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Jorge Lopez or Mark Melancon

Who Should I Start? - Week 12 • Start New
Jorge Lopez

Jorge Lopez

RP • Baltimore Orioles BAL
Mark Melancon

Mark Melancon

RP • Arizona Diamondbacks ARI
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Jorge Lopez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-003200.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-005900.296
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Mark Melancon
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000000.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.800-000100.805
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Jorge Lopez
OWN
79%
+6.64 compared to last week
START
76%
+5.13 compared to last week
OWN/START Mark Melancon
OWN
76%
-2.86 compared to last week
START
71%
-2.54 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Jorge Lopez
45th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mark Melancon
32nd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Jorge Lopez

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 46th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 64th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Luis Garcia
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 270th in ERA with 4.03
  • Top 15 in walks and is currently ranked 13th with 36
  • Top 100 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 82nd with 72
  • Currently ranked 201st in wins with 4
  • Top 35 in saves and is currently ranked 33rd with 11
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: -11, WHIP: -0.868, ERA: -5.279, K's: -79, Walks: -43
Breakdown Mark Melancon

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 33rd among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 285th.
  • The current leader among RP's is Luis Garcia
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 276th in ERA with 4.10
  • Top 15 in saves and is currently ranked 12th with 23
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.3 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -2, L: +3, WHIP: +0.328, ERA: +3.813, K's: -48, Walks: -18
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Jorge Lopez

No Injury Reported

Injury Mark Melancon

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Jorge Lopez
DateOpponentResult
Jun 21VS WASFedde 5-5L 3-0
Jun 22VS WASCorbin 3-10W 7-0
Jun 23@CHWCueto 1-4W 4-0
Jun 24@CHWKopech 2-4W 4-1
Jun 25@CHWLynn 1-1W 6-2
Jun 26@CHWCease
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-002200.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Mark Melancon
DateOpponentResult
Jun 20@SDDarvish 7-3L 4-1
Jun 21@SDHill 2-0L 3-2
Jun 22@SDMorejon 1-0L 10-4
Jun 24VS DETGarcia 2-2L 5-1
Jun 25VS DETAlexander 1-3L 6-3
Jun 26VS DETBrieske
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.000-000000.673
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Jorge Lopez
6.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mark Melancon
2.19
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Jorge Lopez
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2015 MIL 2 10.0 187 10 5 0 1-1 5.4 1.9 9 19
2017 MIL 1 2.0 35 0 1 0 0-0 4.5 2.5 0 1
2018 MIL 17 53.2 886 38 22 0 2-5 5.03 1.47 6.4 90
2019 KC 39 121.1 2060 109 42 1 4-9 6.45 1.5 8.1 198
2020 KC 10 39.0 635 28 12 0 2-2 6.69 1.49 6.5 56
2021 BAL 32 123.0 2163 112 56 0 3-14 6 1.61 8.2 134
2022 BAL 28 34.0 484 33 13 11 3-3 0.79 0.76 8.7 137
ON PACE 62 76 1074 73 28 24 6-6 0.79 0.76 8.7 304
3-YEAR AVG 27 93 1619 83 37 0 3-8 6.39 1.57 8 129
Career 129 376.0 6450 330 151 0 0-0 5.7 1.51 7.9
Career Mark Melancon
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 NYY 22 19.0 349 22 8 0 2-0 4.74 1.42 10.4 61
2011 HOU 69 68.1 1092 63 26 19 8-4 3.03 1.33 8.3 410
2012 BOS 38 36.0 683 37 11 1 0-2 7.75 1.56 9.3 69
2013 PIT 72 71.0 989 70 8 16 3-2 1.39 0.96 8.9 357
2014 PIT 67 65.1 892 65 10 31 2-4 1.93 0.87 9 378
2015 PIT 78 74.1 1088 62 14 51 3-2 2.3 0.96 7.5 530
2016 PIT 75 69.0 1022 65 12 47 2-2 1.7 0.93 8.5 500
2017 SF 32 30.0 502 29 6 11 1-2 4.5 1.43 8.7 133
2018 SF 41 36.2 654 31 14 3 1-4 3.44 1.69 7.6 89
2019 SF 69 68.0 1135 72 20 14 5-3 4.1 1.46 9.5 241
2020 ATL 30 29.0 396 19 7 13 2-1 1.86 1.07 5.9 151
2021 SD 62 64.1 1016 57 23 38 3-3 2.24 1.18 8 318
2022 ARI 26 23.1 349 9 5 10 1-6 5.79 1.46 3.5 47
ON PACE 57 52 774 19 11 22 2-13 5.79 1.46 3.5 103
3-YEAR AVG 54 53 849 49 17 22 3-2 3.02 1.29 8.2 237
Career 681 642.2 10167 601 164 0 0-0 3.05 1.21 8.4
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Matchups

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ARI vs KC
ATL vs NO
BAL @NYJ
BUF @LAR
CAR vs CLE
CHI vs SF
CIN vs PIT
DAL vs TB
DEN @SEA
DET vs PHI
GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
JAC @WAS
LAC vs LV
MIA vs NE
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs DET 4:10 PM EST Keuchel
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ATL vs LAD 7:00 PM EST Strider
Gonsolin
BAL @CHW 2:10 PM EST Lyles
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BOS @CLE 1:40 PM EST Hill
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CHC @STL 2:15 PM EST Mills
Flaherty
CIN @SF 4:05 PM EST Mahle
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COL @MIN 2:10 PM EST Feltner
Ryan
HOU @NYY 1:35 PM EST Urquidy
Cortes
KC vs OAK 2:10 PM EST Singer
Kaprielian
LAA vs SEA 4:07 PM EST
Gonzales
MIA vs NYM 12:05 PM EST Castano
Peterson
MIL vs TOR 2:10 PM EST Gonzalez
Berrios
PHI @SD 4:10 PM EST Gibson
Darvish
PIT @TB 1:40 PM EST Contreras
McClanahan
TEX vs WAS 2:35 PM EST Otto
Tetreault
Matchup Time
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Matchup Time
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