Tyler Stephenson Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 225 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 8/16/1996 (27)
- Experience
- 4
- College
- None
Tyler Stephenson Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Tyler Stephenson News
Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson hit his second homer in as many games in Saturday's 7-5 win over the Angels. Saturday's home run came in the bottom of the first inning and with the bases loaded, part of a five-run inning for the Reds, a lead they would not relinquish for the rest of the game. The grand slam was Stephenson's lone hit of the game though, going 1-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored. The 27-year-old is hitting just .213 on the season, but likes the home cooking much more apparently, with a .320-2-8-4-0 line at home but .091-1-2-5-0 line on the road (.299 career BA at home vs .241 on the road). Stephenson sits just outside the top-12 catchers right now in season-long fantasy, but is probably a better DFS play at this point.
Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson will hit out of the cleanup spot for the first time this season on Friday against the Angels and left-hander Tyler Anderson. The backstop has hit all over the lineup this season with his most common spot in the lineup coming out of the nine-hole. It's been a slow start for the 27-year-old at the dish this season following a down season in the 2023 campaign. Stephenson is hitting just .214 with one homer and a .640 OPS across his first 46 plate appearances of the campaign. The Reds enter a three-game set with the Angels sporting a 9-9 record, good for fourth place in the NL Central.
Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson will start Friday's game against the visiting New York Mets on the bench. Instead, Luke Maile will catch right-hander Hunter Greene and bat ninth against Mets left-hander Jose Quintana. Maile has never faced the veteran Quintana in his career and has one hit in his first nine plate appearances this year, but that one hit was a two-run home run. Still, Maile will be a poor choice with a low ceiling in DFS lineups on Friday. Stephenson, who disappointed in 2023 in his fourth year with the Reds, is also off to a slow start in 2024 with three hits in his first 16 plate appearances with five strikeouts in his first six games played.
Batting Order
1 | Stuart Fairchild |
2 | Spencer Steer |
3 | Tyler Stephenson |
4 | Jeimer Candelario |
5 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand |
6 | Elly De La Cruz |
7 | Santiago Espinal |
8 | Nick Martini |
9 | Bubba Thompson |
Tyler Stephenson Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Stuart Fairchild |
2 | Spencer Steer |
3 | Tyler Stephenson |
4 | Jeimer Candelario |
5 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand |
6 | Elly De La Cruz |
7 | Santiago Espinal |
8 | Nick Martini |
9 | Bubba Thompson |
Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson came out with a bang to begin his big-league career, showing the ability to hit for a high average with some pop in a small sample. However, the 2023 season revealed something far different when he hit 13 home runs across more than 500 plate appearances while hitting just .243 along with a .685 OPS. Keep in mind he did this while playing in a home ball park that is No. 1 in terms of home runs allowed while the 27-year-old put forth some concerning Statcast data. Stephenson ranked in the 40th percentile or worse in xwOBA, xBA, xSLG, barrel rate, and sweet-spot rate. Additionally, he doesn't run well and is a well-below-average backstop behind the dish, perhaps leaving him without a position moving forward. While he's the team's primary catcher heading into the 2024 season, Stephenson's status is a No. 2 backstop until he can unlock some more pop moving forward.