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Bobby Witt Jr. or Yordan Alvarez

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Bobby Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

SSKansas City Royals KC
Yordan Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

LFHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Witt Jr. over Alvarez

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Bobby Witt Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Alvarez over Witt Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yordan Alvarez
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Performance Bobby Witt Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.227044.2690.45506
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2401611.2980.420313
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yordan Alvarez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.227002.3200.31816
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286126.3640.429113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bobby Witt Jr.
OWN
97%
-2.9 compared to last week
START
97%
-2.9 compared to last week
OWN/START Yordan Alvarez
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
99%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bobby Witt Jr.
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yordan Alvarez
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Bobby Witt Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 2nd.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 136th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.321
  • Top 35 in batting average with 0.302 and is currently ranked 27th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 79th with 0.352
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 16th with 0.554
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 23rd with 0.907
  • Top 35 in steals and is currently ranked 28th with 41
  • Top 75 in RBI and is currently ranked 71st with 79
  • Top 10 in runs scored and is currently ranked 10th with 95
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.018, OBP: +0.038, HRs: -25, RBI: -71, Runs: -55, Wlks: -22, Stls: -34,
Breakdown Yordan Alvarez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 6th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 141st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.320
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.303 and is currently ranked 24th
  • Top 15 on base percentage and is currently ranked 12th with 0.398
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 15th with 0.558
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 12th with 0.956
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 376th with 1
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 77th with 60
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 117th in RBI with 77
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 83rd with 73
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 51st with 28
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.036, OBP: -0.072, HRs: -27, RBI: -83, Runs: -58, Wlks: -51, Stls: +1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bobby Witt Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Yordan Alvarez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bobby Witt Jr.
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS DETMichael WachaW 8-3
May 21VS DETCasey Mize
May 22VS DETTarik Skubal
May 24@TB
May 25@TBAaron Civale
May 26@TBTaj Bradley
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.294052.3160.47114
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yordan Alvarez
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS LAAJose SuarezL 7-9
May 21VS LAAGriffin Canning
May 22VS LAATyler Anderson
May 24@OAKRoss Stripling
May 25@OAKJP Sears
May 26@OAKAaron Brooks
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.278000.3500.33305
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bobby Witt Jr.
23.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yordan Alvarez
19.78
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Bobby Witt Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 KC 143 138 18 76 71 28 27 .253 .294 .428 481
2023 KC 158 177 30 97 96 49 40 .277 .319 .496 685
2024 KC 49 56 5 42 25 15 18 .295 .357 .511 225
ON PACE 162 185 16 138 82 49 59 .295 .357 .511 743
3-YEAR AVG 151 158 24 87 84 39 34 .266 .308 .465 583
Career 350 371 53 215 192 92 85 .270 .315 .471
Career Yordan Alvarez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 HOU 105 112 28 63 81 0 59 .302 .399 .606 371
2020 HOU 2 2 1 2 4 0 0 .250 .333 .625 11
2021 HOU 159 164 35 104 112 1 62 .282 .358 .539 593
2022 HOU 142 143 38 99 105 1 81 .292 .398 .591 600
2023 HOU 134 139 37 89 112 0 73 .307 .415 .616 581
2024 HOU 47 47 8 25 20 1 19 .260 .337 .436 156
ON PACE 158 158 27 84 67 3 64 .260 .337 .436 526
3-YEAR AVG 145 149 37 97 110 1 72 .293 .388 .578 591
Career 589 607 147 382 434 3 294 .291 .386 .571
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ATL vs PIT
BAL @KC
CAR @NO
CHI vs TEN
CIN vs NE
CLE vs DAL
DEN @SEA
DET vs LAR
GB @PHI
HOU @IND
JAC @MIA
LAC vs LV
MIN @NYG
NYJ @SF
TB vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @LAD 10:10 EDT EST Brandon Pfaadt
Gavin Stone
ATL @CHC 07:40 EDT EST Charlie Morton
Javier Assad
BAL @STL 07:45 EDT EST Kyle Bradish
Lance Lynn
BOS @TB 06:50 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Zack Littell
CHW @TOR 07:07 EDT EST Garrett Crochet
Yusei Kikuchi
CIN vs SD 06:40 EDT EST Andrew Abbott
Joe Musgrove
CLE vs NYM 06:10 EDT EST Carlos Carrasco
Adrian Houser
COL @OAK 09:40 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Aaron Brooks
DET @KC 07:40 EDT EST Casey Mize
Alec Marsh
HOU vs LAA 08:10 EDT EST Cristian Javier
Griffin Canning
MIA vs MIL 06:40 EDT EST Trevor Rogers
Robert Gasser
MIN @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Joe Ryan
Patrick Corbin
NYY vs SEA 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
Bryan Woo
PHI vs TEX 06:40 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Jon Gray
PIT vs SF 06:40 EDT EST Martin Perez
Logan Webb
Matchup Time
BOS vs IND 8:00 PM EST
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