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Whit Merrifield or Andy Ibanez

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

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Andy Ibanez

Andy Ibanez

3BDetroit Tigers DET
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Ibanez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Whit Merrifield
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Ibanez over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Andy Ibanez
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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
Performance Andy Ibanez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
 
7%
-5.02 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-0.53 compared to last week
OWN/START Andy Ibanez
OWN
 
1%
-0.14 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Andy Ibanez
Not Ranked
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 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.
Breakdown Andy Ibanez

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 47th.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hamstring (Since Apr 8, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.338 and is currently ranked 82nd
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.291 and is currently ranked 52nd
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 138th with 0.341
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 169th with 0.434
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 148th with 0.775
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 515th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 314th in RBI with 26
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 395th in runs scored with 20
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.001, OBP: -0.077, HRs: -11, RBI: -37, Runs: -41, Wlks: -24, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Injury Andy Ibanez

HAMSTRING - Since Apr 8, 2024

Ibanez is battling a left hamstring strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in late April.
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 Andy Ibanez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@TBTarik SkubalW 1-7
Apr 23@TBAlex FaedoW 2-4
Apr 24@TBChris DevenskiL 7-5
Apr 26VS KCSeth Lugo
Apr 27VS KCBrady Singer
Apr 28VS KCMichael Wacha
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Whit Merrifield
10.54
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Andy Ibanez
1.91
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 Andy Ibanez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 TEX 76 70 7 31 25 1 15 .277 .320 .435 224
2022 TEX 40 26 1 13 9 3 9 .218 .273 .277 89
2023 DET 116 94 11 42 40 1 24 .266 .312 .435 309
2024 DET 7 4 0 1 3 0 0 .267 .235 .267 9
ON PACE 45 25 0 6 19 0 0 .267 .235 .267 58
3-YEAR AVG 77 63 6 29 25 2 16 .262 .309 .409 207
Career 239 194 19 87 77 5 48 .262 .307 .406
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