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Matt Chapman or Michael Busch

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Matt Chapman

Matt Chapman

3BSan Francisco Giants SF
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

1BChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Chapman over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt Chapman
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Chapman

 
 
 
 
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Performance Matt Chapman
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.174153.2400.34806
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.152156.2200.239012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235016.4090.35316
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.231138.3180.436112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt Chapman
OWN
47%
-3.58 compared to last week
START
34%
-0.23 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
68%
-4.79 compared to last week
START
62%
+8.15 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt Chapman
25th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matt Chapman

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 26th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Jose Ramirez
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 396th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.267
  • Ranked 458th in batting average with 0.205
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 368th with 0.290
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 353rd with 0.354
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 366th with 0.645
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 564th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 279th in RBI with 35
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 182nd in runs scored with 46
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.032, OBP: -0.071, HRs: -12, RBI: -35, Runs: -44, Wlks: -52, Stls: -1,
Breakdown Michael Busch

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 187th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.309
  • Ranked 320th in batting average with 0.231
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 331st with 0.298
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 128th with 0.450
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 181st with 0.748
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 571st with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 352nd in RBI with 23
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 299th in runs scored with 27
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.087, OBP: +0.076, HRs: +5, RBI: +13, Runs: +15, Wlks: +7, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matt Chapman

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt Chapman
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS LADBlake TreinenL 4-6
May 14VS LADGavin StoneL 2-10
May 15VS LADLogan WebbW 4-1
May 17VS COLRyan Feltner
May 18VS COLTy Blach
May 19VS COLDakota Hudson
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167004.2860.23308
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
May 13@ATLRay KerrL 2-0
May 14@ATLChris SaleL 7-0
May 15@ATLJavier AssadW 1-7
May 16VS PITJared JonesL 4-5
May 17VS PITPaul Skenes
May 18VS PITBailey Falter
May 19VS PITMitch Keller
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235016.4090.35316
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt Chapman
13.11
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Busch
13.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matt Chapman
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 OAK 84 68 14 39 40 0 32 .234 .313 .472 202
2018 OAK 145 152 24 100 69 1 58 .278 .356 .508 434
2019 OAK 156 143 36 99 91 1 72 .245 .338 .503 484
2020 OAK 37 33 10 22 25 0 8 .232 .276 .535 104
2021 OAK 149 108 27 74 72 3 78 .208 .312 .405 392
2022 TOR 148 118 26 77 72 2 62 .230 .321 .435 424
2023 TOR 145 123 17 66 54 4 63 .238 .329 .421 385
2024 SF 44 35 5 22 19 3 11 .206 .258 .341 113
ON PACE 158 126 18 79 68 10 39 .206 .258 .341 406
3-YEAR AVG 147 116 23 72 66 3 68 .226 .321 .420 400
Career 908 780 159 499 442 14 384 .238 .324 .455
Career Michael Busch
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 LAD 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
2024 CHC 43 36 7 24 20 1 15 .254 .323 .472 115
ON PACE 154 129 25 86 72 3 54 .254 .323 .472 414
3-YEAR AVG 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
Career 89 48 9 33 27 2 23 .224 .298 .411
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs DET 09:40 EDT EST Ryne Nelson
Tarik Skubal
ATL vs SD 07:20 EDT EST Max Fried
Matt Waldron
BAL vs SEA 07:05 EDT EST Cole Irvin
Bryce Miller
BOS @STL 08:15 EDT EST Brayan Bello
Kyle Gibson
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST Kyle Hendricks
Paul Skenes
CHW @NYY 07:05 EDT EST Mike Clevinger
Nestor Cortes
CIN @LAD 10:10 EDT EST Frankie Montas
James Paxton
CLE vs MIN 07:10 EDT EST Triston McKenzie
Simeon Woods Richardson
COL @SF 10:15 EDT EST Ryan Feltner
Kyle Harrison
HOU vs MIL 08:10 EDT EST Hunter Brown
Freddy Peralta
KC vs OAK 07:40 EDT EST Cole Ragans
LAA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Tyler Anderson
Andrew Heaney
MIA vs NYM 07:10 EDT EST Jesus Luzardo
Christian Scott
PHI vs WAS 06:40 EDT EST Zack Wheeler
Jake Irvin
TB @TOR 07:07 EDT EST Tyler Alexander
Chris Bassitt
Matchup Time
IND vs NY 8:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS vs FLA 7:00 PM EST
COL vs DAL 10:00 PM EST