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Austin Riley or Michael Busch

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Austin Riley

Austin Riley

3BAtlanta Braves ATL
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

3BChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Riley over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Austin Riley
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Riley

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Busch
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Performance Austin Riley
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.130012.2310.13006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.130024.2450.174012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.160024.2070.20007
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.195056.2390.220012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Austin Riley
OWN
100%
-0.39 compared to last week
START
97%
+2.78 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
82%
-18.32 compared to last week
START
65%
-35.5 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Austin Riley
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Austin Riley

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 3rd 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 107th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.329
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.279 and is currently ranked 90th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 124th with 0.342
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 40th with 0.530
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 49th with 0.872
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 378th with 1
  • Top 100 in RBI and is currently ranked 89th with 71
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 66th with 78
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.056, OBP: -0.043, HRs: -36, RBI: -85, Runs: -102, Wlks: -49, Stls: -3,
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 279th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.286
  • Ranked 303rd in batting average with 0.233
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 323rd with 0.299
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 99th with 0.467
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 152nd with 0.766
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 322nd in RBI with 20
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 393rd in runs scored with 18
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.102, OBP: +0.089, HRs: +4, RBI: +10, Runs: +6, Wlks: +2, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Austin Riley

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Austin Riley
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@SEAAustin VothL 2-1
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
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@NYMMark Leiter Jr.W 1-3
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
.000001.2500.00001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Austin Riley
23.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Busch
12.15
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 27 25 2 16 14 0 10 .225 .301 .369 76
ON PACE 162 150 12 96 84 0 60 .225 .301 .369 456
3-YEAR AVG 165 180 37 101 102 2 56 .284 .350 .522 580
Career 665 680 139 387 400 5 213 .270 .335 .497
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 28 25 6 15 17 0 10 .269 .336 .505 82
ON PACE 156 139 33 83 94 0 55 .269 .336 .505 458
3-YEAR AVG 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
Career 74 37 8 24 24 1 18 .224 .298 .412
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