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Xander Bogaerts or Michael Busch

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Xander Bogaerts

Xander Bogaerts

2BSan Diego Padres SD
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

3BChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bogaerts over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Xander Bogaerts
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Bogaerts

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Busch
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Performance Xander Bogaerts
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.241012.2900.27617
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.214145.2540.286113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182023.2000.22706
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.220166.2770.317012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Xander Bogaerts
OWN
100%
+1.67 compared to last week
START
93%
-0.75 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
86%
-3.07 compared to last week
START
79%
+22.11 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Xander Bogaerts
10th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Xander Bogaerts

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 11th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 12th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Jose Altuve
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 156th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.317
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.288 and is currently ranked 60th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 129th with 0.341
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 153rd with 0.439
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 136th with 0.779
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 187th with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 229th in RBI with 41
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 83rd with 60
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.072, OBP: -0.072, HRs: -17, RBI: -47, Runs: -66, Wlks: -45, Stls: -17,
Breakdown Michael Busch

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 9th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 268th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.290
  • Ranked 276th in batting average with 0.239
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 316th with 0.301
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 89th with 0.479
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 137th with 0.779
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 319th in RBI with 20
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 411th in runs scored with 17
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.111, OBP: +0.093, HRs: +4, RBI: +10, Runs: +5, Wlks: +1, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Xander Bogaerts

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Xander Bogaerts
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29VS CINNick Lodolo
Apr 30VS CINNick Martinez
May 01VS CINGraham Ashcraft
May 03@ARIZac Gallen
May 04@ARIBrandon Pfaadt
May 05@ARITommy Henry
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@NYMLuis Severino
Apr 30@NYMSean Manaea
May 01@NYMJose Butto
May 02@NYMAdrian Houser
May 03VS MILJoe Ross
May 04VS MIL
May 05VS MILBryse Wilson
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Xander Bogaerts
18.89
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Busch
12.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Xander Bogaerts
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2013 BOS 18 11 1 7 6 1 5 .250 .320 .386 31
2014 BOS 135 124 11 59 44 2 37 .245 .302 .370 267
2015 BOS 156 196 7 84 81 10 32 .320 .355 .421 425
2016 BOS 157 192 21 115 89 13 58 .294 .356 .446 518
2017 BOS 148 156 10 94 62 15 56 .273 .343 .403 414
2018 BOS 136 148 23 72 103 8 55 .288 .360 .522 463
2019 BOS 154 187 33 109 115 4 76 .307 .382 .553 584
2020 BOS 57 61 11 36 28 8 21 .295 .358 .493 182
2021 BOS 158 167 26 97 85 5 66 .292 .367 .496 573
2022 BOS 143 161 13 79 63 7 53 .302 .372 .443 473
2023 SD 157 170 19 83 58 19 56 .285 .350 .440 544
2024 SD 30 26 2 17 11 2 11 .213 .278 .287 84
ON PACE 156 135 10 88 57 10 57 .213 .278 .287 438
3-YEAR AVG 153 166 19 86 69 10 58 .293 .363 .459 530
Career 1449 1599 177 852 745 94 526 .289 .353 .453
Career Michael Busch
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 LAD 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
2024 CHC 27 25 6 14 17 0 9 .278 .340 .522 81
ON PACE 156 144 34 81 98 0 52 .278 .340 .522 468
3-YEAR AVG 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
Career 73 37 8 23 24 1 17 .228 .299 .420
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