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Sean Murphy or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy

CAtlanta Braves ATL
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Murphy over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Sean Murphy
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Murphy

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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Performance Sean Murphy
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.158142.1580.31605
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.081142.1050.162010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Sean Murphy
OWN
75%
-10.33 compared to last week
START
 
9%
+0.11 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
58%
-1.72 compared to last week
START
54%
+9.1 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Sean Murphy
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Sean Murphy

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 104th.
  • The current leader among C's is William Contreras
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Oblique (Since Mar 29, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 510th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.212
  • Ranked 473rd in batting average with 0.190
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 202nd with 0.323
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 341st with 0.356
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 300th with 0.679
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 368th in RBI with 20
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 321st in runs scored with 28
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.249, OBP: -0.363, HRs: -21, RBI: -68, Runs: -65, Wlks: -49, Stls: EVEN,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 51st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 46th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 195th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.308
  • Ranked 224th in batting average with 0.249
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 189th with 0.326
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 127th with 0.456
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 138th with 0.782
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 352nd with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 215th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 218th in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.027, OBP: -0.034, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Sean Murphy

OBLIQUE - Since Mar 29, 2024

Murphy is dealing with a left oblique strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in early May.
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Sean Murphy
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MIABryce ElderW 3-0
Apr 23VS MIAMax FriedW 5-0
Apr 24VS MIAA.J. MinterW 4-3
Apr 26VS CLELogan Allen
Apr 27VS CLETanner Bibee
Apr 28VS CLEBen Lively
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORChris StrattonW 3-2
Apr 24VS TORJohn SchreiberW 3-2
Apr 25VS TORJose Berrios
Apr 26@DETReese Olson
Apr 27@DETCasey Mize
Apr 28@DETTarik Skubal
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Sean Murphy
12.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
13.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Sean Murphy
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 OAK 20 13 4 14 8 0 6 .245 .333 .566 51
2020 OAK 50 31 9 25 18 0 27 .226 .352 .453 111
2021 OAK 120 85 17 47 59 0 40 .219 .309 .409 313
2022 OAK 138 124 18 62 63 1 50 .246 .327 .425 414
2023 ATL 120 95 21 65 68 0 49 .252 .364 .475 381
2024 ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 2
ON PACE 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 14
3-YEAR AVG 126 101 19 58 63 0 46 .239 .333 .435 369
Career 451 348 69 213 216 1 172 .238 .334 .440
Career MJ Melendez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 KC 119 88 16 47 53 0 64 .211 .312 .380 321
2023 KC 151 125 16 65 56 6 62 .235 .316 .398 388
2024 KC 22 16 4 9 12 1 8 .208 .282 .429 67
ON PACE 142 103 25 58 77 6 51 .208 .282 .429 434
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 292 229 36 121 121 7 134 .223 .312 .393
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