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Jakob Junis or Merrill Kelly

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Jakob Junis

Jakob Junis

SPMilwaukee Brewers MIL
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Junis over Kelly

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jakob Junis
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over Junis

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Merrill Kelly
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Performance Jakob Junis
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Merrill Kelly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000521.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jakob Junis
OWN
 
1%
+0.62 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
96%
-4 compared to last week
START
24%
-48.04 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jakob Junis
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jakob Junis

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 395th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.5 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -4, L: -3, WHIP: -0.393, ERA: -1.928, K's: -92, Walks: -20
Breakdown Merrill Kelly

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 40th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 42nd with 1.14
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 32nd with 3.00
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 9th with 46
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 98th with 138
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 36th with 8
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 93rd with 129.0
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -11, L: -8, WHIP: -0.248, ERA: -1.098, K's: -171, Walks: -65
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jakob Junis

SHOULDER - Since Apr 5, 2024

Junis is battling a right shoulder impingement and has been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Injury Merrill Kelly

SHOULDER - Since Apr 21, 2024

Kelly is dealing with a right shoulder strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to miss at least one month.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jakob Junis
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@PITJared JonesL 4-2
Apr 23@PITBailey FalterL 2-1
Apr 24@PITBryan HudsonW 2-3
Apr 25@PITJared KoenigW 5-7
Apr 26VS NYYLuis Gil
Apr 27VS NYYCarlos Rodon
Apr 28VS NYYMarcus Stroman
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 27@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jakob Junis
6.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Merrill Kelly
16.69
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jakob Junis
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 KC 16 . . . 0
2022 SF 20 . . . 0
2023 SF 40 . . . 0
2024 MIL 1 . . . 0
ON PACE 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 25 . . . 0
Career 77 . . .
Career Merrill Kelly
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 ARI 32 181.0 2962 158 57 0 13-14 4.48 1.33 7.9 377
2020 ARI 5 31.1 473 29 5 0 3-2 2.59 0.99 8.3 85
2021 ARI 27 158.0 2425 130 41 0 7-11 4.44 1.29 7.4 276
2022 ARI 32 195.0 2988 170 59 0 13-8 3.42 1.14 7.9 450
2023 ARI 34 199.1 3161 215 77 0 15-9 3.3 1.16 9.7 519
2024 ARI 4 24.2 361 21 6 0 2-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 72
ON PACE 24 151 2249 130 37 0 12-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 447
3-YEAR AVG 31 184 2858 172 59 0 12-9 3.65 1.18 8.4 415
Career 134 787.0 12370 723 245 0 0-0 3.77 1.21 8.3
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