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Jake Cave or Alec Burleson

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Jake Cave

Jake Cave

RFColorado Rockies COL
Alec Burleson

Alec Burleson

DHSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cave over Burleson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jake Cave
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Burleson over Cave

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alec Burleson
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Performance Jake Cave
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333001.6000.33303
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.100002.3080.10008
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alec Burleson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300131.3000.55006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.244282.2440.439011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jake Cave
OWN
 
0%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Alec Burleson
OWN
 
2%
+0.48 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.06 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jake Cave
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alec Burleson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jake Cave

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF LF . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among RF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 128th.
  • The current leader among RF's is Juan Soto
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 326th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.280
  • Ranked 429th in batting average with 0.211
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 442nd with 0.270
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 368th with 0.348
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 411th with 0.617
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 472nd in RBI with 15
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 422nd in runs scored with 20
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.004, OBP: +0.015, HRs: -5, RBI: -18, Runs: -13, Wlks: -11, Stls: -3,
Breakdown Alec Burleson

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH RF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 12th.
  • The current leader among DH's is Shohei Ohtani
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 240th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.297
  • Ranked 155th in batting average with 0.262
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 274th with 0.309
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 255th with 0.393
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 249th with 0.703
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 470th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 306th in RBI with 32
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 427th in runs scored with 19
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.009, OBP: -0.009, HRs: -5, RBI: -23, Runs: -29, Wlks: -18, Stls: -3,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jake Cave

No Injury Reported

Injury Alec Burleson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jake Cave
DateOpponentResult
May 13@SDRandy Vasquez
May 14@SDDylan Cease
May 15@SDMichael King
May 17@SFMason Black
May 18@SFKyle Harrison
May 19@SFJordan Hicks
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333000.3330.33303
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alec Burleson
DateOpponentResult
May 13@LAAJose Soriano
May 14@LAAReid Detmers
May 15@LAAGriffin Canning
May 17VS BOSBrayan Bello
May 18VS BOSKutter Crawford
May 19VS BOSNick Pivetta
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jake Cave
3.30
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alec Burleson
7.27
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jake Cave
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 MIN 91 76 13 54 45 2 18 .269 .316 .481 206
2019 MIN 74 52 8 28 25 0 21 .257 .349 .450 129
2020 MIN 43 25 4 17 15 0 5 .216 .278 .379 58
2021 MIN 74 31 3 14 13 1 10 .190 .249 .294 100
2022 MIN 41 25 4 12 13 1 6 .203 .238 .382 84
2023 PHI 87 40 5 18 21 3 15 .214 .272 .353 157
2024 COL 28 8 0 5 3 0 5 .216 .302 .297 39
ON PACE 113 32 0 20 12 0 20 .216 .302 .297 157
3-YEAR AVG 67 32 4 15 16 2 10 .203 .255 .340 114
Career 438 257 37 148 135 7 80 .231 .292 .399
Career Alec Burleson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 9 4 0 2 0 1 2 .148 .207 .185 15
2023 STL 117 77 8 34 36 3 23 .244 .299 .390 289
2024 STL 34 25 3 5 13 0 5 .255 .291 .388 76
ON PACE 137 101 12 20 52 0 20 .255 .291 .388 307
3-YEAR AVG 63 41 4 18 18 2 13 .237 .292 .374 152
Career 160 106 11 41 49 4 30 .241 .292 .377
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