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Ian Happ or Lawrence Butler

Who Should I Start? - Week 30 • Start New
Ian Happ

Ian Happ

LFChicago Cubs CHC
Lawrence Butler

Lawrence Butler

RFOakland Athletics OAK
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Happ over Butler

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Ian Happ
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Butler over Happ

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lawrence Butler
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Performance Ian Happ
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Lawrence Butler
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ian Happ
OWN
82%
-0.98 compared to last week
START
59%
-2.29 compared to last week
OWN/START Lawrence Butler
OWN
82%
-0.98 compared to last week
START
47%
-8.5 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ian Happ
16th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lawrence Butler
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ian Happ

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF DH . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 16th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 27th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • 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

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.330 and is currently ranked 96th
  • Ranked 116th in batting average with 0.268
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 91st with 0.345
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 151st with 0.412
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 125th with 0.757
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 204th with 4
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 53rd with 17
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 121st in RBI with 18
  • Top 100 in runs scored and is currently ranked 96th with 20
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.007, OBP: -0.021, HRs: +4, RBI: +1, Runs: +3, Wlks: -19, Stls: -1,
Breakdown Lawrence Butler

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among RF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 9th.
  • The current leader among RF's is Aaron Judge
  • 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 109th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.324
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.303 and is currently ranked 38th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 108th with 0.340
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 20th with 0.559
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 32nd with 0.898
  • Top 75 in steals and is currently ranked 59th with 8
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 172nd in RBI with 19
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 127th in runs scored with 26
  • Top 100 in HRs and is currently ranked 90th with 9
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.049, OBP: +0.075, HRs: +18, RBI: +47, Runs: +53, Wlks: +31, Stls: +18,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Ian Happ

No Injury Reported

Injury Lawrence Butler

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ian Happ
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Matchups Lawrence Butler
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Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ian Happ
8.66
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lawrence Butler
6.10
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ian Happ
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 CHC 115 92 24 62 68 8 39 .253 .328 .514 308
2018 CHC 143 90 15 56 44 8 70 .233 .353 .408 262
2019 CHC 58 37 11 25 30 2 15 .264 .333 .564 134
2020 CHC 59 58 17 32 33 1 30 .280 .377 .580 186
2021 CHC 149 103 24 61 62 8 60 .225 .320 .431 390
2022 CHC 151 146 17 65 71 9 56 .272 .344 .446 459
2023 CHC 159 144 21 86 84 14 99 .248 .360 .431 553
2024 CHC 154 137 25 89 85 13 80 .241 .339 .439 516
3-YEAR AVG 153 131 21 71 72 10 72 .250 .343 .436 467
Career 988 807 154 476 477 63 449 .249 .344 .457
Career Lawrence Butler
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 OAK 52 26 4 10 10 0 4 .211 .240 .341 83
2024 OAK 126 107 22 63 57 18 35 .260 .315 .488 410
3-YEAR AVG 52 26 4 10 10 0 4 .211 .240 .341 83
Career 178 133 26 73 67 18 39 .249 .298 .454
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