Who's more valuable, rest of season
Max Scherzer.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Brandon Young’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
K
▶
ERA
WHIP
▶
◀
W
SV n/a
Max Scherzer wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Brandon Young wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Young
94.3
Max Scherzer
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
11.5%
Max Scherzer
8.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
19.3%
Max Scherzer
15.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Young
34.5%
Max Scherzer
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
41.8%
Max Scherzer
36.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
5.7%
Max Scherzer
13.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Young
.313
Max Scherzer
.374
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 Young
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.35
4.12
Max Scherzer
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.23
4.14
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Young
1.141.90
now 1.37
1.35
Max Scherzer
1.141.90
now 1.73
1.31
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Young
4044.80
now 33
33
Max Scherzer
4044.80
now 14
36
Winshigher is better
Brandon Young
.0005.20
now 3
2–4
Max Scherzer
.0005.20
now 1
1–2
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBrandon Young — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeMax Scherzer — hold.conf 0.50