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
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a
Brandon Sproat wins 1 (ERA); Yusei Kikuchi wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
96.7
Yusei Kikuchi
95.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
11.5%
Yusei Kikuchi
13.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
24.2%
Yusei Kikuchi
22.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
25.5%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
43.1%
Yusei Kikuchi
44.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
8.6%
Yusei Kikuchi
9.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
.339
Yusei Kikuchi
.346
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
Brandon Sproat
3.996.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.24
4.63
Yusei Kikuchi
3.996.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.78
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Sproat
1.271.67
now 1.53
1.40
Yusei Kikuchi
1.271.67
now 1.58
1.36
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Sproat
4068
now 52
12
Yusei Kikuchi
4068
now 33
12
Winshigher is better
Brandon Sproat
.0001.48
now 1
0–0
Yusei Kikuchi
.0001.48
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
SellBrandon Sproat — sell.conf 0.79
SellYusei Kikuchi — sell.conf 0.86