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Otto Kemp or Nick Castellanos

Who Should I Start? - Week 17 • Start New
Otto Kemp

Otto Kemp

1BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Nick Castellanos

Nick Castellanos

RFPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Kemp over Castellanos

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Otto Kemp
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Castellanos over Kemp

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Nick Castellanos
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Performance Otto Kemp
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.200010.2000.30004
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250010.2860.30007
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Castellanos
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.300124.3000.45015
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.205265.2220.341111
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Otto Kemp
OWN
 
2%
-0.26 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.61 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Castellanos
OWN
88%
-1.04 compared to last week
START
67%
-6.73 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Otto Kemp
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Castellanos
57th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Otto Kemp

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: 1B LF . 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 42nd.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.350 and is currently ranked 69th
  • Ranked 208th in batting average with 0.247
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 195th with 0.316
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 310th with 0.337
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 275th with 0.653
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 525th with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 352nd in RBI with 11
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 387th in runs scored with 10
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.247, OBP: +0.316, HRs: +1, RBI: +11, Runs: +10, Wlks: +5, Stls: +1,
Breakdown Nick Castellanos

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 57th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 32nd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Aaron Judge
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 174th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.307
  • Ranked 139th in batting average with 0.267
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 238th with 0.303
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 118th with 0.451
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 155th with 0.755
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 289th with 3
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 108th in RBI with 30
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 181st in runs scored with 26
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.04, OBP: +0.024, HRs: -1, RBI: +4, Runs: -1, Wlks: -7, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Otto Kemp

No Injury Reported

Injury Nick Castellanos

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Otto Kemp
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18VS LAA
Jul 19VS LAA
Jul 20VS LAA
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Castellanos
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18VS LAA
Jul 19VS LAA
Jul 20VS LAA
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Otto Kemp
3.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Castellanos
10.71
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Otto Kemp
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2025 PHI 27 22 1 10 11 1 5 .247 .316 .337 57
ON PACE 45 37 1 16 18 1 8 .247 .316 .337 96
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 27 22 1 10 11 1 5 .247 .316 .337
Career Nick Castellanos
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2013 DET 11 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 6
2014 DET 140 128 10 47 62 2 34 .255 .303 .388 277
2015 DET 154 140 15 42 73 0 39 .255 .303 .419 308
2016 DET 109 117 18 54 58 1 28 .287 .334 .501 293
2017 DET 157 167 26 73 101 4 41 .272 .320 .490 453
2018 DET 157 185 23 88 89 2 49 .298 .354 .500 465
2019 DET 150 177 26 98 72 2 40 .289 .336 .520 462
2020 CIN 62 54 15 39 35 0 19 .236 .304 .502 173
2021 CIN 138 160 34 92 100 3 41 .308 .363 .578 557
2022 PHI 153 149 13 63 68 7 32 .260 .302 .382 406
2023 PHI 171 180 34 86 113 12 40 .267 .308 .483 560
2024 PHI 166 161 24 82 89 6 41 .258 .314 .437 520
2025 PHI 95 99 12 43 51 3 20 .273 .313 .438 294
ON PACE 160 167 20 72 86 5 33 .273 .313 .438 496
3-YEAR AVG 163 163 24 77 90 8 38 .262 .308 .436 495
Career 1663 1722 250 808 911 42 424 .273 .322 .469
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