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Matt Shaw or Alec Burleson

Who Should I Start? - Week 3 • Start New
Matt Shaw

Matt Shaw

2BChicago Cubs CHC
Alec Burleson

Alec Burleson

RFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Shaw over Burleson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt Shaw
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Burleson over Shaw

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alec Burleson
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Performance Matt Shaw
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211025.4440.21106
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.212139.3810.333010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Alec Burleson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.353013.3890.41207
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286035.3330.357010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt Shaw
OWN
76%
-5.49 compared to last week
START
60%
-5.07 compared to last week
OWN/START Alec Burleson
OWN
65%
-7.79 compared to last week
START
38%
-3.02 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt Shaw
16th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Alec Burleson
57th
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 9th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Nico Hoerner
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 188th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.241
  • Ranked 202nd in batting average with 0.190
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 131st with 0.333
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 208th with 0.286
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 186th with 0.619
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 13th with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 287th in RBI with 3
  • Top 15 in runs scored and is currently ranked 15th with 10
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.19, OBP: +0.333, HRs: +1, RBI: +3, Runs: +10, Wlks: +9, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Alec Burleson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 58th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 50th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 101st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.320
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.286 and is currently ranked 86th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 125th with 0.333
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 163rd with 0.357
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 157th with 0.690
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 278th in RBI with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 183rd in runs scored with 5
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.114, OBP: +0.133, HRs: EVEN, RBI: +1, Runs: +4, Wlks: +1, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matt Shaw

No Injury Reported

Injury Alec Burleson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt Shaw
DateOpponentResult
Apr 07VS TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 08VS TEXPatrick Corbin
Apr 09VS TEXTyler Mahle
Apr 11@LADRoki Sasaki
Apr 12@LADTyler Glasnow
Apr 13@LADDustin May
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.111001.1110.11102
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Alec Burleson
DateOpponentResult
Apr 07@PITCarmen Mlodzinski
Apr 08@PITPaul Skenes
Apr 09@PITMitch Keller
Apr 11VS PHIAaron Nola
Apr 12VS PHICristopher Sanchez
Apr 13VS PHIZack Wheeler
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt Shaw
15.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Alec Burleson
15.14
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 12 8 1 10 3 0 9 .190 .333 .286 34
ON PACE 162 108 13 135 40 0 121 .190 .333 .286 459
3-YEAR AVG 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 7
Career 19 8 1 10 3 0 9 .190 .333 .286
Career Alec Burleson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 STL 9 4 0 2 0 1 2 .148 .207 .185 15
2023 STL 117 77 8 34 36 3 23 .244 .299 .390 289
2024 STL 152 145 21 70 78 9 35 .267 .312 .419 505
2025 STL 10 8 0 5 3 0 2 .286 .333 .357 27
ON PACE 180 144 0 90 54 0 36 .286 .333 .357 486
3-YEAR AVG 93 75 10 35 38 4 20 .255 .304 .402 270
Career 288 234 29 111 117 13 62 .256 .305 .400
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