Who's more valuable, rest of season
Max Scherzer.
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
Max Scherzer 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
Max Scherzer
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Williamson
10.4%
Max Scherzer
8.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Williamson
14.8%
Max Scherzer
16.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Williamson
24.6%
Max Scherzer
31.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Williamson
41.9%
Max Scherzer
38.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Williamson
10.5%
Max Scherzer
10.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Williamson
.389
Max Scherzer
.355
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
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.11
4.29
Max Scherzer
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.23
4.12
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Williamson
1.131.90
now 1.64
1.34
Max Scherzer
1.131.90
now 1.73
1.30
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Williamson
4035
now 19
28
Max Scherzer
4035
now 14
29
Winshigher is better
Brandon Williamson
.2003.80
now 2
2–3
Max Scherzer
.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 0.82
Hold · wait & seeMax Scherzer — hold.conf 0.50