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MJ Melendez or J.T. Realmuto

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
J.T. Realmuto

J.T. Realmuto

CPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Realmuto

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News MJ Melendez
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Realmuto over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News J.T. Realmuto
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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
Performance J.T. Realmuto
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143022.1740.23815
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.182155.2130.295111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
59%
-8.92 compared to last week
START
50%
-0.42 compared to last week
OWN/START J.T. Realmuto
OWN
98%
+0.17 compared to last week
START
87%
-1.28 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
51st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus J.T. Realmuto
3rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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,
Breakdown J.T. Realmuto

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 4th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 16th.
  • The current leader among C's is Salvador Perez
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 190th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.308
  • Ranked 199th in batting average with 0.254
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 291st with 0.305
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 158th with 0.441
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 193rd with 0.745
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 299th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 161st in RBI with 52
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 145th in runs scored with 55
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.022, OBP: -0.041, HRs: -19, RBI: -58, Runs: -62, Wlks: -31, Stls: -15,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury J.T. Realmuto

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups J.T. Realmuto
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@CINRanger SuarezW 0-7
Apr 23@CINFernando CruzL 8-1
Apr 24@CINJustin WilsonL 7-4
Apr 25@CINNick Martinez
Apr 26@SDJoe Musgrove
Apr 27@SDDylan Cease
Apr 28@SDMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235011.2350.35304
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
13.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating J.T. Realmuto
16.90
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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 22 16 4 9 12 1 8 .208 .282 .429 67
ON PACE 142 103 25 58 77 6 51 .208 .282 .429 434
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 292 229 36 121 121 7 134 .223 .312 .393
Career J.T. Realmuto
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2014 10 7 0 4 9 0 1 .269 .296 .385 21
2015 MIA 126 114 10 49 47 8 19 .259 .290 .406 275
2016 MIA 137 154 11 60 48 12 28 .303 .343 .430 329
2017 MIA 141 148 17 68 65 8 36 .278 .332 .451 372
2018 MIA 125 132 21 74 74 3 38 .277 .340 .484 371
2019 MIA 145 148 25 92 83 9 41 .275 .328 .493 438
2020 MIA 48 48 12 35 34 4 18 .273 .360 .511 161
2021 PHI 134 120 16 61 71 11 45 .259 .337 .431 409
2022 PHI 147 138 24 79 87 21 45 .261 .330 .461 510
2023 PHI 151 136 23 77 75 16 37 .253 .310 .459 468
2024 PHI 21 19 3 11 9 1 5 .232 .273 .366 54
ON PACE 136 123 19 71 58 6 32 .232 .273 .366 349
3-YEAR AVG 144 131 21 72 78 16 42 .257 .325 .451 462
Career 1185 1164 162 610 602 93 313 .270 .327 .453
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