Who's more valuable, rest of season
Craig Kimbrel.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Brock Burke’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
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SV
Craig Kimbrel wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Brock Burke wins 2 (W, SV).
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brock Burke
96.3
Craig Kimbrel
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brock Burke
12.6%
Craig Kimbrel
12.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brock Burke
20.3%
Craig Kimbrel
22.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brock Burke
28.3%
Craig Kimbrel
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brock Burke
31.2%
Craig Kimbrel
37.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brock Burke
8.8%
Craig Kimbrel
3.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brock Burke
.328
Craig Kimbrel
.326
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
Brock Burke
2.826.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.62
3.75
Craig Kimbrel
2.826.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brock Burke
1.161.52
now 1.39
1.27
Craig Kimbrel
1.161.52
now 1.44
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brock Burke
4038
now 27
24
Craig Kimbrel
4038
now 17
32
Winshigher is better
Brock Burke
.0001.48
now 1
0–1
Craig Kimbrel
.0001.48
now 0
0–0
Saveshigher is better
Brock Burke
.0002.40
now 1
0–1
Craig Kimbrel
.0002.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrock Burke — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeCraig Kimbrel — hold.conf 0.50