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Alec Burleson or Jake McCarthy

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Alec Burleson

Alec Burleson

RFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Jake McCarthy

Jake McCarthy

RFArizona Diamondbacks ARI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Burleson over McCarthy

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alec Burleson
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McCarthy over Burleson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jake McCarthy
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Performance Alec Burleson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.308172.3210.42306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3513125.3500.64909
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jake McCarthy
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.091000.1670.27303
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143001.2500.28604
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alec Burleson
OWN
93%
+4.09 compared to last week
START
85%
-1.57 compared to last week
OWN/START Jake McCarthy
OWN
 
7%
-0.86 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-0.94 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alec Burleson
27th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jake McCarthy
98th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alec Burleson

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF DH LF 1B . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 27th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 10th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 275th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.291
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.283 and is currently ranked 60th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 206th with 0.320
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 82nd with 0.463
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 108th with 0.783
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 239th with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 106th in RBI with 79
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 275th in runs scored with 56
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.045, OBP: +0.021, HRs: +10, RBI: +24, Runs: +8, Wlks: -8, Stls: +4,
Breakdown Jake McCarthy

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF LF CF . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 98th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 57th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 155th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.312
  • Ranked 168th in batting average with 0.256
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 126th with 0.337
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 433rd with 0.341
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 330th with 0.678
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 372nd with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 448th in RBI with 26
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 328th in runs scored with 47
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.026, OBP: +0.037, HRs: +1, RBI: +5, Runs: -3, Wlks: -2, Stls: -13,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Alec Burleson

No Injury Reported

Injury Jake McCarthy

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Alec Burleson
DateOpponentResult
Jul 22@PITAroldis ChapmanL 2-1
Jul 23@PITRyan FernandezW 1-2
Jul 24@PITMartin PerezL 5-0
Jul 26VS WASMacKenzie Gore
Jul 27VS WASJake Irvin
Jul 28VS WASDJ Herz
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.283284.3390.396213
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jake McCarthy
DateOpponentResult
Jul 22@KCCole RagansL 10-4
Jul 23@KCJordan MontgomeryW 2-6
Jul 24@KCJoe MantiplyW 6-8
Jul 26VS PITLuis L. Ortiz
Jul 27VS PITMarco Gonzales
Jul 28VS PITMitch Keller
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.125000.1250.37502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Alec Burleson
14.82
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jake McCarthy
8.90
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 95 98 18 42 60 7 15 .289 .320 .490 345
ON PACE 150 155 28 66 95 11 23 .289 .320 .490 547
3-YEAR AVG 63 41 4 18 18 2 13 .237 .292 .374 152
Career 221 179 26 78 96 11 40 .263 .306 .432
Career Jake McCarthy
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 ARI 23 12 2 11 4 2 8 .218 .333 .382 50
2022 ARI 89 83 7 50 41 23 22 .296 .357 .443 307
2023 ARI 111 67 2 37 16 26 26 .243 .314 .326 270
2024 ARI 86 60 3 34 21 13 24 .269 .351 .381 230
ON PACE 135 94 4 53 33 20 37 .269 .351 .381 361
3-YEAR AVG 74 54 4 33 20 17 19 .265 .335 .385 209
Career 309 222 14 132 82 64 80 .266 .340 .384
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Matchups

Week 1
ARI @BUF
ATL vs PIT
BAL @KC
CAR @NO
CHI vs TEN
CIN vs NE
CLE vs DAL
DEN @SEA
DET vs LAR
GB @PHI
HOU @IND
JAC @MIA
LAC vs LV
MIN @NYG
NYJ @SF
TB vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs PIT 08:10 EDT EST Brandon Pfaadt
Marco Gonzales
ATL @NYM 04:10 EDT EST Spencer Schwellenbach
Tylor Megill
BAL vs SD 04:05 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Michael King
BOS vs NYY 07:15 EDT EST Kutter Crawford
Marcus Stroman
CHC @KC 07:10 EDT EST Shota Imanaga
Seth Lugo
CHW vs SEA 07:15 EDT EST Erick Fedde
Bryan Woo
CIN @TB 04:10 EDT EST Andrew Abbott
Zack Littell
CLE @PHI 06:05 EDT EST Carlos Carrasco
Tyler Phillips
COL @SF 10:35 EDT EST
Hayden Birdsong
DET vs MIN 06:10 EDT EST Tarik Skubal
Joe Ryan
HOU vs LAD 07:10 EDT EST Ronel Blanco
Justin Wrobleski
LAA vs OAK 09:38 EDT EST Tyler Anderson
Mitch Spence
MIA @MIL 07:10 EDT EST
Aaron Civale
STL vs WAS 07:15 EDT EST Kyle Gibson
Jake Irvin
TEX @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Michael Lorenzen
Kevin Gausman
Matchup Time
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Matchup Time
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