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Lars Nootbaar or Michael Busch

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Lars Nootbaar

Lars Nootbaar

RFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

1BChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Nootbaar over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lars Nootbaar
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Owners starting Busch over Nootbaar

 
 
 
 
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Performance Lars Nootbaar
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.316154.5000.52606
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.317397.4510.585012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250003.4710.33306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182127.3410.333112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lars Nootbaar
OWN
35%
+6.98 compared to last week
START
28%
+8.39 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
69%
-4.66 compared to last week
START
49%
+7.62 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lars Nootbaar
49th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lars Nootbaar

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF LF . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 49th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 63rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 278th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.287
  • Ranked 204th in batting average with 0.252
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 45th with 0.363
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 156th with 0.435
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 94th with 0.798
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 199th with 8
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 60th with 60
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 266th in RBI with 39
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 186th in runs scored with 55
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.046, OBP: -0.038, HRs: -10, RBI: -30, Runs: -62, Wlks: -52, Stls: -9,
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 186th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.309
  • Ranked 335th in batting average with 0.228
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 294th with 0.306
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 148th with 0.444
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 179th with 0.751
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 547th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 373rd in RBI with 23
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 319th in runs scored with 27
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.083, OBP: +0.084, HRs: +5, RBI: +13, Runs: +15, Wlks: +10, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Lars Nootbaar

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lars Nootbaar
DateOpponentResult
May 13@LAAKyle LeahyW 5-10
May 14@LAASonny GrayW 6-7
May 15@LAAGriffin CanningL 7-2
May 17VS BOSKyle GibsonW 10-6
May 18VS BOSJoJo RomeroW 7-2
May 19VS BOSNick Pivetta
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.313144.4760.56305
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 SkenesL 3-9
May 18VS PITHector NerisW 1-0
May 19VS PITMitch Keller
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211016.4440.31618
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lars Nootbaar
10.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Busch
13.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Lars Nootbaar
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 STL 57 26 5 15 15 2 13 .241 .317 .426 123
2022 STL 100 60 11 44 33 3 47 .227 .342 .424 276
2023 STL 124 111 14 74 46 11 72 .263 .369 .424 420
2024 STL 33 25 4 12 16 2 20 .217 .331 .383 105
ON PACE 118 90 14 43 57 7 72 .217 .331 .383 378
3-YEAR AVG 94 66 10 44 31 5 44 .248 .353 .424 273
Career 314 222 34 145 110 18 152 .244 .350 .419
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 45 36 7 24 20 1 18 .250 .331 .465 118
ON PACE 155 124 24 82 68 3 62 .250 .331 .465 406
3-YEAR AVG 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
Career 91 48 9 33 27 2 26 .222 .304 .407
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ARI vs DET 04:10 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Matt Manning
ATL vs SD 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Yu Darvish
BAL vs SEA 01:35 EDT EST Corbin Burnes
George Kirby
BOS @STL 01:05 EDT EST Nick Pivetta
Matthew Liberatore
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Mitch Keller
CHW @NYY 01:35 EDT EST Chris Flexen
Carlos Rodon
CIN @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
CLE vs MIN 01:40 EDT EST Tanner Bibee
Chris Paddack
COL @SF 04:05 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Jordan Hicks
HOU vs MIL 02:10 EDT EST Spencer Arrighetti
Colin Rea
KC vs OAK 02:10 EDT EST Brady Singer
JP Sears
LAA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Michael Lorenzen
MIA vs NYM 01:40 EDT EST Sixto Sanchez
Sean Manaea
PHI vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Aaron Nola
Trevor Williams
TB @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Aaron Civale
Alek Manoah
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DEN vs MIN 8:00 PM EST
IND @NY 3:30 PM EST
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