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Michael Wacha or Nick Martinez

Who Should I Start? - Week 26 • Start New
Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SPKansas City Royals KC
Nick Martinez

Nick Martinez

SPCincinnati Reds CIN
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Performance Michael Wacha
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.801-000831.401
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.752-0001541.002
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Martinez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000600.501
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.692-0001110.462
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Michael Wacha
OWN
79%
+6.89 compared to last week
START
64%
+26.14 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Martinez
OWN
52%
+26.56 compared to last week
START
48%
+30.61 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Michael Wacha
57th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Martinez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Michael Wacha

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 58th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 24th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Blake Snell
  • He is doing a lot better than most people thought he would. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 75 in WHIP and is currently ranked 51st with 1.18
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 35th with 2.89
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 81st with 15
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 4th with 6
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 82nd with 59.2
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.9 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +2, L: +3, WHIP: -0.032, ERA: -0.198, K's: +27, Walks: +2
Breakdown Nick Martinez

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 32nd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Blake Snell
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 25 in WHIP and is currently ranked 23rd with 1.05
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 32nd with 2.76
  • Top 15 in wins and is currently ranked 11th with 6
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 7.9 PPG. That is great, but how long can he perform at this level? If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +4, L: +2, WHIP: -0.232, ERA: -0.443, K's: +9, Walks: -17
Next Up Health Check
Injury Michael Wacha

No Injury Reported

Injury Nick Martinez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Michael Wacha
DateOpponentResult
Sep 16VS DETBrenan HanifeeL 6-7
Sep 17VS DETTyler HoltonL 1-3
Sep 18VS DETTarik SkubalL 2-4
Sep 20VS SFMason Black
Sep 21VS SFLanden Roupp
Sep 22VS SFBlake Snell
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.961-100851.483
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Martinez
DateOpponentResult
Sep 17VS ATLBrent SuterW 6-5
Sep 18VS ATLSpencer SchwellenbachL 1-7
Sep 19VS ATLChris SaleL 3-15
Sep 20VS PITMitch Keller
Sep 21VS PITJared Jones
Sep 22VS PITPaul Skenes
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.761-100710.883
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Michael Wacha
12.55
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Martinez
6.28
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Michael Wacha
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 STL 15 64.2 1034 65 19 0 4-1 2.78 1.1 9.1 179
2014 STL 18 104.0 1644 91 32 0 5-6 3.2 1.19 7.9 253
2015 STL 30 179.0 2936 153 58 0 17-7 3.42 1.23 7.7 463
2016 STL 27 138.0 2324 114 45 0 7-7 5.09 1.48 7.4 277
2017 STL 30 165.2 2690 158 55 0 12-9 4.13 1.36 8.6 399
2018 STL 15 82.0 1419 71 36 0 8-2 3.29 1.27 7.8 211
2019 STL 29 122.0 2199 104 55 0 6-7 4.94 1.62 7.7 212
2020 NYM 9 37.0 676 44 8 0 1-4 7.05 1.62 10.7 51
2021 TB 30 128.2 2033 125 31 0 3-5 5.32 1.33 8.7 217
2022 BOS 22 122.0 1851 97 30 0 10-2 3.32 1.12 7.2 295
2023 SD 24 134.1 2222 124 43 0 13-4 3.22 1.16 8.3 348
2024 KC 27 156.0 2423 138 43 0 13-7 3.29 1.19 8 372
ON PACE 28 166 2565 146 45 0 13-7 3.29 1.19 8 393
3-YEAR AVG 25 127 2035 115 35 0 9-4 3.95 1.21 8.1 287
Career 276 1421.2 23451 1284 455 0 0-0 3.99 1.31 8.1
Career Nick Martinez
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2014 TEX 27 130.2 2239 77 46 0 5-10 4.27 1.41 5.3 230
2015 TEX 24 122.2 2119 77 46 0 7-7 4.04 1.48 5.7 248
2016 TEX 12 38.2 649 16 19 0 2-3 5.59 1.66 3.7 45
2017 TEX 23 109.0 1815 67 28 0 3-8 5.78 1.39 5.5 177
2022 SD 48 112.2 1794 99 42 8 4-5 3.28 1.22 7.9 252
2023 SD 63 108.0 1752 106 40 0 6-4 3.5 1.29 8.8 231
2024 CIN 40 126.0 1952 104 18 0 9-6 3.43 1.1 7.4 270
ON PACE 42 133 2053 109 18 0 9-6 3.43 1.1 7.4 284
3-YEAR AVG 56 109 1773 103 41 4 5-5 3.43 1.25 8.4 242
Career 237 740.2 12320 546 239 0 0-0 4.16 1.34 6.6
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Trevor Williams
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Mitch Keller
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Kyle Gibson
COL @LAD 10:10 EDT EST Kyle Freeland
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Tyler Anderson
KC vs SF 08:10 EDT EST Michael Wacha
Mason Black
NYM vs PHI 07:10 EDT EST David Peterson
Cristopher Sanchez
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J.T. Ginn
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Jacob deGrom
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Jose Berrios
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