Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 0–0, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a
Brooks Raley wins 0 (none); Matt Strahm wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brooks Raley
90.1
Matt Strahm
91.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
10.6%
Matt Strahm
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
23.9%
Matt Strahm
18.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
30.1%
Matt Strahm
30.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brooks Raley
31.1%
Matt Strahm
39.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brooks Raley
4.9%
Matt Strahm
10.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brooks Raley
.294
Matt Strahm
.312
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
Brooks Raley
24.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.61
3.70
Matt Strahm
24.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.86
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brooks Raley
1.171.36
now 1.25
1.24
Matt Strahm
1.171.36
now 1.29
1.24
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brooks Raley
4031.60
now 26
22
Matt Strahm
4031.60
now 17
22
Winshigher is better
Brooks Raley
.0002.80
now 1
0–1
Matt Strahm
.0002.80
now 1
1–2
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrooks Raley — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeMatt Strahm — hold.conf 0.50