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Whit Merrifield or Chris Sale

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Whit Merrifield

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Chris Sale

Chris Sale

SPAtlanta Braves ATL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Sale

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Whit Merrifield
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Sale over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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Performance Whit Merrifield
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333012.3330.41713
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.278123.2630.50016
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Chris Sale
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.291-000610.431
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.572-0001320.642
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
 
7%
-4.47 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-0.5 compared to last week
OWN/START Chris Sale
OWN
99%
-0.03 compared to last week
START
77%
+6.99 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
59th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Chris Sale
22nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Whit Merrifield

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF 2B . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 59th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 38th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Marcus Semien
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 378th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.267
  • Ranked 210th in batting average with 0.252
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 372nd with 0.286
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 282nd with 0.385
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 314th with 0.671
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 380th with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 233rd in RBI with 39
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 236th in runs scored with 39
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.086, OBP: -0.101, HRs: -10, RBI: -65, Runs: -61, Wlks: -35, Stls: -24,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Chris Sale

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 23rd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 25th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 25 in WHIP and is currently ranked 21st with 1.02
  • Top 75 in ERA and is currently ranked 73rd with 3.91
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 101st with 87
  • Currently ranked 133rd in wins with 4
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -3, L: -4, WHIP: -0.221, ERA: -0.625, K's: -92, Walks: -22
Next Up Health Check
Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Injury Chris Sale

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Whit Merrifield
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@CINRanger SuarezW 0-7
Apr 23@CINFernando CruzL 8-1
Apr 24@CINJustin WilsonL 7-4
Apr 25@CINZack WheelerW 0-5
Apr 26@SDAaron NolaW 3-9
Apr 27@SDRanger SuarezW 1-5
Apr 28@SDMichael King
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.263012.3000.31615
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Chris Sale
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS MIABryce ElderW 3-0
Apr 23VS MIAMax FriedW 5-0
Apr 24VS MIAA.J. MinterW 4-3
Apr 26VS CLEChris SaleW 6-2
Apr 27VS CLEScott BarlowL 2-4
Apr 28VS CLEBen Lively
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.861-1001340.862
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Whit Merrifield
10.52
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Chris Sale
15.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Whit Merrifield
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 KC 81 88 2 44 29 8 19 .283 .323 .392 194
2017 KC 145 169 19 80 78 34 29 .288 .324 .460 481
2018 KC 158 192 12 88 60 45 61 .304 .367 .438 519
2019 KC 160 204 16 105 73 20 45 .304 .350 .466 513
2020 KC 60 71 9 38 31 12 12 .286 .328 .444 199
2021 KC 161 179 10 95 73 39 40 .275 .316 .394 604
2022 KC 135 121 11 70 58 16 37 .250 .300 .378 435
2023 TOR 154 149 11 66 67 26 37 .272 .318 .381 484
2024 PHI 17 8 1 5 2 2 2 .186 .217 .279 39
ON PACE 98 46 5 28 11 11 11 .186 .217 .279 225
3-YEAR AVG 150 150 11 77 66 27 38 .267 .312 .385 508
Career 1071 1181 91 591 471 202 282 .283 .329 .420
Career Chris Sale
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 CHW 21 21.0 392 32 10 4 2-1 2.14 1.19 13.7 121
2011 CHW 58 61.2 1104 79 27 8 2-2 3.21 1.28 11.5 259
2012 CHW 30 189.2 3016 192 51 0 17-8 3.08 1.14 9.1 577
2013 CHW 30 212.0 3247 226 46 0 11-14 3.14 1.08 9.6 591
2014 CHW 24 159.0 2535 188 36 0 10-4 2.32 0.96 10.6 498
2015 CHW 31 206.1 3323 274 42 0 13-11 3.45 1.1 12 625
2016 CHW 32 226.2 3431 233 45 0 17-10 3.38 1.04 9.3 645
2017 BOS 32 212.0 3428 308 43 0 17-8 2.93 0.98 13.1 701
2018 BOS 27 158.0 2525 237 34 0 12-4 2.11 0.86 13.5 552
2019 BOS 25 145.0 2466 218 37 0 6-11 4.47 1.1 13.5 411
2021 BOS 10 45.0 749 56 15 0 4-2 4.2 1.33 11.2 104
2022 BOS 2 7.1 102 5 1 0 0-1 2.45 0.82 6.1 6
2023 BOS 20 102.2 1670 125 29 0 6-5 4.3 1.13 11 246
2024 ATL 5 31.2 465 33 7 0 3-1 3.69 0.92 9.4 85
ON PACE 32 203 3013 213 45 0 19-6 3.69 0.92 9.4 549
3-YEAR AVG 11 50 840 62 15 0 3-3 4.18 1.18 10.8 119
Career 347 1764.0 28453 2206 423 0 0-0 3.23 1.07 11.3
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