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James Wood

James Wood

CFWashington Nationals WAS
Alex Verdugo

Alex Verdugo

LFNew York Yankees NYY
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Wood over Verdugo

 
 
 
 
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Latest News James Wood
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Verdugo over Wood

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alex Verdugo
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Performance James Wood
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.214123.2140.57103
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250235.3080.50009
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alex Verdugo
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.125020.1250.12512
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.176132.1670.35316
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START James Wood
OWN
68%
+7.38 compared to last week
START
64%
+10.44 compared to last week
OWN/START Alex Verdugo
OWN
50%
+12.8 compared to last week
START
32%
+5.42 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus James Wood
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alex Verdugo
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown James Wood

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 10th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Corbin Carroll
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.357 and is currently ranked 52nd
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.274 and is currently ranked 94th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 58th with 0.364
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 85th with 0.468
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 70th with 0.832
  • Top 100 in steals and is currently ranked 94th with 11
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 165th in RBI with 24
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 131st in runs scored with 30
  • 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: +0.264, OBP: +0.354, HRs: +9, RBI: +41, Runs: +43, Wlks: +39, Stls: +14,
Breakdown Alex Verdugo

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF RF CF . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among LF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 62nd.
  • The current leader among LF's is Corbin Carroll
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 365th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.246
  • Ranked 262nd in batting average with 0.231
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 276th with 0.288
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 315th with 0.320
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 319th with 0.608
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 615th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 348th in RBI with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 174th in runs scored with 21
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.03, OBP: -0.032, HRs: EVEN, RBI: +7, Runs: -7, Wlks: +5, Stls: -3,
Next Up Health Check
Injury James Wood

No Injury Reported

Injury Alex Verdugo

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups James Wood
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alex Verdugo
DateOpponentResult
Oct 05VS KCMichael Wacha
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating James Wood
8.30
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alex Verdugo
5.18
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career James Wood
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 WAS 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 11
2024 WAS 82 78 9 43 41 14 39 .264 .354 .427 262
3-YEAR AVG 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 11
Career 93 78 9 43 41 14 39 .264 .354 .427
Career Alex Verdugo
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 LAD 15 4 1 1 1 0 2 .174 .240 .304 9
2018 LAD 37 20 1 11 4 0 8 .260 .329 .377 45
2019 LAD 106 101 12 43 44 4 26 .294 .342 .475 260
2020 BOS 53 64 6 36 15 4 18 .320 .380 .490 153
2021 BOS 162 167 14 91 68 7 55 .288 .352 .428 540
2022 BOS 142 160 10 70 71 1 39 .289 .336 .416 482
2023 BOS 144 143 13 81 54 5 44 .263 .322 .421 470
2024 NYY 149 130 13 74 61 2 49 .233 .290 .356 443
3-YEAR AVG 149 157 12 81 64 4 46 .280 .337 .422 497
Career 808 789 70 407 318 23 241 .274 .330 .418
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