Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
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WHIP
W
SV n/a
Anthony Kay wins 1 (WHIP); Yusei Kikuchi wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Kay
95.9
Yusei Kikuchi
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Kay
11.1%
Yusei Kikuchi
11.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Kay
18.2%
Yusei Kikuchi
22.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Kay
33.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
26.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Kay
38.9%
Yusei Kikuchi
44.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Kay
8.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Kay
.342
Yusei Kikuchi
.333
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
Anthony Kay
2.956.63
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
4.72
Yusei Kikuchi
2.956.63
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.53
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Kay
1.291.66
now 1.40
1.37
Yusei Kikuchi
1.291.66
now 1.58
1.41
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Kay
4058.80
now 42
0
Yusei Kikuchi
4058.80
now 33
0
Winshigher is better
Anthony Kay
.0007
now 5
0–0
Yusei Kikuchi
.0007
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
SellAnthony Kay — sell.conf 0.83
SellYusei Kikuchi — sell.conf 0.75