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Who Should I Start? - Week 33 • Start New
Lawrence Butler

Lawrence Butler

RFOakland Athletics OAK
Gerrit Cole

Gerrit Cole

SPNew York Yankees NYY
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Butler over Cole

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lawrence Butler
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cole over Butler

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

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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Gerrit Cole
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Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lawrence Butler
OWN
90%
+8.18 compared to last week
START
60%
+5.45 compared to last week
OWN/START Gerrit Cole
OWN
90%
+8.18 compared to last week
START
60%
+5.45 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lawrence Butler
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Gerrit Cole
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lawrence Butler

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: SS 3B 2B LF RF . However, he plays SS most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among SS's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 25th.
  • The current leader among SS's is Mookie Betts
  • 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 378th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.188
  • Ranked 317th in batting average with 0.189
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 239th with 0.290
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 212th with 0.358
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 229th with 0.649
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 340th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 466th in RBI with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 389th in runs scored with 5
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.011, OBP: -0.017, HRs: -4, RBI: -11, Runs: -27, Wlks: -19, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Gerrit Cole

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 13th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 2nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Zack Wheeler
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 35 in WHIP and is currently ranked 31st with 1.01
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 28th with 2.42
  • He walks a lot of batters and is currently ranked 3rd with 17
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 95th with 52
  • Top 15 in wins and is currently ranked 12th with 4
  • Not too impressive in innings pitched and is currently ranked 102nd with 61.0
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -6, L: +1, WHIP: +0.196, ERA: +0.528, K's: -101, Walks: -9
Next Up Health Check
Injury Lawrence Butler

No Injury Reported

Injury Gerrit Cole

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lawrence Butler
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Matchups Gerrit Cole
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Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lawrence Butler
3.90
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Gerrit Cole
11.25
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 126 107 22 63 57 18 35 .260 .315 .488 410
3-YEAR AVG 89 67 13 37 34 9 20 .249 .298 .454 247
Career 178 133 26 73 67 18 39 .249 .298 .454
Career Gerrit Cole
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 PIT 19 117.1 1727 100 28 0 10-7 3.22 1.17 7.7 324
2014 PIT 22 138.0 2197 138 40 0 11-5 3.65 1.21 9 366
2015 PIT 32 205.2 3234 202 44 0 19-8 2.67 1.11 8.8 594
2016 PIT 21 113.2 1938 98 36 0 7-10 3.88 1.47 7.8 263
2017 PIT 33 203.0 3298 196 55 0 12-12 4.26 1.25 8.7 487
2018 HOU 32 198.0 3257 276 64 0 15-5 2.91 1.05 12.6 634
2019 HOU 38 249.0 3913 373 59 0 24-6 2.39 0.89 13.5 874
2020 NYY 15 91.1 1499 124 21 0 9-3 2.86 0.95 12.2 291
2021 NYY 31 184.0 3019 246 43 0 16-9 3.33 1.08 12 540
2022 NYY 32 193.2 3160 245 49 0 14-7 3.49 1.01 11.4 554
2023 NYY 33 206.2 3286 222 48 0 15-4 2.66 0.99 9.7 614
2024 NYY 22 121.2 1986 121 39 0 9-5 3.18 1.18 9 307
3-YEAR AVG 29 174 2811 196 45 0 13-5 3.09 1.04 10.1 492
Career 330 2010.1 32514 2341 526 0 0-0 3.18 1.1 10.5
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