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Pavin Smith or Matt Mervis

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Pavin Smith

Pavin Smith

1BArizona Diamondbacks ARI
Matt Mervis

Matt Mervis

1BMiami Marlins MIA
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith over Mervis

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mervis over Smith

 
 
 
 
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Performance Pavin Smith
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300013.3330.40005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300025.3640.375012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Matt Mervis
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167001.2310.25004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.136002.2690.18209
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Pavin Smith
OWN
23%
-2.52 compared to last week
START
16%
-1.26 compared to last week
OWN/START Matt Mervis
OWN
 
3%
-1.26 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-1 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Pavin Smith
55th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Matt Mervis
18th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Pavin Smith

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH 1B . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 56th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 24th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Bryce Harper
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 10 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.440 and is currently ranked 10th
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.298 and is currently ranked 49th
  • Top 15 on base percentage and is currently ranked 11th with 0.416
  • Top 75 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 68th with 0.492
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 32nd with 0.908
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 249th with 1
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 51st with 25
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 335th in RBI with 11
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 177th in runs scored with 22
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.067, OBP: +0.154, HRs: +3, RBI: +1, Runs: +16, Wlks: +23, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Matt Mervis

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B DH . However, he plays 1B most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 40th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Pete Alonso
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 381st in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.222
  • Ranked 376th in batting average with 0.181
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 351st with 0.263
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 170th with 0.410
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 237th with 0.672
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 292nd in RBI with 14
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 306th in runs scored with 14
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.066, OBP: +0.115, HRs: +7, RBI: +11, Runs: +13, Wlks: +9, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Pavin Smith

No Injury Reported

Injury Matt Mervis

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Pavin Smith
DateOpponentResult
May 19@LADBrandon PfaadtW 5-9
May 20@LADAnthony BandaL 4-3
May 21@LADDustin May
May 23@STLMiles Mikolas
May 24@STLMatthew Liberatore
May 25@STLSonny Gray
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.421013.4760.47406
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Matt Mervis
DateOpponentResult
May 19VS CHCValente BellozoW 8-7
May 20VS CHCJameson TaillonL 1-14
May 21VS CHCCade Horton
May 23@LAAYusei Kikuchi
May 24@LAAJose Soriano
May 25@LAAKyle Hendricks
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.100000.1820.10004
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Pavin Smith
11.65
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Matt Mervis
7.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Pavin Smith
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 ARI 12 10 1 7 4 1 5 .270 .341 .405 29
2021 ARI 143 130 11 66 49 1 41 .266 .327 .405 393
2022 ARI 72 50 9 23 33 1 27 .209 .289 .356 176
2023 ARI 95 39 7 27 30 1 36 .194 .319 .323 207
2024 ARI 62 37 9 26 36 1 18 .270 .348 .547 190
2025 ARI 45 37 4 22 11 1 25 .298 .416 .492 121
ON PACE 148 122 13 72 36 3 82 .298 .416 .492 400
3-YEAR AVG 76 42 8 25 33 1 27 .218 .314 .390 191
Career 429 303 41 171 163 6 152 .247 .331 .407
Career Matt Mervis
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 CHC 38 15 3 8 11 0 8 .167 .242 .289 59
2024 CHC 15 3 0 1 3 0 1 .115 .148 .154 16
2025 MIA 38 20 7 14 14 0 11 .185 .270 .407 75
ON PACE 130 68 24 48 48 0 37 .185 .270 .407 258
3-YEAR AVG 27 9 2 5 7 0 5 .155 .222 .259 38
Career 91 38 10 23 28 0 20 .170 .246 .330
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