FanDuel MLB Draft Percentages: Thursday 5/6/21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Wheeler | P | $9,100 | 61.0 | 32.58% |
| Gerrit Cole | P | $12,300 | 31.0 | 21.45% |
| Nathan Eovaldi | P | $8,600 | 10.0 | 16.89% |
| Brandon Woodruff | P | $10,100 | 54.0 | 13.31% |
| Danny Duffy | P | $10,700 | 26.0 | 5.09% |
| Michael Pineda | P | $8,700 | 31.0 | 3.75% |
| Drew Smyly | P | $6,000 | 40.0 | 1.26% |
| Lance McCullers Jr. | P | $8,400 | 37.0 | 1.16% |
| Hyun Jin Ryu | P | $9,400 | 27.0 | 0.99% |
| Taijuan Walker | P | $7,500 | 55.0 | 0.96% |
| John Gant | P | $7,300 | 25.0 | 0.83% |
| Triston McKenzie | P | $6,900 | 36.0 | 0.70% |
| Jon Lester | P | $7,100 | 21.0 | 0.31% |
| Mike Fiers | P | $6,400 | 1.0 | 0.26% |
| Spencer Turnbull | P | $7,800 | 12.0 | 0.14% |
| Jordan Lyles | P | $5,800 | 27.0 | 0.10% |
Hitters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | OF | $4,300 | 12.2 | 47.76% |
| Marcell Ozuna | OF | $2,900 | 12.7 | 46.56% |
| Trea Turner | SS | $3,800 | 0.0 | 44.74% |
| Austin Riley | 3B | $2,400 | 0.0 | 40.93% |
| Ozzie Albies | 2B | $3,200 | 9.2 | 34.37% |
| Max Kepler | OF | $2,900 | 24.9 | 30.89% |
| Nelson Cruz | OF | $3,900 | 3.0 | 24.50% |
| Byron Buxton | OF | $4,400 | 12.2 | 21.51% |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | C/1B | $3,900 | 3.2 | 20.73% |
| Teoscar Hernández | OF | $2,800 | 28.4 | 19.52% |
| Starlin Castro | 2B | $2,300 | 9.0 | 19.17% |
| Miguel Sanó | C/1B | $2,500 | 0.0 | 15.74% |
| Willians Astudillo | C/1B | $2,200 | 16.0 | 15.25% |
| Bo Bichette | SS | $3,500 | 27.2 | 13.96% |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | $3,700 | 18.7 | 13.01% |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | $2,400 | 3.0 | 12.62% |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | $3,700 | 19.7 | 11.97% |
| Giancarlo Stanton | OF | $3,700 | 21.7 | 11.28% |
| J.D. Martinez | OF | $4,100 | 22.6 | 10.51% |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | $3,100 | 16.2 | 10.46% |
| Kiké Hernández | 2B | $2,600 | 6.0 | 9.51% |
| Marcus Semien | 2B | $3,200 | 37.1 | 8.81% |
| Andrew Benintendi | OF | $2,900 | 3.0 | 8.72% |
| Josh Bell | C/1B | $2,700 | 6.2 | 8.64% |
| Yan Gomes | C/1B | $2,500 | 6.5 | 7.71% |
| Michael Conforto | OF | $3,100 | 6.0 | 7.67% |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | $2,900 | 15.2 | 7.49% |
| Kyle Garlick | OF | $2,000 | 3.0 | 7.08% |
| Salvador Perez | C/1B | $3,200 | 3.0 | 6.42% |
| Randal Grichuk | OF | $2,800 | 38.7 | 5.67% |
| Carlos Santana | C/1B | $3,300 | 6.0 | 5.67% |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | $3,700 | 6.0 | 5.52% |
| Yadiel Hernandez | OF | $2,200 | 3.0 | 5.36% |
| DJ LeMahieu | 2B | $3,000 | 0.0 | 5.17% |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | $2,600 | 12.0 | 5.07% |
| Aaron Judge | OF | $3,900 | 0.0 | 5.04% |
