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Garrett Whitlock or Mark Melancon

Who Should I Start? - Week 25 • Start New
Garrett Whitlock

Garrett Whitlock

SP • Boston Red Sox BOS
Mark Melancon

Mark Melancon

RP • Arizona Diamondbacks ARI
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Garrett Whitlock
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.001-010411.003
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Mark Melancon
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.500-000002.002
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.000-000122.333
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Garrett Whitlock
OWN
36%
-12.93 compared to last week
START
15%
-19.06 compared to last week
OWN/START Mark Melancon
OWN
41%
-2.44 compared to last week
START
38%
-3.02 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Garrett Whitlock
67th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Mark Melancon
28th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Garrett Whitlock

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 68th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 119th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • He is doing dreadful lately. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • He hasn't missed that many games lately, but he is listed on the injury report. He's not on the D.L., but may have some nagging injuries with his Hip (2023). Check out his player news.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 120th in wins with 2
  • Top 35 in saves and is currently ranked 30th with 4
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 1.4 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -4, L: -1, WHIP: -0.163, ERA: +0.954, K's: EVEN, Walks: -3
Breakdown Mark Melancon

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 28th among RP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 343rd.
  • 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 290th in WHIP with 1.84
  • Currently ranked 230th in ERA with 4.97
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 57th with 9
  • Top 35 in saves and is currently ranked 28th with 4
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +7, WHIP: +0.418, ERA: +2.806, K's: -23, Walks: -3
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Garrett Whitlock

HIP - 2023

Hip
Injury Mark Melancon

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Garrett Whitlock
DateOpponentResult
Sep 20@CINLodolo 4-7W 5-3
Sep 21@CINAnderson 2-3L 5-1
Sep 22@NYYHolmes 7-4L 5-4
Sep 23@NYYLoaisiga 2-3L 5-4
Sep 24@NYYLuetge 4-4L 7-5
Sep 25@NYYCortes
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.132-0111510.567
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Mark Melancon
DateOpponentResult
Sep 19@LADKershaw 9-3L 5-2
Sep 20@LADPepiot 3-0L 6-5
Sep 20@LADAnderson 15-4W 5-2
Sep 21@LADMay 2-3W 6-1
Sep 22@LADKimbrel 6-6L 3-2
Sep 23VS SFYoung 1-1L 6-5
Sep 24VS SFCobb 6-7W 5-2
Sep 25VS SFAlexander
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.820-1051041.0912
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Garrett Whitlock
1.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Mark Melancon
1.41
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Garrett Whitlock
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2021 BOS 49 80.1 1209 83 19 2 9-3 1.9 1.05 9.3 223
2022 BOS 29 75.0 1098 76 14 6 4-2 2.88 0.95 9.1 211
ON PACE 31 81 1177 81 15 6 4-2 2.88 0.95 9.1 226
3-YEAR AVG 49 79 1209 83 19 2 9-3 1.9 1.05 9.3 223
Career 78 155.1 2307 159 33 0 0-0 2.38 1 9.2
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 55 49.0 795 33 20 17 3-10 5.14 1.65 6.1 113
ON PACE 58 52 841 34 21 18 3-10 5.14 1.65 6.1 119
3-YEAR AVG 54 53 849 49 17 22 3-2 3.02 1.29 8.2 237
Career 710 668.1 10613 625 179 0 0-0 3.11 1.24 8.4
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Matchups

Week 3
ARI vs LAR
ATL @SEA
BAL @NE
BUF @MIA
CAR vs NO
CHI vs HOU
CIN @NYJ
CLE vs PIT
DAL @NYG
DEN vs SF
DET @MIN
GB @TB
IND vs KC
JAC @LAC
LV @TEN
PHI @WAS
Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs SF 3:40 PM EST Jameson
Alexander
ATL @PHI 1:05 PM EST Morton
Gibson
BAL vs HOU 1:05 PM EST Voth
Javier
BOS @NYY 7:00 PM EST Bello
Cortes
CHC @PIT 1:35 PM EST Sampson
Ortiz
CHW vs DET 2:10 PM EST Cease
Alexander
CIN vs MIL 1:40 PM EST Lodolo
Peralta
CLE @TEX 2:35 PM EST Civale
Ragans
COL vs SD 3:10 PM EST Freeland
Clevinger
KC vs SEA 2:10 PM EST Castillo
Castillo
LAA @MIN 2:10 PM EST Suarez
Bundy
LAD vs STL 4:10 PM EST Grove
Wainwright
MIA vs WAS 1:40 PM EST Cabrera
Sanchez
NYM @OAK 4:07 PM EST Scherzer
Sears
TB vs TOR 1:10 PM EST McClanahan
Stripling
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