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Matt McLain or AJ Smith-Shawver

Who Should I Start? - Week 14 • Start New
Matt McLain

Matt McLain

2BCincinnati Reds CIN
AJ Smith-Shawver

AJ Smith-Shawver

SPAtlanta Braves ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McLain over Smith-Shawver

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith-Shawver over McLain

 
 
 
 
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Latest News AJ Smith-Shawver
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Performance Matt McLain
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.381126.5000.61907
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.342259.4440.553012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance AJ Smith-Shawver
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt McLain
OWN
76%
+9.35 compared to last week
START
62%
+23.44 compared to last week
OWN/START AJ Smith-Shawver
OWN
 
6%
-1.76 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-0.27 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt McLain
19th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus AJ Smith-Shawver
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matt McLain

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 19th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 16th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Max Muncy
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 253rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.281
  • Ranked 308th in batting average with 0.218
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 246th with 0.304
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 305th with 0.335
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 289th with 0.639
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 317th with 8
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 267th in RBI with 17
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 201st in runs scored with 22
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.208, OBP: +0.304, HRs: +9, RBI: +27, Runs: +36, Wlks: +29, Stls: +11,
Breakdown AJ Smith-Shawver

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 107th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • 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 Elbow (Since May 29, 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 68th with 1.22
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 70th with 3.66
  • Currently ranked 103rd in wins with 3
  • Decline in numbers lately by 4.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +3, L: +2, WHIP: +0.21, ERA: +3.88, K's: +38, Walks: +19
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matt McLain

No Injury Reported

Injury AJ Smith-Shawver

ELBOW - Since May 29, 2025

Smith-Shawver has suffered a torn UCL and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt McLain
DateOpponentResult
Jun 23VS NYYScott BarlowW 6-1
Jun 24VS NYYCarlos Rodon
Jun 25VS NYYMax Fried
Jun 27VS SDDylan Cease
Jun 28VS SDRandy Vasquez
Jun 29VS SDStephen Kolek
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups AJ Smith-Shawver
DateOpponentResult
Jun 23@NYMSpencer SchwellenbachW 2-3
Jun 24@NYMFrankie Montas
Jun 25@NYMClay Holmes
Jun 26@NYMGriffin Canning
Jun 27VS PHIMick Abel
Jun 28VS PHIJesus Luzardo
Jun 29VS PHIRanger Suarez
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
8.180-000111.821
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt McLain
11.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating AJ Smith-Shawver
-0.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matt McLain
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 CIN 95 106 16 65 50 14 31 .291 .358 .508 339
2024 CIN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 5
2025 CIN 69 50 9 36 27 11 29 .208 .304 .350 189
ON PACE 141 102 18 73 55 22 59 .208 .304 .350 387
3-YEAR AVG 50 53 8 33 25 7 16 .291 .358 .508 172
Career 169 156 25 101 77 25 60 .258 .336 .445
Career AJ Smith-Shawver
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 ATL 7 . . . 0
2024 ATL 2 . . . 0
2025 ATL 9 . . . 0
ON PACE 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 5 . . . 0
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