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Evan Carter or Byron Buxton

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Evan Carter

Evan Carter

CFTexas Rangers TEX
Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton

CFMinnesota Twins MIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carter over Buxton

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Evan Carter
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buxton over Carter

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Byron Buxton
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Performance Evan Carter
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.192044.2500.26937
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.263045.3490.342510
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Byron Buxton
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235126.3500.52925
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2203511.2890.488411
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Evan Carter
OWN
31%
+1.8 compared to last week
START
25%
+15.18 compared to last week
OWN/START Byron Buxton
OWN
97%
-0.08 compared to last week
START
71%
-21.44 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Evan Carter
75th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Byron Buxton
28th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Evan Carter

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 76th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 60th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 177th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.304
  • Ranked 149th in batting average with 0.264
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 73rd with 0.361
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 165th with 0.425
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 125th with 0.785
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 136th with 11
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 307th in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 269th in runs scored with 19
  • 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: +0.07, OBP: +0.074, HRs: -1, RBI: -1, Runs: -3, Wlks: -2, Stls: +9,
Breakdown Byron Buxton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 29th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 22nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hand (Since Jul 9, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 259th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.276
  • Ranked 128th in batting average with 0.270
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 84th with 0.360
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 31st with 0.553
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 31st with 0.913
  • Top 75 in steals and is currently ranked 57th with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 104th in RBI with 28
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 64th with 30
  • Top 50 in HRs and is currently ranked 48th with 11
  • 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: -0.011, OBP: +0.007, HRs: +11, RBI: +15, Runs: +18, Wlks: +16, Stls: +12,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Evan Carter

No Injury Reported

Injury Byron Buxton

HAND - Since Jul 9, 2025

Buxton is dealing with a hand injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Twins.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Evan Carter
DateOpponentResult
Jul 07@LAAKenley JansenL 6-5
Jul 08@LAANathan EovaldiW 1-13
Jul 09@LAAJose FerminL 11-8
Jul 10@LAAPatrick CorbinW 4-11
Jul 11@HOULance McCullers Jr.
Jul 12@HOUFramber Valdez
Jul 13@HOUHunter Brown
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143044.1820.23816
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Byron Buxton
DateOpponentResult
Jul 08VS CHCSimeon Woods RichardsonW 8-1
Jul 09VS CHCDavid FestaW 4-2
Jul 10VS CHCColin ReaL 1-8
Jul 11VS PITPaul Skenes
Jul 12VS PITMike Burrows
Jul 13VS PITMitch Keller
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250003.5000.50012
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Evan Carter
8.01
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Byron Buxton
14.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Evan Carter
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 TEX 40 36 6 24 18 6 22 .295 .408 .566 142
2024 TEX 46 27 5 23 15 2 15 .188 .272 .361 112
2025 TEX 39 33 4 21 15 11 13 .264 .348 .408 137
ON PACE 67 56 6 36 25 18 22 .264 .348 .408 236
3-YEAR AVG 43 32 6 24 17 4 19 .237 .337 .455 127
Career 125 96 15 68 48 19 50 .246 .340 .440
Career Byron Buxton
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 MIN 46 27 2 16 6 2 6 .209 .250 .326 52
2016 MIN 92 67 10 44 38 10 23 .225 .284 .430 194
2017 MIN 140 117 16 69 51 29 38 .253 .314 .413 332
2018 MIN 28 14 0 8 4 5 3 .156 .183 .200 29
2019 MIN 87 71 10 48 46 15 19 .262 .314 .513 248
2020 MIN 41 33 13 19 27 3 2 .254 .267 .577 110
2021 MIN 60 69 18 47 30 9 13 .307 .361 .644 253
2022 MIN 93 76 28 61 51 6 34 .224 .306 .526 314
2023 MIN 97 63 17 49 42 9 35 .207 .293 .436 265
2024 MIN 108 99 18 62 56 7 20 .279 .335 .524 347
2025 MIN 75 77 20 60 53 17 27 .270 .338 .544 319
ON PACE 130 134 34 104 92 29 47 .270 .338 .544 555
3-YEAR AVG 99 79 21 57 50 7 30 .238 .312 .498 309
Career 867 713 152 483 404 112 220 .247 .308 .481
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