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Whit Merrifield or Jake Cronenworth

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Whit Merrifield

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Jake Cronenworth

Jake Cronenworth

1BSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Cronenworth

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Whit Merrifield
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Cronenworth over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jake Cronenworth
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Performance Whit Merrifield
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286111.2860.71402
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.118112.1110.29407
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jake Cronenworth
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300011.4170.30005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200125.3330.28609
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
 
10%
-0.17 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-0.3 compared to last week
OWN/START Jake Cronenworth
OWN
79%
-0.14 compared to last week
START
64%
+33.43 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
57th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jake Cronenworth
25th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Whit Merrifield

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 57th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 38th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 385th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.264
  • Ranked 230th in batting average with 0.248
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 387th with 0.284
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 288th with 0.382
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 317th with 0.666
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 397th with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 231st in RBI with 38
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 244th in runs scored with 37
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.129, OBP: -0.134, HRs: -10, RBI: -66, Runs: -63, Wlks: -35, Stls: -25,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Jake Cronenworth

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 25th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 6th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 274th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.290
  • Ranked 146th in batting average with 0.263
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 196th with 0.325
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 177th with 0.431
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 176th with 0.756
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 379th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 182nd in RBI with 36
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 263rd in runs scored with 31
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.036, OBP: +0.042, HRs: -7, RBI: -33, Runs: -42, Wlks: -35, Stls: -6,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Injury Jake Cronenworth

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Whit Merrifield
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@CINRanger SuarezW 0-7
Apr 23@CINFernando CruzL 8-1
Apr 24@CINNick Lodolo
Apr 25@CINNick Martinez
Apr 26@SDJoe Musgrove
Apr 27@SDDylan Cease
Apr 28@SDMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182000.2500.18203
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jake Cronenworth
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@COLDylan CeaseW 1-3
Apr 23@COLJalen BeeksL 7-4
Apr 24@COL
Apr 25@COLDakota Hudson
Apr 26VS PHIAaron Nola
Apr 27VS PHIRanger Suarez
Apr 28VS PHITaijuan Walker
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333010.4000.33302
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Whit Merrifield
10.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jake Cronenworth
13.64
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 15 5 1 3 1 1 2 .143 .184 .229 28
ON PACE 101 33 6 20 6 6 13 .143 .184 .229 189
3-YEAR AVG 150 150 11 77 66 27 38 .267 .312 .385 508
Career 1069 1178 91 589 470 201 282 .283 .329 .419
Career Jake Cronenworth
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 SD 60 56 5 31 23 3 22 .290 .370 .487 158
2021 SD 150 149 21 93 70 4 55 .268 .341 .466 548
2022 SD 161 143 16 91 87 3 66 .238 .329 .380 497
2023 SD 133 104 10 54 48 6 46 .228 .310 .376 368
2024 SD 24 24 3 12 15 0 11 .264 .352 .429 84
ON PACE 149 149 18 74 93 0 68 .264 .352 .429 523
3-YEAR AVG 148 132 16 79 68 4 56 .246 .327 .409 471
Career 528 476 55 281 243 16 200 .251 .333 .418
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