Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 0–0, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a
AJ Smith-Shawver wins 0 (none); Blake Snell wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
96.3
Blake Snell
95.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
10.8%
Blake Snell
17.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
17.3%
Blake Snell
33.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
30.7%
Blake Snell
40.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
36.1%
Blake Snell
15.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
8.2%
Blake Snell
1.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
AJ Smith-Shawver
.330
Blake Snell
.228
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
AJ Smith-Shawver
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.15
4.10
Blake Snell
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.00
4.10
WHIPlower is better
AJ Smith-Shawver
.9002.55
now 1.38
1.30
Blake Snell
.9002.55
now 2.67
1.30
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
AJ Smith-Shawver
4010.60
now 4
0
Blake Snell
4010.60
now 5
0
Winshigher is better
AJ Smith-Shawver
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Blake Snell
.000.480
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAJ Smith-Shawver — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeBlake Snell — hold.conf 0.50