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Rafael Devers or Ben Lively

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Rafael Devers

Rafael Devers

DHBoston Red Sox BOS
Ben Lively

Ben Lively

SPCleveland Guardians CLE
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Devers over Lively

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Rafael Devers
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lively over Devers

 
 
 
 
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Performance Rafael Devers
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.348274.4440.69606
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.4094157.5090.750112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ben Lively
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000121.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.111-000440.862
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Rafael Devers
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
97%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Ben Lively
OWN
 
8%
-12.96 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-16.93 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Rafael Devers
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ben Lively
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Rafael Devers

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 4th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 4th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alex Bregman
  • 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 0.362 and is currently ranked 46th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.284 and is currently ranked 83rd
  • Top 20 on base percentage and is currently ranked 19th with 0.402
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 71st with 0.494
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 38th with 0.896
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 304th with 1
  • Walks a lot and is currently ranked 6th with 35
  • Top 25 in RBI and is currently ranked 23rd with 34
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 57th with 28
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.001, OBP: +0.018, HRs: -1, RBI: +13, Runs: +6, Wlks: +15, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Ben Lively

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 98th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Hunter Brown
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Forearm (Since May 12, 2025). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 57th with 1.22
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 53rd with 3.31
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 75th with 15
  • Currently ranked 140th in wins with 2
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: EVEN, WHIP: -0.106, ERA: +0.107, K's: -2, Walks: +3
Next Up Health Check
Injury Rafael Devers

No Injury Reported

Injury Ben Lively

FOREARM - Since May 12, 2025

Lively is dealing a right forearm strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Rafael Devers
DateOpponentResult
May 19VS NYMKodai Senga
May 20VS NYMClay Holmes
May 21VS NYMTylor Megill
May 22VS BAL
May 23VS BALZach Eflin
May 24VS BALDean Kremer
May 25VS BALTomoyuki Sugano
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.273012.4290.36403
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ben Lively
DateOpponentResult
May 19@MINBailey Ober
May 20@MINChris Paddack
May 21@MINJoe Ryan
May 22@DETReese Olson
May 23@DETJackson Jobe
May 24@DETKeider Montero
May 25@DETTarik Skubal
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000200.961
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Rafael Devers
20.60
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ben Lively
9.35
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Rafael Devers
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 BOS 58 63 10 34 30 3 18 .284 .338 .486 168
2018 BOS 121 109 21 59 66 5 38 .242 .300 .436 309
2019 BOS 155 201 32 128 115 9 47 .313 .362 .558 609
2020 BOS 57 61 11 31 43 0 13 .263 .310 .483 166
2021 BOS 169 176 43 111 126 5 67 .281 .355 .550 679
2022 BOS 132 157 26 79 84 3 47 .301 .364 .534 523
2023 BOS 154 154 33 90 100 5 62 .266 .347 .497 577
2024 BOS 140 143 28 87 83 3 67 .274 .356 .519 508
2025 BOS 49 52 9 29 38 1 35 .289 .404 .517 192
ON PACE 165 175 30 97 128 3 118 .289 .404 .517 648
3-YEAR AVG 142 151 29 85 89 4 59 .280 .355 .516 536
Career 1035 1116 213 648 685 34 394 .281 .349 .515
Career Ben Lively
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 PHI 15 88.2 1411 52 24 0 4-7 4.26 1.27 5.3 177
2018 PHI 10 30.1 541 27 15 0 0-3 5.64 1.85 8 44
2019 PHI 1 1.0 27 1 0 0 0-0 27 3 9 -2
2023 CIN 19 84.0 1383 79 25 0 4-7 5.68 1.44 8.5 134
2024 CLE 30 150.0 2432 120 50 0 13-10 3.84 1.27 7.2 308
2025 CLE 9 44.2 719 29 15 0 2-2 3.22 1.19 5.8 76
ON PACE 31 156 2532 102 52 0 7-7 3.22 1.19 5.8 267
3-YEAR AVG 25 116 1908 100 38 0 9-9 4.58 1.34 7.8 221
Career 84 394.0 6513 308 129 0 0-0 4.5 1.36 7
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Luis Castillo
CIN @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
Mitch Keller
CLE @MIN 07:40 EDT EST Logan Allen
Bailey Ober
COL vs PHI 08:40 EDT EST Kyle Freeland
Cristopher Sanchez
DET @STL 07:45 EDT EST Keider Montero
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HOU @TB 07:05 EDT EST Colton Gordon
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KC @SF 09:45 EDT EST Kris Bubic
Robbie Ray
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