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Kyle Tucker or Jackson Merrill

Who Should I Start? - Week 5 • Start New
Kyle Tucker

Kyle Tucker

RFChicago Cubs CHC
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Tucker over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Kyle Tucker
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Tucker

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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Performance Kyle Tucker
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.368266.4780.89535
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.302299.3800.581411
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kyle Tucker
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
94%
+2.32 compared to last week
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
100%
-0.25 compared to last week
START
 
9%
-2.44 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kyle Tucker
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
12th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kyle Tucker

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 1st.
  • 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

  • Ranked 146th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.309
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.314 and is currently ranked 47th
  • Top 20 on base percentage and is currently ranked 19th with 0.423
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 14th with 0.637
  • Top 15 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 12th with 1.060
  • Top 25 in steals and is currently ranked 24th with 7
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 14th with 20
  • Top 10 in RBI and is currently ranked 8th with 25
  • He has a lot of runs scored and is currently ranked 4th with 25
  • Top 35 in HRs and is currently ranked 29th with 7
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.031, OBP: +0.03, HRs: +2, RBI: +8, Runs: +10, Wlks: +2, Stls: +2,
Breakdown Jackson Merrill

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 74th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hamstring (Since Apr 7, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 50 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.393 and is currently ranked 39th
  • Top 10 in batting average with 0.378 and is currently ranked 9th
  • Top 25 on base percentage and is currently ranked 24th with 0.415
  • Top 10 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 9th with 0.676
  • Top 10 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 9th with 1.090
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 186th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 232nd in RBI with 10
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 302nd in runs scored with 7
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.06, OBP: +0.037, HRs: +2, RBI: -2, Runs: -5, Wlks: -6, Stls: -3,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kyle Tucker

No Injury Reported

Injury Jackson Merrill

HAMSTRING - Since Apr 7, 2025

Merrill is dealing with a hamstring injury and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kyle Tucker
DateOpponentResult
Apr 22VS LADPorter HodgeW 11-10
Apr 23VS LADMatthew BoydW 7-6
Apr 25VS PHITaijuan Walker
Apr 26VS PHIJesus Luzardo
Apr 27VS PHIAaron Nola
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.308156.4190.53837
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
Apr 21@DETBrenan HanifeeL 6-4
Apr 22@DETNick PivettaW 0-2
Apr 23@DETReese OlsonL 6-0
Apr 25VS TBShane Baz
Apr 26VS TBRyan Pepiot
Apr 27VS TBZack Littell
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kyle Tucker
27.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jackson Merrill
19.28
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kyle Tucker
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2018 HOU 28 9 0 10 4 1 6 .141 .236 .203 29
2019 HOU 31 20 4 17 11 6 7 .253 .322 .481 72
2020 HOU 70 72 11 35 50 7 19 .281 .329 .500 219
2021 HOU 155 162 34 92 105 20 56 .291 .354 .554 657
2022 HOU 155 138 29 69 100 25 62 .249 .324 .450 581
2023 HOU 169 169 29 101 113 30 88 .275 .364 .498 735
2024 HOU 80 80 23 56 49 11 57 .282 .401 .570 370
2025 CHC 26 32 7 25 25 7 20 .314 .423 .637 160
ON PACE 162 199 43 155 155 43 124 .314 .423 .637 996
3-YEAR AVG 135 129 27 75 87 22 69 .266 .357 .494 562
Career 714 682 137 405 457 107 315 .272 .352 .506
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 165 168 25 81 94 16 32 .290 .324 .499 586
2025 SD 10 14 3 7 10 1 3 .378 .415 .676 50
ON PACE 64 90 19 45 64 6 19 .378 .415 .676 324
3-YEAR AVG 165 168 25 81 94 16 32 .290 .324 .499 586
Career 175 182 28 88 104 17 35 .295 .330 .510
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