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Matt Mervis or Josh Bell

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Matt Mervis

Matt Mervis

1BChicago Cubs CHC
Josh Bell

Josh Bell

1BMiami Marlins MIA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mervis over Bell

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Matt Mervis
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bell over Mervis

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Bell
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Performance Matt Mervis
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Josh Bell
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143124.2500.28606
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.186238.2710.372012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt Mervis
OWN
 
3%
-0.59 compared to last week
START
 
1%
+1.07 compared to last week
OWN/START Josh Bell
OWN
33%
-0.5 compared to last week
START
18%
+2 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt Mervis
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Josh Bell
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matt Mervis

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 45th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • On second thought, he hasn't played in quite enough games for me to calculate a reliable analysis for you. Expect his rating to evolve over the next few days.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.167, OBP: -0.242, HRs: -3, RBI: -11, Runs: -8, Wlks: -8, Stls: EVEN,
Breakdown Josh Bell

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B DH . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 31st among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 13th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 309th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.282
  • Ranked 212th in batting average with 0.251
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 204th with 0.324
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 177th with 0.431
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 182nd with 0.755
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 180th in RBI with 46
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 122nd in runs scored with 50
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.063, OBP: -0.039, HRs: -19, RBI: -66, Runs: -39, Wlks: -52, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Matt Mervis

No Injury Reported

Injury Josh Bell

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt Mervis
DateOpponentResult
Apr 23VS HOUJordan WicksW 7-2
Apr 24VS HOUSpencer Arrighetti
Apr 25VS HOUJustin Verlander
Apr 26@BOSKutter Crawford
Apr 27@BOSJosh Winckowski
Apr 28@BOSTanner Houck
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Josh Bell
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@ATLBryce ElderL 3-0
Apr 23@ATLMax FriedL 5-0
Apr 24@ATLReynaldo Lopez
Apr 26VS WASTrevor Williams
Apr 27VS WASMitchell Parker
Apr 28VS WASPatrick Corbin
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.176113.2630.41205
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt Mervis
5.75
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Josh Bell
13.22
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Matt Mervis
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 CHC 38 15 3 8 11 0 8 .167 .242 .289 59
2024 CHC 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 3
ON PACE 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 21
3-YEAR AVG 38 15 3 8 11 0 8 .167 .242 .289 59
Career 42 15 3 8 11 0 8 .161 .235 .280
Career Josh Bell
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2010 BAL 53 34 3 15 12 0 2 N/A N/A N/A 23
2011 BAL 26 10 0 6 6 0 4 N/A N/A N/A 1
2012 ARI 21 9 1 3 4 0 4 .173 .232 .269 18
2016 PIT 44 35 3 18 18 0 21 .276 .373 .409 100
2017 PIT 159 140 26 75 90 2 66 .255 .334 .466 433
2018 PIT 148 131 12 74 62 2 77 .261 .357 .411 371
2019 PIT 143 145 37 94 116 0 74 .275 .365 .567 524
2020 PIT 57 44 8 22 22 0 23 .229 .312 .370 110
2021 WAS 143 126 27 72 86 0 62 .262 .347 .480 493
2022 WAS 157 153 19 80 74 0 74 .274 .360 .440 524
2023 CLE 153 139 22 53 75 0 63 .250 .327 .423 444
2024 MIA 25 17 3 14 9 0 11 .187 .288 .319 69
ON PACE 162 110 19 90 58 0 71 .187 .288 .319 447
3-YEAR AVG 151 139 23 68 78 0 66 .262 .345 .446 487
Career 1129 983 161 526 574 4 481 .271 .356 .451
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