FanDuel MLB Draft Percentages: Wednesday 5/5/21
If you've played fantasy baseball over on FanDuel, then you know the importance of draft percentages, especially in larger-field tournaments. Knowing who the competition is using enables you to think with a contrarian mindset. And if your under-the-radar play ends up hitting, well, you're one step closer to a victory.
Each day, we'll be posting the previous night's draft percentages to help you see how the public was thinking. It'll let you see who the public used, which can be helpful when doing research for upcoming slates.
Let's take a look at the draft percentages for yesterday. If a player is not listed, his percentage was lower than 0.10%.
Pitchers
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Darvish | P | $11,800 | 35 | 37.69% |
| Shane Bieber | P | $12,200 | 40 | 24.34% |
| Freddy Peralta | P | $9,000 | 21 | 13.65% |
| Walker Buehler | P | $10,000 | 40 | 10.12% |
| Brady Singer | P | $7,400 | 17 | 2.86% |
| Chris Bassitt | P | $8,600 | 40 | 2.31% |
| Robbie Ray | P | $8,000 | 40 | 1.72% |
| Martín Pérez | P | $6,700 | 29 | 1.51% |
| JT Brubaker | P | $7,500 | 30 | 1.19% |
| Adbert Alzolay | P | $6,400 | 30 | 0.88% |
| Max Fried | P | $7,800 | 36 | 0.81% |
| Jordan Montgomery | P | $6,300 | 25 | 0.66% |
| Lewis Thorpe | P | $5,600 | 12 | 0.61% |
| Erick Fedde | P | $7,200 | 9 | 0.43% |
| Chase Anderson | P | $6,400 | 10 | 0.38% |
| Luis Garcia | P | $6,800 | 29 | 0.30% |
| Casey Mize | P | $6,600 | 28 | 0.16% |
| Andrew Kittredge | P | $5,500 | 9 | 0.10% |
Hitters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | OF | $4,300 | 12.2 | 30.01% |
| Marcell Ozuna | OF | $3,000 | 32.2 | 26.00% |
| Austin Riley | 3B | $2,400 | 0 | 21.25% |
| Freddie Freeman | C/1B | $3,700 | 6.2 | 20.16% |
| Tommy Pham | OF | $2,100 | 0 | 16.23% |
| Kyle Garlick | OF | $2,000 | 12 | 15.37% |
| Gleyber Torres | SS | $2,800 | 6.2 | 15.28% |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | $3,500 | 12.4 | 14.61% |
| Nelson Cruz | OF | $4,000 | 6 | 14.40% |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | $3,100 | 3 | 14.24% |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | $2,400 | 0 | 13.91% |
| Trea Turner | SS | $3,800 | 22.2 | 12.28% |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | $3,700 | 9 | 11.52% |
| Ozzie Albies | 2B | $3,200 | 3 | 11.49% |
| Giancarlo Stanton | OF | $3,700 | 41.2 | 11.21% |
| Byron Buxton | OF | $4,400 | 6 | 11.16% |
| Aaron Judge | OF | $3,700 | 0 | 10.85% |
| Austin Meadows | OF | $3,100 | 0 | 10.38% |
| Kiké Hernández | 2B | $2,500 | 9.2 | 9.91% |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | $2,600 | 6 | 8.82% |
| Gary Sánchez | C/1B | $2,200 | 6 | 8.62% |
| Avisaíl García | OF | $2,800 | 25.5 | 8.30% |
| Eddie Rosario | OF | $2,600 | 19.2 | 8.03% |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | OF | $2,200 | 3 | 8.02% |
| DJ LeMahieu | 2B | $3,000 | 12.2 | 7.94% |
| Corey Seager | SS | $3,500 | 9.2 | 7.91% |
| Brandon Lowe | 2B | $2,700 | 28.7 | 7.65% |
| Mitch Garver | C/1B | $2,700 | 21.7 | 7.57% |
| Matt Chapman | 3B | $3,000 | 18.7 | 7.27% |
| Kolten Wong | 2B | $2,900 | 0 | 7.19% |
| Ryan Zimmerman | C/1B | $2,800 | 3 | 6.34% |
| Ramón Laureano | OF | $3,500 | 30.9 | 6.01% |
| J.D. Martinez | OF | $4,200 | 28.2 | 5.94% |
| Starlin Castro | 2B | $2,300 | 9 | 5.71% |
