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Clarke Schmidt or Alec Burleson

Who Should I Start? - Week 13 • Start New
Clarke Schmidt

Clarke Schmidt

SP • New York Yankees NYY
Alec Burleson

Alec Burleson

1B • St. Louis Cardinals STL
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Outlook Alec Burleson

Alec Burleson's hot bat makes him a must-start corner infielder for the rolling Cardinals

Burleson has been on fire, batting .375 with six runs and five RBIs over his last six games. His surge has helped propel the second-place Cardinals to a four-game win streak. Firmly established as the everyday starter at first base, he faces no playing-time threats and continues to bat in a premium lineup spot.

While his recent 1.069 OPS will normalize, Burleson's underlying profile is rock-solid, as shown by a career-matching .290 mark over 62 games this season. Our models project him to finish with a .268 batting average and 16 home runs, proving that his outstanding contact skills are no fluke.

The Cardinals embark on a six-game road trip against the Mets and Twins. He will face tough arms like Joe Ryan and Christian Scott, but gets a highly favorable matchup against Minnesota's Connor Prielipp and his 5.15 ERA. With six starts on tap, lock him into fantasy lineups as a weekly Start.

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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Clarke Schmidt
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Performance Alec Burleson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400156.4780.70005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.302187.3620.442011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Clarke Schmidt
OWN
 
2%
No change since last week.
START
 
0%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Alec Burleson
OWN
99%
+1.01 compared to last week
START
81%
-7.19 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Clarke Schmidt
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alec Burleson
25th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Clarke Schmidt

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Breakdown Alec Burleson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 22nd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 10th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Nick Kurtz
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.344 and is currently ranked 81st
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.303 and is currently ranked 36th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 79th with 0.361
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 78th with 0.478
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 75th with 0.838
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 323rd with 1
  • Top 25 in RBI and is currently ranked 23rd with 36
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 148th in runs scored with 27
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.005, OBP: +0.023, HRs: +3, RBI: +23, Runs: +15, Wlks: +13, Stls: -1,
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Clarke Schmidt

FOREARM - Since Jul 3, 2025

Schmidt will undergo Tommy John surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
Injury Alec Burleson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Clarke Schmidt
DateOpponentResult
Jun 08@CLEDavid BednarW 5-7
Jun 09@CLESlade Cecconi
Jun 10@CLEParker Messick
Jun 12@TORTrey Yesavage
Jun 13@TORKevin Gausman
Jun 14@TORPatrick Corbin
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alec Burleson
DateOpponentResult
Jun 09@NYMFreddy Peralta
Jun 10@NYMChristian Scott
Jun 11@NYMNolan McLean
Jun 12@MINJoe Ryan
Jun 13@MINConnor Prielipp
Jun 14@MINTaj Bradley
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182010.3080.27303
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Clarke Schmidt
2.00
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alec Burleson
14.93
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Clarke Schmidt
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2020 NYY 3 6.1 126 7 5 0 0-1 7.11 1.89 10 6
2021 NYY 2 7.0 143 6 5 0 0-0 5.14 2.29 7.7 7
2022 NYY 29 50.1 801 46 24 2 5-5 3.04 1.25 8.2 106
2023 NYY 33 152.0 2712 149 46 0 9-9 4.86 1.41 8.8 293
2024 NYY 19 95.0 1671 102 37 0 5-6 3.22 1.25 9.7 204
2025 NYY 14 78.2 1226 73 30 0 4-4 3.32 1.09 8.4 179
ON PACE 34 195 3055 181 74 0 9-9 3.32 1.09 8.4 446
3-YEAR AVG 22 107 1870 108 38 0 6-6 4.01 1.3 9 225
Career 100 384.2 6679 383 147 0 0-0 4 1.33 9
Career Alec Burleson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 9 4 0 2 0 1 2 .148 .207 .185 15
2023 STL 102 77 8 32 36 3 18 .244 .289 .390 267
2024 STL 149 145 21 70 78 9 34 .267 .310 .419 501
2025 STL 137 144 18 54 69 5 38 .290 .343 .459 459
2026 STL 62 70 8 32 43 2 25 .290 .362 .456 235
ON PACE 159 180 20 82 110 5 64 .290 .362 .456 604
3-YEAR AVG 129 122 16 52 61 6 30 .270 .317 .427 409
Career 459 440 55 190 226 20 117 .271 .322 .427
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ARI @MIA 06:40 EDT EST Zac Gallen
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ATH vs MIL 10:05 EDT EST J.T. Ginn
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ATL @CHW 07:40 EDT EST Grant Holmes
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BOS @TB 06:40 EDT EST Payton Tolle
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CIN @SD 09:40 EDT EST Chase Burns
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DET vs MIN 06:40 EDT EST Troy Melton
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HOU @LAA 09:38 EDT EST Kai-Wei Teng
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Paul Skenes
NYM vs STL 07:10 EDT EST Freddy Peralta
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PHI @TOR 07:07 EDT EST Zack Wheeler
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SF vs WAS 09:45 EDT EST Adrian Houser
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