Who's more valuable, rest of season
Matt Waldron.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Brandon Williamson’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
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WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Matt Waldron wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Brandon Williamson wins 1 (W); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Williamson
92.5
Matt Waldron
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Williamson
10.4%
Matt Waldron
8.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Williamson
14.8%
Matt Waldron
19.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Williamson
24.6%
Matt Waldron
30.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Williamson
41.9%
Matt Waldron
39.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Williamson
10.5%
Matt Waldron
6.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Williamson
.389
Matt Waldron
.302
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 Williamson
2.338.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.11
4.29
Matt Waldron
2.338.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.49
4.09
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Williamson
1.141.87
now 1.64
1.34
Matt Waldron
1.141.87
now 1.71
1.30
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Williamson
4034.60
now 19
26
Matt Waldron
4034.60
now 22
29
Winshigher is better
Brandon Williamson
.2003.80
now 2
1–3
Matt Waldron
.2003.80
now 1
1–2
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrandon Williamson — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.81
Buy LowMatt Waldron — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90