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Josh Smith or Will Benson

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Josh Smith

Josh Smith

SSTexas Rangers TEX
Will Benson

Will Benson

LFCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Benson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Smith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Benson over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Will Benson
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Performance Josh Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.280024.4000.44017
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300138.3970.440113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Will Benson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.115124.1150.30807
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.243257.2430.486012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Smith
OWN
55%
+11.38 compared to last week
START
42%
+9.31 compared to last week
OWN/START Will Benson
OWN
 
4%
+0.05 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.96 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Smith
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Will Benson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Smith

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SS 3B 1B DH . However, he plays SS most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 40th among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 17th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Elly De La Cruz
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 203rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.295
  • Ranked 153rd in batting average with 0.261
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 140th with 0.335
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 223rd with 0.391
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 192nd with 0.726
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 263rd with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 307th in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 145th in runs scored with 27
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.005, OBP: -0.028, HRs: EVEN, RBI: -12, Runs: +2, Wlks: EVEN, Stls: +4,
Breakdown Will Benson

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF LF . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 62nd.
  • The current leader among LF's is Aaron Judge
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 261st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.275
  • Ranked 265th in batting average with 0.232
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 276th with 0.293
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 121st with 0.451
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 175th with 0.744
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 377th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 188th in RBI with 25
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 242nd in runs scored with 21
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.031, OBP: +0.002, HRs: -2, RBI: -7, Runs: -7, Wlks: -18, Stls: -10,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Will Benson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Smith
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@HOUJack LeiterW 3-7
Jul 12@HOUBennett SousaL 5-4
Jul 13@HOUHunter Brown
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.212033.3080.33319
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Will Benson
DateOpponentResult
Jul 07VS MIAJanson JunkL 1-5
Jul 08VS MIAEury PerezL 2-12
Jul 09VS MIAAndrew AbbottW 7-2
Jul 10VS MIANick LodoloW 6-0
Jul 11VS COLJake BirdL 2-3
Jul 12VS COLEmilio PaganW 4-3
Jul 13VS COLAustin Gomber
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.130124.1300.34806
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Smith
10.54
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Will Benson
6.38
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Smith
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 CIN 9 32.2 662 30 21 0 0-4 6.89 1.93 8.3 39
2016 CIN 32 57.1 1042 48 26 0 3-3 4.87 1.45 7.5 107
2017 OAK 26 35.0 586 25 15 0 2-1 4.89 1.43 6.4 59
ON PACE INF INF INF INF INF NAN INF-INF 4.89 1.43 6.4 INF
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 67 122.2 2290 103 62 0 0-0 5.5 1.6 7.6
Career Will Benson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 CLE 25 5 0 7 2 0 3 .109 .192 .109 24
2023 CIN 114 79 11 51 31 19 40 .276 .366 .500 315
2024 CIN 130 64 14 41 43 16 40 .187 .273 .376 261
2025 CIN 52 34 8 22 26 1 12 .222 .280 .431 130
ON PACE 87 57 13 37 43 1 20 .222 .280 .431 219
3-YEAR AVG 90 49 8 33 25 12 28 .219 .307 .410 200
Career 321 182 33 121 102 36 95 .220 .302 .414
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