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Ronald Acuna Jr. or Merrill Kelly

Who Should I Start? - Week 4 • Start New
Ronald Acuna Jr.

Ronald Acuna Jr.

RFAtlanta Braves ATL
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Acuna Jr. over Kelly

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over Acuna Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Performance Ronald Acuna Jr.
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.400125.4830.60046
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.3061411.4040.429712
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Merrill Kelly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000521.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.451-000951.272
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ronald Acuna Jr.
OWN
99%
-1.24 compared to last week
START
95%
-4.56 compared to last week
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
73%
+0.99 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ronald Acuna Jr.
1st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
31st
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ronald Acuna Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 1st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 12th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.341 and is currently ranked 79th
  • Among the best in batting average with 0.327 and is currently ranked 6th
  • Top 15 on base percentage and is currently ranked 12th with 0.412
  • Top 35 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 33rd with 0.543
  • Top 20 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 17th with 0.956
  • Top 20 in steals and is currently ranked 18th with 44
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 52nd with 50
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 137th in RBI with 58
  • He has a lot of runs scored and is currently ranked 6th with 93
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.026, OBP: -0.003, HRs: -40, RBI: -100, Runs: -134, Wlks: -72, Stls: -66,
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 15th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 41st with 1.14
  • Top 25 in ERA and is currently ranked 22nd with 3.00
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 7th with 46
  • Top 75 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 51st with 138
  • Top 20 in wins and is currently ranked 17th with 8
  • Top 15 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 14th 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 Ronald Acuna Jr.

No Injury Reported

Injury Merrill Kelly

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ronald Acuna Jr.
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15@HOUAaron BummerW 1-6
Apr 16@HOUReynaldo LopezW 2-6
Apr 17@HOUA.J. MinterW 4-5
Apr 19VS TEXAndrew Heaney
Apr 20VS TEXNathan Eovaldi
Apr 21VS TEXMichael Lorenzen
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.385112.4670.69213
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Apr 15VS CHCKeegan ThompsonL 2-3
Apr 16VS CHCKevin GinkelW 12-11
Apr 17VS CHCHayden WesneskiL 3-5
Apr 18@SFLogan WebbL 5-0
Apr 19@SFBlake Snell
Apr 20@SFKyle Harrison
Apr 21@SFJordan Hicks
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000521.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ronald Acuna Jr.
28.96
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Merrill Kelly
18.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ronald Acuna Jr.
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 ATL 111 127 26 78 64 15 45 .293 .358 .552 395
2019 ATL 161 184 42 128 103 37 80 .286 .368 .530 630
2020 ATL 58 50 15 56 30 11 45 .243 .378 .534 225
2021 ATL 84 84 24 72 52 17 49 .283 .394 .596 383
2022 ATL 118 121 13 70 43 28 51 .266 .353 .404 397
2023 ATL 163 219 41 152 106 75 82 .333 .414 .588 953
2024 ATL 17 21 1 17 6 8 10 .309 .413 .412 74
ON PACE 162 200 9 162 57 76 95 .309 .413 .412 705
3-YEAR AVG 122 141 26 98 67 40 61 .301 .390 .530 578
Career 712 806 162 573 404 191 362 .292 .380 .531
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 32 197 2924 170 48 0 16-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 581
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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