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Elly De La Cruz or Byron Buxton

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Elly De La Cruz

Elly De La Cruz

SSCincinnati Reds CIN
Byron Buxton

Byron Buxton

CFMinnesota Twins MIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting De La Cruz over Buxton

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Elly De La Cruz
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Buxton over De La Cruz

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Byron Buxton
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Performance Elly De La Cruz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.421034.5420.68436
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333065.4040.452312
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Byron Buxton
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.588137.6321.05915
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3332511.3780.619211
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Elly De La Cruz
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
99%
+0.3 compared to last week
OWN/START Byron Buxton
OWN
98%
+1.15 compared to last week
START
90%
+11.72 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Elly De La Cruz
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Byron Buxton
28th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Elly De La Cruz

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 1st.
  • The current leader among SS's is Elly De La Cruz
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.366 and is currently ranked 39th
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.317 and is currently ranked 23rd
  • Top 25 on base percentage and is currently ranked 24th with 0.393
  • Top 25 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 23rd with 0.578
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 15th with 0.971
  • Top 35 in steals and is currently ranked 32nd with 11
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 70th with 25
  • Top 50 in RBI and is currently ranked 49th with 33
  • He has a lot of runs scored and is currently ranked 6th with 45
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 63rd with 11
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.03, OBP: +0.017, HRs: +1, RBI: +20, Runs: +8, Wlks: -3, Stls: -21,
Breakdown Byron Buxton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 29th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 111th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.330
  • Top 35 in batting average with 0.313 and is currently ranked 28th
  • Top 25 on base percentage and is currently ranked 21st with 0.395
  • Top 10 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 10th with 0.627
  • Top 10 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 8th with 1.022
  • Top 35 in steals and is currently ranked 34th with 9
  • Top 100 in RBI and is currently ranked 82nd with 30
  • Top 50 in runs scored and is currently ranked 38th with 34
  • Top 50 in HRs and is currently ranked 39th with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.004, OBP: +0.018, HRs: +12, RBI: +18, Runs: +21, Wlks: +16, Stls: +12,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Elly De La Cruz

No Injury Reported

Injury Byron Buxton

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Elly De La Cruz
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@NYM
Jul 19@NYM
Jul 20@NYM
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Byron Buxton
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@COLKyle Freeland
Jul 19@COLAntonio Senzatela
Jul 20@COLGerman Marquez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Elly De La Cruz
22.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Byron Buxton
18.55
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Elly De La Cruz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 CIN 99 91 13 67 44 34 34 .235 .298 .410 327
2024 CIN 160 160 25 105 76 67 69 .259 .338 .471 617
2025 CIN 96 105 18 72 63 25 42 .286 .362 .499 406
ON PACE 160 175 30 120 105 41 70 .286 .362 .499 678
3-YEAR AVG 130 126 19 86 60 51 52 .250 .323 .447 472
Career 355 356 56 244 183 126 145 .259 .333 .461
Career Byron Buxton
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 MIN 46 27 2 16 6 2 6 .209 .250 .326 52
2016 MIN 92 67 10 44 38 10 23 .225 .284 .430 194
2017 MIN 140 117 16 69 51 29 38 .253 .314 .413 332
2018 MIN 28 14 0 8 4 5 3 .156 .183 .200 29
2019 MIN 87 71 10 48 46 15 19 .262 .314 .513 248
2020 MIN 41 33 13 19 27 3 2 .254 .267 .577 110
2021 MIN 60 69 18 47 30 9 13 .307 .361 .644 253
2022 MIN 93 76 28 61 51 6 34 .224 .306 .526 314
2023 MIN 97 63 17 49 42 9 35 .207 .293 .436 265
2024 MIN 108 99 18 62 56 7 20 .279 .335 .524 347
2025 MIN 78 86 21 64 56 17 27 .289 .351 .574 343
ON PACE 131 145 35 108 94 28 45 .289 .351 .574 578
3-YEAR AVG 99 79 21 57 50 7 30 .238 .312 .498 309
Career 870 722 153 487 407 112 220 .249 .309 .485
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