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Jacob Young or Max Kepler

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Jacob Young

Jacob Young

CFWashington Nationals WAS
Max Kepler

Max Kepler

RFMinnesota Twins MIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Young over Kepler

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kepler over Young

 
 
 
 
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Performance Jacob Young
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.125000.1250.12515
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.138013.2780.172210
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Max Kepler
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.238022.2380.38106
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.364278.3910.682013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jacob Young
OWN
28%
-21.89 compared to last week
START
14%
-26.69 compared to last week
OWN/START Max Kepler
OWN
71%
+10.88 compared to last week
START
40%
-11.99 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jacob Young
86th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Max Kepler
54th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jacob Young

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 86th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 44th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 181st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.310
  • Ranked 174th in batting average with 0.257
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 222nd with 0.319
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 414th with 0.329
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 363rd with 0.648
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 376th with 27
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 420th in RBI with 20
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 318th in runs scored with 29
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.01, OBP: +0.011, HRs: EVEN, RBI: -4, Runs: +11, Wlks: -3, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Max Kepler

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 55th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 63rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.344 and is currently ranked 71st
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.294 and is currently ranked 44th
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 59th with 0.360
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 49th with 0.511
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 46th with 0.870
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 334th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 170th in RBI with 58
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 164th in runs scored with 62
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.045, OBP: +0.025, HRs: -21, RBI: -49, Runs: -60, Wlks: -38, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jacob Young

No Injury Reported

Injury Max Kepler

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jacob Young
DateOpponentResult
May 13@CHW
May 14@CHWErick FeddeL 4-0
May 14@CHWDerek LawW 3-6
May 15@CHWGarrett CrochetL 2-0
May 17@PHIZack WheelerL 4-2
May 18@PHICristopher Sanchez
May 19@PHIAaron Nola
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167000.2110.16726
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Max Kepler
DateOpponentResult
May 14VS NYYCarlos RodonL 1-5
May 15VS NYYMarcus StromanL 0-4
May 16VS NYYClarke SchmidtL 0-5
May 17@CLETim HerrinL 3-2
May 18@CLELogan Allen
May 19@CLETanner Bibee
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.105000.1500.15806
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jacob Young
10.66
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Max Kepler
12.55
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jacob Young
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 WAS 33 27 0 9 12 13 10 .252 .314 .336 104
2024 WAS 36 27 0 20 8 14 7 .262 .325 .320 112
ON PACE 135 101 0 75 30 52 26 .262 .325 .320 421
3-YEAR AVG 33 27 0 9 12 13 10 .252 .314 .336 104
Career 69 54 0 29 20 27 17 .257 .319 .329
Career Max Kepler
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 MIN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 -1
2016 MIN 113 92 17 52 63 6 42 .232 .307 .422 290
2017 MIN 147 124 19 67 69 6 47 .243 .312 .425 355
2018 MIN 156 119 20 80 58 4 71 .224 .319 .408 386
2019 MIN 137 132 36 98 90 1 63 .248 .334 .510 474
2020 MIN 50 39 9 28 23 3 25 .222 .324 .426 139
2021 MIN 121 88 19 60 54 10 53 .210 .304 .414 387
2022 MIN 111 84 9 52 42 3 49 .223 .318 .343 325
2023 MIN 143 119 24 73 66 1 46 .258 .328 .475 433
2024 MIN 30 29 3 13 17 1 8 .305 .356 .505 101
ON PACE 110 106 11 47 62 3 29 .305 .356 .505 371
3-YEAR AVG 125 97 17 62 54 5 49 .232 .317 .415 382
Career 1011 827 156 523 482 35 404 .236 .319 .433
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