Who's more valuable, rest of season
Craig Kimbrel.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Brandon Pfaadt’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
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K
ERA
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WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a
Craig Kimbrel wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Brandon Pfaadt wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.
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Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
93.2
Craig Kimbrel
93.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
10.3%
Craig Kimbrel
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
16.0%
Craig Kimbrel
21.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
31.9%
Craig Kimbrel
29.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
34.0%
Craig Kimbrel
36.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
7.5%
Craig Kimbrel
5.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.300
Craig Kimbrel
.313
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape
Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
2.936.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.73
Craig Kimbrel
2.936.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
1.161.52
now 1.41
1.27
Craig Kimbrel
1.161.52
now 1.44
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4039.20
now 30
8
Craig Kimbrel
4039.20
now 17
7
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Craig Kimbrel
.000.480
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBrandon Pfaadt — buy.conf 0.70
Hold · wait & seeCraig Kimbrel — hold.conf 0.50