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Lars Nootbaar or Whit Merrifield

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Lars Nootbaar

Lars Nootbaar

CFSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Whit Merrifield

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Nootbaar over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Nootbaar

 
 
 
 
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Performance Lars Nootbaar
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.238022.3600.28616
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.242154.3810.394111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Whit Merrifield
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333111.3331.33302
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.071112.0670.28608
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Lars Nootbaar
OWN
54%
+12.13 compared to last week
START
21%
-5.28 compared to last week
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
 
7%
-7.72 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-1.31 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Lars Nootbaar
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Lars Nootbaar

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF LF . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 51st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 90th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is in a heck of a slump. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 217th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.303
  • Ranked 124th in batting average with 0.266
  • Top 35 on base percentage and is currently ranked 30th with 0.379
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 137th with 0.452
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 73rd with 0.831
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 179th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 301st in RBI with 28
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 184th in runs scored with 47
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.021, OBP: +0.012, HRs: -13, RBI: -41, Runs: -70, Wlks: -64, Stls: -10,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Whit Merrifield

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 57th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 38th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Ketel Marte
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 389th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.264
  • Ranked 228th in batting average with 0.248
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 384th with 0.284
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 287th with 0.384
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 320th with 0.668
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 398th with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 230th in RBI with 38
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 241st in runs scored with 37
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.143, OBP: -0.142, HRs: -10, RBI: -66, Runs: -63, Wlks: -35, Stls: -25,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Lars Nootbaar

No Injury Reported

Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Lars Nootbaar
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
.231151.4120.46204
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Whit Merrifield
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@CINRanger SuarezW 0-7
Apr 23@CINAndrew Abbott
Apr 24@CINNick Lodolo
Apr 25@CINGraham Ashcraft
Apr 26@SDJoe Musgrove
Apr 27@SDDylan Cease
Apr 28@SDMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143000.2500.14302
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Lars Nootbaar
12.34
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Whit Merrifield
10.44
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Lars Nootbaar
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 STL 57 26 5 15 15 2 13 .241 .317 .426 123
2022 STL 100 60 11 44 33 3 47 .227 .342 .424 276
2023 STL 124 111 14 74 46 11 72 .263 .369 .424 420
2024 STL 11 8 1 4 5 1 8 .242 .381 .394 38
ON PACE 77 56 7 28 35 7 56 .242 .381 .394 267
3-YEAR AVG 94 66 10 44 31 5 44 .248 .353 .424 273
Career 292 205 31 137 99 17 140 .248 .354 .423
Career Whit Merrifield
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 KC 81 88 2 44 29 8 19 .283 .323 .392 194
2017 KC 145 169 19 80 78 34 29 .288 .324 .460 481
2018 KC 158 192 12 88 60 45 61 .304 .367 .438 519
2019 KC 160 204 16 105 73 20 45 .304 .350 .466 513
2020 KC 60 71 9 38 31 12 12 .286 .328 .444 199
2021 KC 161 179 10 95 73 39 40 .275 .316 .394 604
2022 KC 135 121 11 70 58 16 37 .250 .300 .378 435
2023 TOR 154 149 11 66 67 26 37 .272 .318 .381 484
2024 PHI 14 4 1 3 1 1 2 .129 .176 .226 26
ON PACE 98 28 7 21 7 7 14 .129 .176 .226 183
3-YEAR AVG 150 150 11 77 66 27 38 .267 .312 .385 508
Career 1068 1177 91 589 470 201 282 .283 .329 .420
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