Byron Buxton or Lars Nootbaar

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Byron Buxton or Lars Nootbaar Player Statistics
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
2026 Stats


At Bats	370	211

Runs	65	26

Hits	94	46

Singles	50	31

Doubles	18	10

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	25	4

RBI	46	21

Stolen Bases	7	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	30	33

Strikeouts	100	47

Batting Average	.254	.218

On Base Pct	.319	.322

Slugging Pct	.511	.332

On-base Plus Slugging	.829	.654

Byron Buxton or Lars Nootbaar Player Projections
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
2026 Projections


At Bats	469	423

Runs	79	58

Hits	119	103

Singles	62	65

Doubles	24	21

Triples	4	2

Home Runs	28	14

RBI	72	49

Stolen Bases	17	5

Caught Stealing	2	3

Walks	39	57

Strikeouts	141	99

Batting Average	.253	.242

On Base Pct	.311	.332

Slugging Pct	.503	.401

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.734

Byron Buxton or Lars Nootbaar Player Notes
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
News
	Byron Buxton left Tuesday’s game in the seventh inning. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Lars Nootbaar hit a pinch-hit long ball in the Diamondbacks 7-6 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Byron Buxton went 3-for-5 in a 9-6 win over the Athletics on Monday with a double, four runs scored, and a walk. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	The Cardinals have traded outfielder Lars Nootbaar to the D-backs. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd
	Byron Buxton (hip) has been activated from the IL and will be in the Twins' starting lineup Thursday night. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 13th	Lars Nootbaar is not in the Cardinals lineup on Sunday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Byron Buxton took pre-game batting practice on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Lars Nootbaar went 2-for-5 in a loss to the Diamondbacks with three RBI. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 24th
	Byron Buxton received an injection in his right hip earlier this week. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st	Lars Nootbaar went 1-for-2 in a win over the Braves with a home run, a walk, two runs scored, three RBI, and one stolen base. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 12th
Notes
	Byron Buxton appeared in 126 games in 2025 — his highest total since logging 140 contests in 2017 — and delivered one of the best seasons of his career. He earned an All-Star selection, picked up MVP consideration and took home a Silver Slugger after posting career highs with 35 home runs, 83 RBI and 97 runs scored. Buxton also swiped 24 bases without being caught and ranked fourth in the American League with a .878 OPS. The underlying metrics back it up, too, as he produced a 53.8% hard-hit rate and a 17.6% barrel rate. Even in a relative best-case scenario, he still missed nearly a quarter of the season due to various injuries. Buxton will be 32 on Opening Day in 2026, and his track record suggests IL stints are more expectation than exception. While any player can get hurt, some carry more baked-in risk than others. If he comes close to repeating his 2025 output, he has league-winning upside — just be careful about drafting him as if that outcome is the baseline. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Byron Buxton or Lars Nootbaar Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Byron Buxton CF,DH - MIN			Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#206
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#151	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ SF
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#79
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET			@ KC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			@ KC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ SD
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Tue, Mar 31st				vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos
Wed, Jun 17th				vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Fri, Aug 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Thu, Sep 24th				@ COL