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Matt Shaw or Nolan Arenado

Who Should I Start? - Week 2 • Start New
Matt Shaw

Matt Shaw

2BChicago Cubs CHC
Nolan Arenado

Nolan Arenado

3BSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Shaw over Arenado

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt Shaw
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Arenado over Shaw

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nolan Arenado
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Performance Matt Shaw
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.240138.3670.40007
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.240138.3670.40007
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nolan Arenado
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.391165.5000.60906
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.391165.5000.60906
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt Shaw
OWN
78%
-3.67 compared to last week
START
49%
+0.24 compared to last week
OWN/START Nolan Arenado
OWN
96%
+3.3 compared to last week
START
78%
+9.97 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt Shaw
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nolan Arenado
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matt Shaw

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 17th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Andres Gimenez
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • 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 123rd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.211
  • Ranked 128th in batting average with 0.167
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 115th with 0.265
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 107th with 0.300
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 110th with 0.565
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 53rd with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 320th in RBI with 1
  • Top 15 in runs scored and is currently ranked 11th with 7
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.167, OBP: +0.265, HRs: +1, RBI: +1, Runs: +7, Wlks: +4, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Nolan Arenado

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 3rd.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Eugenio Suarez
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • 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 25 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.421 and is currently ranked 22nd
  • Top 15 in batting average with 0.391 and is currently ranked 13th
  • Among the best in on base percentage and is currently ranked 5th with 0.500
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 38th with 0.609
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 22nd with 1.109
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 47th with 5
  • Top 75 in RBI and is currently ranked 54th with 6
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 73rd with 5
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.219, OBP: +0.306, HRs: +1, RBI: +3, Runs: +3, Wlks: +5, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matt Shaw

No Injury Reported

Injury Nolan Arenado

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt Shaw
DateOpponentResult
Apr 01@ATHJustin SteeleW 4-7
Apr 02@ATHJameson TaillonW 2-10
Apr 04VS SDRandy Vasquez
Apr 05VS SDNick Pivetta
Apr 06VS SDKyle Hart
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.273024.4670.27303
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nolan Arenado
DateOpponentResult
Apr 01VS LAARyan JohnsonL 7-9
Apr 02VS LAAJoJo RomeroW 12-5
Apr 04@BOSWalker Buehler
Apr 05@BOSRichard Fitts
Apr 06@BOSSean Newcomb
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333042.4670.33303
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt Shaw
15.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nolan Arenado
17.24
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matt Shaw
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 CHC 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 7
2025 CHC 9 7 1 9 3 0 5 .206 .308 .324 26
ON PACE 162 126 18 162 54 0 90 .206 .308 .324 468
3-YEAR AVG 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 7
Career 16 7 1 9 3 0 5 .206 .308 .324
Career Nolan Arenado
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2013 COL 133 130 10 49 52 2 23 .267 .299 .405 289
2014 COL 101 115 15 53 55 2 25 .292 .333 .503 308
2015 COL 157 177 42 97 130 2 34 .287 .323 .575 564
2016 COL 160 181 41 116 133 2 68 .293 .361 .568 621
2017 COL 159 186 37 100 130 3 62 .307 .372 .583 598
2018 COL 156 174 38 104 110 2 73 .295 .372 .559 560
2019 COL 155 184 41 102 118 3 62 .313 .378 .582 584
2020 COL 48 46 8 23 26 0 15 .253 .303 .434 133
2021 STL 159 151 34 80 105 2 49 .256 .313 .497 594
2022 STL 143 153 29 69 97 2 49 .291 .356 .535 572
2023 STL 146 150 26 71 93 3 41 .269 .319 .463 514
2024 STL 152 154 16 70 71 2 44 .268 .322 .390 475
2025 STL 6 9 1 5 6 0 5 .391 .500 .609 33
ON PACE 162 243 27 135 162 0 135 .391 .500 .609 891
3-YEAR AVG 147 152 24 70 87 2 45 .276 .332 .461 520
Career 1675 1810 338 939 1126 25 550 .285 .342 .516
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