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Jake Burger or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Jake Burger

Jake Burger

3BMiami Marlins MIA
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Burger over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Burger

 
 
 
 
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Performance Jake Burger
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.01
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000.02
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.050011.0500.10006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.158051.1750.184012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jake Burger
OWN
63%
-0.51 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-0.11 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
60%
-12.67 compared to last week
START
36%
-6.97 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jake Burger
17th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jake Burger

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 3B 1B . However, he plays 3B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 18th among 3B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 31st.
  • The current leader among 3B's is Alec Bohm
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Oblique (Since Apr 14, 2024). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 268th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.291
  • Ranked 144th in batting average with 0.264
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 193rd with 0.325
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 68th with 0.492
  • Top 100 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 81st with 0.818
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 139th in RBI with 57
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 203rd in runs scored with 47
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.02, OBP: -0.026, HRs: -31, RBI: -65, Runs: -63, Wlks: -27, Stls: -1,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Jackson Merrill

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 33rd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 30th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 156th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.315
  • Ranked 119th in batting average with 0.269
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 205th with 0.322
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 354th with 0.352
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 308th with 0.674
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 509th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 481st in RBI with 13
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 488th in runs scored with 13
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.269, OBP: +0.322, HRs: +1, RBI: +13, Runs: +13, Wlks: +9, Stls: +4,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jake Burger

OBLIQUE - Since Apr 14, 2024

Burger is dealing with a left intercostal muscle strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. He is expected to return in early May.
Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jake Burger
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS PITLuis L. OrtizL 5-6
Mar 29VS PITRyder RyanL 2-7
Mar 30VS PITJared JonesL 3-9
Mar 31VS PITDavid BednarL 7-9
Apr 01VS LAAAdam CimberL 4-7
Apr 02VS LAATyler AndersonL 1-3
Apr 03VS LAAPatrick SandovalL 2-10
Apr 04@STLGiovanny GallegosL 8-5
Apr 06@STLSteven MatzL 3-1
Apr 07@STLMax MeyerW 3-10
Apr 08@NYYNestor CortesL 7-0
Apr 09@NYYCarlos RodonL 3-2
Apr 10@NYYRyan WeathersW 2-5
Apr 12VS ATLMax FriedL 1-8
Apr 13VS ATLMax MeyerW 5-1
Apr 14VS ATLA.J. MinterL 7-9
Apr 15VS SFKyle HarrisonL 3-4
Apr 16VS SFRyan WeathersW 6-3
Apr 17VS SFKeaton WinnL 1-3
Apr 18@CHC
Apr 19@CHCJameson TaillonL 8-3
Apr 20@CHCShota ImanagaL 5-3
Apr 20@CHCCalvin FaucherW 2-3
Apr 21@CHCEdward CabreraW 3-6
Apr 22@ATLBryce ElderL 3-0
Apr 23@ATLMax FriedL 5-0
Apr 24@ATLA.J. MinterL 4-3
Apr 26VS WASDerek LawL 1-3
Apr 27VS WASJacob BarnesL 4-11
Apr 28VS WASDerek LawL 9-12
Apr 29VS WASJake IrvinL 2-7
Apr 30VS COLTanner ScottW 7-6
May 01VS COLRoddery MunozW 4-1
May 02VS COLBurch SmithW 5-4
May 03@OAKJP SearsL 3-1
May 04@OAKPaul Blackburn
May 05@OAKJoe Boyle
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.2283158.2810.421019
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Mar 20VS LADDaniel HudsonL 2-5
Mar 21@LADMichael KingW 11-15
Mar 28VS SFYuki MatsuiW 6-4
Mar 29VS SFKyle HarrisonL 3-8
Mar 30VS SFJordan HicksL 6-9
Mar 31VS SFPedro AvilaW 13-4
Apr 01VS STLKyle GibsonL 2-6
Apr 02VS STLMiles MikolasL 2-5
Apr 03VS STLJoe MusgroveW 3-2
Apr 05@SFCamilo DovalL 3-2
Apr 06@SFMichael KingW 0-4
Apr 07@SFRyan WalkerL 3-2
Apr 08VS CHCWandy PeraltaW 9-8
Apr 09VS CHCDrew SmylyL 1-5
Apr 10VS CHCDylan CeaseW 10-2
Apr 12@LADRobert SuarezW 7-8
Apr 13@LADGavin StoneL 5-2
Apr 14@LADYuki MatsuiW 3-6
Apr 15@MILJoe MusgroveW 3-7
Apr 16@MILDylan CeaseW 3-6
Apr 17@MILAbner UribeL 1-0
Apr 19VS TORBowden FrancisL 1-5
Apr 20VS TORJose BerriosL 2-5
Apr 21VS TORJoe MusgroveW 6-3
Apr 22@COLDylan CeaseW 1-3
Apr 23@COLJalen BeeksL 7-4
Apr 24@COLMatt WaldronW 2-5
Apr 25@COLTyler KinleyL 10-9
Apr 26VS PHIAaron NolaL 3-9
Apr 27VS PHIRanger SuarezL 1-5
Apr 28VS PHITaijuan WalkerL 6-8
Apr 29VS CINNick LodoloL 2-5
Apr 30VS CINYu DarvishW 6-4
May 01VS CINEnyel De Los SantosW 6-2
May 03@ARIDylan CeaseW 1-7
May 04@ARIBrandon Pfaadt
May 05@ARIRyne Nelson
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.26911313.3220.352434
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jake Burger
13.47
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
7.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jake Burger
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 CHW 15 10 1 5 3 0 4 .263 .333 .474 30
2022 CHW 51 42 8 20 26 0 10 .250 .301 .458 128
2023 CHW 147 124 34 71 80 1 32 .248 .307 .513 439
2024 MIA 19 13 3 8 15 0 5 .228 .281 .421 58
ON PACE 90 61 14 38 71 0 23 .228 .281 .421 276
3-YEAR AVG 71 59 14 32 36 0 15 .250 .307 .498 199
Career 232 189 46 104 124 1 51 .248 .305 .492
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 34 29 1 13 13 4 9 .269 .322 .352 96
ON PACE 157 134 4 60 60 18 41 .269 .322 .352 444
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 34 29 1 13 13 4 9 .269 .322 .352
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KC vs SF
SF vs KC
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs SD 08:10 EDT EST Brandon Pfaadt
Michael King
ATL @LAD 09:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Tyler Glasnow
BAL @CIN 06:40 EDT EST John Means
Andrew Abbott
BOS @MIN 02:10 EDT EST Brennan Bernardino
Pablo Lopez
CHC vs MIL 02:20 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Tobias Myers
CHW @STL 02:15 EDT EST Erick Fedde
Lance Lynn
CLE vs LAA 06:10 EDT EST Ben Lively
Reid Detmers
COL @PIT 04:05 EDT EST Austin Gomber
Jared Jones
DET @NYY 01:05 EDT EST Casey Mize
Clarke Schmidt
HOU vs SEA 07:15 EDT EST Framber Valdez
Logan Gilbert
KC vs TEX 07:10 EDT EST Michael Wacha
Dane Dunning
MIA @OAK 04:07 EDT EST Trevor Rogers
Paul Blackburn
NYM @TB 07:15 EDT EST Christian Scott
Zack Littell
PHI vs SF 06:05 EDT EST Ranger Suarez
Keaton Winn
TOR @WAS 04:05 EDT EST Kevin Gausman
Jake Irvin
Matchup Time
DEN vs MIN 7:00 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS vs TOR 8:00 PM EST