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Steven Matz or James McArthur

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Steven Matz

Steven Matz

SPSt. Louis Cardinals STL
James McArthur

James McArthur

RPKansas City Royals KC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Matz over McArthur

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting McArthur over Matz

 
 
 
 
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Performance Steven Matz
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance James McArthur
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.290-002501.902
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-104511.805
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Steven Matz
OWN
 
3%
-0.31 compared to last week
START
 
0%
+0.01 compared to last week
OWN/START James McArthur
OWN
65%
+1.38 compared to last week
START
63%
+2.63 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Steven Matz
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus James McArthur
30th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Steven Matz

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 358th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Logan Allen
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 107th in WHIP with 1.29
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 85th
  • Currently ranked 122nd in wins with 5
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -3, L: -5, WHIP: +0.371, ERA: +2.272, K's: -81, Walks: -21
Breakdown James McArthur

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 30th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 99th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Luis Castillo
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 50 in WHIP and is currently ranked 47th with 1.09
  • Currently ranked 108th in ERA with 3.36
  • Not too impressive with strikeouts and is currently ranked 171st with 46
  • Top 25 in saves and is currently ranked 25th with 15
  • 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: W: EVEN, L: +2, WHIP: +0.426, ERA: -0.517, K's: EVEN, Walks: +1
Next Up Health Check
Injury Steven Matz

BACK - Since May 1, 2024

Matz is battling a back injury and has been added to the 15-day injured list. He is expected to return in early June.
Injury James McArthur

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Steven Matz
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS BALDean Kremer
May 21VS BALKyle Bradish
May 22VS BALJohn Means
May 24VS CHCShota Imanaga
May 25VS CHCJameson Taillon
May 26VS CHCJavier Assad
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Matchups James McArthur
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS DETReese Olson
May 21VS DETCasey Mize
May 22VS DETTarik Skubal
May 24@TBZach Eflin
May 25@TBAaron Civale
May 26@TBTaj Bradley
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Steven Matz
7.76
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating James McArthur
13.07
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Steven Matz
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 NYM 6 35.2 576 34 10 0 4-0 2.27 1.23 8.6 99
2016 NYM 22 130.0 2153 129 31 0 9-8 3.6 1.24 8.9 339
2017 NYM 13 66.2 1170 48 19 0 2-7 6.08 1.53 6.5 105
2018 NYM 30 151.2 2693 152 58 0 5-11 4.04 1.27 9 352
2019 NYM 32 158.0 2702 153 52 0 11-10 4.27 1.36 8.7 361
2020 NYM 9 30.2 633 36 10 0 0-5 9.68 1.7 10.6 26
2021 TOR 29 152.2 2557 144 43 0 14-7 3.77 1.32 8.5 343
2022 STL 13 47.1 818 52 10 0 4-3 5.13 1.25 9.9 98
2023 STL 25 102.2 1866 98 32 0 4-7 3.94 1.36 8.6 190
2024 STL 6 27.2 501 17 11 0 1-2 6.18 1.73 5.5 24
ON PACE 21 96 1764 59 38 0 3-7 6.18 1.73 5.5 85
3-YEAR AVG 22 99 1747 98 28 0 7-6 4.08 1.34 8.9 210
Career 185 891.1 15669 863 276 0 0-0 4.41 1.36 8.7
Career James McArthur
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 PHI 18 23.1 341 23 2 4 1-0 4.63 0.94 8.9 72
2024 KC 18 20.2 319 23 3 11 1-2 4.35 1.4 10 90
ON PACE 60 69 1076 77 10 37 3-6 4.35 1.4 10 303
3-YEAR AVG 18 22 341 23 2 4 1-0 4.63 0.94 8.9 72
Career 36 41.2 660 46 5 0 0-0 4.75 1.22 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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