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MJ Melendez or Jose Altuve

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
MJ Melendez

MJ Melendez

LFKansas City Royals KC
Jose Altuve

Jose Altuve

2BHouston Astros HOU
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melendez over Altuve

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Altuve over Melendez

 
 
 
 
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Performance MJ Melendez
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.150000.1500.25006
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.189001.1890.324112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jose Altuve
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.217013.3080.26106
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.208035.2690.229112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START MJ Melendez
OWN
30%
-6.52 compared to last week
START
16%
-7.25 compared to last week
OWN/START Jose Altuve
OWN
100%
+1.33 compared to last week
START
99%
+2.36 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus MJ Melendez
70th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jose Altuve
2nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown MJ Melendez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 71st among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 83rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 254th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.293
  • Ranked 305th in batting average with 0.233
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 311th with 0.303
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 180th with 0.424
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 217th with 0.727
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 416th with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 272nd in RBI with 37
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 255th in runs scored with 42
  • 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: -0.058, OBP: -0.086, HRs: -12, RBI: -44, Runs: -55, Wlks: -53, Stls: -4,
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown Jose Altuve

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 2nd among 2B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 2nd.
  • The current leader among 2B's is Marcus Semien
  • Wow, would you look at that. The experts got it right on the money.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Top 75 in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.350 and is currently ranked 62nd
  • Top 10 in batting average with 0.319 and is currently ranked 9th
  • Top 25 on base percentage and is currently ranked 23rd with 0.384
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 41st with 0.526
  • Top 35 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 27th with 0.910
  • Top 75 in steals and is currently ranked 60th with 17
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 187th in RBI with 53
  • Top 35 in runs scored and is currently ranked 29th with 91
  • Top 100 in HRs and is currently ranked 86th with 22
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.2 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.001, OBP: -0.016, HRs: -11, RBI: -38, Runs: -50, Wlks: -29, Stls: -7,
Next Up Health Check
Injury MJ Melendez

No Injury Reported

Injury Jose Altuve

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups MJ Melendez
DateOpponentResult
May 13@SEAGeorge KirbyL 6-2
May 14@SEAMichael WachaW 2-4
May 15@SEABryan WooL 4-2
May 17VS OAK
May 18VS OAKRoss Stripling
May 19VS OAKJP Sears
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jose Altuve
DateOpponentResult
May 13VS OAKSpencer ArrighettiW 9-2
May 14VS OAKJosh HaderW 2-1
May 15VS OAKFramber ValdezW 3-0
May 16VS OAKCristian JavierW 8-1
May 17VS MILFreddy Peralta
May 18VS MILBryse Wilson
May 19VS MILColin Rea
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.267012.3530.33304
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating MJ Melendez
11.82
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jose Altuve
20.14
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career MJ Melendez
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 KC 119 88 16 47 53 0 64 .211 .312 .380 321
2023 KC 151 125 16 65 56 6 62 .235 .316 .398 388
2024 KC 40 23 4 10 12 2 9 .177 .230 .346 83
ON PACE 144 82 14 36 43 7 32 .177 .230 .346 298
3-YEAR AVG 135 107 16 56 55 3 63 .224 .314 .390 355
Career 310 236 36 122 121 8 135 .218 .305 .385
Career Jose Altuve
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2011 HOU 55 57 2 25 11 7 5 N/A N/A N/A 101
2012 HOU 147 167 7 80 37 33 40 .290 .340 .399 416
2013 HOU 152 176 5 64 52 35 32 .281 .314 .359 401
2014 HOU 142 200 6 74 53 44 33 .339 .377 .453 490
2015 HOU 154 200 15 86 67 39 33 .313 .353 .459 524
2016 HOU 161 215 24 108 96 30 60 .336 .395 .530 628
2017 HOU 153 204 24 112 81 32 58 .346 .410 .547 596
2018 HOU 137 168 13 84 61 16 55 .315 .384 .449 433
2019 HOU 142 174 36 103 83 8 46 .302 .355 .559 526
2020 HOU 60 61 10 43 29 2 28 .257 .341 .430 183
2021 HOU 160 178 35 136 89 7 71 .271 .343 .483 683
2022 HOU 145 154 28 101 53 18 63 .282 .366 .500 578
2023 HOU 110 126 21 87 57 15 46 .308 .384 .531 472
2024 HOU 43 55 7 28 14 7 16 .313 .376 .489 170
ON PACE 158 202 25 103 51 25 58 .313 .376 .489 625
3-YEAR AVG 138 153 28 108 66 13 60 .284 .361 .501 578
Career 1761 2135 233 1131 783 293 586 .314 .372 .476
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