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Matt Carpenter or MJ Melendez

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Matt Carpenter

Matt Carpenter

DHSt. Louis Cardinals STL
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carpenter over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Matt Carpenter
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Carpenter

 
 
 
 
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Latest News MJ Melendez
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Performance Matt Carpenter
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167142.2110.33305
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.158144.2560.263111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt Carpenter
OWN
 
0%
-0.87 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
66%
-0.34 compared to last week
START
52%
+2.44 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt Carpenter
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matt Carpenter

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among DH's is Shohei Ohtani
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Oblique (Since Apr 2, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 490th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.229
  • Ranked 478th in batting average with 0.188
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 77th with 0.355
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 467th with 0.292
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 353rd with 0.647
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 592nd in RBI with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 586th in runs scored with 5
  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.124, OBP: -0.022, HRs: -5, RBI: -31, Runs: -17, Wlks: -41, Stls: -1,
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 40th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 150th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.318
  • Ranked 192nd in batting average with 0.255
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 168th with 0.333
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 108th with 0.467
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 117th with 0.801
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 314th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 211th in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 214th in runs scored with 41
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.003, OBP: -0.004, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -56, Wlks: -54, Stls: -5,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matt Carpenter

OBLIQUE - Since Apr 2, 2024

Carpenter is dealing with an oblique strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in late April.
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt Carpenter
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS ARIRyan HelsleyW 5-3
Apr 23VS ARITommy Henry
Apr 24VS ARIJordan Montgomery
Apr 26@NYMJose Butto
Apr 27@NYMAdrian Houser
Apr 28@NYMJose Quintana
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS TORYusei KikuchiL 3-5
Apr 23VS TORKevin Gausman
Apr 24VS TORYariel Rodriguez
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
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt Carpenter
9.19
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating MJ Melendez
13.35
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matt Carpenter
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 STL 7 1 0 0 0 0 4 N/A N/A N/A 2
2012 STL 113 85 5 43 44 1 34 .291 .357 .452 224
2013 STL 157 199 11 126 78 3 72 .318 .388 .481 534
2014 STL 142 150 7 86 57 4 82 .279 .376 .381 389
2015 STL 154 156 28 101 84 4 81 .272 .365 .505 489
2016 STL 129 128 21 81 68 0 81 .271 .380 .505 415
2017 STL 145 120 23 91 69 2 109 .241 .384 .451 435
2018 STL 156 145 36 111 81 4 102 .257 .374 .523 518
2019 STL 137 96 15 60 49 6 66 .223 .332 .386 286
2020 STL 53 27 5 25 29 0 26 .180 .326 .320 100
2021 STL 129 35 3 18 21 1 34 .175 .311 .285 187
2022 NYY 53 40 15 28 37 0 19 .284 .386 .667 187
2023 SD 91 33 5 18 31 1 41 .176 .322 .319 176
2024 STL 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 6
ON PACE 35 21 0 7 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 42
3-YEAR AVG 91 36 8 21 30 1 31 .204 .334 .399 183
Career 1471 1218 174 789 648 26 751 .260 .366 .451
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 20 16 4 9 12 1 8 .232 .312 .478 66
ON PACE 140 112 28 63 84 7 56 .232 .312 .478 464
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 290 229 36 121 121 7 134 .225 .314 .396
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