Who's more valuable, rest of season
Brandon Woodruff.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Michael Wacha’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
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WHIP
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SV n/a
Brandon Woodruff wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Michael Wacha wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
92.1
Michael Wacha
92.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
11.8%
Michael Wacha
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
20.7%
Michael Wacha
18.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
33.8%
Michael Wacha
30.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
33.0%
Michael Wacha
37.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
8.0%
Michael Wacha
5.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
.280
Michael Wacha
.317
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 Woodruff
2.884.45
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
4.01
Michael Wacha
2.884.45
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Woodruff
.9101.44
now 1.03
1.29
Michael Wacha
.9101.44
now 1.12
1.32
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
40107.60
now 25
74
Michael Wacha
40107.60
now 65
84
Winshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
.0009
now 2
3–7
Michael Wacha
.0009
now 4
3–7
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBrandon Woodruff — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighMichael Wacha — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.83