 .209 .250 .326 52
2016 MIN 92 67 10 44 38 10 23 .225 .284 .430 194
2017 MIN 140 117 16 69 51 29 38 .253 .314 .413 332
2018 MIN 28 14 0 8 4 5 3 .156 .183 .200 29
2019 MIN 87 71 10 48 46 15 19 .262 .314 .513 248
2020 MIN 41 33 13 19 27 3 2 .254 .267 .577 110
2021 MIN 60 69 18 47 30 9 13 .307 .361 .644 253
2022 MIN 93 76 28 61 51 6 34 .224 .306 .526 314
2023 MIN 97 63 17 49 42 9 35 .207 .293 .436 265
2024 MIN 25 21 1 10 11 1 2 .244 .283 .384 52
ON PACE 150 126 6 60 66 6 12 .244 .283 .384 312
3-YEAR AVG 83 69 21 52 41 8 27 .239 .315 .525 277
Career 709 558 115 371 306 89 175 .239 .299 .464
Career Kenta Maeda
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2016 LAD 32 173.1 2930 179 50 0 16-11 3.53 1.15 9.3 468
2017 LAD 29 134.1 2181 140 34 1 13-6 4.22 1.15 9.4 342
2018 LAD 39 118.1 2051 153 43 2 8-10 4.03 1.34 11.6 332
2019 LAD 41 153.2 2491 176 51 3 10-8 4.04 1.08 10.3 410
2020 MIN 12 71.2 1077 85 13 0 6-1 2.51 0.77 10.7 226
2021 MIN 21 106.2 1775 113 32 0 6-5 4.73 1.3 9.5 220
2023 MIN 23 108.1 1769 121 31 0 6-8 4.32 1.21 10.1 228
2024 DET 5 22.2 396 17 7 0 0-1 5.96 1.37 6.8 30
ON PACE 28 129 2291 98 40 0 0-5 5.96 1.37 6.8 172
3-YEAR AVG 22 107 1772 117 32 0 6-7 4.47 1.25 9.7 224
Career 202 882.0 14670 984 261 0 0-0 4.04 1.17 10
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