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Michael Busch or Paul Goldschmidt

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

1BChicago Cubs CHC
Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt

1BSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Goldschmidt

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Goldschmidt over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Paul Goldschmidt
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Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.214003.4500.28606
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.188127.3660.344112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Paul Goldschmidt
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.308135.3790.46216
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.229257.2880.375111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
63%
-6.52 compared to last week
START
44%
-5.45 compared to last week
OWN/START Paul Goldschmidt
OWN
92%
+2.29 compared to last week
START
81%
+4 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Paul Goldschmidt
11th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 16th.
  • 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 206th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.306
  • Ranked 360th in batting average with 0.224
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 304th with 0.305
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 156th with 0.437
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 192nd with 0.742
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 558th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 369th in RBI with 23
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 327th in runs scored with 27
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.078, OBP: +0.082, HRs: +5, RBI: +13, Runs: +15, Wlks: +11, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Paul Goldschmidt

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 12th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 22nd.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 158th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.316
  • Ranked 286th in batting average with 0.237
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 173rd with 0.330
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 338th with 0.364
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 273rd with 0.694
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 454th with 5
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 81st with 60
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 206th in RBI with 50
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 142nd in runs scored with 60
  • 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: -0.055, OBP: -0.069, HRs: -21, RBI: -64, Runs: -67, Wlks: -68, Stls: -9,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Injury Paul Goldschmidt

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
May 21VS ATLCharlie Morton
May 22VS ATLMax Fried
May 23VS ATL
May 24@STLMiles Mikolas
May 25@STLMatthew Liberatore
May 26@STLSonny Gray
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333002.4290.33302
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Paul Goldschmidt
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS BALDean Kremer
May 21VS BALKyle Bradish
May 22VS BALJohn Means
May 24VS CHCShota Imanaga
May 25VS CHCJameson Taillon
May 26VS CHCJavier Assad
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Busch
13.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Paul Goldschmidt
18.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 46 36 7 24 20 1 19 .245 .329 .456 118
ON PACE 155 121 23 81 67 3 64 .245 .329 .456 398
3-YEAR AVG 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
Career 92 48 9 33 27 2 27 .219 .303 .402
Career Paul Goldschmidt
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 ARI 48 39 10 29 31 4 20 N/A N/A N/A 111
2012 ARI 145 147 20 82 82 18 60 .286 .358 .490 447
2013 ARI 160 182 36 103 125 15 99 .302 .401 .551 617
2014 ARI 104 120 18 74 68 9 58 .307 .396 .550 381
2015 ARI 159 182 33 103 110 21 118 .321 .435 .570 621
2016 ARI 158 172 24 106 95 32 110 .297 .411 .489 583
2017 ARI 155 166 36 117 120 18 94 .297 .404 .563 608
2018 ARI 158 172 33 95 83 7 90 .290 .389 .533 512
2019 STL 170 165 36 102 99 3 80 .260 .344 .479 503
2020 STL 61 64 8 34 26 1 38 .309 .417 .507 184
2021 STL 160 172 31 100 98 12 68 .289 .363 .511 618
2022 STL 145 170 33 98 109 6 72 .321 .404 .581 608
2023 STL 155 159 25 89 80 11 86 .269 .364 .449 537
2024 STL 45 37 4 22 16 2 18 .214 .295 .306 95
ON PACE 158 130 14 77 56 7 63 .214 .295 .306 334
3-YEAR AVG 153 167 30 96 96 10 75 .292 .376 .511 588
Career 1823 1947 347 1154 1142 159 1011 .298 .393 .516
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @LAD 10:10 EDT EST Joe Mantiply
Landon Knack
ATL vs SD 12:20 EDT EST Reynaldo Lopez
Dylan Cease
BAL @STL 07:45 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Sonny Gray
BOS @TB 06:50 EDT EST Tanner Houck
Taj Bradley
CHW @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Erick Fedde
Jose Berrios
CLE vs NYM 06:10 EDT EST Ben Lively
Tylor Megill
DET @KC 07:40 EDT EST Reese Olson
Michael Wacha
HOU vs LAA 08:10 EDT EST Framber Valdez
Reid Detmers
MIA vs MIL 06:40 EDT EST Ryan Weathers
Joe Ross
MIN @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Pablo Lopez
Mitchell Parker
NYY vs SEA 07:05 EDT EST Marcus Stroman
Logan Gilbert
Matchup Time
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Matchup Time
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