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Josh Bell or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 6 • Start New
Josh Bell

Josh Bell

1BMiami Marlins MIA
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Bell over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Josh Bell
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Bell

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Josh Bell
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.087011.1600.08706
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143136.2220.224013
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235040.2630.23506
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.244070.2560.317212
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Josh Bell
OWN
29%
-2.59 compared to last week
START
16%
-2.62 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
70%
-8.97 compared to last week
START
60%
-15.19 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Josh Bell
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Josh Bell

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B DH . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 30th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 14th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 346th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.276
  • Ranked 240th in batting average with 0.246
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 232nd with 0.317
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 194th with 0.418
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 203rd with 0.735
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 188th in RBI with 47
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 134th in runs scored with 51
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.074, OBP: -0.057, HRs: -19, RBI: -65, Runs: -38, Wlks: -51, Stls: EVEN,
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 27th.
  • 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 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.346 and is currently ranked 70th
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.295 and is currently ranked 43rd
  • Top 100 on base percentage and is currently ranked 85th with 0.352
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 297th with 0.379
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 209th with 0.731
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 408th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 490th in RBI with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 497th in runs scored with 12
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.295, OBP: +0.352, HRs: +1, RBI: +12, Runs: +12, Wlks: +9, Stls: +4,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Josh Bell

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Josh Bell
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
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.154001.2140.15403
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29VS CINNick Lodolo
Apr 30VS CINNick Martinez
May 01VS CINGraham Ashcraft
May 03@ARIZac Gallen
May 04@ARIBrandon Pfaadt
May 05@ARITommy Henry
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Josh Bell
12.90
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
6.45
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Josh Bell
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2010 BAL 53 34 3 15 12 0 2 N/A N/A N/A 23
2011 BAL 26 10 0 6 6 0 4 N/A N/A N/A 1
2012 ARI 21 9 1 3 4 0 4 .173 .232 .269 18
2016 PIT 44 35 3 18 18 0 21 .276 .373 .409 100
2017 PIT 159 140 26 75 90 2 66 .255 .334 .466 433
2018 PIT 148 131 12 74 62 2 77 .261 .357 .411 371
2019 PIT 143 145 37 94 116 0 74 .275 .365 .567 524
2020 PIT 57 44 8 22 22 0 23 .229 .312 .370 110
2021 WAS 143 126 27 72 86 0 62 .262 .347 .480 493
2022 WAS 157 153 19 80 74 0 74 .274 .360 .440 524
2023 CLE 153 139 22 53 75 0 63 .250 .327 .423 444
2024 MIA 29 19 3 15 10 0 12 .176 .270 .287 74
ON PACE 162 106 16 83 55 0 67 .176 .270 .287 413
3-YEAR AVG 151 139 23 68 78 0 66 .262 .345 .446 487
Career 1133 985 161 527 575 4 482 .270 .355 .449
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 30 28 1 12 12 4 9 .295 .352 .379 90
ON PACE 156 146 5 62 62 20 47 .295 .352 .379 470
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 30 28 1 12 12 4 9 .295 .352 .379
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