Who's more valuable, rest of season
Too close to call.
They split your categories 0–0, 5 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.
Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG
Byron Buxton wins 0 (none); Jackson Merrill wins 0 (none); 5 even.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgAvg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Byron Buxton
90.2
Jackson Merrill
91.6
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Byron Buxton
46.7%
Jackson Merrill
48.7%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Byron Buxton
15.8%
Jackson Merrill
12.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Byron Buxton
34.4%
Jackson Merrill
37.5%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Byron Buxton
16.5%
Jackson Merrill
15.4%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Byron Buxton
.343
Jackson Merrill
.347
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 · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Byron Buxton
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .258
.000
Jackson Merrill
.200.360
lg AVG .295
now .209
.000
Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Byron Buxton
523.80
now 17
0
Jackson Merrill
523.80
now 5
0
Runshigher is better
Byron Buxton
2056
now 40
0
Jackson Merrill
2056
now 26
0
RBIhigher is better
Byron Buxton
2037.80
now 27
0
Jackson Merrill
2037.80
now 21
0
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Byron Buxton
.00014
now 5
0
Jackson Merrill
.00014
now 10
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyByron Buxton — buy.conf 0.66
BuyJackson Merrill — buy.conf 0.66