| Nate Lowe | C/1B | $3,000 | 3.0 | 4.96% |
| Pete Alonso | C/1B | $3,800 | 12.7 | 4.93% |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | $2,800 | 0.0 | 4.81% |
| José Ramírez | 3B | $4,200 | 0.0 | 4.58% |
| Jorge Soler | OF | $2,700 | 3.0 | 4.44% |
| Joey Gallo | OF | $2,900 | 18.7 | 4.32% |
| Willie Calhoun | OF | $2,700 | 12.5 | 4.27% |
| Josh Harrison | 2B | $3,100 | 18.2 | 4.25% |
| Jeff McNeil | 2B | $2,800 | 9.2 | 4.21% |
| Jordan Luplow | OF | $2,500 | 6.5 | 3.99% |
| Paul Goldschmidt | C/1B | $3,200 | 0.0 | 3.99% |
| Kyle Schwarber | OF | $2,700 | 9.0 | 3.81% |
| Nolan Arenado | 3B | $3,700 | 6.2 | 3.52% |
| Gleyber Torres | SS | $2,800 | 9.2 | 3.30% |
| Franmil Reyes | OF | $3,600 | 24.9 | 3.15% |
| Nick Solak | 2B | $2,900 | 0.0 | 3.02% |
| Cavan Biggio | 2B | $2,400 | 9.0 | 2.91% |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | $2,600 | 0.0 | 2.89% |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | OF | $2,400 | 3.0 | 2.76% |
| Paul DeJong | SS | $3,000 | 0.0 | 2.64% |
| Adolis García | OF | $3,200 | 9.2 | 2.54% |
| Dominic Smith | C/1B | $2,800 | 12.7 | 2.44% |
| Victor Robles | OF | $2,100 | 6.0 | 2.43% |
| Dylan Carlson | OF | $2,600 | 3.0 | 2.39% |
| Ramón Laureano | OF | $3,700 | 12.2 | 2.38% |
| Tommy Edman | 2B | $3,000 | 3.0 | 2.36% |
| Matt Chapman | 3B | $3,000 | 3.0 | 2.35% |
| Ehire Adrianza | 2B | $2,000 | 10.0 | 2.10% |
| Didi Gregorius | SS | $3,000 | 0.0 | 1.96% |
| Robbie Grossman | OF | $2,900 | 18.4 | 1.91% |
| Nick Gordon | 2B | $2,000 | 18.0 | 1.90% |
| Cristian Pache | OF | $2,400 | 0.0 | 1.87% |
| Ryan O'Hearn | C/1B | $2,300 | 3.0 | 1.85% |
| Kyle Higashioka | C/1B | $2,600 | 0.0 | 1.79% |
| Wilson Ramos | C/1B | $2,500 | 19.2 | 1.74% |
| Harrison Bader | OF | $2,900 | 3.5 | 1.73% |
| Michael Brantley | OF | $3,000 | 0.0 | 1.71% |
| Marwin Gonzalez | C/1B | $2,100 | 9.0 | 1.60% |
| Mike Ford | C/1B | $2,400 | 0.0 | 1.60% |
| Jeimer Candelario | C/1B | $2,700 | 18.9 | 1.59% |
| Cesar Hernandez | 2B | $2,600 | 12.0 | 1.56% |
| Mark Canha | OF | $3,500 | 18.7 | 1.55% |
| Jonathan Villar | 2B | $2,100 | 9.5 | 1.53% |
| Yordan Alvarez | OF | $3,500 | 40.4 | 1.51% |
| Kolten Wong | 2B | $2,900 | 0.0 | 1.50% |
| Aaron Hicks | OF | $2,700 | 18.7 | 1.43% |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | $2,600 | 6.0 | 1.43% |
| Jonathan Schoop | 2B | $2,300 | 15.4 | 1.41% |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | OF | $2,300 | 0.0 | 1.39% |
| Michael A. Taylor | OF | $2,200 | 0.0 | 1.38% |
| Tyrone Taylor | OF | $2,100 | 0.0 | 1.37% |
| Amed Rosario | SS | $2,300 | 19.0 | 1.37% |
| Matt Olson | C/1B | $3,500 | 12.7 | 1.36% |
| Andrew McCutchen | OF | $3,000 | 9.2 | 1.36% |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | $3,800 | 3.0 | 1.32% |
| David Dahl | OF | $2,400 | 3.0 | 1.32% |
