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Kyle Tucker or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Kyle Tucker

Kyle Tucker

RFHouston Astros HOU
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Tucker over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Kyle Tucker
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Tucker

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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Performance Kyle Tucker
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.368023.4550.47435
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3103109.4630.643412
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kyle Tucker
OWN
100%
-0.21 compared to last week
START
98%
+7.13 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
60%
-8.19 compared to last week
START
47%
-2.8 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kyle Tucker
4th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
52nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kyle Tucker

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 5th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 2nd.
  • 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 320th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.280
  • Ranked 113th in batting average with 0.270
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 40th with 0.373
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 39th with 0.528
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 32nd with 0.902
  • Top 50 in steals and is currently ranked 50th with 20
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 15th with 67
  • Top 25 in RBI and is currently ranked 24th with 79
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 51st with 74
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 54th with 22
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.003, OBP: +0.029, HRs: -24, RBI: -96, Runs: -84, Wlks: -66, Stls: -26,
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 52nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 43rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 176th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.313
  • Ranked 210th in batting average with 0.252
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 177th with 0.330
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 119th with 0.462
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 131st with 0.791
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 344th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 213th 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: -0.016, OBP: -0.02, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kyle Tucker

No Injury Reported

Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kyle Tucker
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23@CHCJordan WicksL 7-2
Apr 24@CHCJameson TaillonL 4-3
Apr 25@CHCJavier Assad
Apr 27@COLCal Quantrill
Apr 28@COLAustin Gomber
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.375001.4440.50012
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
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
.000000.0000.00002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kyle Tucker
24.31
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
13.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kyle Tucker
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 HOU 28 9 0 10 4 1 6 .141 .236 .203 29
2019 HOU 31 20 4 17 11 6 7 .253 .322 .481 72
2020 HOU 70 72 11 35 50 7 19 .281 .329 .500 219
2021 HOU 155 162 34 92 105 20 56 .291 .354 .554 657
2022 HOU 155 138 29 69 100 25 62 .249 .324 .450 581
2023 HOU 169 169 29 101 113 30 88 .275 .364 .498 735
2024 HOU 24 26 5 15 17 4 17 .286 .398 .527 111
ON PACE 155 168 32 97 110 25 110 .286 .398 .527 719
3-YEAR AVG 160 156 31 87 106 25 69 .272 .348 .501 658
Career 632 596 112 339 400 93 255 .269 .344 .493
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 21 16 4 9 12 1 8 .219 .296 .452 66
ON PACE 136 103 25 58 77 6 51 .219 .296 .452 427
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 291 229 36 121 121 7 134 .224 .313 .395
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