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Cam Smith

Cam Smith

RFHouston Astros HOU
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Cam Smith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ward over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Taylor Ward
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Performance Cam Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211002.3480.26305
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.283067.3330.377012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.208163.2400.37506
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.275186.3620.392113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Cam Smith
OWN
71%
-3.78 compared to last week
START
51%
-17.11 compared to last week
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
87%
+0.66 compared to last week
START
71%
-1.27 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Cam Smith
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
54th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Cam Smith

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 35th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 37th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 15 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.415 and is currently ranked 12th
  • Top 35 in batting average with 0.309 and is currently ranked 31st
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 72nd with 0.365
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 111th with 0.454
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 82nd with 0.819
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 187th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 167th in RBI with 28
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 178th in runs scored with 27
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.277, OBP: +0.347, HRs: +7, RBI: +39, Runs: +39, Wlks: +27, Stls: +4,
Breakdown Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 54th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 9th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 186th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.303
  • Ranked 184th in batting average with 0.255
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 105th with 0.349
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 46th with 0.525
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 53rd with 0.873
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 220th with 2
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 66th with 29
  • Top 20 in RBI and is currently ranked 18th with 44
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 60th with 35
  • Top 50 in HRs and is currently ranked 39th with 12
  • 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: -0.004, OBP: -0.014, HRs: +7, RBI: +21, Runs: +9, Wlks: -3, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Cam Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Taylor Ward

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Cam Smith
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@SEA
Jul 19@SEA
Jul 20@SEA
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.455033.4780.63606
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@PHIJesus Luzardo
Jul 19@PHITaijuan Walker
Jul 20@PHIRanger Suarez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Cam Smith
7.48
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
14.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Cam Smith
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2025 HOU 82 81 7 39 39 4 27 .277 .347 .418 228
ON PACE 138 136 11 65 65 6 45 .277 .347 .418 384
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 82 81 7 39 39 4 27 .277 .347 .418
Career Taylor Ward
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 LAA 40 24 6 14 15 2 9 .178 .245 .333 65
2019 ANA 20 8 1 4 2 0 6 .190 .292 .333 15
2020 LAA 33 26 0 16 5 2 7 .283 .333 .391 55
2021 LAA 66 52 8 33 33 1 20 .250 .329 .438 190
2022 LAA 127 131 21 68 62 5 57 .284 .364 .474 431
2023 LAA 109 90 14 60 47 4 39 .253 .335 .421 333
2024 LAA 156 144 25 73 75 6 63 .246 .323 .426 465
2025 LAA 94 81 21 53 65 2 38 .224 .298 .468 315
ON PACE 158 136 35 89 109 3 64 .224 .298 .468 531
3-YEAR AVG 131 122 20 67 61 5 53 .260 .339 .440 410
Career 645 556 96 321 304 22 239 .248 .325 .434
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