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Matt Waldron or Max Scherzer

Who Should I Start? - Week 29 • Start New
Matt Waldron

Matt Waldron

SP • San Diego Padres SD
Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

SP • Texas Rangers TEX
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Waldron over Scherzer

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Matt Waldron
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-000302.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-000302.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Max Scherzer
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Matt Waldron
OWN
 
9%
-4.89 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-5.93 compared to last week
OWN/START Max Scherzer
OWN
68%
+21.59 compared to last week
START
 
5%
-2.68 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Matt Waldron
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Max Scherzer
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Matt Waldron

    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 426th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 167th in WHIP with 1.86
  • Currently ranked 175th in ERA with 10.75
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +6, L: +8, WHIP: -0.0049999999999999, ERA: +0.466, K's: +102, Walks: +28
Breakdown Max Scherzer

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 536th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Castillo

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Decline in numbers lately by 4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -11, L: -2, WHIP: +0.026, ERA: +0.15, K's: -134, Walks: -35
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Matt Waldron

No Injury Reported

Injury Max Scherzer

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Matt Waldron
DateOpponentResult
Oct 01VS ATLMichael KingW 4-0
Oct 02VS ATLBryan HoeingW 5-4
Oct 05@LADRyan BrasierL 7-5
Oct 06@LADJack Flaherty
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Matchups Max Scherzer
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Matt Waldron
2.94
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Max Scherzer
1.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Matt Waldron
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2023 SD 8 41.1 673 31 12 0 1-3 4.35 1.23 6.8 61
2024 SD 27 144.1 2450 133 40 0 7-11 4.99 1.28 8.3 264
3-YEAR AVG 8 40 673 31 12 0 1-3 4.35 1.23 6.8 61
Career 35 183.1 3123 164 52 0 0-0 4.91 1.29 8.1
Career Max Scherzer
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 DET 31 193.1 3287 184 70 0 12-11 3.54 1.26 8.6 502
2011 DET 33 195.2 3381 177 59 0 16-8 4.09 1.32 8.1 515
2012 DET 32 187.2 3276 231 60 0 16-7 3.74 1.27 11.1 569
2013 DET 32 214.1 3388 240 56 0 21-3 2.94 0.97 10.1 705
2014 DET 32 211.0 3526 239 62 0 18-5 3.24 1.19 10.2 601
2015 WAS 33 226.1 3362 276 34 0 14-12 2.82 0.93 11 697
2016 WAS 34 228.1 3561 284 56 0 20-7 2.96 0.97 11.2 718
2017 WAS 31 200.2 3111 268 55 0 16-6 2.51 0.9 12 658
2018 WAS 33 220.2 3493 300 51 0 18-7 2.53 0.91 12.2 745
2019 WAS 33 202.1 3286 280 48 0 14-7 2.85 1.05 12.5 618
2020 WAS 13 72.0 1321 97 25 0 5-4 4 1.42 12.1 184
2021 WAS 32 184.2 2923 239 40 1 14-5 2.24 0.86 11.7 592
2022 NYM 21 133.1 1967 157 22 0 11-4 2.57 0.91 10.6 400
2023 NYM 30 160.0 2608 181 50 0 13-7 3.99 1.17 10.2 410
2024 TEX 9 43.1 669 40 10 0 2-4 3.95 1.15 8.3 82
3-YEAR AVG 28 159 2499 192 37 0 13-5 2.91 0.96 10.7 467
Career 429 2659.2 43159 3193 698 0 0-0 3.12 1.07 10.8
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