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Michael Busch or Matt Olson

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

3BChicago Cubs CHC
Matt Olson

Matt Olson

1BAtlanta Braves ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Olson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Busch
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Olson over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt Olson
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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
Performance Matt Olson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143022.2500.19006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.098043.2550.122012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
86%
-3.02 compared to last week
START
78%
+21.46 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt Olson
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
98%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt Olson
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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,
Breakdown Matt Olson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 193rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.309
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.289 and is currently ranked 57th
  • Top 15 on base percentage and is currently ranked 14th with 0.395
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 20th with 0.562
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 14th with 0.957
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 49th with 68
  • Top 75 in RBI and is currently ranked 65th with 86
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 98th with 77
  • 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: -0.07, OBP: -0.068, HRs: -51, RBI: -124, Runs: -114, Wlks: -91, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Injury Matt Olson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matt Olson
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@SEABryce Miller
Apr 30@SEALuis Castillo
May 01@SEAEmerson Hancock
May 03@LADGavin Stone
May 04@LADTyler Glasnow
May 05@LADJames Paxton
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Busch
12.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt Olson
24.62
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Matt Olson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 OAK 11 2 0 3 0 0 7 .095 .321 .143 11
2017 OAK 59 49 24 33 45 0 22 .259 .352 .651 193
2018 OAK 162 143 29 85 84 2 70 .247 .335 .453 425
2019 OAK 127 130 36 73 91 0 50 .269 .352 .547 409
2020 OAK 67 44 15 31 42 1 39 .189 .308 .408 168
2021 OAK 154 150 39 99 109 4 87 .271 .373 .543 648
2022 ATL 156 145 34 85 104 0 80 .248 .340 .496 555
2023 ATL 166 176 54 128 139 1 105 .282 .387 .595 743
2024 ATL 26 21 3 14 15 0 13 .212 .319 .404 78
ON PACE 162 130 18 87 93 0 81 .212 .319 .404 486
3-YEAR AVG 159 157 42 104 117 2 91 .267 .367 .546 649
Career 928 860 234 551 629 8 473 .255 .353 .520
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