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Nick Martinez or Max Scherzer

Who Should I Start? - Week 29 • Start New
Nick Martinez

Nick Martinez

SP • Cincinnati Reds CIN
Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

SP • Texas Rangers TEX
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Martinez over Scherzer

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Scherzer over Martinez

 
 
 
 
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Next Up ❱ Performance Comparison
Performance Nick Martinez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.130-100300.631
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Max Scherzer
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Nick Martinez
OWN
57%
+12.37 compared to last week
START
38%
+7.97 compared to last week
OWN/START Max Scherzer
OWN
67%
+18.97 compared to last week
START
 
0%
-7.53 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Nick Martinez
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Max Scherzer
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Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
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 19th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller

    • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 15 in WHIP and is currently ranked 14th with 0.92
  • Top 50 in ERA and is currently ranked 38th with 2.67
  • Top 35 in wins and is currently ranked 34th with 4
  • Top 100 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 95th with 58.1
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 4.9 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: +4, L: +3, WHIP: -0.264, ERA: -0.396, K's: +10, Walks: -22
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 541st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller

    • 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 Nick Martinez

No Injury Reported

Injury Max Scherzer

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Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Nick Martinez
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Nick Martinez
6.15
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Max Scherzer
1.81
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
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 42 140.0 2125 116 18 0 10-7 3.15 1.04 7.5 317
3-YEAR AVG 56 109 1773 103 41 4 5-5 3.43 1.25 8.4 242
Career 239 754.2 12493 558 239 0 0-0 4.09 1.33 6.7
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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