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Willson Contreras or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Willson Contreras

Willson Contreras

CSt. Louis Cardinals STL
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Contreras over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Willson Contreras
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Contreras

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Willson Contreras
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.238224.3330.57106
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.310257.4200.595112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.294040.3160.29406
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.317080.3260.390212
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Willson Contreras
OWN
92%
+5.92 compared to last week
START
84%
+8.64 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
73%
-4.91 compared to last week
START
53%
-9.83 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Willson Contreras
6th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Willson Contreras

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: C DH . However, he plays C most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 7th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 6th.
  • The current leader among C's is William Contreras
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.378 and is currently ranked 26th
  • Among the best in batting average with 0.322 and is currently ranked 5th
  • Among the best in on base percentage and is currently ranked 4th with 0.427
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 12th with 0.586
  • Among the best in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 5th with 1.012
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 260th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 201st in RBI with 44
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 248th in runs scored with 37
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.028, OBP: +0.057, HRs: -15, RBI: -57, Runs: -41, Wlks: -38, Stls: -5,
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 25th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.365 and is currently ranked 39th
  • Top 25 in batting average with 0.308 and is currently ranked 22nd
  • Top 75 on base percentage and is currently ranked 55th with 0.366
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 246th with 0.396
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 160th with 0.762
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 347th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 481st in RBI with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 496th in runs scored with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.308, OBP: +0.366, HRs: +1, RBI: +12, Runs: +12, Wlks: +9, Stls: +4,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Willson Contreras

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Willson Contreras
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS ARIRyan HelsleyW 5-3
Apr 23VS ARITommy HenryL 1-14
Apr 24VS ARIKyle GibsonW 5-1
Apr 26@NYMMiles MikolasW 2-4
Apr 27@NYMSonny GrayW 4-7
Apr 28@NYMJose Quintana
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.276225.3640.55208
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
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 Walker
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.308040.3330.30805
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Willson Contreras
15.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
8.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Willson Contreras
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 CHC 75 69 12 32 35 2 26 .276 .352 .484 185
2017 CHC 117 104 21 50 74 5 45 .276 .356 .499 318
2018 CHC 138 118 10 50 54 4 53 .249 .339 .390 290
2019 CHC 105 99 24 57 64 1 38 .275 .357 .536 303
2020 CHC 60 45 7 34 25 1 22 .234 .363 .396 131
2021 CHC 128 96 21 61 57 6 52 .238 .342 .443 356
2022 CHC 113 99 21 64 54 4 43 .242 .347 .462 369
2023 STL 128 111 19 54 66 6 51 .261 .356 .459 395
2024 STL 22 22 4 13 9 1 13 .289 .413 .539 81
ON PACE 132 132 24 78 54 6 78 .289 .413 .539 486
3-YEAR AVG 123 102 20 60 59 5 49 .247 .348 .455 373
Career 886 763 139 415 438 30 343 .257 .352 .461
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 29 28 1 12 12 4 9 .308 .366 .396 89
ON PACE 156 151 5 64 64 21 48 .308 .366 .396 480
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 29 28 1 12 12 4 9 .308 .366 .396
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