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Josh Smith or Kyle Teel

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

Josh Smith

SSTexas Rangers TEX
Kyle Teel

Kyle Teel

CChicago White Sox CHW
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Teel

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Smith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Teel over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Kyle Teel
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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 Kyle Teel
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.091022.3130.09105
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.160044.3330.20009
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 Kyle Teel
OWN
 
8%
-4.2 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-4.59 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Smith
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Kyle Teel
21st
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 Kyle Teel

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 45th.
  • The current leader among C's is Cal Raleigh
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.349 and is currently ranked 72nd
  • Ranked 256th in batting average with 0.234
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 42nd with 0.383
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 362nd with 0.297
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 248th with 0.680
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 524th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 479th in RBI with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 392nd in runs scored with 9
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.234, OBP: +0.383, HRs: EVEN, RBI: +4, Runs: +9, Wlks: +14, Stls: +1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Kyle Teel

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 Kyle Teel
DateOpponentResult
Jul 07VS TORJose BerriosL 4-8
Jul 08VS TORChris BassittL 1-6
Jul 09VS TORAdrian HouserW 2-1
Jul 10VS CLE
Jul 11VS CLELogan AllenL 2-4
Jul 11VS CLEMike VasilW 5-4
Jul 12VS CLETanner BibeeL 2-6
Jul 13VS CLEJoey Cantillo
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.118022.3330.17606
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Smith
10.54
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Kyle Teel
6.50
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 Kyle Teel
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2025 CHW 24 16 0 9 6 1 14 .235 .376 .294 52
ON PACE 40 27 0 15 10 1 23 .235 .376 .294 87
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 24 16 0 9 6 1 14 .235 .376 .294
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