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Alec Burleson or Taylor Ward

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Alec Burleson

Alec Burleson

RFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Burleson over Ward

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Burleson

 
 
 
 
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Performance Alec Burleson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250003.3180.30006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.206003.3080.235011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250124.4000.43815
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2933510.4200.537112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Alec Burleson
OWN
73%
-4.28 compared to last week
START
58%
-10.16 compared to last week
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
80%
+4.13 compared to last week
START
67%
+13.36 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alec Burleson
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
61st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alec Burleson

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH RF LF 1B . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 31st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 33rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 343rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.251
  • Ranked 256th in batting average with 0.236
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 250th with 0.301
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 326th with 0.323
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 304th with 0.624
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 488th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 174th in RBI with 20
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 166th in runs scored with 26
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.026, OBP: +0.015, HRs: +13, RBI: +38, Runs: +33, Wlks: +9, Stls: +7,
Breakdown Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF DH . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 62nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 26th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • 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

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.336 and is currently ranked 85th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.283 and is currently ranked 79th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 102nd with 0.344
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 68th with 0.500
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 70th with 0.844
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 268th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 141st in RBI with 25
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 140th in runs scored with 27
  • Top 100 in HRs and is currently ranked 76th with 10
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.005, OBP: -0.011, HRs: +10, RBI: +22, Runs: +11, Wlks: +19, Stls: +1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Alec Burleson

No Injury Reported

Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Alec Burleson
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16VS PITAndre PallanteW 4-0
Sep 17VS PITLance LynnW 3-1
Sep 18VS PITMichael McGreevyW 10-5
Sep 19VS PITLuis L. Ortiz
Sep 20VS CLEBen Lively
Sep 21VS CLEMatthew Boyd
Sep 22VS CLEGavin Williams
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.282153.3560.359011
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16VS CHWJonathan CannonL 4-8
Sep 17VS CHWGriffin CanningW 5-0
Sep 18VS CHWJose QuijadaW 4-3
Sep 19@HOUYusei Kikuchi
Sep 20@HOUJustin Verlander
Sep 21@HOURonel Blanco
Sep 22@HOUSpencer Arrighetti
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.194135.3750.278111
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Alec Burleson
9.12
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
10.80
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 142 136 21 66 73 9 32 .268 .312 .429 477
ON PACE 151 144 22 70 77 9 34 .268 .312 .429 508
3-YEAR AVG 63 41 4 18 18 2 13 .237 .292 .374 152
Career 268 217 29 102 109 13 57 .255 .304 .407
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 145 134 24 71 69 5 58 .248 .324 .437 436
ON PACE 154 142 25 75 73 5 61 .248 .324 .437 464
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 540 465 74 266 233 19 196 .253 .331 .431
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