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Bobby Witt Jr. or Ben Rice

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Bobby Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

SSKansas City Royals KC
Ben Rice

Ben Rice

1BNew York Yankees NYY
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Witt Jr. over Rice

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Rice over Witt Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Performance Bobby Witt Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.217022.2690.47826
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.294187.3510.549713
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ben Rice
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.176001.1760.23505
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.237174.3100.447011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bobby Witt Jr.
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
100%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Ben Rice
OWN
72%
-1.14 compared to last week
START
40%
-24.71 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bobby Witt Jr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ben Rice
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Bobby Witt Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 1st.
  • The current leader among SS's is Bobby Witt Jr.
  • If you want him, then you will have to pay a hefty price. With these kind of stats, he should be untradeable and a must start.
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.364 and is currently ranked 43rd
  • Top 35 in batting average with 0.315 and is currently ranked 30th
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 36th with 0.383
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 32nd with 0.536
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 31st with 0.919
  • Top 35 in steals and is currently ranked 33rd with 16
  • Top 100 in RBI and is currently ranked 97th with 25
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 62nd with 28
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.019, OBP: +0.027, HRs: EVEN, RBI: EVEN, Runs: -14, Wlks: +2, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Ben Rice

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH 1B . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 14th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 12th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Pete Alonso
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 227th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.283
  • Ranked 176th in batting average with 0.252
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 101st with 0.350
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 35th with 0.532
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 45th with 0.882
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 228th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 205th in RBI with 20
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 73rd with 26
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 71st with 9
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.252, OBP: +0.35, HRs: +9, RBI: +20, Runs: +26, Wlks: +15, Stls: +2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bobby Witt Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Ben Rice

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bobby Witt Jr.
DateOpponentResult
May 19@SFRobbie Ray
May 20@SFHayden Birdsong
May 21@SFLogan Webb
May 23@MINPablo Lopez
May 24@MINZebby Matthews
May 25@MINBailey Ober
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.308023.3750.53814
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ben Rice
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS TEXPatrick Corbin
May 21VS TEXJacob deGrom
May 22VS TEXNathan Eovaldi
May 23@COLChase Dollander
May 24@COLKyle Freeland
May 25@COLAntonio Senzatela
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bobby Witt Jr.
29.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ben Rice
13.10
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Bobby Witt Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 KC 143 138 18 76 71 28 27 .253 .294 .428 481
2023 KC 158 177 30 97 96 49 40 .277 .319 .496 685
2024 KC 167 216 32 126 111 31 58 .326 .383 .574 792
2025 KC 49 57 5 28 25 16 19 .308 .376 .524 214
ON PACE 165 192 16 94 84 54 64 .308 .376 .524 722
3-YEAR AVG 156 177 27 100 93 36 42 .288 .335 .504 653
Career 517 588 85 327 303 124 144 .290 .339 .506
Career Ben Rice
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 NYY 50 26 7 20 23 0 20 .171 .264 .349 118
2025 NYY 40 35 9 26 20 2 15 .252 .350 .532 141
ON PACE 140 123 31 91 70 7 52 .252 .350 .532 496
3-YEAR AVG 50 26 7 20 23 0 20 .171 .264 .349 118
Career 90 61 16 46 43 2 35 .210 .305 .436
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