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Jabari Smith Jr. or Khris Middleton

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Jabari Smith Jr.

Jabari Smith Jr.

PF • Houston Rockets HOU
Khris Middleton

Khris Middleton

SF • Milwaukee Bucks MIL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Middleton

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jabari Smith Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Middleton over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jabari Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.501.508.5026.001.002.502
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
9.001.678.0027.000.672.003
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Khris Middleton
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.673.673.3316.671.330.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
12.403.602.8015.801.000.205
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jabari Smith Jr.
OWN
75%
-1.31 compared to last week
START
53%
-12.54 compared to last week
OWN/START Khris Middleton
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
54%
+9.86 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jabari Smith Jr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Khris Middleton
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jabari Smith Jr.

    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 20th with 1077 total points (23.93 avg).
  • He is currently 1085 points behind the leader: Julius Randle
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 37.82% from the field this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Shooting 16.33% from beyond the arc this month. I'd love to play against him in a game of 'HORSE'.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.31 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are pretty good for a center / power forward with 6.08 rpg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 45 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +11.98, APG: +1.07, RPG: +7, MPG: +29.2 STLS: +0.58 BLKS: +1.02
Breakdown Khris Middleton

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SF's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 72nd with 250 total points (20.83 avg).
  • He is currently 1780 points behind the leader: LeBron James
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.

    • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 44.68% from the field this month.
  • Shooting 36.84% from beyond the arc this month. Not horrible, but not too good either.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.20 apg this month.

    • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 46 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -2.88, APG: +0.29, RPG: -1.45, MPG: --2.47 STLS: --0.11 BLKS: --0.05
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jabari Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Khris Middleton

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jabari Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Oct 19@ATLL 117-107
Oct 21VS MEML 129-122
Oct 22@MILL 125-105
Oct 24VS UTAW 114-108
Oct 26@UTAL 109-101
Oct 28@PORL 125-111
Oct 30@PHOL 124-109
Oct 31@LACL 95-93
Nov 02VS LACL 109-101
Nov 05@MINL 129-117
Nov 07@ORLW 134-127
Nov 09@TORL 116-109
Nov 12@NOL 119-106
Nov 14VS LACL 122-106
Nov 16@DALW 101-92
Nov 18VS INDL 99-91
Nov 20VS GSL 127-120
Nov 25VS ATLW 128-122
Nov 26VS OKCW 118-105
Nov 28@DENL 129-113
Nov 30@DENL 120-100
Dec 02@PHOW 122-121
Dec 03@GSL 120-101
Dec 05VS PHIW 132-123
Dec 08@SAL 118-109
Dec 11VS MILW 97-92
Dec 13VS PHOW 111-97
Dec 15VS MIAL 111-108
Dec 17VS PORL 107-95
Dec 19VS SAL 124-105
Dec 21VS ORLL 116-110
Dec 23VS DALL 112-106
Dec 26@CHIW 133-118
Dec 27@BOSL 126-102
Dec 29@DALL 129-114
Dec 31VS NYL 108-88
Jan 02VS DALL 111-106
Jan 04@NOL 119-108
Jan 05VS UTAL 131-114
Jan 08VS MINL 104-96
Jan 11@SACL 135-115
Jan 13@SACL 139-114
Jan 15@LACL 121-100
Jan 16@LALL 140-132
Jan 18VS CHAL 122-117
Jan 21@MINL 113-104
Jan 23VS MINW 119-114
Jan 25VS WASL 108-103
Jan 26VS CLEL 113-95
Jan 28@DETW 117-114
Feb 01VS OKC
Feb 03VS TOR
Feb 04@OKC
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.981.077.0029.200.581.0245
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Khris Middleton
DateOpponentResult
Oct 20@PHIW 90-88
Oct 22VS HOUW 125-105
Oct 26VS BKNW 110-99
Oct 28VS NYW 119-108
Oct 29VS ATLW 123-115
Oct 31VS DETW 110-108
Nov 02VS DETW 116-91
Nov 04@MINW 115-102
Nov 05VS OKCW 108-94
Nov 07@ATLL 117-98
Nov 09@OKCW 136-132
Nov 11@SAL 111-93
Nov 14VS ATLL 121-106
Nov 16VS CLEW 113-98
Nov 18@PHIL 110-102
Nov 21VS PORW 119-111
Nov 23VS CHIL 118-113
Nov 25VS CLEW 117-102
Nov 27VS DALW 124-115
Nov 30@NYW 109-103
Dec 02VS LALL 133-129
Dec 03@CHAW 105-96
Dec 05@ORLW 109-102
Dec 07VS SACW 126-113
Dec 09@DALW 106-105
Dec 11@HOUL 97-92
Dec 13VS GSW 128-111
Dec 15@MEML 142-101
Dec 17VS UTAW 123-97
Dec 19@NOW 128-119
Dec 21@CLEL 114-106
Dec 23@BKNL 118-100
Dec 25@BOSL 139-118
Dec 28@CHIL 119-113
Dec 30VS MINW 123-114
Jan 01VS WASL 118-95
Jan 03VS WASW 123-113
Jan 04@TORW 104-101
Jan 06VS CHAL 138-109
Jan 09@NYW 111-107
Jan 11@ATLW 114-105
Jan 12@MIAL 108-102
Jan 14@MIAL 111-95
Jan 16VS INDW 132-119
Jan 17VS TORW 130-122
Jan 21@CLEL 114-102
Jan 23@DETW 150-130
Jan 25VS DENW 107-99
Jan 27@INDW 141-131
Jan 29VS NOW 135-110
Jan 31VS CHAW 124-115
Feb 02VS LAC
Feb 04VS MIA
Week Today Home Away
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.674.082.6720.500.750.1712
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jabari Smith Jr.
9.38
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Khris Middleton
15.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jabari Smith Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 HOU 45 29.2 .386 .299 .774 12.0 1.1 7.0 1.0 0.6 1.3
3-YEAR AVG 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 45 29.2 .386 .299 .774 12.0 1.1 7.0 1.0 0.6 1.3
Career Khris Middleton
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
12-13 DET 27 17.4 .440 .311 .844 6.1 1.0 1.9 0.1 0.6 0.4
13-14 MIL 81 29.9 .443 .418 .861 12.2 2.1 3.8 0.2 1.0 1.5
14-15 MIL 77 29.7 .469 .402 .856 13.4 2.3 4.4 0.1 1.5 1.5
15-16 MIL 78 36.0 .442 .390 .891 18.1 4.2 3.8 0.2 1.7 2.3
17-18 MIL 27 30.6 .458 .436 .876 15.1 3.4 4.1 0.3 1.3 2.2
17-18 MIL 79 36.3 .467 .357 .882 20.0 4.0 5.2 0.3 1.4 2.3
18-19 MIL 78 30.8 .440 .377 .839 18.2 4.3 5.9 0.1 1.0 2.2
19-20 MIL 55 29.9 .499 .418 .908 21.1 4.1 6.2 0.1 0.9 2.0
20-21 MIL 61 32.9 .474 .426 .891 20.3 5.5 5.9 0.1 1.1 2.7
21-22 MIL 71 31.5 .445 .379 .893 19.7 5.3 5.3 0.3 1.1 2.9
22-23 MIL 12 20.5 .371 .300 .938 11.7 4.1 2.7 0.2 0.8 2.0
3-YEAR AVG 74 32.2 .468 .394 .900 20.7 5.0 6.0 0.2 1.1 2.7
Totals 682 31.6 .457 .388 .882 17.2 3.8 4.9 0.2 1.2 2.1
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