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MLB FanDuel Ownership Percentages: Sunday 4/23/17

Kyle Schwarber was the highest-owned position player on Sunday, but he failed to score any FanDuel points. Which other MLB players had high ownership?

If you've played fantasy baseball over on FanDuel, then you know the importance of ownership 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 ownership 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 ownership numbers for Sunday, April 23rd.

Catcher

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Total Entry Percentage
Miguel Montero C $2,600 3.0 24.8%
Brian McCann C $2,800 12.5 19.7%
Victor Martinez C $2,700 22.2 17.9%
Alex Avila C $2,300 22.2 9.4%
Welington Castillo C $2,900 9.2 6.5%
Roberto Perez C $2,000 3.0 4.1%
Manny Pina C $2,400 21.7 3.5%
Christian Vazquez C $2,500 6.0 3.2%
Jason Castro C $2,400 0.0 2.8%
Kurt Suzuki C $2,400 3.0 1.1%
Tucker Barnhart C $2,200 0.0 1.1%
Kyle Higashioka C $2,000 0.0 1.0%
Andrew Knapp C $2,200 0.0 1.0%
Jesus Sucre C $2,100 12.5 0.8%
Eric Fryer C $2,200 9.5 0.7%
Chris Stewart C $2,000 12.0 0.5%
Willson Contreras C $2,800 0.0 0.4%
Jett Bandy C $2,900 0.0 0.3%
Evan Gattis C $2,900 3.5 0.2%
Yadier Molina C $2,700 0.0 0.2%
Omar Narvaez C $2,000 12.2 0.1%
Gary Sanchez C $3,100 0.0 0.1%
James McCann C $2,300 0.0 0.1%
Yan Gomes C $2,300 0.0 0.1%
Austin Romine C $2,600 0.0 0.1%
Francisco Cervelli C $2,600 0.0 0.1%

First Base

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Total Entry Percentage
Anthony Rizzo 1B $4,200 22.2 33.3%
Edwin Encarnacion 1B $3,600 3.0 15.7%
Matt Carpenter 1B $3,100 3.0 13.0%
Freddie Freeman 1B $4,400 6.2 12.5%
Eric Thames 1B $4,100 6.2 5.1%
Joey Votto 1B $4,000 6.7 4.0%
Logan Morrison 1B $2,300 3.0 3.3%
Trey Mancini 1B $2,700 0.0 3.2%
Carlos Santana 1B $4,000 3.0 2.5%
Hanley Ramirez 1B $3,100 18.7 1.6%
Chris Davis 1B $3,000 9.0 1.5%
Mitch Moreland 1B $3,600 21.7 1.4%
Greg Bird 1B $2,700 0.0 0.8%
Jose Abreu 1B $3,000 15.4 0.5%
Joe Mauer 1B $3,000 3.0 0.5%
Jesus Aguilar 1B $2,000 0.0 0.4%
Brock Stassi 1B $2,000 3.0 0.3%
Jose Osuna 1B $2,100 0.0 0.2%
Miguel Cabrera 1B $4,100 0.0 0.1%

Second Base

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Total Entry Percentage
Ben Zobrist 2B $2,800 15.4 28.5%
Jonathan Villar 2B $3,000 15.7 13.9%
Jose Altuve 2B $4,000 27.9 7.3%
Cesar Hernandez 2B $3,500 25.2 6.1%
Starlin Castro 2B $3,200 3.0 5.9%
Ian Kinsler 2B $3,500 9.2 5.5%
Brian Dozier 2B $3,500 15.4 5.3%
Brad Miller 2B $3,100 24.7 5.1%
Scooter Gennett 2B $2,500 6.2 4.8%
Brandon Phillips 2B $3,400 12.0 4.3%
Jonathan Schoop 2B $3,100 3.0 3.1%
Greg Garcia 2B $2,200 0.0 2.9%
Kolten Wong 2B $2,700 30.9 2.4%
Jose Peraza 2B $2,900 0.0 1.9%
Josh Harrison 2B $2,900 6.0 1.9%
Jace Peterson 2B $2,400 3.0 0.5%
Phil Gosselin 2B $2,000 3.0 0.2%
Leury Garcia 2B $2,200 6.5 0.1%
Javier Baez 2B $2,600 0.0 0.1%
Jason Kipnis 2B $3,400 3.0 0.1%

Shortstop

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Total Entry Percentage
Addison Russell SS $2,700 12.7 37.0%
Aledmys Diaz SS $2,900 9.5 15.8%
Francisco Lindor SS $4,000 21.7 15.6%
Jordy Mercer SS $2,200 6.2 11.1%
Xander Bogaerts SS $3,300 15.4 6.4%
Carlos Correa SS $3,600 22.2 4.8%
Freddy Galvis SS $2,700 6.5 1.7%
J.J. Hardy SS $2,600 0.0 1.3%
Dansby Swanson SS $2,400 3.0 1.1%
Andrew Romine SS $2,000 9.2 1.0%
Tim Beckham SS $2,400 9.0 1.0%
Zack Cozart SS $3,100 0.0 0.9%
Eduardo Escobar SS $2,500 0.0 0.5%
Orlando Arcia SS $2,300 0.0 0.5%
Marco Hernandez SS $2,100 3.0 0.4%
Tim Anderson SS $2,500 15.2 0.3%
Tyler Saladino SS $2,700 6.2 0.2%
Michael Martinez SS $2,000 3.0 0.1%
Jorge Polanco SS $2,600 0.0 0.1%

