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Kyle Isbel or Jacob Melton

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Kyle Isbel

Kyle Isbel

CFKansas City Royals KC
Jacob Melton

Jacob Melton

CFHouston Astros HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Isbel over Melton

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Kyle Isbel
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melton over Isbel

 
 
 
 
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Performance Kyle Isbel
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.333012.3680.55606
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.212024.2700.333011
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jacob Melton
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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 Isbel
OWN
 
1%
+0.02 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.31 compared to last week
OWN/START Jacob Melton
OWN
 
1%
+0.33 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kyle Isbel
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jacob Melton
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kyle Isbel

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 90th.
  • The current leader among CF's is Aaron Judge
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 296th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.267
  • Ranked 302nd in batting average with 0.222
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 371st with 0.257
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 340th with 0.310
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 363rd with 0.567
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 606th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 430th in RBI with 6
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 325th in runs scored with 14
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.01, OBP: -0.022, HRs: -4, RBI: -5, Runs: -11, Wlks: -7, Stls: -4,
Breakdown Jacob Melton

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among CF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 154th.
  • The current leader among CF's is Aaron Judge
  • 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 Ankle (Since Jun 13, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 20 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.412 and is currently ranked 17th
  • Ranked 232nd in batting average with 0.241
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 289th with 0.290
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 339th with 0.310
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 335th with 0.601
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 457th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 433rd in RBI with 6
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 510th in runs scored with 3
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.241, OBP: +0.29, HRs: EVEN, RBI: +6, Runs: +3, Wlks: +2, Stls: +3,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kyle Isbel

No Injury Reported

Injury Jacob Melton

ANKLE - Since Jun 13, 2025

Melton is dealing with a right ankle sprain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kyle Isbel
DateOpponentResult
Jul 07VS PITNoah CameronW 9-3
Jul 08VS PITCarlos EstevezW 4-3
Jul 09VS PITLucas ErcegW 4-3
Jul 11VS NYMHuascar BrazobanL 3-8
Jul 12VS NYMFrankie MontasL 1-3
Jul 13VS NYMClay Holmes
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286002.3330.50005
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jacob Melton
DateOpponentResult
Jul 07VS CLEMatt FestaL 5-7
Jul 08VS CLEJakob JunisL 6-10
Jul 09VS CLESlade CecconiL 2-4
Jul 11VS TEXJack LeiterL 3-7
Jul 12VS TEXBennett SousaW 5-4
Jul 13VS TEXNathan Eovaldi
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.000001.1110.00013
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kyle Isbel
6.15
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jacob Melton
2.83
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kyle Isbel
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 KC 28 20 1 16 7 2 7 .278 .342 .444 72
2022 KC 100 51 3 26 21 8 10 .220 .258 .332 182
2023 KC 95 70 5 45 34 7 17 .240 .281 .380 257
2024 KC 141 91 8 64 43 11 28 .229 .284 .364 351
2025 KC 84 55 3 25 18 2 9 .241 .259 .360 174
ON PACE 141 92 5 42 30 3 15 .241 .259 .360 293
3-YEAR AVG 112 71 5 45 33 9 18 .230 .277 .361 263
Career 448 287 20 176 123 30 71 .235 .277 .366
Career Jacob Melton
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2025 HOU 11 7 0 3 6 3 2 .241 .290 .310 25
ON PACE 18 11 0 5 10 5 3 .241 .290 .310 42
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 11 7 0 3 6 3 2 .241 .290 .310
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