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Michael Busch or Josh Naylor

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

Michael Busch

1BChicago Cubs CHC
Josh Naylor

Josh Naylor

1BCleveland Guardians CLE
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Busch over Naylor

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Michael Busch
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Naylor over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Naylor
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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 Josh Naylor
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.095143.2590.23816
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200489.3150.489113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
61%
-9.13 compared to last week
START
34%
-15.42 compared to last week
OWN/START Josh Naylor
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
96%
+0.66 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Josh Naylor
8th
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 Josh Naylor

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B DH . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 8th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 1st.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 311th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.282
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.289 and is currently ranked 54th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 53rd with 0.361
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 45th with 0.519
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 40th with 0.880
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 148th with 8
  • Top 50 in RBI and is currently ranked 43rd with 71
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 179th in runs scored with 46
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 55th with 19
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.058, OBP: -0.014, HRs: -5, RBI: -63, Runs: -27, Wlks: -13, Stls: -7,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Injury Josh Naylor

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 Josh Naylor
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS NYMTylor Megill
May 21VS NYMAdrian Houser
May 22VS NYMJose Quintana
May 24@LAAPatrick Sandoval
May 25@LAAJose Soriano
May 26@LAAReid Detmers
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.429121.5000.85702
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Busch
13.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Josh Naylor
19.33
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 Josh Naylor
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 SD 94 63 8 29 32 1 25 .249 .315 .403 158
2020 SD 42 29 2 16 9 1 5 .279 .318 .413 69
2021 CLE 70 59 7 28 21 1 14 .258 .306 .406 184
2022 CLE 128 114 21 47 77 5 33 .260 .316 .463 422
2023 CLE 128 140 17 52 97 10 33 .310 .356 .491 484
2024 CLE 45 41 12 25 34 3 20 .252 .342 .521 189
ON PACE 155 141 41 86 117 10 68 .252 .342 .521 651
3-YEAR AVG 109 104 15 42 65 5 27 .280 .330 .463 363
Career 507 446 67 197 270 21 130 .272 .328 .456
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