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Jackson Merrill or J.D. Martinez

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
J.D. Martinez

J.D. Martinez

DHNew York Mets NYM
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Martinez

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jackson Merrill
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Martinez over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News J.D. Martinez
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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
Performance J.D. Martinez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.375010.3750.50003
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.375010.3750.50004
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
71%
-6.74 compared to last week
START
51%
-12.77 compared to last week
OWN/START J.D. Martinez
OWN
58%
+12.39 compared to last week
START
25%
+24.1 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus J.D. Martinez
5th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 26th.
  • 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 250th 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 487th in RBI with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 495th 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,
Breakdown J.D. Martinez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 5th among DH's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 14th.
  • The current leader among DH's is Shohei Ohtani
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 35 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.371 and is currently ranked 32nd
  • Top 75 in batting average with 0.289 and is currently ranked 59th
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 99th with 0.349
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 13th with 0.578
  • Top 25 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 24th with 0.927
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 176th in RBI with 49
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 369th in runs scored with 23
  • 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 increased by 2.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.103, OBP: +0.051, HRs: -34, RBI: -103, Runs: -62, Wlks: -36, Stls: -1,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Injury J.D. Martinez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
Matchups J.D. Martinez
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22@SFKeaton WinnL 5-2
Apr 23@SFLogan WebbL 5-1
Apr 24@SFReed GarrettW 2-8
Apr 26VS STLMiles MikolasL 2-4
Apr 27VS STLSonny GrayL 4-7
Apr 28VS STLLance Lynn
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.375010.3750.50003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jackson Merrill
8.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating J.D. Martinez
16.19
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career J.D. Martinez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 HOU 51 56 6 27 34 0 13 N/A N/A N/A 113
2012 HOU 113 95 11 34 55 0 40 .241 .311 .375 229
2013 HOU 86 74 7 24 36 2 10 .250 .272 .378 145
2014 HOU 114 128 22 55 73 6 29 .316 .361 .560 338
2015 DET 158 168 35 93 102 3 53 .282 .344 .518 474
2016 DET 119 140 22 69 68 1 49 .308 .375 .536 369
2017 DET 119 131 45 85 104 4 53 .303 .376 .690 484
2018 BOS 150 188 43 111 130 5 69 .330 .402 .629 605
2019 BOS 145 173 35 97 103 2 72 .304 .382 .553 523
2020 BOS 55 45 7 22 27 1 22 .209 .286 .381 125
2021 BOS 161 171 31 95 107 0 59 .288 .355 .528 576
2022 BOS 134 137 11 70 54 0 50 .275 .343 .425 383
2023 LAD 125 119 34 62 104 1 36 .269 .321 .570 428
2024 NYM 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .375 .500 4
ON PACE 24 18 0 0 6 0 0 .375 .375 .500 24
3-YEAR AVG 140 142 25 76 88 0 48 .278 .341 .507 462
Career 1534 1628 309 844 998 25 555 .297 .362 .525
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