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BAL
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JAX
o33
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NYJ
PHI
o35.5
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KC
CHI
o35
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IND
BUF
o34
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SEA
PIT
o35.5
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MIA
TB
o31.5
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DAL
DEN
o31.5
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LAR
LAC
o30
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NO
HOU
o33.5
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NYG
NE
o34
+2
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MIN
LV
o34
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ARI
CIN
o31.5
-2.5
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GB
SF
o33
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CAR
WAS
o36.5
-3
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ATL
DET
o35
+1
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Max Scherzer or Nick Lodolo

Who Should I Start? - Week 18 • Start New
Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

SP • New York Mets NYM
Nick Lodolo

Nick Lodolo

SP • Cincinnati Reds CIN
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Max Scherzer
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-0001100.571
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.812-0002240.863
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Nick Lodolo
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.430-000441.311
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.980-0001161.162
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Max Scherzer
OWN
99%
-0.55 compared to last week
START
76%
+0.15 compared to last week
OWN/START Nick Lodolo
OWN
34%
-5.68 compared to last week
START
18%
-1.73 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Max Scherzer
4th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Nick Lodolo
63rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Max Scherzer

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 4th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 17th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Luis Garcia
  • He has been under achieving. Look for him to bounce back.

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • WHIP is among the best in the league currently ranked 4th with 0.88
  • ERA is among the best in the league currently ranked 4th with 2.18
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 94th with 36
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 26th with 232
  • Top 20 in wins and is currently ranked 17th with 15
  • Not too impressive in saves and is currently ranked 195th with 1
  • Not too impressive in innings pitched and is currently ranked 101st with 187.0
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -6, L: -2, WHIP: +0.023, ERA: -0.301, K's: -100, Walks: -21
Breakdown Nick Lodolo

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 64th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 215th.
  • The current leader among SP'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 184th in WHIP with 1.58
  • Currently ranked 112th in ERA with 4.39
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +3, L: +3, WHIP: +1.58, ERA: +4.39, K's: +58, Walks: +20
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Max Scherzer

No Injury Reported

Injury Nick Lodolo

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Max Scherzer
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08VS CINDunn 0-1W 5-1
Aug 09VS CINMinor
Aug 10VS CINZeuch
Aug 12VS PHISuarez
Aug 13VS PHINola
Aug 14VS PHIWheeler
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
3.132-1003441.134
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Nick Lodolo
DateOpponentResult
Aug 08@NYMBassitt 9-7L 5-1
Aug 09@NYMCarrasco
Aug 10@NYMWalker
Aug 11VS CHCSmyly
Aug 13VS CHCSampson
Aug 14VS CHCThompson
Week Today Home Away
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.000-000830.981
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Max Scherzer
20.49
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Nick Lodolo
3.69
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
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 15 97.1 1438 120 17 0 8-2 1.94 0.88 11.1 310
ON PACE 22 144 2117 176 25 0 11-2 1.94 0.88 11.1 457
3-YEAR AVG 26 152 2510 205 38 0 11-5 2.76 1.03 12.1 465
Career 384 2420.1 39353 2935 633 0 0-0 3.03 1.06 10.9
Career Nick Lodolo
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 CIN 9 . . . 0
ON PACE 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
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DEN @SEA
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GB @MIN
HOU vs IND
JAC @WAS
LAC vs LV
MIA vs NE
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Matchup Time Pitchers
ARI vs PIT 9:40 PM EST Henry
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ATL @BOS 7:10 PM EST Morton
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BAL vs TOR 7:05 PM EST Bradish
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CHC vs WAS 8:05 PM EST Stroman
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CHW @KC 4:10 PM EST Lynn
Singer
CIN @NYM 7:10 PM EST Minor
Carrasco
CLE @DET 7:10 PM EST Bieber
Alexander
COL vs STL 8:40 PM EST Feltner
Mikolas
HOU vs TEX 8:10 PM EST Urquidy
Perez
LAA @OAK 9:40 PM EST Ohtani
Kaprielian
LAD vs MIN 10:10 PM EST Urias
Ryan
MIA @PHI 7:05 PM EST Garrett
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MIL vs TB 8:10 PM EST Peralta
Yacabonis
NYY @SEA 10:10 PM EST Cole
Castillo
SD vs SF 9:40 PM EST Musgrove
Cobb
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