| Harold Ramirez | OF | $2,400 | 9.2 | 1.31% |
| Rhys Hoskins | C/1B | $3,500 | 9.5 | 1.28% |
| Jed Lowrie | 2B | $2,900 | 0.0 | 1.21% |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | $2,700 | 12.0 | 1.13% |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | $3,200 | 28.7 | 1.10% |
| Sean Murphy | C/1B | $2,900 | 13.0 | 1.07% |
| Daniel Vogelbach | C/1B | $2,500 | 0.0 | 1.06% |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 3B | $3,000 | 12.5 | 1.02% |
| JaCoby Jones | OF | $2,000 | 9.2 | 0.98% |
| Bobby Dalbec | C/1B | $2,100 | 0.0 | 0.96% |
| Niko Goodrum | 2B | $2,800 | 9.5 | 0.90% |
| Travis Shaw | C/1B | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.87% |
| Jeff Mathis | C/1B | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.82% |
| Brad Miller | C/1B | $2,400 | 6.0 | 0.81% |
| Charlie Culberson | SS | $2,400 | 0.0 | 0.74% |
| Carlos Correa | SS | $3,200 | 0.0 | 0.70% |
| Josh Naylor | C/1B | $2,500 | 0.0 | 0.70% |
| Akil Baddoo | OF | $2,400 | 6.5 | 0.66% |
| Yuli Gurriel | C/1B | $3,100 | 0.0 | 0.63% |
| James McCann | C/1B | $2,100 | 12.5 | 0.63% |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.61% |
| Justin Williams | OF | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.58% |
| Clint Frazier | OF | $2,400 | 22.2 | 0.58% |
| Stephen Piscotty | OF | $2,600 | 6.0 | 0.51% |
| Danny Jansen | C/1B | $2,100 | 22.2 | 0.48% |
| Kyle Tucker | OF | $2,800 | 12.4 | 0.48% |
| Kevin Plawecki | C/1B | $2,000 | 21.7 | 0.47% |
| Billy McKinney | OF | $2,200 | 6.0 | 0.45% |
| Ben Rortvedt | C/1B | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.44% |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | $2,300 | 3.0 | 0.44% |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | $3,100 | 0.0 | 0.42% |
| Harold Castro | 2B | $2,000 | 19.2 | 0.39% |
| Luis Urías | 3B | $2,500 | 0.0 | 0.37% |
| Yu Chang | 3B | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.34% |
| Victor Reyes | OF | $2,000 | 12.5 | 0.28% |
| Lorenzo Cain | OF | $3,200 | 3.0 | 0.26% |
| Christian Vázquez | C/1B | $2,500 | 9.7 | 0.25% |
| Ryan Zimmerman | C/1B | $2,800 | 6.0 | 0.24% |
| Alec Bohm | C/1B | $2,500 | 18.7 | 0.21% |
| Andrew Knizner | C/1B | $2,200 | 0.0 | 0.19% |
| Freddie Freeman | C/1B | $3,600 | 0.18% | |
| Andrew Knapp | C/1B | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.16% |
| Tony Kemp | 2B | $2,000 | 6.2 | 0.15% |
| Odúbel Herrera | OF | $2,100 | 3.0 | 0.15% |
| Myles Straw | OF | $2,300 | 0.0 | 0.14% |
| Nick Maton | SS | $2,200 | 0.0 | 0.14% |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.13% |
| Jonah Heim | C/1B | $2,100 | 21.9 | 0.13% |
| William Contreras | C/1B | $2,200 | 0.12% | |
| José Peraza | 2B | $2,300 | 0.10% | |
| Jacob Nottingham | C/1B | $2,800 | 0.10% | |
| Tyler O'Neill | OF | $2,700 | 0.10% |
