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Jacob Young or Max Kepler

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Jacob Young

Jacob Young

CFWashington Nationals WAS
Max Kepler

Max Kepler

RFMinnesota Twins MIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Young over Kepler

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jacob Young
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kepler over Young

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Max Kepler
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Performance Jacob Young
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300033.2860.35016
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.222033.2160.250211
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Max Kepler
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300113.5000.80004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.258135.3430.516010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jacob Young
OWN
24%
-4.76 compared to last week
START
14%
-1.29 compared to last week
OWN/START Max Kepler
OWN
45%
-25.96 compared to last week
START
35%
-4.28 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jacob Young
72nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Max Kepler
56th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jacob Young

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 73rd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 49th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 148th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.317
  • Ranked 150th in batting average with 0.261
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 232nd with 0.317
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 422nd with 0.330
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 370th with 0.647
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 383rd with 28
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 391st in RBI with 23
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 315th in runs scored with 32
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.016, OBP: +0.005, HRs: EVEN, RBI: -1, Runs: +14, Wlks: -3, Stls: +2,
Breakdown Max Kepler

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 57th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 62nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.344 and is currently ranked 74th
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.294 and is currently ranked 41st
  • Top 50 on base percentage and is currently ranked 47th with 0.364
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 39th with 0.518
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 36th with 0.882
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 348th with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 173rd in RBI with 59
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 165th in runs scored with 65
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.045, OBP: +0.042, HRs: -20, RBI: -48, Runs: -57, Wlks: -35, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jacob Young

No Injury Reported

Injury Max Kepler

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jacob Young
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS MINMitchell ParkerW 12-3
May 21VS MINJoe RyanL 0-10
May 22VS MINSteven OkertL 2-3
May 24VS SEAMacKenzie GoreW 6-1
May 25VS SEALogan Gilbert
May 26VS SEABryan Woo
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333022.3080.33314
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Max Kepler
DateOpponentResult
May 20@WASMitchell ParkerL 12-3
May 21@WASJoe RyanW 0-10
May 22@WASSteven OkertW 2-3
May 24VS TEXBailey OberW 3-2
May 25VS TEXMichael Lorenzen
May 26VS TEX
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333113.6001.00003
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jacob Young
10.74
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Max Kepler
12.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jacob Young
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 WAS 33 27 0 9 12 13 10 .252 .314 .336 104
2024 WAS 42 33 0 23 11 15 7 .268 .319 .325 127
ON PACE 138 109 0 76 36 49 23 .268 .319 .325 419
3-YEAR AVG 33 27 0 9 12 13 10 .252 .314 .336 104
Career 75 60 0 32 23 28 17 .261 .317 .330
Career Max Kepler
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2015 MIN 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 -1
2016 MIN 113 92 17 52 63 6 42 .232 .307 .422 290
2017 MIN 147 124 19 67 69 6 47 .243 .312 .425 355
2018 MIN 156 119 20 80 58 4 71 .224 .319 .408 386
2019 MIN 137 132 36 98 90 1 63 .248 .334 .510 474
2020 MIN 50 39 9 28 23 3 25 .222 .324 .426 139
2021 MIN 121 88 19 60 54 10 53 .210 .304 .414 387
2022 MIN 111 84 9 52 42 3 49 .223 .318 .343 325
2023 MIN 143 119 24 73 66 1 46 .258 .328 .475 433
2024 MIN 34 32 4 16 18 1 11 .305 .373 .533 117
ON PACE 110 103 12 51 58 3 35 .305 .373 .533 379
3-YEAR AVG 125 97 17 62 54 5 49 .232 .317 .415 382
Career 1015 830 157 526 483 35 407 .236 .320 .434
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