since 2002

Gunnar Henderson or Francisco Lindor

SS Age: 23 Bats: L Throws: R

Next Season

2025 Projection
BAHRRBISBOBPSLGOPS
.268299012.346.504.850
RHXBH1B2B3BBB
91159689132772

OPS Trend (career)

  • April: .829
  • May: .821
  • June: 1.049
  • July: .787
  • Aug: .781
  • Sept: .859

Before All-Star break: .886
After All-Star break: .809

Monthly trend
MthABBAOBPOPS
April 178 .247 .340 .829
May 175 .217 .341 .821
June 189 .333 .403 1.049
July 196 .260 .333 .787
Aug 225 .262 .314 .781
Sept 312 .285 .346 .859

Key Splits

 ABBAOBPOPS
home 661 .266 .333 .838
road 645 .270 .359 .861
day 481 .262 .351 .833
night 825 .272 .343 .859
vs RHP 952 .283 .355 .900
vs LHP 354 .229 .324 .717
none on 820 .274 .346 .858
risp 119 .227 .356 .835
loaded 26 .308 .344 1.036

Career Stats

Gunnar Henderson
ABBAOBPOPS
1306 .268 .346 .850
Last 3 Years
YrABRHRRBISBBAOBPOPS
2022 116 11 4 18 1 .259 .348 .788
2023 560 98 28 82 10 .255 .325 .814
2024 630 117 37 92 21 .281 .364 .893
SS Age: 31Bats: B Throws: R

Next Season

2025 Projection
BAHRRBISBOBPSLGOPS
.266299725.340.473.813
RHXBH1B2B3BBB
101160649732359

OPS Trend (career)

  • April: .771
  • May: .811
  • June: .765
  • July: .886
  • Aug: .829
  • Sept: .862

Before All-Star break: .821
After All-Star break: .859

Monthly trend
MthABBAOBPOPS
April 676 .250 .332 .771
May 883 .273 .342 .811
June 876 .251 .313 .765
July 878 .301 .369 .886
Aug 1053 .300 .354 .829
Sept 992 .273 .346 .862

Key Splits

 ABBAOBPOPS
home 2636 .281 .357 .841
road 2806 .267 .327 .796
day 1825 .283 .350 .848
night 3617 .270 .337 .802
vs RHP 3771 .269 .338 .808
vs LHP 1671 .287 .349 .840
none on 3321 .273 .339 .823
risp 621 .258 .356 .767
loaded 110 .336 .380 1.016

Career Stats

Francisco Lindor
ABBAOBPOPS
5442 .274 .342 .818
Last 3 Years
YrABRHRRBISBBAOBPOPS
2022 630 96 26 107 16 .270 .339 .788
2023 602 108 31 98 31 .254 .336 .806
2024 618 104 33 91 29 .273 .344 .844

Who's Better?

DFS Contests

On any given day, Henderson will be about 20% more expensive to draft than Lindor. That's usually a worthwhile trade-off for the potential. Gunnar is a lefty so when there's a tough LHP on the bump, I may steer closer to Lindor (switch-hitter).

Lindor is also incredibly streaky. If he appears to be at the start of a new streak (FanDuel scoring hasn't caught up yet), Lindor can make for a high-value pick. As with most high-tier players, it's mostly about the day's matchup.

Roto Leagues

A classic comparison of vet and rook. Lindor's game is widely known. He's streaky, a free swinger and can put up big numbers... it's just difficult to predict when that will happen. Over the course of a full season, he'll get close to .270/.340/.825 (BA/OBP/OPS). Toss in 20+ bags and you have a top 5 SS.

Henderson has 3 full seasons in his MLB ledger. But, boy, what a first impression. Particularly in 2024, he's taken his game to a new level with a .280/.360/.900 stat line along with 20+ steals. All at the top of the lineup of a young, contending team. MVP-type stuff. Going forward, Gunnar is a first-round pick and in most cases, should be drafted ahead of Francisco.

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What's your take?