Gunnar Henderson or
Francisco Lindor
SS • Age: 23 Bats: L • Throws: R
This Season ✓
2025 Projection
| BA | R | HR | RBI | SB | OPS |
| .268 | 106 | 32 | 86 | 15 | .850 |
Rank (preseason)
Career Stats
Gunnar Henderson
| AB | BA | OBP | OPS |
| 1306 |
.268 |
.346 |
.850 |
Last 3 Years
| Yr | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | BA | OBP | OPS |
| 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 |
Key Splits
| | AB | BA | OBP | OPS |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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?
