Fantasy Baseball Return on Investment - Designated Hitters

This page displays the best and worst return on investment for fantasy baseball designated hitters based upon their average draft position (ADP) and statistical performance this season.

2024 Best Designated Hitter ROI

ROI Rank Player GP FPTS %Ros ADP ROI Score
1 Shohei OhtaniS. Ohtani (LAD - DH) 40 162 99% 11.0 6,096.2
2 William ContrerasW. Contreras (MIL - C,DH) 40 140 100% 83.3 5,415.8
3 Marcell OzunaM. Ozuna (ATL - DH) 37 137 98% 115.0 5,366.7
4 Josh NaylorJ. Naylor (CLE - 1B,DH) 39 129 98% 128.5 5,093.7
5 Jose RamirezJ. Ramirez (CLE - 3B,DH) 40 128 100% 15.1 4,829.6
6 Salvador PerezS. Perez (KC - C,DH,1B) 40 117 98% 128.3 4,643.4
7 Ryan JeffersR. Jeffers (MIN - C,DH) 35 106 89% 221.3 4,417.0
8 Bryce HarperB. Harper (PHI - 1B,DH) 37 112 100% 19.4 4,238.2
9 Aaron JudgeA. Judge (NYY - CF,DH,RF) 42 110 100% 14.6 4,153.6
10 Teoscar HernandezT. Hernandez (LAD - RF,DH,LF) 42 104 97% 117.3 4,133.9
11 Christopher MorelC. Morel (CHC - DH,CF,3B) 40 100 91% 172.6 4,094.7
12 Brent RookerB. Rooker (OAK - RF,DH,LF) 30 91 78% 249.0 3,910.0
13 Rhys HoskinsR. Hoskins (MIL - 1B,DH) 37 91 84% 201.7 3,815.4
14 Bryan De La CruzB. De La Cruz (MIA - DH,LF) 42 87 74% 249.0 3,760.0
15 Anthony SantanderA. Santander (BAL - RF,DH) 38 93 96% 135.9 3,758.7
16 Lourdes GurrielL. Gurriel (ARI - LF,DH) 37 89 95% 208.4 3,753.7
17 Yordan AlvarezY. Alvarez (HOU - LF,DH) 40 99 100% 19.5 3,750.9
18 Ryan MountcastleR. Mountcastle (BAL - 1B,DH) 36 87 84% 226.1 3,714.2
19 Adley RutschmanA. Rutschman (BAL - C,DH) 38 96 100% 39.8 3,679.0
20 Mark CanhaM. Canha (DET - LF,DH,RF) 37 83 62% 255.7 3,623.4
21 Ryan O'HearnR. O'Hearn (BAL - 1B,DH,RF) 28 76 54% 256.7 3,362.9
22 Jesse WinkerJ. Winker (WSH - DH,LF) 38 75 52% Undrafted 3,332.1
23 Charlie BlackmonC. Blackmon (COL - RF,DH) 33 74 29% Undrafted 3,294.6
24 Kyle SchwarberK. Schwarber (PHI - LF,DH) 39 83 99% 69.8 3,251.7
25 Willson ContrerasW. Contreras (STL - C,DH) 31 76 85% 175.7 3,200.9
26 Yainer DiazY. Diaz (HOU - C,DH) 38 78 96% 124.1 3,172.8
27 Josh BellJ. Bell (MIA - 1B,DH) 42 70 56% 256.4 3,137.5
28 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.V. Guerrero Jr. (TOR - 1B,DH) 40 82 100% 30.1 3,134.8
29 Justin TurnerJ. Turner (TOR - DH,1B) 36 73 82% 185.1 3,107.3
30 Edouard JulienE. Julien (MIN - 2B,DH) 40 66 74% 226.5 2,927.6
31 Kerry CarpenterK. Carpenter (DET - DH,RF) 38 66 65% 200.9 2,876.5
32 Joc PedersonJ. Pederson (ARI - LF,DH) 36 61 29% Undrafted 2,807.2
33 Manny MachadoM. Machado (SD - 3B,DH) 38 69 99% 52.6 2,692.2
34 Giancarlo StantonG. Stanton (NYY - RF,DH) 36 59 78% 220.0 2,652.1
35 DJ StewartD. Stewart (NYM - DH,RF) 30 55 6% Undrafted 2,582.2
