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Lawrence Butler or Paul Goldschmidt

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Lawrence Butler

Lawrence Butler

RFOakland Athletics OAK
Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt

1BSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Butler over Goldschmidt

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Goldschmidt over Butler

 
 
 
 
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Performance Lawrence Butler
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.263012.3640.31615
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.298126.3650.447212
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Paul Goldschmidt
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.316010.3810.47406
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.279142.3110.465112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lawrence Butler
OWN
82%
-3.65 compared to last week
START
76%
+3.7 compared to last week
OWN/START Paul Goldschmidt
OWN
87%
-0.59 compared to last week
START
73%
+3.58 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lawrence Butler
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Paul Goldschmidt
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 5th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.342 and is currently ranked 74th
  • Top 20 in batting average with 0.321 and is currently ranked 17th
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 46th with 0.367
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 14th with 0.607
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 14th with 0.975
  • Top 50 in steals and is currently ranked 49th with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 133rd in RBI with 30
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 111th in runs scored with 38
  • Top 100 in HRs and is currently ranked 80th with 12
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.049, OBP: +0.071, HRs: +17, RBI: +46, Runs: +52, Wlks: +30, Stls: +15,
Breakdown Paul Goldschmidt

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 18th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.333 and is currently ranked 95th
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.280 and is currently ranked 84th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 154th with 0.327
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 78th with 0.495
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 86th with 0.821
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 239th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 193rd in RBI with 22
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 301st in runs scored with 15
  • 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: -0.027, OBP: -0.063, HRs: -3, RBI: -16, Runs: -21, Wlks: -37, Stls: -2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Lawrence Butler

No Injury Reported

Injury Paul Goldschmidt

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lawrence Butler
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16@CHCShota Imanaga
Sep 17@CHCJordan Wicks
Sep 18@CHCJavier Assad
Sep 20VS NYYGerrit Cole
Sep 21VS NYYCarlos Rodon
Sep 22VS NYYLuis Gil
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286111.3750.71404
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Paul Goldschmidt
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16VS PITPaul Skenes
Sep 17VS PITBailey Falter
Sep 18VS PITLuis L. Ortiz
Sep 19VS PITMitch Keller
Sep 20VS CLEBen Lively
Sep 21VS CLEMatthew Boyd
Sep 22VS CLEGavin Williams
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.270123.2700.43229
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lawrence Butler
11.13
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Paul Goldschmidt
7.17
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 116 99 21 58 55 15 33 .267 .324 .509 386
ON PACE 125 106 22 62 59 16 35 .267 .324 .509 416
3-YEAR AVG 52 26 4 10 10 0 4 .211 .240 .341 83
Career 168 125 25 68 65 15 37 .253 .304 .468
Career Paul Goldschmidt
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 ARI 48 39 10 29 31 4 20 N/A N/A N/A 111
2012 ARI 145 147 20 82 82 18 60 .286 .358 .490 447
2013 ARI 160 182 36 103 125 15 99 .302 .401 .551 617
2014 ARI 104 120 18 74 68 9 58 .307 .396 .550 381
2015 ARI 159 182 33 103 110 21 118 .321 .435 .570 621
2016 ARI 158 172 24 106 95 32 110 .297 .411 .489 583
2017 ARI 155 166 36 117 120 18 94 .297 .404 .563 608
2018 ARI 158 172 33 95 83 7 90 .290 .389 .533 512
2019 STL 170 165 36 102 99 3 80 .260 .344 .479 503
2020 STL 61 64 8 34 26 1 38 .309 .417 .507 184
2021 STL 160 172 31 100 98 12 68 .289 .363 .511 618
2022 STL 145 170 33 98 109 6 72 .321 .404 .581 608
2023 STL 155 159 25 89 80 11 86 .269 .364 .449 537
2024 STL 142 136 21 62 59 9 43 .246 .303 .413 394
ON PACE 154 147 22 67 64 9 46 .246 .303 .413 428
3-YEAR AVG 153 167 30 96 96 10 75 .292 .376 .511 588
Career 1920 2046 364 1194 1185 166 1036 .296 .389 .513
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