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Whit Merrifield or Jake Irvin

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

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Jake Irvin

Jake Irvin

SPWashington Nationals WAS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Irvin

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Whit Merrifield
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Irvin over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jake Irvin
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Performance Whit Merrifield
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.429002.5000.57112
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.389124.4210.66725
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jake Irvin
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-000300.671
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
7.061-100611.672
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
 
7%
-0.52 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-0.75 compared to last week
OWN/START Jake Irvin
OWN
11%
+1.42 compared to last week
START
 
6%
-1.84 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jake Irvin
120th
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 57th among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 27th.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Jose Altuve
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 352nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.273
  • Ranked 185th in batting average with 0.256
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 358th with 0.291
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 263rd with 0.391
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 294th with 0.682
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 354th with 11
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 244th in RBI with 39
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 240th in runs scored with 40
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.055, OBP: -0.058, HRs: -10, RBI: -65, Runs: -60, Wlks: -34, Stls: -23,
Breakdown Jake Irvin

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 112th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 78th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 117th in WHIP with 1.35
  • Currently ranked 117th in ERA with 4.58
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 47th with 36
  • Currently ranked 151st in wins with 4
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 86th with 104.2
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -1, L: -5, WHIP: -0.273, ERA: -0.514, K's: -73, Walks: -47
Next Up Health Check
Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Injury Jake Irvin

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Whit Merrifield
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28VS ATL
Mar 29VS ATLPierce JohnsonL 3-9
Mar 30VS ATLJesse ChavezL 4-12
Mar 31VS ATLMatt StrahmW 5-4
Apr 01VS CINAlexis DiazL 3-6
Apr 02VS CINSpencer TurnbullW 9-4
Apr 03VS CINFrankie MontasL 1-4
Apr 05@WASAaron NolaW 0-4
Apr 06@WASRanger SuarezW 2-5
Apr 07@WASMacKenzie GoreL 3-2
Apr 08@STLJeff HoffmanW 3-5
Apr 09@STLSonny GrayL 3-0
Apr 10@STLAaron NolaW 3-4
Apr 11VS PITRanger SuarezW 5-1
Apr 12VS PITBailey FalterL 2-5
Apr 13VS PITJeff HoffmanW 4-3
Apr 14VS PITMitch KellerL 2-9
Apr 15VS COLSeranthony DominguezW 2-1
Apr 16VS COLRanger SuarezW 5-0
Apr 17VS COLCristopher SanchezW 7-6
Apr 19VS CHWSpencer TurnbullW 7-0
Apr 20VS CHWZack WheelerW 9-5
Apr 21VS CHWAaron NolaW 8-2
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@SDTaijuan WalkerW 6-8
Apr 29@LAAAdam CimberL 6-5
Apr 30@LAAJose AlvaradoW 5-7
May 01@LAAZack WheelerW 1-2
May 03VS SFJordan Hicks
May 04VS SFKeaton Winn
May 05VS SFLogan Webb
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.217126.2600.326318
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jake Irvin
DateOpponentResult
Mar 28@CINFrankie MontasL 8-2
Mar 30@CINHunter HarveyW 6-7
Mar 31@CINLucas SimsL 6-5
Apr 01VS PITRoansy ContrerasL 4-8
Apr 03VS PITTrevor WilliamsW 5-3
Apr 04VS PITMartin PerezL 4-7
Apr 05VS PHIAaron NolaL 0-4
Apr 06VS PHIRanger SuarezL 2-5
Apr 07VS PHIMacKenzie GoreW 3-2
Apr 08@SFTrevor WilliamsW 1-8
Apr 09@SFJordan WeemsW 3-5
Apr 10@SFJordan HicksL 7-1
Apr 12@OAKMichael KellyL 2-1
Apr 13@OAKMacKenzie GoreW 1-3
Apr 14@OAKMitch SpenceL 7-6
Apr 15@LADMitchell ParkerW 4-6
Apr 16@LADRyan YarbroughL 6-2
Apr 17@LADJake IrvinW 0-2
Apr 19VS HOUJustin VerlanderL 3-5
Apr 20VS HOUKyle FinneganW 5-4
Apr 21VS HOUMitchell ParkerW 6-0
Apr 23VS LADAlex VesiaL 1-4
Apr 24VS LADLandon KnackL 2-11
Apr 25VS LADYoshinobu YamamotoL 1-2
Apr 26@MIADerek LawW 1-3
Apr 27@MIAJacob BarnesW 4-11
Apr 28@MIADerek LawW 9-12
Apr 29@MIAJake IrvinW 2-7
Apr 30@TEXJon GrayL 7-1
May 01@TEXTrevor WilliamsW 0-1
May 02@TEXNathan Eovaldi
May 03VS TORYusei Kikuchi
May 04VS TORKevin Gausman
May 05VS TOR
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.342-2002671.206
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Whit Merrifield
9.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jake Irvin
12.45
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 18 10 1 6 2 3 3 .217 .260 .326 46
ON PACE 91 50 5 30 10 15 15 .217 .260 .326 232
3-YEAR AVG 150 150 11 77 66 27 38 .267 .312 .385 508
Career 1072 1183 91 592 471 203 283 .283 .330 .420
Career Jake Irvin
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 WAS 24 118.2 2147 99 54 0 3-7 4.78 1.45 7.5 196
2024 WAS 6 33.2 507 26 7 0 2-2 4.28 1.19 7 66
ON PACE 32 180 2737 140 37 0 10-10 4.28 1.19 7 358
3-YEAR AVG 24 117 2147 99 54 0 3-7 4.78 1.45 7.5 196
Career 30 150.0 2654 125 61 0 0-0 4.74 1.41 7.5
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