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Merrill Kelly or Lance McCullers Jr.

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Lance McCullers Jr.

Lance McCullers Jr.

SPHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over McCullers Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Merrill Kelly
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McCullers Jr. over Kelly

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Lance McCullers Jr.
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Performance Merrill Kelly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000521.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Lance McCullers Jr.
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
96%
-3.62 compared to last week
START
27%
-51.87 compared to last week
OWN/START Lance McCullers Jr.
OWN
 
4%
+1.28 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Lance McCullers Jr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Merrill Kelly

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 36th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 40th with 1.14
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 31st with 3.00
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 7th with 46
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 96th with 138
  • Top 25 in wins and is currently ranked 25th with 8
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 87th 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
Breakdown Lance McCullers Jr.

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Merrill Kelly

SHOULDER - Since Apr 21, 2024

Kelly is dealing with a right shoulder strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to miss at least one month.
Injury Lance McCullers Jr.

ARM - Since Feb 22, 2023

McCullers Jr. is recovering from flexor tendon surgery and has been placed on the 60-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 27@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Lance McCullers Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@CHCJordan WicksL 7-2
Apr 24@CHCJameson TaillonL 4-3
Apr 25@CHCJavier Assad
Apr 27@COLCal Quantrill
Apr 28@COLAustin Gomber
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Merrill Kelly
16.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Lance McCullers Jr.
7.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 24 151 2249 130 37 0 12-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 447
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
Career Lance McCullers Jr.
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 HOU 22 125.2 2109 129 43 0 6-7 3.22 1.19 9.2 326
2016 HOU 14 81.0 1341 106 45 0 6-5 3.22 1.54 11.8 218
2017 HOU 22 116.1 2014 132 40 0 7-4 4.33 1.32 10.2 291
2018 HOU 25 126.0 2108 142 50 0 10-6 3.93 1.19 10.1 348
2020 HOU 14 69.2 1134 79 22 0 3-5 4.13 1.18 10.2 160
2021 HOU 28 160.1 2765 179 73 0 13-4 3.03 1.2 10.1 435
2022 HOU 10 57.0 926 57 22 0 4-3 3.16 1.28 9 135
ON PACE 64 370 6000 369 142 0 25-19 3.16 1.28 9 871
3-YEAR AVG 13 72 1230 79 32 0 6-2 3.07 1.21 9.7 190
Career 135 731.1 12397 824 295 0 0-0 3.58 1.27 10.1
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