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Whit Merrifield or Jake Irvin

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Whit Merrifield

Whit Merrifield

2BPhiladelphia Phillies PHI
Jake Irvin

Jake Irvin

SPWashington Nationals WAS
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrifield over Irvin

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Whit Merrifield
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Irvin over Merrifield

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Jake Irvin
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Performance Whit Merrifield
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.048003.2000.09505
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.118124.2310.23519
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jake Irvin
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.570-000600.571
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.500-1001010.832
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Whit Merrifield
OWN
 
7%
-0.63 compared to last week
START
 
6%
+2.2 compared to last week
OWN/START Jake Irvin
OWN
15%
+3.23 compared to last week
START
 
5%
+1.21 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Whit Merrifield
60th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jake Irvin
112th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Whit Merrifield

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: LF 2B 3B . However, he plays LF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 61st among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 23rd.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Marcus Semien
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 442nd in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.257
  • Ranked 262nd in batting average with 0.242
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 389th with 0.285
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 307th with 0.376
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 344th with 0.661
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 404th with 12
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 252nd in RBI with 41
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 239th in runs scored with 44
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.097, OBP: -0.071, HRs: -9, RBI: -63, Runs: -56, Wlks: -29, Stls: -22,
Breakdown Jake Irvin

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 113th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 88th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is doing much better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 105th in WHIP with 1.30
  • Currently ranked 103rd in ERA with 4.26
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 54th with 37
  • Currently ranked 180th in wins with 4
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -1, L: -4, WHIP: -0.363, ERA: -1.274, K's: -63, Walks: -46
Next Up Health Check
Injury Whit Merrifield

No Injury Reported

Injury Jake Irvin

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Whit Merrifield
DateOpponentResult
May 13@NYMOrion KerkeringW 4-5
May 14@NYMAaron NolaW 0-4
May 15VS NYMRanger SuarezW 10-5
May 16VS NYMJose Quintana
May 17VS WASJake Irvin
May 18VS WASMacKenzie Gore
May 19VS WASTrevor Williams
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.091001.2310.09114
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jake Irvin
DateOpponentResult
May 13@CHW
May 14@CHWErick FeddeL 4-0
May 14@CHWDerek LawW 3-6
May 15@CHWGarrett CrochetL 2-0
May 17@PHIZack Wheeler
May 18@PHICristopher Sanchez
May 19@PHIAaron Nola
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
6.000-100511.001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Whit Merrifield
9.09
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jake Irvin
11.97
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Whit Merrifield
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2016 KC 81 88 2 44 29 8 19 .283 .323 .392 194
2017 KC 145 169 19 80 78 34 29 .288 .324 .460 481
2018 KC 158 192 12 88 60 45 61 .304 .367 .438 519
2019 KC 160 204 16 105 73 20 45 .304 .350 .466 513
2020 KC 60 71 9 38 31 12 12 .286 .328 .444 199
2021 KC 161 179 10 95 73 39 40 .275 .316 .394 604
2022 KC 135 121 11 70 58 16 37 .250 .300 .378 435
2023 TOR 154 149 11 66 67 26 37 .272 .318 .381 484
2024 PHI 27 14 2 10 4 4 8 .175 .247 .288 71
ON PACE 99 51 7 36 14 14 29 .175 .247 .288 261
3-YEAR AVG 150 150 11 77 66 27 38 .267 .312 .385 508
Career 1081 1187 92 596 473 204 288 .282 .329 .419
Career Jake Irvin
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 WAS 24 118.2 2147 99 54 0 3-7 4.78 1.45 7.5 196
2024 WAS 8 45.2 717 36 8 0 2-3 3.55 1.09 7.1 91
ON PACE 30 175 2765 138 30 0 7-11 3.55 1.09 7.1 352
3-YEAR AVG 24 117 2147 99 54 0 3-7 4.78 1.45 7.5 196
Career 32 162.0 2864 135 62 0 0-0 4.5 1.37 7.5
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