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A.J. Puk or Merrill Kelly

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
A.J. Puk

A.J. Puk

SPMiami Marlins MIA
Merrill Kelly

Merrill Kelly

SPArizona Diamondbacks ARI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Puk over Kelly

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News A.J. Puk
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kelly over Puk

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Merrill Kelly
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Performance A.J. Puk
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
21.000-100433.331
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Merrill Kelly
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000521.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START A.J. Puk
OWN
12%
-2.65 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-3.63 compared to last week
OWN/START Merrill Kelly
OWN
95%
-2.3 compared to last week
START
17%
-54.99 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus A.J. Puk
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Merrill Kelly
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown A.J. Puk

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 506th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 168th in wins with 3
  • Top 75 in saves and is currently ranked 59th with 3
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 2.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -6, L: -1, WHIP: +1.394, ERA: +4.953, K's: -67, Walks: +4
Breakdown Merrill Kelly

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 56th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 50th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is putting up better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 40th with 1.14
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 31st with 3.00
  • Top 10 in walks and is currently ranked 10th with 46
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 35th with 8
  • 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 A.J. Puk

SHOULDER - Since Apr 20, 2024

Puk is battling left shoulder fatigue and has been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Injury Merrill Kelly

SHOULDER - Since Apr 21, 2024

Kelly is dealing with a right shoulder strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He is expected to miss at least one month.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups A.J. Puk
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29VS WASJake Irvin
Apr 30VS COLRyan Feltner
May 01VS COL
May 02VS COLDakota Hudson
May 03@OAKJP Sears
May 04@OAKPaul Blackburn
May 05@OAKJoe Boyle
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Merrill Kelly
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29VS LADJames Paxton
Apr 30VS LADLandon Knack
May 01VS LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
May 03VS SDDylan Cease
May 04VS SDMichael King
May 05VS SDMatt Waldron
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating A.J. Puk
7.31
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Merrill Kelly
16.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career A.J. Puk
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 OAK 10 . . . 0
2021 OAK 12 . . . 0
2022 OAK 58 . . . 0
2023 MIA 59 . . . 0
2024 MIA 4 . . . 0
ON PACE 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 43 . . . 0
Career 143 . . .
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 22 136 2016 117 33 0 11-0 2.19 0.93 7.7 401
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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