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Nick Richards or Jalen Johnson

Who Should I Start? - Week 16 • Start New
Nick Richards

Nick Richards

C • Charlotte Hornets CHA
Jalen Johnson

Jalen Johnson

PF • Atlanta Hawks ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

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Owners starting Johnson over Richards

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Nick Richards
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
4.000.001.5010.500.502.502
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jalen Johnson
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
4.000.506.0011.500.000.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
3.330.335.3311.330.000.176
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Richards
OWN
 
4%
-0.44 compared to last week
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1%
-2.7 compared to last week
OWN/START Jalen Johnson
OWN
 
3%
-0.9 compared to last week
START
 
2%
+0.1 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Richards
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jalen Johnson
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Richards

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among C's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 37th with 641 total points (16.87 avg).
  • He is currently 1625 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 6.4.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 71.43% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 0.86 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 17 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +5.52, APG: +0.31, RPG: +3.72, MPG: +10.08 STLS: +0.09 BLKS: +0.56
Breakdown Jalen Johnson

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among PF's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 51st with 463 total points (12.86 avg).
  • He is currently 1699 points behind the leader: Julius Randle
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.7 PPG.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 59.46% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 53.33% from beyond the arc this month. Very impressive.
  • Assists per game numbers are 0.57 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are bad for a center / power forward at 2.86 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 10 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +4.47, APG: +0.84, RPG: +3.13, MPG: +12.16 STLS: +0.39 BLKS: +0.39
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Nick Richards

No Injury Reported

Injury Jalen Johnson

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Richards
DateOpponentResult
Oct 19@SAW 129-102
Oct 21VS NOL 124-112
Oct 23@ATLW 126-109
Oct 26@NYL 134-131
Oct 28@ORLL 113-93
Oct 29VS GSW 120-113
Oct 31VS SACL 115-108
Nov 02@CHIL 106-88
Nov 04@MEML 130-99
Nov 05VS BKNL 98-94
Nov 07VS WASL 108-100
Nov 09VS PORL 105-95
Nov 10@MIAL 117-112
Nov 12@MIAL 132-115
Nov 14@ORLW 112-105
Nov 16VS INDL 125-113
Nov 18@CLEL 132-122
Nov 20@WASL 106-102
Nov 23VS PHIW 107-101
Nov 25VS MINW 110-108
Nov 28@BOSL 140-105
Dec 02VS WASW 117-116
Dec 03VS MILL 105-96
Dec 05VS LACL 119-117
Dec 07@BKNL 122-116
Dec 09VS NYL 121-102
Dec 11@PHIL 131-113
Dec 14VS DETL 141-134
Dec 16VS ATLL 125-106
Dec 18@DENL 119-115
Dec 19@SACW 125-119
Dec 21@LACL 126-105
Dec 23@LALW 134-130
Dec 26@PORL 124-113
Dec 27@GSL 110-105
Dec 29VS OKCW 121-113
Dec 31VS BKNL 123-106
Jan 02VS LALL 121-115
Jan 04VS MEML 131-107
Jan 06@MILW 138-109
Jan 08@INDL 116-111
Jan 10@TORL 132-120
Jan 12@TORL 124-114
Jan 14VS BOSL 122-106
Jan 16VS BOSL 130-118
Jan 18@HOUW 122-117
Jan 21@ATLW 122-118
Jan 23@UTAL 120-102
Jan 24@PHOL 128-97
Jan 26VS CHIW 111-96
Jan 29VS MIAW 122-117
Jan 31@MILL 124-115
Feb 02@CHI
Feb 03@DET
Feb 05VS ORL
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
8.080.535.4716.320.240.8738
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jalen Johnson
DateOpponentResult
Oct 19VS HOUW 117-107
Oct 21VS ORLW 108-98
Oct 23VS CHAL 126-109
Oct 26@DETW 118-113
Oct 28@DETW 136-112
Oct 29@MILL 123-115
Oct 31@TORL 139-109
Nov 02@NYW 112-99
Nov 05VS NOW 124-121
Nov 07VS MILW 117-98
Nov 09VS UTAL 125-119
Nov 10VS PHIW 104-95
Nov 12@PHIL 121-109
Nov 14@MILW 121-106
Nov 16VS BOSL 126-101
Nov 19VS TORW 124-122
Nov 21@CLEL 114-102
Nov 23VS SACW 115-106
Nov 25@HOUL 128-122
Nov 27VS MIAL 106-98
Nov 28@PHIL 104-101
Nov 30@ORLW 125-108
Dec 02VS DENW 117-109
Dec 05VS OKCL 121-114
Dec 07@NYL 113-89
Dec 09@BKNL 120-116
Dec 11VS CHIW 123-122
Dec 12@MEML 128-103
Dec 14@ORLL 135-124
Dec 16@CHAW 125-106
Dec 19VS ORLW 126-125
Dec 21VS CHIL 110-108
Dec 23VS DETW 130-105
Dec 27@INDL 129-114
Dec 28VS BKNL 108-107
Dec 30VS LALL 130-121
Jan 02@GSL 143-141
Jan 04@SACW 120-117
Jan 06@LALL 130-114
Jan 08@LACW 112-108
Jan 11VS MILL 114-105
Jan 13@INDW 113-111
Jan 14@TORW 114-103
Jan 16VS MIAW 121-113
Jan 18@DALW 130-122
Jan 20VS NYW 139-124
Jan 21VS CHAL 122-118
Jan 23@CHIL 111-100
Jan 25@OKCW 137-132
Jan 28VS LACL 120-113
Jan 30@PORL 129-125
Feb 01@PHOW 132-100
Feb 03@UTA
Feb 04@DEN
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
5.160.933.7814.220.400.4445
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Richards
7.70
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jalen Johnson
6.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Nick Richards
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 CHA 15 3.6 .500 .0 .556 0.9 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2
21-22 CHA 51 7.6 .640 .0 .702 3.2 0.3 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.6
22-23 CHA 38 16.3 .624 .0 .721 8.1 0.5 5.5 0.9 0.2 0.8
3-YEAR AVG 23 6.6 .622 .0 .678 2.6 0.2 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.5
Totals 106 10.1 .623 .0 .706 4.6 0.3 3.1 0.5 0.2 0.6
Career Jalen Johnson
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
21-22 ATL 28 6.3 .436 .222 .615 2.4 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.5
22-23 ATL 45 14.2 .468 .300 .698 5.2 0.9 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.5
3-YEAR AVG 14 6.3 .436 .222 .615 2.4 0.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.5
Totals 73 11.2 .460 .284 .682 4.1 0.7 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.5
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