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Nick Castellanos or Lawrence Butler

Who Should I Start? - Week 24 • Start New
Nick Castellanos

Nick Castellanos

RFPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Lawrence Butler

Lawrence Butler

RFOakland Athletics OAK
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Castellanos over Butler

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Butler over Castellanos

 
 
 
 
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Performance Nick Castellanos
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.174041.2690.21706
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2203127.2780.420013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Lawrence Butler
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.448226.4840.79317
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.41871114.4480.891213
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Castellanos
OWN
90%
-1.81 compared to last week
START
79%
-3.6 compared to last week
OWN/START Lawrence Butler
OWN
85%
+24.76 compared to last week
START
80%
+23.99 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Castellanos
35th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lawrence Butler
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Nick Castellanos

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF DH . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 35th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 20th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Lawrence Butler
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 212th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.297
  • Ranked 138th in batting average with 0.263
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 214th with 0.314
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 123rd with 0.453
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 141st with 0.766
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 301st with 2
  • Top 75 in RBI and is currently ranked 59th with 34
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 159th in runs scored with 24
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.024, OBP: -0.007, HRs: -3, RBI: -8, Runs: -2, Wlks: +5, Stls: -2,
Breakdown Lawrence Butler

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 34th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 1st.
  • The current leader among OF's is Lawrence Butler
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 113th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.326
  • Top 15 in batting average with 0.335 and is currently ranked 14th
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 42nd with 0.375
  • Top 10 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 9th with 0.702
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 11th with 1.077
  • Top 50 in steals and is currently ranked 45th with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 107th in RBI with 42
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 106th in runs scored with 41
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 56th with 17
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.5 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.021, OBP: +0.055, HRs: +17, RBI: +45, Runs: +50, Wlks: +29, Stls: +13,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Nick Castellanos

No Injury Reported

Injury Lawrence Butler

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Castellanos
DateOpponentResult
Sep 03@TOROrion KerkeringW 9-10
Sep 04@TORCristopher SanchezW 2-4
Sep 05@MIARanger SuarezW 2-5
Sep 06@MIAZack WheelerW 2-16
Sep 07@MIADarren McCaughan
Sep 08@MIAMax Meyer
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.276295.3540.448215
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Lawrence Butler
DateOpponentResult
Sep 02VS SEATyler FergusonW 5-4
Sep 03VS SEAHogan HarrisW 3-2
Sep 04VS SEAGeorge KirbyL 3-16
Sep 05VS SEABryan WooL 4-6
Sep 06VS DETGrant HolmanW 7-6
Sep 07VS DETBrant Hurter
Sep 08VS DET
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.297125.3660.459110
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Castellanos
9.85
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lawrence Butler
12.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Nick Castellanos
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2013 DET 11 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 6
2014 DET 140 128 10 47 62 2 34 .255 .303 .388 277
2015 DET 154 140 15 42 73 0 39 .255 .303 .419 308
2016 DET 109 117 18 54 58 1 28 .287 .334 .501 293
2017 DET 157 167 26 73 101 4 41 .272 .320 .490 453
2018 DET 157 185 23 88 89 2 49 .298 .354 .500 465
2019 DET 150 177 26 98 72 2 40 .289 .336 .520 462
2020 CIN 62 54 15 39 35 0 19 .236 .304 .502 173
2021 CIN 138 160 34 92 100 3 41 .308 .363 .578 557
2022 PHI 153 149 13 63 68 7 32 .260 .302 .382 406
2023 PHI 171 180 34 86 113 12 40 .267 .308 .483 560
2024 PHI 141 132 19 66 77 5 35 .246 .301 .413 429
ON PACE 162 151 21 75 88 5 40 .246 .301 .413 492
3-YEAR AVG 154 163 27 80 94 7 38 .277 .323 .478 508
Career 1543 1594 233 749 848 38 398 .272 .322 .469
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 109 92 21 56 54 13 30 .267 .323 .523 369
ON PACE 124 104 23 63 61 14 34 .267 .323 .523 420
3-YEAR AVG 52 26 4 10 10 0 4 .211 .240 .341 83
Career 161 118 25 66 64 13 34 .253 .302 .475
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Week 1
ARI @BUF
ATL vs PIT
BAL @KC
CAR @NO
CHI vs TEN
CIN vs NE
CLE vs DAL
DEN @SEA
DET vs LAR
GB @PHI
HOU @IND
JAC @MIA
LAC vs LV
MIN @NYG
NYJ @SF
TB vs WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @HOU 04:10 EDT EST Eduardo Rodriguez
Yusei Kikuchi
ATL vs TOR 07:20 EDT EST Spencer Schwellenbach
Jose Berrios
BAL vs TB 04:05 EDT EST Zach Eflin
Ryan Pepiot
BOS vs CHW 07:15 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Garrett Crochet
CHC vs NYY 02:20 EDT EST Javier Assad
Clarke Schmidt
CIN @NYM 04:10 EDT EST Jakob Junis
Jose Quintana
CLE @LAD 09:10 EDT EST Gavin Williams
COL @MIL 07:10 EDT EST Ty Blach
Tobias Myers
DET @OAK 04:07 EDT EST Brant Hurter
Brady Basso
KC vs MIN 07:15 EDT EST Alec Marsh
Bailey Ober
LAA @TEX 07:05 EDT EST Tyler Anderson
Jack Leiter
MIA vs PHI 04:10 EDT EST Darren McCaughan
Aaron Nola
PIT vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Luis L. Ortiz
DJ Herz
SD vs SF 08:40 EDT EST Dylan Cease
Logan Webb
SEA @STL 07:15 EDT EST Logan Gilbert
Kyle Gibson
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