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Jackson Merrill or Tyler Stephenson

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Jackson Merrill

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
Tyler Stephenson

Tyler Stephenson

CCincinnati Reds CIN
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Stephenson

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jackson Merrill
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Stephenson over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500113.5290.68835
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.355234.3940.548311
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Tyler Stephenson
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.381134.3810.66707
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.316246.3330.579012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
66%
+8.66 compared to last week
START
55%
+10.65 compared to last week
OWN/START Tyler Stephenson
OWN
12%
+1.7 compared to last week
START
 
8%
+1.13 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Tyler Stephenson
18th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jackson Merrill

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 33rd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 24th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Juan Soto
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 100 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.336 and is currently ranked 87th
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.294 and is currently ranked 44th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 125th with 0.340
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 245th with 0.399
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 198th with 0.738
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 332nd with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 454th in RBI with 17
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 435th in runs scored with 19
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.294, OBP: +0.34, HRs: +3, RBI: +17, Runs: +19, Wlks: +11, Stls: +7,
Breakdown Tyler Stephenson

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 19th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 14th.
  • The current leader among C's is William Contreras
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 362nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.273
  • Ranked 327th in batting average with 0.230
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 311th with 0.304
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 224th with 0.405
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 239th with 0.710
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 651st with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 292nd in RBI with 35
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 280th in runs scored with 39
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.001, OBP: +0.005, HRs: -8, RBI: -42, Runs: -41, Wlks: -35, Stls: +1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Injury Tyler Stephenson

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS COLDakota HudsonL 4-5
May 14VS COLCal QuantrillL 3-6
May 15VS COLAustin GomberL 0-8
May 17@ATLMatt WaldronW 1-3
May 18@ATL
May 19@ATLBryce Elder
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.409152.4400.54518
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Tyler Stephenson
DateOpponentResult
May 13@ARIJustin MartinezL 6-5
May 14@ARIHunter GreeneW 2-6
May 15@ARIRyan ThompsonL 2-1
May 16@LADNick MartinezW 2-7
May 17@LADMichael GroveL 7-3
May 18@LADWalker BuehlerL 4-0
May 19@LADYoshinobu Yamamoto
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.367246.3670.70009
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jackson Merrill
6.05
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Tyler Stephenson
10.92
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Jackson Merrill
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2024 SD 46 42 3 19 17 7 11 .294 .340 .399 138
ON PACE 158 144 10 65 58 24 37 .294 .340 .399 475
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 46 42 3 19 17 7 11 .294 .340 .399
Career Tyler Stephenson
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2020 CIN 8 5 2 4 6 0 2 .294 .400 .647 19
2021 CIN 131 99 10 55 45 0 40 .286 .365 .434 348
2022 CIN 53 53 6 24 35 1 12 .319 .372 .482 159
2023 CIN 146 114 13 59 56 0 47 .246 .320 .381 350
2024 CIN 38 27 5 18 14 1 12 .245 .325 .455 109
ON PACE 133 95 17 63 49 3 42 .245 .325 .455 383
3-YEAR AVG 110 89 10 46 45 0 33 .273 .345 .417 286
Career 376 298 36 160 156 2 113 .270 .344 .424
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ARI vs DET 04:10 EDT EST Jordan Montgomery
Matt Manning
ATL vs SD 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Yu Darvish
BAL vs SEA 01:35 EDT EST Corbin Burnes
George Kirby
BOS @STL 01:05 EDT EST Nick Pivetta
Matthew Liberatore
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST Jameson Taillon
Mitch Keller
CHW @NYY 01:35 EDT EST Chris Flexen
Carlos Rodon
CIN @LAD 04:10 EDT EST Hunter Greene
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
CLE vs MIN 01:40 EDT EST Tanner Bibee
Chris Paddack
COL @SF 04:05 EDT EST Dakota Hudson
Jordan Hicks
HOU vs MIL 02:10 EDT EST Spencer Arrighetti
Colin Rea
KC vs OAK 02:10 EDT EST Brady Singer
JP Sears
LAA @TEX 02:35 EDT EST Jose Soriano
Michael Lorenzen
MIA vs NYM 01:40 EDT EST Sixto Sanchez
Sean Manaea
PHI vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Aaron Nola
Trevor Williams
TB @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Aaron Civale
Alek Manoah
Matchup Time
DEN vs MIN 8:00 PM EST
IND @NY 3:30 PM EST
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