Kyle Tucker Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 212 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 1/17/1997 (27)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- None
Kyle Tucker Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Kyle Tucker News
Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker homered twice in Friday's 12-8 loss to the Rangers. The lefty was 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs scored, and a walk. He now has four home runs on the season, with his other two home runs coming in a single game back on April 1. It has been somewhat of a mixed bag to start the year for Tucker, having seven multi-hit games over his first 15, but also six games without a hit, resulting in a modest .258 average. His xBA checks in at .341 though, so perhaps he's been a little unlucky and this is the beginning of some more consistent hitting for the 2x All-Star. The lefty has also stolen just one base thus far, and fantasy managers who took him with a first-round draft selection are hoping the pace picks up there as well.
Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker's offensive exploits on Monday were overshadowed by right-hander Ronel Blanco throwing this year's first no-hitter in the 10-0 shutout win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays. While Blanco was outstanding, Tucker had a pretty good game, too, going 2-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI, two runs scored, a walk and a strikeout. The 27-year-old left-handed slugger is proving quickly why he is one of the best all-around players in the game in 2024 with multi-hit games in three of his five contests. The former first-rounder (fifth overall) in 2015 has five RBI, one stolen base and four runs scored in his first five contests, but he's also struck out seven times in 23 plate appearances. Continue to run Tucker out there in starting lineups on a daily basis.
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada said that he's considering hitting outfielder Kyle Tucker third behind outfielder/designated hitter Yordan Alvarez this year. Their ability to handle left-handed pitchers factors in, but so does third baseman Alex Bregman's ability to hit with runners in scoring position in the cleanup spot. Tucker still hit in the third-hole 37 percent of the time last year and hit 13 of his 29 home runs with a .938 OPS in that spot, so we think he'll be just fine there more often in 2024. The 27-year-old left-handed hitter is a top-five overall fantasy player after making the All-Star team each of the last two seasons. Tucker has hit .278/.353/.517 with an .870 OPS, 89 home runs, 311 RBI and 69 stolen bases in the last three years combined. He's a beast.
Batting Order
1 | Jose Altuve |
2 | Yordan Alvarez |
3 | Alex Bregman |
4 | Kyle Tucker |
5 | Yainer Diaz |
6 | Jeremy Peña |
7 | Chas McCormick |
8 | José Abreu |
9 | Mauricio Dubón |
Kyle Tucker Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jose Altuve |
2 | Yordan Alvarez |
3 | Alex Bregman |
4 | Kyle Tucker |
5 | Yainer Diaz |
6 | Jeremy Peña |
7 | Chas McCormick |
8 | José Abreu |
9 | Mauricio Dubón |
Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker finished just one HR shy of a 30/30 season in 2023, and he should make another run at the feat in 2024. Even if he doesn't quite get there, King Tuck will be a top fantasy asset again. Last season, the 26-year-old had a .284-29-112-97-30 line with a .372 WOBA and 140 wRC+. He'll go into the 2024 campaign at the age of 27, and a special season could be in store if some trends continue. Since 2019, the former first-round pick has increased his BB% and lowered his K%, increased his Contact%, lowered his SwStr%, and added to his stolen base total each year. Tucker's NFBC ADP sits at 7, right where RotoBaller also has him ranked. The left-handed, no-batting-glove-wearing hitter finished fifth in AL MVP voting in 2023, yet his FGDC projections look even a bit more promising for 2024: .286-34-110-103-26 with a WOBA of .377 and wRC+ 142. The sky-high ADP might be hard to outperform, but he'll help guide managers to the fantasy throne nonetheless, and an AL MVP-caliber season is not out of the question, maybe even likely.