MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
TB · P
Change to
Nick Pivetta
SD · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Nick Pivetta.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. Nick Martinez’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Nick Pivetta wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Nick Martinez wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Nick Martinez
92.7
Nick Pivetta
94.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Nick Martinez
8.9%
Nick Pivetta
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Nick Martinez
14.8%
Nick Pivetta
31.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Nick Martinez
32.0%
Nick Pivetta
37.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Nick Martinez
33.2%
Nick Pivetta
33.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Nick Martinez
6.9%
Nick Pivetta
7.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Nick Martinez
.316
Nick Pivetta
.242
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Nick Martinez
25.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.62
4.17
Nick Pivetta
25.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Nick Martinez
1.031.38
now 1.11
1.20
Nick Pivetta
1.031.38
now 1.13
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Nick Martinez
4054.20
now 41
8
Nick Pivetta
4054.20
now 24
12
Winshigher is better
Nick Martinez
.0007
now 5
11
Nick Pivetta
.0007
now 1
01

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighNick Martinez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeNick Pivetta — hold.conf 0.50
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