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Jake Bauers or Taylor Ward

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

Jake Bauers

1BMilwaukee Brewers MIL
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bauers over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jake Bauers
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Bauers

 
 
 
 
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Performance Jake Bauers
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.467284.5791.00026
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.364294.5000.72739
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222004.4170.22206
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.244015.3330.268012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jake Bauers
OWN
 
3%
+1.52 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+2.27 compared to last week
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
85%
-5.7 compared to last week
START
72%
+13.54 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jake Bauers
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jake Bauers

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B RF . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 29th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 220th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.301
  • Ranked 459th in batting average with 0.204
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 431st with 0.276
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 247th with 0.398
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 322nd with 0.674
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 490th with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 254th in RBI with 32
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 398th in runs scored with 23
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.042, OBP: +0.047, HRs: -8, RBI: -9, Runs: -16, Wlks: -19, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 41st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 12th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 226th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.299
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.279 and is currently ranked 89th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 95th with 0.351
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 57th with 0.500
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 58th with 0.851
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 291st with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 186th in RBI with 41
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 221st in runs scored with 37
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.013, OBP: -0.017, HRs: -7, RBI: -23, Runs: -37, Wlks: -26, Stls: -2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jake Bauers

No Injury Reported

Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jake Bauers
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS PITMitch KellerL 6-8
May 14VS PITQuinn Priester
May 15VS PITMartin Perez
May 17@HOUJustin Verlander
May 18@HOUSpencer Arrighetti
May 19@HOURonel Blanco
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.294151.2940.52905
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS STLKyle LeahyL 5-10
May 14VS STLSonny Gray
May 15VS STLLance Lynn
May 17@TEXAndrew Heaney
May 18@TEX
May 19@TEX
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000001.7500.00001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jake Bauers
6.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
16.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jake Bauers
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 TB 96 65 10 48 48 7 54 .201 .316 .375 233
2019 CLE 117 84 12 46 43 4 45 .226 .313 .371 223
2021 CLE 114 56 4 25 19 6 26 .206 .280 .276 193
2023 NYY 96 49 12 28 30 3 27 .202 .279 .413 192
2024 MIL 28 20 4 12 21 4 8 .244 .326 .476 74
ON PACE 110 79 15 47 82 15 31 .244 .326 .476 290
3-YEAR AVG 105 53 8 27 25 5 27 .204 .280 .340 193
Career 451 274 42 159 161 24 160 .212 .302 .366
Career Taylor Ward
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 LAA 40 24 6 14 15 2 9 .178 .245 .333 65
2019 ANA 20 8 1 4 2 0 6 .190 .292 .333 15
2020 LAA 33 26 0 16 5 2 7 .283 .333 .391 55
2021 LAA 66 52 8 33 33 1 20 .250 .329 .438 190
2022 LAA 127 131 21 68 62 5 57 .284 .364 .474 431
2023 LAA 109 90 14 60 47 4 39 .253 .335 .421 333
2024 LAA 41 42 7 23 24 2 13 .266 .318 .443 142
ON PACE 158 162 27 88 92 7 50 .266 .318 .443 547
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 436 373 57 218 188 16 151 .257 .332 .430
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