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Nick Kurtz or Yainer Diaz

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Nick Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

1BOakland Athletics ATH
Yainer Diaz

Yainer Diaz

CHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kurtz over Diaz

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Nick Kurtz
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Diaz over Kurtz

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yainer Diaz
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Performance Nick Kurtz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.095112.1360.28606
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.162115.2440.297011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yainer Diaz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.185112.1850.33307
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.245284.2590.396013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Kurtz
OWN
28%
-5.61 compared to last week
START
15%
+0.96 compared to last week
OWN/START Yainer Diaz
OWN
86%
+0.28 compared to last week
START
75%
-2.78 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Kurtz
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yainer Diaz
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Kurtz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 47th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Pete Alonso
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.366 and is currently ranked 41st
  • Ranked 239th in batting average with 0.232
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 278th with 0.286
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 283rd with 0.333
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 293rd with 0.619
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 422nd in RBI with 6
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 429th in runs scored with 6
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.232, OBP: +0.286, HRs: +1, RBI: +6, Runs: +6, Wlks: +6, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Yainer Diaz

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: C DH . However, he plays C most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 7th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 10th.
  • The current leader among C's is Cal Raleigh
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 312th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.254
  • Ranked 249th in batting average with 0.229
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 370th with 0.253
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 208th with 0.376
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 280th with 0.629
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 165th in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 274th in runs scored with 15
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.03, OBP: -0.041, HRs: +2, RBI: +2, Runs: -1, Wlks: -4, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nick Kurtz

No Injury Reported

Injury Yainer Diaz

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Kurtz
DateOpponentResult
May 19VS LAAJose Soriano
May 20VS LAAKyle Hendricks
May 21VS LAAJack Kochanowicz
May 22VS LAATyler Anderson
May 23VS PHIZack Wheeler
May 24VS PHI
May 25VS PHICristopher Sanchez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yainer Diaz
DateOpponentResult
May 19@TBRyan Pepiot
May 20@TBZack Littell
May 21@TBTaj Bradley
May 22VS SEAEmerson Hancock
May 23VS SEABryan Woo
May 24VS SEALuis Castillo
May 25VS SEA
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Kurtz
10.74
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yainer Diaz
13.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nick Kurtz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2025 ATH 22 16 1 6 6 0 6 .219 .272 .315 33
ON PACE 75 55 3 20 20 0 20 .219 .272 .315 113
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 22 16 1 6 6 0 6 .219 .272 .315
Career Yainer Diaz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 HOU 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .125 .000 6
2023 HOU 130 101 23 52 60 0 11 .274 .299 .520 366
2024 HOU 151 177 16 70 84 2 25 .299 .325 .436 484
2025 HOU 40 35 4 14 21 0 4 .229 .253 .359 105
ON PACE 140 123 14 49 73 0 14 .229 .253 .359 369
3-YEAR AVG 96 93 13 41 48 1 12 .287 .314 .465 285
Career 327 313 43 136 166 2 41 .279 .306 .450
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