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Merrill Kelly or Taijuan Walker

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Taijuan Walker

Taijuan Walker

SPPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over Walker

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Merrill Kelly
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Walker over Kelly

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Taijuan Walker
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Performance Merrill Kelly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
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
Performance Taijuan Walker
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
96%
-4.09 compared to last week
START
28%
-51.08 compared to last week
OWN/START Taijuan Walker
OWN
13%
+2.35 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.24 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Taijuan Walker
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 36th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 40th with 1.14
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 31st with 3.00
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 7th with 46
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 96th with 138
  • Top 25 in wins and is currently ranked 25th with 8
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 87th 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
Breakdown Taijuan Walker

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game in the past 60 days. This is most likely due to an injury or time in the minors.
Next Up Health Check
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.
Injury Taijuan Walker

SHOULDER - Since Mar 25, 2024

Walker is battling a right shoulder impingement and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in late April.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Merrill Kelly
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
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Taijuan Walker
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@CINRanger SuarezW 0-7
Apr 23@CINFernando CruzL 8-1
Apr 24@CINJustin WilsonL 7-4
Apr 25@CINNick Martinez
Apr 26@SDJoe Musgrove
Apr 27@SDDylan Cease
Apr 28@SDMichael King
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Merrill Kelly
16.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Taijuan Walker
10.47
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Taijuan Walker
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 SEA 3 15.0 233 12 4 0 1-0 3.6 1 7.2 39
2014 SEA 6 30.0 488 28 16 0 2-3 2.7 1.27 8.4 74
2015 SEA 29 167.1 2632 157 40 0 11-8 4.63 1.21 8.4 409
2016 SEA 25 132.0 2311 119 37 0 8-11 4.3 1.26 8.1 306
2017 ARI 28 155.0 2743 146 61 0 9-9 3.54 1.35 8.5 367
2018 ARI 3 13.0 224 9 5 0 0-0 3.46 1.54 6.2 23
2019 ARI 1 1.0 15 1 0 0 0-0 0 1 9 3
2020 SEA 11 53.1 884 50 19 0 4-3 2.7 1.16 8.4 132
2021 NYM 28 150.0 2359 137 55 0 7-10 4.44 1.19 8.2 288
2022 NYM 28 153.0 2419 122 45 0 12-5 3.59 1.2 7.2 349
2023 PHI 31 170.1 2839 138 71 0 15-6 4.44 1.33 7.3 367
ON PACE 200 1103 18396 894 460 0 97-38 4.44 1.33 7.3 2377
3-YEAR AVG 29 157 2539 132 57 0 11-7 4.18 1.25 7.6 335
Career 193 1033.0 17147 919 353 0 0-0 4.05 1.26 8
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