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Whit Merrifield or Taylor Ward

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

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Taylor Ward

Taylor Ward

LFLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim LAA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Ward

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Whit Merrifield
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Owners starting Ward over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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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 Taylor Ward
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200123.3330.45006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2504128.2980.519113
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
 
7%
-4.56 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-0.86 compared to last week
OWN/START Taylor Ward
OWN
96%
+2.21 compared to last week
START
85%
-2.04 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taylor Ward
39th
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 Taylor Ward

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 40th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 7th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 231st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.300
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.291 and is currently ranked 52nd
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 68th with 0.360
  • Top 20 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 17th with 0.570
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 22nd with 0.930
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 251st with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 131st in RBI with 40
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 239th in runs scored with 30
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.024, OBP: -0.02, HRs: -7, RBI: -24, Runs: -44, Wlks: -33, Stls: -2,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Injury Taylor Ward

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 Taylor Ward
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS BALAlbert SuarezL 2-4
Apr 23VS BALGriffin CanningW 7-4
Apr 24VS BALDean KremerL 5-6
Apr 26VS MINBailey Ober
Apr 27VS MINChris Paddack
Apr 28VS MINPablo Lopez
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.217365.2500.65206
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Whit Merrifield
10.54
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taylor Ward
16.71
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 Taylor Ward
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 LAA 40 24 6 14 15 2 9 .178 .245 .333 65
2019 ANA 20 8 1 4 2 0 6 .190 .292 .333 15
2020 LAA 33 26 0 16 5 2 7 .283 .333 .391 55
2021 LAA 66 52 8 33 33 1 20 .250 .329 .438 190
2022 LAA 127 131 21 68 62 5 57 .284 .364 .474 431
2023 LAA 109 90 14 60 47 4 39 .253 .335 .421 333
2024 LAA 25 28 7 16 23 2 6 .277 .315 .525 105
ON PACE 162 181 45 103 149 12 38 .277 .315 .525 680
3-YEAR AVG 101 91 14 54 47 3 39 .266 .347 .448 318
Career 420 359 57 211 187 16 144 .257 .332 .436
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KC vs SF
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SEA 09:40 EDT EST Zac Gallen
Emerson Hancock
ATL vs CLE 07:20 EDT EST Chris Sale
Logan Allen
BAL vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Corbin Burnes
Ross Stripling
BOS vs CHC 07:10 EDT EST Kutter Crawford
Shota Imanaga
CHW vs TB 07:40 EDT EST Chris Flexen
Zach Eflin
CIN @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Graham Ashcraft
Nathan Eovaldi
DET vs KC 01:10 EDT EST Reese Olson
Seth Lugo
LAA vs MIN 09:38 EDT EST Patrick Sandoval
Bailey Ober
LAD @TOR 07:07 EDT EST Gavin Stone
Chris Bassitt
MIA vs WAS 07:10 EDT EST Jesus Luzardo
Trevor Williams
MIL vs NYY 08:10 EDT EST Colin Rea
Luis Gil
NYM vs STL 07:10 EDT EST Jose Butto
Miles Mikolas
PHI @SD 09:40 EDT EST Aaron Nola
Joe Musgrove
PIT @SF 10:15 EDT EST Quinn Priester
Kyle Harrison
Matchup Time
DAL vs LAC 8:00 PM EST
IND vs MIL 5:30 PM EST
MIN @PHO 10:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
COL vs WPG 10:00 PM EST
EDM @LA 10:30 PM EST
NSH vs VAN 7:30 PM EST
NYR @WAS 7:00 PM EST