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Bobby Witt Jr. or Yordan Alvarez

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Bobby Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.

SSKansas City Royals KC
Yordan Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

LFHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Witt Jr. over Alvarez

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

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Latest News Bobby Witt Jr.
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Alvarez over Witt Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yordan Alvarez
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Performance Bobby Witt Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.130033.1600.13026
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2171512.3390.370613
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yordan Alvarez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.296012.3210.33307
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.277125.3580.404013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bobby Witt Jr.
OWN
100%
+2.49 compared to last week
START
96%
-1.21 compared to last week
OWN/START Yordan Alvarez
OWN
100%
-0.23 compared to last week
START
99%
+0.5 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bobby Witt Jr.
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yordan Alvarez
5th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Bobby Witt Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 2nd.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 145th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.320
  • Top 35 in batting average with 0.302 and is currently ranked 29th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 78th with 0.353
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 19th with 0.552
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 30th with 0.905
  • Top 35 in steals and is currently ranked 35th with 41
  • Top 75 in RBI and is currently ranked 66th with 77
  • Top 10 in runs scored and is currently ranked 10th with 92
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.016, OBP: +0.04, HRs: -25, RBI: -73, Runs: -58, Wlks: -23, Stls: -34,
Breakdown Yordan Alvarez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 6th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 16th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 159th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.316
  • Top 35 in batting average with 0.302 and is currently ranked 27th
  • Top 15 on base percentage and is currently ranked 12th with 0.395
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 17th with 0.558
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 11th with 0.953
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 104th in RBI with 77
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 86th with 71
  • Top 50 in HRs and is currently ranked 50th with 28
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.043, OBP: -0.084, HRs: -27, RBI: -83, Runs: -60, Wlks: -54, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bobby Witt Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Yordan Alvarez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bobby Witt Jr.
DateOpponentResult
May 13@SEAGeorge KirbyL 6-2
May 14@SEAMichael WachaW 2-4
May 15@SEABryan WooL 4-2
May 17VS OAK
May 18VS OAKRoss Stripling
May 19VS OAKJP Sears
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.100022.1670.10003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yordan Alvarez
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS OAKSpencer ArrighettiW 9-2
May 14VS OAKJosh HaderW 2-1
May 15VS OAKFramber ValdezW 3-0
May 16VS OAKCristian JavierW 8-1
May 17VS MILFreddy Peralta
May 18VS MILBryse Wilson
May 19VS MILColin Rea
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.214000.2670.21404
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bobby Witt Jr.
23.89
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yordan Alvarez
21.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Bobby Witt Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 KC 143 138 18 76 71 28 27 .253 .294 .428 481
2023 KC 158 177 30 97 96 49 40 .277 .319 .496 685
2024 KC 45 51 5 39 23 15 17 .293 .359 .500 207
ON PACE 162 183 18 140 82 54 61 .293 .359 .500 745
3-YEAR AVG 151 158 24 87 84 39 34 .266 .308 .465 583
Career 346 366 53 212 190 92 84 .270 .314 .469
Career Yordan Alvarez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 HOU 105 112 28 63 81 0 59 .302 .399 .606 371
2020 HOU 2 2 1 2 4 0 0 .250 .333 .625 11
2021 HOU 159 164 35 104 112 1 62 .282 .358 .539 593
2022 HOU 142 143 38 99 105 1 81 .292 .398 .591 600
2023 HOU 134 139 37 89 112 0 73 .307 .415 .616 581
2024 HOU 44 43 8 23 20 0 16 .253 .325 .429 142
ON PACE 162 158 29 84 73 0 58 .253 .325 .429 522
3-YEAR AVG 145 149 37 97 110 1 72 .293 .388 .578 591
Career 586 603 147 380 434 2 291 .291 .385 .571
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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