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); Jake McCarthy 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
Jake McCarthy
85.3
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Byron Buxton
46.7%
Jake McCarthy
28.1%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Byron Buxton
15.8%
Jake McCarthy
5.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Byron Buxton
34.4%
Jake McCarthy
37.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Byron Buxton
16.5%
Jake McCarthy
12.2%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Byron Buxton
.343
Jake McCarthy
.321
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape
Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Byron Buxton
.200.400
lg AVG .295
now .258
.000
Jake McCarthy
.200.400
lg AVG .295
now .288
.000
Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Byron Buxton
523.80
now 17
0
Jake McCarthy
523.80
now 4
0
Runshigher is better
Byron Buxton
2056
now 40
0
Jake McCarthy
2056
now 20
0
RBIhigher is better
Byron Buxton
2037.80
now 27
0
Jake McCarthy
2037.80
now 25
0
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Byron Buxton
.00014
now 5
0
Jake McCarthy
.00014
now 10
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyByron Buxton — buy.conf 0.66
Hold · steadyJake McCarthy — hold.conf 0.60