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Whit Merrifield or Yusei Kikuchi

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

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Kikuchi

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Whit Merrifield
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kikuchi over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Yusei Kikuchi
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Performance Whit Merrifield
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286111.2860.71403
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.118112.1110.29408
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Yusei Kikuchi
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.831
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.002-0002230.833
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
10%
-2.69 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-1.52 compared to last week
OWN/START Yusei Kikuchi
OWN
81%
+13.26 compared to last week
START
60%
+12.99 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Yusei Kikuchi
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Whit Merrifield

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 57th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 38th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 389th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.264
  • Ranked 225th in batting average with 0.248
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 383rd with 0.284
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 286th with 0.384
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 320th with 0.668
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 398th with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 233rd in RBI with 38
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 243rd in runs scored with 37
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.143, OBP: -0.142, HRs: -10, RBI: -66, Runs: -63, Wlks: -35, Stls: -25,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Yusei Kikuchi

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 84th
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 50th with 3.39
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 62nd with 30
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 31st with 122
  • Top 75 in wins and is currently ranked 56th with 6
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 61st with 106.1
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -9, L: -5, WHIP: -0.216, ERA: -1.664, K's: -148, Walks: -41
Next Up Health Check
Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Injury Yusei Kikuchi

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@CINNick Lodolo
Apr 25@CINNick Martinez
Apr 26@SDJoe Musgrove
Apr 27@SDDylan Cease
Apr 28@SDMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182000.2500.18203
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Yusei Kikuchi
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@KCYusei KikuchiW 3-5
Apr 23@KCChris StrattonL 3-2
Apr 24@KCAlec Marsh
Apr 25@KCCole Ragans
Apr 26VS LADGavin Stone
Apr 27VS LADTyler Glasnow
Apr 28VS LADJames Paxton
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000400.831
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Whit Merrifield
10.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Yusei Kikuchi
16.25
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 15 5 1 3 1 1 2 .143 .184 .229 28
ON PACE 101 33 6 20 6 6 13 .143 .184 .229 189
3-YEAR AVG 150 150 11 77 66 27 38 .267 .312 .385 508
Career 1069 1178 91 589 470 201 282 .283 .329 .419
Career Yusei Kikuchi
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 SEA 32 159.1 2721 116 50 0 6-11 5.54 1.54 6.6 254
2020 SEA 9 47.0 795 47 20 0 2-4 5.17 1.3 9 88
2021 SEA 27 150.1 2432 160 56 0 6-8 4.25 1.28 9.6 320
2022 TOR 29 97.1 1780 116 57 1 5-7 5.27 1.5 10.7 183
2023 TOR 33 167.0 2839 181 49 0 11-6 3.93 1.3 9.8 390
2024 TOR 5 27.2 450 33 8 0 2-1 2.28 1.08 10.7 80
ON PACE 33 184 3037 222 54 0 13-6 2.28 1.08 10.7 542
3-YEAR AVG 30 137 2350 152 54 0 7-7 4.34 1.33 9.8 298
Career 135 644.0 11017 653 240 0 0-0 4.65 1.39 9.1
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