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Casey Schmitt or Michael Busch

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Casey Schmitt

Casey Schmitt

3BSan Francisco Giants SF
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

1BChicago Cubs CHC
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Performance Casey Schmitt
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222011.3640.33303
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222011.3640.33303
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500486.5561.08306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.4295128.4890.833012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Casey Schmitt
OWN
10%
-0.77 compared to last week
START
 
3%
+3.13 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
90%
+12.89 compared to last week
START
83%
+16.05 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Casey Schmitt
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Casey Schmitt

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 3B 1B 2B . However, he plays 3B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 38th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 30th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Max Muncy
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • 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 0.356 and is currently ranked 59th
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.298 and is currently ranked 50th
  • Top 25 on base percentage and is currently ranked 24th with 0.394
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 87th with 0.476
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 57th with 0.870
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 315th in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 340th in runs scored with 13
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.051, OBP: +0.12, HRs: +2, RBI: +11, Runs: +9, Wlks: +12, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Michael Busch

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 6th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.350 and is currently ranked 68th
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.317 and is currently ranked 25th
  • Top 20 on base percentage and is currently ranked 20th with 0.395
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 17th with 0.585
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 12th with 0.980
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 167th with 2
  • Top 75 in RBI and is currently ranked 55th with 34
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 155th in runs scored with 26
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 61st with 11
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.018, OBP: +0.012, HRs: +6, RBI: +22, Runs: -2, Wlks: -5, Stls: +3,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Casey Schmitt

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Casey Schmitt
DateOpponentResult
Jul 07VS PHITyler RogersW 3-1
Jul 08VS PHIRyan WalkerW 4-3
Jul 09VS PHIJesus LuzardoL 0-13
Jul 11VS LADDustin May
Jul 12VS LADShohei Ohtani
Jul 13VS LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2002113.2860.48008
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
Jul 08@MINSimeon Woods RichardsonL 8-1
Jul 09@MINDavid FestaL 4-2
Jul 10@MINColin ReaW 1-8
Jul 11@NYYCarlos Rodon
Jul 12@NYYMax Fried
Jul 13@NYYWill Warren
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250020.3080.25003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Casey Schmitt
6.74
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Busch
16.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Casey Schmitt
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 SF 95 52 5 28 30 2 13 .206 .254 .325 187
2024 SF 44 27 6 11 16 0 4 .252 .283 .477 101
2025 SF 37 29 4 14 16 0 12 .271 .358 .430 94
ON PACE 63 49 6 24 27 0 20 .271 .358 .430 162
3-YEAR AVG 70 40 6 20 23 1 9 .220 .262 .370 144
Career 176 108 15 53 62 2 29 .232 .285 .384
Career Michael Busch
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 LAD 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
2024 CHC 153 123 21 73 65 2 63 .248 .335 .440 414
2025 CHC 87 86 18 44 58 4 34 .296 .381 .553 319
ON PACE 151 149 31 76 101 6 59 .296 .381 .553 555
3-YEAR AVG 100 68 12 41 36 2 36 .238 .324 .421 240
Career 286 221 41 126 130 7 105 .257 .343 .466
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