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Matt Vierling or Taylor Ward

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Matt Vierling

Matt Vierling

CFDetroit Tigers DET
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Vierling over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt Vierling
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Vierling

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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Performance Matt Vierling
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333375.4070.79206
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2615138.3270.652012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt Vierling
OWN
 
5%
-0.29 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.26 compared to last week
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
56%
+3.97 compared to last week
START
37%
+5.01 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt Vierling
67th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
58th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matt Vierling

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 59th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 50th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 407th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.198
  • Ranked 336th in batting average with 0.196
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 376th with 0.247
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 129th with 0.435
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 220th with 0.682
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 136th in RBI with 23
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 180th in runs scored with 21
  • Top 35 in HRs and is currently ranked 29th with 11
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.079, OBP: -0.073, HRs: +1, RBI: -5, Runs: -6, Wlks: -1, Stls: -2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matt Vierling

SHOULDER - Since Feb 28, 2025

Vierling has suffered a strained rotator cuff muscle in his right shoulder and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt Vierling
DateOpponentResult
May 12VS BOSJackson JobeW 14-2
May 13VS BOSBeau BrieskeW 10-9
May 14VS BOSWill VestW 6-5
May 16@TORJack FlahertyW 4-5
May 17@TORJeff HoffmanL 2-1
May 18@TORJose Berrios
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
May 12@SDBrock BurkeW 5-9
May 13@SDJason AdamL 6-4
May 14@SDRandy VasquezL 5-1
May 16@LADJack KochanowiczW 2-6
May 17@LADReid DetmersW 9-11
May 18@LADTony Gonsolin
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300364.3910.80005
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt Vierling
8.99
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
12.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matt Vierling
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 PHI 32 23 2 11 5 1 4 .338 .375 .500 68
2022 PHI 116 69 5 36 23 6 21 .234 .286 .329 237
2023 DET 140 126 10 62 44 6 43 .264 .330 .392 376
2024 DET 151 138 16 81 59 6 45 .253 .310 .412 438
ON PACE 531 486 56 285 207 21 158 .253 .310 .412 1542
3-YEAR AVG 136 111 10 60 42 6 36 .253 .312 .386 350
Career 439 356 33 190 131 19 113 .257 .315 .392
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 156 144 25 73 75 6 63 .246 .323 .426 465
2025 LAA 43 33 11 21 23 0 12 .196 .247 .435 124
ON PACE 158 121 40 77 84 0 44 .196 .247 .435 456
3-YEAR AVG 131 122 20 67 61 5 53 .260 .339 .440 410
Career 594 508 86 289 262 20 213 .248 .324 .428
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