36 Harold RamirezH. Ramirez (TB - DH) 36 53 17% Undrafted 2,507.2
37 Christian YelichC. Yelich (MIL - LF,DH) 15 61 98% 73.9 2,435.0
38 Tyler StephensonT. Stephenson (CIN - C,DH) 31 51 45% Undrafted 2,432.2
39 Jake FraleyJ. Fraley (CIN - RF,DH,LF) 28 51 41% Undrafted 2,432.2
40 Joey MenesesJ. Meneses (WSH - 1B,DH) 35 46 30% Undrafted 2,244.8
41 Wilmer FloresW. Flores (SF - DH,3B,1B) 36 46 27% Undrafted 2,244.8
42 Trevor LarnachT. Larnach (MIN - LF,DH,RF) 19 46 21% Undrafted 2,244.8
43 Masataka YoshidaM. Yoshida (BOS - LF,DH) 24 51 78% 152.9 2,218.0
44 George SpringerG. Springer (TOR - DH,RF) 37 53 93% 112.4 2,211.9
45 Edward OlivaresE. Olivares (PIT - RF,DH,LF) 26 45 16% Undrafted 2,207.3
46 Alec BurlesonA. Burleson (STL - DH,LF) 33 42 14% Undrafted 2,094.8
47 Eloy JimenezE. Jimenez (CHW - DH) 28 45 70% 203.3 2,093.9
48 Jorge SolerJ. Soler (SF - DH,RF) 34 46 81% 169.4 2,063.5
49 Gary SanchezG. Sanchez (MIL - C,DH) 25 41 13% Undrafted 2,057.3
50 Mitch GarverM. Garver (SEA - C,DH) 35 41 50% 254.0 2,045.3
51 Andrew McCutchenA. McCutchen (PIT - DH) 31 39 14% Undrafted 1,982.3
52 Tommy PhamT. Pham (CHW - LF,DH,CF) 15 38 33% Undrafted 1,944.8
53 Nick SenzelN. Senzel (WSH - 3B,DH,LF) 20 37 33% Undrafted 1,907.3
54 Wyatt LangfordW. Langford (TEX - LF,DH) 31 41 82% 172.0 1,881.2
55 Nolan GormanN. Gorman (STL - 2B,DH) 36 39 69% 181.6 1,825.5
56 Nelson VelazquezN. Velazquez (KC - DH,RF) 35 34 39% Undrafted 1,794.8
57 Nick MartiniN. Martini (CIN - LF,DH) 29 34 2% Undrafted 1,794.8
58 Jake BurgerJ. Burger (MIA - 3B,DH) 22 36 78% 186.5 1,722.8
59 Byron BuxtonB. Buxton (MIN - CF,DH) 28 31 64% 234.2 1,630.7
60 Estevan FlorialE. Florial (CLE - CF,DH,RF) 28 28 10% Undrafted 1,569.8
61 Willie CalhounW. Calhoun (LAA - RF,DH) 9 28 3% Undrafted 1,569.8
62 Christian Encarnacion-StrandC. Encarnacion-Strand (CIN - 1B,DH) 29 32 72% 152.2 1,504.2
63 Robbie GrossmanR. Grossman (TEX - LF,DH,RF) 28 25 3% Undrafted 1,457.4
64 Paul GoldschmidtP. Goldschmidt (STL - 1B,DH) 38 35 95% 69.4 1,451.1
65 Ezequiel DuranE. Duran (TEX - 3B,DH,LF,SS) 27 24 26% Undrafted 1,419.9
66 Pavin SmithP. Smith (ARI - RF,DH) 14 24 0% Undrafted 1,419.9
67 Rowdy TellezR. Tellez (PIT - 1B,DH) 39 23 14% Undrafted 1,382.4
68 Garrett CooperG. Cooper (BOS - 1B,DH) 20 21 6% Undrafted 1,307.4
69 J.D. MartinezJ. Martinez (NYM - DH) 15 12 67% 224.4 898.7
70 Kris BryantK. Bryant (COL - DH,RF) 13 7 43% Undrafted 782.5
71 Mike FordM. Ford (CIN - DH) 5 6 0% Undrafted 745.0
72 Matt CarpenterM. Carpenter (STL - DH) 5 4 0% Undrafted 670.0
73 Dan VogelbachD. Vogelbach (TOR - DH) 15 4 0% Undrafted 670.0
74 Josh LoweJ. Lowe (TB - DH,RF) 5 7 85% 128.5 519.5
75 Heston KjerstadH. Kjerstad (BAL - DH) 7 -2 47% Undrafted 445.0
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