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Blake Snell or Merrill Kelly

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Blake Snell

Blake Snell

SPSan Francisco Giants SF
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Snell over Kelly

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Blake Snell
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over Snell

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Merrill Kelly
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Performance Blake Snell
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
15.750-100422.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
12.860-200941.862
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Merrill Kelly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000521.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.451-000951.272
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Blake Snell
OWN
93%
-5.02 compared to last week
START
64%
-3.36 compared to last week
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
79%
No change since last week.
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Blake Snell
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Blake Snell

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 21st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 456th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • 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 Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 64th with 1.22
  • ERA is among the best in the league currently ranked 6th with 2.16
  • He walks a lot of batters and is currently ranked 1st with 61
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 6th with 10
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 8.3 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -14, L: -6, WHIP: +0.666, ERA: +10.702, K's: -225, Walks: -95
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Merrill Kelly

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 39th with 1.14
  • Top 25 in ERA and is currently ranked 22nd with 3.00
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 7th with 46
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 46th with 138
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 26th with 8
  • Top 15 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 13th with 129.0
  • 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 Blake Snell

No Injury Reported

Injury Merrill Kelly

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Blake Snell
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@MIAKyle HarrisonW 3-4
Apr 16@MIARyan WeathersL 6-3
Apr 17@MIAKeaton WinnW 1-3
Apr 18VS ARIRyne Nelson
Apr 19VS ARIJordan Montgomery
Apr 20VS ARIZac Gallen
Apr 21VS ARIMerrill Kelly
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS CHCKeegan ThompsonL 2-3
Apr 16VS CHCKevin GinkelW 12-11
Apr 17VS CHCHayden WesneskiL 3-5
Apr 18@SFLogan Webb
Apr 19@SFBlake Snell
Apr 20@SFKyle Harrison
Apr 21@SFJordan Hicks
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000521.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Blake Snell
17.70
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Merrill Kelly
18.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Blake Snell
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2016 TB 19 86.2 1716 98 51 0 6-8 3.63 1.66 10.2 208
2017 TB 24 127.0 2278 119 59 0 5-7 4.11 1.35 8.4 275
2018 TB 31 176.0 2918 221 64 0 21-5 1.94 1 11.3 597
2019 TB 26 110.0 1982 154 40 1 6-9 4.25 1.27 12.6 300
2020 TB 18 82.2 1459 104 33 0 6-4 3.16 1.17 11.3 208
2021 SD 26 125.1 2266 163 66 0 7-5 3.95 1.29 11.7 308
2022 SD 28 143.1 2669 188 60 0 10-10 3.52 1.24 11.8 359
2023 SD 32 180.0 3168 234 99 0 14-8 2.15 1.19 11.7 534
2024 SF 2 7.0 150 9 4 0 0-2 12.86 1.86 11.6 -4
ON PACE 17 60 1278 76 34 0 0-17 12.86 1.86 11.6 -30
3-YEAR AVG 29 149 2701 195 75 0 10-8 3.05 1.23 11.7 400
Career 206 1033.1 18606 1290 476 0 0-0 3.27 1.25 11.2
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 34 207 3078 179 51 0 17-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 612
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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