Nick Mears
Relief Pitcher
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Nick Mears
Movement: Down -2Confidence: WatchBased on: season profile
Nick Mears rates 46/100 because the model is pricing 19.1 innings, 0 strikeouts, a 5.12 ERA, and a 1.50 WHIP for Kansas City Royals. The call weighs production, role, momentum, availability, and ceiling; strongest inputs: STRIKEOUTS, COMMAND, RUN PREVENTION. Rafters value call is Watch with the movement label down 2 today. Why score moved: role security keeps the call capped pulled the score down this cycle. The caveat: role security keeps the call capped, availability is the main drag.
How to read this cardPitcher lens: innings, strikeouts, ERA/WHIP prevention, recent workload, and role shape the value call.
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2026 · pitching
2026 · pitching
| GP | GS | W | L | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | SV | HLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.12 | 1.50 | 19.1 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
Career Snapshot
pitching · 2020–2026
| GP | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | 9 | 12 | .429 | — | 4.66 | 1.35 | 183.1 | 189 | 83 | 2.3 | 165 | 101 | 95 | 1 | 41 | 15 |
Postseason Pitching · 2024–2025
| GP | W% | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 1 |
Opponent Batting · 2020–2026
| P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3173 | 788 | 4.027 | .241 | .318 | .400 | .718 | 30 | 5 | 23 | 274 | 115 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 |
Expanded Pitching · 2020–2026
| P/I | K/9 | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.3 | 9.3 | 200 | 314 | 0.6 | 96 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
Season by Season
pitching
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 5.40 | 2.20 | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.1 | 5.01 | 1.63 | 23.1 | 23 | 13 | 1.8 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Colorado Rockies | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.4 | 3.72 | 1.45 | 19.1 | 21 | 14 | 1.5 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Colorado Rockies | 41 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 | -0.1 | 5.56 | 1.50 | 45.1 | 57 | 21 | 2.7 | 47 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.3 | 7.30 | 1.38 | 12.1 | 18 | 3 | 6.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024 Totals | 54 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | -0.4 | 5.93 | 1.47 | 57.2 | 75 | 24 | 3.1 | 61 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2025 | Milwaukee Brewers | 63 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0.5 | 3.49 | 0.97 | 56.2 | 46 | 13 | 3.5 | 42 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 6 |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | -0.2 | 5.12 | 1.50 | 19.1 | 15 | 11 | 1.4 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Postseason Pitching
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponent Batting
| Season | Team | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 114 | 26 | 4.385 | .222 | .423 | .444 | .868 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 452 | 107 | 4.224 | .269 | .355 | .462 | .818 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 8 | 3.875 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Colorado Rockies | 362 | 87 | 4.161 | .194 | .333 | .319 | .653 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Colorado Rockies | 830 | 203 | 4.089 | .264 | .335 | .360 | .695 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers | 198 | 53 | 3.736 | .280 | .321 | .620 | .941 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024 Totals | 1028 | 256 | 4.016 | .268 | .332 | .417 | .749 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 95 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | Milwaukee Brewers | 845 | 221 | 3.824 | .213 | .255 | .371 | .625 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 73 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 341 | 83 | 4.108 | .257 | .354 | .443 | .797 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Expanded Pitching
| Season | Team | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.0 | 22.8 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 | 0.7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.0 | 19.4 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 43 | 0.7 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.0 | 15.5 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Colorado Rockies | 0.0 | 18.7 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 33 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Colorado Rockies | 0.0 | 18.3 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 54 | 71 | 0.8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0.0 | 16.1 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 22 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 2024 Totals | 0.0 | 17.8 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 | 93 | 0.7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Milwaukee Brewers | 0.0 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 105 | 0.5 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 0.0 | 17.6 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 30 | 0.9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
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