Cole Ragans or Nathan Eovaldi

Baseball Stats Comparison

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Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Cole Ragans or Nathan Eovaldi Player Statistics
	Cole Ragans SP - KC	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	8	10

Games Started	8	10

Innings Pitched	35.1	61.2

Wins	1	5

Losses	4	5

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	56

Earned Runs	19	25

Home Runs Allowed	10	11

Strikeouts	45	61

Walks	23	14

ERA	4.84	3.65

WHIP	1.42	1.14

Cole Ragans or Nathan Eovaldi Player Projections
	Cole Ragans SP - KC	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	27	27

Games Started	27	26

Innings Pitched	153.8	158.6

Wins	10	11

Losses	7	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	123	138

Earned Runs	57	61

Home Runs Allowed	16	18

Strikeouts	188	151

Walks	53	39

ERA	3.32	3.44

WHIP	1.15	1.12

Cole Ragans or Nathan Eovaldi Player Notes
	Cole Ragans SP - KC	Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX
News
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Cole Ragans will be shut down for 2-3 days before being re-evaluated. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th	Nathan Eovaldi allowed three earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over seven innings in Saturday's loss to the Angels. Chris Schommer Sun, May 24th
	Cole Ragans threw 68 pitches over 4 1/3 innings in a rehab start at Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th	Nathan Eovaldi allowed five hits and two walks while striking out eight over seven scoreless innings in Sunday's 8-0 win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Sun, May 17th
	The Royals announced that Cole Ragans is expected to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd	Nathan Eovaldi threw a bullpen session on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 13th
	Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that Cole Ragans played catch and threw at a higher volume and higher intensity on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th	Nathan Eovaldi played catch on the field on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 13th
	Cole Ragans played catch on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th	Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said that Nathan Eovaldi will continue to be day-to-day for now. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th
Notes
	After a brilliant 2024 season, Cole Ragans dealt with injuries in 2025, including a groin strain and a left rotator cuff strain. He started only 13 games, threw 61 2/3 innings, and finished with an ugly 4.67 ERA. However, his xERA was 2.68, FIP was 2.50, and xFIP was 2.45, so a lot of his struggles resulted from terrible luck (.354 BABIP). His 38.1% strikeout rate is unsustainable, but his career swinging strike rate is 14.2%, meaning he should remain a valuable source of Ks. No one likes hearing "left rotator cuff strain" on a left-handed pitcher, but upon his return late last year, he pitched his best innings of the season. There is some risk involved in the 28-year-old, but he will be a high-reward pick if he stays healthy. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros	Nathan Eovaldi delivered one of the most dominant seasons of his career in 2025, posting a microscopic 1.73 ERA with elite run suppression backed by a .194 opponent average and a career-best 26.0% strikeout rate. Durability remains the primary concern entering his age-36 season, but 2026 projections still view him as a high-quality rotation anchor with strong ratios and solid strikeout volume when healthy. In fantasy formats, Eovaldi profiles as an SP2 whose value hinges on workload but whose efficiency can meaningfully outperform his draft cost. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Cole Ragans or Nathan Eovaldi Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cole Ragans SP - KC			Nathan Eovaldi SP - TEX
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (7-3)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (2-1)	#108	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-4)	#40
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (3-2)	#124	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (4-4)	#10
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6)	#224	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-3)	#111
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#14	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (2-6)	#87
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (5-1)	#66
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (2-1)	#62	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-3)	#223
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (6-1)	#58	vs CIN	Chase Burns (7-1)	#26
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#37	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (3-4)	#11
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (8-3)	#27	vs SEA	George Kirby (5-4)	#15
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#96	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#9
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (4-1)	#179
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (7-1)	#76	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#39
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#347	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (3-1)	#43
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (1-0)	#54	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-3)	#130
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (2-3)	#25	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-6)	#118
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (0-6)	#69	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (2-3)	#129
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#199	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-2)	#190
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#36	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (3-4)	#11
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#65	@ SEA	George Kirby (5-4)	#15
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (2-2)	#68	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#9
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (2-6)	#50
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (2-5)	#83	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3)	#114
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-3)	#111	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (4-2)	#49
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#150	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-5)	#117
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (2-4)	#369	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-6)	#118
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (1-5)	#44	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (2-3)	#129
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-2)	#213	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#36
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-5)	#117	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-1)	#279
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-6)	#118
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#9	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (0-6)	#69
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (4-2)	#92	@ DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#199
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (1-5)	#46	@ DET	Tyler Holton (0-4)	#153
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#37
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (8-3)	#27	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-1)	#279
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (4-2)	#96	@ NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#65
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (3-5)	#110	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (2-1)	#221
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (2-3)	#199	vs CHC	Ben Brown (1-2)	#56
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (3-2)	#73
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-4)	#103
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (0-5)	#347	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-4)	#60
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (2-4)	#222	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (2-3)	#91
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (4-1)	#179
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (3-6)	#101	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (6-1)	#122
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#161	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (3-3)	#178
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (5-4)	#139	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (3-4)	#186
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (5-1)	#29	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (2-3)	#28	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#380
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (5-2)	#100	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (1-6)	#362
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (3-4)	#11	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (1-1)	#79
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (5-4)	#15	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (2-4)	#369
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (4-3)	#9	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (1-5)	#44
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (6-1)	#65	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (2-2)	#158
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (7-2)	#36	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#331
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (1-0)	#32	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (3-6)	#126
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (3-4)	#51	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (3-0)	#167
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-5)	#105	vs KC	Seth Lugo (2-4)	#106
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (2-4)	#77	vs KC	Michael Wacha (4-2)	#82
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Chase Burns (7-1)	#26	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (3-4)	#84
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (4-3)	#99	@ STL	Dustin May (3-6)	#101
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-6)	#322	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (5-3)	#161
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (1-2)	#81
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (3-3)	#14	vs CLE	Parker Messick (6-1)	#52
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN			vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (0-7)	#37
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN			vs CLE
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX			@ KC
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX			@ KC
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX			@ KC
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH			vs MIN
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH			vs MIN
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL			vs MIN
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL			vs SD
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL			vs SD
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB			@ MIA
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB			@ MIA
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB			@ MIA
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB			@ TOR
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS			@ TOR
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS			@ TOR
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS			@ TOR
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB			@ CLE
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB			@ CLE
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB			vs DET
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI			vs DET
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI			vs DET
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM			vs LAA
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM			vs LAA
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM			vs LAA
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL			vs HOU
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL			vs HOU
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL			vs HOU
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD			@ ATL
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD			@ ATL
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD			@ ATL
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF			vs CWS
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF			vs CWS
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF			vs CWS
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET			vs SEA
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET			vs SEA
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET			vs SEA
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN			@ TB
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN			@ TB
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN			@ TB
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL			@ HOU
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL			@ HOU
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL			@ HOU
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN			vs SF
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN			vs SF
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC			vs BAL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC			vs BAL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC			vs BAL
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD			@ LAA
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD			@ LAA
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD			@ LAA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA			@ ATH
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH			vs WSH
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH			vs WSH
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH			vs WSH
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET			vs LAA
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET			vs LAA
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET			vs LAA
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA			vs TB
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR			vs TB
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Thu, Mar 26th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (6-2)	#3
Tue, Mar 31st				@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs CIN	Brady Singer (2-4)	#142
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-5)	#117
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (1-6)	#125
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#34
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (7-2)	#72
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (6-1)	#122
Sat, Jun 20th				vs SD
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CLE
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SF
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS
Mon, Aug 31st				vs ATH
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA