since 2002

Gunnar Henderson Bobby Witt Jr.

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Projected
BAHRSBOBPSLGOPS
.256268.329.481.810

OPS Trend (career)

  • April: .669
  • May: .740
  • June: .994
  • July: .824
  • Aug: .851
  • Sept: .830

Before All-Star break: .853
After All-Star break: .835

Monthly trend
MthABBAOBPOPS
April 71 .197 .345 .669
May 80 .213 .315 .740
June 75 .320 .354 .994
July 98 .245 .324 .824
Aug 114 .289 .325 .851
Sept 217 .272 .328 .830

Career Stats

Gunnar Henderson
ABBAOBPOPS
676 .256 .329 .810
Last 3 Years
YrABRHRRBISBBAOBPOPS
2021---
2022 116 11 4 18 1 .259 .348 .788
2023 560 98 28 82 10 .255 .325 .814

Today

No game scheduled

Next Season

Projected
BAHRSBOBPSLGOPS
.2662540.307.463.770

OPS Trend (career)

  • April: .619
  • May: .779
  • June: .759
  • July: .883
  • Aug: .860
  • Sept: .735

Before All-Star break: .807
After All-Star break: .826

Monthly trend
MthABBAOBPOPS
April 189 .222 .254 .619
May 214 .238 .279 .779
June 199 .271 .327 .759
July 182 .313 .339 .883
Aug 216 .282 .323 .860
Sept 204 .275 .318 .735

Career Stats

Bobby Witt Jr.
ABBAOBPOPS
1231 .266 .307 .770
Last 3 Years
YrABRHRRBISBBAOBPOPS
2021---
2022 590 82 20 80 30 .254 .295 .724
2023 641 97 30 96 49 .276 .319 .814

Who's Better?

DFS Leagues

Two of the most exciting players in the league, Henderson and Witt Jr. have a ridiculous amount of potential. Both are legit five-tool studs that are somehow still getting better. For an average daily contest on FanDuel or DraftKings, their salaries will be fairly close. Gunnar has more power overall while Witt Jr. swipes more bags. Those contrasting tools add to their respective daily values.

With regard to pitcher matchups, the one big factor here is that that Henderson is a lefty and struggles a bit against LHP (career BA/OBP/OPS of .220/.320/.700 compared to .280/.350/.920 vs righties). That's an actionable split... so, if a lefty is on the bump that particular day, think twice about going with Henderson. Witt Jr.'s splits against lefties and righties are almost identical.

Traditional Roto Leagues

Over the course of a full season, both these guys are solid first-rounders. Witt Jr. was already a top-5 pick in 2024 drafts, Henderson more often taken in second rounds. With Henderson's torrid start in 2024, he's likely to creep into the first round of most 5x5 re-drafts. With dynasty leagues, fuggedaboudit, both are top 3. We all know shortstop is a stacked position now (Trea Turner, Mookie Betts Elly, etc) but these two will be the cream of the crop for years to come.

Of course, baseball isn't completely an individual sport. A lot of the numbers put up depend on the strength of your lineup and the kind of protection you get. They both hit near the top of VERY stacked lineups. With Henderson, he typically leads off and Rutschman or Santander give him plenty of protection. Witt Jr. usually hits in the two-hole with Salvador Perez forcing pitchers to think twice about pitching around him. Top to bottom, both lineups have a ton of talent so their runs and RBI totals will always be above-average.

Bottom line, you can't go wrong with either guy. They're perennial All-Star shortstops with crazy high ceilings... and still filling holes in their game. If your team needs more steals, give the slight edge to Witt Jr.. Otherwise, expect these two to battle it out for MVPs throughout their careers, potentially as early as this year.

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