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James Wood or Taylor Ward

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
James Wood

James Wood

CFWashington Nationals WAS
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wood over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News James Wood
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Wood

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Taylor Ward
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Performance James Wood
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.154233.2140.38517
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.216255.2730.353213
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.238134.3850.38116
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2833610.4110.500113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START James Wood
OWN
63%
-3.51 compared to last week
START
56%
-4.2 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 James Wood
21st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
61st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown James Wood

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.377 and is currently ranked 30th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.275 and is currently ranked 100th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 57th with 0.364
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 135th with 0.445
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 98th with 0.809
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 122nd with 11
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 147th in RBI with 30
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 137th in runs scored with 32
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.269, OBP: +0.358, HRs: +7, RBI: +37, Runs: +37, Wlks: +33, Stls: +13,
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 James Wood

No Injury Reported

Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups James Wood
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16@NYMReed GarrettL 2-1
Sep 17@NYMTylor MegillL 10-1
Sep 18@NYMJose QuintanaL 10-0
Sep 19@CHCJavier Assad
Sep 20@CHCJameson Taillon
Sep 21@CHCKyle Hendricks
Sep 22@CHCShota Imanaga
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.184023.2730.184213
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating James Wood
9.03
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
10.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career James Wood
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 WAS 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 11
2024 WAS 72 68 7 37 37 13 33 .265 .353 .412 226
ON PACE 76 72 7 39 39 13 35 .265 .353 .412 240
3-YEAR AVG 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 11
Career 83 68 7 37 37 13 33 .265 .353 .412
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 146 135 24 71 70 5 59 .248 .324 .435 438
ON PACE 155 143 25 75 74 5 62 .248 .324 .435 466
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 541 466 74 266 234 19 197 .253 .331 .430
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