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Jackson Merrill or Heston Kjerstad

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
Heston Kjerstad

Heston Kjerstad

RFBaltimore Orioles BAL
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Kjerstad

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jackson Merrill
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kjerstad over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Heston Kjerstad
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Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250144.2400.41706
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211174.2200.316012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Heston Kjerstad
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500000.7140.50002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222000.4170.22204
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
64%
-6.3 compared to last week
START
49%
+3.23 compared to last week
OWN/START Heston Kjerstad
OWN
18%
-9.72 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-1.57 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Heston Kjerstad
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jackson Merrill

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 33rd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 24th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 129th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.323
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.283 and is currently ranked 77th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 179th with 0.328
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 279th with 0.383
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 241st with 0.712
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 431st with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 432nd in RBI with 16
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 448th in runs scored with 16
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.283, OBP: +0.328, HRs: +2, RBI: +16, Runs: +16, Wlks: +9, Stls: +4,
Breakdown Heston Kjerstad

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 175th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 210th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.304
  • Ranked 318th in batting average with 0.231
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 224th with 0.318
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 211th with 0.410
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 208th with 0.728
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 602nd in RBI with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 638th in runs scored with 3
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.011, OBP: +0.136, HRs: -2, RBI: -4, Runs: -3, Wlks: EVEN, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Injury Heston Kjerstad

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
May 06@CHCYu DarvishW 3-6
May 07@CHCShota Imanaga
May 08@CHCHayden Wesneski
May 10VS LADTyler Glasnow
May 11VS LADJames Paxton
May 12VS LADWalker Buehler
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.313036.3890.34419
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Heston Kjerstad
DateOpponentResult
May 07@WASTrevor Williams
May 08@WASMitchell Parker
May 10VS ARIBrandon Pfaadt
May 11VS ARIRyne Nelson
May 12VS ARIZac Gallen
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jackson Merrill
5.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Heston Kjerstad
7.01
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 37 34 2 16 16 4 9 .283 .328 .383 111
ON PACE 157 144 8 68 68 17 38 .283 .328 .383 473
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 37 34 2 16 16 4 9 .283 .328 .383
Career Heston Kjerstad
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 BAL 15 7 2 3 4 0 2 .233 .281 .467 28
2024 BAL 5 2 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .417 .222 5
ON PACE 23 9 0 0 0 0 9 .222 .417 .222 23
3-YEAR AVG 15 7 2 3 4 0 2 .233 .281 .467 28
Career 20 9 2 3 4 0 4 .231 .318 .410
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