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TEN
BAL
10
23
FINAL
CLE
JAX
24
13
FINAL
NYJ
PHI
24
21
FINAL
KC
CHI
14
19
FINAL
IND
BUF
24
27
FINAL
SEA
PIT
25
32
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MIA
TB
26
24
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DAL
DEN
7
17
FINAL
LAR
LAC
29
22
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NO
HOU
13
17
FINAL
NYG
NE
23
21
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MIN
LV
20
26
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ARI
CIN
36
23
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GB
SF
21
28
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CAR
WAS
23
21
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ATL
DET
27
23
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Tyler Stephenson or Merrill Kelly

Who Should I Start? - Week 19 • Start New
Tyler Stephenson

Tyler Stephenson

C • Cincinnati Reds CIN
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SP • Arizona Diamondbacks ARI
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Tyler Stephenson
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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 Merrill Kelly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.400-000631.401
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.750-0001141.252
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Tyler Stephenson
OWN
38%
-10.58 compared to last week
START
12%
-4.48 compared to last week
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
92%
-3 compared to last week
START
47%
-20.9 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Tyler Stephenson
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Tyler Stephenson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 34th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 23rd.
  • The current leader among C's is Will Smith
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Shoulder (Out indefinitely). Look at his player news.

    • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 20 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.383 and is currently ranked 18th
  • Top 15 in batting average with 0.321 and is currently ranked 11th
  • Top 25 on base percentage and is currently ranked 24th with 0.374
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 71st with 0.483
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 42nd with 0.856
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 444th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 250th in RBI with 57
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 312th in runs scored with 47
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.059, OBP: +0.034, HRs: -4, RBI: -11, Runs: -32, Wlks: -29, Stls: +1,
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 15th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 35 in WHIP and is currently ranked 34th with 1.11
  • ERA is among the best in the league currently ranked 10th with 2.67
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 69th with 47
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 39th with 12
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 72nd with 181.0
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +3, L: -9, WHIP: -0.291, ERA: -2.493, K's: -31, Walks: -10
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Tyler Stephenson

SHOULDER - Out indefinitely

Shoulder
Injury Merrill Kelly

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Tyler Stephenson
DateOpponentResult
Aug 15VS PHISyndergaard
Aug 16VS PHIGibson
Aug 17VS PHISuarez
Aug 19@PITBeede
Aug 20@PITThompson
Aug 21@PITKeller
Week Today Home Away
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.353164.4210.64706
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Aug 15@SFCobb
Aug 16@SFJunis
Aug 17@SFRodon
Aug 18@SFWebb
Aug 19VS STLWainwright
Aug 20VS STLMikolas
Aug 21VS STLQuintana
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.243-0002150.594
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Tyler Stephenson
16.56
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Merrill Kelly
18.93
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Tyler Stephenson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 CIN 8 5 2 4 6 0 2 .294 .400 .647 19
2021 CIN 131 99 10 55 45 0 40 .286 .365 .434 348
2022 CIN 47 49 6 23 34 1 11 .345 .399 .528 153
ON PACE 67 70 8 33 49 1 15 .345 .399 .528 221
3-YEAR AVG 70 52 6 30 26 0 21 .287 .367 .444 183
Career 186 153 18 82 85 1 53 .303 .376 .467
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 19 120.0 1782 99 31 0 10-2 1.95 1 7.4 331
ON PACE 27 173 2554 141 44 0 14-2 1.95 1 7.4 474
3-YEAR AVG 21 123 1953 106 34 0 8-9 4.27 1.27 7.7 246
Career 83 488.0 7642 416 134 0 0-0 3.74 1.22 7.7
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Matchups

Week 1
ARI vs KC
ATL vs NO
BAL @NYJ
BUF @LAR
CAR vs CLE
CHI vs SF
CIN vs PIT
DAL vs TB
DEN @SEA
DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
JAC @WAS
LAC vs LV
MIA vs NE
NYG @TEN
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @SF 9:45 PM EST Bumgarner
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ATL vs NYM 7:20 PM EST Strider
Carrasco
BAL @TOR 7:07 PM EST Bradish
Kikuchi
CHC @WAS 7:05 PM EST Stroman
Gray
CHW vs HOU 8:10 PM EST Cueto
Urquidy
CIN vs PHI 6:40 PM EST Minor
Syndergaard
CLE vs DET 6:40 PM EST
Garcia
KC @MIN 7:40 PM EST Bubic
Ryan
LAA vs SEA 9:38 PM EST Ohtani
Castillo
LAD @MIL 8:10 PM EST Urias
Peralta
MIA vs SD 6:40 PM EST Alcantara
Musgrove
NYY vs TB 7:05 PM EST Cole
OAK @TEX 8:05 PM EST Kaprielian
Otto
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