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Josh Smith or Austin Riley

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Josh Smith

Josh Smith

3BTexas Rangers TEX
Austin Riley

Austin Riley

3BAtlanta Braves ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Riley

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Smith
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Riley over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Austin Riley
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Performance Josh Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.118010.1180.11805
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.189045.2680.270111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Austin Riley
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200001.3330.20002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.261014.3460.26107
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Smith
OWN
46%
-10.77 compared to last week
START
33%
-13.99 compared to last week
OWN/START Austin Riley
OWN
100%
-0.46 compared to last week
START
51%
-47.1 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Smith
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Austin Riley
3rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Smith

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 3B SS . However, he plays 3B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 36th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 11th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.340 and is currently ranked 83rd
  • Ranked 111th in batting average with 0.271
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 39th with 0.369
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 192nd with 0.419
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 111th with 0.788
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 459th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 432nd in RBI with 18
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 393rd in runs scored with 21
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.271, OBP: +0.369, HRs: +2, RBI: +18, Runs: +21, Wlks: +14, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Austin Riley

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 4th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 17th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Side (Since May 12, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 106th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.331
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.281 and is currently ranked 75th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 107th with 0.345
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 43rd with 0.523
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 46th with 0.868
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 387th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 124th in RBI with 75
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 72nd with 84
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.036, OBP: -0.025, HRs: -35, RBI: -81, Runs: -96, Wlks: -45, Stls: -3,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Austin Riley

SIDE - Since May 12, 2024

Riley is dealing with a side injury and is uncertain to take the field for the Braves.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Smith
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS CLEHunter GaddisL 0-7
May 14VS CLEBen LivelyL 4-7
May 15VS CLEJon GrayW 4-0
May 17VS LAATyler Anderson
May 18VS LAAPatrick Sandoval
May 19VS LAAJose Soriano
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167010.1670.16703
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Austin Riley
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS CHCRay KerrW 2-0
May 14VS CHCChris SaleW 7-0
May 15VS CHCJavier AssadL 1-7
May 17VS SDMatt Waldron
May 18VS SDYu Darvish
May 19VS SDRandy Vasquez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Smith
8.89
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Austin Riley
21.36
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Smith
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 CIN 9 32.2 662 30 21 0 0-4 6.89 1.93 8.3 39
2016 CIN 32 57.1 1042 48 26 0 3-3 4.87 1.45 7.5 107
2017 OAK 26 35.0 586 25 15 0 2-1 4.89 1.43 6.4 59
ON PACE 91 124 2063 88 52 0 7-3 4.89 1.43 6.4 207
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 67 122.2 2290 103 62 0 0-0 5.5 1.6 7.6
Career Austin Riley
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 ATL 80 62 18 41 49 0 16 .226 .279 .471 181
2020 ATL 63 53 9 28 31 0 19 .227 .290 .382 134
2021 ATL 178 196 35 96 115 0 55 .302 .363 .527 594
2022 ATL 154 159 36 87 91 2 54 .266 .341 .518 535
2023 ATL 163 185 39 119 100 3 59 .283 .346 .522 610
2024 ATL 37 36 3 22 18 0 14 .245 .319 .388 109
ON PACE 149 145 12 89 72 0 56 .245 .319 .388 441
3-YEAR AVG 165 180 37 101 102 2 56 .284 .350 .522 580
Career 675 691 140 393 404 5 217 .271 .336 .496
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ARI vs DET 08:10 EDT EST Zac Gallen
Jack Flaherty
ATL vs SD 07:15 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Yu Darvish
BAL vs SEA 04:05 EDT EST John Means
Luis Castillo
BOS @STL 07:15 EDT EST Kutter Crawford
Miles Mikolas
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST Shota Imanaga
Bailey Falter
CHW @NYY 01:05 EDT EST Brad Keller
Luis Gil
CIN @LAD 09:10 EDT EST Graham Ashcraft
Walker Buehler
CLE vs MIN 06:10 EDT EST Logan Allen
Bailey Ober
COL @SF 04:05 EDT EST Ty Blach
Jordan Hicks
HOU vs MIL 07:10 EDT EST Justin Verlander
Bryse Wilson
KC vs OAK 07:10 EDT EST Seth Lugo
Ross Stripling
LAA @TEX 07:15 EDT EST Patrick Sandoval
Jose Urena
MIA vs NYM 04:10 EDT EST Braxton Garrett
Luis Severino
PHI vs WAS 06:05 EDT EST Cristopher Sanchez
MacKenzie Gore
TB @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Zach Eflin
Kevin Gausman
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DAL vs OKC 8:00 PM EST
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EDM vs VAN 8:00 PM EST