| Daniel Vogelbach | C/1B | $2,500 | 12.2 | 5.59% |
| Carlos Correa | SS | $3,200 | 3.5 | 5.41% |
| Adolis García | OF | $3,100 | 6 | 5.36% |
| Jonathan Schoop | 2B | $2,300 | 3 | 5.31% |
| Mookie Betts | OF | $4,000 | 0 | 5.27% |
| Mike Trout | OF | $4,500 | 6 | 5.08% |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | $3,800 | 6.2 | 5.02% |
| Max Muncy | C/1B | $2,900 | 34.4 | 5.01% |
| Mark Canha | OF | $3,400 | 0 | 4.77% |
| Christian Vázquez | C/1B | $2,400 | 6 | 4.76% |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | $2,400 | 3.5 | 4.28% |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | SS | $4,300 | 9.2 | 4.18% |
| Yordan Alvarez | OF | $3,500 | 3 | 4.17% |
| Victor Robles | OF | $2,100 | 3 | 4.10% |
| Lorenzo Cain | OF | $3,200 | 24.4 | 3.94% |
| Michael Brantley | OF | $3,000 | 6.2 | 3.86% |
| Joey Gallo | OF | $2,800 | 6.5 | 3.80% |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | $3,300 | 3 | 3.72% |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | $2,000 | 0 | 3.48% |
| Nick Solak | 2B | $3,000 | 12.4 | 3.41% |
| Justin Turner | 3B | $3,700 | 9 | 3.29% |
| Aaron Hicks | OF | $2,600 | 15.7 | 3.21% |
| José Ramírez | 3B | $4,100 | 24.9 | 3.02% |
| Robbie Grossman | OF | $2,800 | 6.2 | 2.93% |
| Mike Ford | C/1B | $2,400 | 0 | 2.88% |
| Jed Lowrie | 2B | $2,900 | 3 | 2.82% |
| Shohei Ohtani | OF | $4,000 | 0 | 2.79% |
| Josh Harrison | 2B | $3,100 | 0 | 2.73% |
| Wil Myers | OF | $2,800 | 9.5 | 2.67% |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 3B | $2,900 | 3 | 2.61% |
| Franmil Reyes | OF | $3,500 | 3 | 2.55% |
| Brett Gardner | OF | $2,000 | 9.7 | 2.51% |
| Sean Murphy | C/1B | $2,900 | 16 | 2.47% |
| Yuli Gurriel | C/1B | $3,200 | 12.7 | 2.45% |
| William Contreras | C/1B | $2,000 | 24.9 | 2.36% |
| Travis Shaw | C/1B | $2,900 | 3 | 2.34% |
| Nate Lowe | C/1B | $2,900 | 9.2 | 2.23% |
| Andrew McCutchen | OF | $2,900 | 9.2 | 2.21% |
| Charlie Culberson | SS | $2,300 | 3 | 2.20% |
| Cesar Hernandez | 2B | $2,400 | 0 | 2.15% |
| Will Smith | C/1B | $3,000 | 9.5 | 2.07% |
| Jake Bauers | C/1B | $2,000 | 6.2 | 2.04% |
| Christian Arroyo | 2B | $2,200 | 6.5 | 2.00% |
| Kyle Schwarber | OF | $2,700 | 3 | 2.00% |
| Andrew Benintendi | OF | $2,900 | 12.2 | 1.83% |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | $3,000 | 0 | 1.83% |
| Harold Ramirez | OF | $2,200 | 0 | 1.82% |
| Bo Bichette | SS | $3,500 | 18.6 | 1.77% |
| Eric Hosmer | C/1B | $3,000 | 6 | 1.76% |
| Yan Gomes | C/1B | $2,400 | 21.7 | 1.73% |
| Didi Gregorius | SS | $2,900 | 29.2 | 1.72% |
| Miguel Sanó | C/1B | $2,500 | 6 | 1.70% |
| Teoscar Hernández | OF | $2,800 | 16.2 | 1.69% |
| Franchy Cordero | OF | $2,000 | 0 | 1.61% |
| Kevin Kiermaier | OF | $2,500 | 0 | 1.56% |
| Max Kepler | OF | $3,000 | 0 | 1.52% |
| Matt Olson | C/1B | $3,500 | 6.2 | 1.46% |
| Gavin Lux | 2B | $2,000 | 15.7 | 1.45% |
| Cristian Pache | OF | $2,300 | 0 | 1.44% |
| José Iglesias | SS | $2,200 | 6 | 1.39% |
| Aledmys Díaz | 2B | $2,400 | 12.5 | 1.39% |
| Brad Miller | C/1B | $2,300 | 6.2 | 1.36% |
| Jared Walsh | C/1B | $3,500 | 9.5 | 1.35% |
| Randal Grichuk | OF | $2,800 | 19.2 | 1.33% |
| Joc Pederson | OF | $2,500 | 12.7 | 1.31% |
| Stephen Piscotty | OF | $2,600 | 3 | 1.31% |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | $3,900 | 3 | 1.30% |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | C/1B | $3,900 | 25.4 | 1.28% |
