Who's more valuable, rest of season
George Kirby.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Bryce Elder’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a
George Kirby wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Bryce Elder wins 0 (none); 2 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryce Elder
92.6
George Kirby
96.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
10.7%
George Kirby
11.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
20.5%
George Kirby
21.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
29.0%
George Kirby
34.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
40.5%
George Kirby
42.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
6.2%
George Kirby
7.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryce Elder
.308
George Kirby
.306
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
Bryce Elder
24.57
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.50
3.98
George Kirby
24.57
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.93
WHIPlower is better
Bryce Elder
.9901.40
now 1.08
1.31
George Kirby
.9901.40
now 1.22
1.30
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryce Elder
4069
now 61
41
George Kirby
4069
now 59
41
Winshigher is better
Bryce Elder
.8006.20
now 4
2–4
George Kirby
.8006.20
now 5
2–5
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBryce Elder — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · leans buyGeorge Kirby — hold.conf 0.60