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Jose Altuve

Jose Altuve

LFHouston Astros HOU
Nick Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

1BOakland Athletics ATH
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Altuve over Kurtz

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jose Altuve
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kurtz over Altuve

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Nick Kurtz
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Performance Jose Altuve
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.444162.5000.72205
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.39141611.4620.783012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Kurtz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.381498.4801.04816
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.27551210.3830.750111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jose Altuve
OWN
100%
-0.32 compared to last week
START
95%
-2.65 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Kurtz
OWN
72%
+10.04 compared to last week
START
65%
+22.17 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jose Altuve
15th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Kurtz
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jose Altuve

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF 2B DH . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 15th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 4th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 234th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.283
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.289 and is currently ranked 74th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 87th with 0.358
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 42nd with 0.532
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 47th with 0.891
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 147th with 3
  • Top 75 in RBI and is currently ranked 65th with 38
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 92nd with 32
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 52nd with 13
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.031, OBP: -0.019, HRs: +3, RBI: +8, Runs: -6, Wlks: +8, Stls: -9,
Breakdown Nick Kurtz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 302nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.263
  • Ranked 207th in batting average with 0.248
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 134th with 0.335
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 11th with 0.617
  • Top 20 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 20th with 0.953
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 298th with 1
  • Top 100 in RBI and is currently ranked 98th with 38
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 174th in runs scored with 27
  • Top 50 in HRs and is currently ranked 49th with 16
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.257, OBP: +0.333, HRs: +17, RBI: +44, Runs: +33, Wlks: +25, Stls: +1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jose Altuve

No Injury Reported

Injury Nick Kurtz

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jose Altuve
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@SEA
Jul 19@SEA
Jul 20@SEA
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400367.4410.70027
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Kurtz
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@CLESlade Cecconi
Jul 19@CLE
Jul 20@CLE
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182121.2500.45503
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jose Altuve
15.65
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Kurtz
12.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jose Altuve
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 HOU 55 57 2 25 11 7 5 N/A N/A N/A 101
2012 HOU 147 167 7 80 37 33 40 .290 .340 .399 416
2013 HOU 152 176 5 64 52 35 32 .281 .314 .359 401
2014 HOU 142 200 6 74 53 44 33 .339 .377 .453 490
2015 HOU 154 200 15 86 67 39 33 .313 .353 .459 524
2016 HOU 161 215 24 108 96 30 60 .336 .395 .530 628
2017 HOU 153 204 24 112 81 32 58 .346 .410 .547 596
2018 HOU 137 168 13 84 61 16 55 .315 .384 .449 433
2019 HOU 142 174 36 103 83 8 46 .302 .355 .559 526
2020 HOU 60 61 10 43 29 2 28 .257 .341 .430 183
2021 HOU 160 178 35 136 89 7 71 .271 .343 .483 683
2022 HOU 145 154 28 101 53 18 63 .282 .366 .500 578
2023 HOU 110 126 21 87 57 15 46 .308 .384 .531 472
2024 HOU 155 186 20 94 66 22 47 .293 .348 .436 562
2025 HOU 93 98 17 50 52 6 33 .275 .335 .462 343
ON PACE 156 165 28 84 87 10 55 .275 .335 .462 578
3-YEAR AVG 137 155 23 94 59 18 52 .293 .363 .482 537
Career 1966 2364 263 1247 887 314 650 .311 .368 .472
Career Nick Kurtz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2025 ATH 58 53 17 33 44 1 25 .257 .333 .558 199
ON PACE 95 87 28 54 72 1 41 .257 .333 .558 328
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 58 53 17 33 44 1 25 .257 .333 .558
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