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Seth Lugo or Merrill Kelly

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Seth Lugo

Seth Lugo

SPKansas City Royals KC
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lugo over Kelly

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Seth Lugo
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over Lugo

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Merrill Kelly
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Performance Seth Lugo
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.060-100111.961
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.981-100521.242
Season stats based on the past 14 days
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
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Seth Lugo
OWN
70%
-3.36 compared to last week
START
44%
-2.02 compared to last week
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
96%
-3.62 compared to last week
START
27%
-51.87 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Seth Lugo
85th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Seth Lugo

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 86th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 33rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is performing amazing in the past 30 days. Will he keep it up?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 58th with 1.19
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 40th with 3.21
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 57th with 31
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 31st with 8
  • Top 35 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 32nd with 119.2
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -5, L: -6, WHIP: -0.026, ERA: -1.577, K's: -126, Walks: -29
Breakdown Merrill Kelly

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 36th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • 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 7th with 46
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 96th with 138
  • Top 25 in wins and is currently ranked 25th with 8
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 87th 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
Next Up Health Check
Injury Seth Lugo

No Injury Reported

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.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Seth Lugo
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
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@STLRyan HelsleyL 5-3
Apr 23@STLTommy HenryW 1-14
Apr 24@STLKyle GibsonL 5-1
Apr 26@SEAGeorge Kirby
Apr 27@SEAEmerson Hancock
Apr 28@SEALogan Gilbert
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Seth Lugo
13.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Merrill Kelly
16.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Seth Lugo
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2016 NYM 17 64.0 961 45 21 0 5-2 2.67 1.09 6.3 151
2017 NYM 19 99.0 1641 85 25 0 7-5 4.82 1.4 7.7 217
2018 NYM 54 98.1 1615 103 28 3 3-4 2.65 1.1 9.4 257
2019 NYM 61 77.2 1275 104 16 6 7-4 2.78 0.93 12.1 262
2020 NYM 14 30.0 511 35 8 3 3-4 6 1.47 10.5 77
2021 NYM 44 45.2 686 54 16 1 4-3 3.35 1.2 10.6 108
2022 NYM 62 64.2 1067 68 19 4 4-2 3.62 1.19 9.5 156
2023 SD 26 146.1 2377 140 36 0 8-7 3.57 1.2 8.6 343
2024 KC 5 31.0 460 14 7 0 3-1 2.03 1.19 4.1 73
ON PACE 32 201 2980 90 45 0 19-6 2.03 1.19 4.1 469
3-YEAR AVG 44 84 1377 87 24 2 5-4 3.61 1.22 9.3 202
Career 302 645.0 10593 648 176 0 0-0 3.53 1.21 9
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 24 151 2249 130 37 0 12-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 447
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
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