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Whit Merrifield or Ryan Mountcastle

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

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Ryan Mountcastle

Ryan Mountcastle

1BBaltimore Orioles BAL
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Mountcastle

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Whit Merrifield
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mountcastle over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Ryan Mountcastle
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Performance Whit Merrifield
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.375011.3750.50012
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286123.2670.57116
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Ryan Mountcastle
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.385023.4670.53804
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.344136.4170.50009
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
 
9%
-2.66 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+0.26 compared to last week
OWN/START Ryan Mountcastle
OWN
70%
+4.97 compared to last week
START
46%
-6.4 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Ryan Mountcastle
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 367th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.268
  • Ranked 204th 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 310th with 0.673
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 381st with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 233rd in RBI with 39
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 239th 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.
Breakdown Ryan Mountcastle

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 7th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.379 and is currently ranked 26th
  • Top 15 in batting average with 0.317 and is currently ranked 14th
  • Top 15 on base percentage and is currently ranked 15th with 0.393
  • Top 100 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 84th with 0.480
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 47th with 0.873
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 378th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 213th in RBI with 42
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 152nd in runs scored with 45
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.049, OBP: +0.06, HRs: -16, RBI: -59, Runs: -51, Wlks: -28, Stls: -3,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Injury Ryan Mountcastle

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@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
Matchups Ryan Mountcastle
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@LAAAlbert SuarezW 2-4
Apr 23@LAAGriffin CanningL 7-4
Apr 24@LAADean KremerW 5-6
Apr 26VS OAKRoss Stripling
Apr 27VS OAKJP Sears
Apr 28VS OAKPaul Blackburn
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333041.4000.46705
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Whit Merrifield
10.54
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Ryan Mountcastle
15.10
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 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
Career Ryan Mountcastle
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 BAL 35 44 5 12 25 0 10 .349 .396 .500 95
2021 BAL 141 133 33 77 89 4 40 .254 .309 .491 456
2022 BAL 139 127 20 60 79 4 41 .242 .297 .412 397
2023 BAL 125 116 18 65 70 3 38 .267 .325 .447 387
2024 BAL 21 25 2 14 11 0 10 .316 .385 .481 77
ON PACE 141 168 13 94 74 0 67 .316 .385 .481 519
3-YEAR AVG 135 125 24 67 79 4 40 .254 .310 .450 413
Career 461 445 78 228 274 11 139 .264 .320 .456
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KC vs SF
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SEA 09:40 EDT EST
George Kirby
ATL vs CLE 07:20 EDT EST Charlie Morton
Tanner Bibee
BAL vs OAK 04:05 EDT EST Cole Irvin
JP Sears
BOS vs CHC 04:10 EDT EST Josh Winckowski
CHW vs TB 07:10 EDT EST Jonathan Cannon
Aaron Civale
CIN @TEX 04:05 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Michael Lorenzen
COL vs HOU 06:05 EDT EST Cal Quantrill
Ronel Blanco
DET vs KC 06:10 EDT EST Casey Mize
Brady Singer
LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Chris Paddack
LAD @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Tyler Glasnow
Yusei Kikuchi
MIA vs WAS 04:10 EDT EST Edward Cabrera
Mitchell Parker
MIL vs NYY 07:10 EDT EST Joe Ross
Carlos Rodon
NYM vs STL 04:05 EDT EST Adrian Houser
Sonny Gray
PHI @SD 08:40 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Dylan Cease
PIT @SF 09:05 EDT EST Martin Perez
Jordan Hicks
Matchup Time
BOS @MIA 6:00 PM EST
CLE @ORL 1:00 PM EST
DEN @LAL 8:30 PM EST
NO vs OKC 3:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS @TOR 8:00 PM EST
CAR @NYI 2:00 PM EST
DAL @VGK 10:30 PM EST
FLA @TB 5:00 PM EST