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Anthony Rizzo or Merrill Kelly

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Anthony Rizzo

Anthony Rizzo

1B • New York Yankees NYY
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SP • Arizona Diamondbacks ARI
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Anthony Rizzo
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286246.3100.57107
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.271489.3140.563013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Merrill Kelly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Anthony Rizzo
OWN
62%
+21.07 compared to last week
START
58%
+23.13 compared to last week
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
96%
-3.64 compared to last week
START
11%
-15.73 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Anthony Rizzo
25th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
61st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Anthony Rizzo

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 25th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 10th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 381st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.267
  • Ranked 381st in batting average with 0.218
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 430th with 0.273
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 401st with 0.332
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 419th with 0.605
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 374th in RBI with 19
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 372nd in runs scored with 21
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.008, OBP: -0.015, HRs: -7, RBI: -26, Runs: -30, Wlks: -27, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Merrill Kelly

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 62nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 74th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 43rd with 1.14
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 32nd with 3.00
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 10th with 46
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 38th with 8
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -11, L: -8, WHIP: -0.248, ERA: -1.098, K's: -171, Walks: -65
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Anthony Rizzo

No Injury Reported

Injury Merrill Kelly

SHOULDER - Since Apr 21, 2024

Kelly is dealing with a right shoulder strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Anthony Rizzo
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28@HOUJonathan LoaisigaW 4-5
Mar 29@HOULuke WeaverW 1-7
Mar 30@HOUMarcus StromanW 3-5
Mar 31@HOUNick BurdiW 3-4
Apr 01@ARILuke WeaverW 2-5
Apr 02@ARIZac GallenL 7-0
Apr 03@ARIClay HolmesW 5-6
Apr 05VS TORYimi GarciaL 0-3
Apr 06VS TORLuke WeaverW 9-8
Apr 07VS TORJake CousinsW 8-3
Apr 08VS MIANestor CortesW 7-0
Apr 09VS MIACarlos RodonW 3-2
Apr 10VS MIARyan WeathersL 2-5
Apr 12@CLE
Apr 13@CLEClarke SchmidtW 2-3
Apr 13@CLECody PoteetW 2-8
Apr 14@CLETyler BeedeL 8-7
Apr 15@TORChris BassittL 3-1
Apr 16@TORYusei KikuchiL 5-4
Apr 17@TORVictor GonzalezW 4-6
Apr 19VS TBDennis SantanaW 5-3
Apr 20VS TBJason AdamL 0-2
Apr 21VS TBLuis GilW 5-4
Apr 22VS OAKLucas ErcegL 0-2
Apr 23VS OAKMarcus StromanW 4-3
Apr 24VS OAKClarke SchmidtW 7-3
Apr 25VS OAKAlex WoodL 1-3
Apr 26@MILJared KoenigL 7-6
Apr 27@MILCarlos RodonW 3-15
Apr 28@MILRon MarinaccioW 5-15
Apr 29@BALGrayson RodriguezL 2-0
