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Why he matters right now
Nick Martinez is top-10 in the majors in wins and WHIP
He is 6th in wins at 15, 10th in WHIP at 1.09 — placements on MLB's own season boards, which rank every QUALIFIED pitcher in the sport rather than the few dozen this site tracks. Qualified is MLB's own bar, and it is the reason a part-season player with a big number is not on these boards at all.
This has been his headline for 29 straight days.
The case in 30 seconds
- 15 6th in wins at 15, 10th in WHIP at 1.09 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- 3.10 ERA over 180 innings, with 109 strikeouts, 31 starts and a 1.09 WHIP snapshot pitching board — the union of MLB's top-10 pitching boards, then MLB's 1.0 IP per team game rule applied; not the league's full qualified pool
The honest caveat
A top-ten finish is a position on a board, not a verdict on a player. The men just below him on it are not meaningfully worse, and one good week moves several places.
Every claim above, with its source (2)
- 6th in wins at 15, 10th in WHIP at 1.09 on MLB's season leaderboards MLB season leaderboard (the league's own top-10 board of qualified players, not this site's roster)
- ERA over 180 innings, with 109 strikeouts, 31 starts and a 1.09 WHIP snapshot pitching board — the union of MLB's top-10 pitching boards, then MLB's 1.0 IP per team game rule applied; not the league's full qualified pool
The evidence
Situational splits
| Split | IP | ERA | SO | WHIP | AVG against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 73.2 | — | 43 | 1.17 | .267 |
| vs LHP | 105.0 | — | 66 | 1.06 | .236 |
| Home | 85.1 | 3.90 | 54 | 1.20 | .267 |
| Away | 94.2 | 2.38 | 55 | 1.00 | .232 |
| Day | 68.1 | 2.77 | 46 | 1.00 | .232 |
| Night | 111.2 | 3.30 | 63 | 1.16 | .259 |
2026 season, MLB Stats API. A split with no plate appearances is omitted rather than shown as zeroes.
31G
31GS
180.0IP
15-6W-L
3.10ERA
1.09WHIP
109K
5.45K/9
0SV
Strikeout chase
| Chase | Current | Pace | Needed from here | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 K | 109 | 109 | 91 K · — per team game | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 250 K | 109 | 109 | 141 K · — per team game | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 300 K | 109 | 109 | 191 K · — per team game | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 350 K | 109 | 109 | 241 K · — per team game | IMPOSSIBLE |
| 383 K | 109 | 109 | 274 K · — per team game | IMPOSSIBLE |
ERA & WHIP finish lines
| Finish | Current | Required rest-of-season | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-2.00 ERA | 3.10 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| Sub-1.75 ERA | 3.10 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| Sub-1.50 ERA | 3.10 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| Sub-1.00 WHIP | 1.09 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
| Sub-0.90 WHIP | 1.09 | — | IMPOSSIBLE |
Recent game log
Derived nightly from the snapshot ledger — each row is the difference between consecutive days; multi-day rows are labeled.
| Date | Opp | Result | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 (6d) | — | — | 2.2 | 1 |
| 2026-09-22 | New York Yankees | L 0-2 | 6.0 | 7 |
| 2026-09-16 | Athletics | W 4-3 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 2026-09-10 | Atlanta Braves | L 1-3 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 2026-09-04 | Texas Rangers | W 7-6 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 2026-08-18 | Toronto Blue Jays | L 5-10 | 3.2 | 5 |
| 2026-08-11 | Athletics | W 12-4 | 9.0 | 5 |
| 2026-08-05 | Colorado Rockies | W 4-0 | 5.2 | 4 |
| 2026-07-25 | Cleveland Guardians | W 3-0 | 6.0 | 5 |
| 2026-07-20 | Toronto Blue Jays | W 7-1 | 6.0 | 0 |
Recent highlights
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Nick Martinez tosses 6 1/3 scoreless innings2026-09-10 · Nick Martinez came out after 68 pitches, having allowed no runs over 6.1 innings
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Nick Martinez picks off Ha-Seong Kim at first2026-09-10 · Nick Martinez allowed two hits over 6.1 scoreless innings (3 K)
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Nick Martinez's six scoreless innings2026-08-23 · Nick Martinez allowed one hit over 6.0 scoreless innings (4 K)
Lahman + Retrosheet context
How this season fits history
Chase history
Stuff watch
Sinker velocity, start by start
Every start's average against his own trailing baseline of 92.5 ± 0.54 mph. Ringed dots sit more than one standard deviation under the baseline; last start 92.71 mph (2026-09-22).
No active signals — inside one standard deviation of his own baseline. A trend report, not a diagnosis.