Jackson Merrill or JJ Bleday

Baseball Stats Comparison

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Jackson Merrill or JJ Bleday Player Statistics
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	JJ Bleday LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	360	240

Runs	43	35

Hits	79	58

Singles	53	30

Doubles	15	11

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	10	16

RBI	38	43

Stolen Bases	19	4

Caught Stealing	2	3

Walks	28	39

Strikeouts	98	56

Batting Average	.219	.242

On Base Pct	.278	.350

Slugging Pct	.350	.496

On-base Plus Slugging	.628	.846

Jackson Merrill or JJ Bleday Player Projections
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	JJ Bleday LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	546	256

Runs	76	35

Hits	148	58

Singles	90	32

Doubles	31	13

Triples	5	1

Home Runs	22	11

RBI	81	35

Stolen Bases	8	2

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	39	30

Strikeouts	116	68

Batting Average	.272	.228

On Base Pct	.320	.310

Slugging Pct	.468	.416

On-base Plus Slugging	.788	.725

Jackson Merrill or JJ Bleday Player Notes
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD	JJ Bleday LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN
News
	Jackson Merrill went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 4-3 loss against the Dodgers on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 4th	JJ Bleday went 1-for-3 in a 4-0 win over the Cubs with a two-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th
	Jackson Merrill went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 12-7 loss against the Dodgers on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	Reds outfielder JJ Bleday went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, an additional run, an additional RBI, and a walk in a 11-5 win over the Phillies on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th
	Jackson Merrill went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI in the Padres 6-1 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th	Reds outfielder JJ Bleday went 2-for-4 with a homer, four RBI, and an additional run scored in a 12-0 rout of the Mets on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 16th
	Jackson Merrill went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 9-3 win over the Orioles on Friday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 14th	Reds outfielder JJ Bleday went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in a 5-3 loss to the D-backs on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 15th
	Jackson Merrill went 3-for-4 in the Padres 4-2 loss against the Nationals on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st	Reds outfielder JJ Bleday went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 9-2 loss to the Royals on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd
Notes
	Multiple trips to the injured list cut short what could have been a breakout campaign for the 22-year-old, holding Jackson Merrill to 115 games with 16 home runs and just one stolen base. Entering 2026 healthy, he's a strong bet to rebound toward his 2024 production. While he's unlikely to be a major contributor on the bases, a season in the range of 25 homers with around 80 runs and 80 RBI is well within reach. His expected batting average and slugging percentage both outpaced his actual results, pointing to poor fortune layered on top of the injury issues. Merrill still offers the highest ceiling among his peers and could push into OF2 value if everything clicks, though he's best drafted as an OF3 with upside baked in. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Jackson Merrill or JJ Bleday Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jackson Merrill CF - SD			JJ Bleday LF,CF,RF,DH - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#196	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#38
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#108
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#109
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#57
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#46
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#237	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#433	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#431	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#330
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#296	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#50
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#12	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65	vs SF	Landen Roupp (6-8)	#55
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#50	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#146	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#47
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#283	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (6-3)	#100
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#237	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#200
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#433	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#89
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#431
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#134	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#56
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	vs DET	Keider Montero (5-5)	#164
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#37
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#296
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#117	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#433
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#223	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#94	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#118
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#167	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#171	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#117
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#196	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#194
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#184
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#269
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#115	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#304
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#190
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#59	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#9	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#17	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#253
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#179
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (7-6)	#151	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (1-1)	#250
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#201
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#63	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#232
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#187
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-6)	#52	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (2-1)	#67	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#201	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#93	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#345
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (3-9)	#148	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#314	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#74
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#134
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#226
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#140	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#5	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#20
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#38	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#66
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#15	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#281
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#153	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#154
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#215	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#115
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#232	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#91
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#123	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13	@ PIT	Jared Jones (1-1)	#62
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#126
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#37	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-5)	#194	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#91
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#123	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#13	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#136
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#40	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (3-1)	#73
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#134	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#7
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#308
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#107	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (0-1)	#69	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#81	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#121	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-0)	#311
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#431
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#79	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124	@ SEA
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#99
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (9-6)	#8	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#41	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#46	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#53
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA			@ STL
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL			vs CLE
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL			vs CLE
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF			vs PIT
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF			vs PIT
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI			vs ATH
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU			@ WSH
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU			@ WSH
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU			@ WSH
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL			@ CWS
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL			@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM			vs STL
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM			vs STL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM			vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN			@ ARI
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN			@ ARI
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN			@ ARI
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT			@ SF
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT			@ SF
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT			@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN			vs SD
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN			vs SD
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN			vs SD
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			@ TOR
Sun, Mar 29th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Mon, Apr 20th				@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#366
Fri, Apr 24th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#32
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#426
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#209
Mon, Jul 27th				vs CLE
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL