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Ian Happ or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 7 • Start New
Ian Happ

Ian Happ

LFChicago Cubs CHC
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Happ over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Ian Happ
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Happ

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Ian Happ
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250002.3790.25017
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.220004.3470.244112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143023.1360.19006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.211063.2200.237012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Ian Happ
OWN
82%
-6.18 compared to last week
START
68%
+1.15 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
61%
-12.06 compared to last week
START
43%
-10.29 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Ian Happ
37th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Ian Happ

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF DH . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 38th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 51st.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 327th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.278
  • Ranked 277th in batting average with 0.237
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 127th with 0.342
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 198th with 0.414
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 165th with 0.756
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 246th with 9
  • Top 25 in walks and is currently ranked 23rd with 63
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 160th in RBI with 57
  • Top 75 in runs scored and is currently ranked 71st with 73
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.8 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.024, OBP: -0.017, HRs: -20, RBI: -73, Runs: -68, Wlks: -79, Stls: -13,
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

  • Ranked 146th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.319
  • Top 100 in batting average with 0.277 and is currently ranked 93rd
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 194th with 0.325
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 343rd with 0.357
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 291st with 0.682
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 491st with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 469th in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 461st in runs scored with 15
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.277, OBP: +0.325, HRs: +1, RBI: +14, Runs: +15, Wlks: +9, Stls: +4,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Ian Happ

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Ian Happ
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29@NYMMark Leiter Jr.W 1-3
Apr 30@NYMSean Reid-FoleyL 4-2
May 01@NYMShota ImanagaW 0-1
May 02@NYMDanny YoungL 7-6
May 03VS MILElvis PegueroL 1-3
May 04VS MILJameson TaillonW 6-5
May 05VS MILFreddy Peralta
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250002.4000.25016
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Apr 29VS CINNick LodoloL 2-5
Apr 30VS CINYu DarvishW 6-4
May 01VS CINEnyel De Los SantosW 6-2
May 03@ARIDylan CeaseW 1-7
May 04@ARIMichael KingW 1-13
May 05@ARIRyne Nelson
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.176023.1670.23505
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Ian Happ
17.70
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
7.62
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Ian Happ
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2017 CHC 115 92 24 62 68 8 39 .253 .328 .514 308
2018 CHC 143 90 15 56 44 8 70 .233 .353 .408 262
2019 CHC 58 37 11 25 30 2 15 .264 .333 .564 134
2020 CHC 59 58 17 32 33 1 30 .280 .377 .580 186
2021 CHC 149 103 24 61 62 8 60 .225 .320 .431 390
2022 CHC 151 146 17 65 71 9 56 .272 .344 .446 459
2023 CHC 159 144 21 86 84 14 99 .248 .360 .431 553
2024 CHC 31 26 1 18 11 1 20 .224 .343 .310 83
ON PACE 147 123 4 85 52 4 95 .224 .343 .310 395
3-YEAR AVG 153 131 21 71 72 10 72 .250 .343 .436 467
Career 865 696 130 405 403 51 389 .250 .345 .454
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 35 31 1 15 14 4 9 .277 .325 .357 102
ON PACE 157 139 4 67 63 18 40 .277 .325 .357 459
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 35 31 1 15 14 4 9 .277 .325 .357
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