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Alek Thomas or Whit Merrifield

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Alek Thomas

Alek Thomas

CFArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Whit Merrifield

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Thomas over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Alek Thomas
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Thomas

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Whit Merrifield
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Performance Alek Thomas
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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
Performance Whit Merrifield
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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 Alek Thomas
OWN
 
3%
-1.45 compared to last week
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0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
16%
-5.14 compared to last week
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6%
-1.71 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Alek Thomas
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Alek Thomas

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 130th.
  • The current leader among CF's is Spencer Steer
  • 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 Mar 31, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 421st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.256
  • Ranked 326th in batting average with 0.231
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 434th with 0.269
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 237th with 0.402
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 312th with 0.672
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 399th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 238th in RBI with 36
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 205th in runs scored with 41
  • 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.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.01, OBP: -0.053, HRs: -10, RBI: -37, Runs: -52, Wlks: -21, Stls: -9,
Breakdown Whit Merrifield

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 39th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Jose Altuve
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 365th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.271
  • Ranked 224th in batting average with 0.250
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 366th with 0.287
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 300th with 0.378
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 329th with 0.665
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 402nd with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 233rd in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 234th in runs scored with 36
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.165, OBP: -0.157, HRs: -11, RBI: -67, Runs: -64, Wlks: -35, Stls: -25,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Alek Thomas

HAMSTRING - Since Mar 31, 2024

Thomas is dealing with a strained left hamstring and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Alek Thomas
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS CHCKeegan ThompsonL 2-3
Apr 16VS CHCKyle Hendricks
Apr 17VS CHCJordan Wicks
Apr 18@SFLogan Webb
Apr 19@SFBlake Snell
Apr 20@SFKyle Harrison
Apr 21@SFJordan Hicks
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Whit Merrifield
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS COLSeranthony DominguezW 2-1
Apr 16VS COLAustin Gomber
Apr 17VS COLRyan Feltner
Apr 19VS CHWGarrett Crochet
Apr 20VS CHWMichael Soroka
Apr 21VS CHW
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Alek Thomas
10.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Whit Merrifield
10.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Alek Thomas
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 ARI 107 85 8 43 39 4 21 .234 .278 .353 273
2023 ARI 150 97 13 60 45 11 23 .227 .269 .381 364
2024 ARI 4 3 1 2 4 0 0 .214 .214 .500 14
ON PACE 38 28 9 19 38 0 0 .214 .214 .500 133
3-YEAR AVG 129 91 11 52 42 8 22 .230 .273 .368 319
Career 261 185 22 105 88 15 44 .230 .272 .370
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 12 3 0 2 0 1 2 .107 .161 .107 18
ON PACE 114 28 0 19 0 9 19 .107 .161 .107 171
3-YEAR AVG 150 150 11 77 66 27 38 .267 .312 .385 508
Career 1066 1176 90 588 469 201 282 .283 .329 .419
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