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Jose Alvarado or Merrill Kelly

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Jose Alvarado

Jose Alvarado

RPPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Alvarado over Kelly

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jose Alvarado
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over Alvarado

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Merrill Kelly
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Performance Jose Alvarado
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
8.180-001111.822
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.250-002310.755
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 Jose Alvarado
OWN
74%
+2.06 compared to last week
START
68%
+3.66 compared to last week
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
96%
-3.61 compared to last week
START
26%
-53.05 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jose Alvarado
34th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jose Alvarado

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 35th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 171st.
  • The current leader among RP's is Logan Allen
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 147th in WHIP with 1.34
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 89th
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 54th with 21
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 198th with 43
  • Top 35 in saves and is currently ranked 31st with 8
  • Top 50 in holds and is currently ranked 42nd with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: EVEN, WHIP: +0.125, ERA: +3.796, K's: -58, Walks: -11
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
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 Jose Alvarado

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 Jose Alvarado
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
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.500-000321.502
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 Jose Alvarado
14.09
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Merrill Kelly
16.72
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jose Alvarado
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2017 TB 35 27.1 463 29 9 0 0-3 3.95 1.21 9.6 60
2018 TB 70 52.1 1038 80 29 8 1-6 2.92 1.36 13.8 215
2019 TB 35 25.1 586 39 27 7 1-6 5.68 2.21 13.9 96
2020 TB 11 10.2 241 17 9 0 0-0 5.06 1.78 14.3 23
2021 PHI 63 54.1 1018 66 46 5 6-1 4.31 1.6 10.9 154
2022 PHI 68 60.0 1032 91 27 3 5-2 3.45 1.22 13.7 182
2023 PHI 50 49.1 855 70 21 10 0-1 2.01 1.2 12.8 173
2024 PHI 11 9.2 179 10 7 4 0-1 5.59 1.24 9.3 32
ON PACE 71 60 1159 64 45 25 0-6 5.59 1.24 9.3 209
3-YEAR AVG 60 54 968 76 31 6 4-1 3.25 1.32 12.4 170
Career 343 282.0 5412 402 175 0 0-0 3.73 1.45 12.8
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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