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Bub Carrington vs Jock Landale: who to start in Week 1

Bub Carrington plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Jock Landale 3. For that week alone, start Jock Landale: 66.1 projected fantasy points to 65.8 for Bub Carrington. Over the season, Jock Landale leads in both formats: 22.0 fantasy points a game to 21.9, and 189th against 246th in 9-cat. The two go close together on our board, which is our own ranking order from 2025-26 and 2026-27 box scores, not ADP.

Updated Oct 22, 8:57 AM ET.

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Bub Carrington
PGSGWASage 21
Points leagues
#177
21.9 FP/G, slot 15.09
9-cat leagues
#246
-4.6 z, slot 21.06
Jock Landale
CATLage 30
Points leagues
#176
22.0 FP/G, slot 15.08
9-cat leagues
#189
-3.5 z, slot 16.09

The pick in points and 9-cat leagues.

The call

Points leagues: Jock Landale. 22.0 fantasy points per game against 21.9, 176th on our board to 177th.

9-cat leagues: Jock Landale again, -3.5 in summed z-scores against -4.6 (189th to 246th).

Category by category, Bub Carrington is ahead in 4 (AST, STL, 3PM and FT%) and Jock Landale in 4 (REB, BLK, FG% and TO).

Per 36 minutes, Jock Landale produces more: 36.1 fantasy points to 29.1, on 21.9 minutes a night against 27.2. He does it in fewer minutes, so a bigger role would widen the gap.

Bub Carrington plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Jock Landale 3. For that week alone, start Jock Landale: 66.1 projected fantasy points to 65.8 for Bub Carrington.

Slots are where our board's order lands in a 12-team snake draft (round.pick), and dollars are auction value over replacement for 12 teams with $200 each. Neither is ADP: no free draft-position feed lets us republish it.

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Per game, side by side

Per gameBub CarringtonJock Landale
Fantasy points per game21.922.0
Minutes27.221.9
PointsPTS10.710.5
ReboundsREB3.25.5
AssistsAST4.61.8
StealsSTL0.70.5
BlocksBLK0.20.6
Threes3PM2.11.0
Field goal %FG%42.7%52.6%
Free throw %FT%75.4%65.9%
TurnoversTO2.20.8
Games, 2025-268268

Bold is the better number. The line blends 2025-26 with 2026-27 games as they are played, the same numbers the rankings use.

Per 36 minutes

Per 36Bub CarringtonJock Landale
Fantasy points29.136.1
Points14.117.3
Rebounds4.39.0
Assists6.12.9
Steals1.00.8
Blocks0.30.9
Threes2.71.7
Turnovers3.01.4

Each per-game number divided by minutes and scaled to 36: the rate a bigger role would carry.

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9-category z-scores

CategoryBub CarringtonJock Landale
PointsPTS-1.0-1.0
ReboundsREB-1.2-0.1
AssistsAST+0.5-0.9
StealsSTL-0.8-1.5
BlocksBLK-1.0-0.2
Threes3PM+0.4-0.6
Field goal percentageFG%-0.9+0.5
Free throw percentageFT%-0.2-0.8
TurnoversTO-0.5+1.3
Total-4.6-3.5

Each number is standard deviations above or below the top 156 players (a 12-team league's rosters). Field goal and free throw percentage are weighted by attempts, and turnovers count against.

If you punt a category

Punting rebounds, field goal percentage and turnovers flips the 9-cat answer to Bub Carrington.

PuntBub CarringtonJock Landale
PTS-3.7 (#260)-2.5 (#192)
REB-3.6 (#233)-3.6 (#234)
AST-5.2 (#296)-2.6 (#179)
STL-3.9 (#222)-2.1 (#145)
BLK-3.8 (#222)-3.5 (#197)
3PM-5.1 (#284)-2.9 (#176)
FG%-4.0 (#207)-4.5 (#231)
FT%-4.5 (#245)-2.7 (#163)
TO-4.3 (#186)-5.0 (#211)

Value is the sum of the other eight z-scores, recomputed with the punted category left out of the pool that sets them; the rank is among all 391 ranked players.

Week 1 (Oct 19-25)

  • Bub Carrington: 3 games (Wed MIL, Fri TOR, Sat @CHI), 1 back-to-back.
  • Jock Landale: 3 games (Wed @ORL, Fri @CHA, Sat HOU), 1 back-to-back.

Every team's games this week · Week 1 streamers

Recent games

  • Bub Carrington: 22.2 fantasy points a game over his last 1 of 2026-27, against 21.9 on the board.
  • Jock Landale: 19.9 fantasy points a game over his last 1 of 2026-27, against 22.0 on the board.

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Common questions

  • Who is better for the rest of the 2026-27 season, Bub Carrington or Jock Landale?

    Points leagues: Jock Landale. 22.0 fantasy points per game against 21.9, 176th on our board to 177th. 9-cat leagues: Jock Landale again, -3.5 in summed z-scores against -4.6 (189th to 246th).

  • Who wins more categories, Bub Carrington or Jock Landale?

    Category by category, Bub Carrington is ahead in 4 (AST, STL, 3PM and FT%) and Jock Landale in 4 (REB, BLK, FG% and TO).

  • Who should I start in Week 1, Bub Carrington or Jock Landale?

    Bub Carrington plays 3 games in Week 1 (Oct 19-25), Jock Landale 3. For that week alone, start Jock Landale: 66.1 projected fantasy points to 65.8 for Bub Carrington.

By the Parlae deskBoard updated Oct 22, 2026 at 8:57 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number