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Merrill Kelly or Clay Holmes

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

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Clay Holmes

Clay Holmes

RPNew York Yankees NYY
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over Holmes

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Merrill Kelly
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Holmes over Kelly

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Clay Holmes
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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 Clay Holmes
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-003401.004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-004711.006
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
98%
-2.34 compared to last week
START
31%
-46.48 compared to last week
OWN/START Clay Holmes
OWN
99%
-0.82 compared to last week
START
99%
+0.99 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
42nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Clay Holmes
14th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Merrill Kelly

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 32nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 32nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • 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 8th with 46
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 90th with 138
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 33rd with 8
  • Top 75 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 75th 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 Clay Holmes

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 15th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 21st.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 85th
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 53rd with 2.44
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 219th with 40
  • He is among the best in saves and is currently ranked 4th with 24
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -3, L: -4, WHIP: -0.161, ERA: -2.755, K's: -61, Walks: -22
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 Clay Holmes

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle Gibson
Apr 26@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 27@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Clay Holmes
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS OAKLucas ErcegL 0-2
Apr 23VS OAKMarcus StromanW 4-3
Apr 24VS OAKJoe Boyle
Apr 25VS OAKAlex Wood
Apr 26@MILColin Rea
Apr 27@MILJoe Ross
Apr 28@MIL
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-001200.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Merrill Kelly
16.68
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Clay Holmes
15.98
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 25 157 2339 136 38 0 12-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 465
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 Clay Holmes
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 PIT 11 . . . 0
2019 PIT 35 . . . 0
2020 PIT 1 . . . 0
2021 PIT 70 . . . 0
2022 NYY 64 . . . 0
2023 NYY 66 . . . 0
2024 NYY 12 . . . 0
ON PACE 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 67 . . . 0
Career 259 . . .
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COL vs SD 08:40 EDT EST
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DET @TB 06:50 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
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LAD @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Landon Knack
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MIL @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
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NYM @SF 03:45 EDT EST Sean Manaea
Blake Snell
NYY vs OAK 07:05 EDT EST Clarke Schmidt
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