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MJ Melendez or Christian Walker

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Christian Walker

Christian Walker

1BArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Walker

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Walker over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Christian Walker
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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
.098143.1400.195011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Christian Walker
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.280166.3450.44007
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2221611.3570.311013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
58%
-10.11 compared to last week
START
53%
+3.01 compared to last week
OWN/START Christian Walker
OWN
97%
-2.12 compared to last week
START
74%
-23.81 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Christian Walker
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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,
Breakdown Christian Walker

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 6th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 3rd.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 330th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.277
  • Ranked 252nd in batting average with 0.244
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 113th with 0.347
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 139th with 0.449
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 117th with 0.796
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 153rd with 13
  • Top 20 in walks and is currently ranked 16th with 62
  • Top 35 in RBI and is currently ranked 32nd with 72
  • Top 35 in runs scored and is currently ranked 31st with 69
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 73rd with 22
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.002, OBP: +0.043, HRs: -29, RBI: -89, Runs: -69, Wlks: -48, Stls: -13,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Christian Walker

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
Matchups Christian Walker
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 27@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300145.4230.45006
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
13.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Christian Walker
20.43
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Christian Walker
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2014 BAL 6 3 1 1 1 0 1 .167 .211 .389 6
2015 BAL 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .333 .111 2
2017 BAL 11 3 2 2 2 0 1 .273 .429 .909 13
2018 BAL 37 8 3 6 6 1 3 .163 .226 .388 25
2019 ARI 152 137 29 86 73 8 67 .259 .348 .476 417
2020 ARI 57 59 7 35 34 1 19 .271 .333 .459 165
2021 ARI 114 97 10 54 46 0 38 .245 .316 .384 302
2022 ARI 148 129 35 81 90 2 67 .240 .328 .484 530
2023 ARI 175 163 34 93 109 17 75 .254 .336 .483 650
2024 ARI 26 25 4 20 17 0 17 .260 .379 .406 92
ON PACE 162 155 24 124 105 0 105 .260 .379 .406 573
3-YEAR AVG 146 130 26 76 82 6 60 .247 .328 .458 494
Career 733 625 125 378 378 29 291 .250 .333 .459
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