Apr 30@BALDean KremerL 4-2
May 01@BALLuis GilW 0-2
May 02@BAL
May 03VS DETReese Olson
May 04VS DETCasey Mize
May 05VS DETTarik Skubal
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.25251515.3130.407032
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS COLZac GallenW 16-1
Mar 29VS COLMerrill KellyW 7-3
Mar 30VS COLPeter LambertL 4-9
Mar 31VS COLBrandon PfaadtW 5-1
Apr 01VS NYYLuke WeaverL 2-5
Apr 02VS NYYZac GallenW 7-0
Apr 03VS NYYClay HolmesL 5-6
Apr 05@ATLPierce JohnsonL 6-5
Apr 06@ATLA.J. MinterL 9-8
Apr 07@ATLChris SaleL 5-2
Apr 08@COLPeter LambertL 7-5
Apr 09@COLMerrill KellyW 2-3
Apr 10@COLJoe MantiplyW 3-5
Apr 12VS STLGiovanny GallegosL 6-9
Apr 13VS STLRyne NelsonW 4-2
Apr 14VS STLZac GallenW 5-0
Apr 15VS CHCKeegan ThompsonL 2-3
Apr 16VS CHCKevin GinkelW 12-11
Apr 17VS CHCHayden WesneskiL 3-5
Apr 18@SFLogan WebbL 5-0
Apr 19@SFJordan MontgomeryW 1-17
Apr 20@SFRyan WalkerL 7-3
Apr 21@SFSlade CecconiW 3-5
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAEmerson HancockL 6-1
Apr 27@SEAGeorge KirbyL 3-1
Apr 28@SEAJoe MantiplyW 2-3
Apr 29VS LADJames PaxtonL 4-8
Apr 30VS LADScott McGoughW 4-3
May 01VS LADYoshinobu YamamotoL 0-8
May 03VS SDDylan Cease
May 04VS SDMichael King
May 05VS SDMatt Waldron
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.232-0002160.954
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Anthony Rizzo
12.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Merrill Kelly
15.04
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Anthony Rizzo
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 SD 49 18 1 9 9 2 21 N/A N/A N/A 28
2012 CHC 87 96 15 44 48 3 27 .285 .342 .463 250
2013 CHC 160 141 23 71 80 6 76 .233 .321 .419 430
2014 CHC 133 138 29 83 72 4 71 .282 .387 .516 431
2015 CHC 160 163 31 94 101 17 78 .278 .383 .512 555
2016 CHC 155 169 32 94 109 3 74 .290 .383 .542 545
2017 CHC 157 156 32 99 109 10 91 .273 .392 .507 564
2018 CHC 154 159 25 74 101 6 70 .281 .374 .468 483
2019 CHC 146 150 27 89 94 4 71 .293 .405 .518 484
2020 CHC 61 44 11 25 24 3 28 .206 .323 .383 144
2021 CHC 141 121 23 74 62 6 52 .247 .344 .448 473
2022 NYY 139 107 34 78 83 7 62 .225 .343 .491 502
2023 NYY 107 91 12 45 41 0 35 .244 .328 .378 272
2024 NYY 32 31 5 15 15 0 8 .252 .313 .407 90
ON PACE 162 156 25 75 75 0 40 .252 .313 .407 455
3-YEAR AVG 129 106 23 66 62 4 50 .239 .339 .444 416
Career 1681 1584 300 894 948 71 764 .267 .368 .477
Career Merrill Kelly
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 ARI 32 181.0 2962 158 57 0 13-14 4.48 1.33 7.9 377
2020 ARI 5 31.1 473 29 5 0 3-2 2.59 0.99 8.3 85
2021 ARI 27 158.0 2425 130 41 0 7-11 4.44 1.29 7.4 276
2022 ARI 32 195.0 2988 170 59 0 13-8 3.42 1.14 7.9 450
2023 ARI 34 199.1 3161 215 77 0 15-9 3.3 1.16 9.7 519
2024 ARI 4 24.2 361 21 6 0 2-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 72
ON PACE 20 123 1827 106 30 0 10-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 363
3-YEAR AVG 31 184 2858 172 59 0 12-9 3.65 1.18 8.4 415
Career 134 787.0 12370 723 245 0 0-0 3.77 1.21 8.3
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BAL vs NYY 01:05 EDT EST
Carlos Rodon
BOS vs SF 01:35 EDT EST Josh Winckowski
Kyle Harrison
CHC @NYM 01:10 EDT EST Ben Brown
Adrian Houser
CLE @HOU 08:10 EDT EST Logan Allen
Spencer Arrighetti
COL @MIA 12:10 EDT EST Peter Lambert
Edward Cabrera
TEX vs WAS 02:35 EDT EST Nathan Eovaldi
Mitchell Parker
Matchup Time
IND vs MIL 6:30 PM EST
NY @PHI 9:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 8:00 PM EST