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Ronald Acuna Jr. or Whit Merrifield

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Ronald Acuna Jr.

Ronald Acuna Jr.

RFAtlanta Braves ATL
Whit Merrifield

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Acuna Jr. over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Acuna Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Performance Ronald Acuna Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.238006.4290.28636
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3261211.4560.457712
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Whit Merrifield
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.364122.3640.72713
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222123.2110.44417
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ronald Acuna Jr.
OWN
100%
+5.35 compared to last week
START
94%
-0.08 compared to last week
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
 
7%
-5.02 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-0.53 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ronald Acuna Jr.
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ronald Acuna Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 9th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.338 and is currently ranked 82nd
  • Top 10 in batting average with 0.322 and is currently ranked 8th
  • Top 10 on base percentage and is currently ranked 8th with 0.413
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 40th with 0.530
  • Top 20 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 18th with 0.944
  • Top 20 in steals and is currently ranked 19th with 47
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 28th with 56
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 144th in RBI with 58
  • He has a lot of runs scored and is currently ranked 3rd with 99
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.043, OBP: +0.001, HRs: -40, RBI: -100, Runs: -128, Wlks: -66, Stls: -63,
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 59th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 37th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 369th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.268
  • Ranked 205th in batting average with 0.252
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 374th with 0.286
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 277th with 0.387
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 311th with 0.673
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 380th with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 233rd in RBI with 39
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 242nd in runs scored with 38
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.093, OBP: -0.104, HRs: -10, RBI: -65, Runs: -62, Wlks: -35, Stls: -24,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Ronald Acuna Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ronald Acuna Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MIABryce ElderW 3-0
Apr 23VS MIAMax FriedW 5-0
Apr 24VS MIAA.J. MinterW 4-3
Apr 26VS CLELogan Allen
Apr 27VS CLETanner Bibee
Apr 28VS CLEBen Lively
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.292015.4140.37556
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Whit Merrifield
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@CINRanger SuarezW 0-7
Apr 23@CINFernando CruzL 8-1
Apr 24@CINJustin WilsonL 7-4
Apr 25@CINZack WheelerW 0-5
Apr 26@SDJoe Musgrove
Apr 27@SDDylan Cease
Apr 28@SDMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.267011.3130.33314
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ronald Acuna Jr.
28.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Whit Merrifield
10.54
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ronald Acuna Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 ATL 111 127 26 78 64 15 45 .293 .358 .552 395
2019 ATL 161 184 42 128 103 37 80 .286 .368 .530 630
2020 ATL 58 50 15 56 30 11 45 .243 .378 .534 225
2021 ATL 84 84 24 72 52 17 49 .283 .394 .596 383
2022 ATL 118 121 13 70 43 28 51 .266 .353 .404 397
2023 ATL 163 219 41 152 106 75 82 .333 .414 .588 953
2024 ATL 23 26 1 23 6 11 16 .292 .417 .382 100
ON PACE 162 183 7 162 42 77 112 .292 .417 .382 704
3-YEAR AVG 122 141 26 98 67 40 61 .301 .390 .530 578
Career 718 811 162 579 404 194 368 .292 .380 .529
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 16 7 1 4 2 2 2 .179 .214 .282 36
ON PACE 99 43 6 24 12 12 12 .179 .214 .282 224
3-YEAR AVG 150 150 11 77 66 27 38 .267 .312 .385 508
Career 1070 1180 91 590 471 202 282 .283 .329 .420
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