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Sean Murphy or Ian Happ

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy

CAtlanta Braves ATL
Ian Happ

Ian Happ

LFChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Murphy over Happ

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Sean Murphy
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Happ over Murphy

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Ian Happ
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Performance Sean Murphy
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ian Happ
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.273143.3850.63603
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.114144.2250.22909
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Sean Murphy
OWN
78%
-6.97 compared to last week
START
 
9%
+0.98 compared to last week
OWN/START Ian Happ
OWN
88%
-4.81 compared to last week
START
38%
-33.74 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Sean Murphy
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ian Happ
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Sean Murphy

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 14th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 109th.
  • The current leader among C's is William Contreras
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Oblique (Since Mar 29, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 512th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.212
  • Ranked 472nd in batting average with 0.190
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 202nd with 0.323
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 342nd with 0.356
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 302nd with 0.679
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 373rd in RBI with 20
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 314th in runs scored with 28
  • 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 increased by 1.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.249, OBP: -0.363, HRs: -21, RBI: -68, Runs: -65, Wlks: -49, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Ian Happ

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 34th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 42nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hamstring (Since Apr 19, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 364th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.270
  • Ranked 286th in batting average with 0.239
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 139th with 0.341
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 174th with 0.433
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 154th with 0.774
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 235th with 8
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 33rd with 56
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 126th in RBI with 57
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 63rd with 69
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.021, OBP: -0.019, HRs: -20, RBI: -73, Runs: -72, Wlks: -86, Stls: -14,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Sean Murphy

OBLIQUE - Since Mar 29, 2024

Murphy is dealing with a left oblique strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in early May.
Injury Ian Happ

HAMSTRING - Since Apr 19, 2024

Happ is dealing with tightness in his left hamstring and is uncertain to take the field for the Cubs.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Sean Murphy
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MIARyan Weathers
Apr 23VS MIATrevor Rogers
Apr 24VS MIA
Apr 26VS CLELogan Allen
Apr 27VS CLETanner Bibee
Apr 28VS CLEBen Lively
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Ian Happ
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOU
Apr 24VS HOUJ.P. France
Apr 25VS HOUJustin Verlander
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOS
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Sean Murphy
12.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ian Happ
18.46
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Sean Murphy
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 OAK 20 13 4 14 8 0 6 .245 .333 .566 51
2020 OAK 50 31 9 25 18 0 27 .226 .352 .453 111
2021 OAK 120 85 17 47 59 0 40 .219 .309 .409 313
2022 OAK 138 124 18 62 63 1 50 .246 .327 .425 414
2023 ATL 120 95 21 65 68 0 49 .252 .364 .475 381
2024 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1
ON PACE 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 8
3-YEAR AVG 126 101 19 58 63 0 46 .239 .333 .435 369
Career 450 348 69 213 216 1 172 .238 .334 .440
Career Ian Happ
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 CHC 115 92 24 62 68 8 39 .253 .328 .514 308
2018 CHC 143 90 15 56 44 8 70 .233 .353 .408 262
2019 CHC 58 37 11 25 30 2 15 .264 .333 .564 134
2020 CHC 59 58 17 32 33 1 30 .280 .377 .580 186
2021 CHC 149 103 24 61 62 8 60 .225 .320 .431 390
2022 CHC 151 146 17 65 71 9 56 .272 .344 .446 459
2023 CHC 159 144 21 86 84 14 99 .248 .360 .431 553
2024 CHC 19 17 1 14 11 0 13 .227 .341 .347 64
ON PACE 139 125 7 103 81 0 95 .227 .341 .347 471
3-YEAR AVG 153 131 21 71 72 10 72 .250 .343 .436 467
Career 853 687 130 401 403 50 382 .250 .345 .457
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