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Whit Merrifield or James Paxton

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Whit Merrifield

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
James Paxton

James Paxton

SPLos Angeles Dodgers LAD
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Next Up ADP Trends
ADP Trends Whit Merrifield
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ADP 241.8
+263.5 since last week.
ADP Trends James Paxton
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ADP 256
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
6.77%
-0.13 compared to last week
START
3.19%
-1.02 compared to last week
OWN/START James Paxton
OWN
27.57%
-3.54 compared to last week
START
13.99%
-2.31 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus James Paxton
117th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Whit Merrifield

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF 2B . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 57th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 32nd.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Jose Altuve
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 359th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.273
  • Ranked 181st in batting average with 0.256
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 359th with 0.291
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 264th with 0.391
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 291st with 0.682
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 354th with 11
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 245th in RBI with 39
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 247th in runs scored with 40
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.055, OBP: -0.058, HRs: -10, RBI: -65, Runs: -60, Wlks: -34, Stls: -23,
Breakdown James Paxton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 117th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 131st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 189th in WHIP with 1.72
  • Currently ranked 159th in ERA with 5.49
  • Top 25 in walks and is currently ranked 23rd with 42
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 67th with 6
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -4, L: -5, WHIP: +0.378, ERA: -0.997, K's: -86, Walks: -11
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Injury James Paxton

No Injury Reported

Next Up Similar Draft Picks
Similar Picks Whit Merrifield

Similar 2B to consider drafting instead of Whit Merrifield

NameO/SAVG Pick
Whit Merrifield PHI  241.84
Jorge Polanco SEA  242.14
Colt Keith DET  245.79

Similar based on overall ADP to draft instead of Whit Merrifield

NameO/SAVG Pick
Cristopher Sanchez PHI SP  239.95
Sal Frelick MIL RF  240.25
Bo Naylor CLE C  240.97
Seth Lugo KC SP  241.19
Nick Lodolo CIN SP  241.21
Kyle Gibson STL SP  241.67
Whit Merrifield PHI 2B  241.84
Jorge Polanco SEA 2B  242.14
Austin Hays BAL LF  242.29
Alek Manoah TOR SP  242.40
Zack Littell TB SP  243.00
Similar Picks James Paxton

Similar SP to consider drafting instead of James Paxton

NameO/SAVG Pick
Nick Martinez CIN  251.71
Gavin Stone LAD  254.25
JP Sears OAK  254.63
Brady Singer KC  254.86
Jack Flaherty DET  255.20
Shane Baz TB  255.43
Luis Severino NYM  255.57
Clarke Schmidt NYY  255.76
James Paxton LAD  256.00
Frankie Montas CIN  256.18
Jordan Wicks CHC  261.60

Similar based on overall ADP to draft instead of James Paxton

NameO/SAVG Pick
Brady Singer KC SP  254.86
Bryan De La Cruz MIA LF  255.11
Jack Flaherty DET SP  255.20
Shane Baz TB SP  255.43
Luis Severino NYM SP  255.57
Clarke Schmidt NYY SP  255.76
James Paxton LAD SP  256.00
Frankie Montas CIN SP  256.18
DL Hall MIL RP  257.35
Hunter Renfroe KC RF  257.85
Luis Campusano SD C  259.00
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Whit Merrifield
9.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating James Paxton
10.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Whit Merrifield
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 KC 81 88 2 44 29 8 19 .283 .323 .392 194
2017 KC 145 169 19 80 78 34 29 .288 .324 .460 481
2018 KC 158 192 12 88 60 45 61 .304 .367 .438 519
2019 KC 160 204 16 105 73 20 45 .304 .350 .466 513
2020 KC 60 71 9 38 31 12 12 .286 .328 .444 199
2021 KC 161 179 10 95 73 39 40 .275 .316 .394 604
2022 KC 135 121 11 70 58 16 37 .250 .300 .378 435
2023 TOR 154 149 11 66 67 26 37 .272 .318 .381 484
2024 PHI 18 10 1 6 2 3 3 .217 .260 .326 46
ON PACE 88 49 4 29 9 14 14 .217 .260 .326 225
3-YEAR AVG 150 150 11 77 66 27 38 .267 .312 .385 508
Career 1072 1183 91 592 471 203 283 .283 .330 .420
Career James Paxton
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 SEA 4 24.0 384 21 7 0 3-0 1.5 0.92 7.9 84
2014 SEA 11 61.0 987 51 26 0 5-4 3.39 1.25 7.5 153
2015 SEA 13 67.0 1111 56 29 0 3-4 3.22 1.42 7.5 148
2016 SEA 20 121.0 1950 117 24 0 6-7 3.79 1.31 8.7 283
2017 SEA 24 133.2 2267 156 37 0 12-5 3.03 1.12 10.5 398
2018 SEA 28 158.0 2603 208 42 0 11-6 3.76 1.11 11.9 474
2019 NYY 32 159.0 2914 206 62 0 16-6 3.91 1.34 11.7 452
2020 NYY 5 20.1 356 26 7 0 1-1 6.64 1.48 11.5 41
2021 SEA 1 2.0 24 2 1 0 0-0 4.5 0.5 9 3
2023 BOS 19 96.0 1690 101 33 0 7-5 4.5 1.31 9.5 216
2024 LAD 5 25.2 463 15 22 0 3-0 3.51 1.68 5.3 53
ON PACE 23 121 2206 71 104 0 14-0 3.51 1.68 5.3 251
3-YEAR AVG 10 48 857 52 17 0 4-3 4.69 1.33 9.8 110
Career 162 858.1 14749 959 290 0 0-0 3.73 1.27 10.1

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ARI vs SD 08:10 EDT EST Brandon Pfaadt
Michael King
ATL @LAD 09:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Tyler Glasnow
BAL @CIN 06:40 EDT EST John Means
Andrew Abbott
BOS @MIN 02:10 EDT EST Brennan Bernardino
Pablo Lopez
CHC vs MIL 02:20 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Tobias Myers
CHW @STL 02:15 EDT EST Erick Fedde
Lance Lynn
CLE vs LAA 06:10 EDT EST Ben Lively
Reid Detmers
COL @PIT 04:05 EDT EST Austin Gomber
Jared Jones
DET @NYY 01:05 EDT EST Casey Mize
Clarke Schmidt
HOU vs SEA 07:15 EDT EST Framber Valdez
Logan Gilbert
KC vs TEX 07:10 EDT EST Michael Wacha
Dane Dunning
MIA @OAK 04:07 EDT EST Trevor Rogers
Paul Blackburn
NYM @TB 07:15 EDT EST Christian Scott
Zack Littell
PHI vs SF 06:05 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Keaton Winn
TOR @WAS 04:05 EDT EST Kevin Gausman
Jake Irvin
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