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Jackson Merrill or James Paxton

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

Jackson Merrill

CFSan Diego Padres SD
James Paxton

James Paxton

SPLos Angeles Dodgers LAD
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Merrill over Paxton

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Paxton over Merrill

 
 
 
 
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Performance Jackson Merrill
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.353122.3890.52915
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.313123.3530.406311
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance James Paxton
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.500-000201.171
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.251-000600.922
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jackson Merrill
OWN
68%
+9.84 compared to last week
START
62%
+15.35 compared to last week
OWN/START James Paxton
OWN
43%
+8.73 compared to last week
START
21%
+1.87 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jackson Merrill
33rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus James Paxton
111th
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 Kyle Tucker
  • 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 0.333 and is currently ranked 95th
  • Top 50 in batting average with 0.291 and is currently ranked 45th
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 141st with 0.335
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 260th with 0.392
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 214th with 0.727
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 329th with 7
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 445th in RBI with 18
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 434th in runs scored with 19
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.291, OBP: +0.335, HRs: +3, RBI: +18, Runs: +19, Wlks: +11, Stls: +7,
Breakdown James Paxton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 112th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 69th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 182nd in WHIP with 1.57
  • Currently ranked 140th in ERA with 4.77
  • Top 35 in walks and is currently ranked 32nd with 44
  • Top 50 in wins and is currently ranked 47th with 8
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: -5, WHIP: +0.048, ERA: -1.707, K's: -77, Walks: -9
Next Up Health Check
Injury Jackson Merrill

No Injury Reported

Injury James Paxton

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jackson Merrill
DateOpponentResult
May 20@ATLReynaldo Lopez
May 20@ATLChris Sale
May 21@CINAndrew Abbott
May 22@CIN
May 23@CINFrankie Montas
May 24VS NYYCarlos Rodon
May 25VS NYYMarcus Stroman
May 26VS NYYClarke Schmidt
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167011.1670.16705
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups James Paxton
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS ARIJoe Mantiply
May 21VS ARIBrandon Pfaadt
May 22VS ARIRyne Nelson
May 24@CINGraham Ashcraft
May 25@CINHunter Greene
May 26@CINAndrew Abbott
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.731-000651.642
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Jackson Merrill
5.78
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating James Paxton
11.12
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 47 43 3 19 18 7 11 .291 .335 .392 140
ON PACE 158 145 10 64 60 23 37 .291 .335 .392 472
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 47 43 3 19 18 7 11 .291 .335 .392
Career James Paxton
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 SEA 4 24.0 384 21 7 0 3-0 1.5 0.92 7.9 84
2014 SEA 11 61.0 987 51 26 0 5-4 3.39 1.25 7.5 153
2015 SEA 13 67.0 1111 56 29 0 3-4 3.22 1.42 7.5 148
2016 SEA 20 121.0 1950 117 24 0 6-7 3.79 1.31 8.7 283
2017 SEA 24 133.2 2267 156 37 0 12-5 3.03 1.12 10.5 398
2018 SEA 28 158.0 2603 208 42 0 11-6 3.76 1.11 11.9 474
2019 NYY 32 159.0 2914 206 62 0 16-6 3.91 1.34 11.7 452
2020 NYY 5 20.1 356 26 7 0 1-1 6.64 1.48 11.5 41
2021 SEA 1 2.0 24 2 1 0 0-0 4.5 0.5 9 3
2023 BOS 19 96.0 1690 101 33 0 7-5 4.5 1.31 9.5 216
2024 LAD 8 44.1 734 24 24 0 5-0 2.84 1.38 4.9 105
ON PACE 26 146 2426 79 79 0 16-0 2.84 1.38 4.9 347
3-YEAR AVG 10 48 857 52 17 0 4-3 4.69 1.33 9.8 110
Career 165 877.0 15020 968 292 0 0-0 3.69 1.26 9.9
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI @LAD 10:10 EDT EST Joe Mantiply
Landon Knack
ATL vs SD 12:20 EDT EST Reynaldo Lopez
Dylan Cease
BAL @STL 07:45 EDT EST Dean Kremer
Sonny Gray
BOS @TB 06:50 EDT EST Tanner Houck
Taj Bradley
CHW @TOR 03:07 EDT EST Erick Fedde
Jose Berrios
CLE vs NYM 06:10 EDT EST Ben Lively
Tylor Megill
DET @KC 07:40 EDT EST Reese Olson
Michael Wacha
HOU vs LAA 08:10 EDT EST Framber Valdez
Reid Detmers
MIA vs MIL 06:40 EDT EST Ryan Weathers
Joe Ross
MIN @WAS 06:45 EDT EST Pablo Lopez
Mitchell Parker
NYY vs SEA 07:05 EDT EST Marcus Stroman
Logan Gilbert
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