Should I draft Austin Riley or Bryce Harper?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or Bryce Harper.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	9.74	9.52
ADP	25.55	17.44
PROJ	408.00	440.00
AB	616	550
R	101	98
H	166	156
2B	31	36
3B	2	1
HR	37	30
RBI	102	93
SB	1	14
K	165	142
BB	57	93
AVG	.270	.284
OBP	.335	.388
SLG	.507	.516
OPS	.842	.904

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	131.0	253.0
AB	243	278
R	38	52
H	61	84
2B	14	19
3B	2	0
HR	8	20
RBI	30	57
SB	0	4
K	62	69
BB	22	46
AVG	.251	.302
OBP	.321	.399
SLG	.424	.586
OPS	.745	.985

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