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Lawrence Butler or Taylor Ward

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Lawrence Butler

Lawrence Butler

RFOakland Athletics OAK
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Butler over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lawrence Butler
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Butler

 
 
 
 
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Performance Lawrence Butler
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.278123.3810.50015
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300124.3780.425210
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 Lawrence Butler
OWN
81%
-2.84 compared to last week
START
73%
-4.52 compared to last week
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
80%
+3.79 compared to last week
START
66%
+12.69 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lawrence Butler
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
61st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lawrence Butler

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 33rd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 5th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.340 and is currently ranked 77th
  • Top 20 in batting average with 0.320 and is currently ranked 16th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 52nd with 0.365
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 14th with 0.615
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 12th with 0.980
  • Top 50 in steals and is currently ranked 46th with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 134th in RBI with 31
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 111th in runs scored with 39
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 65th with 13
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.052, OBP: +0.076, HRs: +18, RBI: +47, Runs: +53, Wlks: +30, Stls: +15,
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 Lawrence Butler

No Injury Reported

Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lawrence Butler
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16@CHCShota ImanagaL 9-2
Sep 17@CHCMitch SpenceW 3-4
Sep 18@CHCJustin Steele
Sep 20VS NYYGerrit Cole
Sep 21VS NYYCarlos Rodon
Sep 22VS NYYLuis Gil
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.273222.3330.81805
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 CHWJared Shuster
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 Lawrence Butler
11.29
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
10.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Lawrence Butler
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 OAK 52 26 4 10 10 0 4 .211 .240 .341 83
2024 OAK 117 100 22 59 56 15 33 .267 .323 .515 391
ON PACE 124 106 23 62 59 15 35 .267 .323 .515 416
3-YEAR AVG 52 26 4 10 10 0 4 .211 .240 .341 83
Career 169 126 26 69 66 15 37 .253 .303 .472
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 155 143 25 76 74 5 62 .248 .324 .437 467
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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