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Roman Anthony

Roman Anthony

RFBoston Red Sox BOS
Josh Smith

Josh Smith

SSTexas Rangers TEX
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Anthony over Smith

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Roman Anthony
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Anthony

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Josh Smith
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Performance Roman Anthony
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333026.4550.44416
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3571711.4490.524112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Josh Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.192013.3000.30816
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.277138.3700.426112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Roman Anthony
OWN
73%
+5.54 compared to last week
START
61%
+0.17 compared to last week
OWN/START Josh Smith
OWN
55%
+8.17 compared to last week
START
42%
+3.07 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Roman Anthony
47th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Josh Smith
40th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Roman Anthony

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF DH . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 47th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 84th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is in a heck of a slump. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.338 and is currently ranked 89th
  • Ranked 130th in batting average with 0.269
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 48th with 0.377
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 186th with 0.413
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 118th with 0.791
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 288th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 330th in RBI with 13
  • 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 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.269, OBP: +0.377, HRs: +2, RBI: +13, Runs: +19, Wlks: +15, Stls: +2,
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 16th.
  • 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 210th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.293
  • Ranked 173rd in batting average with 0.257
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 156th with 0.330
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 232nd with 0.385
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 203rd with 0.715
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 280th with 5
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 310th in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 153rd in runs scored with 27
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.012, OBP: -0.034, HRs: -2, RBI: -16, Runs: EVEN, Wlks: EVEN, Stls: +4,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Roman Anthony

No Injury Reported

Injury Josh Smith

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Roman Anthony
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@CHCColin Rea
Jul 19@CHCShota Imanaga
Jul 20@CHC
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Josh Smith
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18VS DETReese Olson
Jul 19VS DET
Jul 20VS DETTarik Skubal
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.273112.3850.54503
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Roman Anthony
5.78
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Josh Smith
10.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Roman Anthony
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 BOS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 4
2025 BOS 31 28 2 19 13 2 15 .269 .377 .413 100
ON PACE 51 46 3 31 21 3 24 .269 .377 .413 165
3-YEAR AVG 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 4
Career 35 28 2 19 13 2 15 .269 .377 .413
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
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