| Willy Adames | SS | $2,300 | 6.2 | 1.27% |
| Jordy Mercer | 3B | $2,000 | 6 | 1.27% |
| Marwin Gonzalez | C/1B | $2,100 | 12.7 | 1.26% |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | $3,500 | 3 | 1.21% |
| Javier Báez | SS | $3,500 | 12.5 | 1.18% |
| Miguel Cabrera | C/1B | $2,400 | 3 | 1.15% |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | $2,600 | 0 | 1.06% |
| JaCoby Jones | OF | $2,000 | 19 | 1.05% |
| Andy Ibáñez | 2B | $2,000 | 6.5 | 1.04% |
| Jake Cronenworth | C/1B | $2,700 | 13 | 1.00% |
| Myles Straw | OF | $2,200 | 6 | 0.98% |
| Joey Wendle | 2B | $2,800 | 15 | 0.89% |
| Matt Beaty | C/1B | $2,200 | 3.5 | 0.88% |
| Chris Taylor | 2B | $3,300 | 6.2 | 0.85% |
| Pablo Reyes | OF | $2,000 | 0 | 0.83% |
| Niko Goodrum | 2B | $2,700 | 15.2 | 0.83% |
| Rhys Hoskins | C/1B | $3,600 | 9.7 | 0.81% |
| Yandy Díaz | C/1B | $2,700 | 6 | 0.78% |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | OF | $2,400 | 9.5 | 0.77% |
| J.T. Realmuto | C/1B | $3,000 | 9.2 | 0.76% |
| Jason Heyward | OF | $2,400 | 0 | 0.70% |
| Bryan Reynolds | OF | $2,700 | 18.7 | 0.70% |
| Marcus Semien | 2B | $3,100 | 6 | 0.69% |
| Victor Reyes | OF | $2,000 | 0 | 0.69% |
| Salvador Perez | C/1B | $3,200 | 9.2 | 0.66% |
| Willi Castro | 3B | $2,200 | 6 | 0.65% |
| David Fletcher | 2B | $3,000 | 3 | 0.64% |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | 3B | $2,000 | 9 | 0.62% |
| Jake Marisnick | OF | $2,100 | 22.2 | 0.60% |
| David Bote | 2B | $2,000 | 0 | 0.58% |
| Willson Contreras | C/1B | $3,100 | 3.2 | 0.58% |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | $2,600 | 18.7 | 0.57% |
| Brett Phillips | OF | $2,100 | 9.2 | 0.57% |
| Jeimer Candelario | C/1B | $2,700 | 38.1 | 0.56% |
| Ha-Seong Kim | 2B | $2,000 | 0 | 0.54% |
| Andrés Giménez | 2B | $2,000 | 3 | 0.53% |
| Jurickson Profar | 2B | $2,500 | 3 | 0.52% |
| Carlos Santana | C/1B | $3,400 | 0 | 0.48% |
| Jose Trevino | C/1B | $2,000 | 3 | 0.46% |
| Cavan Biggio | 2B | $2,500 | 3.5 | 0.42% |
| Jorge Soler | OF | $2,700 | 13 | 0.41% |
| Erik González | 3B | $2,000 | 6.2 | 0.38% |
| Francisco Mejía | C/1B | $2,200 | 3 | 0.38% |
| Josh Naylor | C/1B | $2,500 | 28.2 | 0.36% |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | $2,500 | 3 | 0.36% |
| Eli White | 2B | $2,000 | 6 | 0.33% |
| Justin Upton | OF | $2,800 | 0.33% | |
| Odúbel Herrera | OF | $2,100 | 3 | 0.32% |
| Victor Caratini | C/1B | $2,100 | 21.9 | 0.28% |
| Anthony Rendon | 3B | $3,600 | 0.26% | |
| Juan Lagares | OF | $2,000 | 6 | 0.25% |
| Luis García | 2B | $2,000 | 0.24% | |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | $3,100 | 0.23% | |
| Matt Duffy | 3B | $2,100 | 34.1 | 0.22% |
| Colin Moran | C/1B | $2,600 | 12 | 0.22% |
| Jason Castro | C/1B | $2,500 | 0 | 0.21% |
| Nick Maton | SS | $2,200 | 0 | 0.20% |
| Kurt Suzuki | C/1B | $2,200 | 3 | 0.18% |
| Luke Maile | C/1B | $2,000 | 6 | 0.17% |
| Alec Bohm | C/1B | $2,600 | 0 | 0.17% |
| Austin Allen | C/1B | $2,000 | 0 | 0.16% |
| Austin Hedges | C/1B | $2,000 | 3 | 0.16% |
| Michael A. Taylor | OF | $2,100 | 6 | 0.16% |
| Randy Arozarena | OF | $3,000 | 0.16% | |
| Albert Pujols | C/1B | $2,800 | 0.12% | |
| Grayson Greiner | C/1B | $2,000 | 6 | 0.12% |
| Max Stassi | C/1B | $2,100 | 0.12% | |
| Ka'ai Tom | OF | $2,000 | 6.5 | 0.11% |
