Who's more valuable, rest of season
Michael Wacha.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Bryce Elder’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Michael Wacha wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Bryce Elder wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryce Elder
92.5
Michael Wacha
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
10.5%
Michael Wacha
10.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
20.0%
Michael Wacha
19.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
29.3%
Michael Wacha
30.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
39.3%
Michael Wacha
35.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
4.7%
Michael Wacha
5.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryce Elder
.296
Michael Wacha
.308
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
24.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.50
3.58
Michael Wacha
24.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
3.90
WHIPlower is better
Bryce Elder
.9901.40
now 1.08
1.31
Michael Wacha
.9901.40
now 1.12
1.30
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryce Elder
55.4076.60
now 61
65
Michael Wacha
55.4076.60
now 65
71
Winshigher is better
Bryce Elder
1.807.20
now 4
3–6
Michael Wacha
1.807.20
now 4
3–6
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBryce Elder — buy.conf 0.76
Sell HighMichael Wacha — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.89