Third Base

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Total Entry Percentage
Kris Bryant 3B $4,100 6.2 44.3%
Manny Machado 3B $3,600 12.5 9.0%
Evan Longoria 3B $3,100 3.2 7.4%
Nicholas Castellanos 3B $3,200 9.4 6.6%
Jose Ramirez 3B $4,100 3.0 6.3%
David Freese 3B $2,500 3.5 4.6%
Eugenio Suarez 3B $3,600 18.4 4.5%
Maikel Franco 3B $3,000 0.0 4.5%
Travis Shaw 3B $3,600 3.5 3.7%
Miguel Sano 3B $3,500 9.5 3.1%
Chase Headley 3B $3,600 0.0 2.3%
Pablo Sandoval 3B $2,500 3.0 1.2%
Alex Bregman 3B $3,300 6.0 0.8%
Yuli Gurriel 3B $2,700 15.7 0.7%
Todd Frazier 3B $3,400 12.0 0.5%
Ronald Torreyes 3B $2,500 3.0 0.3%
Jedd Gyorko 3B $2,800 0.0 0.2%

Outfield

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Total Entry Percentage
Kyle Schwarber OF $3,600 0.0 56.5%
Brandon Guyer OF $2,300 0.0 25.3%
Josh Reddick OF $2,800 0.0 20.5%
Corey Dickerson OF $3,100 3.0 14.6%
Mookie Betts OF $4,400 34.7 14.6%
Jason Heyward OF $2,800 10.0 13.8%
Dexter Fowler OF $3,100 3.0 12.2%
Tyler Collins OF $2,200 0.0 12.0%
Matt Kemp OF $3,700 25.2 8.8%
Mark Trumbo OF $3,700 0.0 8.2%
Ryan Braun OF $4,300 12.5 8.1%
Justin Upton OF $3,400 18.6 7.7%
Aaron Judge OF $3,500 3.0 7.3%
Randal Grichuk OF $2,600 15.4 7.2%
Steven Souza Jr. OF $3,300 22.2 7.0%
Aaron Altherr OF $2,900 18.7 6.8%
Adam Jones OF $3,600 9.2 6.0%
Ender Inciarte OF $2,900 0.0 5.8%
Andrew McCutchen OF $3,500 9.2 5.6%
Billy Hamilton OF $3,100 18.2 5.4%
Andrew Benintendi OF $3,600 21.7 5.0%
Jackie Bradley Jr. OF $3,500 0.0 4.5%
Stephen Piscotty OF $3,300 9.2 4.3%
Carlos Beltran OF $3,000 12.4 4.0%
Odubel Herrera OF $3,500 18.7 3.0%
Daniel Nava OF $2,600 12.2 2.4%
Austin Jackson OF $2,300 9.0 2.3%
Nick Markakis OF $3,300 3.0 2.3%
Craig Gentry OF $2,200 6.0 2.2%
Jacoby Ellsbury OF $3,400 21.7 1.9%
Avisail Garcia OF $3,800 9.5 1.6%
Max Kepler OF $3,500 22.2 1.6%
Gregory Polanco OF $3,200 12.5 1.3%
Abraham Almonte OF $2,500 3.0 1.1%
Jon Jay OF $2,900 3.0 1.1%
Brett Gardner OF $3,100 3.0 1.1%
Robbie Grossman OF $3,100 3.0 1.0%
Keon Broxton OF $2,600 12.2 0.8%
Rickie Weeks Jr. OF $2,300 3.0 0.8%
Scott Schebler OF $2,800 25.2 0.7%
Michael Brantley OF $4,000 0.0 0.5%
Patrick Kivlehan OF $2,000 22.7 0.4%
Jake Marisnick OF $2,200 0.0 0.4%
Eddie Rosario OF $2,600 18.7 0.4%
Danny Santana OF $2,000 0.0 0.4%
Melky Cabrera OF $2,900 10.0 0.2%
Aaron Hicks OF $3,200 0.0 0.2%
Adam Duvall OF $3,100 0.0 0.2%
Kevin Kiermaier OF $3,600 0.0 0.2%
Norichika Aoki OF $2,800 9.0 0.2%
Lonnie Chisenhall OF $3,000 9.2 0.1%
Michael Saunders OF $2,400 9.2 0.1%
J.D. Martinez OF $3,300 0.0 0.1%
Jacob May OF $2,000 6.2 0.1%

Pitcher

Name Position Salary Fantasy Points Total Entry Percentage
Danny Salazar P $10,100 30.0 58.6%
Mike Leake P $7,900 40.0 8.3%
Michael Fulmer P $9,000 46.0 6.6%
Ivan Nova P $7,300 49.0 4.9%
Jordan Montgomery P $6,600 31.0 4.8%
John Lackey P $9,200 24.0 4.8%
Eduardo Rodríguez P $7,300 49.0 2.3%
Mike Foltynewicz P $6,900 49.0 2.0%
Joe Musgrove P $7,000 18.0 1.8%
Jimmy Nelson P $7,500 22.0 1.8%
Matt Andriese P $7,200 18.0 1.5%
Kevin Gausman P $7,100 13.0 1.0%
Zach Eflin P $5,500 31.0 0.6%
Derek Holland P $6,300 43.0 0.6%
Kyle Gibson P $5,900 -1.0 0.2%
Bronson Arroyo P $6,000 43.0 0.1%

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